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OTFPOTD: Welcome to Scrappy's, 9/17/08

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Hey!

Welcome to Scrappy's; make yourself at home - we just busted a keg of Dead Guy open (we like local beers), and someone will be by soon in case you need anything at all. Happy hour and half price appetizers run through 8:30.

Wander around and check the place out - we've got pool tables in the back, and an open air patio on the top floor, along with a lounge where we'll have some live entertainment later tonight - I think Mr. Ayala said he'd be in around 9 or so (torches and pitchforks located behind the bar).

If there's something you want to watch, feel free to change the channel - we've got MLB Extra Innings, NFL Sunday Ticket, ESPN GamePlan for hoops and football... and of course MTV. We also have CSPANsqrt(x) - right now they're broadcasting a special on the PRC's invasion of Arizona.

Anyway, welcome to Scrappy's. Stay, have a few drinks, and have a good time, but please, please don't drive yourself home. Designated drivers save lives!

Hearts,

 The Management

(p.s. we're still looking for investors)

(p.p.s. update the LL Wiki)

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A bar in Oregon that doesn't allow Oregon schools?

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 7:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And don't feed the seagulls.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm OK with letting the beavers in

but if someone wanted to ban Ducks I’d be most receptive to that idea.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Oregon's colors are awesome

it’s just that Nike bastardizes them like no other

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please no.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I detest the Oregon colors.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uses blue too.

But fuck Tulane.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I appreciate the sentiment but go for it.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They used to beat Memphis like a drum in basketball every year.

There were a few years that losing to Tulane was what kept Memphis out of the tournament. They were the first team to make me cry as a child. Fuck Tulane.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least they prepared you for the rest of your life.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Memphis basketball is my Ottawa Senators.

When they suck I have nothing.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went to Memphis State for a semester so I cheer for them as well.

And yes I said Memphis State because it is so much better than their new moniker University of Memphis.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Mom refuses to acknowledge the replacement diploma they sent her.

She hasn’t even taken it out of the envelope.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But isn't green the primary color?

I would never claim that anything that was gold was UCLA colors (though I should, look at all those shiny gold medals they handed in Beijing!)

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So have your uniforms progressed to the point where even you guys think theyr are hideous,

but refuse to change out of sheer stubborn refusal to do what someone else tells you?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have any say over the unifroms..I know

I think the all white (and helmets) are amazing…All green too.

The yellow jersey and green pant combination really kinda get beyond ‘acceptable’

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 17, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oregon's all white jerseys with the white helmets are my third favorite uniforms in all of CFB

after Hawai’i’s white jerseys/silver helmets and of course UCLA’s home blues

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bias.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really think they wear the ugly uniforms just to get publicity..I swear.

Because the conversation always goes from hideous uniforms to the amazing facilities on campus.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 17, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I may be able to make an exception

but only if you prove that you’re not as douchey as most Duck fans; your presence here goes a long way towards that.

I’ve just had my fill of douchebag Duck fans; I didn’t even go to a pac-10 school, so it’s not like they’re rivals. I just can’t stand most of the Duck fans that I see hanging out in Portland.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just don't get where that comes from.

It’s not like the U of O is in a big city, or it’s a historically successful sports program, or is a nationally known academic institution; why do most of the Duck fans I meet (especially the younger ones) have that snotty attitude all the time? Is it one of those “big fish small pond” things?

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They've had a lot of success over the last few years.

That whole decades of being awful—>tremendous success thing has a way of turning people into giant douchebags.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See: Red Sox

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 17, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But that was a better success level

the Ducks haven’t really ever won anything, have they? They’ve just gotten good where they used to be bad.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True enough.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Hucks and the Duskies

Have pretty much swapped places…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're far from elite

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Elite might be too strong.

They’re Top 25 every year and top 10 fairly often, which is still pretty damned impressive.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not in the top 10 consistently enough

to be elite. They have only been a serious MNC contender twice this decade.

Only one outright conference championship this decade and one shared title.

They’re a second rung school, not among the sports elite yet.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(go USC)

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(I'm not exclusively referring to sc on this one)

bluemax will attest to how stupid UCLA basketball fans are when he shows up around 1 PM

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was just seeing if I could make an enemy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps I did.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You took away my plan of action.

However, I do not like any schools in the UC system.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really get annoyed

at all the people in SoCal who root for either ucla or USC and didn’t attend either. I mean I guess I understand it but a lot of these people tend to be classless and reflect poorly on both universities.

Like all the douche bag wanna be raider fans who have somewhat ruined USC games.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its not like

USC fans enjoy it either. Raider fans cost us drinking rights!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The problem is that there's two schools and there are a lot of stupid people who root for usc football and UCLA hoops

I don’t think it’s so bad in other major cities with a big university (like Seattle) because the locals just root for the Huskies – they don’t mix and match hated rivals

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah that one is even stupider

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One Dead Guy and I'm dead.

Not to say that I don’t enjoy them.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Awwwww yes Scrappy's. . .

Where the beer is as cold as my relationship with the M’s front office.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 7:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

To answer your other tag,

Yes.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 7:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Apparently not many of us enjoy drinking at this hour.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm already in the mood for a beer.

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd prefer a Bloody Mary, to be honest.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely.

Or a hot chocolate and Bailey’s in the winter.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy the coffee and "bailey's" on Sundays.

(Real Bailey’s is too expensive)

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The kind I have now is pretty shitty.

But there’s one that’s actually made by Bailey’s and doesn’t carry the Bailey’s name, and it’s indistinguishable.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's it called?

I don’t drink enough Bailey’s to make buying real Bailey’s worthwhile, but every once in a while it’s nice to have around….

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I can't find it...but I tried...

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never actually had rumple minze

I’ll have to try that.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

100 proof peppermint schnapps

It’s like getting beaten in the face by a candy cane.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always longed for such a thing.

But christmas is coming.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The first booze that I ever got sick on

was peppermint schnapps. I can’t stand being anywhere near it now.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Sep 17, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have that same relationship with straight tequila

if it’s in a margarita, OK, but just being near straight tequila gives me the cold sweats.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmm, but a spicy Bloody Mary with a pickled green bean...

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take celery in mine

And the way this day has started give me a shot of whiskey too please.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you had the pickled green bean?

It changed my worldview.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am not really a fan of anything pickled

In my early childhood my mother pickled every damn thing that came out of our garden. I like vinegar in small doses, not as the main flavor.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pickled okra rocks my world.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only thing I need pickled is my own liver

I’m with 108, I ate far too many pickled things as a child to even like pickles as an adult, much less anything else pickled.

But I will say that pickle is an amusing word.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm telling you, these green beans are dreamy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd have to try them in something else

because I hate bloody marys, mostly because I hate V8 and/or tomato juice or whatever they’re made out of.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good tomato juice with plenty of spices and hot sauce.

That’s the only way I can drink them. Oh, but with lots of vodka, also.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So many Bloody Mary's are made poorly these days

Fill Pint Glass with ice
10 shakes Worcester sauce over ice
5 shakes Celery Salt
5 shakes Crushed Black pepper
10 shakes Hot sauce
Fresh squeezed lime juice from half a lime
Dash of cayenne
Fill pint halfway with Vodka
Stir
Fill with tomato juice
Stir with celery wedge
Garnish as desired
Salt rim if desired

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Needs less mass production.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

?

If you want it done right it is made from scratch this way.

I won an award with recipe about 8 years ago.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry I read it wrong!

It happens sometimes.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Could be me

My bindery manager read my job ticket wrong today and ruined a job for the ballet.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

?

equals ?

ew ew ew ew ew

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait wait wait wait

you’re going to pickle a #1 draft pick? Won’t that mess with his mechanics? And how will he fit in the glass?

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These don't look pickled.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

IF THIS HOUSE SHIT DOESN'T SETTLE DOWN SOON

I’m going to be downing some Smith & Wessons. I’m sure my wife will join me, although she’ll just have the Smith & Kerns (Same as S&W sans Vodka).

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't drink anymore,

but I’m still craving a Jack and Mr. Pibb, the official drink of my dumbass youth.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That actually sounds delicious.

I made an interesting drink (out of desperation) this last weekend: rum and root beer. It sounds disgusting, I know, but it was actually quite tasty. It was almost like a root beer float.

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Root beer floats with Guinness instead of root beer are really good

as long as you use real vanilla ice cream and not the imitation stuff.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've wondered about the Guinness milkshake, myself.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's mighty, mighty tasty

but you really do have to use natural vanilla ice cream, or it tastes way to chemical-y.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's pretty good.

I’ve found you need the really strong aftertaste of Pibb to make it work. Dr Pepper just doesn’t cut it.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I stumbled upon a whiskey and root beer with a shot of bailey's one drunken evening.

Poured the Bailey’s in, realized it was starting to curdle so I chugged it down and hot damn it tasted just like a root beer float. Delicious.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like it looks disgusting and tastes amazing

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's about right.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 17, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

White rum is best left to mojitos.

And I certainly don’t drink cheap rum.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bought some orange-flavored rum

but Pepsi worked with it much much better than Coke did. I didn’t really understand that.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also mango rum is a gift from the gods.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes yes!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Delicious.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

However.

This is, interestingly enough, available with a Croatian translation
(unrelated but I found it odd)

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow,

that was really depressing.

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had to turn it off yesterday.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's like I car wreck

I can’t stop looking at it and thinking that we’ll all doomed.

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like "a" car wreck

I’m so tired of being dumb

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The "now" button is the scariest.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate being alone in my fear.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh good God.

What is wrong with that rodent?

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aw crap

I was able to tear my eyes away and close it. I failed to see the “now” button and have to go back!

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We were all too happy today.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Passion Fruit Rum is really, really good too.

My favorite drink is Dr. Pepper and Rum. Pure deliciousness!

And Dr. Pepper and Vanilla Vodka tastes just like a cupcake. It’s so sweet, I can’t drink much of it, but it is amazing if you’re a fan of cupcakes.

Tools Whore

Sign Bonds!

by Tyler on Sep 18, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Has anybody seen the third season of It's Always Sunny in Phildelphia yet?

I’ve seen a couple of episodes, and they’ve been HILARIOUS.

That show is so fucking good.

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 7:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've got a test this morning that accounts for 25% of my grade

and it’s two questions. It starts in five minutes and I may need a drink when I get back.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 7:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good luck.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bring on the candy canes.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the fact that the test had a word-count thing.

I feel like if I’ve written 1,000 words, I MUST have said SOMETHING.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is challenging hitting a specific word count

In my magazine article writing days my editor would ask for 1200 words on topic X and 2000 words on topic Y. I would usually hit about 800 and thought what on earth more is there to say?

by Man From Nantucket on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I wrote papers at UW with a word limit

I often passed the max and would have to cut.

I’m sure you’re shocked.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I finally saw Tropic Thunder last night.

Funniest movie I’ve seen in a looooooooong time.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 7:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes yes

I believe I told everyone to go see that ages ago too

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You did, we just haven't had too many free nights until last night

Pretty much every day for the last two weeks my wife and I have had the following email exchange at some point:

Wife: Let’s go see Tropic Thunder tonight
Me: No, we’ve got (x), but we could cancel because I really want to see it
Wife: No, we already made plans with (x) so let’s do that. How about tomorrow
Me: Nope. Busy. (y)
repeat

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I should have used three variables I guess

I’m not good at math. Mostly it has been a stretch of summer where we had something going on every night, which is kinda fun but also mildly irritating because it left no time to see movies; it’s slowing down now so hopefully we can get caught up.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because you touch....oh wait not my joke

I’ve never used Pandora, but surely there’s a way to tell it “Do not play this band”?

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Every time I see Gomez in the OTFPOTD, I think of that "What if God Was One of Us" song

as it’s like he’s come down from mod heaven to slum it with the little people.

I think this even more when Matthew or Jeff makes an appearance.

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can summon Matthew by combining his name with beer.

He also enjoys data fairy references.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, Pandora's better than launchcast in that they eventually wise up and stop playing certain bands

Launchcast would throw some craptacular mainstream stuff at you that had nothing to do with your interests, just to get it on everyone’s radar. While listening a long time back, I was once force fed “Shake Your Bon Bon” by William Hung.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

apparently William Hung got really big-headed when he got back to UCB and thought he would get mad girls.

Didn’t quite work out that way.

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Between KEXP, WFMU and all the other good indie radio stations in the world

I’m not sure why anybody would use a Pandora-type service anyway.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

KEXP is so good.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aisde from the specialty programming

I have yet to figure out why everyone is so in love with KEXP.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, that says can't.

Shakin’ the Shack is okay sometimes, but it favors the super cheesy rockabily that I can’t stand.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both shows feature cheesy shit.

And what’s with that gal calling herself Quilty 2000, or whatever? Sounds like a roll of thewyrm’s hoarded toilet paper.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My mom likes Shakin' with the Shack

I never got into their reggae show despite my love of ska and reggae.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't listened to KEXP in awhile

but there was a period last year where not a day would go by that I didn’t hear at least one group I hadn’t heard before whose album I ended up wanting.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Specialty shows, mostly

When they were KCMU they were awesome, and the first few years of KEXP they were fantastic. Now they’re mildly annoying, but I love love LOVE swingin’ doors and shake the shack.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 17, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because they're better than the Beatles and deserved to be heard by everybody.

Hell, they’re better than fucking Beethoven and Mozart combined.

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by Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They make Beethoven look like Richard Cheese

and they make Mozart look like the Wrigley Field organist.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is my problem with the whole "wisdom of crowds" thing

because crowds inevitably produce results like “Coldplay is a good band”.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Y'alls are slow on the wiki.

Go write about each other.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm fixin'a do that right quick.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I might coulda done it myself but I's just too lazy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Y'all are gonna rile up Faux again.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sad.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can tell.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still wondering if there are wikiboxes.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're needy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends.

Sense 1:
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
poor (vs. rich)

In terms of (demanding vs undemanding)
No.
Just needy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I'm riled up about something different today.

Fellow nerds, we must unite and destroy this menace.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oooh. Yeah, that sucks.

Why can’t they just leave a good thing alone?

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, like anyone's going to buy and read that

That would be like Michael Bay making a Star Wars movie.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Drool..

I want one, please.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 9:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

That would be fun!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want my

I want my
I want my
Korg M3

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's me demonic then

who is John Carlson?

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by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love and not let go

There is a reason why I dont trust myself at the game on sunday

by Robert on Sep 17, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't do it Broberto.

Love is a dangerous thing for you. Don’t be tempted. Don’t.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wonder If Newton ever makes the team

that’d be a good duo.

I have eight watches. None of them are fake.

by RafaelCarmona22 on Sep 17, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was telling all my non Seahawks friends

who are in different leagues to pick up Carlson if they need a TE.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ZOMG! Nobody cares about your fantasy team!!

(I already had him)

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't say anything about my team!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honest opinion:

Lolita is A: So skeevy you have trouble reading it or B: A pinnacle of modern literature? I have tried to read this book like three time but can’t make it all the way through.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

C: All of the above

It’s so well written that you have to pay attention to it; if it were badly written it could easily be ignored. I always compare reading Lolita to watching In The Company Of Men – that’s a fantastic movie, I’m really glad I saw it, but I am never, ever going to watch it again. Same with Lolita – I’m glad I read it, and I’ll recommend it, but I’m not going to read it a second time.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The graphic detail of how Humbert systematically destroys Dolores' life through sexual abuse is just too much for me.

It reminds me of movies like Hostel. I know people get tortured, I don’t want to sit through a movie showing it to me. Same with Lolita. I know there are men who prey on little girls, I don’t to read a book explaining how one of them does it.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm the same way

but I read Lolita before I knew fully what it was about, so it kinda blindsided me and I had to finish it to see if Humbert would get shot in the head or set on fire or something.

Despite my recommendation above, if you can’t finish Lolita (and no shame in that) you should definitely not see In The Company Of Men. It will make you uncomfortable for weeks.

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by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or the movie Hard Candy.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hard Candy didn't get me as badly as Company of Men

but it was definitely skeevy.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hard Candy didn't really bother me so much because the tables were turned.

I admit I am not familiar with Company of men.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's basically the story of two traveling salesmen

who, one night over drinks, decide that they’re sick of being treated like dirt by women and decide that they want to turn the tables. They make a bet – the next woman they see, one of them will start to seduce, romance, and then dump. Turns out the first woman they find is deaf. One guy (Aaron Eckhart) doesn’t want to call the game off, and the other guy ends up trying to stop him, and it just escalates to the point where after watching it I felt compelled to apologize to every woman everywhere for everything any man ever did.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did some research on it:

It was adapted for film from the original play produced at Brigham Young University in 1993. It was meant to be a cautionary tale on the dangers of misogyny and the modern corporate structure.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, all of LaBute's stuff started as plays

and I’ve actually seen some of his plays that have never been films; they’re all creepy like that, but In the Company Of Men is by far the creepiest.

The Shape Of Things was pretty bleak, too. I really like LaBute’s stuff, but it is definitely hard to watch.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The shape of things was FUCKED UP.

I sat there for like 15 minutes after the credits rolled with this sick feeling in my stomach. How could anyone be so cruel?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the question running through all LaBute's work

which is strange, since all the interviews with him I’ve read show me that he’s a perfectly normal dude with no traumas in his life to speak of.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I much prefer Miike's less fucked up stuff

The Bird People of China is a great movie.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I freely admit. . .

When he asked her if any of it was real and she replied “That night, what I whispered in your ear that was real.” I cried.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Shape of Things was the other way around

A woman seduces a guy as a graduate research project.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds more fun.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is, but still unpleasant.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But did the women in the other movies/books?

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, that wasn't my point.

Just saying I don’t think you could watch this film and be “on her side” no matter how cynical you may be about men or relationships.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just felt it was interesting, the announcement that the guy in question did not deserve it.

Whereas for the other books/movies, no one had said that the women in question didn’t deserve it.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It started out that way

The ending is just sad.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's why it's so uncomfortable to watch.

It’s all played completely realistically.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And this is why I read LL.

For good and bad recommendations. I will never read that book or watch that movie now.

by Wilder. on Sep 17, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The baseball chat is 80% dead memes.

And what more can you say than what Jeff or Matthew has already written about a particular baseball topic?

by Wilder. on Sep 17, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Hostel is Lolita run through the modern meatgrinder.

Our culture magnifies everything that could be considered entertainment and runs as far out to the edge as it can go.

Think A Decent Proposal → Soylent Green → Matrix → All the crappy movies that came out after the Matrix.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A Modest Proposal, actually

one of the best satires ever written. For those that have never read it, here it is. It’s well worth reading.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My junior-year AP English teacher used this in his satire lesson.

Holy hell it was hilarious watching the reaction of everyone in the classroom who missed the satire.

by BrianL on Sep 17, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, it's been about 15 years since I had read it.

Now I get to read it again, though.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indecent Proposal?

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey all, it's good to be back

I’ve been training like crazy the last two weeks, and haven’t been able to use my laptop at work. I am now finally enjoying a day off, and it is wonderful

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I gave up.

When I was getting home at nights (been working 9-9 non stop for the better part of the 2 weeks) I was trying to catch up on the off topics and the gamethreads. Tough to get caught up with about 3,000 comments worth per day

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I feel like I am incredibly out of the loop

Not that I feel a sense of entitlement or anything, but I spent most of August on here every day and was able to participate in everything, which was really fun. Oh well, I guess climbing the ladder in my career can be counter productive to my personal life. Go figure

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just missing a couple days can make you feel out of the loop.

Because of that I have sacrificed my job, my family, my friends, my relationship…
oh.
well, some of those.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm obviously not ignoring my family or anything today

My fiancee is at work, and my 4 year old is sitting next to me on the couch watching a bastardized version of Pinocchio on the Cartoon Network. I have nothing to do today except laundry, and my drinking bowling league is later tonight. So, I’m hanging out here today

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Needs more Rock Band and/or Lazy Eye.

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Done.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now fixed.

Needed more Polar Bear.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You now have an awesome page.

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by Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is good stuff

Especially with the insinuation that he is going to wander off and be eaten on purpose

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin_ness! Please check your e-mail in a minute.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 17, 2008 11:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Will do.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't seen anything...

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh. I never got anything. You must've gotten side tracked?

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was just reminding you to check your email

In case you forgot to check otherwise

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh. Thanks for your public service!

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hope your "toothbrush" works out.

There’s a good reason I posted ‘check email’. Sorry bout the confusion over portable ‘toothbrush’ and what you wound up with, if it doesn’t work out for you maybe you can trade up. I read about some guy that started with a toothpick and wound up with a vacation cabin (or something like that), craigslist is the shnizzle if you know how to horse trade.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 17, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For anyone still reading this,

dpseadv included, the dude came through bigtime. Thanks again, and I really appreciate the new (older, yet still awesome) computer. Given the medical bills we’ve racked up, this is a godsend. I appreciate your giving ways, man. Just awesome. This site rocks for good people. And Paul.

If you have a chance to meet this guy, do it. Nice guy. Thanks!!!

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 18, 2008 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why bother with MTV at Scrappy's?

It’s not like they ever play any actual music anymore.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Trashy TV is the only reason I can think of

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But it's fun to wager on which STD Tila Tequila will wind up with each week.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well played.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Laguna Beach, obviously.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be in the back shooting pool then.

I’m assuming there will be a Golden Tee or similar golf game as well?

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not centered on pop culture though.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A proper pub quiz has all sorts of questions

Pop culture can definitely be part of it. My favorite pub quiz ever was the night that the pub loaded a bunch of math questions into the fourth round, after everyone had been drinking all night. That’s truly evil.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would have owned at that

I’m ridiculously good at drunk math

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At finding the right answers?

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They have Guitar Hero Night every Sunday at a bar by my house.

I’m not a fan of it, but I know a lot of people here are.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely.

Golden Tee and Big Game Hunter or whatever that one’s called.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the bowling one

With the worst pin physics ever to grace a game

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There should be a few actual lanes built into the bar,

like at Lucky Strikes in Bellevue (but not so cheesy).

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Garage?

(with less of an attitude, of course)

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've heard of there as well, but never been.

Although the problem with that is if you have say four lanes, and 30 people that want to bowl, that would suck. If you put in a shitload of lanes, then you have a bowling alley with a lounge attached (which is not where I think the intention is with Scrappy’s).

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They have eight

Eight’s about as high as you can go, I think.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Much higher and you lose the "bar" status I would think.

Plus there is the space issue in Cannon Beach. Most of the buildings or available spaces are fairly small (especially near the beach).

Maybe “Scrappy’s II” would be off the beach and have the bowling lanes.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We'll build underground

but I agree, I think we need bowling at Scrappy’s Beach Boardwalk and Casino

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Underground..

Good thinking. Perfect place for the bowling and batting cages.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hillcrest bowl in Renton is up for sale (and has been for a long time)

We could all pool our money and buy it

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would love to own a bowling alley,

but it would always be empty because I’d kick all the asshole and morons out.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What part of the north end?

Not that I’m looking for an investment right this second, I have a wedding to plan and pay for, and might have to buy a new (for me) car if they decide my Honda is totalled.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

we need a commitment to Scrappy’s before you go gallavanting off with some hot new bowling alley!

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scrappy's North.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not if Scrappy's doesn't exist yet.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Silly rabbit.

This is how you get the buzz started for Scrappy’s. People see Scrappy’s “North” and start looking for the original Scrappy’s. By the time Scrappy’s is actually opened, it will already be legendary as this “secret awesome Mariner’s bar” in Cannon Beach.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel sheepish.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's marketing genius I tell ya.

Actually I’ve always thought that would be a great plan if you wanted to open multiple locations of any business. Make the name sound like it’s “one of many” even if it’s the first location.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't determined that yet

but I figure that there’s a hole in the market because of the closure of Sunset and Leilani. Wallingford, Greenwood, Northgate, Fremont, wherever.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I approve of this.

Kenmore, Richmond Beach (whatever that is called nowadays) and Robin Hood pretty much have the county line area covered. You’d probably be better off slightly south.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

North Seattle/Shoreline

I think you’d do well there. Of course, that would immediately make it my local alley, but that’s just a coincidence.

by Nick S on Sep 17, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Shoreline you've got Robin Hood (my home alley) just down the road in Edmonds,

and whatever the alley in Richmond Beach is called these days (I haven’t been there in years(.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could skip Big Game Hunter.

That’s 90% about how many quarters you stuff in to it.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So has anybody else recently discovered a band they'd never heard before, but now can't stop listening to?

I’ve been on the Norma Jean bandwagon for the last couple months. Can’t get enough.

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I got into them at the end of last year

Good stuff

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Though this is the first I've heard of it

Yes, I believe will go. Or, make every effort at least. I haven’t been to a concert since Deftones almost 5 years ago. Loooooove the Deftones

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You going?

InFlames has been another band that I’ve really started listening to more and more. I would be interested in seeing them live

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I fucking love the InFlames and they look like an amazing live band

I bought tickets the minute they went on sale. I also get to go to two Hawks games that week, all of this is paid time off. fuck yes.

by Robert on Sep 17, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You suck

That sounds like a hell of a week. I need to go to more concerts. I will likely attend this one.

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't going to say anything

But yeah

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know its "In Flames"

The autocomplete on my phone was spelling it that way.

by Robert on Sep 17, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

*shiv

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You made a shiv?

Did you end up in prison, and do you know how to “fish”?

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My phone would like me to curse in such a manner.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Upon further review, my phone changes it to shut.

I think it depends upon the context the word is used in, though.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

freakishly smart iPhones.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a "dumb" phone, so it doesn't even try to fix what I type.

I was trying to get directions to somewhere off my phone last night, and it took 15 minutes for them to come through.

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way, am I the only person here who listens primarily to metal?

I like pretty much everything but rap, but all the music subthreads are tied to indie, alt, and prog rock.

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not.

My main station is XM 42 LM.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everybody at work gets pissed when I change to that channel

I love me some double kick drums

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I have no problem with that

But I dislike having to go out of my way to listen to my favorite type of music. I love comcast channel 909. I sit and listen to that with my zune software open, and download while I listen (Yay Zunepass!)

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dabble in metal

but I’m not very knowledgeable about it.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love metal.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the devil.

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check this riff, it's fucking tasty.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good, I'm glad people got this.

I wasn’t so sure if I should go there at first.

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like some metal, nut not a lot of newer stuff.

There are some exceptions, Wolves in the Throne Room and Hammers of Misfortune among them.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends. I don't like a lot of the newer STYLED metal,

like Korn or Limp Biskit (or however the hell they spell it), but there is new material out there that kicks all kinds of ass.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Mighty Lemon Drops

And not because the lead singer and I share the same name…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Broberto!

You are abusing the wiki!

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm tempted to spread good word about you.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm waiting.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You started it.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also let the twinkie stand.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so stopping this thread now.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like it when I start trouble

and I don’t even intend to start trouble

and then I look clever afterwards.

I call Jeffitis

by JI on Sep 17, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hehe

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:17 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

That is such a great comic

This one had me busting up last night

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha

That site is awesome.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vikings name Gus Frerotte starter

one step closer to JDB future! Now if Leinart could get off his ass and over take Warner we could have an eighth of the league helmed by USC QBs!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't put it past him!

I also updated Wikipedia to reflect that Keary Colbert is now a Seahawk:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC_Trojans_football#Current_Players

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fun fact

The Seahawks’ head coach? Former USC QB.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This I knew

I remember being home a few years and him having some friendly bets with some of the players on either a USC ucla game or a MNC game.

Might explain why there have been so many Trojans on the team ;-)

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks. I will earmark a big chunk for Scrappy's and a big chunk for my vacation to Ireland.

Should be getting my inheritance in 3 or 4 months if the estate is settled easily.

by royalcurve on Sep 17, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My comment looks really insensitive now

I’m really sorry about your dad =(, I thought this meant at some way future point…

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, no!

It’s totally okay. I worded it vaguely. Lucky for Scrappy’s, the check’s coming sooner rather than later! We’ll raise a glass to my old cowboy dad on opening night and leave the tears at home.

by royalcurve on Sep 17, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about this -

The money will be earmarked. If anyone actually goes ahead with Scrappy’s, I’m in. If not, I will have a savings account called “Scrappy’s” for no reason. Either way is okay with me.

by royalcurve on Sep 17, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If someone finds a property, I will happily run this place.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not in Seattle.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are correct.
I’d be happy with the best beer bar in a given neighborhood

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That would thrill me as well.

I wouldn’t want a “nightclub”, just a local watering hole.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

While Scrappy's sounds like a bar that I would enjoy hanging out in

it is not necessarily the kind of bar I hope to open, so I guess you’re off the hook.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank goodness for that.

As I still need a job.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the CEO =(

you’re just the second most senior member of the executive board (after pdb)

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I must be #29 or something like that.

I’ll have to buy someone out of their shares and move up. My portfolio is sandwich-heavy, anyone interested?

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, how can I stay mad at you?

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 Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Watch out for the Broodwich.

You might have seen the feature in Vogue?

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what Zoidberg says.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beltre invested?

OMG!! OMG!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh...

… (I wish. That would be the coolest ever)

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can you imagine?

SCrappy’s would just be a Beltre shrine, and Red would live in the storage room.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet, I thought it'd be based on age so that works

Of course I couldn’t actually drink in Scrappy’s for like a year and a half

by Nick S on Sep 17, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh, I'm one of the younger ones around here

at least of the working folks, so don’t worry, age is not a criterion.

Except for pdb, he’s like the wise senior board member who quietly watches over everything the young people do to make sure they don’t wreck the company (like Morgan Freeman in Batman)

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Investors can drink.

We’ll find ways.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's funny about this exchange

is that it’s not all that different from how actual companies are ran.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm planning on winning the Powerball tonight

and $135 million will buy out the Pig n Pancake in Cannon Beach easily, which gives us a site. So as soon as that Powerball check clears, we’re good.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a horrid restaurant

but would make a good bar.

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

by pdb on Sep 18, 2008 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 18, 2008 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I said "entirely".

Who wants to have a bar that’s all business and no fun?

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by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm also on board

I can invest a princely sum of $11.37, and scale up as needed

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can donate whatever it was I was meant to donate to Jeff's non-fruit basket.

I believe it was around $14.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mean, invest.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry your investment had to come in this way.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why does Geoff Baker occasionally write bright things on his blog like
Outside of his RBI total, which is dependant more on other runners ahead of him getting on-base than an OPS total.

and

Or, maybe Beltre is finally seeing some more of his line drives drop in for hits and wants to boost his numbers to more respectable totals while luck is on his side.

But still manage to write so much stupid shit?

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I totally had the idea to blog about my video game team before Baker

I just realized it was stupid and no one would give a shit.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want to blog about my NCAA '09 Bruins

where I started Chris Forcier over Kevin Craft and he won the Heisman as a RS FR, throwing for 48 TDs with only three picks.

Unfortunately, no one cares

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These guys do

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.php?board=944961

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Thread is entitled

“War Eagle: The return to prominence”

"December 23, 2022

Felix Richards sent his field goal unit onto the field. There was only thirty seconds remaining in the Hawai’i bowl and his San Jose State Spartans trailed the Tulane Green Wave by two points. Felix’s heart was beating against his chest, his hands resting upon his head, and his eyes were closed. The stadium was silent as the most dedicated fans stood and waited for glory or defeat. Felix opened his eyes and waited along with the fans for the field goal attempt. After what seemed like an eternity the field goal team was set, the ball was put in play, but the refs blow the play dead. Felix put his head down and smiled to himself as Tulane called timeout to attempt to ice Jerome Houston his kicker. The field goal team again is set and this time the ball is snapped. Felix watched as the place holder snagged the snap and put the football on the ground. Houston stepped up and put his leg into the ball. The ball took off as if it was shot out of a cannon. Felix looked up and watched the ball hang in the air and barrel towards the field goal posts. Felix threw his arms up with the rest of his team before the ball went through the uprights. Felix knew that it was good and could not hold back his excitement. His players could not either and drenched Felix with a cold Gatorade bath."

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Continued

December 30, 2022

Felix Richards sat in his office looking at the newest trophy to destined to end up in San Jose State’s trophy case that growing bigger by the year. He sat in his office thinking back two years ago when his team won the WAC Championship and played Cal for the Fiesta Bowl. Even though his team lost by twenty Felix was mesmerized by the national stage. Felix had always had a deep love for the game of football, ever since he was a child growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama. His family had a long history of attending the University of Auburn and playing football their. He was going to follow in those shoes until a career ending knee injury his senior year ended the family legacy. Felix lusted for the head coaching job at Auburn. Going into his tenth year at San Jose State and his seventeenth year of coaching all together he figured that dream would never be realized either. His oldest son, Jordan, was becoming a high school senior and colleges were lining up at the door to recruit him. It was futile though because Jordan dreamed of playing for his father ever since he was a little boy. That evening as Felix was about to head home, after gearing his office up for the off season, he was stopped in the parking lot by an older gentleman. This older gentleman was in his seventies on twenty or so years older than Felix. He was wearing a suit coat and trousers. His undershirt was dressier than most but usually was not worn under a suit coat. The older gentleman wore a bowler hat upon his head which made Felix chuckle softly to himself at the sight of this older gentleman.

"Felix Richards I presume." The older gentleman said.

"That’s right." Felix responded.

"Working late during the holiday season I see." The older gentleman said with a smile.

"Well even after the season the work of a coach is never done." Felix said returning the smile.

"I am sure you are anxious to get home so I won’t keep you long. I was just wondering if you would like to accompany an old man to dinner and possibly talk about a position change." The older gentleman remarked.

"Oh." Said Felix somewhat intrigued. "What position change would that be?"

"Leaving San Jose State to become the new head coach for Auburn of course." The older gentleman replied.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It goes on and on

but I think you get the idea.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

this guy has been playing 14 seasons and he can only make it to the Hawai’i Bowl???

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He lost to Cal by 20!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to have fun turning Buffalo into a MNC winner

but I never wrote novels about it.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit

this guy really sucks:

e announced as the new coach of the Tigers at a press conference that is scheduled to start in a few moments. Felix Richards got his head coaching break at Wyoming where in three seasons the Cowboys won at most four games. He then got a job at a struggling Rice school were he did not fair any better than he did at Wyoming. After six years at the helm it seemed as if his coaching career was all but over. Felix Richards was given his big break when he received the head coaching job at San Jose State. Richards was able to bring San Jose State into the lime light as he reached an apex of the Fiesta Bowl. It seems as if the press conference is about to begin so we turn it over to Auburn’s athletic director Montgomery McIntyre." Said Kristy Wright.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It gets better

he gets other posters to join in and write the perspective of his recruits.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope it's like last year's system so he can get some hilarious things like

“Coach Richards called me and asked what my interest level in Proximity to Home was. I told him it was Very Low; that I hated the weather here and wanted to get away,” 5-star receiver Joe Josephs of Oceanside, CA said.

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't make this shit up.

After the tour with Coach Richards Sean and his mom, meet up with his older brother Jones who was taking his own personal tour around the campus while they were busy.

Jones: “This campus aint half bad little brother.”

Sean: “The stadium and the locker room isn’t half bad either.”

Mom: “You sure you don’t want to play baseball? I mean you were great at baseball back in high school…”

Sean: “I’m sure ma.”

Mom: “….and your father played baseball….”

Sean: “I know ma.”

Mom: “……and your brother plays baseball…..”

Sean: “I’m aware of this ma.”

Mom: “….and didn’t you get a bunch of good baseball scholarships? I think your dad would be pr…..”

Sean quickly switches over to blocking her out, a mode he’s learned to go into over the years, and turns to his older brother.

Sean: “I think I really like it here.”

Jones: “Didn’t you get offered scholarships from anybody else?”

Sean: “You’re not bringing up that baseball crap like mom are you?”

Jones: “No, but you were pretty good.”

Sean: “Yeah and you’re not that’s why they had to try again with me.”

Sean recoils at the blow to the arm he takes from his older brother.

Jones: “I meant any other football scholarships.”

Sean: “Well yeah a couple places why?”

Jones: “I noticed Auburn aint really holding their own right now in the conference.”

Sean: “I know but I actually like Coach Richards a lot.”

Jones: “One player can’t turn a whole team around.”

Sean: “But one coach can and I have faith.”

Mom: “ARE YOU TWO LISTENING TO ME? Lets go.”

Sean and Jones sigh and nod before following their mom away.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahahahhahahahah

the guy is named “Jones”

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too perfect.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's good

Because otherwise you’d spend all your time on the internet and not working…

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

by tootthekazoo on Sep 17, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

To all you beer drinkers.

A new revolution in shit beer is coming… the fusion of bad energy drinks and bad alcohol.

Just wait until the Malt Liquor energy drinks come out.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 1:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Worse than this

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But I can't see anyone picking that up.

I can see every douche in the US buying cases of this.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's in someone's hand!

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a picture of me holding

“Spotted Dick” (Wiki Link, safe for work, not nessicarily your stomach) at a store. Would anyone eat it, I think not.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate to admit it, there is one of those crammed in the back of my fridge.

My GF bought it at the store to show to me, and we haven’t opened it or thrown it out yet. I tried to give it away at our big BBQ on Labor Day, but I couldn’t find any takers.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Already here.

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Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck.

This may well be one of those “endtimes” things.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've had my share of Sparks, and let it not be a secret that they are disgusting.

I actually tried to drink one sober one time, and I couldn’t finish it. And let us not forget the neon orange color of that foul liquid.

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by Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Peer pressure.

Obviously I never saw the anti-drug commercials of the 80s.

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by Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should have listened to Nancy.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, hell yes.

New Yahtzee.

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by Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let me guess

he bitches about every aspect of the game, talks really fast and uses some foul language. He hates more stuff than I do!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Spot on.

But it’s still hilarious.

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by Phildopip on Sep 17, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs