I'm back v. no one remembers the crazy american

03-08-2006 11:36AM

20 mph on one of them things? I wouldn't trust going that fast on a steel rod and 2 wheels.. crickey.

DaBreno · 03-08-2006 11:38AM

Isnt that where ID Software(Doom and Quake) are based?
Could you get me a job?

The Hill Billy · 03-08-2006 01:36PM

dbnavan wrote:

Has After Hours just become your personal Blog? What is there to 'discuss' here?

Jaysus DB - Chill out!
You've been keeping your head down & it was nice & harmonious.
All of a sudden it pops up & you come out with that sh1te to kill the nice atmosphere in this thread.
I've stood up for you a couple of times recently, but I'm p1ssed off now.
I don't know if it has escaped your notice but there's a few of us enjoying a virtual "natter" about Austin & what's going on there.

Why don't you amuse yourself by starting a new thread "Why do some fcukers use AH as a personal blog?"
That'll keep the pedants busy for a while.

(WWM - You can take me off your Christmas Card list now.)

InFront · 03-08-2006 01:49PM

Is it just me or does the thought of WWM sending Christmas cards to anyone sound unlikely?!
Seriously though guys, get a room!:p

The Hill Billy · 03-08-2006 02:31PM

Back on topic...

Pvt. Joker - You gotta get out to The County Line Smoke House & Grill for some good texan grub. Don't bother eating for at least 24 hours beforehand!

http://www.austincityguide.com/content/county-line-north-austin-restaurant.asp

Yee-Haw!!!

paul666 · 03-08-2006 06:25PM

i was just lookin at the menu on the irish pub in austin's website wow if only irish pubs did grub like this

Terry · 03-08-2006 06:39PM

why do Irish people take foreign holidays and then spend all their time in Irish pubs?
isn't the idea of a holiday to get away from it all?

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:40PM

Hill Billy wrote:

Dude - Fadó has been there a few years now. Was there back in '97 & spent a very drunken evening drinking Jamesons & playing chess with a crazy chick with lightning strikes tattooed all over her - including her hands, neck, face, ears - the lot! She had a dog in her handbag too. But she was no Paris Hilton.

Have you been out to see the bats flying down by the river yet? An amazing sight!

i think i saw that chick walking around...now i know why Austin's unofficial slogan is "Keep Austin Weird"

we're going to see the bats this weekend. We walked under the bridge during the day and you can hear millions of bats screaching

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:43PM

dbnavan wrote:

Has After Hours just become your personal Blog? What is there to 'discuss' here?

my last thread had a lot of questions about austin, tx. i figured i would be a nice guy and answer them

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:44PM

Deleted User wrote:

20 mph on one of them things? I wouldn't trust going that fast on a steel rod and 2 wheels.. crickey.

weird. right after this thread i saw some old lady on a segway downtown. i never saw one before. she was going about 10-15mph on the sidewalk though. strange little machine

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:45PM

Wertz wrote:

Aye I was in Fadó back in 99 and 2000...the barman was from balbriggan, stood our party a few free shots....it's looks like it's been done up since then. Usualy I avoid irish pubs like the plague when I'm overseas but the american girls we were with wanted to see what it was like.
As for the heat, yeah desert heat is a lot more manageable....I stayed down on the coast most of the time, where the humidity was a lot higher, but there was always a good breeze in off the gulf.

it's pretty hot in the sun at mid day, but each night drops to around 70 and breezy. really nice.

we're going to fado this weekend. I need a place just to sit back and chill

Ruu_Old · 03-08-2006 09:46PM

pvt joker, you can use more than one quote in the post, just copy and paste, saves you replying a heap of times to each post individually.

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:46PM

DaBreno wrote:

Isnt that where ID Software(Doom and Quake) are based?
Could you get me a job?

there's a ton of tech places. not sure about ID...but i live 5 seconds away from Nvidia. no openings though

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:48PM

Ruu wrote:

pvt joker, you can use more than one quote in the post, just copy and paste, saves you replying a heap of times to each post individually.

i know, but for some reason this site takes a LOOOOOOOONG time to load for me. not sure why. i'm on a 5mbs cable line too

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:49PM

Hill Billy wrote:

Jaysus DB - Chill out!
You've been keeping your head down & it was nice & harmonious.
All of a sudden it pops up & you come out with that sh1te to kill the nice atmosphere in this thread.
I've stood up for you a couple of times recently, but I'm p1ssed off now.
I don't know if it has escaped your notice but there's a few of us enjoying a virtual "natter" about Austin & what's going on there.

Why don't you amuse yourself by starting a new thread "Why do some fcukers use AH as a personal blog?"
That'll keep the pedants busy for a while.

(WWM - You can take me off your Christmas Card list now.)

:bowdown:

Gandhi · 03-08-2006 09:50PM

So dude, now that you have the heat but not the humidity, are you still getting the extra optical inch?

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 09:52PM

Hill Billy wrote:

Back on topic...

Pvt. Joker - You gotta get out to The County Line Smoke House & Grill for some good texan grub. Don't bother eating for at least 24 hours beforehand!

http://www.austincityguide.com/content/county-line-north-austin-restaurant.asp

Yee-Haw!!!

i live right by there. there's so many places to eat here i don't know what to go to next. thanks for the suggestion!

paul666 wrote:

i was just lookin at the menu on the irish pub in austin's website wow if only irish pubs did grub like this

:rofl: when we were in ireland i ate paninis EVERY DAY.

Gandhi wrote:

So dude, now that you have the heat but not the humidity, are you still getting the extra optical inch?

Do in know you? :mamoru:

Pighead · 03-08-2006 09:57PM

Hey ya pvt.joker. Pighead lives near a village called Bradstown (Brad being a predominantly American name) and your living in Austin (Predominantly Irish Name). Have you any explanation as to why cross atlantic name swaps seem to have radically increased over the past 7 years?

pvt. joker · 03-08-2006 10:10PM

Pighead wrote:

Hey ya pvt.joker. Pighead lives near a village called Bradstown (Brad being a predominantly American name) and your living in Austin (Predominantly Irish Name). Have you any explanation as to why cross atlantic name swaps seem to have radically increased over the past 7 years?

i don't know. even weirder, on the 1700 mile journey i think i saw at least 5 different towns named Dublin. No new dublins though

The Hill Billy · 04-08-2006 07:52AM

Ruu wrote:

pvt joker, you can use more than one quote in the post, just copy and paste, saves you replying a heap of times to each post individually.

Warming up your modding muscles there Ruu?

pvt. joker · 04-08-2006 04:36PM

we're planning another trip to IE in feb/march 2007. can't wait. might stay in the same house too

http://www.galwaybaylodge.com/

awesome location

Ruu_Old · 04-08-2006 04:43PM

Hill Billy wrote:

Warming up your modding muscles there Ruu?

pvt. joker · 06-08-2006 04:15AM

went to fado tonight. was talking to some young irish guy here on holiday. he was sporting a "People's Republic of Cork" t shirt like this..
http://peoplesrepublicofcork.buy.ie/catalog/index.php

I didn't ask him about it, but he said that he was from kilkenny. wtf is the PRoC?

FatherTed · 06-08-2006 04:37AM

pvt. joker wrote:

went to fado tonight. was talking to some young irish guy here on holiday. he was sporting a "People's Republic of Cork" t shirt like this..
http://peoplesrepublicofcork.buy.ie/catalog/index.php

I didn't ask him about it, but he said that he was from kilkenny. wtf is the PRoC?

Cork is to Ireland as Texas is to the US.

pvt. joker · 06-08-2006 04:40AM

FatherTed wrote:

Cork is to Ireland as Texas is to the US.

cool. that's our next move in about 5 years

the Shades · 06-08-2006 04:59AM

Cork was declared a republic for about 2 or 3 days during the Civil War, I thought everyone knew that.

murfie · 06-08-2006 05:36AM

What a time to move to Texas, just when we hit the August heat wave, I think your probably more used to this heat than i am. Austin is certainly a place i will be visiting or maybe not just go to sea world in San Antonio instead. No but i hear Austin is really nice, hill country isn't it?

pvt. joker · 06-08-2006 03:40PM

the Shades wrote:

Cork was declared a republic for about 2 or 3 days during the Civil War, I thought everyone knew that.

i'm american...they barely teach us about our own country

pvt. joker · 06-08-2006 03:43PM

murfie wrote:

What a time to move to Texas, just when we hit the August heat wave, I think your probably more used to this heat than i am. Austin is certainly a place i will be visiting or maybe not just go to sea world in San Antonio instead. No but i hear Austin is really nice, hill country isn't it?

Believe it or not, it's not as hot in Austin as it was in Philly when we left. It's not as humid here, doesn't bother me at all.

And you can't just skip Austin. There's a ton to see and do here. San Antonio is boring besides The Alamo and the riverwalk. If you come to Austin, hit up Lake Travis for the day. The water is about 85 degrees right now. Or go to Barton Springs if you want to see some beautiful chicks walking around. Downtown is really a good time at night also.

Wertz · 06-08-2006 03:50PM

Oh and a trip to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels (40ml S of Austin)is one of the best days out if you like the water. Their water "rollercoasters" are fun²

I'm back v. no one remembers the crazy american

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