OT: General OT Thread #42: The Answer to the Ultimate Question

[tomgilbertfan]

If you like jimmy Carr you should watch some British panel shows he does, like 8 out of 10 cats and big fat quiz of the year. They’re on YouTube and are great.

 

[gphr513]

Just booked the flights to go down to Phoenix and watch the Wild play down there on March 1st!

I was down there last year when we played there and it was a ton of fun. Happy to be going again this year! Family down there, so we get to kill two birds with one stone, visit them and go watch the Wild play.

 

[TaLoN]

Got my opening night Star Wars tickets, exclusive content, collectible trading cards and free popcorn and drinks!

 

[Hall of Faber]

So do we ever have to think of another OT title thread or can does #42 last forever?

 

[gphr513]

We have a solid 150 posts left before we have to start thinking of a new title

 

[Hall of Faber]

We have a solid 150 posts left before we have to start thinking of a new title

The Leafs last GDT went to 1500 posts so with the switch locking at 1k isnt needed, I guess. Are we still going to lock OT's at 1k or let them live? Meaning no need to number them anymore.

 

[gphr513]

The Leafs last GDT went to 1500 posts so with the switch locking at 1k isnt needed, I guess. Are we still going to lock OT's at 1k or let them live? Meaning no need to number them anymore.

Yeah, I think locking at 1k might be antiquated, with this new forum software? But I think I still like the idea. Mega-threads are already kind of cumbersome, IMO. Take the Granlund thread for example, that's on version what, 7? So if we didn't lock at 1k, it would be at like 7,000+ posts.

For live stuff like GDTs I wouldn't care, but for threads that go on for months (or even years), I think different threads every 1k is good for splitting things up.

What do you guys think? Like the idea of continuing to lock at 1k, and starting new threads, or no?

 

[TaLoN]

Yeah, I think locking at 1k might be antiquated, with this new forum software? But I think I still like the idea. Mega-threads are already kind of cumbersome, IMO. Take the Granlund thread for example, that's on version what, 7? So if we didn't lock at 1k, it would be at like 7,000+ posts.

For live stuff like GDTs I wouldn't care, but for threads that go on for months (or even years), I think different threads every 1k is good for splitting things up.

What do you guys think? Like the idea of continuing to lock at 1k, and starting new threads, or no?

What is the benefit of splitting things up? I'm on several forums and see threads in 100k+ posts in size and see no problems with it.

Besides, if we were to stop making new threads for this, how awesome is it that it just happened to be #42?

 

[StealthClobber]

I think I still like the idea of splitting up the General OT thread at the very least. It's sort of a tradition.

As for other threads, we haven't needed multiple GDT's for the same game in years so that's never been a problem anyway.

 

[Minnesota]

Just got a parking ticket. Within 5 feet of a crosswalk? My ass. I was at least 6 feet away. I'll fight you to the death Office of Parking Violations.

 

[StealthClobber]

Just got a parking ticket. Within 5 feet of a crosswalk? My ass. I was at least 6 feet away. I'll fight you to the death Office of Parking Violations.

That's a thing? I had no idea you couldn't park within 5 feet of a crosswalk.

Is that a national law or just a Minnesota thing? I recently moved to MN and got my license transferred but I don't remember seeing anything about that in the rulebook.

 

[Wild11MN]

Just got a parking ticket. Within 5 feet of a crosswalk? My ass. I was at least 6 feet away. I'll fight you to the death Office of Parking Violations.

I think I got one within like 10 feet of a crosswalk in St. Paul. I know it was something ridiculous.

 

[Minnesota]

That's a thing? I had no idea you couldn't park within 5 feet of a crosswalk.

Is that a national law or just a Minnesota thing? I recently moved to MN and got my license transferred but I don't remember seeing anything about that in the rulebook.

It might be city-to-city. Still, ridiculous.

 

[Ban Hammered]

If you like jimmy Carr you should watch some British panel shows he does, like 8 out of 10 cats and big fat quiz of the year. They’re on YouTube and are great.

Indeed. The 8 out 10 Cats after his tax thing came out is fantastic. He takes it so well.

 

[SupremeNachos]

In St. Paul they are suppose to have a painted yellow line 15-20ft from the end of a curb. I have only seen a handful since the paint wears off quickly.

 

[Minnesota]

In St. Paul they are suppose to have a painted yellow line 15-20ft from the end of a curb. I have only seen a handful since the paint wears off quickly.

Yep, called in about the ticket - Apparently parking 20 feet away from crosswalks is a Minnesota state law.

I've been parking within 20 feet of crosswalks for 3+ years at my current job.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

When I lived in Duluth people would park literal inches from stop signs and driveways and intersections and never got ticketed. I just wish enforcement was consistent through the state.

 

[Wabit]

I learned something new about google maps. If you scroll far enough out it'll take you into space. They have some of the planets and the space station (with a street view type of navigation) that can be explored.

 

[Wild11MN]

Yep, called in about the ticket - Apparently parking 20 feet away from crosswalks is a Minnesota state law.

I've been parking within 20 feet of crosswalks for 3+ years at my current job.

Yeah, mine was probably like 15 feet then. I mean, seriously, for what reason should I have to park 20 feet away from a crosswalk?

St. Paul cracks down on it hard.

 

[Minnesota]

Yeah, mine was probably like 15 feet then. I mean, seriously, for what reason should I have to park 20 feet away from a crosswalk?

St. Paul cracks down on it hard.

No clue. 20 feet away from a crosswalk; 10 feet away from a fire hydrant. Seems completely backwards to me.

 

[Lapa]

Rest in Peace John Dunsworth.

 

[Wabit]

No clue. 20 feet away from a crosswalk; 10 feet away from a fire hydrant. Seems completely backwards to me.

So the city should put fire hydrants 30 ft from a crosswalk, effectively making it a 40 ft no parking zone.

20 ft really isn't that far away, it's basically the length of a full size extended cap pickup truck. It could be for safety reasons, it's hard to see around a some vehicles if you're trying to cross a street, especially for kids that are walking somewhere. Pedestrians annoy me as a driver, most seem to be oblivious to the world with their heads buried in their phones.

I just looked up some dumb laws for MN:
1. A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
2. It is illegal to sleep naked.
3. Oral sex is prohibited.
4. All bathtubs must not have feet.
5. Red cars may not drive down Lake Street (Minneapolis).

 

[Minnesota]

So the city should put fire hydrants 30 ft from a crosswalk, effectively making it a 40 ft no parking zone.

I just looked up some dumb laws for MN:
1. A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
2. It is illegal to sleep naked.
3. Oral sex is prohibited.
4. All bathtubs must not have feet.
5. Red cars may not drive down Lake Street (Minneapolis).

Fun game: I've broken 2/5 of these laws. Guess which ones!

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

1 and 4?

 

[Wabit]

Fun game: I've broken 2/5 of these laws. Guess which ones!

2 and 5?