The Happy Birthday Leopold Bloom Thread
I feel bad that I made a grill that was all about me when today is actually all about LB.
How’s this for an annoying image:
Two things happened on March 4, 1970:
1. A French submarine exploded.
2. Leopold Bloom was born, the offspring of a vicious but sensitive grizzly bear and charming woodland elf.
Flash-forward forty years and you’ll find the bear-elf hybrid hiding in the swamps of Florida, making signs for old people. Some say that the life of a sign-maker is beneath Leopold Bloom. I disagree.
Signs are a way to subversively control other people.
LB may be turning 40 today, but the jokes on you, motherfuckers.
Which one was mom?
Happy farking birthday, Bloomie.
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Grizzly bear, definitely. Thanks, dr.!
Born on 3/4: Jennie Garth,
ChastityChaz Bono, Knute Rockneup
Others: Steven Weber, Patricia Heaton, Landon Donovan.
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Emilio Estefan and half-tone printing … spooky.
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Kevin Johnson
James Ellroy
Bobby Womack
Dazzy Vance
Boom Boom Mancini
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Lefty O’Doul
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Hurry home quickly? He was born today?
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Chimp lover Jane Goodall to – no wonder you’re here. Happy birthday to you, sir.
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that does esplain a lot.
Thank you!
HB LB!
Note**The first time I tried to post this I got a warning that said “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow Down.” I’ll be damned if I let Free Kraut boss me around. I do as I please.
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FK’s always trying to keep you down!
TY, batgirl!
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Ah, but FK won. I bet you waited it out.
Thanks, sal! I rocks! I make signs. woo.
BTW, I chose to believe that it was not a coincidence that a French sub exploded the day I was born.
Happy birthday swag-man
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Is that Adrian Beltre’s shirt?
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Tut-tutting disapproval of that caption
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The website says quick and dirty tips. I found the quick part, but was disappointed – especially after seeing the cartoon of the hawt bookish grammarian – that there was no dirty part.
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she’s a tease.
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I’ll pass on the chance to get myself fired for searching for “playing naked” links; however, that’s always been one of my favoritest baseball slang expressions. And quite apropos for the tea-totalling Mr. Bloom.
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I want a “Life is short. Pray naked.” shirt.
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I can make that happen.
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Also, one for the other side: “Jesus used a cup. Don’t pray naked.”
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mixed messages! I love it.
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“We were all born in god’s image and then we put clothes. What you’re wearing is a sin. Let’s get fucking naked.”
Just had a class canceled today. The professor suggested we “take a stand and fight for our futures”. I wish I could “fight for my future” by going to class…
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I got scolded by one of my former profs for not bringing my camera to school today.
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I don’t get it.
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Today was a “Statewide Day of Action.”
Poppy could have caught footage of people taking action:
The CA sign business just experienced a boom.
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…and I wasn’t there to cash in on it.
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‘zackly. And since Poppy is a journalism major, Poppy is clearly expected to have at least one camera grafted onto herself. (I did actually get some phone-cam footage, but it was boring without riots. Most “exciting” thing was a guy burning his transcripts in protest… because that’ll show ‘em!)
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Gotcha. I actually hadn’t been aware of it at all.
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They still offer a journalism major?
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You’re not one of those “journalism?! but newspapers are *dying*!!!” people, are you?
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Yeah, LB’s really in a position to deride someone for their higher-education-related employment prospects …
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I was a journalism major when I began college in 1988.
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I was an art major because that’s one of the things that kids who don’t know what the fuck they want to do when they grow up are supposed to declare. I changed to journalism in 2008 because that’s the thing that articulate adults who only know what they DON’T want to do (e.g. work in a windowless grey cube at Stanford) are supposed to declare.
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and that’s what I wanted when I was 18. And 40.
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I’m not, but I’m equally surprised they still call it journalism and not something else. I realize the medium is just shifting, but…you’re not going to be the ink-stained wretch Merrick was.
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“Reportitudinism”
“Editification”
“Newsifaction”
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writin things down that other people are sayin bitches
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in denial about their potential industry bitches.
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bitches in former soviet union
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biFSU?
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A boy named?
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article writin’ bitches
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I saw a guy in Elmwood wearing one of the “keep the A’s in Oakland” shirts that FSU got. He was fighting for our future, and so was I by listening to the beginning of the game on the radio.
Did you read that newyorker article about the various protests? Boy are people stupid… I am, however, entertained by the fact that seemingly anything is capable of becoming an “x-in.” If Crisp is our number 2 hitter, I am going to stage an “eat-some-pistachios-on-my-sofa-in” to protest.
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OOO, can I join by staging a groan-quietly-to-myself-when-he-grounds-out-in?
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throw-diaper-across-the-room-when-he-pops-out-in.
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/fixed
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iFSU, diaper throws you across the room
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After 1.5 years of college, my experience with student activism/activists has been less than ideal.
I went to UCB for freshman year, and was granted a transfer to UCD this year for personal/family reasons. On both campuses, the “activism” scene has been dominated by identity politics, group polarization, and people just looking for an excuse to stir shit up. Most students have little understanding of the details of the situation especially with regards to the budget cuts. 90% of these protests amount to nothing more than mouth breathing exhortations that “Budget cuts ARE BAD!!!” (well no shit). Everyone’s protesting but no one’s presenting plausible solutions to the problem. Everyone says they “care” but what do they really care about other than some romantic notion of “sticking it to the man”? Or spending a night in jail in the name of “freedom”, “democracy”, “public education”, whatever useless rhetoric they choose? (A night in jail…yeah you’re really hardcore dude).
Anyways, there are undoubtedly some people who really care about the issues at hand and I enjoy these people’s company very much. But for the most part, everyone’s just protesting for the sake of protesting…not protesting because they actually care and objectively comprehend a serious issue (these budget cuts).
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Everyone’s protesting but no one’s presenting plausible solutions to the problem.
Also known as: the electorate.
Everyone says they “care” but what do they really care about other than some romantic notion of “sticking it to the man”? Or spending a night in jail in the name of “freedom”, “democracy”, “public education”, whatever useless rhetoric they choose? (A night in jail…yeah you’re really hardcore dude).
My take on this isn’t that most activists are clueless bloviators, but rather that most 19 year-olds are clueless bloviators. I sure as hell was.
But for the most part, everyone’s just protesting for the sake of protesting…not protesting because they actually care and objectively comprehend a serious issue
Don’t worry, it won’t be long before those people drop the pretense in favor of unabashed indifference. Conformity sets in roughly eight minutes after orientation at your first job out of college (sometimes, to seal the deal, you have to take a pill, sign a waiver, and fall backwards, blindfolded, into the arms of a distracted executive).
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone!
I really appreciate it!
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Happy Bloomie Day to all and to all a good Bloomie!
For you Bloomie.
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um, link fail.
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it’s a BOX! How thoughtful!
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It works just fine thank you very much.
Now.
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Oh, I love this song!
Thank you, DMOAS!
I already said “Happy Birthday” in the other thread. Do I have to do it again?
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nope.
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{whew}
Happy birthday LB. Despite the sign, I don’t bite. Especially when be-swagged.
Happy Birthday!
Usually I would wait till tomorrow and then say happy belated birthday, but instead I’ll catch you promptly with these birthday wishes, and add in very-belated thanks for the big yellow oval which is now posted a little askew on the back window of my pickup.
Anyway, thanks again, and happy birthday. Now excuse me while I go spend time with my future wife–this is not the first time I have neglected her to communicate with you, nor will it be the last. Peace out!
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Ignoring your spouse or loved one is the best present I could get. Sniff…
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FK Trucks FTW!
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really?
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well, ok.
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It has always meant for the win to me, but then I played WoW for too long.