Saturday 8/9/08 Topic Smorgasboard

by pdb on Aug 9, 2008 9:30 AM PDT

There's all sorts of things to talk about today. Happy: The Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics did not disappoint. Not so happy: Bernie Mac died today. Happy: uh, it's not raining? I don't know, it's too early in the morning to think of all the things that are worth discussing in a wide-open forum such as this one. The triumphant return of Steel Pole Bath Tub to Music Fest NW? A LL Road trip to Music Fest NW?

Anyway. There's all sorts of stuff to talk about. So talk.

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by Corco on Aug 9, 2008 9:53 AM PDT reply actions

This is hilarious.

“I Guess I like Penis. It’s very tasty.”

by joof on Aug 9, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

So if you tell someone n China to go eat a dick

They actually can take you literally.

by Gomez on Aug 9, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow, so it WAS sarcoidosis.

That’s a bummer though. Not a huge fan of Bernie Mac, but he was a talented guy. Always sad when people die so young.

Opening Ceremonies were pretty amazing; the torch lighting was ridiculously over the top and I liked it. The countdown things was great as well.

It’s raining here. :/

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

I liked him in the Ocean's movies

but then I really liked the Ocean’s movies, even the second one.

The opening ceremonies were pretty cool. It’s amazing that all that stuff that went on was powered by humans and not by machines – anybody who’s not just a little bit nervous about China’s desire to have a place in the world after seeing that much manpower do that many amazing things is a little shortsighted ZOMG NO POLITICS.

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

by pdb on Aug 9, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

There was quite clearly a message being sent.

Something along the lines of, “Not only will we be a part of the world cultural community, we’ll do it better than you as well.” I’m not entirely sure how I feel about that, for reasons it’s best not to get in to, but it’s quite clear that it’s happening.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Interesting conversation

But the politics rule’s going to kill it at some point so it may as well be here. Sorry.

by Graham MacAree on Aug 9, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions

You are absolutely correct to do this

I wasn’t going to pursue it any further beyond my original statement anyway. Now I have to go start a geopolitics blog or something.

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

by pdb on Aug 9, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

No need to apologize, I wasn't taking it any further.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Aug 9, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Bernie Mac

will always have a place in my heart thanks to Bad Santa

by johnbai on Aug 9, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

I'll repost something I wrote about his death earlier today

My enduring memory of Bernie Mac is when he got the celebrity nod to sing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” at Wrigley Field during the 7th inning stretch of the infamous 2003 NLCS Game 6, aka the Steve Bartman game. He was very into it, and with the Cubs, one win from the World Series, leading the Marlins 3-0 at the time, with Mark Prior pitching a great game, he and the rest of the crowd was pretty jacked.

Bernie Mac embellished the singing of the song, “So let’s root root for the CHAMPS!... CHAMPS! CHAMPS! CHAMPS!” This made him look especially dumb after the Bartman Incident preceded the 8 run disaster inning that led to the 8-3 loss and the subsequent game 7 loss to the Marlins.

“CHAMPS! CHAMPS! CHAMPS!” indeed. I wonder what he was thinking when he walked out of Wrigley that night. You think he thought, all the way up to his untimely death, that he jinxed his hometown Cubs?

by Gomez on Aug 9, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions

As a White Sox fan everything probably proceeded as he had planned.

by thewyrm on Aug 10, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Seattle/Vancouver to co-bid for 2028 Olympics?

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=8ec0d438-0f91-496e-bfc3-d43ee389f80c&k=92737

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics

by Robert on Aug 9, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply actions

I think that'd be cool.

JI/Robert '08!

by Fin on Aug 9, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Obviously going to hinge a lot on how 2010 goes.

by Matthew on Aug 9, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

2018 World Cup? Oh god yes please.

by Matthew on Aug 9, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Not going to happen.

FIFA ruled out co-hosting after all the infighting that surrounded the 02 Japan/ Korea world cup. But if they keep the rotation in tract the ‘18 world cup is all but the states with Qwest likely to still be considered a premier venue by then. Although can somebody explain how Seattle got passed over in 94?

by Robert on Aug 9, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions