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OFFTOP 09.29.08...Byebye O'Eight Mariners

Nolamarinergirl1_tiny by NOLAmarinergirl on Comment 847 comments

Did we ever think it would come to this?  Rooting for a team to fail; being upset when they sweep?  How surreal.  And now it's time to attach ourselves to new teams for a month--and, ojala que, watch some decent baseball.

But let's not get into who we'll miss, who should stay, who should go and who we should pick up.  We'll have plenty of time and plenty of threads for that sort of banter.  Here, we're all about the random. 

With that in mind:

♥It's already 76 degrees here, and it's set to be 88.  I want fall, damn it.  What's the best part of fall?

♥I walked six miles yesterday as part of training for a marathon (walking it; I'm not completely insane).  Question: how many drinks did it take for me to announce my intention to participate?  How many drinks would it take you?

♥Anyone in a relationship in which your sports teams are bitter rivals?  How do you handle this?

♥Losing scrabulous has left a hole in my heart.  How might I fill this? (please, thinking games, preferably ones which can be played turn-by-turn, and I can pause when need be)

♥We've covered countries.  Now, imagine you have eight weeks to see cities, specifically.  Travel time is not included, and money is no object.  How many would you visit, and which ones would they be?

♥Yeah...I've got nothing else

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I've learned that it takes a good long while to explore a city.

I went to San Francisco last summer, and my wife and I were there for 4 days and we only did about 1/3rd of the things we wanted to do.

by Phildopip on Sep 29, 2008 7:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It took a couple years to figure out Seattle

and there are still parts I haven’t seen.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Time = 7:30 AM

Tea Count = 3

Must be Monday

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cities

1. Vancouver, BC
2. London
3. Ottawa
4. Toronto
5. Singapore
6. Hong Kong
7. Wellington NZ
8. Johannesburg
9. Capetown

One week in each with half a week in Ottawa/Toronto

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

note that this is a vacation I would never take

If I had 8 weeks and unlimited funds I wouldn’t spend all my time in a city

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cities

Probably 5-6 days each, eight weeks = 56 days, so I’ll go with 11 cities

London
Paris
Barcelona
Sydney
Tokyo
Beijing
Hong Kong
New York
Temecula
Bakersfield
Boston
Rome
Dayton

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised that I hae even one city in common with Corco

and I really thought about putting Cape Town on there too

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, add Cape Town

I only need one day in Dayton anyway

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely worth the trip

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless you're in the cattle or corn or paper business probably not

I was born in Dayton (as was my father and two of my siblings) though so it’s a Corco-endorsed town

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Contrary to what the state of North Carolina has to say

the airplane was actually invented in Dayton Ohio so yeah

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dayton OH?

Nice city

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers.

 - Supposed to be 91 FREAKING DEGREES here today. The best part of fall is that IT NEVER GETS TO 91 FREAKING DEGREES HERE IN THE FALL.
 - Well, judging on a sample size of my wife, who agreed to participate in the Portland To Coast walk after a night at the bar with her friends, I’m guessing it takes at least one and perhaps two bottles of wine.
 - Nope.
 - Can’t help ya there. Not much of a gamer.
 - Eight weeks would give me plenty of time to see Beijing and Tokyo. I wouldn’t want to do more than a couple cities in that time because it takes a lot of time to properly explore a city and I don’t want my experience of a city to be one full day and a half travel day.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 7:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I know it

but eight weeks is still not a lot of time, and I’m not the kind of traveler that can spend two days in a city and call it “seen”. I need to take some time and properly suss everything out.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My cities:

Dublin
Edinburgh
London
Paris
Barcelona
Florence
Rome
Athens

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 7:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I still can't believe I was less than 25 yards from a wild Polar Bear the other day.

Easily the second most amazing wildlife encounter in my life.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 7:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Humped by a dolphin?

As many stories as I’ve heard about that, I’ve never actually met a person that it has happened firsthand to.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caribou actually.

It was a really foggy day one early spring while my Rig was at the Milne Point field off the coast of Beaufort Sea. I was Roustabouting at the time and had to go outside to check on some things. I look over and out of the fog trots a caribou. Then another. Then another.

The fog began to lift and I saw that the entire herd had begun to migrate right by our rig. Literally 10,000 caribou stretched to the horizon in all directions. Some came close enough to me I could reach out and touch them. It was so amazing. Like something out of a dream. One of the most spectacular and spiritual experiences of my life.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I'm in the line for my Smart Car.

I trust this choice is not Corco-approved.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 7:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Easy to park, less gas mileage then you think you are going to get, and expensive and doesn't have room to store stuff

Is easy to manuvre in the big city. If you never leave downtown Seattle again I approve, otherwise no

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My whole work has Civics,

not one has the mileage people have reported aside from the hybrid owner.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've had the opposite experience I guess

my buddy with an ’02’s Civic has routinely exceeded the EPA estimates

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How you drive may also matter

Many people do little gas-wasting things involving braking/acceleration patterns.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just bought a new one.

They say 25 in the city, and I’ve been between 22 and 25 for my first few fill-ups. They say 36 highway, but I haven’t really gotten out on the freeway for an extended period.

by Teej on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We drove my friend's from Idaho to Maine and back and averaged 44 MPG

going 5 over the whole way

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is what people never understand about smart cars

People that own Smart Cars or the like should also own a “regular” car for long-distance driving; Smart cars were and are meant for, as you say, in-city driving. Driving to work, driving to Target, whatever. If you want a road trip car use a regular car, but for every day driving get one of these.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

It has all the standard safety ratings. I felt as safe in it as I did when I drove around a Sentra.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It sounds logical

But most drivers don’t know how to handle a SUV and the danger of flipping/rolling/etc. because of their inexperience typically cancels out the “cushion” advantage.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

really?

Are people actually that stupid to not know how to manuver an SUV?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

People in SUV's tend to think they're bulletproof

thus don’t feel the need to know how to maneuver. Look at how many SUV’s end up in ditches/over curbs in snowstorms. “I’VE GOT 8000 LB OF STEEL UNDER ME I’M SAFE I CAN STILL DRIVE 60 MPH!!!!”

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These people are idiots

and yes I know what you mean. I guess I was taught to drive driving SUVs in the worst weather conditions possible (I took my driving test for my license in a snowstorm driving a 15 year old Jeep Wrangler on unplowed roads) so it’s more natural for me

It’s the damn tourists you always see in the ditches

As long as you realize steel does not equal traction but does equal maybe not dying in a head on you should be fine

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and I don't know if these people think 8000 LB OF STEEL

so much as they think ZOMG I HAVE 4WD!!!

When really 4WD doesn’t make much difference once you’re moving- good tires are really the key

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think it's as easy as it sounds

An SUV behaves a lot differently at 45 to 60 mph than when trying to find a parking spot at the mall. I don’t trust my driving ability to safely avoid a road hazard in a SUV.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno

95% of the miles I have logged in an automobile have been behind the wheel of a truck of some sort- I’ve had my share of emergency manuvers and I’ve never really had any problems. I think it’s slightly overblown. You just can’t abruptly turn the wheel

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

But you clearly have extensive experience behind the wheel of a heavy body vehicle with a higher center of gravity than most cars. And I think that’s where people get into trouble.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno

I don’t feel like I’m driving any differently then anyone else when I’m on the road when I’m in a Jeep. I drive a 15-passenger van for a living too and that really is different- you have to noticeably change the way you drive to handle the vehicle because that has a REALLY high center of gravity. But I don’t feel like I drive the Jeep any differently then most people drive their cars.
I can’t help but think thats another thing blown up more then it should be by the media

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm...

For the sake of clarity, I’m not saying you don’t know how to handle a SUV, but I don’t think most people who spend time behind the wheel of one in a non-work fashion do. When it snows around here the vehicles I see spinning out the most are SUVs.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just saying that I think in most driving conditions people know how to handle SUVs

the difference in manuvering isn’t as different as it’s made out to be, especially with newer SUVs. The biggest problem is that people assume that because they are in an SUV they are invincible and thusly end up in the ditch

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I LOVE about my V70 XC

Handling of a passenger car, AWD, low center-of-gravity. Utility of an SUV. Corners almost as good as my Integra did.

If I could convert it to all-electric and/or a biodiesel I don’t think I’d ever buy another car.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At that point there isn't a point

Some (actually, most) of us don’t have the funding to own multiple cars.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't take a car that cheap out of town

because I know it wouldn’t make it back.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or you make the sub $1000 car your thrifty commuter

and buy a nice car for driving out of town

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There you go

Though that precludes getting a Smart Car unless the price drops dramatically.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree.

I know exactly the milage I’m going to get, not that expensive, stores all the stuff I need to drive around and fix computers.

My GF has a Baja we already use for road trips.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never used my backseat before I met her either.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

nice catch

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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Photobucket

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Any keyboardist that can’t play that song isn’t really a keyboardist…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also.

You got like three inches of air that time.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love this bike

mine’s black, so it’s cooler, but I would recommend everybody buy this bike because it’s awesome.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The podunk Oregon coast town I live in lost power the other night

Holy freaking crap, I’ve never seen so many stars (and satellites). And the curvature of the sky was insane, like the view from the inside of a snow globe. How did so many cultures come under the notion that the earth was flat?

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is hilarious.

Q: “What about gravity?”
A: The Earth is accelerating upwards at 1g (9.8m/s^2) along with every star, sun and moon in the universe. This produces the same effect as gravity.

54!

by joof on Sep 29, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's in Tillamook County

Most people haven’t heard of it, but when I mention the cheese, that usually resonates.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My inlaws have a place in Rockaway

so I’ve probably not only heard of it but been there.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh

Rockaway is indeed the town.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You live in Rockaway?

Dude. That’s too funny. We don’t get out there much, maybe 3-4 times a year, but I love that little town. We were there for the 4th of July this year and I’ve never seen an entire town get so drunk in my life.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I admit I wonder why I keep coming here

- The best part of fall is that it’s the period between too hot and too cold
- Infinity drinks for me… and you should know the answer to the former
- I’m more of a Sudoku solo-games type of guy
- I would just city hop day after day until my time is up. Almost doesn’t matter which ones. I’d play it by ear.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Also

WTF happened to the Broncos this weekend? In fact, what happened to the NFL this weekend? Maybe it’s a good thing the Seahawks were off.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO IT WASNT

but yeah, actually, it kinda was.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm more into football now than I've been the last few years

and I’ve forgotten how volatile it can be. There was a quote I recalled last week from somewhere that noted that the parity of top talent in the NFL is so that the worst players can have great games. I have to remember that there will be weeks where the worst teams can show up and beat better teams.

(Well except for the Rams hahahahaha)

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woo, go Beavers!

I’m going to the same school as Ocho Chinco. I wonder if I’ll be crazy too.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, UNLV fell back to Earth

They got pimpslapped by Nevada(-Reno) 49-27.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Outside of Champ Bailey the Broncos have no defense, right?

They’re going to have to outscore everyone they play and when their offense falters it’s the opposition’s game to lose.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dre' Bly, DJ Williams

They’re going to get run on all year though

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the defense is pretty bad.

Cutler’s a stud and his offensive line gives him about three minutes per play to find a receiver, so they should be able to keep putting points on the board, but that defense isn’t going to be much of a help.

by Teej on Sep 29, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cities:

1. Istanbul / Constantinople
2. Rome
3. Florence (pretty much all of Tuscany)
4. Athens
5. Alexandria, Egypt

I would probably take Alexandria out just so I could spend two weeks in each of the other cities.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wish, with every fiber of my being, that I had not read this. Dammit.

"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 29, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do what I did after I read it

Put on some Motorhead. Lemmy’ll take care of those two little dweebs in TMBG.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My boy won't take a nap.

So it’s been replaced with lullabies. I can’t find my iPod, there’s a few nooks and crannies I have yet to check. Kids.

"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 29, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why why why does iTunes shuffle so strangely?

It is convinced I want to hear DCFC every other song. It is wrong.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 29, 2008 8:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So I learned this at the game last Friday:

MLB’s launching their own cable network, a la the NFL Network, in 2009.

I’m not thrilled, as I believe they will do what the NFL did and try to leverage cable companies and screw viewers by placing exclusive games on their channel.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 9:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That I worry about as well

though given the mobility of the American population and viewers around the world, I don’t think they will.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll bite for once
  • FOOTBALL
  • I die if I have to run anything farther than 90 feet
  • You wait for this to happen than never ever forget about it. \Once they are gone, view their team’s failures as a personal pickmeup.
  • Risk
  • 1.Banff
    2. Berlin
    3. Prague
    4.London
    5.Munich
    6. Budapest
    7.Istanbul
    8.Sydney

by Robert on Sep 29, 2008 9:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just saw that I'm not limited to 8 so

9. Montreal
10. Vancouver
11.Tokyo
12. Shanghai

by Robert on Sep 29, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why

Europe should be more. North America only has three entries.

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also wish the major European powers were divided more

because France offers endless potential for hilarity.

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be down for this

do you know of somewhere we can all play?

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Sitting Room on Lower Queen Anne allows for board games.

I’ve played Scrabble there numerous times.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 29, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It isn't as good as Fall From Heaven 2.

I have yet to play a single game of Vanilla Civ4 since installing FFH2.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh, I need Civ 4 back.

Guess I’ll go crack it tonight… I had it a copy from my roommate on my computer but then I formatted it, so it got erased =(

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Morning, beauties.
  • Best part of fall is the clothes. Coats, scarves, pumps, layers…. the leaves are pretty good too.
  • I would agree to walk a marathon without getting sauced first. Running is another story. How many drinks did it take, NOLA?
  • Yes. Not with the Mariners – I don’t know anyone who can muster very much hate for the Mariners (except their fans). I had a brief relationship with an Arsenal supporter… we did not talk about soccer.
  • Never played Scrabulous. I’m not really a game player, board or otherwise.

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I regularly get lit up by girls at Scrabulous

I had to stop playing because I’m too competitive

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I lose enough to my phone at Scrabble

that the thought of losing to another human that regularly does not thrill me.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you have a Verizon phone you should be able to get Scrabble on it

as long as it’s a relatively recent phone. I love phone Scrabble.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

It’s a one-time fee – I think you can “trial” it for about $3 for a month, but I think the download is $7 or something. Considering that I play it for about 30-45 min a day, I’ve definitely gotten my $7 worth.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have phone Scrabble.

I play it less than Might and Magic II, though.

by Phildopip on Sep 29, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and my cities

Riomaggiore, IT
Stirling, Scotland
Wellington, NZ
Santiago, Chile
Tokyo

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, I'm slightly less annoyed now

but then I ponder it and I’m more annoyed. I just watched the Arsenal/Hull City highlights. The two goals that Hull City scored were definitely quality goals, so that’s good I guess, but WHY THE FUCK IS WILLIAM GALLAS EVEN ON THE PITCH MUCH LESS THE CAPTAIN HE COULDN’T DEFEND HIMSELF AGAINST A MOSQUITO MUCH LESS….agh.

So, well done to Hull City, but good lord Arsenal need a better defence.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No, because I think this will happen several more times this season

Arsenal have already lost to two relegation candidates this year, and the season’s only six games old. It’s gonna be a long year.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's less shame in losing to Villa

than losing to Hull City.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mind you, Villa lost to mighty QPR this past wednesday.

(blah blah blah, you’re not qualified to mock others, etc. etc. etc. spurs suck blah blah).

by marc w on Sep 29, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Spurs are about to become a billionaire club

so that’s gotta help, right?

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carling Cup games never do.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That win doubled Spurs' win total against Arsenal in all competitions since 1983

so yeah, doesn’t count for much. When they beat Arsenal in the league again (9 years and counting), then that one will probably get my attention.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they end up in 5th I'll actually be pretty happy.

This season has the potential to go completely off the rails.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh if it does and we're way out by Christmas Wenger will actually buy someone

or two people, and sort of give up on his youth thing to try and salvage a place in UEFA next year. That’s what I’m telling myself, anyways…

by Nick S on Sep 29, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't see that happening, unfortunately

For all of Wenger’s strengths as a manager – and there are many – he’s also got a stubborn streak a mile wide and won’t change just because of a few bad results. Which I’m not sure is a bad thing.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Christy mcchristballs we outshot them like 75 to 5

I actually woke up for the second half of that game. Gaaah. Eboue reverted to his normal infuriating self and Gallas… uh… yeah. Gallas. Fuck him.

by Nick S on Sep 29, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it was pretty brutal.

As much as I love watching Arsenal play, it’s really getting frustrating watching them try to score the perfect goal every time. Arsenal outshoot EVERYBODY 75 to 5, and yet they don’t score 9 times a game like that sort of shot rate would suggest.

Coming into this weekend, Stoke had taken something like 9 shots all season, and scored on 7 of them. They’ll struggle to stay up with that low of a shots-on-goal rate, but how much would it make me happy to see Arsenal convert at a rate like that?

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure how much younger Arsenal can go without violating EU minimum-working-age laws

but at the very least I would drop Gallas, Eboue, and even Adebayor for a game.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I'd do

They’ve shown the energy and passion that the senior squad lacked – why not throw ’em in the deep end and see how they swim?

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Best part of fall?

Autumn Emergence, 2008

But, dammit! I haven’t had ANY time to go out and take photos for myself (I did volunteer, though, to shoot for three hours yesterday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Catholic high school down here in Olympia).

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs