Off-Topic for the 15th of January - Pay Up!
by Sec 108 on Jan 15, 2009 8:56 AM PST
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PrintToday is the day that many of us who are season ticket holders must pay the Mariners their money for the right to watch this team in 2009. My wife is never fond of such a large outlay of cash to start off the year, but I had been doing this for 10 years before I met her so she has always been smart enough to not fight that battle. Anyone else giving the M's a bunch of money today?
On another note I had a first happen to me yesterday. I was on a sales call downtown and when I got back to my car my meter had run out and a meter maid was writing me up. Instead of getting mad I had a friendly chat with her while I awaited my ticket. She printed a slip out and handed it to me. I looked down and saw the words "Courtesy Notice" with a $0 next to it.
I asked her why I was not getting a ticket and she said I was the first person to not yell at her in months and that she very much appreciated that. She then wished me a good day, jumped on her Segway and rolled off. I was totally caught off guard and was blown away to finally meet a nice meter maid. Do any of you have stories of being caught off guard like that?
Lastly, one month until in Spring Training for those of you who care. Anyone heading south to catch some sun and meaningless scrimmages this year?
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Awesome meter maid.
What’s the “PC” term for meter maid? Parking enforcer?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I think so, yes! I had a friend who had this job, and he was a Parking Enforcement Officer.
He drank alot.
Yup.
All the male meter readers don’t care for being called Meter Maids.
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Meter Expiration Administrator
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It's like me saying I am not a secretary.
I can church it up all I want but at the end of the day I answer phones and enter data for a living.
Fear the NPE
I've long since given up caring about title inflation
when a garbage man is a sanitation engineer you know that titles are fairly meaningless.
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Just goes to show that being nice still pays off (literally in your case)
Also I assume you slipped her a 20
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I am unfortunately not going to Spring Training this year
the exterior of the house needs painting, which will eat up most of our tax refund, which is usually my Arizona money.
Do you have to pay for your whole season ticket at once or do they let you do it in installments? For the first time this season we had a deadline for our Beavers tix – we usually pay for them in March but this year we had to do it in mid-December. I assume that’s because Portland is hosting the AAA all-star game this year and they need to get a handle on how many tickets they’ll have for the public, but still.
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Oh, shit, really?
That’d be awesome to see the AAA all-star game live. Any idea how much tickets will be?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
I don't, yet
We get ‘em as part of our season ticket package, so I’m not sure what they will retail for. I know that the seats we have – third base side, just off home plate, 10th row, – are $16 a game, so I would assume that the ASG tix in that section will probably be in the $25-30 range, and the rest of the seats will go down from there (we’re in the “most expensive” seats).
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Sweet, that's not too bad. I'll definitely be able to swing that.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
According to the Beavers' web site
tickets for the ASG will go on sale in March (no price info yet). As a season ticket holder I get priority to buy extras, so as it gets closer if you’re still interested let me know.
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Oh hell yes.
pdb, you’re the man.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Remember when you were really drunk and said you would give me all of the tickets you couldn't use?
Surely you remember that, right?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Drunk? Me? Never!
I remember saying I would take you to a game. My normal charge for taking someone to a game is you must buy me two beers. You can handle that can’t ya?
Well 2 beers sure, but if he buys you enough to get you drunk, he may sucker you into more games!
It’s the gift that keeps on giving
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I'll be in Phoenix during the timeframe.
I haven’t decided if I’m going to swing up to Peoria or not this time around. My favorite spring training moment still has to be seeing Felix a few years ago blow away Vlad Guerrero before he was really established.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 9:07 AM PST reply actions
Not sure if this is valid in Seattle, but for the women (and men I suppose) out there, this was passed along to me.
Several high-end retailers will be giving away $175 million in free cosmetics as part of a class-action lawsuit settlement.
Stores including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Filene’s, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue will give away up to $25 in free cosmetics to customers under settlement.
Under the lawsuit, the department stores and cosmetics companies “conspired to sell products at the manufacturers’ suggested price only – never at a discount.” The lawsuit also alleged that special promotions were coordinated so that other stores could not compete.
The giveaway will start Tuesday, January 20.
In order to get the free merchandise, customers must sign a form stating they purchased products at one of these stores between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003.
No receipt or proof of purchase is necessary and products will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Pet peeve:
Isn’t the phrase “first-come, first-served”?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it is
but maybe they’re volleying the products at the customers with tennis rackets.
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Maybe it's only Sharapova endorsed products
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She is one of those people who, while I know nothing about them, just looks really mean.
Fear the NPE
I could see how she could secretly be a total jerk, but who knows.
I can’t imagine it was fun living out of a suitcase for 3 years while basically being forced to practice all day.
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What?
What?
Was this a chain mail?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Ineffective against bludgeoning weapons.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But looks so fucking cool.
The chain mail underwear chafe, though. I’m still wearing them now, though.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
It's certainly not advisable as work-out clothing
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Next up, hiring actual defensive talent.
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, just another in the long line of WSU guys hanging on in the NFL.
JD, Trufant, Erik Coleman, Hamza Abdullah, Karl Paymah, Lamont Thompson.
JD is the only one who was grossly overpaid though…
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I still cannot believe the Saints passed on Trufant when they traded up to get Jonathon Sullivan.
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and a great big thank you to the saints for that one
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One could argue that Trufant is overpaid.
31st (DVOA) vs. #1 WR.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Marcus Trufant played the entire year with a busted hand
that prevented him from jamming receivers.
Although it does look like there was some regression at play with him
I’m just not sure how much this season reflects his true talent level.
Good point.
Seahawks were 6th vs. #1 WR in 2007.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
Probably true.
I remember he played his last year (maybe Junior year, I’m not sure) at WSU in a club, and was still tremendous. I was so impressed that he was able to do the things he did while bottled up like that.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I dont think Trufant always lines up over the other team's #1 WR.
I think the Hawks often have the corners designated as RCB and LCB, so other teams exploited Jennings or Wilson with their #1 a lot last year.
by FlaskInSafeco on Jan 15, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
They were still 25th vs. #2 WR's.
But, like BrianL pointed out, Trufant was playing hurt.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
The entire team was playing hurt.
And Brian Russell makes everyone look bad.
Man do I love midgets.
The great example of this was when he actually knocked Trufant
off of his man on a fleaflicker to Ted Ginn Jr. earlier in the season. Trufant was right over Ginn and in great position to make the play. Russell made a lunge for the breakup, going through Trufant to do so, missed the ball (obviously), and separated Trufant enough to let Ginn make the catch.
Classic stuff. That would be like Yuni spearing Beltre in the midsection on a two hopper right to third
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I still think Ginn would've made that catch.
It was over everybody’s head except for Ginn. It was a great throw, and an even better catch.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
Still, Russell sucks.
He gets all my wrath for the bad season.
Man do I love midgets.
A competent safety gives both cornerbacks a huge boost.
We’d bitch about Kelly Jennings half as much as we do now.
Brian Russell is a lot like Jose Vidro.
Replacing them with a merely average player represents an enormous upgrade.
that is a very apt analogy
but does Russell have an identical twin to play free safety?
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Yes yes, but we've all been saying this for years now
Apparently, it’s harder to do than it seems.
The Seahawks had terrible safeties in 2005 and 2006, which necessitated Grant/Russell – two average-ish safeties.
For a year, it worked – they played #1 receivers tough, and were middle-of-the-pack overall against the pass (14th). This year, they slumped to 29th against the pass. Injuries played a part, certainly, though I think the overall defensive success in 2007 might have led the team to think that great safety play meant having guys who could stop the run, and avoid things like giving up 200 yards to Frank Gore or Chester Taylor. It’s not just that they were 14th against the run in 2007, it’s that they annihilated the run. One guess is that the hawks figured they had quality corners and that this would allow their safeties (esp. Russell) to play up more and not worry as much about deep passes. This became a problem when Jennings showed that he actually isn’t a quality corner. I’m willing to give Trufant something of a break because he’s from Tacoma and also because covering Larry Fitzgerald twice is going to make anyone’s stats look bad. (I’ve never seen another corner get beat so often when he’s in great position. Yes, WRs like Fitzgerald are amazing, but Trufant’s capable of more.)
But Russell plays safety like a centerfielder how is playing behind the outfield fence.
Man do I love midgets.
In fairness to Grant
I think he’d be a slightly above average free-safety. He really shouldn’t be playing SS.
And in fairness to Jennings, he played the first half of the season with broken ribs and did look better towards the end of the year.
After getting benched?
I’m just saying that the Hawks have now run through god knows how many safeties and they still get beat deep. At some point, it’s not personnel (or it’s not SOLELY personnel), it’s scheme. The Hawks were amongst the worst defenses against the pass in their 2004-06 heyday. They seem perfectly willing to sacrifice pass coverage in order to shut down the run, and have done so for years.
Russell isn’t good, but he’s still better than Michael Boulware….
I know I am
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
However even despite the fact that Marshall is gone
Brian Russell sucks and is an anchor around the neck of the rest of the defense.
Hopefully this will be taken care of by the new regime
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
And who was the anchor around the neck of the defense
in 2006?
Since 2005, the Hawks have ranked 25th, 23rd, 14th(!), and 29th against the pass.
I'm not sure why you're arguing with me.
The schemes by John Marshall were bad and Brian Russell sucks. I have not once said that the problems with the defense were strictly personnel related.
LOUD NOISES.
Nevermind; misread one of your posts pretty badly. I think we basically agree though you (and the FG guys) though I may differ on how good some of the other players – like Jennings – are. No biggie. Go hawks.
With Jennings and Wilson
you have to remember that the learning curve for an NFL CB is pretty steep. It can be several seasons before you see something from a player.
If only...
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
She seems like a more retarded version of The Joker
by Mariner John on Jan 15, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
That's what I was thinking
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Who's "Addy"?
Sounds like a good girl for Daxflame!
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
What is everyone's favorite tea (or coffee drink if you are not a tea person)?
I have a box of Tazo “Awake” in my office and am enjoying a cup of it more than I thought I would. I’ve only had Tazo fruity teas before and am not a fruity tea person
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
Yeah a nice iced tea with a little lemon is a good thing.
This Awake would actually make a nice iced tea
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
I'm a juice or soda person myself.
I only drink coffee to sober up after a long night out, and tea when I’m really sick.
Man do I love midgets.
Iced coffee or iced americano. Sometimes black, sometimes with cream.
It takes me forever to drink a cup of coffee, so it would end up cold anyway.
Really good Earl Grey is my tea of choice
I used to love Whittards of Chelsea, but they stopped importing it. I get a few boxes when I go to England, but I’m out now.
This is kind of surprising to me, but my current favorite is Hyley’s Earl Grey loose tea. From Russia, of all places.
Current work tea = Lifeboat tea, basic black english breakfast tea (made by Williamson), with proceeds benefitting the RNLI.
Uh, think of it like a volunteer coast guard
More sea-rescue focused than drug interdiction focused, but yeah, it’s basically like the UK coast guard, but it’s a charity.
Irish Breakfast tea
I’m not much of a connoisseur, I just likes me a good strong black tea.
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I find Irish Breakfast too floral.
It’s like somebody spilled Darjeeling in some Engish Breakfast.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Iced with some sort of flavoring
Or an Arnold Palmer
by Mariner John on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not so sure I have favorites
My coffee is fair-trade, always, and preferably organic. I like it to be from Nicaragua or Mexico, and typically single-sourced, medium roast. I’m a complete coffee snob.
As for my tea, if it’s caffeinated, it’s whatever black tea is brewed for me. Otherwise I like Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime before bed (it really works!) or Stash Peppermint or Lemon Ginger.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
How does this differ from tea with a spot of milk?
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
It's Starbucks so it's more expensive
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Those hurt.
Especially if the ball is sandy.
Man do I love midgets.
Who is Sandy? She sounds like a real bitch.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Not so young and attractive, is she Mac?
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Olivia Newton-John played her in the movie
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Olivia Newton-John to the face would not be painful (back when the movie was filmed).
Man do I love midgets.
And I'm loooooooooooosin' contro-ol! For the power you're suplyin'
God I love showtunes.
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That's the funny thing
I actually detest musicals. The only live-action musicals I like are Grease and Urinetown. There’s something about Grease, though, that is just cool.
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I always forget that one
I liked it pretty well, though.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show "show" is something everyone should do once.
Man do I love midgets.
To each their own I suppose.
But I’m glad I experienced it.
Man do I love midgets.
I would agree
I did it once – I didn’t act, I didn’t throw toast, and I mostly sat at the back and ogled all the people that were doing such things – and I will never do it again, but I’m not sorry I did it.
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Same story here.
I might have thrown some toast though.
Man do I love midgets.
What a fine range of interest and experience we have here.
I reference “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, you reference “Grease”. LL has quite the variety
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Grease is one of those movies
that no matter what, I will always watch if I stumble across it. I still think I need to organize a sing-along Grease midnight movie at a theater somewhere (along the lines of Rocky Horror).
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That would actually be pretty cool.
Man do I love midgets.
I lobbied the manager of Cinema21 for about a year to do this
but he just won’t do it. I have no idea why.
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I thought they did this in Portland?
I remember being envious because in New Orleans, all we had was The Sound of Music
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
They did it once
I want it to recur.
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Rocky Horror is still going strong, inexplicably.
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Hearsay
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
To counteract the rather scatological bent this thread is taking
I will run the risk of LLLJ’ing and say only that The Vaselines are playing SxSW, and not ask a followup question. IT’S THE VASELINES, PEOPLE!
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I've never actually listened to them before so all I know of them is the song Nirvana covered.
Fear the NPE
Get the album
The Way Of The Vaselines. All their output on one handy CD/mp3 thing. It’s good stuff.
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I love that album
Quality band. And listening to them you can see that Kurt was influenced by them a pretty decent amount.
by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 15, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Is it possible for one's voice to change from increased useage?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 10:58 AM PST reply actions
Yup
I don’t know if it’s a permanent change or not, but it’s definitely possible.
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Listen to Chinese Democracy. Axl's voice sounds way different today than it did in the early 90's.
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That's as much ProTools as anything else though.
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Maybe it could get more monotone, but it may be more psychological than physical
And of course getting more raspy from heavy use. Other than that, I’d say that it might become more “full” due to strengthening of the vocal cords
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, raspy and full would be a good description of how it sounds to me right now.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Then we shouldn't talk about the
see are ay bee ess?
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Jan 15, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I always like the effect on my voice when I recover from a sore throat.
Deeper, more gravelly.
Just go do your James Earl Jones impressions while you can
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The raspy won't likely be permanent
But continued use will cause your vocal cord to be strong enough to give your voice more of a wide range and a more full tone
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Great healing for a raspy voice
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
You can,
and it’s an old stage trick for clearing your voice.
When Matthew's around it's a veritable lemon party
by Graham MacAree on Jan 15, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
*wince*
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A little lemon juice will work just as well.
You don’t have to actually eat a lemon.
Man do I love midgets.
But they are very tasty
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
you can tell by the responses here who has and has not been subjected to the party
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I lucked out and heard about what it was before I was subjected to it
So I have tricked many, many people without ever having seen it. Unfortunately though I just realized that I replied to a comment that could be seen as naive given what it is
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
I wasn't this lucky
At the bar someone told me to enter the website into my iPhone. I regret listening to them.
by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 15, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Paging Last Fan Of Jose Lopez
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez to the white courtesy phone. Your photoshop skills are required
If you mean singing,
then yes. You can most definitely change the your voice through increased use (greater range, etc). For just speaking, I suppose over time you could get more raspy or something (like most football coaches and drill sergeants sound).
Man do I love midgets.
Anybody here sleep walk or move around alot in their sleep?
If so, maybe somebody can explain something to me. A few hours ago I’m having this random dream where I backhand this random person. Except for some reason my body decides to do this action outside of the dream, so I end up backhanding the desk next to my bed. As a result, the corner of it took a nice little chunk out of the back of my hand. What the hell?
I don't sleepwalk
but I definitely have dreams where I do that – most of the time mine involve jumping (off curbs, over railings) and my legs both jerk around like crazy. It only happens when I’m just falling asleep, though – once I’m soundly asleep it doesn’t happen.
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Ah, the myoclonic jerk
I always that the myoclonic jerks would be a good punk band name.
I never knew it had a name
and now I want to go form a band.
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Old House. Don't watch new House.
New House sucks. >:(
13 kills Cuddy's new baby, and in distress kills herself.
Foreman, now laden with grief, becomes even more bitter and House-like. House, negligent for employing 13 becomes a little brow-beaten and less of an outright asshole.
Rosanne already covered that one.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
At the risk of being banned/shunned
I’ve kinda given up on House – haven’t watched it in a couple years.
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Yeah, I hit post just as your comment showed up.
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I do that all the time.
I have even experienced weird shit like waking up with a red irritated neck after dreaming I was hung.
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*Addicting
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Umm...
PP’s into auto-erotic asphyxiation?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think a reference to a question of proper uses of the word addicting being similar to my hung/hanged mistake.
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I understood this.
It was my lame attempt at a joke.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 15, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Not this.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like it could be a Myoconian jerk or something to that effect
Where you twitch heavily in your sleep. Your brain could fabricate a dream to explain why you hit your hand. Though this usually does not occur while in REM sleep but more towards the early stages of sleep
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
But as a funny story my younger brother used to sleepwalk when he was like 8
But he would only do it to go to the bathroom. He pissed in the closet, down the stairs into the garage, middle of the hallway, and one time fell onto the back patio because he walked out there and tripped on something. I caught him doing it a few times and always made fun of him for it
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
There was a kid I went to elementary school with that sleepwalked,
and on a field trip where we slept in a hay loft, he sleepwalked himself into the chicken coop then went back to sleep. Scared the piss out of him when he woke up.
Man do I love midgets.
I used to sleepwalk when I was younger as well.
My mom’s told me stories of how I used to scare the shit out of her because when she got up in the middle of the night I’d be in the hallway or something just standing there.
That would be creepy
My brother just motored around the house while mumbling about stuff, and then he would pee in/on something.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
your phrasing of that makes it sound like a great comedic event.
I chuckled while reading it, then thought… oh that probably was a pain.
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It always entertained me
Think Beavis when on one of his Cornholio benders, except real mellow and with half closed eyes and wearing just some tighty-whities
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
outSTANDING
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I'm actually busting up pretty hard now that I'm thinking about it
Watching him stumble up to the door to the garage, fling it open, and whip it out and start pissing into the abyss is one of my most funny memories from childhood
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I used to do this quite a bit when I was younger,
but it seems to have stopped as I aged. It also helps if you go to bed drunk.
Man do I love midgets.
I've never injured myself with a myoclonic jerk, but I certainly have had my share of falling dreams
where I jolt at the ground hitting phase.
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Those always got me when I was sleeping in school
Pissed me off
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Has anyone else started on their taxes yet?
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Don't have our W2's/mortgage interest statements yet so no
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oh and by the way
a mortgage interest statement is a really, really depressing thing in the first full year of a mortgage.
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I can only imagine
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but
to look at that statement and know that 95% of my “mortgage” payments were actually interest payments is really sobering. That starts to turn around a bit in a few years, though.
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Principal paid: $249.63
Interest paid: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Remember: tax credit in this example = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
It ameliorates the paid – it doesn’t remove it.
Still, I can see where it's depressing to know how much you've paid, and see how little equity you've built in the first year.
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I can't imagine buying a house in 2006 or so
and looking at how much equity you’ve lost in 2 years or so. That’d suck more, or I guess the combination of the interest payments and a new market value would suck more.
Maybe too harsh.
Sorry if so, the comment hit me in a sensitive spot.
by waldo rojas on Jan 15, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Got the W2s, but no mortgage stuff yet...
Once those arrive, I think I’m golden.
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by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
They have to be sent by January 31st if the standard rules apply.
I’m working on issuing tax forms for work right now.
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I do believe all tax-related documentation does have to be mailed by the 31st, yes.
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I'm not sure on mortgages, but I know that W-2's and 1099's have to be issued by then.
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Ditto here
Thankfully I only had like 3 employers this past year so it shouldn’t be too complicated
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I'm glad I've been at one job for 8 years.
Gets boring, but it makes tax time simple.
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My first 3 years of being a working adult were at the same dealer
It was so easy come tax time. Plus, that was the only place I’ve worked that offered direct deposit, which I sorely miss
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Direct deposit rocks.
I’d be confused if someone handed me an actual paycheck.
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I just hate going to the bank
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
As do I.
I’d never have to if it weren’t for Jeanuts asking me to run to her bank occasionally. Online banking and direct deposit. Only way to go.
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Online banking and bill paying is all well and good.
But I still prefer to receive a check. I don’t know, I’d just rather have the money in my hand. Great thing about working at a casino though is that I can cash the check right there at the Cage when they give it to me.
I so seldom use cash anymore, that going to the bank is just a pain.
I still get a paystub that looks just like a check, it’s just non-negotiable.
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Did mine on Sunday.
The casino’s always been good about getting us our W2s on the first paycheck of the year.
I got my W-2 this morning, then did my taxes online.
This is where it’s nice to be able to file a 1040EZ.
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I'm waiting until the end of the month to see if my taxes went down.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Is the tax code changing at the end of the month or something?
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Canadian federal budget on January 27.
There’s a chance they’ll change the income tax rates retroactive to Jan 2008.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
That's right, you're in Canada.
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Wow another great name to give Crabbe and Corona a run for their money...
Thanks to the latest Fangraphs article,
Chorye Spoone, ladies and gents!
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
Go to Value Village and buy her a mug that says something funny and ironic
My best friend bought one of our lady friends a “#1 Grandpa” mug for Christmas. She still uses it now after almost 5 years
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
$50 year-long membership to Costco?
I don’t know, I’m grasping.
it's allll about the chocolate muffins
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How long had you known your roommate for when you did this?
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
$50 for a birthday for someone you've known three weeks?
I buy birthday presents for my girlfriend, parents and sister and that’s it.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
On the subject of gifts.
You know what I loathe? Cards.
Let me see, I wasn’t thoughtful enough to tell you about what you actually mean to me as a friend/relative/spouse/etc so I decided to let a huge corporation do it instead. Also, I paid $5 for it.
I know it’s not the intent, but I find greeting/holiday cards to be about the most offensive part of the holidays.
What if someone gives you a handmade card?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Jeanuts makes these, they're actually pretty cool.
But I agree with you on store-bought cards. We’ve been together for eight years, and I’ve never bought her a single card.
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Dearest Brother
I cherish your existence. Each day I am thankful that I have a sibling so kind as you. Flowers and incense fill my heart when I think of your name. You are truly the light of my day, and I wish that you may continue many years of being.
Sincerely,
Some asshole with no creativity.
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I like to buy cards with messages and then write on the blank half of the inside
otherwise it’s kind of a waste to buy the card
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
This is what I do for my fiancee
I am shit at buying gifts, so I just go the route of a nice card with a full page handwritten message. She seems to absolutely love it, so I must be doing something right
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
I despise greeting cards.
My mother has heard me rant about this enough that a few years ago she sent me a gift, and along with it she included a few one-dollar bills stuffed into a folded piece of notebook paper. “Here, instead of a card, I’ll just give you the money I would have spent on it.” I thought it was hilarious.
And I’m with SB: I buy cards for people for some occasions, but they’re either blank or just say “Happy Birthday” or whatever, and I’ll write a paragraph or two on the other side. Just to get across the idea that “Yes, I’m actually thinking of you” instead of “My Gmail calendar reminded me that it’s your birthday.”
I usually buy humor cards for my mom and dad for Mother/Father's day and same with my brothers for their birthdays
and then just write an actual personalized note. I’ve always found blank cards too empty, but I always hate to give someone a card without a real note in it. If I can’t think of anything good to write, I just don’t give them the card and use it for another time.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
By blank I mean mostly blank.
It’s nice to have some sort of design on the front, but little to nothing in the way of words.
But it would benefit Robert, also.
I think it’s genius.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Same here
I never really experienced the high school method of drinking, which is fine by me
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I had been going to a certain bar with my friends for about three years,
and ended up celebrating my birthday there. The bartender (who had worked there the whole time) said, “Hey birthday boy, how old are you today?” I told him the truth – “21.”
The whole bar fell out laughing.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
My friends "little" brother did this at a bar I used to go to. He's 6-4, about 250.
Nobody ever asked him for ID or about his age. About three years later we’re hanging up a “Happy 21st B-day” above a table, and the bartender asked whose birthday it was. When we told her she was pretty pissed. Which I understand now since I’ve worked in a bar.
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That's awesome
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
After which they will be know as "former roommates".
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you really love those cheese curds huh?
Are you referring to something different than the variety famous in wisconsin (which are essentially breaded fried cheddar curd, akin to mozzarella sticks)?
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Just cheese curds as in the byproduct of cheese making.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
something I've not experienced.
What leads to their awesomeness?
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They go on poutine and Robert loves poutine.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
I'll second the question though,
what makes cheese curds such a big deal by themselves?
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Nothing, but they are a defining poutine ingredient.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
And what is poutine?
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I know that.
I usually call it a heart attack waiting to happen.
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I would think they'd object to poutine as well.
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I suppose you could replace smoking with posturing.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit that's amazing and I want it.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Cheese curds are rich in calcium and protein.
Potatoes provide needed carbohydrates. Don’t you know what happened to Ireland when the potato crops failed?
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
We became skinny people.
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time for you to try Poutine's south of the border brother,
Carne Asada fries.
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spice what?
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Damages the delicate sensibilities of Broberto
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jan 15, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
ah. a fine shame at that.
They really aren’t spicy though…
Fries, carne asada, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo
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Damn.
Now I want some of these.
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for those of you who reside in San Diego, as if not lucky enough,
are priveleged to have both copious volumes of Carne Asada fries as well as man’s gift to burrito eaters: The California Burrito!
They pretty much only exist in SD, and are insanely good.
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privileged
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really?! Other than the massive coma they induce,
you don’t find them delicious?
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
I'll see that
and raise you green chile fries: Fries, shredded pork, green chile sauce slathered all over.
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I don't do pork, but if you did some beef on that I'd be all over it.
I actually wiki’d poutine, and it lists all the analogous culturally pimped fries.
Greek poutine looks good too
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you could do it with chicken
green chile sauce works way better with white meat than dark. It’s not BAD with beef, necessarily, but it’s better with white.
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you are a master of shredded meats pdb.
First carne seca, and now this.
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and this just in... Kevin Towers is still inexplicable...
A heaping pocket sized bucket full of grit
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How did I miss Greene getting traded?
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Damn... I'm streaming video of the rescue right now.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
The use of the word "rescue" is a good sign.
Are we talking commercial airliner here, or a private plane?
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Commercial. Sounds like it could have been way worse.
Not out of the woods yet of course.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
News says A320
~150 people aboard. Also said unconfirmed bird strike.
Bird strike is probably a good thing, means the plane likely had power when it went down, didn’t fall from that high of an altitude most importantly would still have had control surface power in descent
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Commercial airliner, but not a "crash"
in the break apart and explode sense. More of a water landing soon after takeoff. I’ve read reports of people standing on the wings waiting for boats.
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Doesn't look too bad thankfully.
Odd sight seeing a place surrounded by ferries.
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Per CNN:
“The plane approached the water at a gradual angle and made a big splash, according to a witness watching from an office building.”
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Oh, too bad
the judges don’t like seeing a big splash. Pilot’s probably looking at low 6s for that dive.
He should have thrown in a barrel roll for difficulty points.
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.
Sure it’s Fox News, but the link works.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
And the FAA is reporting that everyone is out of the plane,
but as a precaution a secondary search is underway.
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That sounds like best case so far then. Hopefully it continues that way
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I hope so too.
Things like this are pretty cool to look at when everyone makes it out okay.
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According to the PI, the plane was Seattle bound.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Charlotte, North Carolina, from what I read on CNN
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Weird - The PI headline says it was Seattle bound, yet when you click on the link, it says Charlotte.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
The P-I needs readers
More people read about planes crashing that are Seattle bound
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Ahh, the Times say Charlotte, THEN Seattle.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
And Phoenix
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According the USAirways website
Flight 1549 was Seattle bound with a stop in Charlotte
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I'm still not sure why that makes it any more interesting
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People in Seattle know people in Seattle
So Seattle audiences are more interested in Seattlebound passengers
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Well it only took half an hour of refreshing to check the flight status of Flight 1549 on usairways.com on their normal flight status thing
To see what it said instead of “delayed” or “arrived”
It says “status exception call 1800 whatever” not “crashed”
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They will never say "crashed"
“status exception” is pretty standard for these situations.
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I wasn't sure what it would say
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I'd never thought about it.
But you sure don’t want to look at the departure/arrival board and see “crashed”.
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That's true
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Partially submerged.
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My sister worked for a PR firm for a while.
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I'm just happy a plane actually made a water landing and those life vests may have had some use
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I always thought it was a waste of money to put all that crap on planes but this is good
Even better is that it looks like nobody died
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That must have been a surreal conversation out on that wing
“So, uh, how’s it going?”
“My ankles are damp, and I wet my pants on landing, but yeah, good otherwise.”
“Wanna go see a show tonight? I hear Hairspray’s closing soon…”
“yeah, that sounds good”
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by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Plus it was about 19 degrees out when the plane went down.
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Once the adrenalin and shock wears off
they’ve gotta talk about something to pass the time before the rescue ferry shows up.
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I'd be complaining that I paid all that money for a ticket and didn't get my free glass of Coke
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The wetting of the pants might explain the damp ankles.
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Heh.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20942270@N00/3199324409/
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
HAHAHAHAH
This one’s great, speaking of screenshots!
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
The internet amazes me
There’s thousands of pieces of accessible content on something that happened like an hour ago
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There's a whole wikipedia entry up already
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_1549
the other angels fan
I don't know why but that annoys the piss outta me
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That's awesome
I just can’t imagine the impulse that makes someone say “wow, a plane crash, that’s horrible – I GOTTA GET THIS ON WIKIPEDIA RIGHT NOW!!!”
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These are the people you actually can find in their mother's basements
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I actually think that there was a recent article that interviewed
a few of those type of people, it was really interesting actually.
I can only come up with the satirical article though.
the other angels fan
Wikipedia reported Chris Benoit's death before his body was even discovered.
Now that’s service.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
So his killer got on Wikipedia?
What a dumbass
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That's what the killer who put the stuff on wikipedia wants you to think
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Dun Dun Duuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
He was his killer.
Dumbass.
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Give it another 45 min
and then the backlash over the oversaturation of “news” around this event will start.
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And that amazes me that all that can happen in 2.5 hours
15 years ago we’d have the TV report and that would have been it.
This world scares me sometimes
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I don't understand arbitrary assignments
This is one of the things I guess I have to get used to at large schools, but I’m supposed to write a 10 sentence summary of a piece of work. Why 10 sentences? I can easily say everything I need to in 9 or expand and be way too detailed in 15. Shouldn’t the criteria be “as long as it takes to do a good job?”
What is the point of incredibly specific, arbitrary lengths?
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I have no regrets about transferring because the coursework is actually soomething that can make me money one day
But the expectations are so fucking low here. We had to do an “annotated outline” the other day for something, and I thought “OK, great” and turned in this beautiful 5 page long typed annotated outline. The rest of the class turned in like half a handwritten page. At UPS half a handwritten page would have gotten laughed out of everywhere
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Keep up your UPS standards
don’t sink to the ones of your current school.
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That's the plan
If I do what I did at UPS here I’ll have straight 100%s
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I don't think I can sink to the current school standards
I would have and still would feel incredibly guilty about turning in half a handwritten page
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Because putting constraints on output
helps stimulate creativity.
Does it have to be exactly 10?
If you can say what you need in 9 that should suffice.
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No. The point is to make you edit or stretch to make 10.
That’s a useful skill.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
How?
At what point in the real world is somebody going to say “You have to make point x and you have exactly 10 sentences with which to do it.”?
It’s not like we’re talking me only coming up with 5 sentences or 30 sentences, I just don’t understand why 10 is better then 9 or 11
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Radio ads. News copy.
Hitting specific length targets is something people actually have to do. Not necessarily with sentence counts, but the process of getting from A to B is the same: find a different way to say what you want to say that is either longer or shorter than the way you wrote it first.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Or, how about form letters?
Write a letter so that it says what you want to say, but also fits on this page really neatly. Write two versions – one for each style of letterhead.
This is an actual relevant skill in the world.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Radio ads are different though
You have a set amount of information you have to get in and you come up with most concise way to say everything you need to in 30 seconds. The question isn’t open ended in radio copy where you can go into any amount of detail
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At what point is it an adequate summary?
The same principle applies.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Do you not get relational skills?
Having to produce something under varying constraints happens all the time. It’s a useful skill to be adaptive and flexible.
It’s like complaining about weight lifting because, ‘hey, when in real life am I ever going to need to lift a metal bar with weights attached to both ends while laying on my back’.
I don't mind it when it's relevant
I just hate totally arbitrary cutoff points
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It won't always be arbitrary.
But you need to learn the skill. The easiest way to do that is to work within contraints, arbitrary or not.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Life is about working within constraints though
That’s an instinctual skill everyone has. There’s no reason to arbitrarily add to it
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Everything anyone does ever is within some sort of constraints
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If you have to shoot a target in the middle two circles to win,
do you train to hit the two circles, or train trying to hit the bullseye?
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The bullseye
But the ability to hit the bullseye is an acquired skill. I think being able to write a paper of x length is instinctual
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You may think so, but I know quite a few people that can't pare down their thoughts to fit a guideline.
Thus the need for training, even if it doesn’t affect you.
And if it’s so instinctual, you should be able to have it done in the time you’ve spent here complaining about it?
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I finished it an hour ago
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That word is addicting.
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Just trust that the people running the school aren't idiots.
You’ll learn something. Do the damn assignment.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I finished it like an hour ago
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Because they secretly want you to write 9 sentences, then figure out which of those 9
you want to break up and make into 2 sentences.
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That's the thing
I have a few complex sentences but it reads better with a comma or semicolon then with two full sentences
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I was kidding. Don't sacrifice the integrity of your wonderfully constructed sentences just to hit an arbitrary target.
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I'm not going to
It’s nice being the smart kid again. At UPS I was just sort of in the middle of the pack. Now I feel like a fucking genius
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Also wasn't there a non 9/11 USAir crash like 10 years ago?
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September 1994
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and since it's an Airbus it was a USAir plane not an AWA plane
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I wish I knew more about scouting soccer
so that I could know if I should be excited about the #1 pick. He’s from Akron! Yes!
"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch
by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
"English native and former Arsenal youth team player"
Good enough for me.
I just wonder why "former" Arsenal youth team player
They have one of the best youth setups in the world – could he not cut it, or did he not see an opportunity, or did he like Akron better than London?
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The Arsenal part is good, for sure.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
It's a miracle he ever scored a goal in college
by Graham MacAree on Jan 15, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
but the ones he scored were museum quality no doubt
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Is someone a Manchester U fan?
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Manchester University doesn't have a pro soccer team
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I was going to write the more typical "Man U" abbreviation
But knew how that would probably be received here.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
A former roommate of mine was a pretty giant Arsenal fan
He got me into that team, but that was back in the Thierry Henry days. I’m not as up on them now. I was up on them enough to know what the proper feelings towards United were.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
So you don't know anything about football and then accuse me of being a United fan when I make a common joke about Arsenal's playing style.
That seems intelligent.
by Graham MacAree on Jan 15, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
I think we may have gotten some wires crossed
I made the United reference because I know they are Arsenal’s biggest rivals, without knowing your particular affiliation, and definitely not trying to accuse you of anything.
I also wouldn’t say I know nothing about soccer, just that I don’t particularly know about scouting it (like why one would rather have Landon Donovan or Eddie Johnson).
Anyways, sorry about that. Wasn’t trying to offend.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Arsenal's biggest rivals now are Aston Villa actually
(not to pile on, just to correct the record)
Arsenal are not the power they were 5 years ago, much as it pains me to admit it.
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Or Manchester City, as I recall them losing to recently.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
you should probably study the league more before commenting about it
because Man City are their own rivals at this point. They’re….not good. LIke, in relegation trouble not good. They beat Arsenal, but that doesn’t make them rivals.
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Damn. I didn't realize they were that bad.
Thanks for the correction.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I was an Arsenal fan because of Dennis Bargkamp.
Dutch football back then was awesome.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
To this day Dennis Bergkamp is my all time favorite footballer
Being able to see that man play in person multiple times is still one of the highlights of my sporting life.
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Akron's a nice town if you get past the closed down factories and no employment
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Gammons says that the Sox resigned Youkilis for 4 years 40 mill.
How do they do stuff like that? I assume Youkilis is probably a nice guy who doesn’t feel like squeezing the orange for all the juice, but Youk at the price of Washburn? That’s value
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
He must love playing in Boston.
Man do I love midgets.
and thanks to fangraphs, we know that was worth 25! million last year.
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
Youkilis only had three years of service time if I'm thinking right.
Bought out one year of FA for way below market value in exchange for lots more money in his arb years, sounds about right.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
I keep forgetting he was in his arb years.
Looking at him it seems like he’s about 40.
Man do I love midgets.
I made the same mistake. After reading about him in Moneyball however many years ago,
it seems like he’s been in the bigs for a lot longer
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!
He took a long time to make the majors.
I’m glad he did, though. I find it amusing that his fans actually cheer for walks.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
He may be the ugliest man in baseball.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
he is not a looker, this is true
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or better
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Bitches
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/5/14/509461/5-14-open-game-thread-part#6089477
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Subject line, damn you.
Some of us are VNC’d.
Also, it’s less disturbing at 1/4 speed.
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The subject line was omitted on purpose
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 15, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
you are a spiteful genius that's for sure
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oh and thanks for not including a subject line
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My epilepsy hates you
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I lost count at 674 spins
and by “674” i mean OH GOD I WANT IT TO STOP SOON
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that AND lemon party in a day.
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This is much more horrifying.
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Please no
I’m not high enough for this
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Game. Over.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
There we go
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Did someone just open the ark?
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At what point does a guy become eligible for arb?
Or was Youkilis one of those nebulous Super Twos that qualified for arb after his first two full seasons instead of three?
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
ESPN commentors understand arbitration vs. free agent values
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
wow, youk and pedroia locked up for just over 80 million together. i think that their production will equal or eclipse the amount of production the yankees will get from texeiera and their 180 mil. good move by the sox to lock up these two guys for a long time for a reasonable price.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
The whole ESPN comments section?
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So apparently the Hudson River is too dangerous to drink from but safe enough for a plane to land in.
Too bad this memo didn’t get to Lidle.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Reply fail?
He’ll be here all week folks.
Man do I love midgets.
Posnanski on grit:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/01/15/dunn.bloomquist/index.html
Man do I love midgets.
This article was well done.
Willie’s wikipedia entry appears to have been cribbed from Lookout Landing and USSM gamethreads.
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by crushedoptimist on Jan 15, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I just thought it was great that "WFB" was listed as one of his nicknames.
Man do I love midgets.
I liked "Effin'" myself...
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by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Princess Willie is what makes that page great.
Thanks Coach.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Speaking of Songsmith as some were above
here’s David Lee Roth’s vocal track for “Runnin’ With The Devil” run through Songsmith. Creepy, yet awesome.
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I was so going to try stuff like that.
I figured I’d use Rush songs.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I turned on MLBN for lunch just in time to see Edmonds' NLCS home run robbing by Endy Chavez.
Hot damn, it’s like a birthday.
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Was it?
I looked up just in time to see the ball leave the bat. I guess you’d know that game better than I.
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Which one? The one where he brings it back?
Or the catch by the first baseman where they double off the runner?
Formerly dpseadvr.
Left fielders can do that?
Isn’t that against the rules or something?
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That was actually something Raul was decent at, if he could get back to the wall in time.
Man do I love midgets.
It's just out of his reach.
Man do I love midgets.
Aaron Heilman's changeup is a fucking meatball when improperly located.
by JI on Jan 15, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Padres sign David Eckstein to play 2nd base.
And are apparently on the verge of signing Omar Vizquel to play shortstop.
You think to yourself “They can’t possible be any worse than last year.” but low and behold, they are trying their hardest.
How is Omar Vizquel not retired
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when Kenny Lofton can't find a job
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How is this any better than Edgar Gonzalez
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 15, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
or Luis Rodriguez
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Amoeba is great
I visited the one out in Haight last month. I could spend hours in a place like that if allowed.
by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 15, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
I'm finding that Lala has a pretty huge collection of stuff I didn't think it would have.
(Though a lot of the more hard-to-find stuff isn’t available in disc format, FYI.)
in addition to all those that acposted, there's also emusic
It’s a subscription service (I get 50 songs a month for something like $14.99), and they do have “big-ish” artists, but they have a pretty good selection of unsigned/independent artists. And they almost always have a “get a bunch free to try it out” special when you first join. Check it.
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Broaden your musical range?
Go get a copy of the “Wolf’s Rain” OST by Yoko Kanno.
Yes but the soundtrack really is fantastic.
I’ve never even seen the show.
It was great. I actually have the soundtrack on CD cause it came with the series, I just never gave it a listen.
Other than hearing in the show, and it did have good music.
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Yoko Kanno is awesome.
I’ve not watched Cowboy Bebop, but my friend game me the soundtrack to it just out of musical interest.. She’s really talented
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I've never watched any of the shows she's scored for
but I have a bunch of her albums.
Grabbed some:
Cat Power, Thievery Corporation, David Grey, Cold War Kids, NIN, the Mars Volta, Bon Iver, and Vampire Weekend.
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I love eMusic.
PDB’s hyping them a lot, but eMusic named The Gaslight Anthem’s ‘59 Sound’ as the album of the year. Check it out; I think you might like it.
I ran out of downloads before I got to stuff I was unsure about.
I’ll have to check it out next month.
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I've got 32 albums in my "Save For Later" folder.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Is Deal or no Deal the stupidest game show ever?
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I've never even seen it and I'd be inclined to say yes
just from what I’ve heard about it.
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There's no skill involved
Maybe a little bit in the way of pot odds type calculations once you get far along, but mostly there’s no skill and everyone who doesn’t take the very first offered deal is an idiot
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Wait, the very first offered deal?
I would think on average one of the middle deals would have the highest earnings on average.
There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!
Depends on which cases go down first
But without doing the calculations you’re probably right
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I saw a contestant get down to three cases
and was offered the chance to switch the case she had with one of the remaining three. She chose to keep hers.
MONTY HALL THEORY YOU DIPSHIT!
my favorite part of the Monty Hall Theory wiki page...
It is assumed that the player prefers winning a car rather than a goat.
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The first time I heard about it it took me a few moments to wrap my head around the idea
but it does make sense. If you’re on a gameshow and offered a chance to switch your case/box/door after eliminating a lot of options, make the switch.
Goats are cool.
Especially when they have midgets riding on their backs.
Man do I love midgets.
I didn't buy it at all when I first heard it
but seeing it written out as a probability grid makes it really clear.
But it doesn’t apply to Deal or No Deal because the host doesn’t know which case has the money in it.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I had problems with this too until I drew out the tree diagram of it.
It makes sense but I still don’t like it.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 15, 2009 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Monty Haul Theory doesn't apply to Deal or No Deal
because the show didn’t control the opening of prior cases.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Not a big fan.
But I’m not sure if it’s the worst ever.
Man do I love midgets.
Who knows,
but I think it’s certainly the worst game show ever made into a home game.
I don't even know how you'd do that
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If it involves multiple women in bikinis traipsing around my house with suitcases I'm intrigued
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by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I like the way you think.
Man do I love midgets.
Convince my wife it's a good thing and you've done me a huge favor.
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Convince my fiancee that my bachelor party will just be the home version of "Deal or No Deal" and you've done ME a huge favor.
Man do I love midgets.
Deal. (no pun intended)
but wait – didn’t you already get married? Isn’t that a bit backwards?
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True
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All right...
…which married man rec’d this comment?
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by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
And it would be depressing to not have a ton of models holding the cases
Just your ugly friends and family
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Quit looking at your sister like that.
Man do I love midgets.
I enjoy it but only because I'm terrified of actual gambling.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I stopped gambling in college. It is scary.
But even if it’s just nickels and pennies, something should be on the line. Otherwise there’s no incentive to fold your shitty hand, and it removes tons of strategy from the game.
I used to play with friends, and we’d play for six hours and get drunk, and the biggest loser on the night probably walked away with 25 fewer dollars in his pocket. I can’t go to a casino and lose $200 in a couple hours. Tried it, and I had zero fun. Too nervous the whole time.
I play with buddies back home and then give myself $10 every month to play with online
I’ve actually made a decent amount of money
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I made a little bit of money online, too.
But one day, I just lost all interest and cashed out. Haven’t played since. After moving to S.D., I realized that I didn’t like poker nearly as much as I liked the four or five people I was playing with.
I made like $5k and then realized that poker is stupid and I hate it
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
One of my friends is pulling in $400K a year playing
He’s my age.
by Graham MacAree on Jan 15, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
It's not that uncommon
I know more than a few who were millionaires at 20 by doing this
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
It wasn't nearly worth the time or effort I put into it to get good
I found that I got much more upset over losing than I derived pleasure from winning and the monetary gain associated with it. It took up way too much time to be a decent player and was just totally not worth it in the long run, so I quit while I was ahead and just left like $200 in my account to screw around with when I get the itch to play a bit.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, the popularity brought lots of terrible players into the sites at the low-mid limits as well as educating people
anyone with a lick of talent and discipline could win. It was after they started trying to crack down on it and make it illegal that it got really hard.
From 2002-2007, ESPN did a great service to good poker players around the world by broadcasting and glorifying results-based analysis and terrible, terrible play.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
There were tons more fish
But that also raised my variance to levels beyond which I could comfortably handle. If I had had a bigger bankroll it would have been a boon for sure.
I think that was the key for me
was that I was never truly comfortable above the $50 tables and $22 tournaments, so my bankroll of ~$1,500 was more than enough to handle the swings and keep my profitable the year of the huge boom.
I just never developed the confidence to play $100 tables ($.50/1) and put $600-$800 on the line in each session, even though I’m absolutely certain I had the technical skill and poker talent to do so, so I completely see how the increased variance was a pain in the ass.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
(I watch my friend 16-table $600 tables, and it honestly makes me uncomfortable to watch that much money in play at any time)
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
That's incredible. I topped out at 20/40 limit and 1/2 no-limit,
but at those levels, I was never in more than four tables at once. I cannot fathom playing 16 tables.
Former Starcraft national champ, he's used to making quick decisions
I could never even play up to 1/2 online, mentally I just wasn’t able to separate money from bankroll and that caused me to be way too cautious and not pursue +EV plays.
That’s probably why I do so well in tournaments though – my natural game is very aggressive and I read/calculate odds well, and when I’m not worried about getting stacked for $200, I find it much easier to play my own game.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
I am unstoppable at fake poker.
I don’t know what it is, but when my poker buddies and I decide to just play one night for fun I win every time.
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The drama of it is mildly entertaining, but I don't watch it voluntarily.
I think of it in terms of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire or Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader: It’s watchable in small doses, but it’s incredibly slow and more focused on gimmicks, manufactured drama, and the host trying to be funny than it is on the actual game/quiz.
I just stick to Jeopardy. A classic, fun show that challenges without being mundane, and I’ll always prefer a show with more questions to one with only a handful.
I remain convinced that I am going to get on Jeopardy and win hundreds of thousands of dollars.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 15, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
If I walked out of that studio with $2,000, I'd be elated.
I always pretend that I could hold my own, but whenever we got to a world history or art question, I would probably just go get a drink from the water fountain or something.
The drama is idiotic.
There’s a clear expected outcome matrix the players should obey, and they almost universally don’t.
They’ll make a decision, and then when the outcome makes that same decision more likely to produce good results, then they change that decision.
Those contestants are so stupid.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I always get pissed at the people on the show for that exact reason
It seems pretty easy to figure out what the offer will be with some basic math (I usually ballpark it pretty well), and it is just as easy to figure out your odds of money that is better than the offer. People make stupid decisions based on what the crowd is telling them as well as to “stick it to the banker”
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
It's not actually a straight expectation decision though.
You have to consider the player’s utility function.
50/50 odds at $1 million or an offer of $500K is a lot different than 50/50 odds of $1,000 or an offer of $500
Pot odds
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It's the same sort of calculation
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Not really
there’s no dead money in Deal or No Deal
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
No it isn't. You deal with plain EV calculations in D || !D.
You have a set of discrete outcomes with known probabilities.
You're right
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You have to remember though that psychologically, the pain of loss is much greater than the joy from winning
if I’m in a situation where my true EV is something like $450,000 and the banker offers me a guaranteed $385,000, I’m going to be very tempted to accept that guaranteed offer rather than risk my offer dropping to $250,000 if I open two more cases and fuck up.
At some point there’s a diminishing returns factor where the offers will only grow by so much, but you can really hurt yourself if you open the one killer case (say the $1,000,000 case when your offer is $250k+)
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure they go out of their way to bring on contestants who don't understand probability.
I guess that’s where I find a tiny bit of entertainment: Yelling, “Take the fucking deal, you idiot!”
Not enough to actually watch the show voluntarily, but if it’s on at the gym or my girl’s watching it, I don’t go running out of the room screaming like I do with, say, Rock of Love.
Rock of Love should be banned from TV and Television
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All these types of shows should be banned from television
There’s a Ray Jay (insert verb here) at love that’s going to air soon too.
by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 15, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
That show is fucking fantastic
Deal or No Deal might be the best idea ever for a game show
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Way better, because Jeopardy requires skill
Deal or No Deal is just straight up random-luck-drama
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
Well, this has taken all of my time.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I wasn't feeling well and sporcled a bit the other day.
Man do I love midgets.
Nifty.
I nailed 15 of the world’s 20 largest lakes.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I got Baikal
I had a bit of trouble spelling two of them, but after a few tries they took it.
I even got the bonus lake, and the ones I missed I have never heard of.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Micheal Young apparently figured out nobody other than Texas wants his shitastic contract.
MLB.com reports that Michael Young has agreed to play third base this season and is no longer requesting a trade from the Rangers.
Quite a turnaround compared to his stance on the issue just a few days ago. Young moving to third base clears shortstop for prospect Elvis Andrus, although he’s not a sure thing to begin this year in the majors anyway.
I'll never understand players getting pissed about being asked to change positions.
Man do I love midgets.
Comfort Zone
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by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Also
they can worry the new position will damage their value.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
He's already got a long term contract, what does he care?
Versatility is a good thing.
Man do I love midgets.
Being a little nervous about it I can understand,
but being pissed and demanding a trade seems like a bit much. They didn’t ask him to play catcher or a massively different position.
Man do I love midgets.
He just won a Gold Glove at his position and presumably fancies himself quite the asset
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 15, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Michael Young is a better defensive shortstop than Derek Jeter
if that doesn’t make him an asset, I don’t know what does
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If I were drinking soda right now,
it would have come out of my nose.
Man do I love midgets.
We all know that he's not though.
Man do I love midgets.
I bet he doesn't though
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The Gold Glove is the killer here.
The metrics (and humans) say that he has improved over the years. So it has to suck to get better at something, be rewarded for it to the point where you’re called one of the best at what you do (no matter how accurate that is), then be asked to take a demotion to make room for a kid who’s never played in the bigs.
I agree with the move, but I can understand Young’s frustration.
sorry about that but you were going to use it as a bathroom so I had to move it.
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But what if your wife/roommate/etc
asks you to move the couch? You knew about it, they explained why, what’s the problem?
Man do I love midgets.
I hate change.
I’ll eventually accept it, but expect me to bitch and moan for a while. Just like Young did.
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What if you need to move it for a new young stud big screen?
Man do I love midgets.
Maybe a stud young SS will benefit him, in the form of more wins,
and perhaps a playoff check.
Man do I love midgets.
Also, I might bitch and moan to the coach.
But going public with a trade demand is kind of like threatning to divorce your wife because she moved the couch while you were at work. Seems like a bit much.
Man do I love midgets.
Who does Mark Sanchez think he is fooling?
There is no way he gets drafted on day one so what does he have to gain by forgoing his senior year?
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Mark Sanchez is projected to be a top-five pick
now is the part where you start praying the Seahawks don’t draft him
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
Top five?? Really?
Is he even one of the top five college QB’s?
Man do I love midgets.
For whatever reason (don't ask me, I don't think he's any good)
Scout’s Inc. seems to think he carries a top-ten grade, and with no Bradford, becomes a realistic top-five possibility for someone.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
And before someone makes fun of ESPN for sucking, which they do
their scouting departments tend to be very good.
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
I hope he gets arrested for raping another chick
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
Except I don't actually hope someone gets raped
by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Detroit should take him.
He’s just what they need to turn the franchise around.
Man do I love midgets.
Games I've tested on Windows 7
Confirmed to work:
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Crysis
Crysis – Warhead
Resident Evil 4
Command and Conquer 3
Command and Conquer 3 – Kane’s Wrath
Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
Command and Conquer The First Decade(meaning every single Command and Conquer game ever made works)
Sim City 2000
Sim City 4
Madden 2008
Doesn’t work yet:
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 4(though I think I’m close to finding a fix)
The thing that sucks is that alot of developers are saying that they have no plans to work on compatability for a beta.
Which I can understand, because it is a beta afterall, but man it would be nice to know if some of the games/programs worked for sure before investing in the OS(although I’ve already made up my mind on that).
There's too great a chance MS will change it before release
so all that compatibility work is wasted.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I still can't believe Chris Paul was 3 steals away from a Quadruple Double last night.
I am so happy three teams decided to pass on him in the draft.
Fear the NPE
Pritchard wanted to draft him too, but John Nash overruled him =(
There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!
Nothing like some Bill Krueger in the offseason!
Analyzing a University of Portland basketball game. Yay!
There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!
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