Idle chatter.

Sometimes when no one else is around on IRC, I continue writing anyway, in hopes that someone will come along, read what I wrote, and see how witty I am.

However, that seemingly never happens.
So I thought I'd re-post here, with the same hopes.
Blogger.com, don't dash my dreams the way that IRC did... I'm counting on you.


<irc self-convo>

Rockstar: oh, Dunkin Donuts.
Rockstar: why did you put so much cream cheese on my bagel.
Rockstar: it's not that it's terrible, but it's not like my favorite thing ever that i want so much of and i just can't get enough.
Rockstar: it clogs my arteries, DD.
Rockstar: and that's not very nice.
Rockstar: also, why was your credit card machine broken.
Rockstar: it's a good thing that I had used my credit card at all those other places when I could have used cash... because you might not have received my business otherwise.
Rockstar: a $10 bill only goes so far, DD.
Rockstar: in closing, stop tempting me with the three locations that I pass on my way to work.
Rockstar: love, matt.

</irc>

Henchmen?

So I saw this truck again on my way to work today. I'm not sure if it was the quasi-military figure or the "standard army stencil" type font that first struck me as odd, but something is certainly off about the whole thing. I think the casual onlooker might assume that this is some sort of package service or private courier... but the "all caps" nature of the business name/tagline doesn't really convey the same type of welcoming, trusting feel that Fedex or UPS would...

And when you pick the phrase apart, when was the last time you heard the words "ground force" in a non-warfare context?

Not to mention that "OVERNIGHT GROUND FORCE SYSTEMS" fails to have an online presence, lacking an official website, and the (very) few other links found with Google seem to hold similar assertions to mine... This being said, I think I'm going to go ahead and assume that this is a "henchmen for hire" organization like in James Bond movies, with countless, nameless goons willing to do your bidding for a steady paycheck (and apparently ready to mobilize within 24 hours).

The fact that I've seen this truck more than once on my way to work does nothing to assuage my lingering fears of a sinister plot brewing in South Henrietta...

Just testing out the new mouse.

/yep, it works.