Apr 8, 2008

Envy: a deadly sin woefully lacking

Larry
so you apparently want to go to some conference in Boston?
Larry
going to SF with Larry not good enough for you, is it?
Larry
the REDUNDANCE of Larry AND SAN FRAN would be TOO MUCH would it!?
Sam
hahaha
Sam
i've been to san fran before
Sam
the Larry part is hard to turn down though
Larry
you have friends in Boston?
Larry
knowing your complete inability to feel seething, debilitatting envy, I imagine they are full tenured Harvard professors, no? With a side job as a porn star specializing in guy on girl on girl on girl action?
Sam
You don't have a side job doing that?
Larry
no
Larry
my side job involves horses
Sam
ohh, oh
Larry
not the good end either

Mar 25, 2008

Face Mullet

Larry says (9:46 AM):
oh
Sam says (9:47 AM):
it's ok, you got the sex correct
Larry says (9:48 AM):
i'll get YOUR SEX CORRECT SWEETHEART
Larry says (9:48 AM):
i dunno where that came from
Larry says (9:48 AM):
four days away from my Sam
Larry says (9:48 AM):
it's, scarring
Sam says (9:49 AM):
i was just about to say, 9:48 first gay sex ref, but i just remembered Mike beat you
Mike says (9:50 AM):
off
Larry says (9:50 AM):
gently, though
Larry says (9:50 AM):
it's the first day of the week
Larry says (9:50 AM):
no callus inducing rubbing yet
Larry says (9:50 AM):
oh, there it is
Sam says (9:50 AM):
oh come on, like you weren't whacking off Monday at home
Mike says (9:51 AM):
who's Monday?
Larry says (9:51 AM):
it's not the same if it's not Mike, with his Southern Stache
Larry says (9:51 AM):
His Appalachian Sister Raper Face Mullet
Mike says (9:51 AM):
face Mullet
Larry says (9:51 AM):
i knew if i threw enough shit against the wall, some of it would stick

Feb 28, 2008

Midichlorians Invade MSN

Larry
so.. beautiful...
Larry
Love letter
Mike
haha
Larry
*sniff*
Mike
Does he also want to slit her open first
Mike
like the tauntaun
Larry
it's hardly a slit
Larry
a lightsabre makes a self-cauterizing CLEAN CUT
Larry
there could be no safer or more sanitary way to do it!!!
Larry
fucking n00b.
Larry
you are such a n00b, liike how jar jar tried to help his fellow Gungans protect beloved planet of Naboo, but failed miserably, only helping out by accident through some slap-sticky sort of clumsiness
Mike
you are hurting my feelings
Larry
you're a n00b like Anakin was when he tried to jump over Obi Wan from his hovering robot miner to the piece of jagged rock Obi Wan was perched on, only to be cut in fucking HALF.
Larry
you're a n00b like Greedo was a n00b to not just shoot Han before he sizzled his ass in the Cantina at Tatooine
Sam
OMG jay is so hawt
Larry
you're a n00b like Han was when he was trying to fix the lightspeed drive and R2 knew what was the problem right away
Larry
god, so many ways you're a n00b
Larry
it's EMBARASSING
Larry
man, didn't even have to TOUCH g00gle
Larry
i rawk
Mike
You're a n00b like when Rick Astley was gonna give you up but then never did
Larry
man, think of a comeback? or are you as inarticulate as the near-feral savage Sand People of Tatooine?!
Larry
don't you make fun of Rick
Larry
he'd NEVER let you down
Larry
unfortunatley for you all, I can go like this all day
Mike
oh dear
Sam
rick is a fall back all n00bs use
Larry
it sure is
Larry
see, matt's got my back like Han had Luke's back when he was trying to hit the ventilation duct of the Death Star that was no bigger than a womp rat, WITHOUT the use of his targetting computer.
Mike
okokokok...look...I need you to do this ALL THE TIME
Mike
it would rock
Mike
and not only on MSN
Mike
in meetings
Sam
in meetings, YES!
Larry
sorry man, i can't really speak taht well in meetings, i have the smooth sentence cohesion of Yoda
Mike
so im looking at similar dinign room sets online to the one that I want on craigslist and Im think damn...I can get a new one for nearly the same price
Sam
if leo become direktor, i guess they'll have to hire someone else to answer the registrars phone
Mike
turns out, the prices Im looking at are for the table only and the chairs are 175$ a piece on top of that
Mike
hahaha matt
Larry
are you feeling cheated the way that Yoda felt cheated out of properly training Luke before he cut his trainign short and went to Bespin to save his friends (even though he KNEW it was a trap?)
Sam
hahahaha
Sam
that changes things
Mike
yeah...well...we know how that turned out in the end
Larry
you know how that turned out in the end jsut like how Yoda knew Anakin would turn out because he was giving in to fear, which turns to anger, which leads to hate, and that way lies the dark side?
Sam
jay is on a roll
Mike
in the words of the chancellor/emperor..." GOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD"
Mike
best part of the movie
Mike
"GOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD"
Larry
no, best part of the movie is when former Senator Palpatine looks at Luke in an overtly pedophilic manner, then says "Oooh, I can feel your anger, pick up your light saber and STRIKE HIM DOWN."
Larry
Am I on a roll like the assault droids used to take over the capital city of naboo which have their own GODDAMN SHIELD GENERATORS?!?!
Mike
he looked at Anakin and said that YOU FUCKING NO)BCAEK!!
Sam
no bracket bcaek
Sam
wtf
Larry
stop perverting the movie like Palpatine perverted the fear Anakin felt for Padma's safety into a desire to join the Dark Side.
Larry
i need more lines to feed off of like the Rancor monster needed enemies of Jabba the Hut to feed
Larry
DON"T JUST LEAVE ME DANGLING HERE LIKE A BLIND HAN SOLO DANGLING OVER A HOVER SKIFF OVER TEH JAWS OF TEH TENTACLED MOUTH SAND THING!
Sam
ahhh, your weakness
Sam
we can starve you into silence
Mike
hahah
Mike
like the ...
Mike
Im enjoying this like Lando Calrissian enjoy a nice cold, smooth Colt 45
Mike
enjoys
Mike
dammit
Larry
why would you starve me into silence just like how yoda tried to starve luke when he visited him on Dagobah by giving him that nasty stew that he couldn't eat. Even though it was CLEAR that yoda preferred Luke's sort of food since he stole a ration off him when LUke crash landed his x-wing that he couldnt' raise by the force but Yoda could and make him look like a Mike, i mean a n00b.
Larry
you mean your'e enjoying this like Lando enjoys BETRAYING THE ENTIRE REBEL ALLIANCE JUST TO KEEP HIS FILTHY CONTROL OF HIS SKY CITY THAT"S EVENTUALLY WRENCHED FROM HIS TRAITOUROUS< GREEDY HANDS?!?!
Larry
everyone has a weakness just like the 2nd Death Star had to keep its field generator on the mildly defended planet of Endor.
Sam
Mike is make some deal like when....
Sam
making
Sam
does she ever
Larry
is Mike making a deal like how the Trade Federation made a deal with Count Dooku to overthrow the Republic?
Larry
I heard that, I heard that like some people in the cantina on Tatooine had heard that the Millenium Falcon could do the Kessel Run in less thatn twelve parsecs.
Mike
tweleve parsecs?!
Mike
-e
Larry
LESS THAN
Larry
so like, 11.8, 11.7
Larry
fuck,it could be 3 for all we know
Sam
"did you see anything while i was dancing?"
Larry
oh, that was funny like how the pre-industrial civilization fo Ewoks were able to defeat the clone army of the republic using nothing but large logs, a teddy bear like physique, and an indomitable spirit that made very single hard core ewoks fan want to STAB THEMSELVES IN THE ANUS HOLE.
Mike
thats called losing your audience
Larry
hehe, yeah, like who the Senate lost all it's floating delegate boxes because Emperor Palpatine used his dark forces to HURL THEM LIKE FRISBEES at yoda
Larry
i need some material over here, i'm dying a slow death, like how Vader slowly chokes the life out of his victims, particularly imperial fleet captains who mock the Force.

Feb 27, 2008

The Taint of Wallpaper

Sam says (2:22 PM):
rona
Sam says (2:22 PM):
home depot
Sam says (2:22 PM):
Wallpapers R Us on lonsdale
Mike says (2:23 PM):
GET OUT

Sam says (2:23 PM):
World of Wallpaper on esplanade
Sam says (2:24 PM):
Ricks Wallpaper Emporium on 2nd
Larry says (2:24 PM):
can't you get some shit free on CL?
Mike says (2:24 PM):
is that a general question?
Sam says (2:25 PM):
i have some
Sam says (2:25 PM):
i cannot help removing it though
Mike says (2:25 PM):
like you cant stop yourself from removing it?
Mike says (2:26 PM):
Is this a habit that you needed to share?
Sam says (2:26 PM):
yes
Sam says (2:26 PM):
it starts with a little corner
Sam says (2:26 PM):
a little rip
Larry says (2:26 PM):
are you talking about your need to peel off my pants when noone is watching?
Larry says (2:27 PM):
because i STILL belive that that disorder is TREATABLE
Larry says (2:27 PM):
if by no other course of action than by me getting Rip Proof slacks
Mike says (2:27 PM):
or treatable by just letting me do it
Larry says (2:27 PM):
....
Larry says (2:27 PM):
every time you say it's the last time
Larry says (2:28 PM):
then again, it does help me expose my taint to the air
Sam says (2:28 PM):
well stop putting your pants back on
Larry says (2:28 PM):
i told Lorrie that joke, but i can't remember why i was talking about exposing my taint to the air
Larry says (2:28 PM):
the joke fell flat
Mike says (2:28 PM):
really?
Mike says (2:28 PM):
Martha just LOVES the taint jokes
Larry says (2:29 PM):
for some reason, when i retell these jokes that go TOO FAR PAST THE LINE to Lorrie, she just sort of looks away, then idly twists her wedding ring, as if testing to see if it'll come off in one swift tug
Mike says (2:29 PM):
hahaha

Jan 30, 2008

This is how programmers get sick

Larry
so
Larry
on friday, i was feeling iffy
Sam
right
Larry
then on sunday, Mary is like, let's do that 2.3 km walk you do to the skytrain and have a day trip to Brentwood Mall
Sam
hahaha
Larry
i'm like, well, i'm a social recluse and shie from any sort of activity, so I figure I better do this before she leaves me for anyone with more personal acumen than a dying trout.\
Sam
hahaha, wise move
Larry
it's that day, of course, when we get three hundred fucking meteres of snow
Larry
it was a fucking hellish walk back
Sam
strollers and snow don't mix
Larry
i'm thinking it was going to end with me lighting a pipe, and saying, off-handedly yet in a decidedly constrained way, "I'm going for a walk, I won't be back for a bit."
Larry
anyhoo, she had a good time
Larry
oh, baby was in a backpack
Sam
oh nice
Larry
she thought it was a magical wonderland
Larry
i thought they were going to findour frozen corpses in the spring
Sam
slightly eaten by coyotes

Jan 15, 2008

Yes sir, Director sir

Larry
so why isn't Jim working from home?
Larry
why am i left to be a sore thumb?!
Sam
he said the paint smell is not that bad over there
Larry
but still, an excuse to work from home!
Sam
if the kids were school age, i'd be there
Larry
you can't just make idle promises like that
Larry
in five years, i'll remember, and test you
Larry
assuming of course, that you aren't PM Jones or Director Jones by that time
Sam
i'd make people address me that way too
Sam
Mr Director Sir
Larry
you should start now
Sam
hahaha
Sam
maybe announce it at the systems meeting
Sam
i'd like be addressed as Mr Jones
Sam
break them in gently
Larry
yes, slowly
Larry
or, alternatively, you can change your first name
Larry
to Misturduhrektorsur
Larry
say it's a homage to your german heritage
Larry
saxon heritage, even better
Sam
hahaha
Larry
teutonic leanings, even better

Jan 7, 2008

Multi-Lingual

Mike
just have Larry reply to her in Klingon
Larry
If it ain't broken, or cannot be traced to us...
Larry
what makes you think I know Klingon ? HUH?
Mike
oh...a hunch
Larry
just because I'm fluent in Cardassian
Larry
the two languages aren't even remotely related, you fucking ignoramus!
Larry
oh, who's looking stupid NOW!?
Mike
bloggerable

Processes

Sam
shouldn't this go to our pm to decide?
Sam
i'll forward it to Mather
Larry
i thought it was CharlieBrown?
Mike
have Mather forward it to CharlieBrown
Mike
that should eat up about 3 months
Jim
we should formalize our email forwarding process first.
Larry
haha
Sam
Nobody has told us officially
Sam
i'm on it
Jim
werd
Larry
we haven't formalized our formalizing process
Mike
Dear Jane,
Your email has been entered into our formalized email forwarding process.

Regards,

WhackaDoodle Group
Sam
Do not reply to this email.
Mike
ever
Mike
Someone may or may not be in touch with you
Sam
Our process is to fwd the email to the group and then assume another team member is dealing with it
Sam
Done
Larry
once our Nominating A WhackaDoodle Group Personnell to Contact Other Developers process has been formalized
Larry
our process sounds strikingly like our current process
Mike
APSPCOD
Sam
if it aint broken
Mike
NAPSPCOD
Jim
and even if it is...

Jan 2, 2008

High on A&W...

Mike says:
how do we continually succeed to put absolute shit into production?
Jim says:
we're just *THAT* good
Mike says:
its like we dont even have to try
Jim says:
exactly
Jim says:
like we don't even have to try...
Jim says:
anybody not from here can not understand how I actually accomplish something here by not doing anything.
Jim says:
just taking up a seat
Mike says:
you actually accomplish MORE than others by not doing anything
Mike says:
theyre in a race backwards

Dec 12, 2007

It started off clean, anyways...

Mike
he's very sick you know
Sam
i know Boss Man told me
Jim
*cough* *cough*
Mike
*choke* *choke*
Sam
she said, well when you go to places like that
Mike
haha
Larry
that is, places outside of the Golf Club.
Sam
although his drinking water was probably clearer than ours
Mike
werd
Mike
turbids everywere
Jim
and waaaaayyyy fewer fruit flies
Larry
that's where the taste is
Jim
you'd think my system would be stronger after so many months in that cubicle.
Mike
ahhaha
Larry
stronger only against those specific coffee bred pathogens
Mike
health depravation chamber you mean
Jim
haha
Larry
so is Jim msning us from atop of whistler or something?
Mike
he named his couch Whistler?
Jim
uhhhh
Jim
couch?
Mike
go Larry go!
Sam
haha
Larry
hahhahh
Larry
it's the name of the blowup doll that has that tiny leak. she goes 'eeeeeee' if you put too much pressure on her.
Jim
we're at the point where I don't even have to say anything and everybody knows what I mean.
Larry
er, so i hear.
Mike
or that
Mike
here comes something about extra long straps for the dildo so it can be strapped to a couch
Larry
wow, where the fuck you going with THAT Mike?
Mike
im takin it down to brown town
Sam
you share dolls?
Larry
well, i dont' have my own, and i usually clean whistler up pretty well. unless i'm in a rush
Larry
(which i usually am, come to think of it)
Sam
i bet you do
Larry
(tell whistler i really DID have an early meeting i needed to get to, and i just lost her number)
Sam
it appears whistler has moved on, Larry
Larry
well, she's currently under Jim, so that's understandable
Larry
SHE"S NOT FOR BOUNCING Jim
Mike
be gentle
Larry
she also hates it when you say "Wheeeee!"
Jim
why do I punish myself so?
Sam
mmmm Bouncing Jim
Mike
haha
Mike
she also likes to cuddle
Mike
a rare trait in a blow up doll
Larry
always so wham bam, deflate me and put me away in my waterproof case
Mike
you have to ask permission to leave this conversation
Jim
hmmm

Sam has left the conversation.

Sam has been added to the conversation.

Larry
just like you have to ask whistler to 'play'

Jim has left the conversation.

Mike
cheeky
Mike
Larry blogify this
Larry
we can never talk about skiiing ever again.
Larry
well done Larry, you fucking jerk.

Be Funny... NOW!

Mike
we should prolly post a conversation to the blog
Mike
ok GO!
Sam
you can't just force these things
Sam
go
Mike
yes you can. Over
Larry
i'm saving up all my banter for Mr. Smith
Mike
"banter"
Mike
its BATTER
Larry
he doesn' tlike his witty conversations 're-used'
Larry
or as he likes to say, "I don't like sloppy seconds"
Larry
at least, i think he was talking about conversation
Larry
you can never be too sure, what with his smooth deliver and outrageously expensive pants.
Mike
man
Mike
I am funny
Larry
fuck, you bring the funny at whim
Mike
funneh
Jim
yes, you certainly think you are.
Larry
i concur
Mike
shouldn't you be getting de-loused?
Jim
shouldn't you?
Mike
is it Tuesday already?

Dec 5, 2007

Electrical iPhone Chai Latte

Sam
so, have you stopped drinking coffee now
Sam
are you a chai latte guy now
Larry
i'm drinking my coffee now
Larry
it's only two days old
Larry
and as cold as a well embalmed corpse
Sam
nice
Sam
my mate just got an iphone
Larry
does he like it?
Sam
loves it
Larry
does he love it because he just spent a fair chunk of change on it?
Larry
or does he genuinely love it, and find he spends the better portion of his day sitting at a Starubucks, with his iPhone, screen up on the table in front of him, while he pretends to peruse the most impenetrable works of Proust?
Sam
he loves it because it has an awesome ui and using the touch screen is just so natural
Sam
his company bought it
Larry
ahhh
Sam
oh the tension
Larry
like a high energy electrical transmission wire, poorly insulated, and 30 feet lower than prescribed by safety regulations.

Dec 4, 2007

The Falklands

Sam
$11 hamburger
Mike
hey...thats the price you pay for over floured ciabatta bread
Larry
and free range organic no-cruelty argentinian unmodified prairie cattle
Mike
yeah
Sam
no one mentioned argie to me
Sam
i'm not coming
Sam
fucking argies
Mike
haha
Larry
oh right
Larry
that whole island on the other side of the world that you two countries really care about and that frankly sounds like a hidden isle from Middle-Earth
Sam
the one that is ours
Mike
was
Sam
sorry?
Mike
yes you are
Mike
didnt you hear the latest?
Sam
no
Mike
The Brazilians have taken it over and are using it as a training island for the next World Cup.
Mike
Ooo the irony
Larry
well, you get your dwarves together fromt he Underkingdom, and make sure your alliances from Rivendale hold strong, like so many plates of mithril, and go get yourself that island.
Sam
now, that almost worked
Sam
all the rocks and hills will help improve their ball control, i see
Mike
indeed

Nov 8, 2007

Too Busy Watching 'Steel Magnolias'

Larry
Link to a scene from Braveheart.
Larry
*sniff*
Mike
never seen it
Larry
you are dead to me.
Larry
next wii lunch we should see this
Larry
or maybe schedule a MARATHON OF MANLY MAN MOVIES for christmas
Larry
so little Mikey can see all the movies he should have fucking seen
Larry
you're about to get your Man Card pulled buddy.
Mike
mmm

Nov 6, 2007

Gang Violet

Mike
YES YES YES!!!
http://www.yourtvlinks.com/file/6622-80039s-gang-fight.html
Jim
it's back, baby
Larry
werd.
Mike
The Falcons get to make the rules
Larry
is this Mr. Belvedere?
Mike
haha
Mike
listen close to the lyrics
Larry
sweet, the kids from Fame and Thriller are coming ti KICK SOME ASS (then have buttsecks)
Larry
i don't have to listen to th elysrics to know its' about colourful, ethnic sodomy.
Larry
MOVE THOSE HIPS
Larry
oh yeah, tha'ts not gay at all.
Larry
"nono, not a dark, menacing purplse. Do you have a lavender? Or a mauve?"
Larry
this prolly started the Blood vs. Crips bloodbath. fuck, even I"m pissed off at their protrayal of urban violence.
Larry
bout ready to get my gat and my nine and drive by a few whities myself now
Jim
what do you think his threads are worth once we kill him and strip himdown

Nov 5, 2007

says the web savvy veteran....

Jim says:
http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?a=b&u=1&sid=3351&c=CA&time=1194296927&hash=d02b107867538128517b04ba9859a75c
Jim says:
play the nov 1 clip 3 of 3
Mike says:
UR LYNX SUCKZORZ
Larry says:
OH MY GOD! LARN HOW 2 INTERNET!!!
Larry says:
which interview is it?
Larry says:
Mike
Larry says:
which interview is it?

Nov 1, 2007

Halloween at Larry's place

Larry says:
what did your kids dress up as?
Mike says:
Spongebob, Winnie the Pooh and Simba
Larry says:
i had a han solo trick or treat our place. it was awesome
Mike says:
you invite them in?
Larry says:
Simba? lion king is still popular?
Mike says:
no..but cheap
Mike says:
I love the look of the parents faces as they wait by the curb and you usher their kids inside
Larry says:
well, naturally, if they can roll a natural 20, and can define what a high constitution might mean, and what races have a +3 modifier to it. Then yes.
Larry says:
ah, cheap is king indeed
Larry says:
it's best if you lick your lips as you invite them in
Larry says:
and if you're not wearing any pants
Mike says:
hahah
Mike says:
answer the door naked
Larry says:
well, yeah, that's the trick
Mike says:
treat to follow

Columnist

Larry
i'll pass, after overcoming my fear of needles, i'm going to find out what all the fuss is about this 'heroin' everyone is talking aboutl.
Larry
i figure it'll make a good subject for the Watercooler
Manward
call it smack talk with Larry
Larry
oh yeah!
Larry
that's a great name for my column
Sam
Larry's fight against addiction
Sam
addiction to the flu shot
Larry
Smack Talk With Larry
The new shipmentof China White is in. It has a nice nutty start, with a crunchy styrofoam high, before it dumps you pretty hard with a really tar like ending. On the plus side, I only dry heaved for 3 hours after going cold turkey on it, so you know it's pure.
Larry
it writes itself!@

Oct 24, 2007

The Short Answer

Sam
hey, what are ocz like
Larry
OCZ? as in the RAM?
Sam
well, sd memory
Larry
as in, what's their reputation?
Sam
yeah
Larry
so, like, what would the general geekery and technological community have to say about the overall stability, reliabilty,and performance of said brand, on aggregate, and on the whole, ignoring any and all anedotal outliers?
Sam
yes
Larry
If I get your meaning -- and please, correct me if I'm out of order, or if I've shaded your question with the wrong intent, that is to say, flavour -- then what you would like to ascertain from me is some sort of zeitgeist surrounding OCZ and the components they make. A barometer, if you will, of the company and it's feeling of ill or goodwill among the technology enthusiast crowd. Ignoring, of
Larry
course, enthusiasts who may have rigourous and frankly shocking loyatly to, shall we say, competitors brands. What you would like to get a sketch of, in short, is an answer to this question, "Is OCZ, good?"
Sam
Yes, a simple, good or bad will suffice. I do not need a detailed and thorough discussion of the pros and cons of said brand.
Larry
So you would not want to know, for instance, if hte local dealer of OCZ certified equipment is in fact a latent homosexual with an alarming collection of burro erotica? Or that, say, their current labour policies in the RAM production field are second to none?
Sam
Whilst intrigued by the Mexican food sounds Burro, I have no idea what it is and do not feel it will influence my decision on whether or not to purchase memory from said company. Nor do i particularly care for the labour policies, as I feel my being an "EveryDay Hero" allows me certain leeway in my purchasing decisions in this regard.
Larry
They're pretty good, I guess.
Sam
thanks

Oct 22, 2007

Excuses, excuses.

Mike
you have a kid..its the perfect excuse
Larry
hahaha
Mike
Yeah...sorry (last minute) Mias not feeling well
Mike
she just yakked up her sweet potatoes all over the dog
Larry
holy shit, you just made up that excuse on the spot, so smooth! so natural! you should write a book
Jim
I'm surprised they don't all want to just go somewhere cheap and buy you gin and take in all the hugs.
Larry
and they'll be like "wait, this isn't YOUR birthday Larry"
Larry
and i'll be like all puppy dog faced and be like "so.. no LAN party then?"
Mike
I'd love to write a book but Hudson is running a bit of a fever. He's got a bit of a rash on his cheek too which may be a sign of fifths disease. I really have to keep an eye on it. you understand right. Sorry.
Larry
i'm fucking astounded
Larry
you should be a Facebook application
Larry
need an excuse, click here
Larry
fucking rad.
Jim
"no I can't go. Mike's kid is not feeling well and she just yakked up her sweet potatoes all over the dog"
Mike
Thanks for clicking the button. Unfortunately I cannot create an excuse right now as it seem the Norwalk Virus has paid us, our kids and our dog a visit. Unless you have some handy tips for getting hotdog vomit out of bed spreads, I won't be able to talk to you for a bit.