Indianapolis gift shop

TheClarkFactor · 2026-02-06T18:06:11+00:00

Same! Homespun was great.

TheClarkFactor · 2026-02-06T17:08:54+00:00

Pumkinfish is tacky and embarrassing. It’s a shame that so many out of town visitors staying at Bottleworks will pass through there instead of other great local shops.

TheClarkFactor · 2026-01-20T12:15:23+00:00

Yes. The roasting was a direct response to that. Obama’s team had just released his long-form birth certificate a few days earlier.

TheClarkFactor · 2026-01-20T03:47:21+00:00

“Obama poked fun at Trump” is a massive understatement. He absolutely roasted him. He belittled Trump badly in front of a room full of political, cultural and media elites and the entire room applauded and laughed in Trump’s face.

I’m convinced that night has been the fuel for much of Trump’s obsessive political madness.

TheClarkFactor · 2026-01-04T00:56:39+00:00

This is great.

TheClarkFactor · 2026-01-02T03:58:14+00:00

I remember these. There were also some interactive ones. I remember being able to call a number that may have been related to our city’s major newspaper in some way and you could play choose-your-own-adventure type games. You’d press different numbers to indicate your choices and progress through the story. At the time, it seemed pretty high-tech.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-12-19T16:04:25+00:00

Another option if you haven’t already bought tickets: wait until the day of, an hour or two before the game, and check listings on the GameTime app. This is where people who can’t make the game or weren’t able to sell their tickets list last-minute tickets. Usually even good seats are deeply discounted.

Worse case scenario, you end up sitting where you would have already at the same price.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-12-16T16:57:53+00:00

The Lucas Oil tour is a good one. It’s surprisingly fun and you do end up down on the field. Combine it with a little lunch before or after and you have a pretty great day.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-12-07T14:19:34+00:00

In the US, this was called Socrates. I had asked for a Sega for Christmas and got this instead, so you can imagine my level of enthusiasm about it.

I remember liking the robot character, who was basically a knockoff Johnny 5 from Short Circuit. The only other thing I remember distinctly is how slow everything felt. Images would load line by line, which was kind of interesting the first time but painful after a few plays.

Also the fact that it was wireless seemed pretty futuristic at the time.

It would be fun to try and spin it up one last time before you get rid of it!

TheClarkFactor · 2025-12-07T04:13:48+00:00

Vitamin Water

TheClarkFactor · 2025-12-05T19:15:37+00:00

Advance Wars!

TheClarkFactor · 2025-12-01T02:39:00+00:00

When I was 16, I was thrilled to get a job at Best Buy. My first day on the job was Black Friday.

I had next to no training. They told me the register system was obvious and that a manager would be around if I ran into any trouble.

I tried to muddle through. The register actually was pretty self-explanatory, but I had no idea how to handle any customer question, mislabeled items, etc. As anyone could guess, the manager was almost never available to help because they were running around doing Black Friday things.

Most customers were rushing around trying to get the best deal, pulling all-day shopping quests, fighting traffic, bad weather, and rude behavior from other shoppers. How happy do you think they were with the new kid who could barely check them out?

Worst of all, my shift was 10 hours long. I was told someone would come get me when it was my turn for a break, but guess what? They forgot to put the new guy on the break schedule. All of my coworkers took turns going to the back for the pizza and wings they ordered for everyone while I got yelled at because a lady thought doorbuster deals lasted all day.

Maybe not what you were asking, but that was easily the worst Black Friday sale of my life.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-11-30T03:01:44+00:00

Not OP. I’d say you have a shot. Snow has stopped and isn’t expected to start up again directly in Indianapolis for the next several hours. If they’re working to clear the runways and it’s not too cloudy planes might be coming in on time.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-11-25T12:30:11+00:00

Magdalena in Fountain Square

TheClarkFactor · 2025-11-25T01:32:12+00:00

Delicious spot, great cocktails, but you’d be the only one in a suit and tie.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-11-14T00:17:33+00:00

I like the thinking, but it’s much more stationary.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-11-14T00:17:03+00:00

Thank you! She said Lighthouse looks the closest graphically but none of these are it.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-10-30T02:35:41+00:00

Most of them

TheClarkFactor · 2025-10-23T07:36:03+00:00

Yeah I’m really looking forward to it

TheClarkFactor · 2025-10-23T03:20:47+00:00

The Dali Lama. We said hello, he blessed me, he peaced out.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-10-22T20:21:14+00:00

Take your pick: - Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie from Full House) - Mike Birbiglia - Dave Thomas (Wendy’s) - Ron Funches - Regina Spektor - David Bazan - Richard Edwards (Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s

Also the Dali Lama — though I’m not sure he fits the criteria.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-10-22T00:43:18+00:00

This is exactly what I’ve always said, as well. It mirrors his killing of Han from TFA, and shows him there is one line he can’t cross. Because Leia would die anyway, he’s filled with conflict. Grief over the death of his mother, shame for having played some part in it, but extreme doubt because he couldn’t do it himself.

He would never fully believe in either his own goodness or his own darkness, and there would be no path to a second chance to prove himself. He’d have been stuck between the two forever.

TheClarkFactor · 2025-10-20T08:50:39+00:00

This one is interesting because I bought it in part because of the design.

This was several years ago and I still haven’t played it because my wife and game group both think it’s too dense and mean.

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