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Nolamarinergirl1_tiny by NOLAmarinergirl on Comment 578 comments

My Monday is a bit hectic, also, but I need a place to stop in from time to time and wake myself up a little.  Yes, I'm substituting LL for caffeine.  I need a crutch.

And hey, I might not know anything about american football, but whoa big premier league weekend.

With eight days til d-day, there's really no links that do not encourage the discussion of politics.  So let's keep things light and fluffy, shall we?

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I have a fondness for road signs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 8:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Without listing 85 of them

do you have a favorite?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My personal favorite is the one that they used to have on the 5 in Chula Vista (south SD)

which was a warning to watch for people crossing the highway. Yes, the stick figure picture showed the guy wearing a sombrero.

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't find a picture of it now

but one of my favorites is the warning sign that’s posted in several locations around Portland, to warn bicyclists of the presence of train tracks – it’s a drawing of a bicycle with its wheel lodged in the gap in the track, with a bicyclist flying over the handlebars head-first.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In the state of Washington I am partial to this one

as it is a perfect reconstruction of an Oregon Route shield

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pendleton

I’m considering going down there in a week or so, but vaguely. They’re having a poker tournament series at Wildhorse.

by Gomez on Oct 27, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes

They have the most beautiful standalone trailblazer in North America but they are absolutely horrible at signing highway directions.

Also they frequently use Clearview, the idiotic new font that is slowly starting to replace FHWA Gothic (The only place in this area I know of you can find Clearview is on the Seatac Airport signage)

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clearview looks retarded on signs for the most part

Particularly when they try to put it inside reassurance shields. It has potential but no DOT has figured out how to use it on BGSs- it works as the font that lists the airlines coming into Seatac, but not when the font has to be particularly huge

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still amazed that people left the Bridge early.

if I were present at the end of a historic achievement by my team, I’d stay till after the game was over and cheer my fucking lungs out for my team in recognition of their awesomeness.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think all big Premiership teams have a cadre of bandwagoners/casual fans

that expect every game to be a stylish 5-0 win, and when it’s not forthcoming they bail. It’s too bad. I know Arsenal has their share, and it is incredibly annoying. You paid to watch 90 minutes of football, stay there and watch it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The sad thing is they never used to

Highbury only held 38,000 people and it was always packed.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All well and good but...

1) it’s just the done thing, and I hate it. Just about equal to walking out of a horror film before the killer is unmasked. Unless a game is a foregone conclusion then it’s just madness. It happens all the way, right from top level (England games are awful for it, but then it does take 40 mins plus to get out afterwards) to grass roots (my local team only attracts 1,500-2,000 and you know that a good hundred or so will have left before the board goes up for added minutes).

2) are Chelsea fans so die-hard that they would recognise such achievement anyway? The hardened fans are so priced out of attending these games anyway.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the hardened fans are the ones that stay to the whistle

At least the ones that can still afford tickets. My best friend in London has been an Arsenal season ticket holder since he was a kid – his dad was, his dad’s dad was, etc. Anyway. My friend and his family live about a 5 minute walk from Twickenham, which means every Saturday that Arsenal are at the Emirates he gets on the tube at Hatton Cross and rides an hour up to Arsenal, and does it again at the end of the game. But he ALWAYS stays until the end.

Arsenal have tried to combat the ridiculousness of the Tube commute by leaving the stadium’s common areas, pubs, and restaurants open for two hours past the end of the match, and sometimes they’ll have live music, to encourage people to stay a bit and not overload the Arsenal and Finsbury Park stations, but it’s still a mad scramble to pack into the Tube at the end of a game, and the more casual fan, who just goes for a nice day out, doesn’t want to deal with all that crap.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Finsbury Park

Part of the trouble with Arsenal is that Finsbury Park is the hub not only of said Picadilly Line but also the Victoria and mainline services north. It’s not just the tube that feels the pinch.

Despite upgrading the stadium they’ve done little in the past 10 years to upgrade the station, and as a result getting to/from Arsenal is a pain. Worse is forgetting that you’re going to a gig in Islington on the same night as Arsenal vs Liverpool in the Champions League and trying to get home afterwards…

Still, at least the trains run late. I can still get a ride home from FP at 1:40am. Result!

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I remember right

Arsenal’s commitment to redevelop Highbury into condos (otherwise known as OH MY GOD I WOULD KILL TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE EAST STAND) sort of got them off the hook as far as expanding either Arsenal or Finsbury Park stations, which is really too bad.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, they're making progress with that

In fact a large amount of it’s done now. It’s a really cool idea, although they were outrageously priced.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm hoping the world's economy continues to collapse

because if it does, in a couple years I might be able to afford one of those. It would be so incredibly cool to live in the East Upper. looking out over what used to be the pitch…man.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swap deal?

Right now I’d happily trade places. You can make it from my flat to Highbury in about 30 mins (20 min train + 5 min walk either end).

Got a mansion overlooking Puget Sound?

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly, no mansion, no view of note

I live in Portland, and my view is of the parking lot of the tattoo studio across the street. But I do have a nice deck, so that’s something I guess.

How about a vacation swap in 2012, when you’ll probably want to leave London during the Olympics and we’re planning on going out there for them?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Portland

It’s on my “go back to” list. After Bilbao and Zurich.

Only went for 24 hours but was easily in my top 5 most incredible 24 hours of all time. Stayed in a great motel just a few hundred yards off the Burnside Bridge.

Meanwhile, there’s no way I’m going to be anywhere other than HERE for summer 2012. With bells on.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You stayed at the Thriftlodge on E. Burnside.

That place is basically my second home.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have also stayed there.

My wife was not happy about it though even if the price was right.

by Sec 108 on Oct 27, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha, my wife is not fond of it either.

Still, I love it. Esp. since they got new carpets – no more of that odd funk in some rooms.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure that's the same place

it was…. shit I can’t remember the name, but it was next to a gig venue.

Oh yeah, Jupiter Hotel. That’s the bunny

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, the Jupiter.

Never stayed there, but I love the concept of a “hip, trendy” hotel in that neighborhood. Seen a bunch of shows at the Doug Fir, though, which is a really good place to see a show if you can wade through all the hipsters.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doug Fir, that was the name

The venue I went to was on the other side of the Bridge (memory like a seive today) but the Hotel was amazing and decently priced.

Hip it most definitely was. Not sure about trendy, mind you.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's trendy for Portland

which means that the rest of the world passed it by the month it opened.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dante's was the venue

Awesome bar.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doug Fir

Shit – they’ve got Friendly Fires / Lykke Li on the same billing this Thursday.

Go!

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And more in Portland

Noah & The Whale
The Little Ones
Hotel Cafe Tour
Vampire Weekend
Amanda Palmer

all this year. You lucky people.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Each to their own

They’re a bit bandwagon at the moment, and I’ve not seen them live to judge, but most of the tunes seem fairly inoffensive. A bit too pop for me, but I’d have given them a second chance.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're precious and twee

which I find incredibly annoying. But, yeah, to each their own.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dante's is a great place

I’ve never been to a bar with an indoor fire pit before I went there. They don’t get as many good shows these days, for some reason – I don’t know if they’ve changed bookers or what, but they seem to be concentrating on their weekly recurring cabaret shows more than national touring bands these days.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember very little actually

Although the gig was seated and felt like it should have been standing.

Cool barstaff kept the place open until however late for a small group of us. So so wasted that night.

Seem to remember a cool guitar shop just across the street, too. Oh, and gangs underneat the bridge on the west side.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I played a show there a couple of years ago with Hell's Belles.

That place was packed to capacity, and a lot of fun. We haven’t been there since, however. My understanding is that they do have a new booker (who seems not to be doing that great a job).

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, the pound's dropped to... holy shit, 1.5852!

I’ll never be able to buy anything in London, but I’d still like to have a place in the UK somewhere.

My wife and I would look at estate agents in the ass end of Somerset or in a converted Glasgow council estate, and every property still cost more than our house.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so pissed off it was 2.08 when I went back for Christmas.

Still, I can go back and live like a high roller next time. Or at least a moderate roller.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I went to NYC at just the right time.

And Seattle last year. Barclay’s are predicting it will be back up to $1.90 though within the year.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was just looking at the prices for Highbury Square

1BR’s start at $700K. For about 540 square feet. Ouch.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yes

I read an article this morning reckoning the slump will end in about 18 months, chopping around 25% off the current house prices. So the 2-bed flat I just paid $300,000 for will be worth nearer $220,000.

Still outragous sums, but a little more sane. £1 will roughly equal $1 by then too, you watch…

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Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I probably read the same article.

It has kind of put me off buying right now. Although I am viewing a house in just under an hour which I might do a buy-to-let on. It’s only £130000 and has four bedrooms.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OUCH.

No, just outside of Oldham. Which may as well be Salford.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!

I stayed at a friend’s gaff in Salford where he was at Uni once. The whole place had massive railings and barb wire surround to put off the oiks.

Glamorous part of the world.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Adam: [Sanderson slashes Adam] Aaaaaaah!
[the Ducks scream at the referee for a penalty call]
Coach Bombay: Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. Hey ref, why don’t you call something for crying out loud? He almost took his arm off!
Referee at Games: [sends Sanderson to the penalty box] That’ll be two minutes.
Olalf Sanderson: Two minutes well worth it.
Ken Wu: Get in the box, you big goon!

by Robert on Oct 27, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a good Premiership weekend indeed.

With the exception of Stoke City, that is. I was hoping they’d put up more of a fight. But Hull City! They even have a positive goal difference now.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 8:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HOW DARE YOU ROOT AGAINST MY TEAM.

If you don’t root for Man City to win it all, then you are evil and deserve piles. In fact, all you guys here OWE ME to support City since I have been forced to support your shitty baseball team.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

No one would consciously choose in their late teens to support Seattle after all.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See, this is the thing there

I have no real opinion about Manchester City, good or ill. I have a very good friend who was born in Macclesfield, though, who grew up a Stoke City fan; Man City was always his “big” team, while Stoke labored in the lower divisions. There was never a conflict between his sides until this season. Stoke are….not doing so well, so I wanted them to win this weekend. I have no problem with Man City winning that game, though.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should become a full time City lover though.

Only then will you understand my pain [although the last two months have been pretty darn cool out of 24 years of failure].

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't do it as long as they're both in the Premiership

I’ve got too much history with Arsenal.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Imagine if an unholy Red Sox/Yankees abomination also played in Seattle.

And then you would understand my pain.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I understand. Perhaps that was a bit harsh, given who you share a city with... but still

You get Robinho, we get our basketball team stolen from us.
You get a new owner who wants to outspend Real Madrid, we get a collapse from the ‘Hawks.
We all share in 101 losses from the M’s.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Back from a weekend in Yakima.

Turns out it’s still there. What a shame.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 8:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

These things happen.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One of these days. Something biblical. Or maybe they'll just reroute the interstate.

Let it die on the vine. My parents are selling their house over there and I was surprised the housing market was still cooking right along. Then my mom explained a lot of eastside retirees cash out and buy in over there. It’s like moving to Costa Rica I guess. Circa 1970. Without the beach and beautiful jungle.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just make sure the wine country is the only thing that stays.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the hops please. Guess all thats south of the gap, or east heading towards Hanford.

You can use all those damn apple trees for fire wood for all I care.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So is this FanPost "where is everyone from?"

or “Where the hell is everyone on a Monday morning, they need to be Off Topic and amuse NOLA?”

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3 points!

Seahawks get a convincing victory, Spurs do the same (+ hire a great coach), Moyer pitched well….

Pretty damn good weekend, really.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A little - I mean, it was just the Niners - but it was a damn nice win.

The Eagles game should tell us a lot more about where the team is right now….I’m a bit more confident in getting to 7-9 or 8-8 though.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No. Whether Matt plays next week or not, Seneca looked much more confident in the pocket,

and the defense played far better. Hopefully things are beginning to click.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because the Seahawks winning is a good thing... =(

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m just not convinced we can catch Arizona.

Plus, even if we make the playoffs… it’s not like we’ll magically fix the defense and Nate Burleson =(

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seahawks aren't going to make the playoffs though, right?

I mean, last I checked they were rooted at the foot of the table.

Meantime, we’re gripped by “NFL Fever” with the International fixture yesterday. I notice they reckon there’ll be two regular season games at Wembley in 2009…

So now we’ve had NHL and NBA preseason games in London, plus NFL regular season games… when’s the goddamn MLB game coming to town?

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, they're not at the foot of the table anymore.

But no, they’re not (in my opinion) going to the playoffs. That’s fine. They need a year to figure out who to keep and who to ditch, and the division is still bad enough that they don’t have to spend years on a rebuild.

by marc w on Oct 27, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In second place in the division though!

Which says a lot more about the division than it does about the Hawks

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The way I see it

We are terrible and get a top 5 draft pick: Draft a LT for the future
We are medicore and get a middling pick: Secondary help for next year
We somehow make the playoffs: Playoffs!

by Robert on Oct 27, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A. Not gonna happen. The rest of the division is too awful to possibly lose that many games to

B. Most likely, though there’s always the hope we could trade up for a Michael Oher or Eugene Monroe
C. YAY!

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We need a QB as well.

Someone who could spend a couple of years learning the WC offense style (assuming that Mora uses it as well) and getting ready to take the reigns from Hass.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Oct 27, 2008 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well not too many colleges use the WCO, do they?

So if we stay with it, we’re going to need to.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Oct 28, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A lot of colleges use the WCO

but you’re not drafting a QB because of the offense he played in. Even if his team used the WCO, it’s almost irrelevant because of how different the terminology is from team to team. You shouldn’t draft a quarterback until you’re a year away

by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly, a sportsless weekend for me...

Too busy being gone and stuff. And now my wife leaves us boys for the better part of this week. Also, my furnace decided to break this weekend. Yes, in the new house.

I need a drink. Rum & Egg Nog before bed tonight? Hmmm.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Oct 27, 2008 9:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Did you get the home warranty?

a lot of times times when you buy a house the lender will throw in a one-year warranty on systems and stuff like that (ours was through American Home Shield). If you have that, all you pay is about $50 and they’ll fix your furnace. Check into it – ask your realtor or lender.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, we have a warranty. Thanks for the reminder!

I’ve already scheduled the gas guy, though.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Oct 27, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still kinda do because wheee Hull

But now no not really. I think I really wanted Zola to be the one to break it though. Because how fucking legendary would that have been.

by Graham on Oct 27, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would have been pretty cool.

He looked like he was having a lot of fun Sunday, even though they lost – he seems to be a good fit at West Ham.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, not smoking for two weeks has changed my taste buds drastically.

I used to love great beer, enjoy good and decent beer and not have a problem with crap beer.

My taste buds seem to be coming alive and I cannot stand the taste of crappy lagers now.

by Sec 108 on Oct 27, 2008 9:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Where's BrianL?

He hasn’t commented on LL in five days

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OMG CALL THE POLICE

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh crap

I feel like they taught us this in kindergarten but it’s slipping me right now

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's a bit harsh

he could be in prison, or passed out in the gutter like Spud from Trainspotting, or being held hostage by marxist guerillas.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's alive

I added him on Facebook a couple days ago and he added back, so he’s certainly not dead.

by Gomez on Oct 27, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ouch

Which part did it fail?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Busy ass morning.

Three more days.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Oct 27, 2008 9:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that's an odd place to keep purchase orders.

Most people would opt for the filing cabinet.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta keep them warm.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

...

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Oct 27, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know, I thought I was the only one who ever used that joke

All the people that I used it on have either moved away or don’t work with me any longer, but it was always one of my favorite responses to anybody saying anything. I am happy to see it is now in use by others.

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Oct 27, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well this is weird

for the first time in a while, I’m not incredibly overwhelmed with work to do.

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 9:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A barber was telling me how the credit crunch was affecting him today.

People going six weeks between cuts rather than four. If I left my hair for six weeks I’d end up looking like a white Afro Man.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
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by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 9:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I usually go six weeks

But that is mostly due to the fact that my hair only seems to grow on the sides and back these days.

by Sec 108 on Oct 27, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

6 weeks?

Even that sounds relatively vain.

Every three months is plenty, thanks.

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hippie

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Oct 27, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is somewhat vain

I don’t want to look like a degenerate when I am on sales calls.

by Sec 108 on Oct 27, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just do it myself anymore. I haven't since... August, at least.

My hair’s at that length where it’s too long to be short and too short to be long.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 27, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I go every 2-3 months

Partially to keep costs down and partially because I forget. I should ideally get it cut every month.

by Gomez on Oct 27, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Off to my first ever house viewing!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Oct 27, 2008 10:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh thank god

Delta offers $150 first class upgrades. Now I just gotta hope there’s space available. Wedging my larger-than-a-jockey self into a coach seat is fine for a 2-3 hour flight, but cross country demands legroom and elbow space.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Applying for internships should not involve any paperwork

My ability to be a quality intern should not be judged on how well I format a resume

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 10:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Incorrect

The ability to build a decent resume speaks volumes about your broader capabilities. Should it? Probably not. But it does.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Internships are generally bitchwork.

If you can’t make it past the resume, then you’re in for some fun.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Oct 27, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't even written the resume yet

I don’t see the point

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will do it today

I just think it’s dumb and so I don’t see the point

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AC just made the point.

If you can’t do one menial task, how can they trust you to do other menial tasks?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's a good point

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this, again

internships are the lowest rung on a very tall totem pole. There will always be a large amount of “swallow your pride and make 500 copies the hard way even though you know an easier way – we’re not interested”. It’s a form of hazing, in a way.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not even a hazing thing in most companies.

It’s “we’re paying this guy for 6 hours three times a week, but only have 3 hours of work for the day today”, so you get the backup job that usually involves pushing paper. All because you can’t trust the intern that knows the accounting system like the back of his hand onto a computer that has the accounting program.

I had to have an intern shred CDs for four hours because he was too quick at assembling sales packets, and they didn’t trust him with a UPS account to send out the packets to the salespeople. He was a fourth year student they later hired as a staff accountant.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Internships are competitive.

If they didn’t ask for resumes they’re probably get two times as many applications and end up interviewing people who are too lazy to put together a resume. It helps weed out the lame.

We don’t have applications at my store for that very reason; anyone that’s out and about can ask for an application and a pen and finish it in ten seconds. When we’re hiring I’d rather not have to sort through fifty applications and interview a bunch of people that totally suck.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Oct 27, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or you could say it much more eloquently than I.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the point

I’m looking at this one right now- seems right up my alley
http://www.soundtransit.org/x8989.xml

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah but roads

I’m debating if I should mention the driving of every mile of state highway in Washington as an example of my passion for transportation or if it just makes me look insane

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps just mention you keep a blog about Washington highways?

Except, of course, that might make them think you’re not into public transportation.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 27, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tell them you blog about your "positive interest" in Washington highways.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The more intense your interest the more you should downplay it

intensity scares interviewers. Show knowledge at first, then move to passion once you’re in the door.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My experience is all in the corporate/for-profit world so YMMV

but I’ve been on both sides of the corporate table as far as interviews go and what I’ve found is that it’s great to know a lot, but you also need to clearly demonstrate why your passion is relevant to the job being offered. It’s not enough to be passionate, and if all you have is unfocused passion it does tend to make people gunshy.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 27, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Acutally, in today's market

He’ll probably be searching for work in five years no matter how good he ends up.

by Gomez on Oct 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't seen a post on it yet..

Anyone get the new Guitar Hero (World Tour)?

I had to drive to Target, Game Stop, WalMart, and 2 Circuit Cit(ies)y(‘)s to finally get it. I’ve only played a few of the songs but the drums are pretty cool. They’re kinda tough to get used to at first with the Yellow/Orange ones being symbols, but its fun. Only 6 more hours at work :o/

by seamariners85 on Oct 27, 2008 10:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was going to pick it up yesterday (I had it preordered)

but then my car crapped the bed. I’m still waiting on an estimate before I decide if I can afford to get the game.

by Phildopip on Oct 27, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wii had a commercial for a music game last night during the game.

I don’t play any of them, but it looked entertaining. It cracks me up, when I was a kid if you stood around doing all that air performing people would make fun of you.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I felt before I played it.

It’s addictive, especially the drums. Since playing drums on Rock Band I hardly ever play guitar on it anymore.

by seamariners85 on Oct 27, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD:

Bacon apple pie

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmm..

Unlike some, I actually like this idea.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No such thing.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The funny part about this thread is nobody spellchecks Mark W or English Mariner.

I just spoke with a British friend of mine this morning to get some car purchasing advice. Nearly impenetrable. I have no idea what he said. Which is probably why people enjoy his company so much, it’s English yet with the slang + accent (thick) hard to follow. Throw in his pleasant demeanor and tone, for all you know he’s agreeing with everything you say, yet probably really making fun of your stupidity. Brilliant.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

there's no need to spellcheck them

because they are not spelling things incorrectly. Neither are those of us that are here in the US.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

JI begs to differ.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the LL-meta equivalent of "Vidro/Silva is fat!!1!" jokes.

You actually are in the upper part of LL from my informal “stupid misspellings that bug me” survey, and have been for months.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a moral dilemma

Should I spell words in AmE or BrE? I guess out of politeness we should be adjusting to accomodate our hosts, but then there’s a challenge in knowing which other words are misspelled, and I already have enough trouble making sure I remove all my idioms from the occasional post.

When I’ve stayed with friends in the US it takes me (and them) days to adjust. Get the speed of delivery right and be unambiguous.

By the time you’ve sussed it, it’s time to go home again.

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Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man, please don't change or adjust a thing!

The patter of the above thread about real estate combined with the chat this morning on the phone made me smile. Not that I think of the differences or you in particular as a source of entertainment. Now I wish I had not made a comment, hopefully it isn’t taken in a negative manner or the thread move in a negative direction.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Course not

It’s interesting. A sociologist would find it riveting.

Course, you go somewhere where a foreign language is spoken and you speak (or try to) in that language. Travel to a different part of the world where the same language is spoken in a different dialect and you change very little. Why?

Those boundaries are muddied when it comes to written text. An author is translated into AmE but a contributor to an internet blog comment isn’t.

It’d take a lot to offend me when it comes to use language, believe me! It is entertaining, just so long as it’s not an infuriating fad for us to post here and divert discussion so much!

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Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Divert discussion? In an off-topic thread?

HOW DARE YOU, LIMEY!!!!!

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

:o)

It’s funny – I read a non-league soccer website where the messageboard is often flooded with NFL and MLB discussion, and we have a Canadian (well, ex-pat) and a US poster on there. It’s the ultimate sillhouette of this place.

I often expect the locals get bored of the US-chat on there, and figure it’s probably the same here on occasion.

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Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Halloween is almost here, and that means artistic pumpkins.


Post on neatorama here.

Gotta love the red ring o’ death.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I do not, in fact, love the red ring o' death

I have received it 3 times, and finally sprung for an Elite model to prevent future issues (new chipset and disc drives). Plus the Elite is basically silent compared to the jet-engine roar of my old one

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Oct 27, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you mean by this?

Install what? (XBox neophyte here)

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Install the game so you can reduce load time and noise

You still have to have the game in the drive for security checks but beside that its a handy addition

by Robert on Oct 27, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seems interesting.

Having to have the disc in seems stupid, though. It seems as though you could have a game be Live-aware and have a mechanism for activation ala Adobe CS3?4, and skip the whole disc thing entirely.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 27, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know, I slip an 'ou' into neighbor and such once in awhile.

Still gets corrected all the time. I was cracking up on the oiks and gaffs. My friend cracks up on my slang right back at me. Language is fun stuff to me.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love the word "oik"

it’s not used nearly enough in this country.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

'Oy!' slipped into my vernacular at some point.

There was a troop of Aussie’s around once, we used to swap meet with them now and then, probably picked it up then. I use it to get someone’s attention once in awhile, works pretty slick. Never heard oik before. Kids go down for a nap, I think I’ll be looking for a slang dictionary.

by dpseadv on Oct 27, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still use OI! to get people's attention

but only because nobody here does it and it’s distinctive in a crowd situation.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only if you're in Australia.

here, a loud shout of OI (and I have a pretty damn loud voice) just tends to startle most people in a 20-foot radius – I think shouting three of them at top volume might either kill someone or get me arrested.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 27, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

English Mariner would probably call them

“Scallies” (as in Scally-Wags).

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by MarkE on Oct 27, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ty Willingham just announced an "agreement" that he won't return to coach the Huskies next season.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 12:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I have to get your bear back to you and Junior!

Shall we meet up at the docks at midnight? I have just the trenchcoat to wear.

by royalcurve on Oct 27, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm not sure when I'll be able to meet, but I'll let you know.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you're interested, I could ask the Mrs. what's going on this evening, and perhaps you could have a early evening glass of wine?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In case you need directions, here's a picture of my house:

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it was a little hard with his Jeep...

His Hummer was in the shop that day.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Oct 27, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I'm not made out of money.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well that's stupid, isn't it

I made all my friends out of money

by seattlebruin on Oct 27, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll talk to her at around 4:00 and call you.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 27, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs