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11/20/08 OTPOTD: Coughing edition

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Okay, so I'm up at 12:40am because I had another coughing attack, so here's my post:

Bowling kicks ass. Jack In The Box should never be out of any kind of food. I'm trying hot citrus tea as a last resort (I don't care for tea all that much). I'm probably going to the LL bowling on Friday. My cat forgot how to pee in the litter box and I'm pissed. You all don't get no tags because I'm coughing too much and have to be to work tomorrow.

 

Good luck finding me on Facebook, you have until Friday to figure it out, because if I show up for bowling, I'm sure I'll give up my true identity.

Also, I have a sweet south endzone ticket to the Seahawks game this Sunday, anyone interested at face value ($65.00)?

 

Screw it, I'll try some tags.

 

Have at it folks.

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These things have been going up way early lately.

I guess SB just has that much pull around here.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 12:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I was asleep,

but then I started coughing like a sealion, so now I’m awake. I figured, “why not post something?”.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That works.

I was thinking about doing one, but I can’t do it tonight and tomorrow we’re on the road again. Maybe next week.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah...

The life of a professional athlete.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I won't complain

but it’s not all peachy. I’m just lucky to get to do something I enjoy.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I work so I can afford to do the things I enjoy.

But I guess I can’t really complain either.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to work in a bar.

I loved it, but never had the schedule or money to do the other things I loved. So I switched to a career where I made neogh money to do the other things, even though my job is boring, and I’m pretty happy. Although going to work can be quite a chore most days.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Man I don't know what I'll do after basketball.

I can’t stand doing the same thing everyday, which is why basketball is so good for me. But I only get one day off per week, and I usually use that day to recover from two difficult games the two days before. And I have only one weekend off from September-April. But I don’t wake up and feel bad about going to basketball practice or lifting or running. And it balances out because I don’t work from May-August.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you have any other skills?

I always have other things to fall back on if I decide I’ve had it with accounting. What about coaching or something like that?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not worried about being able to get a job after,

that won’t be a problem. My coach in college once told me I was focusing too much on school and not enough on basketball, so I have plenty of other interests. The problem is I don’t want to be doing the same thing everyday. But it seems the jobs that aren’t boring are also the jobs that aren’t high on the salary scale haha. I am just hoping I won’t have to worry about it for a few more years.

As for coaching, I definitely want to coach high school basketball. After that basketball becomes less of a sport and more of a business. The unseen sides of college and pro basketball are ridiculously cut-throat. Plus high school is a time when a coach can make the biggest positive impact I believe. Or negative impact I suppose. Haha.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. Although in the last 10 years even being a high school coach

has become more difficult. Unreasonable expectations from parents, shady dealings with college recruiters, a generation of kids who seem to have a sense of entitlement….

I think I’ll just win the lottery.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish you the best of luck.

I’d like to win the lottery myself. I guess I should start buying tickets.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They get paid jack squat.

My Dad coached HS football for a few years (he was a LB coach) and made ~$400 for the season. He worked at least 25 hours a week. He’s a head coach in middle school as well as his school’s AD and he makes maybe an extra $5k a year for doing that.

He does it because he loves it. It’s definitely a side job.

by acblue on Nov 20, 2008 1:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

It may be different in high school basketball though, there is a LOT of money floating under the table in regards to certain recruits. So making a career out of being a high school basketball coach is possible, but you kinda have to sell your soul to do so. Not something I really want to do.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 2:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See - Garfield HS, circa 1997-2005 =(

also known as “why I’m still waiting to win my first championship”

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I find it ironic that I went to Garfield, which is the UCLA of Washington HS basketball

and then I went to UCLA, which is the UCLA of men’s college basketball and I’ve still never won a championship. Each successively more hilarious failure makes me more of a sad panda too…

Here’s to some joy on April 6, 2009!

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I must say, as much as I'm not a fan of tea,

it seems to be helping tremendously with my coughing. I may have found a cure.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:10 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can only stomach Camomile.

And even then I have to put in a lot of sugar or honey.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is "citrus herb green tea".

I ate a satsuma orange and threw the rind in the tea. It seems to be helping, although I still don’t enjoy the “tea” taste much.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Yes they do!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you're not into tea, try just drinking hot water.

And it might sound like I’m being a smartass but I’m not.

by acblue on Nov 20, 2008 1:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have the same thoughts about tea

But when I was at my worst my office manager demanded that I start drinking tea if I was going to be sick and still at work. I put down about 4 cups in a day, and it definitely helped. The heat cleared my chest, and everything else about it just made me feel better in general

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to sleep soon - I just work late shifts so I'm up!

Good luck with the coughing attack – I have had a cold for, give or take, 2 months.. Just can’t quite kick it – so I know alllllll about coughing attacks

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 1:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

I’m in week three, and I can’t quite shake it. I feel fine (okay) during the day, but every night about 1:00, coughing fit!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More the merrier I say.

Although I’m about to try to head back to bed myself.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You probably should.

It’s dark over here, that means people shouldn’t be awake over there.

by brayden04 on Nov 20, 2008 1:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it'll be light here in a few hours.

I should try to get some sleep since I have to work tomorrow.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah he is.

I think the three of us should match up at some point. He could carry our team while we try not to die

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't put enough time in to be able to say that about myself.

Hell, while playing on Tuesday night I came across 2 maps I’d never even played before

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But I would say that a large chunk of my deaths are stupidity on my part

So I’m poised to make a big run. I’ll start a bunch of matches something like 2-8, but finish +2 or so. The talent is there, I just don’t do anything with it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you're the Loafie of COD5

bullshit, I wanted to be Jose Lopez =(

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*Raspberry

I’m still a season or two from breaking out completely though. Took me some time on 4, and 5 seems just the same

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahah woo!

Not sure if that is something to be proud of or not.. I started off with like a 1.9 K/D ratio but went steadily downhill from there. It’s a careful mix of running around like a psycho and taking out two of them before they get me and sniping.

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tell me about your sniping spots =)

So far I love the belltower on Outskirts, and I found a nice spot on Seelow that looks down two long paths that I can shoot down while in prone.

I hate the part how you need 75 kills for aperture sight though… that part is just murdering me

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seelow is my favorite - I got my 18 kill streak on that one.

I sit in top story of the building at the very top of the map, put a BB at the top of the stairs and go to town. You can see prolly around 60% of the map between the two windows. The best part is the stairs are the only place you have to guard, so you hardly ever get knifed.

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm I'll have to try that

the other place I liked there is the deck where the stairs are the only place you have to guard. I just go prone and shoot towards the trains. Though I’m starting to think I’m thinking of the wrong map here

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds like Seelow, I can see the stairs that go up to that deck from the window in the building

So I can see a guy going up there, then I just shoot randomly through a tree that blocks my sight of the rest of the deck until I kill the guy..

Have you played Nazi Zombies? It’s my newest addiction. Played it last night for a couple games – it gets seriously intense.

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not yet, I actually haven't played in a few days, thanks to being out and being really damn tired

Probably won’t get a chance to play tonight either, since I doubt I’ll eat before 8 PM thanks to one of the teams that I like actually being good and playing at 6. I’ll have to try it out though.

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure what time I will be home tonight..

Technically, I was supposed to be at work about 3 hours ago.. whoops! Trying to decide if I should go in, or just tell them that I am out “doing interviews” – God bless working at a newspaper!

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll keep an eye out for ya

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need people to play that with

It’s way too hard to do on solo. I can see the fun in it though, for sure

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I played with random people last night

But as long as everyone talks, it is entertaining.. Started with four of us, then one guy quit halfway through. Tons easier with four people than it is 3

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You ok with me trying to crash in on some of your games when I see you on there?

I play CoD much better when in a party, even if just two people. Talking keeps me from focusing too much on the games and I then play better

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I want one of the wireless ones

because I spike my hair, so I can’t wear the regular ones like you’re supposed to, but I don’t want to drop $50 on a mic when I don’t talk all that much anyway.

I piss everyone off when I have my mic though because then they hear me yelling at myself over every missed snipe shot for ten minutes… =(

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha

Fuck!
Shit!
Dammit!
WTF I pointed it right at his face!

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's EXACTLY how I am..

Lots of “ugh” “aww cmon!” “Jesus fuckin Christ” and it gets progressively worse from there

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget racial slurs

and rampant homophobic slurs.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you ever see me standing over a guy I just killed emptying a clip into his dead body

it probably means he no-aimed me with an SMG from twenty yards at some earlier point in the game and I was not happy about it

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vindictive much?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just a touch

a smidgeon. A tiny bit. Slightly. Or some such.

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Love it!

I hate getting no scoped (that is a well-known phrase with my buddy and me)

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I usually use no-scoped as well

but I always thought that was just a me thing. Guess not!

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No Scope to the dome!

Pretty common phrase, actually

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bought one that came with a thing to go over my head

But the earpiece / mic comes off, so I disconnected them and it looks like one of the hands free devices for a cell phone from before bluetooth.. works out well

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I shall have to try this as well

you’re like the resident Xbox expert around here…

Now we just need to get Teej in on this and we’ve got us a killin’ party!

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds good

Have you guys tried the demo for Left 4 Dead yet? It is so great, and I could see how having a group of 4 to play it would be a total blast. Coach has played the hell out of it the last couple days

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Download the demo

It’s wonderful. I know Phildopip has been waiting for the game to drop so we could get a few of us together

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I might just have to give that a shot..

Alright, I gotta head out. If I am much later in to work, people are gonna start to question me

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They'll start to "interview" you?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey ohhhh!

I just ducked in the back audio lab – I am the only one that ever comes back here so I can just say I have been in here doing editing all morning.. Success!

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have an extra

Not sure about feasibility of sending it to you, but it’s yours if you want

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Heh, I have a cunning plan

since I’m planning on test driving a Hyundai sometime in December if you’re up for it

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Assuming you'll be up this way

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Late?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am the exact same way - I play with a friend of mine most of the time

And when I am not, I just got pissed off and quit haha – long story short, sure!

by seattlesundevil on Nov 20, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whopping cough is one of the most annoying ailments around...

I loathed having it during the spring of ‘07. It’s basically just coughing non-stop for a couple months. At first it’s just annoying, but after it wears you down it really starts to hurt.

by SethGrandpa on Nov 20, 2008 1:33 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I don't have whooping cough or strep throat.

I saw the doctor, and he says this is just a bug that likes to hang around for a good long time. All I can do is get plenty of rest, fluids, etc and wait for it to go away.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I went to the Hawks game last week.

That was enough for me.

As for the coughing, I love Throat Coat Tea. If nothing else it stops your throat from feeling raw. I’m pretty sure QFC has it.

by Sec 108 on Nov 20, 2008 6:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

God dammit.

I have little to do at the office today, so I was planning on working on some homework. That’d be great, but I brought the wrong flipping textbook.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 7:27 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

There are so many kinds of flipping

…off
…pancakes
…houses
…records (kids, ask your mom or dad)
…unbelievable

that you’d have to have a series of textbooks to keep them all straight.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 7:46 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

That reminds me of a major pet peeve

It’s FLIPPING off, not FLICKING off. I don’t really know why, but that drives me crazy when I hear it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Morans

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

One of them was written by a shortstop in the Atlanta Braves organization.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 7:47 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

not when you're drunk it's not

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 7:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But when they run out of food it is the worst place ever

That incident last night cut me deep. It will take a long time for me to recover…

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't beleive that.

If you’re out of everything, just shut off the lights and close. And fire whoever does your supply ordering.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Goddamn I'm still pissed about it

I wanted an Ultimate Cheeseburger, and the guy said “no no no, I have no patties”

Grrrrrrr

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now I want an ultimate cheeseburger.

I know where I’m going to lunch!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would, but I don't want to go to that Jack in the Box for a while

Thankfully there is also one a bit further down the road, by the bowling alley

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which JITB was it?

I don’t want to make the same mistake.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm home today, so don't worry

Not the one by Lowe’s on 125th and Aurora. That one has always treated me ok

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even better for you then

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They actually make better cheeseburgers than the one by my house.

You’d think they’d be the same everywhere, but they’re not.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok

I was a bit confused as to what the aim was for that comment. Now I know

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should have been in here at the time of the original post.

Instead, I was over on facebook pining after old crushes that I never acted on. Way to go, self.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 20, 2008 8:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I hope that Duke Nuke Forever is better than CD when it finally comes out

As I listened to CD last night, the phrase “glorious mess” kept coming to mind – there are little nuggets of good here and there, but by and large…..wow.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Be patient with DNF.

It’s release marks the beginning of the Apocalypse.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that was Chinese Democracy

which would make DNF the second horseman of said apocalypse.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ZOMBIEEEEES!

AHHHHHHH!!!

I'm being owned again!

by Coach Owens on Nov 20, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And when the Apocalypse comes

well……Always bet on Duke.

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 8:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that.

I’m hedging my bets on Gordon Freeman.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 8:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Much better idea

Plus, the world would rally behind the Free Man because he doesn’t say bad words and wave money at strippers

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Be careful what you wish for. Just download Duke 3D on Xbox Live and play that instead

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And yeah know, I was a HUGE Guns N Roses fan growing up. Novemeber Rain and You could be Mine are some of my all time favorite songs.

So I have to have this album either way. Sigh. Quick review after the first listen

1.Chinese Democracy:Decent.
2.Shackler’s Revenger:Meh
3.Better: Not better, was crap.

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 8:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly stopped caring after Shackler's Revenge

because it all sorta started to sound like self-indulgent gloop. It’s too bad – I wasn’t expecting the GnR version of Pet Sounds, but I was hoping for something a little more coherent.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you get to the MLK sample yet?

There’s something….odd about Axl Rose sampling Martin Luther King.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not yet, listening to #6

If the World was an improvement to Street of Dreams, but still not good.There was a Time is decent enough I suppose.Come on Axl, I’m halfway through and not impressed in the slightest.

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it doesn't get much better from there I'm afraid

but definitely keep listening, because it does get weirder.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I download and burn this, I'm writing on the CD:

The Axl Rose Variety Band
Chinese Democracy

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going with

“Good God Tommy Stinson What Happened To Your Self-Respect – Chinese Democracy”

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Catcher in the Rye sucked and I couldn't even get through all of Scraped.

I’m listening to Sorry, and I was hoping it would be Axl actually apologizing to us all. I’m sadly disappointed.

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Couldn't get through Sorry either, Jesus.

Riad N’ The Bedouins(WTF?) I was able to at least get all the way though, still sucked. I.R.S was decent.

Madagascar…..I….I think I like it. I liked it when I first heard it at the MTV VMA music awards some years ago. It’s a little weird with the MLK sampling, and the same sampling from “Civil War”. But it’s a solid song.

Two more to go.

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I couldn't get through the last two songs.

So to recap after the first listen.

2 songs that look to be good and ones I would listen to again(Chinese Democracy and Madagascar)

2 songs that are just kinda meh, but I wouldn’t turn them off if they came across the radio.

9 songs that sucked. Just flat sucked.

And 1 song that is one of the worst songs I have ever heard.

15 years for that? Bravo Axl.

by Goose on Nov 20, 2008 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm hoping for an Axl Rose/Billy Corgan project at this point

because Corgan seems to be losing his mind too.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

These are getting harder and harder to find…

Bacon, Apple and cheddar breakfast panini:

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 8:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I wish I could see a picture.

That sounds oddly appetizing.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 8:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can't see it?

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 8:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

Now?

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 8:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shit. Sorry about the size.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Weird.

Try this:

Link

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

link fail.

This one just wasn’t meant to be.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Last try.

LINK!

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 8:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That one worked and it looks even better than I imagined.

I gotta make this.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got impatient and googled it.

THAT IS WHAT I WANT FOR MY LIFE.

by royalcurve on Nov 20, 2008 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am so hungry right now. And now I have to attend a board meeting.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES YES YES

I third the muffin swap.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still haven't seen it,

but I am STARVING. I hope my assistant hurries back from lunch so I can go get some food soon. I lost a bunch of weight when I was sick, and now all I want is CALORIES!!!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

if by "sorry about the size"

you mean "sorry you can’t see the picture at all: then apology accepted.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wow that was odd

“sorry you can’t see the picture at all”

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think Taylor H drunkposting would be the hilarious end of LL

unless him and Coach drunkposted at the same time, which would be the end of the world

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This has been a crazy day.

Yesterday was just a normal Wednesday, and now we’re 3/7 of the way to the apocalypse.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is a nice story and all

but I’m unsure why this belonged on the front page of ESPN.com

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 9:00 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Of all the things that homeless people actually need

a free ticket to the movies probably ranks pretty low on the list. But, hey, whatever Tony Romo, at least you did something, right?

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...I am about to be very, very, very busy at work.

Our company just purchased another company. Oh my God I’m going to have twice as many machines to support.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 9:38 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Not to mention all the integration planning

I don’t know what size your company or the purchased company is, but there’s a whole ton of work involved in the whole integration process even before you get to the “wow I’ve got a lot more machines to support” step. Job security.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to need a lackey.

I mean it. I’m going to have no time to do the normal help-desk stuff I typically do around the office.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JeffS?

Can he be let out of the box?

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are definitely worse things I could be selling in my industry

A bunch of co workers recently quit and left for a Chevy store they worked at before. The store sold only 30 total units last month, which is less than half of what my store did. Oh, and there are more sales people at the chevy store

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The grass is always greener

Is a phrase that people always focus on in this business. And when things are down, people micro-analyze. If the entire industry is down, then the store that is down the least is doing the best. That’s why the owners have been in the store for the last 2 weeks. Our store has sold less cars the last couple months than it did those same months last year. The owner seems to think that it’s because we aren’t good at selling cars, instead of heeding my point above

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear ya there.

I currently have four job offers right now because everyone needs more sales.

I am willing to listen because certain things here have been very frustrating lately.

However, I have been around long enough to know a different situation will not necessarily be better for me and my family.

I have a phrase I like to use to describe my industry. “Same circus different clowns.”

by Sec 108 on Nov 20, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That saying has been used in my line as well

It’s funny though. This time of year is always like that in cars. Things slow down in the fall and people start looking for somewhere else. It’s kind of funny, really

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Willingly leaving to work at a Chevy seller?

I don’t know if that’s wise right now.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not in the slightest

Especially one that has the worst reputation in the business as both a bad place to work and a bad place to buy from.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I possibly could be, to be honest

Always interested in branching out. I would only be able to do menial tasks for a while until I learned the more technical things. Email me, and we can talk

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it'll be a fun few months, that's for sure

I have been through several integrations. They’re painful, but it’s good experience.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A NEW Fleshtones record?

It’s always a mixture of inspiring and bizarre to see indie bands from the early 80s that are still making a go of it.

Why not?

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Fleshtones are awesome.

They never really went away – they put out an album every 3-4 years or so at this point, and tour somewhat often. Those tours don’t get out this way much, but they play NY/NJ and the Northeast pretty regularly.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

those were some pretty cool songs you sent me by the way

haven’t had a chance to respond yet but thanks.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Sufjan's Christmas collection.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So do I.

Like anything he does, there are about 40 songs too many, but some of those are now amongst my all-time fave christmas tunes. “This is the Worst Christmas Ever!” is so incredibly awesome.

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, you're not very good at this nemesis thing.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I might have to give it up.

But FUCK that Sec 108 douche…

Nope, not working. We gave it a shot, but you simply don’t inspire the requisite amount of loathing.

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to DREAM of taking a wizz on this,

but now I just kinda feel sorry for the guy…

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hello everybody

Goddamn Jack in the Box…

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 9:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

you're up early.

How’s your head?

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a 4 year old that doesn't believe in sleeping in

And thankfully I’m pretty clear this morning. I’d definitely rather be lying in bed though. I think today will be one of those days where I end up with a bad headache later in the day. But, otherwise just a stomach ache for now

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drink lots of water this morning

and take ibuprofen. Should head off the worst of the headache.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And eat a banana.

Works for me. Every time I wake up and feel hungover, I drink a glass of water, take ibuprofen, eat a banana, and go back to sleep for 2 hours. It’s worked so far.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 20, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like I missed all of your fun last night.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

It was a good night all around, really

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My team's falling apart

and for once it’s not the Mariners. Walcott’s out for three months, and now Gallas, the worst captain in the history of captaincy, seems to think nobody rises to his level of motivation. This is like Willie Bloomquist demanding that everybody on his team hit as well as he does.

Sigh.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 10:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Go to hell

I wish I had FiOS here in Renton. Though I’m about to cut Comcast down to the basic TV package and upgrade my internet to the next tier. I plan on using the Netflix streaming on my 360, and I want the full feature set (rewind, fast forward) with the HD streams they offer

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice heads up, though I have no idea what 20 down/up means.

I’ve been planning to switch to FIOS since the baseball postseason, the games being on TBS (extended package for us) really pissed me off. We don’t watch enough cable to justify it anyway, so internet only makes sense.

by dpseadv on Nov 20, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

20 Megabits per second download, 20 megabits per second upload.

They’ve also got a cheap local television package for $12.99 a month.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish they were in my neighborhood

I would kill to be able to do that. What’s the price on the 20/20?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm...

I haven’t read through this thread yet to see if Thingray’s identity has been revealed yet, but I will say that he hasn’t posted the baseball card as his FB avatar. Once revealed, or even before then, that might help people.

In the meanwhile, I post this as a either a distraction or a help…

Okay, this one, too…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 10:26 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My boss just told me some kid is coming in next week to job shadow me.

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh this will be fun.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 10:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Torture him

And make him never want to do your job at any point in his life

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's not what I would have to do as your lackey, is it?

Though if I was being paid it would be better than being a job shadow. Do this to him. You can break him

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cockpunch.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kicked them in the crotch, probably

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As did I

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think I might actually rec that comment.

You know what, I will. You’ve earned it, Coach.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You asshole, your work got in the way of my bowling.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 21, 2008 11:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would have had the inspiration to bowl better than 60 if you were there.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 24, 2008 8:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One story violates the no religion rule

And the other one I told to get back in the kitchen and start making babies, which I said without knowing that was what her BF would say to her before hitting her.

by Robert on Nov 20, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Well the kitchen one wasn't your fault then

You couldn’t know that about her. Unless you were her boyfriend, and you then started to hit her.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm amazed you haven't been fired,

or at least sent to some sort of classes.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We joke like that around here too,

but in most offices that would get you fired.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everybody at my work makes racist comments all the time

Of course, I work with a Puerto Rican, a Chinese Guy, Two Black Guys, a Hindi, and then I am the only white guy. We kind of have an “anything goes” policy. Keeps things entertaining

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is another hint, folks

look for Shoreline property management businesses with lots of female workers and a guy named Dan or Fouts.

WOoooooooooooooooo

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One of three options perhaps.

But good luck finding a staff list for my company online.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lets not mix business with pleasure here.

I’ll be freaking out answering the phone all day. Or answering “Hello, the his Juan, may I help you?”

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will leave it alone then.

No need to mess with people’s jobs these days anyway.

by Sec 108 on Nov 20, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't mind of you guys figure out where I work,

I just don’t want every company in the area getting flooded with random “May I speak to Mr. Fouts in accounting please?” phone calls!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

AHA!

I KNOW WHERE YOU WORK!

(actually I DO know where he works, and it’s not there)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take him to Hooters

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good luck finding one around here.

Is there still one by Lake Union?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously

But there is also the fact that the store would collapse if I ever left.

by Robert on Nov 20, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't ever make this assumption

you’ll be surprised how easily they could go on without you.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So true

Everyone is replaceable

by Sec 108 on Nov 20, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's not bad at all

I’m debating stepping up to a 1080p set and selling my 50" DLP that I have right now.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I keep hearing that the price of LCD television sets are going to crash come December.

Please, oh please happen. Especially at Amazon where I have a $100 gift certificate.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, that's what I've heard

well except for the staying low part. Perhaps for ~1 year or so. This is the first evidence of said price crash that I’ve seen though. Everyone else is advertising 42" for ~$800

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm kind of excited for it

I paid 1300 for my tv about 3 years ago, and to think I can get one that is infinitely better for less money makes me happy

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's only a 720P, but given that 90% of my TV use is mindless basketball games in the background and Xbox, I just want a bigger screen

screen size > resolution

the only thing is that I don’t know what to do with my 32" Vizio if I buy this. I suppose I could sell it, but who’s gonna pay more than $400 for a 32" TV? I guess I could advertise it with CC’s extended warranty though… that might net me $400, which would be enough capital to make purchasing a 50" worthwhile

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I have a 50" Samsung DLP

I plan on buying a 46-50" LCD with 1080p and selling my old one for whatever the market says I should. But there’s really no reason to not go for a 1080p set anymore. The price difference is becoming negligible. Shop around a little this holiday season and you’ll probably find something out there that’s a great deal

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm, I guess I'll have to go check it out

I’ve been totally satisfied with 720p up to this point, most likely because it’s such a huge step up from the SD that I was watching my whole life up until last year, and my TV isn’t that big. I never really gave it a second thought up to this point, honsetly

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Define "noticeable", though

I have a 42" 720p plasma, and it looks pretty amazing. Would I really notice that much of a difference?

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's the answer I was looking for

now I’ll go back to reading my Farmer’s Almanac.

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

by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

720p to 1080i are very similar

720p is better for fast moving stuff like games and sports, while 1080i is better with movies and things of that sort. 1080p is the best of both worlds

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

And until sports are actually broadcast in 1080p, I don’t really care. I don’t have a blu-ray, so the 720p-1080p thing doesn’t really matter to me.

Is anyone broadcasting in 1080p yet?

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Direct TV is preparing to, but it's highly compressed

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Incredibly

It’s all about the bullet points that you can offer that competition can’t

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I only plan on getting a 1080p set for future proofing

I plan on getting Blu-Ray at some point, and this will probably be the last TV I buy for a while

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm

I’d guess I’m buying another TV within the next 3-4 years. Should I just get the 1080 now or wait for the next one? This one is just my first giant post-college TV for Xbox and DVDs (don’t have/want a Blu-ray, way too expensive for the time being)

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You'd survive with 720, really

Especially at the prices you’re talking for now, you’ll be good for several years with it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you get a big tv

It’s best to go with a 1080 model if you want to watch blu-rays and have good eyesight. If you just plan on watching tv (especially without and HDMI connection), 720 will do.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, Fox does football in 720p and it looks horrible

CBS and NBC do 1080i and it looks pretty good.

I suppose it depends on the size of your TV, if you have a small tv, then yes, in a vacuum sports in 720 could look better.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know we've had this discussion before

but, at least to me, 720p on Fox is waaaay better than CBS’s 1080i.

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

????

How bizarre. Colors are better, and it deals with fast motion a lot better.

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It looks like there's Vaseline on the camera

they don’t have that problem with anything else just football,

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Keep in mind that I am speaking in absolutes when I point out 720 and 1080's advantages/disadvantages

What the broadcast company does with it is up to them

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ABC's 720, is acceptable

But I dislike how the graphics look pixelated (even though the picture is fine). I dunno, CBS and NBC offer a brighter more colorfully rich picture for football and I think it’s really noticeable. If it doesn’t make that much difference to you…

So I guess what I’m saying is through personal experience I’ve sens both 1080 networks broadcast superior picture quality compared to the 720 networks. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, I don’t know..

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Again, the networks dictate the quality

For instance, if you had a pure video source capable of both 720 and 1080 and could run different types of programming, you’d see the differences I mentioned.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FWIW

The View looks fantastic in 720, I can’t tell the difference.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There isn't much.

You can tell the difference between those and 1080p at 50" rather easily.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 7:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Man wants to trade Civic hatch for LCD TV

I’m thinking about offering this guy my TV and $600 for his car

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting deal.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd do it.

I love Civic hatchbacks.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 7:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I paid $1.99 a gallon last time I filled up

What the fuck are you talking about

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good for you I'm still paying over $2.11 a gallon.

I don’t exactly have a lot of income available either. If I could get a Civic hatch I would.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 8:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1990 Dodge Colt

Joy of being semi-American, 40 MPG

better than buying some old Japtrap

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just saying if your only objective is fuel efficiency

there are plenty of domestic alternatives to Honda Civic hatchbacks

In your case you are getting a fantastic deal

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where are you getting this gas?

Just once, ONCE I want to pay less than $2.00 a gallon for gas.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 10:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I first got my license it was close to that price, actually

I remember being pissed at spending $25 to fill the gas tank on my Dad’s old Suburban

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you, and as far as vinyl,

They were my first albums, and come full circle, my label is now releasing them.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 20, 2008 11:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I left Ft. Riley KS in spring '00. $.69.

No state taxes since it’s a federal post, so it’s kind of cheating. Still, for the first 10 years I had a license, I bet I only paid over a buck for maybe 1 year total.
Had to walk uphill and in snow in both directions too.

by dpseadv on Nov 20, 2008 11:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

While I sorta agree

It won’t stay this cheap forever.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 10:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be fine with 3.00

I bought my car back when it was 4.40 a gallon and now having a car that gets 35 MPG is super awesome

by Robert on Nov 20, 2008 10:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It all works out.

As fuel becomes more and more expensive, other options become more viable.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 10:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yet still not as energy dense as petrol.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 10:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At all depends on how expensive gasoline becomes.

At some point the price hits a point where something else becomes more cost effective. God help us all if we ever get to that point.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 10:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More cost effective, yes.

But still not as cost effective as oil at it’s best point (or even right now).

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 10:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or right now.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 10:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yet true.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 10:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Watch "The End of Suburbia"

It’s a little alarmist, yet mostly correct.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 10:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

People's reaction to gas prices rising pissed me off.

I heard so many people say it wouldn’t bother them. But it’s ripple effects are massive. My old man is a farmer, it quadrupled the price of fertilizer. Corn fuel was a joke in the 70’s, I never read one thing that dusted off that piece of history. He’s got hay going right now, ancillary benefit of everyone putting in corn? Shortage of hay, so his selling price more than quadrupled.
Ugh, I need to start a blog so I have an outlet for long winded rants.

by dpseadv on Nov 20, 2008 11:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This bugs me more than it should.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It better not be German

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Japanese.

It’s how we talk about superior cars.

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 8:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I refuse to get into this argument

Search my comments for American car if you want to review my contentions

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the box less than most imagine

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can just let things go as a joke, you know.

Or have fun with it. The next time someone asks you what car they should get, give them the absolute worst car you can think of, like maybe a Ford. (see what I did there?)

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by Faux on Nov 20, 2008 8:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Many things are jokeable

Automobile countries of origin are not

You telling me Japanese cars are superior would be like me telling you I just sent 36 large men to rape your mother

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This should stop now.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wow

I don’t normally comment on my own posts but Jesus Christ

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Either drink or post.

Probably best to stop mixing them at this point.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 8:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2008 8:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does the car run?

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure sounds like it

and he’s got some aftermarket stuff on the car too, unless 1990 Civic hatches came with 18" rims

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm...sounds like a riceburner.

Be careful with that car, you should.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever, just having that got me hired over a bunch of other people.

True story. At the time I was hired I was legitimately under-qualified, but that was enough to push me over the top.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Top rank in the program.

A true pinnacle of geek status.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What was the other one,

Kiwanis or something?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FFA

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it was Kiwanis.

A friend of mine was in it when I was a kid and tried to get me to join. I went to one meeting and bailed. If I remember correctly it was a more religious version of boy scouts.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't recall it being much fun.

I don’t think he stayed long either.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't know there was such a thing

that’s freakish.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could still have the name wrong,

this was decades ago.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did basically the exact same thing

Except my Dad had already bought me a knife and they kept having us bring them but we never used them. Dad and I stopped going after that

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Congrats.

I just couldn’t be bothered, what with school sucking up every waking moment of my day. I stayed at Star and just played middle management for the last two years in Scouts. :)

by James F'n X on Nov 20, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So was I.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 20, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yay!

Rosethal:

Ibanez: Ready to cash in

Ibanez, coming off a two-year, $11 million contract with the Mariners, has been undervalued for virtually his entire career.

That is about to change.

Ibanez, 36, is drawing significant interest from a number of clubs, and compares favorably to the other free-agent sluggers in at least two categories.

His 338 RBIs over the past three seasons are more than the totals posted by Teixeira (336), Ramirez (311), Dunn (298) and Pat Burrell (278). Ryan Howard led the majors during that time with 431 RBIs.

Sabermetricians generally dismiss “counting” stats such as RBIs, but Ibanez played for sub-.500 Mariners teams in two of those seasons, and his home games were at pitcher-friendly Safeco Field.

Ibanez also batted .331 with runners in scoring position during that three-year period, tied with Teixeira and ahead of Ramirez (.317), Burrell (.237) and Dunn (.234). Mike Young led the majors with a .359 average over that span, according to STATS LLC.

Is Ibanez better than Ramirez or Teixeria? Of course not. He’s also five years older than Burrell and seven years older than Dunn, and hits for less power.

Still, teams love Ibanez’s professionalism, and one general manager predicts he will receive a three-year deal for between $8 million and $12 million per season.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 20, 2008 11:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Amen.

I hope he gets that deal, just somewhere else.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be happy for him if he got that somewhere

He seems like a good guy, and I have no problem letting somebody else give him a ton of money

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By all accounts he's a model citizen.

He just isn’t someone we need on this team at this point.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't squander all that upthread goodwill

pretty sure Raul’s well outside his arb-eligible years, and he’s a free agent.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, he's right - the M's need to offer him arb if they want the draft picks

Raul will undoubtedly say no, but they need to make the offer or he just walks like Jose Guillen did.

by marc w on Nov 20, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This makes no sense
Sabermetricians generally dismiss "counting" stats such as RBIs, but Ibanez played for sub-.500 Mariners teams in two of those seasons, and his home games were at pitcher-friendly Safeco Field.

by Robert on Nov 20, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes but there's no reason to mention "sabermetricians."

A better way to phrase that would have been “Despite playing on sub-500 Mariner teams, he managed to put up 431 RBIs while playing his home games at pitcher-friendly Safeco Field.”

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the problem is...

“pitcher-friendly Safeco Field” isn’t quite so “pitcher-friendly” for Raul-type hitters…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not saying that Rosenthal's analysis was right

I’m just saying there was a better way to phrase it.

by BrianL on Nov 20, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except that's his point...

Because the M’s have completely sucked, there have been fewer RBI opportunities. In spite of fewer opportunities, he’s been MORE productive than the guys he rattled off…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I read it,

but the Saber thing had no place there

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's for lunch today?

Tacos from taco truck?
Pho?
Chinese?
Thai?
Subway?

i don’t know.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:24 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's probably Subway here...

Nothing like eating fresh-ish. Or ‘frish’ as it’s referred to here.

by James F'n X on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pho. Always pho

though lately I’ve been obsessed with the vermicelli at Vietnamese places.

P.S. I am always craving Vietnamese food. Best thing ever.

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it's looking like pho's the winner

it’s a pho sorta day here. Rainy and cold. Pho is amazing.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

went with the pho, it was phantastic

I’ve never been to this particular pho place, and it did not disappoint.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dammit,

I still haven’t had pho yet. I promise Jeanuts I’d try it with her, but it hasn’t happend yet.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 20, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not really a fan

Had it twice from 2 different places, and it was just really bland and didn’t do a thing for me

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you find it bland you should spice it up

At most places they serve it with jalapenos on the side, and there’s usually rooster sauce around – throw some of that/those in and you’re talkin’ good stuff.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I plan on trying it again

I know that I should like it, so I will definitely give it another try, and will attempt to spice it up more

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Go to Than Brothers if possible.

Some of the other places use meat of a lower quality.

by Sec 108 on Nov 20, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And for your first pho experience

avoid the tripe. It’s worth trying at some point but stick with the steak one the first time out.

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by pdb on Nov 20, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was getting pho once and a guy ordered tripe.

The waiter asked if he had ever had it and when he said no the waiter convinced him to get something else.

It was rather amusing when his girlfriend explained what trip was.

by Sec 108 on Nov 20, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not a tripe fan

5 or 12 all the way, I just want meat and veggies in mine

by seattlebruin on Nov 20, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't feel so bad...

I haven’t had it either…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had to settle for pizza.

Only thing that will deliver to home, and I don’t feel like leaving the house yet

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So good

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He may well be

But his interviews are as good as we will get in Seattle sports.

by Robert on Nov 20, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Until KIRO, hopefully

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

Have to have somebody (heh, "body") fill the honorary Wayne Cody role…

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by PositivePaul on Nov 20, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I doubt KIRO changes anything

Most sports fans are dumb and radio is a popularity contest.

by Robert on Nov 20, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't say great, per se

But he definitely doesn’t give a shit about asking some questions that will earn interesting answers

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 20, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though if you want to hear a horribly awkward interview

Check out the one he did with Alyssa Milano on October 15th
Just Ctrl-F and type Milano.