OTFPOTD: 12/23/08 - Get Out While You Still Can Edition
Is anyone still going to try to travel somewhere today or tomorrow? Or have those who are going already gone? I'm going to try to sneak in on a flight on standby tonight, but my chances aren't good. Hopefully the airlines really are back up to full capacity today like they're planning.
In other news, an announcement about Tex is expected today.
And the Angels' top priority is now Brian Fuentes! Yay!
Happy Festivus, everyone!
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In other news
So much for the feared Scott Boras, eh?
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:45 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I never knew Willie was a Boras client.
We may see the first $50 million utility player!
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by Wilder. on Dec 23, 2008 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even that article credits Boras's patience as being the cause of this slow season.
Boras is still the best agent in baseball.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Dec 23, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wholeheartedly agree
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate him as a fan,
but I’d love him if I were a player.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't even hate him as a fan
it’s overly simplistic to say that one man is ruining baseball, or whatever. Boras does his job as well as he is capable, which is all we ask from the players – just because Boras is on the other side of the table doesn’t mean he’s responsible for the financial ruin of baseball any more than a player is for accepting the money Boras gets for them.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just think he comes across as a jerk.
I don’t blame him for any financial ruin or anything.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've long since given up caring whether people I will never meet are jerks or not
but I realize I’m probably the exception there.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a great attitude to have, actually.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It really helps me out a lot
I used to get all worked up about whether this player/artist/musician was an asshole or whether that ballplayer was a nice person, but then I realized – I’m never going to meet these people, nor do I really care to, so it’s not like the quality of their personality matters to me – as long as their entertainment output is to my liking, that’s all I really care about.
Now, if I read something about how Athlete X or Musician Y has been proven to have killed/abused/regularly beaten another human being, I tend to cross them off my list just because that’s reprehensible behavior for a human to undertake, but someone like Boras doesn’t even register.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get worked up aboot it, but I do form opinions.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even then I separate the two.
Although it’s much easier to do this in the case of artists because it’s the art I care about. With athletes I’m rooting for them to succeed, so it’s harder to do.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I can handle an asshole musician better than an asshole athelete.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It is because they are skinnier.
Asshole athletes can throw you to the ground if you try to handle them.
by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 6:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh and to answer your question
we’re not going anywhere – we were supposed to fly tomorrow, but my wife is so sick of flying and traveling that we decided not to. This looks to have been a smart decision.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
If I was in Seattle, I would stay indoors and drink various beverages depending on the time of day.
Trying to move around in a snowy town that isn’t built for snow… useless
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 8:48 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm past the point of drinking beverages and just want a clear sidewalk or two
I understand that the city of Portland doesn’t really have the manpower to prepare for a storm like this or its aftermath, but holy jebus it’s tiring walking on sidewalks that have packed snow and ice on them. It’s supposed to get above freezing today, though, so that should help – at least until the sun goes down and it all freezes over again.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you get used to it. In Evanston last year, no one shoveled sidewalks, so they would have a thick ice pack covered with powder.
anyone off campus had to walk to class like a penguin, very carefully distributing weight so as to not eat it. Literally 2 months of that.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 8:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly don't want to get used to it
One of the reasons I live in the NW is so I don’t have to deal with New England-type snow, which I did for a couple winters; I’m pretty happy that this level of storm only happens every 10 years or so.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Learning to walk like a penguin is a quintessential part of humanity.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's an essential part of penguin-anity
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
penguanity
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah?
Well in Detroit, we just don’t PLOW the roads. If we don’t shovel our sidewalks the city will fine us several hundred dollars, mind you, but the roads have over a foot of snow in them. That means anyone driving anything less than a medium-large SUV can’t get to work without losing their car in a drift.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess Portland has that rule about sidewalks too
but it’s complaint-driven, so nobody in neighborhoods really shovels their sidewalks. Businesses generally do, but not individuals.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Detroit forces sidewalk shoveling
only so they can eventually repossess the homes of old people who can’t shovel themselves out.
I busted my ass for 7 hours shoveling out old people.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just amazed that there are people left in the city of Detroit
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever there is left in the way of population will certainly disappear
after the Lions finish out the season 0 -16
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm amazed Detroit can actually enforce such a stupid rule.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Detroit is entirely corrupt
The city officials steal taxpayer money. My friends coworker got death threats for uncovering a deal where some guys stole several million from the city. If it makes them money, they’ll enforce it. They also have a habit of not getting checks for their fines until after the due date, even if you mailed them promptly. Then you get another large fine.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
The old Poles can’t leave even if they wanted to, but the poor folks are kinda screwed. Once you’re here and on minimum wage, you can never get out. You’ll either get stuck with a felony offense or the taxes will make it impossible to leave. Or your car will disappear. It’s a vicious, unfair cycle.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to add to the perception of Detroit as a failing city
but why are you there? Did you grow up there? What keeps you there?
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm from Seattle
but parents split up and we had a family house in Detroit. I went from a neighborhood where everyone knew each other to one where my neighbors threaten to kill me. I was saving up to get out but I was recently fired because a manager didn’t like the fact that I’m not like her and would not have sex with her. True story.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, that sucks. On a lot of levels.
Are there jobs to be found there now at all?
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No offense, but the saving to get out thing is a lie.
My parents were forced to leave a comfortable life with no money and two children ages 2 and 4 and they survived just fine.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this subthread should end now
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have a drivers license
a car, money or clean appearance tho’.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly am not trying to be mean here.
Take matters into your own hands in life or else you will always feel victimized.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there's only 550k people left in Detroit proper now right?
by Graham on Dec 23, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
is it even that much?
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
916K as of 2007 according to Wikipedia
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Surely that's figuring in the entire metropolitan area
We have some hearty suburbs, Dallas-style.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
and again, this is Wikipedia, but:
City: 917K
Metro: 4,467,592
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but I did mention it was Wikipedia
so the large grain of salt was implied.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone knows Wikipedia is totally factual
your slanderous accusation is unappreciated.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I will post an apology on Wikipedia post haste
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I seriously rely on Wikipedia for a significant portion of my knowledge
It scares me to think how much I know might be wrong.
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As long as you know that what you know may not be 100% accurate you're probably OK.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
quite blindly and with great gusto.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've checked a few online sources
and most of them seem to confirm the mid-950K City Of Detroit population count. I had no idea.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do I need to spell out the 3/5ths joke?
by Graham on Dec 23, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, I got it
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How did I not get that.
Damn you Graham.
by Mariner John on Dec 23, 2008 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We were going to try a trip south on Highway 97, but...
…the passes aren’t looking that great. Maybe things will look a little better over New Year’s Eve.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 8:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just realized something.
I have Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve as regularly scheduled days off. This hasn’t happened since 2002.
And I still get the 24 additional hours of holiday pay. Awesome.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I made it into work today...
I’ve got the rest of the week off, but I had some web publishing I had to do (and since I don’t have remote access, other than OWA, I have to physically be here to do it). Granted no one else in my work group is likely to show up, and those that here aren’t likely to be productive but hey, I feel like I accomplished SOMETHING….
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by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 8:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
a big accomplishment! take the rest of the day off as a celebration.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I spent 4.5 hours commuting yesterday.
I think there should be compensatory days off.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Dec 23, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you're an Angels fan. You should know that 4.5 hours is standard for a lot fo Angelinos.
I have a coworker who commutes to the hospital from Long Beach. She does that every day.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but that's by choice not by weather-induced necessity.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
By that definition, yes
I understand costs of living vary widely, but why on earth anyone would choose to live that far away from their work boggles my mind.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
beats me. I sure as hell wounldn't have taken the internship
if I knew I couldn’t get there in like 10-15 minutes.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is what I'm hoping comes from the housing meltdown
I hope that people realize that home ownership is not the be-all and end-all, that you’re not actually doing anything for yourself economically if you own a home but have to burn through $100 worth of gas in a week plus car payments/maintenance JUST TO GET TO YOUR JOB, much less going to the store and all that stuff.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just treat every hour of commute like work time I'm not being paid for.
This is why I now live 5 minutes walk from my office. Huge raise!
by Graham on Dec 23, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I live 7 miles from my office and it bothers me that I'm that far away
I’ve never had a commute this long in my life.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Word. unless you live in the boonies and own a farm or something,
live near your damn job.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Everett to Shoreline is my absolute limit.
I would NOT work any farther from home for any length of time.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I get on the bus this morning
and it’s packed, of course, because it was the only bus that showed up in 40 min of waiting. There’s a guy sitting right behind the driver, giving the driver an earful of shit because “this bus took forever to show up and there’ve been a bunch of other buses that have run just fine and I don’t know what took you so long”, among other things – like that’s the driver’s fault. I hate people.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah people here have been treating the drivers like shit as well.
I understand people’s frustration, believe me, but taking it out on the drivers? Really? You gonna go yell at the postman next?
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Our mail carrier didn't show up at all yesterday
which kinda surprised me, what with that whole “rain and snow and gloom of night” thing. I don’t really care, it was just a bit shocking to see that the mail we put out wasn’t picked up. But I think today I’ll have my wife go out and yell at him when he shows up for being so goddamn irresponsible.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Our's didn't show up either.
So I turned my mailbox into a large rat trap to teach him a lesson.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's forward thinking. I like it.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, if you don't yell at the bus drivers
how else are they going to know that they’re such poor drivers? That man was doing his civic duty!
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When you put it that way you make an excellent point
I think when I get off the bus this afternoon, I’ll just punch my driver in the throat on general principle.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
HERE'S YOUR CHRISTMAS BONUS BEEYOTCH
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh, I guess it used to be funny...
It just seems like this month has become "How can I do something that’s just a little bit ruder than the last person to get a laugh."
Yeah, King County Metro is stupid, and this is a typical King County Metro type of meltdown that has become legendary in lore, but maybe it’s a combination of everything here lately that makes this seem unnecessary and like people are trying to force the humor. The whole being a dick to be funny fad was fun for awhile, but it seems like it’s a bit out of control these days.
Not that this is the worst example of dickishness or anything, just seemed like as good a place as any to mention it.
by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We weren't at all serious though
I would never criticize a bus driver for being late in the snow. it ain’t their fault. There’s nothing wrong with gallows humor – it’s all just jokes.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t they throw you off the bus for that?
by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Eyebrows avatar attracted me to this thread.
by R.J. Anderson on Dec 23, 2008 9:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
We here at LL don't use the avatar option.
by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Flying to New York Christmas Day.
But there is supposed to be big snow storm that afternoon so I might be delayed.
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by Wilder. on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
More snow in the forecast for tomorrow...
And Thursday…
And Friday.
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 9:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
We're mostly forecast for freezing rain down here
I’d honestly prefer snow.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let's sacrifice Robert to appease the snow daemons
by Graham on Dec 23, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm down with that
I’m out of goats at my house and they weren’t doing the job anyway.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If it makes moving easier I'm all for it.
You have to east his kidneys though because I stopped drinking soda.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love this conversation with yourself.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's when he starts northing his kidneys that we'll need to worry
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure better than southing them...
And don’t get me started in south-by-southwesting them…
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by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You have made some poor investment choices.
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I shouldn't have tried to short the devil on XL
1/4 for XL
1/2 for the Romo Fumble
1/8 when I was drunk one night.
by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah that was a wasted quarter.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that doesn't unbreak the payphone in my sophomore dorm lounge.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
well he made a deal with the devil for 3/16 of his soul
and as a result, lunch that day was really delicious
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fucking hell now Fabregas is out for three months
Arsenal will be lucky to finish sixth, never mind top four.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Either way FUCKITY FUCKBALLS
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard...
He knocks the ball 40 yards,
He’s big and he’s f***ing ’ard,
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard…
(to the tune of Que Sera, Sera of course)
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but good god those gray shirts were horrible
(yes, that’s all I’m left with, criticizing the uniforms of other teams)
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The gray shirts themselves aren't so bad.
They just really should never be worn with the red shorts.
by justcougit on Dec 23, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the maroon
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's nothing in Liverpool's history that includes gray though
and I know that shirt sales have nothing to do with a club’s history, but that’s a bit of a stretch.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if Torres wants gray jerseys, give him gray jerseys
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
THIRDTHIRDTHIRDTHIRD
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and guess who they're playing boxing day?
Yup, Arsenal.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Driving up to L.A. tonight. That's about it.
Yay, I guess.
by Teej on Dec 23, 2008 10:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Have fun with that. I always make my best efforts to avoid the 405 as if it had the clap.
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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It does.
I try to stay away from the airport at all costs. Take the 5 right to Valencia/Castaic. Which will also suck, but whatever.
by Teej on Dec 23, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This mini-subthread is awesome for typing out "the" despite no one reminding you SoCal-ers to do so
the 15 to the 91 to the 5 to the 10 is usually how I get to LA. Of course the 91 is occasionally a disaster so…
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Links
by katal on Dec 23, 2008 10:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I need to get a copy of that Star Wars special on DVD
my old VHS taped-off-the-TV tape is pretty much worn out, and that special was amazing. In all the wrong ways.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The next time there's a comic convention in Portland swing by for ten minutes
Holiday Special dvds are always plentiful at cons.
by katal on Dec 23, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but that would involve going to a comic convention
and even for 10 minutes I’m not sure I could do that – I’ve never been a comics guy and those things freak me out as much as renaissance fairs. Faires. Whatever. I’ll probably just overpay for one on eBay.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody should go to a comicCon at least once in their life.
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of,
I had no idea the “Law of Attraction” had so many believers.
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You would be so very afraid of how many salespeople live by that crap.
Like anything there is some value in it, but I went to a networking event once that felt more like an attempt at conversion.
I told one lady that I did not need to learn how to feel good about myself because my parents had loved and supported me my whole life. She did not know what to say.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So if I want a million dollars
I should start buying all sorts of crap I can’t afford because then I’ll have a million dollars come to me magically. It’s a can’t lose strategy.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Some people already tried that strategy...
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My broker said I can't go wrong with it
but that nice Mr. Madoff isn’t answering his phone these days, he must be on vacation with his family for the holidays.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got a call from my broker...
The broker informed me I’m broke
I was dealing my last hand of poker
My cards were useless as smoke…
(I’m probably the only one here that’s ever proactively listened to that song and knows its title without having to use the Intertubes to find out…)
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Here's to you Mrs. Robinson.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it bad that I have never cared for that song?
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No
I’ve never been a giant Paul Simon fan in general, so I’m right there with you.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Screw this.
I’m goin’ to Graceland.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ding ding ding!
Paul Simon + Brian Eno = pretty interesting CD…
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by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You got it man.
I see big things in your future.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was what I was seeing.
And very large tears of pain.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but wierdos
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. I went to ComicCon in...2006? It's a fun experience.
Haven’t gone to any other cons, but it was fun.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Dec 23, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I dropped by the San Diego ComicCon last time I was down in that area.
Only real highlight for me was seeing Scott Kurtz of PVP.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Somehow I still haven't gone.
I was thinking of going to the last one, but they stopped selling walk-up tickets or something like that. But I do feel odd living here and having never experienced it.
by Teej on Dec 23, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dark Knight/Superman bit was funny.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's another severe weather advisory for this evening.
I have a plane to catch tomorrow at 4pm.
What do I do?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think Graham suggested we sacrifice Robert to the snow demons.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
so you make attempts on his life frequently then?
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ask Alaska how much they will offer you in exchange for the ticket.
Then go catch the train.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm almost positive the trains are full--I checked a couple days ago.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If by "full" you mean "Not running" then you're right
At least as of last night, Amtrak wasn’t running at all between Eugene and Vancouver.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's restoring service today
by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Which for Amtrak means late tonight, probably
I just wouldn’t put any faith in the trains running anywhere near normally for the next few days.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Leave for the airport now.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the planes should be fine now.
We’ve got deice fluid again! Yay!
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Dec 23, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fine today...tomorrow is another story.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just get there early and you should be okay.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Planes can land in the snow
it’s the wind you have to worry about
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2008 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So much for the Long Tail, I guess
10 million of approximately 13 million music tracks online failed to find a single buyer in 2007. 80% of online music revenue came from approximately 52,000 songs. I don’t know what this means as far as music sales go, but it’s a pretty interesting test case for the Long Tail.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 11:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
It's an information problem.
Consumers have been trained not to look for niche products because they’re not generally available. They’re simply unaware that they can now get stuff they want that they couldn’t get before.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Dec 23, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would disagree with this to a point.
People like to talk about how consumers would like to have a greater variety of product options, but the evidence is not there. Brand names survive because of the comfort level that consumers have with them.
A small portion of consumers likes to search more for what they want, but the majority exhibits a desire for purchasing ease.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's still amazing that 13 million didn't even get ONE buyer.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Completely disagree
the Internet has shown people that anything is available at any time, if they’re willing to look for it – and the internet even suggests that you might like Y if you bought X. This isn’t happening, at least clearly in the music realm.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They got me with that on Amazon just the other day.
Bought something I had no intention of buying until they suggested it.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Google searching 2012 leads to a wonderous treasure trail of strange beliefs and odd people.
I’m not sure if I should be frightened that some of these people are running around free.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 12:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Would you like to come to a little get together with like minded people?
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As long as you can lead me to safety in the face of the coming apocolypse
Then yes I’ll have another glass of your refreshing beverages. Ohhh looky a pretty comet!
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So, interesting little time killer, the AP best of 2008 in photos.
by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 12:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Boston Globe had an awesome collection, too.
by Teej on Dec 23, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like ESPN's new Freeze Frame thing where they let the fans choose the picture of the week
because somehow, every single week, the fans manage to choose a God-awful picture that doesn’t make and sense or is good at all
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
aaaaaand it's snowing again
whee
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Snowmaggedon baby, it's the end of times.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just glad to finally get out of the house today (except the shoveling part).
I was getting cabin fever.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon man, it's always more fun when blown out of proportion.
I’m sick of shoveling snow but on the bright side any old excuse to dig out that old bottle of percocet.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
After all the snow we had last year, I bought an atv with a plow
It makes clearing the snow much more tolerable. That is turning out to be the best purchase I’ve made in a long time.
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Dec 23, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's great, but I'm not doing that for Seattle snow that happens once every six to ten years.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But then the rest of the time you still have the ATV.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Which will come in handy in an urban environment with pesky licensing and traffic laws
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's also easy to tow behind my 1992 Honda minivan.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know it's a once-every-30-year storm and all
but getting through it to work and the store and whatnot is a pain in the ass and I want it to start melting. You’ve proven your point, Nature, now go away and bring back the drippy grayness that’s so easy to hate. And get to places through.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Any other time, I would be loving this.
It just happened to coincide with my moving across town, and the money we paid for half of December’s rent has totally gone to waste. If this shit keeps up we’ll have to pay for some of January at the place we live now. It’s bullshit.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love it for the first couple days
but when the novelty wears off, it wears off HARD. And we’re running low on beer in my house. GAH. My wife (whose company has been closed all week due to snow) is going to try to persuade our 4WD-owning neighbor to take her to the store today though so hopefully there will be beer when I get back.
Oh, and food.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know,
I was trying to make dinner yesterday and I was out of half the stuff I wanted to use.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
apparently provisions have been secured at my house
so that’s a good thing.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I still have plenty of beer,
so I’m okay for now.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We were down to one six pack of Jubelale, a couple Double Bastards, and some random IPA
so now we’re fully stocked with more Jubel and Dead Guy so we don’t have to touch the good stuff.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm down to some random micros, a bunch of Corona and some hard liqour.
But I’ll be okay.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Buying a home 2 blocks from the liquor and grocery stores
Was the best thing I have ever done. I have to credit my wife though for that one.
Good thing we did not get the bigger house at the bottom of a hill like I actually wanted.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a small "corner" store within walking distance if necessary.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That helps. Probably pricey but useful.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pricey yes.
Rude owners, yes. Useful? Yes.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much.
There is another one a little farther away with really cool people and “decent” prices though. About twice the distance however.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's on down the street from me that's the creepiest store ever.
It looks like a smaller scale version of Discount World, they have velvet paintings of Tupac and a porn selection that rivals Castle Mega Store. Also, baby food that expired in 2004.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like the dollar store by my work.
Cheap smokes, but everything else is frightening. Great selection of “specialty pipes” as well.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's a mini-mart on 85th by the Sundown that's like this
They have a great beer selection, and a porn selection that takes up most of one wall.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably the same place, although the beer selection is bad.
Might not have used to have been that way. This place is on 85th and 8th.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup, that's the place
and I haven’t been there in a couple years but I always remember them having pretty good beer.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not terrible, but the Shell acrtoss the street is better.
This place is just way too creepy for me to venture into.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I plan to continue wiping out Greenwood Market's supply of Pliny the Elder and making chili tonight.
Time to take the new slow cooker out for a spin.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Take your socks out of it first.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it cruel to put on John Denver and the Muppets present a Rocky Mountain Christmas
and turn it up really loud to chase the customers away? I’m tired of people and I really want a smoke break. This is a serious question.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I actually used to put that on in my store 10 min before closing a lot around this time of year
it does the job. So I say no, go for it. And if, for some freakish reason, someone rents that, Emmett Otter’s Jug Band Christmas works OK too.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You still have movies on your shelves? I figured your store would be stripped bare by now.
All’s fair when it comes to the nicotine.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's nothing but crap and 1-Day new releases.
I’d say John Denver and the Muppets present a Rocky Mountain Christmas qualifies as crap. And I love the Muppets, but yeah.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not cruel.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like someone needs a smoke...
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
how very meta
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I used to do stuff like this to get people to leave the bar at closing time.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Turns out John Denver's voice is pretty soothing.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not as much as nicotine.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So is grandma's feather bed
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but that thing is huge!
No way it’s fitting into my bedroom.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
John Denver is awesome
and would encourage me to stay in the store
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You're far too young to be a grandparent
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One of my nickname in high school was "Grandpa"
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
what is your opinion of Lawrence Welk?
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When I was little it was on PBS from 7-8 PM every Saturday
and my Dad had the whole family watch
I liked Joe Feeney, Myron Floren, Joanne Castle, not a big fan of Norma Zimmer or Bobby + whatever dancer
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and the big band stuff
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow you ARE old beyond your years
and I don’t mean that in a bad way.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's inconvenient until I become old
because my music tastes aren’t really in line with 99% of the population my age
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this just gives you a chance to broaden people's horizons
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
a Facebook search of single girls at the University of Wyoming who like John Denver yields
5! So there are 5 girls out there
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but there may be more who are but don't admit it
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and that's just public profiles
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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have anything against John Denver really, but that DVD is a trainwreck.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't really have anything against him per se
but until Corco I didn’t know anybody under 50 that liked his music.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like John Denver.
My parents listened to him quite a bit when I was young. But that particular one is pretty bad.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"Oh God!" Part II? Was there a III?
John Denver and George Burns, had a mission of some type. The trauma has blocked most of the memory…
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 8:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember I and II, but not three.....
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I, however, am older than Corco and concur...
And nor am I from Idaho…
But, of course, I don’t come to LL for the music, so…
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Come for the Coldplay, stay for the Turbonegro
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's that time of year again
It’s time for the annual King William’s College quiz. This quiz is diabolical; the average score on first taking (it’s sat both before and after Christmas break – it’s optional for KWC students now, but was once required) was somewhere on the order of four or five correct answers.
Have fun.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently, according to
scientific calculations to the utmost degree, Halos Heaven is “worth” 4 times as much as USSMARINER. LL doesn’t even make their list, and neither does AN.
by redwolf75 on Dec 23, 2008 2:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That list (assuming it's the same one I saw) is BS.
You can use the link in the post to confirm how wrong it is.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry, it's for laughs.
I’m not passing it off as legit.
by redwolf75 on Dec 23, 2008 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Forget HH
Even Royals Review is worth a few times more than USSM.
by katal on Dec 23, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a fan of USSM I take it?
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love USS Mariner
Just pointing out another example of how flawed that list is.
by katal on Dec 23, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At the point in which the website lists "other factors"
when explaining how it came up with its list, its entire methodology is bullshit.
by katal on Dec 23, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So a lot of the other SBN sites have non-author moderators.
If LL ever needs people to serve in this capacity, I’d like to suggest they be referred to as “Girl Next Door Types.”
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I like it
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am so ill that took me a minute.
Well done.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's awesome
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So very awesome.
I love a well presented prank.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's freaking sweet
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 3:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pshaw...
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
THE HORROR, THE HORROR
Apparently some of those mean old Seahawks fans threw some snowballs at the big bad Jets as they were leaving the field Sunday – and a Jet retaliated, saying “it was all in fun”, which I believe. When asked for a comment, the Jets’ coach said:
“Coach Eric Mangini thought his team was put in a dangerous predicament as it walked off the field, saying several people were pelted with snowballs. "That situation in the stadium in general was not a very safe situation for anybody involved,” Mangini said.
A dangerous predicament? Not a very safe situation? THEY WERE SNOWBALLS, YOU MORON. YOUR PLAYERS WERE WEARING HELMETS, PADS, AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER PROTECTIVE GEAR. If they can’t handle a few widdle snowballs, how the hell are they supposed to succeed in the NFL?
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 3:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fining Shaun Ellis 10k is absurd. I would have preferred if he playfully threw snowballs back
instead of scooping chunks, but still.
Commish Roger is a punk
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just think it was funny that Mangini was all concerned about safety
they were snowballs. Made of snow. Which, admittedly, can be pretty solid if they’re packed tight, but those big ol’ helmets would probably stop a snowball unless it was fired from a rocket launcher or something – and even if a snowball hit a coach or someone just wearing a hat, the worst you get is a headache for 30 mins and a wet head. I thought football was supposed to be MANLY. Little did I know all it would take was a snowball – or the threat of a snowball – to turn even the manliest man into a whimpering little child.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They threw a flag on Welker for making a snow angel too.
Even the official seemed pissed about having to do that one.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's pathetic
Not to sound like a cranky old man but it just seems like people have forgotten that sports are supposed to be FUN. I’d be out there making snow angels if I scored a touchdown (I’m assuming this was a post-score thing) too.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was.
Like I said, even the official seemed unhappy about it. But the rule clearly states you cannot “go to the ground” or “use a prop” in your TD celebrations.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
so he could have been penalized twice!
going to the ground AND using snow for a prop. BAN HIM NOW!!!!!
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Amen.
We cannot tolerate such hooligans in our pure game of football.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's obviously a threat to the American way of life
I’m calling Homeland Security.
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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Patriot my ass.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry.
We’re already on it.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 8:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
While that particular instance didn't bother me
I think the NFL has a real problem with on field celebrations.
by JI on Dec 23, 2008 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
I’m not sure where the line must be drawn. The problem with instituting rules and guidelines is that common sense goes out the window.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately...
You have to draw a line somewhere, then enforce it thusly….
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was there and it there was no ill will between any of the parties
I also was able to hit Brian Russell with one.
by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 8:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's assault.
I’m calling the police.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
God Bless you
Each and everyone of you
by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 9:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Having 18 people in the house is kind of irritating
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 4:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Having nobody tell me that everyone is leaving early, and the office mail is going with them is irritating as well.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 4:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bahahahahaha Everett on north is under another winter storm warning tonight!
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 4:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nothing at my house yet.
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wonderful.
Throw your snow shovel over the freeway when you’re done, will you?
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm envisioning a caber toss.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 23, 2008 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am half Scottish.
Works for me.
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You were at the LL softball game wearing high purple socks, right?
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
bah
I’m driving to Anacortes on Christmas. I’m not looking forward to that drive.
by katal on Dec 23, 2008 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lynnwood and Marysville for me.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And Rangers blow the game at home.
I love me some Ovi.
by DCMariner on Dec 23, 2008 6:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Slowest. OTFPOTD. Ever.
We need another snowpocalypse to pick things up.
by Mariner John on Dec 23, 2008 9:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It's not just the snow
the two-days-before-Christmas tends to slow things down too.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That, or all of the actual baseball posts.
by marc w on Dec 23, 2008 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I want a copy of that Hardball Times now.
I’d really like to see the logic that went into isolating the catcher. Sounds kind of interesting.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My mind is so crowded with figures doing my year-end accounting right now...
I need a week before I’m ready to go stat-head.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck the numbers! I hate those.
I just like to walk my head through the guys process, see how the person makes their decisions. Whether I agree or disagree, and then try and figure out why I agree or disagree. Big mental wank fest really.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My brain is fried though...
1.8M trust account will do that to you at year-end.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah that
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying to get a bunch of stuff wrapped up for work before I take off for four days.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was slammed at work as well.
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So... wouldn't an online cooking class be uh. I don't know. Basically a cookbook?
There has to be something here I’m not considering. Really, I have to be missing something. Otherwise it’s a cookbook, right?
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 9:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
No... Pretty much a cookbook...
At least as far as I can tell.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid spam filter failure.
But I was looking at this thing, and just couldn’t wrap my head around it. When they need my personal info and bank account numbers so I can pick up my $5k Wal-Mart gift card, I can understand that. But online cooking class? It’s a cookbook.
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But it's a Web 2.0 cookbook, so it's gotta be better!
I hate the logic of the internet sometimes.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
5K Wal-Mart gift card?????
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you get it with the loose change from your Nigerian fortune
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey look! Somebody has a crush on me!
Whoever could that be?
Formerly dpseadvr.
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 9:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And apparently I can have a boner that will break walls.
How lucky am I?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Very, unless you're the wall
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't Val Kilmer featured in a movie that had that line?
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, that was
“can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?”
“Not right now”
“A girl’s gotta have her standards”
Real Genius. One of the most quotable movies EVER.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Real Genius.
That was it! I knew it as something close.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You on FB PDB?
I’m thinking about a couple nights in Portland, and need some advice.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am indeed, but I'm pretty well hidden for various reasons
email me – email’s in my sig link – and I’ll be happy to help out. Might not get to it until tomorrow AM, though, as there’s still beer to be had before bed this evening and that’s downstairs where the stereo is…
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
although if you are FB friends with any of the LL'ers I'm friends with most of them
so I’m pretty easily found.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll check it.
Jeanuts and I have an extra two days on the honeymoon away from Cannon Beach, and we’re trying to chose between Astoria and Portland.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Becoming your Facebook friend was much too difficult
and honestly, in the end embarrassing for some people like me who had all the clues and couldn’t put them together =(
by seattlebruin on Dec 24, 2008 1:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone anticipating any big gifts for Christmas this year?
I am hoping for a Wii Fit.
by Fin on Dec 23, 2008 9:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I have one.
I don’t use it much though. Too much time between excersizes.
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thingray can spell.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's the English spelling.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is why I do accounting.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got myself L4D.
And found out that I’m absolutely horrible at aiming in fpss on a console.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
???
Huh?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
NM.
How do you play on Xbox then? Do they have a kbd and mouse for it?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate playing FPS games on a 360.
I prefer playing them on my PC.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Help me.
“First Person Shooter”?
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a hard time doing those on PC.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The 4 keys you would use to control the player movement on a keyboard.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So a PC game.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If an FPS exists on both the 360 and the PC
I almost always get the PC port.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 10:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Christmas eve?
If you’re on FB, I’d like some advice on how to get more flavor into my beef stew (I made stew for the first time last night).
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, Christmas day.
Stew I maybe can help with.
by royalcurve on Dec 23, 2008 10:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Find me on FB.
You all know my name now.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not trying to be rude, but trying to avoid the whole LLLJ thing...
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also,
to avoid the LLLJ thing, I keep getting friend invites where I don’t know who they are….
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ignore them then.
They could send a personal message with the invite if they wanted to.
by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 6:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All of presents are going to be Ikea gift cards.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 10:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish IKEA wasn't so far away.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you're just ordering small stuff the shipping isn't all that bad.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So where is my gift card? LOL!!
Anyone have any ideas for a 21 year old little brother that already has a DUI? Shoud I take him out for drinks?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A can of Folger's.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have me take him out so he's safe though...
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a great idea.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But....
Should I take him out? To show him how a responsible adult goes to a bar?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is he just going to ignore you and get shitfaced anyways?
<Remembers his drunken days
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 10:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think if I invited him out he would go with me.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And probably get shitfaced.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
21 year old are incapable of being responsible adults unless something drastic forces them to be responsible adults.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 10:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But...
Can I be a good influence?
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly.
It’s just as possible he’ll think you’re no fun.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 10:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's thirteen years younger than me...
Hmmm….
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Without knowing him it's impossible to say.
I idolized my sister when I was 21 (still do to a certain extent) so the way she behaved was really influential. If he’s the same way it’s probably a great idea.
by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 10:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He does look up to me a bit....
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by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 10:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ Thingray stop with the LOL
I am dead serious.
by Jeff on Dec 24, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Got my big gift earlier in the year, actually.
My friend and I took a three-day trip to NY to catch the last Yankees-Sox game in the old stadium and to check out Manhattan. We had a blast.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 10:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now I'm depressed.
All I did was scroll through and look at the pictures.
You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 11:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Oklahoma Thunder invited Big Lo for their home opener?
Oh fuck you Bennett.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 11:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They can have him.
I HATE that guy.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a fan of him either
but the thought process behind that offer appalls me.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 11:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He can be the "WORLDS BIGGEST THINDER FAN"
for all I care.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 11:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Replace Lorin with someone else who could be regarded as a huge Sonics fan.
The Thunder saying “Here’s a plane ticket to Oklahoma and a ticket to watch the home opener. Hope there’s no hard feelings about taking your basketball team xoxo Clay” is somewhat of a douche move.
by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 11:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So despite having a retarded name and an even more retarded label
Laughing Dog Dogfather Imperial Stout is pretty fucking amazing. Equal parts licorice and chocolate without the contrats stepping all over each other. Highly recommended.
by acblue on Dec 24, 2008 3:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I am convinced my dislike of chocolate
Is why almost all stouts taste meh to me.
by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 6:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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