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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
10/06/2016 at 22:31 • Filed to: None

How is everyone?

I’m pacing across the rooms of my house thinking about things and stuff. Doggo is following me wondering where the treats are.

DISCUSSION (88)

CB > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:34

Decent, minus the jammed finger.

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:35

Oh you know, reminiscing .

f86sabre > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:36

Good here in Atlanta. Just getting ready to call it a night. Hoping things are ok in Florida in the morning. I remember the night Katrina hit and not knowing how bad it would be.

Wobbles the Mind > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:36

Pretty bad actually. Not due to anything other than my head since my heart is great. Just need to get them working together.

Thanks for asking, it’s nice to get that out!

LongbowMkII > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:37

Just got banned from commenting on jalopnik. Westbrook is sensitive tonight.

Should I not mock that click bait kitesurfing article?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:37

Having a late dinner after work. Grilled chicken with spices. Just downed a Legend Brown Ale so i’m feeling quite good. Maybe junkyarding tomorrow.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:38

I’m contemplating a house project for these dark winter months. New fireplace with hearth and some nice tile.

AntiSpeed > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:39

I’m in a hotel in Philadelphia. I’m a dual citizen in the US and Italy so I came to the consulate since they now require fingerprint scans for passports.

The good thing is that I actually walked out with a freshly minted passport! I was expecting them to send it in the mail after an unspecified bureaucratic waiting period.

Also I didn’t realize until after I booked 2 nights that I could have driven home after I was done. Oh well!

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry
10/06/2016 at 22:41

Tell me more about that beer

Nauraushaun > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:42

Alright, from down under. Sick as a dog. Which means I get to stay home. But it’s Friday arvo here - I’m going to be sick over the weekend and that’s not ideal.

About to run errands in the MR2 with the top down. Weather is improving on the way to Summer. Pumped

wafflesnfalafel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:42

don’t want to go to work tomorrow, but f’n glad I’m not in Florida

Had a surprisingly good Brown Ale from Old School House way out in Winthrop, WA - http://www.oldschoolhousebrewery.com/index2.html

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:43

Just finished watching FP1 while holding my daughter, she now demands food or the raptor noises will continue.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:43

I have just gotten over the flu, and Bathurst is this weekend. So I’m looking forward to drinking most of Sunday

JeepJeremy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:43

I made a bad trade in fantasy football (because I’m 1-3 and bored) and now my best friend (he’s league commish) is super pist at me. I may have really angered some people on accident and I’m stressed about it.

PS9 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:45

Sitting here waiting for the eyewall of death to come flatten my city in the morning.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun
10/06/2016 at 22:46

It’s a brown ale, about 6% ABV, brewed right here in Richmond, VA, from the city’s oldest craft brewery. Their signature beer.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:47

Made plans for thanksgiving long-weekend. On Saturday I going to oktoberfest in kitchener and hopping around beer tents. On sunday I have a family dinner. Monday I’m watching the parade then going back to beer tents. Good thing I have family to drive my drunk or hungover ass around.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:48

I’m contemplating my vehicular choices when the hurricane destroys the 7-series.

I still want a BMW. Extremely fun to drive around town, and on the twisty stuff. But at the same time I really miss the utility of my truck. So, I’m thinking finding a 2wd shorty truck and throwing some handling mods at it.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > LongbowMkII
10/06/2016 at 22:49

I use the Kinja-blocker plug-in to hide his articles to avoid that temptation.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:52

My costochondritis flared up this afternoon, and I broke up with my boyfriend on Tuesday. All things considered, I’m feeling quite all right.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:54

Just got home from visiting a friend who broke a leg.

LongbowMkII > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/06/2016 at 22:54

Fancy. A solid 40% of the comments are mocking his complete ignorance of Kiteboarding. Apparently it’s been crossposted to other sites too. This just makes Jalopnik look bad.

Justino6969 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:57

I’m good. Planning to rip apart my Jeep this weekend. Floorboard time.

Scary__goongala! > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 22:58

Kinja'd!!!

The usual. Enjoying a thirsty Thursday in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Stef Schrader > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:03

I’m gonna go to sleep early. Hooned the 944 around the track today. That car just needed some running and kept getting better and better as it warmed up and shook the dust off, so shoot, I was out there for like an hour before I decided to come back in. I love that car so much. I really need to figure out how I can rallycross it for Most Excellent Funtime since the suspension is so hilariously high. Also, the fan I swapped out doesn’t work, either. Grr.

Grabbed some Munchkins on the way back. They’re not Timbits, but they’ll do. Tried some of the pumpkin Munchkins. Those were good, further proving the theory that pumpkin “spice” needs some kind of sweet substance to make it worthwhile as a flavor. Like pie filling or donut. Doesn’t work in coffee. Nope. Yecch.

Then I got a headache. Drinking extra water just in case I sweat out too much (90-something day out, I think). I think maybe I didn’t eat enough today? I just kinda snacked around because I slept in and wasn’t super hungry. In case it’s not either of those, though, I’m on the good pain meds that I whip out for bad migraines. I’m gonna zzzzzz any minu--

Xyl0c41n3 > LongbowMkII
10/06/2016 at 23:04

Lol. I love how his hair trigger temper and banning of people on Jalopnik has become the running joke of Oppo.

Bruh, you are far too young to be building up such a shitty professional reputation for yourself. He’s gonna learn some lessons the pretty hard way if he keeps that up. I don’t know many journalists who make it very far when their thin skin is that fragile.

E90M3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/06/2016 at 23:04

Wait, there’s a kinja-blocker plug in? How does this work?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:05

Burned some wood in the fire place and spending the evening reading YA fiction. Got a crap ton of work to do tomorrow before longish out of town work gig.

scoob > E90M3
10/06/2016 at 23:05

Got Chrome? https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kinja-blocker/lhdhdondofgpimddkmjmpgeiopddddkd

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3
10/06/2016 at 23:07

Here’s how mine works: I read the name of the author of the article and I choose accordingly.

Xyl0c41n3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:07

Not too shabby. Still decompressing from the workday. Sipping on a beer, and watching tv. The Blacklist just ended, so I flipped it back to Thursday Night Football.

Gonna go to a game tomorrow that’s sure to be interesting because rivalry. I don’t spend as much time on the sidelines as I used to, but this will be a great game to be there. Should make for some good photos.

Why are you pacing? What has you worried?

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:08

That’s pretty damn effective. I usually avoid the FP, that also works.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/06/2016 at 23:08

I keep telling myself that, but then think about money. It always comes down to money... “Is a $5,000 bathroom remodel really going to improve the value, or even my life? WHAT? A fully tiled shower pan costs HOW much??! WHAT! How can a sink be that expensive!”

E90M3 > scoob
10/06/2016 at 23:08

That I do, might have to give this a try.

Xyl0c41n3 > f86sabre
10/06/2016 at 23:09

I’ve got more than a few friends in the path of the storm. I’m worried about them, too. :/

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Xyl0c41n3
10/06/2016 at 23:12

The usual slew of things that involve being an adult. Me pacing is not a sign of turmoil; it just means that it’s a day that ends in “-day.”

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/06/2016 at 23:13

Your costowhatsits?!

Xyl0c41n3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:14

That still doesn’t sound all that great. Constant stress isn’t good or normal just because it’s constant. Hope you’re not stressing too much, but if you are, you know Oppo is always willing to try to help out.

Please give the doggo some scritches for me. And the kitteh, too. :)

Alfalfa > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:16

Shitty.

shop-teacher > Stef Schrader
10/06/2016 at 23:18

Yes! Rallycross the 944! Did you ever see my write up of rallycrossing my Roadmaster wagon?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Alfalfa
10/06/2016 at 23:18

‘Tis better to have loved an lost then to have never Bronco’d at all.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/06/2016 at 23:20

Was he in theatre?

... Too soon?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > LongbowMkII
10/06/2016 at 23:21

Sigh. Yep it’s over on Deadspin. I realize it’s his job to liven things up at night and generate clicks, but occasionally it goes to far, in my opinion. It’s been this way ever since they brought him on. A few months ago it got ugly when few posts were made here complaining about one of his FP posts and he came into the comments and mixed it up. At that point I decided that it wasn’t going to get better and to just ignore him. It’s a shame because he interacts with the commentariat more than most of the other FP authors, but I just can’t get on his wavelength.

bhtooefr > Stef Schrader
10/06/2016 at 23:21

I like that theory on pumpkin spice, and it explains why I’ve never found a good pumpkin beer. (That said, pumpkin spice coffee products can work well, but that’s because a lot of coffee products are rather sweet themselves...)

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E90M3
10/06/2016 at 23:22

For chrome anyway. Looks like Scoob beat me to it.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:22

Still alive, designing many schools, making several dollars.

AR24-7 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:23

I’m in college without my car I’ve never been in a darker time in my life...

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > E90M3
10/06/2016 at 23:26

It’s pretty good. I also block a few others across Kinja. One weird glitch is that sometimes I’ll click one of the small headline-only text links on, say, Deadspin, that takes me to Gizmodo and it will render the article then all of a sudden it disappears and I’m left with the banner and a blank page under it.

jimz > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:28

not good. we just decided to call a scrapyard to pick up my dad’s ‘73 Cougar convertible because it’s unsalvageable.

RallyWrench > AR24-7
10/06/2016 at 23:31

There are worse places to be than in college. Do they have counseling on campus? Might help to talk it through with someone. Or vent here if need be, we might be a bunch of randos on the internet, but we’re a pretty good bunch of randos, some of whom may have had your experience. I know there’s at least one other Oppo who recently relocated for school without their car (or familiar scene) and is having a hard time with it. Hang in there, look to the future.

scoob > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:33

I’m eating ice cream.

All is very well.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:35

Frustrated. This joker just got a bath and is somehow already completely covered in dirt again. Also my wife is kind of drunk and being obnoxious. But it’s almost bed time and tomorrow is Friday so I’ll be good.

Kinja'd!!!

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:39

Inflammation of the cartilage connecting ribs to the sternum, leading to chest pain. Basically I live with non-life-threatening chronic chest pain that comes and goes.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > bhtooefr
10/06/2016 at 23:40

Try a pumpkin spice hard cider. They can be OK. Works better than beer IMO.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > JeepJeremy
10/06/2016 at 23:43

I’m 0-4. Three guys in IR and another out for a few games. And this week the few decent players I have left are on byes. I’m comtemplating seeing if I can go 0-12 with a full lineup each week.

RallyWrench > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:43

Wondering where’s the money, Lebowski.

Also considering career moves because daily stress isn’t worth it.

Also also pissed off about water and land management decisions that were made well before I was born.

Also also also wondering why I thought it was a good idea to not drink beer during the week.

Also also also also hoping for safety and rapid assistance to those affected by Matthew.

Also also also also also thinking about just getting rid of all the cars and getting a nice Tacoma.

I’m having beer tomorrow night, dammit.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:43

I’m okay, bout to get real awkward up in this house of mine between me and my wife. Wish me luck.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:45

Out past my bedtime on a work night at the local brewery that is declining a ddrinking a terrible APA, but I’m also sitting 10 feet away from and listening to probably the best bluesman in the state do his hill-country style thing. On the balance, I’m great. Good blues makes up for most anything else.

Agrajag > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/06/2016 at 23:50

Doing pretty good. Just watched X-Men: Apocalypse. It was okay.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > LongbowMkII
10/06/2016 at 23:51

If I may ask, what comment was it?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 00:03

She was in dance.

RallyWrench > JeepJeremy
10/07/2016 at 00:05

Some people take fantasy way, way too seriously.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
10/07/2016 at 00:07

Uh oh :(

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 00:13

What kind of doctor are you?!

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 00:13

cant complain

Ike > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 00:16

I’m good, i hope all goes well with what ever is keeping you up

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 00:23

I got over the sticker shock (within reason) when I converted a one sink bathroom to two sinks. If it makes life easier. It’s worth it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/07/2016 at 01:02

Hot take: most pumpkin beers are bad

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/07/2016 at 01:03

Wow.... I’ve had that since I was 7. My parents ran all kinds of tests on me because the pain was so bad you couldn’t move or really breathe. You had to wait for the pain to go away.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two
10/07/2016 at 01:04

Dude I am on your side. My bathroom idea involves his and her vanities because MY WIFE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT “YOUR SIDE” MEANS AND I LIKE A CLEAN AREA DAMMIT.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RallyWrench
10/07/2016 at 01:06

I don’t know. I’d say the worst — eh, 2nd worst — year of my life was my first year of college. Adulthood got off to a rough start.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Ike
10/07/2016 at 01:07

It’s only 10 though

smobgirl > Stef Schrader
10/07/2016 at 01:30

Your 944 came up at dinner with my college roommate. I can’t even remember how.

LongbowMkII > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/07/2016 at 03:08

http://jalopnik.com/1787512465

Ive been ungrayed again. Thanks Kinja/other author?

I should probably just avoid his posts from now on, rarely do I feel a net positive after reading them.

Birddog > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 03:38

*All*

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 03:51

Damn you Americans! You all drink American beer that I can’t even buy over here in Australia. I’d totally give it a shot if I could!

LongbowMkII > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/07/2016 at 03:53

That sounds awful. Any sort of deep bruising/inflammation there is painful.

JeepJeremy > RallyWrench
10/07/2016 at 06:24

I do see his point. And as a group, I’d say we all take it too seriously. So it’s like I slipped out of character to goof off and I’m getting reprimanded.

JeepJeremy > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
10/07/2016 at 06:26

I’ve seen it happen. Truthfully nobody in your league can argue that your playing for last place if you are at least putting a squad on the field.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 09:04

Just peachy, as it is Friday.

Time to go home yet?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun
10/07/2016 at 09:17

I’ll trade you some beer for some JDM cars.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/07/2016 at 09:44

It won’t matter. It’s their house. We just live in it.

AR24-7 > RallyWrench
10/07/2016 at 13:34

True but its not terrible I just wish I could drive something

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 18:45

Sold! Take all the haggard R33 Skyline racecars :D

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun
10/07/2016 at 19:46

Throw in one CL1 Accord and you have a deal. I can make one good Skyline out of a bunch of trashed ones.

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 20:02

I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those. But I’m sure it’s feasible enough. Deal!

What if they all have horrible damaged bodykits instead of bumpers? What if, among every Skyline in Australia, there’s neither a good nor stock bumper at all?

interstate366, now In The Industry > Nauraushaun
10/07/2016 at 20:13

If they’re all trashed, I’ll try and source a decent bumper/aero kit from Canada. If I strike out there, Japan. If that fails, I’ll figure something out.

Nauraushaun > interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 22:10

You’re a resourceful guy. You’re the one who can save these R33s.