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OTFUPOD - 082708

OK, let's give this a shot. If it turns out badly, it's NOLA's fault.

Topics for today could include:

  • Why American Football should never be talked about.
  • The soon to be upcoming 2012 London Olympics.
  • Starting a garden of acceptable ML relievers in your backyard.
  • Why art using XRays is awesome, (or not you snobs).
  • Why tags and over tagging bugs the inner OCD in me.
  • How best to get even with Netflix after finding out they don't offer The Outer Limits past Season 1 *or* Cannibal - The Musical.

Star-divide

UPDATE - And because I forgot about this before, I also have cheap rooms at the Bellagio to offer, because I'll be in town the week of and after Thanksgiving. Can anyone say LL meetup in LV? Who's up for it? Details below.

(Disclaimer: Rooms are cheap for the Bellagio, one of the ritziest hotels on the strip. Rooms may not be as cheap as the Motel 6 on the north strip. But you should all come anyways.)

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Alternate topic -

Why must SBN 2.0 mock me and not use asterisks as bold in diaries, yet do so in comments.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:18 AM PDT reply actions  

This may not be overtagged, but the tags are excellent.

Although I’m trying to figure out if the “especially with glasses” applies to women reading or RRS.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:26 AM PDT reply actions  

Why not both?

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

And thank you.

I was worried my tags weren’t up to LL’s high standards.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Goggles.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sure he wears glasses when not in full baseball regalia.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

These tags are excellent

I sense that your tag% will be 1.000 after today, albeit over a SSS

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

You can hang out with me drinking coke.

Or you could get a transplant between now and Thanksgiving.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

And an ID.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Forgot about that.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

He can probably get one in Vegas.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

We could meet in Canada.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm afraid of that as well.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or relieved?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe both.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've told you

I can sneak you in through Saskatchewan.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

You could probably sneak in most places.

The border is remarkably porous.

I’ve been tempted to try the area north pf Pullman myself.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Details for Bellagio rooms -

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Let's try this again.

129 – Sun-Thur
199 – Fri-Sat

This is like 30-50 off Sun-Thur, and like 100-150 off Fri-Sat.

Not spectacular, but how often do you get to stay in the Bellagio?

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sorry, NOLA, but I have to do this so Robert can sleep at night.

Per Clare Farnsworth of the PI:

Coach Mike Holmgren will address Lofa Tatupu’s knee injury after practice this afternoon.

But the unofficial word is that the MRI that was done Tuesday showed nothing more than what was announced, and obvious, after the game Monday night — it’s bruised, and it’s sore.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Topic: Why American Football Should Not Be Talked About.

Answer: Because it’s boring.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

I had no idea.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is not good usage.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, I'm certainly Bryan my eyes out.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

What's the fun in a good pun?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can't follow these goings Zaun.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not Thome.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

You win!

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I couldn't give two Sheets about coninuing on with this.

You Acta like you’re so smart, supplying all of these clever puns. You’re Wang. We could call a truce – I’m leaving it Upton you. Howard you feel if you were constantly getting outdone by clearly superior puns? Aurilia don’t have the time for this kind of stuff. I think I’m Dunn.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Huelett the dogs out?

That effort was Weeks and Hardy worthy. A true Hart would have not been fooled like the Cameron men who pan out to crowd on a deep fly ball only to have the right-Fielder catch it. It’s just not on Parra with the normal Sheets and giggles types of puns that occur on this blog. By saying ‘he wins’ your Riske reducing Hall this down to a chocolate and Villanueva issue. Good and bad, when Kendall of this is bad. We gotta Nix all this.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 27, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Shhh...

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Football topics:

Carson Palmer sitting out final preseason game is a good call after the beatdown his OL allowed on him by the 2’nd and 3’rd stringers of the Saints defense. Poor bastard.

Alex Smith needs to get the hell out of San Fransisco.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

At least baskeball can be fun to watch.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Even when I had a rooting interest

Basketball was boring as fuck unless you attended a big game in person.

by Robert on Aug 27, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 27, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why is basketball boring?

Just out of curiousity. I guess I’d understand if you took issue with the NBA and calling timeouts at hte end of games. That’s one of the FIBA rules I really like. How players can’t call timeout.

by brayden04 on Aug 28, 2008 3:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

But not the NBA

good Jesus is that terrible basketball

by JI on Aug 27, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry Robert.

Don’t you feel better, though? Lofa’s gonna be okay.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Who in that division will challaenge you?

You’ll get to playoffs this year just like you do every year.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Riiiiiiiiight. . . .

They looked awful when they played my Saints. Didn’t Leinart go like 2 for 14 with three picks last week?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

BUT THEY WENT 8-8 LAST SEASON

THIS YEAR THEY’RE FOR REAAAAAAAAAAAAAL

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Apparently Leinart might be losing his starting job...

Link

They may go with the 82 year-old Kurt Warner.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

I watched the Raiders/Cards replay last night

Leinart looked truly awful. Like unrecognizably bad.
On the plus side, Jamarcus Russell was trying to outdo him.

The Cards offense looked so, so bad. This division is still a joke (thankfully).

by marc w on Aug 27, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't done any studies or anything

But I find a lot of these top QBs played with very good college teams and had things fairly easy, so go figure that many of them get to the pros, end up with bad teams, and not get their asses kicked because they’re on bad teams, but get exposed for what they really are.

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

David Lewin at Football Outsiders did some work on this.

He worked on projecting QBs taken in the first two rounds. It pretty much looks at games started and completion percentage at the college level. Here’s the original article with a look at Jay Cutler, Vince Young, and more. Football Outsiders and Field Gulls are pretty much the only NFL sites I look at, so there may be other people doing studies on this as well.

by Jed MC on Aug 27, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just like they have been for every single year for the past six years

2002 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season!
2003 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! No, really!
2004 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! Really, really!
2005 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! I swear!
2006 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! Seriously!
2007 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! This is the year!
2008 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! This year!
2009 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! Next year!
2010 – The Cardinals are FOR REAL this season! They suck!

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

Working today?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes

I got to the shuttle at 522 and was told there was no room, so I got grumpy, went home, and went back to sleep for two hours

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

But sleep is good.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

True story:

I was once so tired after getting up at 4 am for 6 straight weeks that I burst into tears upon hearing my alarm clock. In my defense, the seclusion up here will damage your psyche and I was having one of the greatest dreams of my life. I actually hit snooze and desperately tried to fall back asleep and continue the dream, but that shit never works.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Wait, shouldn't it be women reading ARE hot?

Or, is the implication that even if the women themselves are not hot, the act of reading is in and of itself hot?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 8:01 AM PDT reply actions  

This is correct.

Reading turns average women hot.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

As long as it's not romance novels or People/OK/whateverelse.

I’m partial to women that like reading about {p-word}.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

You should stop by a store on the way home this time.

So you don’t get skunked.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Indeed.

I need to have some Oregon Pinot FedExed to the house.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

I always have free room and board in Vegas

(My family lives there)

I AM tempted to go down there for Thanksgiving, however.

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 8:18 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm staying in Signature Suites for the 2+ weeks, free to me (company pays).

I think it’s in that City Center development.

You should come down. The more I can get out, the more fun the LL meetup will be. I think everyone should go.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh that just made me incredibly sad.

He was a good player and a stand up guy.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Damn.

One of my first memories was being 3 or 4 and going to a game with my uncle. When I heard his name over the PA, I started quacking until my uncle got mad at me.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

The swankiness of the Bellagio drops in proportion to the number of people crammed in a room

but still. I will be at the Supersuckers 20th anniversary show the Saturday after thanksgiving – another LL meetup location, perhaps?

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 8:25 AM PDT reply actions  

I don't know what I did.

But for two days that muscle where your neck meets your shoulder has been killing me. It just throbs and sends shockwaves of pain down my body.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 8:29 AM PDT reply actions  

Sounds like Lupus.

Perhaps vasculitis. Maybe autoimmune?

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Trapezius

I’ve strained that a couple times. It’s great because you can’t turn or move your head without pain.

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'd second this

I’ve done this a few times, and it just sucks. Heals slowly, too.

by marc w on Aug 27, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm F'ing dieing here.

Seriously I took a thousand mg’s of acetaminophen and nothing.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

My wife calls that the mouse muscle

Cause it can get aggravated from bad ergonomics.

Make sure you aren’t hunched over at all when you are using a computer. Afterwards, ice the area for max 20 mins to reduce swelling, then apply gentle heat to help loosen the muscle.

If you have neither ice, nor heat nor alcohol where you are, consider suicide.

by PDXTai on Aug 27, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm actually betting it's withdrawl symptoms

I have no idea what would start hurting if I gave up beer for 14 days, but I’m pretty sure something would.

by marc w on Aug 27, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I used to get that when I was a kid.

Whenever I played C=64 games with a joystick I’d pull up my shoulders and keep them there for hours while I played. And then when I stopped I couldn’t turn my head, stand, walk, lie down, or do anything but be in crippling pain.

It usually took about 40 minutes to go away.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Which muscle?

The one that attaches to your clavicle, or closer to the “top” of your shoulder? Does the pain radiate down your arms and give you that pins and needles feeling? (I’m a massage therapist AND nanny)

If your life had a face, I'd punch it in the balls.

by royalcurve on Aug 27, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ouch.

Sounds like the SCM, and if it’s strained you definitely need ice 15-20 minutes at a time. Try to avoid a forward head posture, too. If you have “shockwaves of pain” though, it’s possible that muscle is impeding a nerve in your neck. Pins and needles in the arms is indicative of that. Any more severe shooting or nerve type pain is more serious. Wish I could do something for you.

If your life had a face, I'd punch it in the balls.

by royalcurve on Aug 27, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

No pins and needles luckily.

Just monster pain. I put a cold water bottle on it for a while yesterday and it helped a little.

2 more days. . . 2 more days. . . 2 more days. . .

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

AWESOME book.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

One of my favorite works of fiction ever.

I just finished reading The Yiddish Policeman’s Union – had I not read Kavalier and Clay, I would have thought it was good, but after K&C I just thought meh.

A quick Google search indicates the existence of a screenplay for K&C. >:(

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's good, yeah

but it can’t hold a candle to K&C. It’s a very slow-paced book, but it is definitely worth reading. Good evocation of Alaska, even a fictional future Alaska.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

I completely agree.

If your life had a face, I'd punch it in the balls.

by royalcurve on Aug 27, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Brother's K by David James Duncan.

That would be a travesty.

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'd almost like to see them try

I think it’d end up as a Hallmark Channel ‘Family is Awesome!’ type shlock, so maybe you’re right….

by marc w on Aug 27, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Put on your happy helmets -

Baker is on with Mitch for his weekly segment! Wheeeeee!

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 8:41 AM PDT reply actions  

Geoff says:

“I think Seattlites have to cut down on their caffiene consumption. Every day I log in, there’s 100 people claiming I’ve taken shots at them.”

I can’t make this stuff up.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

He has.

Just one at a time. Well, three at a time if you count USSM.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is a weird comment
While we are on a youth movement, let’s also toss Chuck, Lee and Howard into the frothy sea. Replace them with some contemporay managers who can relate with guys who listen to hip hop, rap, and Bullet for My Valentine.

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Going back to yesterday's musical topic. I can't wait to see Hamlet 2 when I get home.

Actual names of their musical numbers: “Rock Me Sexy Jesus.” “You’re As Gay As the Day is Long.” “Raped in the Face.”

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 8:43 AM PDT reply actions  

YES.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome.

I would think that by now you would have been entranced by it.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just kill her

There’s so much perfume no one will notice for days.

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

I just set up an anonymous suggestion box for my work.

And at least three people have complained in the week it’s been up that one person smells.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Man, I love Fishbone

They just came up on my iPod and I always forget how amazing they could be at their best. They did a lot of things that weren’t their best, sure, but that was a mighty ferocious band.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 9:08 AM PDT reply actions  

Stumbleupon's YouTube channel is ridiculously additive.

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply actions  

What are you adding it to?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Huh?

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

D'oh...

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Can you go to the game today?

I have 2 tickets – free. Good seats, too.
Want them, anyone?

If your life had a face, I'd punch it in the balls.

by royalcurve on Aug 27, 2008 9:36 AM PDT reply actions  

Toilet paper?

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Coffee filters.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thank Christ we got a roll finally.

Seriously, is this a clown shoes organization or what. I’ll spend 50 grand for some crane work, but getting TP for the office is out of the question. Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just wipe with permafrost.

You guys are roughnecks, you don’t need quilted Charmin.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, look on the bright side!

At least your employer isn’t wasting money on shitty things!

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

No kidding.

It’s like people are doing something constructive.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've switched from reading about how to do my new job to actually doing it

which is tedious because I actually have to produce stuff this week. Stupid productivity.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

What's in Seaside?

Just going for the heck of it, or is there a purpose to the visit? I was there this weekend, picking my wife up from Hood To Coast – there were about 75,000 people there from what I read later. Not fun. Should be normal today.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Annual family trip type thing

Which is cool. A little touristy, but still a very fun place – good beaches and good food.

by Nick S on Aug 27, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I like Seaside a lot

I was just entirely unprepared for the amount of people that were at the H2C afterparty.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm heading for Cannon Beach next weekend.

I wish it was two hours from now. :(

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Y'all are making me miss the Oregon Coast.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fuck Gustav. Everyone is on edge.

And of course plane tickets out are ridiculously expensive.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Don't live in a hole by the sea.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm trying to get out.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I am?

What do I know about Seattle?

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Aug 27, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

So? Find me one anyway.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

This place is

always hiring. I think they have like 15 Seattle-area locations, too

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

You're hilarious.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Good chilli...

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nothing back from Gates yet btw

I’ll hopefully have info for you on a few of those places by Friday.

by Sec 108 on Aug 27, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

You're awesome.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I write the Wrap-Up

I don’t know what the rest of you are doing.

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wait what?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

We totally blew it off

But Brett’s birthday was yesterday.

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't.

I sent him a beer.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Aug 27, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

There's a lot of dissension within that post.

Seems like a lot of the USSM faithful don’t agree with Joser.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

This new keyboard doesn't do the annoying things the other one did

It does a whole new slew of annoying things.

-Like having to tap the keyboard in just the right spot to get the space bar to work
-The shift key sticks too long and it always capitalizes two letters
-Sometimes keystrokes just don’t register because I’m not tapping the keys with all the brute force I can muster.

by JI on Aug 27, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Give him one.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone closer to MS know anything about this new laserless mouse?

I can’t find anything but the press releases.

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by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

They're going back to trackballs?

I have no idea.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm hoping so.

I miss cleaning my balls every couple weeks.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah yes.

Cotton swab and rubbing alcohol, if you’re lucky you also have a can of air to clean with.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Finding me a job.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Detachable penis...

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Probably Nuvico...

You’re company is pretty cheap, didn’t you say?

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like Vista a lot.

I think people are just whiny because they hate change.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well yeah.

I had to buy a new computer, and I couldn’t afford a Mac, so Vista was my only option. It’s certainly not worth buying a new computer for, and I think pdb’s got it right below; installing it on an older machine probably isn’t a great idea.

I’m also willing to admit that for more tech savvy people there are probably disadvantages, but for 95% of the computer using population, it’s just fine.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think most people's problem with Vista

seems to be that unless your machine is relatively new and relatively uncluttered, it’s not as easy as XP to get up and running. Once it runs, though, it seems pretty good, and on new machines my friends have I’ve not seen a whole lot of problems.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Try my job for a few days.

You’ll understand why Vista is the IT devil.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

My company is smart.

They’re skipping Vista entirely.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

We're holding out for whatever the next iteration of Windows is.

If that falls on it’s face, we might say screw it up go open source.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

We skipped Vista as well.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

They're rich and people will buy it

They should call the next OS Windows Fuck You

by Gomez on Aug 27, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

But if they're rich, that means they put out a good product, right?

Right? A halberd to the face if you disagree.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

.... this is so wrong

everyone knows it’s about how many employees you have

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rich companies can get more employees.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

MMMM, Chipotle.

They’re opening one up w/i lunch distance from my work in about a month.

I don’t know how I’m going to ever drop my stomach.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think you are talking about the same type of DVR.

This is for security systems.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't even know what I'm doing with this thing.

I love the whole “Hey, this is an electronic device, let’s make IT do it” mentality my company has.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, get used to it.

You just hook all the cameras up to it and plug it in. It’ll start recording whenever there’s movement.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also, get a copier service manual.

It’ll help when you don’t have service on that copier anymore and they tell you to look at it because “you’re the electronics person”,

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tell them to get Dedicated Micros.

Not much more expensive, but much hardier and better quality.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy. Fucking. Shit

Uncanny Valley has been crossed.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm scared.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think you understand the magnitude of this.

This is just a tech demo. There’s no telling how realistic it’s going to be when the final product is ready.

by BrianL on Aug 27, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm....wow.....uh

that’s amazing. I can’t believe they can do that. It’ll be interesting to see how much more they can refine it and how quickly – this is a huge leap.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

So I just got a facebook message

from the girl I had a crush on all through high school, but didn’t ever talk to outside of a couple shared classes a quarter. She was nice to me, but so out of my league that I never even contemplated asking her out.

heya Chris.
this is XXXXX from XXXXX high. remember me? i saw you when i signed up, and wanted to talk to you. im in gresham right now, but im coming to new york in a couple weeks for an interview. if you were up to it, we could go out and you could show me around and we could catch up.

Should I:
A – Be scared, and not respond?
B – Go on a crash diet to not look like I did in HS?
C – Take it as a friendly get together request from someone I went to school with?

NOLA, I need some advice.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:49 PM PDT reply actions  

D

Meet with her, but have a good get-away plan.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm more afraid she'll want a getaway plan from me.

My entire psyche is balanced on the fact that she never turned me down for a date. Never mind that I never asked her on one, that’s less important.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

What do you have to lose?

You’ll likely have a great time, or never see one another again.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Find out if she has developed a super power.

If she has, begin plans on breeding a master race of powerful yet slightly paunchy humanoids.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Well, first consider the grammar and capitalization.

I know it’s facebook but geez.

Ok, she didn’t know you had a crush on her? Would you like to catch up with her, or have you not thought about her in ____ years?

SB is right—don’t not respond. Then you’ve either damaged her psychologically (so much of our self esteem rests on social network acceptance) or she’ll wonder if the note was eaten by FB (which has actually happened to me, grrrr). Just test out the waters, send a couple messages. By asking her what she’s doing now, when she’s headed out to NY and what she’s interviewing for, you might be able to test and see if it’s worth spending a few hours with her.

PS—why are we not friends?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is quite awful

though I admit I have considered friendstealing from you on FB for the people I talk to on here all the time

by seattlebruin on Aug 27, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Please tell me if you find out who a couple of them are...

But yes, go ahead and steal. What? Six friends in common? That’s all?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also no seattlesundevil?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

You stole LFoJL.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Damn it, where's the fun in that?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well I predicted those two.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 27, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Every time I get pulled into HS discussions or look through my HS group I would look for her.

So, yeah, I’m not quite over it. I have no clue what she thought of me or if she knew I liked her. She was one of those girls that everyone liked.

I think you have a lot better thoughts about this than I do. Having her email me like that was sort of a shock and I lost it a little. Thanks.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dude.

This is like winning the lottery. Everyone has a girl like that. How many of them actually have that girl contact them later in life? Don’t doubt yourself dude, just take her out!

by brayden04 on Aug 28, 2008 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think you should take her out.

Unless she is a serial killer you have nothing to lose.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Aug 27, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's NYC. Show her around.

She’ll be so distracted by how cool everything is (especially compared to Gresham!) that she won’t have time to worry about all that other stuff.

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

by pdb on Aug 27, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

What a great B-side

< ahref=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTf2Bov6IgE”>The Shins – Mild Child. The video isn’t the official video, so…just listen to the music.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Whoa. Damn space bar.

Let’s try that again: The Shins – Mild Child

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

My band plays in a studio behind Ricks Tire and Service on 122nd and Aurora.

I’m sure there are openings. It’s a really nice place, but I don’t know how much it costs. I play for free. I’ve heard it is reasonable, however.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I used to practice at the Jambox

It is on 3rd Ave W on Queen Anne. Priced ok. Facilities were average.

Not open all the time though which was a bummer.

by Sec 108 on Aug 27, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

I found this bit of history on Wikipedia. For some reason, it reminds my of Geoff's comments section.
500 BC: Hippasus of Metapontum, a disciple of Pythagoras, according to legend discovered a proof while at sea that the square root of two is irrational. His “heresy” offended his fellow Pythagoreans, who threw him overboard.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 3:14 PM PDT reply actions  

my = me.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

So, Pandora's playing Coldplay on the Death Cab for Cutie channel...

Interesting.

On a side note, I went to school with Nick Harmer, and my wife was friends with him in high school. Damn, we went to Western at the same time, too.

That’s like a metric f-ton of people from Puyallup growing up and being famous — or at least local celebrities.

Along with the annoying 1980s Euro Boy Band (popular when I was in Germany) Bros, I ask this…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Aug 27, 2008 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Geez.

The tempurature in my office just went up about 10 degrees. This sucks because I wore a sweatshirt to work! I’m dying over here!

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

So, Bruin, LFoJL...

How come you haven’t bid on this yet?

Someone’s already bid on Hyphen’s uni, though…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Aug 27, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice.

Guitars

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't play guitar for real (I hack on my Pawn Shop Peavey)

But if I did, I’d want one of these:

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Aug 27, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just got a new Yamaha for Christmas.

I’ve yet to learn how to play it though. Once the boys are back in school I’ll have to get some lessons.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Aug 27, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's gorgeous.

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

ZOOPERSTAR ALERT!!!!

DANGER DANGER!!!

NBC has them on that stupid American Talent show.

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

by Faux on Aug 27, 2008 5:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Would you rather...

Be filthy rich, but only live until age 55

or

live paycheck to paycheck, but life until you’re well into your eighties or nineties?

I don't feel anything anymore.

by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT reply actions  

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