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donnie5

I hope no one received bad customer service there...I mean, who would they write into to complain?

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@donnie5: Actually, I did have a Camel cigarette rep lie to me and tell me the cheap Chinese knock off lighter he was giving away for my soul was a Zippo. You shouldn't tease a Zippo collector like that.

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Laura Northrup

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: They must have got to me after you. They didn't even try to pretend they were Zippos.

I gave them my soul because I'm doing an experiment to see what it takes to get off their mailing list. Which seems sort of counter-intuitive, but there you go.

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@Laura Northrup: You're talking to a guy who sticks a coffee cup to his roof for an experiment. Yours is tame compared to mine, which got me pulled over trying to get in the tunnel last night as everyone was honking trying to get my attention.

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nybiker

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Yeah, but the Jameson girls didn't lie. Personally I collected Makers Mark last night, even when I handed the bartender the coupon he made me my regular drink, so I still don't know how good Jameson & ginger ale really tastes.

I guess you could add the lighter to a new collection: Zippo Knock off lighters.

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JPropaganda

@nybiker: Jameson and ginger was just okay, but I have a feeling that Jameson card game was stacked. STACKED I TELL YOU!

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@JPropaganda: So are you saying the cards were stacked?!

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@nybiker: It's an insult to the fine AMERICAN made lighters Zippo makes. Except for their new butane lighters, they are horrible.

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MostlyHarmless

@donnie5: To WalMart or Comcast I guess.

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donnie5

@MostlyHarmless: @MostlyHarmless: LOL

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MissPeacock

HAHAH! The long-awaited lab coat! That is SO awesome!

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@MissPeacock: Yes, Hurrah on the labcoat!

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TheSpatulaOfLove

@MissPeacock:

What's the labcoat thing?

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MostlyHarmless

@TheSpatulaOfLove: Its a thing that people in labs/doctors wear to give the air that they are important.

[en.wikipedia.org]

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TheSpatulaOfLove

@MostlyHarmless:

Argh! I know what a labcoat is, silly. I was just wondering why it was made out to be such a big deal here. There must be some running gag about this somewhere on Consumerist...

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Xerloq

@TheSpatulaOfLove:
Watch this, but replace \"Monica\" with \"GitEmSteveDave\",\"sex tape\" with \"lab-coat\", and \"Richard's Apartment\" with \"Consumerist.\"

Oh, and you get to be Joey.

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Trai_Dep

@TheSpatulaOfLove: What's this Consumerist thing?

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@TheSpatulaOfLove: Hi, GitEmSteveDave here. When Consumerist was bought by Consumers Union, they made a bunch of humorous videos, one of which featured Ben trying to get Meg to wear her labcoat so they could conduct research: [consumerist.com] I so wanted one, so I kept asking/dropping hints that I wanted one, and would donate to get one: [consumerist.com]

Last night, it finally happened, and I am ecstatic.

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floraposte

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Are there really Consumerist t-shirts, by the way, or did you make yours?

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@floraposte: Yeah, and they gave them out after I got my labcoat. I got my shirt two weeks or so earlier when I went to the Consumer Reports Annual Meeting.

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Covertghost

Nice hat!

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ARP

Does GitemSteve wear the hat in New York? Brave.

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pecan 3.14159265

@ARP: But now that he's got the lab coat to go with the hat, he's super swank.

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Rachacha

@pecan 3.14159265: I just hope that it is a test tube that is in his pocket.

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RandomHookup

@ARP: He's a backup singer for the Naked Cowboy when he isn't commenting on Consumerist.

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@RandomHookup: Actually, I was a supporter for his bid for Mayor, even though I live in NJ.

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Bladefist

ah I wish I could have drank your beer

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MostlyHarmless

WOOOO HOOOO!!! GO GITEMSTEVEDATE!!!!

Okay, so who is next in line? Catastrophegirl? Trai_Dep? Eyebrows?

By the way, we had a mini-meetup on Skype while these guys were downing beer.

More than 3 people showed up, and a couple of them even stayed till the end!

Oh and I got a 9/10 ... on accent.

It was a fun - though exclusivist - affair. Not intentional though. We just werent sure if it would be a good idea to give out original skype ids, so we created alternate ones, and by the time we were done, it was too late to let anyone know/plan for it.

Though we WILL have the skype meetup again in the near future. And this time it will be better organized.

For starters, add mostly.harmless.42 to your skype contacts, and IMPORTANT: mention that you are from Consumerist, so I dont ignore you as spam.

Warning: Inanity Might Ensue.

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rwakelan

@MostlyHarmless: Just out of curiousity: Do you live in Denmark and used to play an online game called Utopia?

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MostlyHarmless

@rwakelan: no. and no. though i'm now interested in knowing what made you ask that question...

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh

@MostlyHarmless: Yes, it was very fun.. and I liked the exclusiveist part..

Allthough I would like to include some others to the exclusivity.

..Word.

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catastrophegirl chooses not to fly

@MostlyHarmless: somebody remind me to go get a headset with a working mic. not that i am sure it will work. something skype did to my computer logged me out of skype, msn and yahoo and prevented me from signing back until i rebooted and stopped skype.
it was a mess.
i hate vista, did i mention that?

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Caged Wisdom

@MostlyHarmless: I can't help but notice that GitemSteveDave isn't on yet today - he hasn't commented on a single story yet as far as I can tell. I'm guessing either a) he's already used the labcoat to seduce a woman, and is sleeping in this morning, or b) now that he's got his labcoat he's done with Consumerist for good. :)

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@Caged Wisdom: @The Porkchop Express: @nybiker: Sadly no. I had/have a buttload of work to do today, so I haven't been able to pop onto the site as much as I want. Also, my brain isn't back up to 100% yet, so I'm having trouble coming up with witty comments.

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nybiker

@Caged Wisdom: He might be feeding his horses.

Or, as I did, he slept in late.

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The Porkchop Express

@Caged Wisdom: probably both!!

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theblackdog

@MostlyHarmless: As soon as I get a Skype account set up, I'll let you know.

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@MostlyHarmless: LOL. If awarded a labcoat, I will not only take pictures of the baby in it, I will send nice winter footwarmers to the NYC Consumerist staff. :D

Since I still have about 20 lbs. of cherry pits sitting in my attic waiting to be turned into footwarmers!

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nybiker

@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): Ok, I'll ask the question, because I know nothing about making footwarmers or sewing or knitting. But 20 pounds of cherry pits into footwarmers? How does that happen? How does one go from seeds (pits) to footwarmers, which I imagine need thread?

Or did I miss the joke entirely?

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@nybiker: LOL, you make a small pillowcase shape out of 100% cotton flannel, and you fill it, loosely, with cherry pits (which you can buy online from a place called cherrypit.com or something like that; cherry orchards and cherry processing plants often sell them locally, too, nicely cleaned and all).

Then you nuke the footwarmer in the microwave (that's why the fabric has to be 100% cotton) and the cherry pits hold the heat for ages and ages, AND they smell like cherry pie when you heat them up! (The cherry pie smell eventually wears off, but not the heat-retaining qualities.) You can take them up to bed with you, or go put them in the bed about 30 minutes before you go to bed if you're organized (which I'm not). They're lovely. We have about five around the house that we use both for cozy sleep toes, and that we hand out to guests after cold hikes and things. (I'm also going to try, when it gets colder, letting it warm up the baby's crib-sleeping-spot before he goes to bed, though of course it can't stay in there with him.)

I did them for Christmas presents for all my relatives a couple years ago and it was FAR more economical to buy the 40-lb. bag of cherry pits than to buy several 2-lb. bags, but the upshot is I have 20 lbs. of cherry pits sitting in my attic waiting for me to make more footwarmers. :)

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squinko

@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): That sounds awesome! I have never heard of using cherry pits, just rice, but that sounds like a much better idea.

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subtlefrog

@MostlyHarmless: For the record, the scientist would like to be put in line for a labcoat.

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MostlyHarmless

@subtlefrog: But you already ARE a scientist, and I assume you already have a lab coat too.

Also I think it is given out by seniority. Even I didnt put my name in there. (Rare case of humility on my part. Soak it in.)

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subtlefrog

@MostlyHarmless: I admit, I am waaay down the list on seniority, so I didn't say I should be next...but I am a sad scientist without a lab coat of my own, truly. So I was just putting a request in to be on the list...that's all. Even if I am at the bottom of the list. Meanie.

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Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become

@MostlyHarmless: hooray!

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katstermonster

@MostlyHarmless: And everyone should add katstermonster on skype (and Twitter)! :) I agree, the meetup was a great success. I still can't believe you have an accent, though. Hah.

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ElizabethD

@katstermonster:

Skype couldn't \"find\" you when I just tried to add you.

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@katstermonster: You guys tweet so fast I can't keep up since I'm only at the computer intermittently!

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MostlyHarmless

@katstermonster: And a strong one at that ;)

I don't care about the accent, but I think my voice sucks big time. Though that might be true for anyone who isnt used to hearing their recorded voice. It sounds so much different from what i perceive it to be.

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subtlefrog

@katstermonster: And on Skype, I created a subtlefrog account. (On Twitter, cdarwinsbitch).

Inanity did, in fact, ensue, but I think a good time was had by all.

Even if there was no free beer. Ben - can we get free beer shipped to the next Skype meetup?

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MostlyHarmless

@MostlyHarmless: I am still sleepy so I bet I left some important details out. Feel free to correct/add stuff.

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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes

@MostlyHarmless: Hrmm. Never done Skype. Perhaps it would be worth a shot. Can people mute me if I get too drunk and obnoxious?

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MostlyHarmless

@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: We can always kick you out and ban you for life ;)

[Though yeah, if someone is being obnoxious, they can be dealt with - to save THEM and others any embarrassment.]

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subtlefrog

@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: Yes, join us. We would have such fun! And they would all groan at our dumbass jokes. Except Mostly Harmless. I suspect he would like our sense of humor.

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SPENCERG

I missed something-- why did GitEmSteveDave receive a Consumerist Labcoat?

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

@SPENCERG: Because he's GitEmSteveDave. That's all that needs to be said :)

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SPENCERG

@Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: I understand now. Thanks!!

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RandomHookup

@SPENCERG: GitEmSteveDave is our version of Chuck Norris. He wanted a lab coat and he willed it to be so.

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floraposte

@SPENCERG: Fulfillment of a long-cherished dream.

Where's this \"inside\" that has more pictures?

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MostlyHarmless

@floraposte: forthcoming.

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Awjvail

Can't wait to see the rest of the pics.

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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes

Bahahaa. GitEmSteveDave done got 'em git.

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Cogito Ergo Bibo

Yay, GitEmSteveDave! I presume we will now find you offering free medical exams throughout the city?

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madog

@Cogito Ergo Bibo: Free physicals for all! 100th visiter receives a custom enema!

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@madog: With friends like you guys and gals, who needs enemas?

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ElizabethD

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure:

Oh my god. *ding!* You win with that comment.

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Verucalise (Est.February2008)

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: :) Go git'em!

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RandomHookup

@Cogito Ergo Bibo: Bring your own glove.

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Applekid

So, did anyone hook up? :D

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Trai_Dep

@Applekid: Almost. Until someone asked to check someone else's receipt. Followed by a poorly-aimed slap, that hit a 2-year-old kid by mistake (his fault, he just got off an airplane). Which, owing to the fact that the boy had a conceal-and-carry permit, was, in retrospect, unfortunate.
One of the resulting ricochets bounced off a shelf, which since it was imported from China, collapsed due to shoddy construction, spilling three tubs of oatmeal onto the floor. The good news was that that bullet was stopped by a mound of Snuggies, but the bad news was that it awoke whatever dark, malevolent presence was napping there.
The last thing that anyone remembers was a feral black blur of hyperactive, antic motion that crossed from one side of the bar to the other, scattering both people and the carefully-placed stacks of free KFC vouchers. The blur dissipated a half hour later, only when the last flake of oatmeal was hoovered up in a purring, mewling, caterwauling of determined satisfaction until, like a fluffy djinni of yore, gathered itself up into a small furry bundle of sated cat, who promptly napped.

I'd normally guess the crowd would be stunned by all of this. But it's NYC, so everyone shrugged and said, \"Meh - another Wednesday night, huh?\"

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Applekid

@Trai_Dep: I couldn't help but imagine the Police Squad theme playing after all that.

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Crabby Cakes

@Trai_Dep: I think you've earned yourself a Consumerist labcoat, my friend.

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catastrophegirl chooses not to fly

@Trai_Dep: that was beautifully done

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@Trai_Dep: Actually, Jameson was handing out free drink coupons.

And no, despite my GitEmSteveDave is Single LED name tag, I didn't \"hook up\". I did meet a bunch of great people though.

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squinko

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Aww. I want Jameson coupons. :(

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floraposte

@Trai_Dep: Why is this on Consumerist?

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LeChiffre

@Applekid: LOL,,what you said reminded me of the old AOL parties that went on about 0 years ago. I attended one at a hotel/bar lounge in Grand Rapids back in '99. I think most of the dudes had never even kissed a girl before, or seen the sun. The one girl that was \"kind of\" nice looking was hounded by geeks recalling their glory days watching Star Trek / Battlestar Glatica, etc. One dude sitting by me at a table ended up killing himself that very night by walking into a moving vehicle. Very strange night and I never attended another. What I had also heard is that with many of the AOL parties, many of the people would end up getting rooms with each other. This is why the parties were held at hotel / bar lounges.

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Bhockzer

@LeChiffre: Yeah...that's kinda creepy...I'm going to ask you to stop now. Thanks.

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Applekid

@Bhockzer: I gotta admit, though, I'm tempted to start an illicit drug website just to farm stories out of the meetups.

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Ben Popken

@LeChiffre: This is amazing. You should write this up as a feature article.

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TheMonkeyKing

@Applekid:
No...too many dealbreakers and not enough coupons

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Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become

Three cheers for GitEmSteveDave!!!
HIP HIP!

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jeffbone

@Oranges w/ Cheese wants it to be winter already: HOO-RAY!

HIP HIP!

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@jeffbone: HOORAY!

HIP HIP!

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qcgallus

@Eyebrows McGee (now with more baby!): HOORAY!

HIP HIP!

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Rachacha

@qcgallus:
For He's a jolly good fellow.

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TakingItSeriously is a Technopile

Yay ... glad to see the event went well :)

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wickdchameleon

It all sounds so interesting... Did no one take a camera to the meetup? can someone post some pics?

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LeChiffre

I would love to do this.

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Lez Lemon

Has that labcoat been tested for flammability?

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subtlefrog

@Lez Lemon: See, now this is why I need a lab coat. I may be the only one here who has actually caught a lab coat on fire in the coarse of my day - so I can be a tester!

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madog

@Lez Lemon: If stevedave had the coat on for more than 5 seconds, then it's flame retardant. If he had it on for more than an hour, it might be female retardant as well.

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MostlyHarmless

@Lez Lemon: We could ;)

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Bhockzer

@MostlyHarmless: But you'd need an/other lab coat(s) for the person(s) conducting the test. But how could you make sure they were safe if the lab coat hadn't been tested yet?! IT'S A VICIOUS CIRCLE!!

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MostlyHarmless

@Bhockzer: Who said anything about wanting to keep the testers safe?

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Rachacha

@MostlyHarmless: I test electrical products for safety as part of my day job... I can't count the number of times that I have shocked myself and sat there for a good minute wondering why my arm was tingling and going numb. I think testers are a rare breed and are invinvible from the products we test.

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khfurletti

Grr - didn't even think to take pics, but then again GitEmSteveDave's cowboy hat was in the way ;)

Great turnout last night - lots of fun!!!

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Thank you all! But first, I would like to apologize to MYKEE, whom I apparently blew off last night. I have no memory of it, and I must have confused you with a non-Consumerist reader and/or was focused on something else(ADHD). You can ask Willow and others there that I have NO problem talking, and I take any opportunity to do so, usually.

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MYKEE

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Thank you for the apology

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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: The coat and hat go perfect together. You're a labcoat cowboy!

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Crabby Cakes

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Congrats and well-deserved, sir! I'm sure your name tag looked amazing against the bright whiteness of your coat!

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TheWillow

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: You're certainly not the quietest person I've ever met.

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@TheWillow: I hope I didn't talk too much. I sometimes don't notice the other persons glazed over eyes when in a conversation.

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gcas

@TheWillow: Not a dull minute with him, though.

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floraposte

@TheWillow: It would have been pretty funny if he'd turned out to be. Silent, unobtrusive, hardly remember him being there...

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Verucalise (Est.February2008)

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: So jealous. Wish I could of gone, but I was just in the city last month, couldn't sneak away again :(

Congrats on getting your lab coat, hope your office hours/prices are better than my gyno's LOL ;)

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madog

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Congo rats!

PROTIP: another reason to stay away from gitemstevedave.com (you are part of my iPhone autocorrect apparently) is that you might see him wearing only the lab coat.

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ElizabethD

@madog:

I *knew* you were the Naked Cowboy. bwaha ha

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valueofaloonie

Not only a lab coat, but your own tag as well?

I am officially (even more) jealous. :)

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JPropaganda

@valueofaloonie: Oh no he brought that with.

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zentex

@JPropaganda: not THAT tag.

THIS tag: [consumerist.com]

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Rectilinear Propagation

Aw, just another thing I'm never going to get to go to.

*sigh*

Going to some kind of convention is on my \"Do it before you die\" list.

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Rectilinear Propagation

Anyone do any victim blaming or fat-bashing?

Tell me someone did a location based version of, \"Why is this on Consumerist?\" and there was a disemvoweling. I bet it's harder to talk without the use of vowels than it is typing.

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Laura Northrup

@Rectilinear Propagation: We didn't bring any 2XL t-shirts, so that could be construed as fat-bashing.

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JPropaganda

@Laura Northrup: It WAS fat bashing!

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The Porkchop Express

@Rectilinear Propagation: nah, just sounds like you have food in your mouth.

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schiff

The best thing about GitemSteveDave's labcoat is that he even wore it to the diner after we left the consumerist meetup! That guy should seriously write a book with all the crazy stuff he comes up with BTW.

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gcas

@schiff: I second the book idea. Oh and the jacket over the labcoat afterward was also great.

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TheWillow

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for actually having Small T-shirts!

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schiff

@TheWillow: lol, Ive never seen someone so impressed by a small t-shirt!

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DaWezl

@TheWillow: T-shirts AND Lab Coats?!!! Not much makes me miss living in NYC, but that sure does!!!

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nybiker

I've just sent Ben 14 photos from last night. I'll let him decide which ones to put on the site.

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jeffbone

@nybiker: ...and which ones to, ahem, \"hold for future use\"...

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nybiker

@jeffbone: Unfortunately, there are no such pix. Maybe if there was a bigger bar tab, we could have drank more and then....

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Caged Wisdom

@nybiker: I realize that's probably the truth but it's not as much fun. So there.

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ElizabethD

Now we know who GitEmSteveDave *really* is: Manhattan's very own naked cowboy! right? amiright??????

Great pic. Looking forward to more.

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cooljammer00

Ah, I'm glad to see it was a fun time for all. I guess I'll go to the one in a little under a year when they'll let me into bars. Underage, and all.

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celtlion

Looks like a good time had by all and everyone looks soooo young! ;)

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SaraFimm

Yeah for you all! Now, can we have the next one on the West Coast? Or how about as far as Nevada? Las Vegas anyone? It's a balmy 81F--in November! A little cold for me, but I'm used to 120F during the summer so I could just bring a jacket.

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HogwartsAlum

Awwww! Looks like fun. I'm sorry I couldn't go. :P

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Duckula22

those ears make great handles for...

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firestorm888

WEST COAST::: All of us in the North Bay need to come together at this this juncture - fun is to be had - we need a Nor Cal Consumerist Meetup - Meg and Ben - any plans to come out this way - before holidays? After?

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Laura Northrup

That's me and my formidable forearms off to Mr. SteveDave's left, by the way.

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Toffeecake

So, when are they having a meetup in DC?

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Joe_Bloe

@Toffeecake: Seconded!

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H3ion

This took place in New York. Did no one have the presence of mind to say, \"The hell with this labcoat. The Yankees are going for number 27.\" C'mon people. Priorities. Bad products and shitty service are something that happens every day, but how often do you get to watch the Yanks put another notch in their belt?

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Laura Northrup

@H3ion: We're under orders from Meg not to care unless it's the Cubs.

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@Laura Northrup: I'm under orders from Meg to try an Italian Beef Scanwich, as it's apparently amazing.

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Laura Northrup

@GitEmSteveDave_ Natural H1N1 Cure: Well, now I'm hungry.

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H3ion

@Laura Northrup: Tell Meg that if she's a toddler, she might live long enough to see the Cubs win a Series. Or maybe not.

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ElizabethD

Dudes... We need captions on those pics. Well, I know who GitEmEtc. is, and Ben and Meg. But the others?

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nybiker

@ElizabethD: You're asking me to remember things after drinking. Ok, the pic with the 2 guys on the couch (one is raising a toast): They are Dallas and Raf of Internets Celebrities. Below that photo is a photo of the their director and his girlfriend (Ann, IIRC).

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azsumrg1rl

Speaking of free subscriptions to ConsumerReports.org, I never received mine for taking the survey. I sent an email to the address we were told, and no response. It's a bit disappointing considering, well, you know... :-/