My Oblivion cache? Is that where it all goes when I uninstall games, Iowa?

I... I want access to those evidence rooms.

I can only imagine the drugs they have there. You have to be high as shiat to be able to tolerate living in Iowa.

Harris said drugs are incinerated at local funeral homes.

Well, now. I learn something new every day ;)

Dammit, they found my summer home. :(

"ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"

Nude Taser Wizard approves.

Chariset: "ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"

I know! I'm so sick of hearing things like "women's underwear". I mean, really. Women aren't the only ones who wear bras ;)

FTA: "But after 19 years and three back surgeries, one that resulted from chasing down a man from the Johnson County Courthouse after receiving a life sentence"


strange he'd chase some guy after getting a life sentance, but hey, I guess when you're in Iowa, every day is like a life sentance

Oversees? Is that what we're doing now? I mean, I'm cool with it if we are, I just like to know.

Insert Iowa joke here

Tiberius Gracchus: My Oblivion cache? Is that where it all goes when I uninstall games, Iowa?

There would be some pretty sweet stuff...I would go grab myself a suit of armor.

Chariset: "ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"

Here you go an Ithaca Auto Burglar gun

Oversee Trifecta...

Overseer Officer KRS1 Lawn Off etc...

RadiantAerynSun: Oversees? Is that what we're doing now? I mean, I'm cool with it if we are, I just like to know.

I guess we missed a meme or something. Iowa City isn't that bad since it is a Big 10 college town.

Is it still 1996 in Iowa? Just asking.

"Oversee" means to supervise.

It is not not NOT the visual version of "overhear."

It was never 1996 in Iowa.

Chariset: "ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"


Is "Samurai sword" an acceptable alternative?

Oversees was used correctly here, but the Brits might not understand because oversees is different overseas.

"The other is an 8,000-square-foot storage area at an undisclosed location that stores the drugs, guns, bicycles, street signs and other things that officers seize."

Any IC farkers in the know willing to disclose this location so I can get some of my shiat back?

I hate to rain on the parade, guys, but, if you read TFA:

"Harris estimates that there are more than 100,000 items of evidence between the two locations, with some dating back to the 1980s.

"And I'm in charge of every single one," he said."

The officer in question does in fact "oversee" the evidence rooms in question. The usage of oversee is correct and proper.

Christian Bale: Oversees was used correctly here, but the Brits might not understand because oversees is different overseas.

He was supervising the caves? What for? To make sure they did not abandon Iowa City for Chicago?

Hobo Sapiens: It was never 1996 in Iowa.

Clearly nobody understood the reference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Ice_Man

I know his name

obligatory for a severed head thread.

I dunno, I can fathom an awful lot.

Oldiron_79: I know his name

obligatory for a severed head thread.

I thought I knew who it was, but he wasn't that tall before.

To those complaining about "ninja swords"

Link (new window)

That is all.

fusillade762: Chariset: "ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"


Is "Samurai sword" an acceptable alternative?

Nope. A Samurai sword, or katana, is a long, curved two handed sword. A ninja sword is generally one handed and straighter, with less decoration. A katana is meant to be an heirloom, something passed on through the generations. Ninja swords were simpler and more likely to get thrown away, as ninjas were essentially assassins. Samurai were more of a traditional warrior class than the ninja. I could drivel on a bit more, but I think you get the point.

Chariset: "ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"

There are "ninja swords" and also "samurai swords", "rapiers", "claymores" (the sword, not the mine), "hand-and-a-half swords" and host of others.

I'm a bit more puzzled by the "barbaric maces." I've yet to see a "civilized" mace, but possibly my experience is somewhat limited.

FTFA:Harris said he has taken in virtually every drug known to man.

No point in mentioning these bats. Poor bastard will see them soon enough.

I live in Iowa City, so... well, you know.

Iowa City is actually pretty great. It's a little oasis of culture in a desert of corn.

texastag: I dunno, I can fathom an awful lot.

winnar.

Ebay geographical search for Iowa City commencing.....

fusillade762: Chariset: "ninja swords"

I'm surprised anyone could see those.

Also, is it really that hard to find out which kind of sword and call it by its name? You don't read stories about "burglar guns"


Is "Samurai sword" an acceptable alternative?

That's still awfully general.

/not making an Iowa joke.
//I promised no more Iowa jokes after Varnum v. Brien

SeamusFerrell: Christian Bale: Oversees was used correctly here, but the Brits might not understand because oversees is different overseas.

He was supervising the caves? What for? To make sure they did not abandon Iowa City for Chicago?


He oversees the evidence. You can oversee anything, a group, a site, a party, whatever.

Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

In government, the 'oversight committee' watches over and reviews application of legislation

In fact, the other poster's usage is technically correct though awkward and nobody really uses it that way anymore, i.e. the visual equivalent of overhears.

to catch sight of (a person or persons in some action) secretly or accidentally

Ferris Hilton: I live in Iowa City, so... well, you know.

Iowa City is actually pretty great. It's a little oasis of culture in a desert of corn.

Things I hated about I.C.:

Hippies
Hills
Pseudo-intellectuals
Low alcohol beer
No Dunkin Donuts (open one up near campus and make a fortune off of drunks)
No good food of any sort for the most part
Bully policemen
Only people with IL plates seemed to know how to drive
Sand on ice instead of salt WTF?

I enjoyed my 3.5 school years their though.

SpinStopper: Harris said drugs are incinerated at local funeral homes.

Well, now. I learn something new every day ;)

Harris said drugs are incinerated at local funeral homes. A little bit at a time.

SeamusFerrell: I enjoyed my 3.5 school years their though.

Maybe I should have taken that last semester...

Hey, I know that guy! Better yet, I know that evidence room!

I worked for the Iowa City gov as a IT contractor a long time ago. One of my projects was writing a piece of software to help them organize and keep track of the evidence in those rooms. I had to go into that room a lot to talk to the guy about his needs, show him the application and so forth. It's a pretty cool room. (I've never seen so many weapons in one room).

Ferris Hilton
Iowa City is actually pretty great. It's a little oasis of culture in a desert of corn.
I did enjoy working in that city. I'd walk from city hall where I worked up that lil mall area (I forget its name) at lunch everyday. Loved it.

I just hope they replaced that program I made with something good.

/not a programmer
//"We don't have anything else for you to do, how about you write this program?"
///Visual Basic for Dummies saved my butt

SeamusFerrell: Ferris Hilton:


I enjoyed my 3.5 school years their though.

Shoulda stayed for that other .5 year.

madfgurtbn: SeamusFerrell: Ferris Hilton:


I enjoyed my 3.5 school years their though.

Shoulda stayed for that other .5 year.

Yeah. I already said that. I'm not even drunk.

Gyrfalcon: ..."hand-and-a-half swords" and host of others.


They're not called "hand-and-a-half" swords. They're called "Bastard" swords. Hand-and-half shiat was just made up because some poncy pc-types don't like saying bastard. The sword isn't going to care....

/ Evidence cave at 8000² feet....sounds like heaven
// Or maybe it's just Iowa
/// Not even remotely obscure, but I don't know shiat all else about Iowa.

I interned with a PD near Rochester, NY, and on one of those days I got to tour the evidence room. They had a wall locker full of pot, (which stank like skunk by the way), a trash bin full of confiscated rifles/shotguns, and a host of other stuff. They told me that for decades, whenever the evidence (drugs, firearms etc) was no longer needed, it was incinerated at the Kodak plant.

To me that explains to me at least in part the air quality in the city. They have since shut down the facility though so I don't know what they do with that stuff these days...

I'm really good friends with the "ninja sword" guy... or at least one of them (not sure how many there are). The ICPD are farking arseholes, see Link (new window)

Anyway, the ninja sword guy. The story is this: he was at a house party late at night after just getting back from a trip to China. He had brought this sword (not a "ninja" sword obviously) with him to show it off; he's generally a sober guy, no shenanigans.

Well, this party was spilling outdoors and it was near a wooded area. All of a sudden this raccoon approaches the party and starts snarling at people. It looks rabid. Not having any other means to keep it at bay, my friend pulls out the "ninja sword" to scare the raccoon, and tells somebody else to CALL THE COPS to come take care of it.

So my friend was the one who called the cops - and the cops come, and the first thing they do is draw their guns on my friend, and force him to the ground, and take his "ninja sword" - meanwhile the raccoon is chatting up party guests. An hour goes by as they try to figure out what to charge him with, they decide they'll just take his "ninja sword" as a trophy, they shoot the raccoon right there in the middle of the party, and leave.

He never got his sword back - and apparently according to the article it's still sitting there. Fark the ICPD.

I call shenanigans! Mention exactly one shrunken head, with no other details? For shame.

As someone who grew up in the IC (kinda like the OC only porkier) I can attest that one does indeed have to be very high to live in Iowa, although the herds of coeds from U of I do help with one's overall sense of despair.

Nice progressive "little" town though, if you're the type who considers dog walking and lawn care as outdoor recreation. State ranks dead last in wildland acreage among all 50.

Nowadays though, most of Iowa literally smells like pig shiat, ever since the factory farms cranked up and farmers started injecting liquified pigdump into their fields like it was heroin.

Hogs big as Volkswagens back there, and their sphincters are equally massive.

Prunes Please: I'm really good friends with the "ninja sword" guy... or at least one of them (not sure how many there are). The ICPD are farking arseholes, see Link (new window)

Anyway, the ninja sword guy. The story is this: he was at a house party late at night after just getting back from a trip to China. He had brought this sword (not a "ninja" sword obviously) with him to show it off; he's generally a sober guy, no shenanigans.

Well, this party was spilling outdoors and it was near a wooded area. All of a sudden this raccoon approaches the party and starts snarling at people. It looks rabid. Not having any other means to keep it at bay, my friend pulls out the "ninja sword" to scare the raccoon, and tells somebody else to CALL THE COPS to come take care of it.

So my friend was the one who called the cops - and the cops come, and the first thing they do is draw their guns on my friend, and force him to the ground, and take his "ninja sword" - meanwhile the raccoon is chatting up party guests. An hour goes by as they try to figure out what to charge him with, they decide they'll just take his "ninja sword" as a trophy, they shoot the raccoon right there in the middle of the party, and leave.

He never got his sword back - and apparently according to the article it's still sitting there. Fark the ICPD.

in their defense, your friend probably could have used a stick in the place of a sword. at that point, the sword no longer became merely an ornamental object but a weapon.

i'd flip a coin on who's in the wrong on that one. plus the cops did the sensible thing and shot the little farker.

"Shoot, a guy could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."

/hot

Prunes Please: I'm really good friends with the "ninja sword" guy... (blah, blah, blah)
He never got his sword back - and apparently according to the article it's still sitting there. Fark the ICPD.

Is that a true story? I would believe it. When I was there a guy named Officer Guilty (no, really) was notorious for being a complete dick charging people with public intoxication and the like for no real reason. Right before my sophomore year started some friends and I were tripping on acid, drunk, and stoned. Naturally we decided to go to City Park to shoot off fireworks in the middle of the morning. Officer Guilty was there to catch our asses as he was OVERSEEING the park. We were laying flat on the ground in the hopes his search light would skim over us. No luck.

We approached his car and he told us to go home. Then my friend who drove us there said in a whisper, "My license is revoked. Does anyone know how to drive stick and has a valid license?" Without thinking of the ramifications (obvious reasons), I volunteered. As we were clamoring in the car he turned his light to focus on the inside of the car. I sat there in the driver's seat with the key about an inch away from the ignition for about 12 seconds frozen. I then got out of the car and approached Officer Guilty telling him that I was not sure that I was legal to drive.

"What do you mean?"

"I had a few beers."

"How many?"

"Two."

"OK, you guys walk home and get the car in the morning."

That was awesome of him (and we retrieved the car 30 minutes later which led to a joy ride over lawns among other things). Then we had to wait a few hours because Iowa City has some crazy law against selling booze in the middle of the morning.

Oh, but when I did get arrested (at Kinnick) some Iowa City cop stole $40.00 from me.

Yeah, long not so gripping tale...

atlas spanked:

Hogs big as Volkswagens back there, and their sphincters are equally massive.

WAY too much information :)