[3:29
PM]
Ok
Linguistics
I
read an article about a growing trend – both men and women – to
speak with an old Hollywood bombshell lilt -
Meaning
the woman (and now men) talking in a higher pitch than normal and
having the tone rise at the end...
AKA
- "The Blonde Ditz"
AND
Adding
something called "fry", which is to make it artificially
gravelly/growly
Its
very easily observed (article's examples) on The Bachelor, and in
Kardashian women
(SNL
spoof of the Bachelor included for illustration)
[3:34
PM] Mr. Blue:
I've heard of vocal fry
[3:34
PM]
If
I recall, by one measure its now used by some crazy amount of people
– like 40% of young women and 20% of young men.
And
the punchline?
"However,
the studies also show that, in general, everyone hates it."
"It's
expanding in popularity to use it, and expanding in hatred at the
same time."
[3:35
PM] Mr. Blue:
it's
like a Valley Girl thing that has spread, but like the opposite of
valley girl, which is high-pitched and whiny
I
think Brittany Spears did it in songs
It's
like a lazy thing
[3:36
PM]
“Valley
Girl” was cited but considered distinct.
This
is more a kind of stupid person drawl or something.
[3:36
PM]
We're
doomed as a species...seriously...
[3:36
PM] Mr. Blue:
i
think we're going to hit a dark-ages-esque rut starting soon and
lasting a while
Not
identical to the dark ages – but a dark ages for the modern era
[3:37
PM]
Nod...
[3:37
PM] Mr. Blue:
an
age of malaise
[3:38
PM]
I
can see that. I thought were we going feudal when i was still
in high school
"Make
The American Aristocracy Great Still"
[3:40
PM] Mr. Blue:
i
think there will still be like, scientific achievements, but there
won't be interest in it
not
widespread.. it'll be some tiny tiny nerd elite that know or care
[3:41
PM]
There's
a socio/anthy school that suggests we've never even left the medieval
period yet
It's
still Those who own, Those who know, Those who labor
[3:42
PM] Mr. Blue:
Probably
the same descendants too
I
think i told you but in some Italian city... Milan or something...
they figured that of the 10 richest families in the city, 8 or 9 were
the richest families in Milan in like 1510
[3:43
PM]
The
most useless class runs and owns everything and causes all the
issues, the knowledgeable keep things functioning and protect
culture, everyone else slogs for scraps
(Editor's note: These two are both about 15 years younger than me - Mr. Silver)
[2:17
PM] Mr. Blue:
my
knee is giving me problems again
it
always seems like a slow build thing
like it goes from a tweaky feeling out of nowhere to full-on stabby pain
over
weeks or months
[2:17
PM] Mr. Brown.:
I
threw my knee out
likes
to lock up
[2:17
PM] Mr. Blue:
no
obvious injury caused it so i don't think it's super structurally
damaged
i
think it's just the meniscus again
[2:18
PM] Mr. Brown.:
Bursitis
[2:18
PM] Mr. Blue:
it
seems to get swollen from use and then i have trouble doing a full
flex, like heel to butt
[2:18
PM] Mr. Brown.:
inflammation
[2:18
PM] Mr. Blue:
it
feels like there's just something blocking the range of motion
and
a sharp pain
[2:19
PM] Mr. Brown.:
Mrs.
Brown's knees would crunch when she got bursitis in them
i
get it in my elbow or shoulder
just
starts getting inflamed
[2:19
PM] Mr. Blue:
this
is the knee i hurt 2 years ago.... similar pain but in a slightly
different area. last time was more middle.. this is more outer/back
side
ever
since the last time i hurt it i had like a crunching sound in there
i
think it's just the meniscus again
[2:20
PM] Mr. Brown.:
the
tendon that runs the outside of my knee on my right knee
flips
out of place
causing
my knee to get stuck in bent position
[2:20
PM] Mr. Blue:
i
get that too
in
both knees
[2:20
PM] Mr. Brown.:
hurts
like hell
have
to straighten it to fix it
[2:20
PM] Mr. Blue:
yeah
if i straighten my leg it goes back
[2:21
PM] Mr. Brown.:
big
ku-thunk sound
then
hurts for weeks
[2:21
PM] Mr. Blue:
yeah
i get that
i
learned to not cross my legs or even cross my feet for too long
or
sitting Indian style is bad
it's
the LCL.. i think it just slips off the bone
lateral
cruciate ligament
[2:22
PM] Mr. Brown.:
my
right is loose
my
left has strengthened so it does not do it
[2:22
PM] Mr. Blue:
i'd
get it in both equally
[2:22
PM] Mr. Brown.:
i
had it happen so many times on the right that's why it does it easy
[2:22
PM] Mr. Blue:
it's
excruciating for 10 seconds then kind of a sharp sting for a few
hours-to-days
well,
more scary than excruciating
because
it feels like the lower part of your leg is shifting inward
unnaturally
like
those people with polio
knock
on wood i haven't had it happen in a while.. maybe a few years
i
think strengthening my legs + knowing what triggers it has helped
i
explained it to my doctor once and he was like i don't know what the
hell you're talking about but take ibuprofen and do light exercises
gee
thanks
[2:28
PM] Mr. Brown.:
yeah
saw a doc about it before
[2:28
PM] Mr. Blue:
my
theory is that i'm naturally a little bit knock-kneed
so
i think that ligament on the outside isn't as taught/snug as it
should be... so it kind of slips out of place
[2:29
PM] Mr. Brown.:
it's
cause i have bowed legs
[2:29
PM] Mr. Blue:
yours
is on the outside?
[2:29
PM] Mr. Brown.:
an
orthopedic dr said my tendons are loose
[2:29
PM]
(reads,
horrified)
[2:30
PM] Mr. Blue:
lol
[2:33
PM]
"Sometimes
my leg joints pop apart and they just flap around like streamers from
my hips. It tingles some before the paralyzing pain makes me
pass out.
Then they snap together like those springy bracelets
and I only want to die for another week."
"Me
too!"
"Say...you
have that thing where..."
"Your
entire skeleton collapses and all your muscles and innards suck in to make
a loose flesh blob and you can feel all the ends of the bones trying
to poke their way out?"
"...Yeah! I hate when
THAT happens".
[11:01
AM] Mr. Brown.:
I
still feel if i would have gotten the trainer job i would have shook
things up
they
tell me to do it one way and i go um no, that will not help
[11:02
AM] Mr. Blue:
what
you gotta do is wait until a big executive is on vacation than sit at
his desk and take over his job, and make all kinds of great moves so
by the time they figure out you're a charlatan they have to keep you
on because you're so good for the company
[11:03
AM]
A
classic movie trope
Not
sure which I like better – the Office of Drones or the Clueless
Wait Staff
#1.
Hero swoops in and handles the executive job. Somehow nobody has the
gumption or interest to notice except for an easily duped foil.
#2.
The team of killers/heroes/crooks don the same clothes as the
waiters/kitchen staff, and NO ONE NOTICES
[11:06
AM] Mr. Blue:
heh
[11:07
AM]
"Huh...
We have 3 new guys on staff today. I don't remember them interviewing.”
“Those
guys with stubble-shaved heads and 1000-yard stares?”
“Yeah.
They're just grabbing trays and walking around with them.”
“I
wonder if the tall one will take my Thursday."
[11:07
AM] Mr. Blue:
Imagine
if Allison was on vacation and someone sat in her office
It'd
last like 2 minutes
[11:07
AM]
yup
[11:07
AM] Mr. Blue:
"Hey!
GTF away from Allison's desk!"
[11:08
AM]
The
one time I can remember Clueless Wait Staff actually 'worked right'
was "Mickey Blue Eyes"
Because
the feds prepared the entire operation and coordinated it with the
real people.
But
even then I doubt it entirely – It was a mob family at a big venue
for what was close to a royal wedding...
They'd
know the principle staff of anywhere they picked to hold it.
Ghostbusters
2...
That's
how things would have happened.
"Yeah,
we took two minutes to make two phone calls and you're under arrest."
[11:12
AM] Mr. Blue:
Yeah
"You're
not with the power company or the water company. It only took
us 11 hours to verify that."
[11:11
AM] Mr. Brown.:
How
about Show Up in Blue Repair Overalls
[11:12
AM]
Heh
Oh,
that one.
[11:12
AM] Mr. Brown.:
I
was thinking Bruce Lee infiltrating the dojo disguised as a phone
repairman
“Fists
of Fury” i believe
[11:14
AM] Mr. Blue:
that's
a good one
maybe
try that breaking into a bank
[11:20
AM]
"Hi!
I have a clipboard, toolbox, and overalls, so I'm with the bank vault
security checking company. There's a problem with one of the
things in there."
"Oh!
Well. Right this way! You need any keys to test with?"
"Yes,
ma'am."
[11:20
AM] Mr. Blue:
Another
one is Following Someone's Car
Waiting
for them to get in their car
Then
the follower starts his car and follows them
And
there's nobody else around.
I'm
pretty sure I'd notice that
[11:22
AM] Mr. Brown.:
Hmm
that white van is following me
Must
be my tail light
[12:00
PM]
"I know I'm a murder suspect, but I'll
bet it's just the nice fellow from Jiffy Lube making sure everything is
working OK."
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