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It seems like nobody else wants to post an off-topic for today, and there is actually wonderful Mariners news, so there probably won't be much action, but here it is anyway.

Suggestions for things to discuss... Lets see..

Subway vs Quiznos vs (insert sub shop here)

Most annoying ads (radio or TV)

The usuals: Xbox, electronics, food, beer, etc.

Speaking of beer, has anyone tried Wingwalker? I had some last night, and although it has a hint of bitterness in the middle, it has a wonderful creamy finish.

Is that enough words yet?

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Just had a $5 dollar foot long from Subway.

But a local chain called Port of Subs is my favorite. Plus after going in Subway I now smell like canada.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 28, 2009 12:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I used to go to Port of Subs back when I had just graduated high school.

They were pretty good back then, but I don’t know where there is one around anymore.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Blame Canada.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought they were plenty clever until they switched to obvious CG for the whiteboard

Drives me crazy

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lord knows, but he's an absolute tool

Can’t stand him at all

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's almost enough to make me glad football season is over.

Him and Howie Long calling me gay for having a heated steering wheel.

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We have heated seats in my fiancee's car,

and they are about the most awesome thing ever.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As awesome as heated seats are (and they are) ...

… I can’t wait to pick up some ventilated seat covers for this summer.

Assuming they work well and aren’t complete crap, of course.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Totally great

And heated steering wheels are incredible also. Even better are cooled seats and steering wheels

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've yet to experience the wonder of a heated steering wheel.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Glory...

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The good news continues...

You no longer have to worry about getting this.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 12:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Little David's Sub Shop in Kent, on Meeker and Washington

Absolutely amazing sandwiches. I’ve eaten there like 3 out of 5 days a week for the last month since I started working down here and am nowhere near getting tired of it.

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 12:22 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I've always been fond of Tubs Subs on Lake City Way and ~100th

Overpriced a bit, but very tasty

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Jan 28, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Had that plenty of times

Little David’s blows that joint out of the water, and I really enjoyed Tubs

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough

But Kent is not a particularly convenient place for me to get my sub fix

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Jan 28, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then move

BAM! Problem solved!

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True

But then I have a new problem: I live in Kent.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

:(

It’s not that bad. Parts of the valley and parts of 256th are the main shitty parts.

by Mariner John on Jan 28, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love The Chicago and The Boston

Chicago: Chicago style beef & sausage, red peppers, Giuardinara peppers and spicy au jus for dipping

Boston: Italian Dry Salami, Roast beef, Giuardinara peppers, provolone cheese

Those are 2 of their hot sandwiches, but they’ll make you anything, really

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've lived in Kent all my life and haven't been there.

It’s the one in the strip mall with Baskin-Robbins right?

by Mariner John on Jan 28, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the one

Closed on weekends for the winter, but make the time to get there. Incredible

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

'Twas good

Apparently my dad used to go there all the time like 12 years ago but stopped when we moved across town. Odd.

I will have to sample more of the menu.

by Mariner John on Jan 28, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What did you get?

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 10:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Chicago sounds insanely good.

Italian beef, as it’s known in Chicago, is by far my favorite type of meaty sandwich.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Chicago may be the best thing ever put onto a piece of bread

And the spicy au jus they serve it with is perfect

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tat's Deli in Pioneer Square is quite good

They’re a bit expensive, but their sandwiches are worth it. The buffalo chicken sandwich is excellent.

Solumi is excellent too, but they might really be a cut above the subway sandwich grouping.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that the place owned by the parents of the guy on Food Network?

I’m spacing out on his name at the moment.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Armandino Batali.

Father of Mario. Maker of delicious pork products and Gnocchi.

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mario Batali, that's it.

Thank you.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love me some motherfucking gnocchi.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's actually very easy to make.

Toss with some brown butter and sage, and people will think you are soem sort of cooking god.

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gnocchi is not difficult, just time consuming.

All it takes is potatoes, flour, and an egg.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's not difficult to make

but it’s difficult to make well.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The flour to potato ratio is important.

Using the right kind of flour is important.
Properly fluffing the potatoes (not like that) is important.

There, I’ve just written a Plaschke article.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and Mario, for that matter.

also a delicious pork product.

by msb on Jan 28, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fontano's Subs in Chicago...

Proper Italian shop, Gonella bread, and unbelievable meatballs.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 12:26 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I miss Meconi's in Olympia.

By far the best subs I’ve had in this part of the country.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Meconi's - the most polarizing sub joint ever.

I like it fine, though some people get apoplectic when talking about it. Seriously, some people hate it (and honestly, most of the people who hate it are from the east coast, and think that Meconi’s should be sued for claiming to make east coast subs).

by marc w on Jan 28, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One of the most annoying things in the food world to me

is people pointing out that you can get better variations of food in its country/region of origin than you can thousands of miles away. While I’m sure I can get better bahn mi in Hanoi than I can in Seattle, I don’t have the time and money to make a trip to Southeast Asia in pursuit of a sandwich.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

I have to say, there’s something about subs that bring this out. Maybe it’s regional pride, but I can’t believe the number of east coast folks who think that Meconi’s is basically dog food (I’m with you, a toasted sub from there is damn tasty).

To be fair, we’ve all felt something like this. I was at a fancy wedding reception in the UK, and one of the menu choices was steak. This was like a $45 steak (albeit with Bad exchange rates of a year or so ago), and it looked and tasted like three day old ham. Still, I only complained to my wife who told me I was an idiot for ordering steak.

by marc w on Jan 28, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a difference between bad food and inauthentic food, though.

Bad is bad no matter where it is, but food can be good without being as good as it is possible for it to be.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. Advice on life with MW and AC:

Good food is good. People, do not hate on good food.

by marc w on Jan 28, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

First impressions of MLB Front Office Manager: Note, this is the PC version.

The layout is crap. Total crap. Harder than hell to navigate. It’s designed for the 360 version it seems. Hell, the bottom of the screen tells you which Xbox controller buttons to press to do a certain action. On the PC version.

The following are the" advanced stats" in the game:

Hitting-OPS+, BABIP, RC,RC/27,VORP,EQA
Pitching-ERA+,BABIP,VORP
Fielding-Range Factor

League leader boards just gives you fantasy stats. Same with team stats.

Controls are also horrid if you don’t have an Xbox controller to hook up to your PC. There is no in game option to map buttons, you have to do it manually. Takes a while to figure out with mouse click and which keys do what.

GM customization is pretty limited at the start, but thats not that big a deal. I don’t really care what my guy looks like or what he used to do for a living.

I’m a month into the offseason(you start in this years offseason) as the DBacks and I’ve received the following trade offers:

Texas offered me Milton Bradly, Jason Jennings and Joaquin Benoit for Conor Jackson. Then the White Sox offered my Jose Contreras for Justin Upton.

The following insane transactions were done by other teams:
Mike Hampton:1/$14.4M(Braves)
K-Rod:5/$17.5M(Angels)
Raul Ibanez:1/$15.5M(Mariners), they then traded him to the Reds for Corey Patterson,Kent Merker, and Bronson Arroyo
Troy Glaus:6/$14.7M(Cardinals)
Bobby Abrue:4/$21.8M(Royals)
Rafeal Furcal:10(!!!!)/$12.4M(Rockies)
Ben Sheets:7(!!)/$12M(Blue Jays)
Vlad Guerrero:8(!!)/$17.1M(White Sox)
Chipper Jones:7/$24.6M(Cubs)

Overall, not impressed so far at all.

by Goose on Jan 28, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

So players sign really long deals for no money in the game?

Except for Mike Hampton, who seems to really have earned that 14.4M

by seattlebruin on Jan 28, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And the Red Sox just traded Jacoby Ellsbury to the Tigers for Brandon Inge and Chris Lampert.

Also, it’s annoying that I can’t mark the emails as all read.

And the rating system is on a 20-80 scouting scale, which is neat I guess. But for the ordinary fan, there is no explantion.

by Goose on Jan 28, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The constant email problem was true of all the EA games too.

Especially because the emails were 95% useless.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always wondered if it would be really that hard to do this sorta thing right

Like with BBM:

-Too many HOF caliber players as you move forward in time.
-Aging curves are messed up: player’s eye ratings shouldn’t go down in time, players who are 35+ should actually play to their ratings
-Players who don’t make great contact are worthless even if their power and eye ratings are through the roof.
-Too much emphasis on hands and arm ratings, not nearly enough on range
-GMs will send you 4 grade A prospects in exchange for a 90+ pitcher.
-There’s that whole option year loophole thing
-The defensive spectrum needs to be adhered to more: If a guy is a 75 at third, he should be a 70-something at second, and an 80 something at first. Likewise a shortstop should almost always have better 2B/3B/1B ratings than his natural position. Plus, player’s LF/RF rating should ALWAYS be better than his CF rating, and a guy who is an outfielder with great hands should always get a decent firstbase rating.

by JI on Jan 28, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a "positional familiarity" aspect in each players profile.

Seems to be the closest thing they come to addressing the defense spectrum.

by Goose on Jan 28, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, if a team has two great players at one position

they should move one to a different position or trade him, not trap him behind the incumbent all star. Also the trapped player should not accept a contract extension.

by JI on Jan 28, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The thing that bugs me more than anything about the Show's player ratings

is that there is no adherence to the defensive spectrum. A player has his defensive ratings and those ratings are relative to his peers at whatever position he plays. So a good defensive 1B will also be good at 3B, 2B and, assuming he’s not ridiculously slow, good at SS or CF or wherever. It drives me nuts.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, the way the AI fills out its lineups is ridiculous.

It takes the player with the highest offensive rating at each position and puts them in the field and the player with the next highest rating at DH. So the Red Sox end up with Ortiz at 1B and Youkilis at DH. And as you mentioned above, you could put Sizemore, Beltran, Upton, Cust and Burrell on the same team and you’d end up with Sizemore in CF, Cust and Burrell in the corners, Beltran at DH and Upton on the bench or in AAA. Infuriating.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, did you guys know Billy Beane helped design this game?

“The Rockies have traded Troy Tulowitsky to the Athletics for Alan Embree and Frank Thomas.”

Oh and the Mariners acquired Joey Votto from the Red for Batista,Johjima, and Messenger.

by Goose on Jan 28, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Of the major chains, Blimpies is the best.

Quiznos is nasty. Waaaaay too much spices on everything they do.

There’s a great place here called Sensuous Sandwiches that is amazing. You can order in 2-inch increments starting at 4" (i.e. 4", 6", 8", 10", etc.)

Car commercials are generally annoying and any gimmick product commercial (think Shamwow, Snuggies, Aqua Globes, etc).

by Wilder. on Jan 28, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

My favorite sandwiches in the world

come from Genova in Oakland.

Mixed cheese – Your choice of 3 cheeses on your choice of bread (I get French roll), mayo, mustard, avocado, oil and vinegar, kettle chips in between.

  1. Special – Marinated artichokes, buffalo mozzarella, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Throw in a black cherry soda and it’s unbeatable.

by royalcurve on Jan 28, 2009 12:33 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Black cherry soda is awesome no matter what.

I even like the generic stuff.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bought the generic stuff last week.

Hate it. There was some good black cherry I used to get at Fred Meyer while growing up, but I forget the brand. It’s been awhile since I have had a good black cherry.

by Wilder. on Jan 28, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had Shasta or something like that the other day,

still pretty cool. But there’s nothing quite like some of the high-end “micro-sodas”.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hansen and Blue Sky were made by the same company,

so you may be able to get your fix that way.

"Beer is ... love ..." Ben Franklin

by Jed MC on Jan 28, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thomas Kemper makes a decent black cherry soda as well.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll second this.

Their vanilla cream is excellent as well.

by BrianL on Jan 28, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I pretty much kicked the habit, too.

Though I’ll still drink it with rum or whiskey sometimes.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not me.

I NEED my soda pop, man….

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Ram Challenge, where trucks are driving through fire and heavy swinging things

with lots of quick cuts and awful guitar makes me embarassed to have a Y-chromosome.

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's their brilliant marketing strategy

Because obviously people prefer trucks that do ridiculous things over reliability or anything else.

by Mariner John on Jan 28, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite chain sandwich place is Togo's.

Not a Subway fan at all. I do miss Blimpie.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 12:46 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

After seeing (and enjoying) the first two Futurama movies

I rented Bender’s Game and I found it to be disappointing. Did anyone actually like this one?

by JI on Jan 28, 2009 1:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

I thought Big Score was quite good, Billion Backs was fine, but Bender’s Game just didn’t do much for me. The D&D/LOTR thing just felt off, and I’m a pretty big LOTR fan.

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Jan 28, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone had Sandwhich Express in Oregon?

Probably one of the best sandwhich place I’ve ever been. But there are only like 2 locations. McMinnville and Newberg. (as of 2007)

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jan 28, 2009 1:01 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I absolutely love sandwhich express. I went to school in McMinnville. Went there all the time.

by Clown baby on Jan 28, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Answers

Subway vs. Quiznos: Big Town Hero.

Most annoying ads: The ones that are on. I never watch ads if I can avoid them.

Never had Wingwalker.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 1:10 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

If you see it, it's worth grabbing in my opinion.

Review: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/782/31587

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love love LOVE Big Town Hero.

Their bread is so delicious.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 28, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh damn, I forgot about Big Town Hero

There’s one of those in Monmouth, right by my fiancee’s school. Damn fine sandwich

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On ads, the car commercials.

Car commercials with the beautiful family, driving to exotic locations with beautiful scenery, giving each other loving looks in the front, flashing perfect teeth at the kids in the back glued to the built in DVD (what, the road overhanging cliffs above miles of perfect beach with the ocean stretching to the horizon aren’t good enough?).
The oh-so-subtle suggestion that if I drive X brand car, my life will be somehow better, more vigorous and active, just bugs the piss out of me.

by Kermit. on Jan 28, 2009 1:19 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

They'd better be looking out the window.

Or they might not be able to find their way home.

by Kermit. on Jan 28, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the way he travels.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sans technological methadone

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With disposable children.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But that's the foundation of every ad for every product ever.

And why I don’t like ads at all.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The "No Stank You" ads piss me off too.

They actually make me WANT to smoke.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just resent the implication

that using pot once or twice, or heaven forbid using it because your friends do, is your own private gateway to becoming a rent boy within a week.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know some very productive members of society that some people would call "pot heads".

To be honest, I’ve seen alcohol ruin more people than pot.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is your face.

THIS IS YOUR FACE ON DRUGS

by seattlebruin on Jan 28, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is my foot.

This is my foot up your…….

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is also true.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Incredibly so

She’s apparently on vacation somewhere in Europe and prefers the type of European beaches that people that look like her shouldn’t go to. I am terrifired to even see what those pictures could look like

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Perv

And thank you for the warning. I noticed that there were more that came out in the last day or so, but jesus I can’t even let myself think of what they may look like

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can second this emotion.

My wife “surprised” me with them. If you see my wife, tell her I’m still not speaking to her.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would have punched anybody that tricked me into seeing those

In conclusion, punch your wife

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then never sleep again,

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or sleep forever...

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or that.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In matters of taste, there is no discussion

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure I needed to know this.

Have you been to the clinic?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh..Eh..um.

Yea, I’ve got nothing.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES!

I fucking hate those ads! I don’t think they do anything on expressing that smoking is bad. But of course, if it is funded by the tobacco companies by law, they are going to make them less effective than they could be.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF is No Stank You supposed to mean anyway?

Obviously it’s some combo of stink and no thank you but that’s horribly retarded.

by Mariner John on Jan 28, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sofa King.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

According to SI, you could put this team on the field just using free agents who haven't signed anywhere as of today:

“A dynamic lineup could be constructed with outfielders Bobby Abreu, Adam Dunn and Garret Anderson, second baseman Orlando Hudson, shortstop Orlando Cabrera, third baseman Joe Crede and catcher Jason Varitek joining Ramirez. A very solid rotation would be formed with Oliver Perez, Ben Sheets, Randy Wolf, Jon Garland (EDITOR’S NOTE: Garland agreed to a deal with Arizona after press time) and Braden Looper. And Juan Cruz, one of the best set-up men in baseball, remains available, as well. If you play Dunn at first, all that’s missing are a center fielder and a closer.”

That’s not all bad…

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Outfield defense isn't a strong suit of this group.

But if you called up a crazy good CF from AAA, you might be able to get away with it.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just imagining how you'd choose who played CF out of those three...

I guess you’d just go into the clubhouse and start drinking cleaning solution.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that what the total would be?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As they are all FAs, we can only surmise.

200 million seems about right for that group filled in with the other necessary parts. Plus no draft picks, ever!

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You might get some discounts since they're desperate though.

Maybe?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I think it would cost more to have them play in a city like Portland

But its possible you could construct an incentive-laden contract since it would be a budding new team.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no politics.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, you're from Portland, right?

You should be backing me up on this.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no politics.

No exceptions.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, of course.

I was saying you should back me up on the general idea of building an expansion team in Portland built around all the unsigned FA “talent”.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see him play here all the time anyway for $12 a ticket

at least when he’s not filling the 25th spot on the Padre bench while someone’s hurt.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I absolutely do not want an expansion team in Portland though

This town can’t support an MLB franchise. Even one of available free agents.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Go for a hockey team instead.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was always hoping for the Portland Coyotes to happen.

I remember hearing rumors that that was supposed to happen a long time ago, but now that the Coyotes are tied down to the stadium, it won’t happen.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd even think about cruising down to see a game.

Never seen an NHL game in person before.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

I totally would, and it wouldn’t require a passport to see the closest NHL team.

by Fin on Jan 28, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Amen.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still high for a team full of those guys.

And by “high” I mean you’d have to be high to pay that much.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a question for those of you with better grammar than myself:

As a title, which would be more appropriate;

“The Conquest of Tomorrow, Today”
OR
“The Conquest of Tomorrow Today”

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 2:07 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

starring Willard Scott

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With a special cameo by Joan Rivers.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Use the comma.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Jan 28, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Either way it looks funny.

It’s one of those things that sounds good spoken, but it just doesn’t look right in writing.

I don’t like the comma, though. That’s just not something a comma is designed to do.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The comma would bother me less if it were in an album title.

An ellipses or an em dash crossed my mind, too, but it’s kinda the same deal. Or maybe there’s something you can do typographically to make the “Today” part stand out more.

I don’t think there’s much of a definitive answer to be gleaned from grammar. Go with the vibe, man.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just listen to your heart, man

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How about an option three:

The Conquest of Tomorrow – Today!

with or without exclamation point.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know, I would have loved to see how far that would have gone

Very few people would have been able to pull that off, and the only people that could have would have to be known druggies already (i.e. Mr. Phoenix). The videos of him were ridiculous

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But why?

Birthday or something to that effect?

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 28, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude looks like he's whistling.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*otherfucking, otherfucking ss!

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey keep it PG, Taylor might be lurking.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck them.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No thanks.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OKC got a WNBA team?

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 28, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their TOS says

“The general rule of thumb here is don’t be a Jackass, and if you have to be a jackass, please do so in an intelligent manner.”

So if you do, make sure you do so intelligently.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like where you're coming from, but it's not really their fault

While “Thunder” bloggers’ puppy-dog-like enthusiasm for their awful team is cloying in an incredibly grating way, I can’t blame them them for it. I’d reserve the karmic retribution for the host of people responsible (both in OKC and Washington), not the fans.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Loud City?" Really?

When did Oklahoma City earn that name? Was it when the fans loudly booed its new team just a few games into its existence, or did the name come from the deafening silence after each home loss?

Since I’m an impossibly bitter* former Sonics fan, my “Thunder” blog tastes run more to Bend it like Bennett, which at least allows me to crack a grim, pained smile from time to time.

 * Actually, bitter isn’t even the word. Bitter implies emotion, while after being repeatedly spurned, stabbed and beaten by the NBA, my soul is cold, dead, and unfeeling.

To avoid LLLJ status, here’s the obligatory question – what killed your sense of optimism and hope in the innnate goodness in the world?

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Either the Sonics leaving, or when I was told that the Great Pumpkin didn't exist.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa, back up.

The Great Pumpkin doesn’t what? Are you saying …. ?

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Adulthood.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What killed my optimism?

Daikatana. Fuck you John Romero. Fuck you.

by BrianL on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Add the new Gatorade commercials as annoying.

Especially the one where Jabbawockeez is at the end.

by Wilder. on Jan 28, 2009 2:52 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Don't think I've seen it before.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This one is the one I am talking about.

But they are all equally horrible. Someone needs to fire the group that re-branded Gatorade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEPv8ZWujIE

by Wilder. on Jan 28, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, as if they don't have enough market share.

“No thanks, I don’ t need a sports drink, I just pound whale urine after a good workout!”

Other than PowerAid, is there anything else on the market?

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Energy drinks are cutting into their sales.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This too.

I LOVE that stuff.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The way Lil' Wayne guffaws after saying "The G.O.A.T." for Ali... (aaaHAAA)

makes me want to smash his face into a jelly.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 28, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You bite your tongue

Lil Wayne deserves your respect.

by TheTank123 on Jan 28, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After watching him ESPN First Take,

the guy is a bumbling idiot. He’s smoked way too much weed. Even Snoop Dogg hasn’t smoked that much weed.

by Wilder. on Jan 28, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wayne's a smart dude.

And yeah, as waldo says, it’s not weed that’s going to kill him. It’s the promethazine and ecstasy. But until that day he dies (I give it maybe 10 years. Yikes.), he’s writing some of the most funny, creative lyrics I’ve heard in hip-hop in a while.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True, but he just SOUNDS like an idiot because he's always fucked up.

Then again, drinking prescription cough medicine isn’t really the mark of a genius, but you know where I’m going. Smart with his business, and smart with his writing.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except for T-Pain and the unintentional (?) comedy scale

Can’t Believe It was such a perfect storm of awesome

by seattlebruin on Jan 28, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

First they came for the vocoders, and I did not speak up

for I was not a vocoder. Then they came for the theremins.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Yes, unfortunately a perusal of your local "urban" music station right now

will provide you with 976976676126 examples of horrible vocoder work and maybe two solid ones.

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I don't disagree.

I just think it’s bad producers we should be rounding up and destroying, not the tools they misuse.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By God, take that vocoder away from Kanye.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, please.

T-Pain can keep his, but Kanye was awesome without it. His strengths are his wordplay and his personality. No need for the autotuner.

Blizzard Man can keep his, though.

by Teej on Jan 28, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rap song, raaaaaap song

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Jan 29, 2009 8:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What are people's thoughts on Steve Miller?

Outside of Abracadabra I like most of his hits. I haven’t explored much of his catalog admittedly

by Mariner John on Jan 28, 2009 3:18 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Kill it with fire?

Not a big fan.
This comment has not been helpful, and I apologize.

by marc w on Jan 28, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mouch like George Thorougood.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I can type and spell.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I realized that after I hit "post".

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with you though

as unhelpful as that is.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty repetitive,

but good ear candy.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Feh.

I was really happy today, and then the guy replacing the waterpump called to tell me that they’d had to push the car back to the garage, as it wouldn’t go back in gear after a test drive, and “had I been having transmission trouble?”

Um, no.

by msb on Jan 28, 2009 3:45 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ruh-roh.

Are you using a commercial, chain-type garage place?

by waldo rojas on Jan 28, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

nope.

my heretofore reliable and honest garage.

it is a ’93 Taurus, though.

by msb on Jan 28, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The '93 Taurus is one of my favorite cars of all time

The first new car I remember my parents ever getting was a brand new navy blue 1993 Ford Taurus LX with the alloy wheels and all the bells and whistles. My Dad loved that car and still regrets getting rid of it for a Ford Expedition

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 28, 2009 6:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ouch,

that’s no good.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Automatic or manual transmission?

I had thought those Tauri were only available with automatics, but “wouldn’t go back in gear” sounds more like a clutch problem with a manual gearbox. If it’s an automatic, well, low or dirty transmission fluid can cause a lot of problems. It’s possible that a flush and new fluid might set everything right. If not, though, automatic transmission problems can be pricey to fix. Sorry, msb.

Either way, it seems odd that they couldn’t get it into gear at all, if you haven’t been experiencing slipping or difficulty shifting in the past. Really odd. Transmissions don’t often fail outright without giving you lots of warning first. They do, but not often.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is true,

but they can just kick the bucket “boom” like that.

When I was sixteen I went to move my mom’s Dodge Diplomat out of the driveway so I could get my car out. All I did was start it, let it idle, then shift into reverse, and the tranny exploded.

Shop said a bolt came loose from the front and went through the whole tranny, pretty much turning into steel wool. Needless to say, that wouldn’t “go into gear” either. But you’re right, it sounds like a throwout bearing or something, but I didn’t think they made Taurus’ with manual transmissions.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This happened to my mom's Dodge Dynasty.

While I was driving down a really steep hill. It was cool. I loved that car :(

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always liked Diplomats.

They could take some serious abuse. My mom’s made it through four kids getting their drivers licenses before something finally went wrong that wasn’t worth it to fix.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a car guy who likes big, floaty, bad cars. A lot.

So the Diplomat ranks high on my all-time list. But, with apologies to acblue, I’ve never been able to convince my brain to embrace the Dynasty. It richly deserves Inappropriately Named Chrysler Product status because it was, well, somewhat less than dynastic.

Sorry, acblue. My justification at the link – I won’t rub it in by posting it here.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was never a Dynasty fan either.

But I do love land yachts. Plus the slant-six engine was indestructable. If I could find an old 1970 no-post Dart I’d be thrilled.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Slant sixes were great.

I had a friend with a Dart Swinger coupe that basically disintegrated around a perfect engine. A few years back a friend gave me a ’73 Valiant with a slant-six. It had been sitting in his backyard for a few years, but with a quick battery charge it started right up and drove just fine.

Well, not fine, but the engine was not one of its many problems. Slant sixes can also produce decent power if you tweak them right. Decent by the standards of a 1970s six-cylinder engine, anyway.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bulletproof.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This describes virtually any car I like.

An old Citroen or a Dodge Polara excites me much more than the newest Ferrari.

I’m trying to find the right meds to help with this condition.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Of all the cars I've owned the one which I have the least affection for was by far the most problem-free.

In fact, the relationship is for the most part inversely proportional. I don’t think my Audi Coupe quattro ever ran for more than one week without doing something weird, but I still get misty eyed when I think of it.

by acblue on Jan 28, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

My wife and I currently have a newish Honda Accord. Reliable, incredibly competent, even fast. But I’d trade it in a moment for my old gunmetal gray ’83 Malibu Wagon.

You owned a Coupe Quattro? I’m wildly jealous, that’s one of my holy trinity of 1980s European sports hatchbacks, along with the Saab 900 SPG and the Alfa Romeo GTV-6. If I ever strike it rich and start a museum for fantastic cars that nobody seems to acknowledge, those three cars will be on display in front.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 28, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let me know when you get that going,

I’d pay to see that collection.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Malibu reminds me of my '79 El Camino I once had.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One of my dreams in life is to buy one of the imported Citroen XMs or buy and import one myself

Best touring sedan of the early 1990s hands down and the last of the cool Citroens

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 28, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

XMs are great

But I’m a Citroen CX guy, myself. It’s not only slick and gorgeous; it’s also the star of one of the weirdest commercials of all time.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 29, 2009 8:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Automatic

now of course I am trying to think back to symptoms I might have missed (’though I thought having once driven a ’70 Datsun automatic with a propensity to leak transmission fluid would have given me all the background knowledge I would need….)

they apparently did an over-the-phone preliminary diagnosis with ‘the transmission guy’, who ruminated about a part inside the transmission that used to be made out a cheap metal, but Ford
started replacing with a steel version because it used to break. maybe. I’ll know more tomorrow.

It has been a very good car, though, and even with a bluebook value of about $1500, it is prob. still worth it for me to repair rather than trash.

by msb on Jan 28, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good luck with that

Transmission repairs tend to be no fun at all.

It has been a very good car, though, and even with a bluebook value of about $1500, it is prob. still worth it for me to repair rather than trash.

I would agree with this. People junk a car way too often if a repair costs more than the car is worth. I understand the mental block to spending money on a car that isn’t worth that much, but what is your alternative? With your current car, you’ve probably owned it for a while, you know how it has been cared for, you know the repair history, and you generally like it. And if you spend the money to fix it, it should be ostensibly trouble-free for awhile. But if you just sell off your broken car, you a) won’t get much for it and b) will be left buying a different used car with its own issues that you’re not at all aware of.

If you like your car and it’s not completely melting down, far better to just fix it and keep driving it.

by Chris Hafner on Jan 29, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LLJobert.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 5:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope I'm not around for that.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What are you going to do when they grow up and start laying eggs?

Are you ready for that kind of commitment?

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nor was I, you sick bastard!

I pictured you owning chickens. :)

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See below,

But he LOLcat’d in a thread.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Robert.

You lovable scamp, you.

by BrianL on Jan 28, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he was boxed because of a post in another thread.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never in your wildest dreams

did you imagine that being the leader of a respected baseball analysis website would lead you to utter the phrase “I will grant you one free LOLcat”. You must be so proud.

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

by pdb on Jan 28, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

That would be funny, funny, funny!

I don’t even know where to find them though, never mind gif’ing(?) them.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take him for a ride in the car.

Like you described earlier.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 5:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You may be right.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 28, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So... what? You all have lives all of a sudden?

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 7:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ohhhh.... You're all out scrambling to scoop up playing cards for our new... what'r the names?

Goddamnit. I have to google my own team.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because this hasn't been done...

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
A real gangsta-ass nigga plays his cards right
A real gangsta-ass nigga never runs his fuckin mouth
Cuz real gangsta-ass niggas dont start fights
And niggas always gotta high cap
Showin all his boys how he shot em
But real gangsta-ass niggas dont flex nuts
Cuz real gangsta-ass niggas know they got em
And everythings cool in the mind of a gangsta
Cuz gangsta-ass niggas think deep
Up three-sixty-five a year 24/7
Cuz real gangsta ass niggas dont sleep

And all I gotta say to you
Wannabe, gonnabe, cocksuckin, pussy-eatin prankstas
Cuz when the fry dies down what the fuck you gonna do
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Verse 2

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Feedin the poor and hepin out wit they bills
Although I was born in Jamaica
Now I’m in the US makin deals
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
I mean one that you dont really know
Ridin around town in a drop-top benz
Hittin switches in my black six-fo
Now gangsta-ass niggas come in all shapes and colors
Some got killed in the past
But this gangtsa here is a smart one
Started living for the lord and Ill last

Now all I gotta say to you
Wannabe, gonnabe, pussy-eatin cocksuckin prankstas
When the shit jumps off what the fuck you gonna do
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Verse 3

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
A real gangta-ass nigga knows the play
Real gangsta-ass niggas get the flyest of the bitches
Ask that gangsta-ass nigga little jake
Now bitches look at gangsta-ass niggas like a stop sign
And play the role of little miss sweet
But catch the bitch all alone get the digit take her out
And then dump-hittin the ass with the meat
Cuz gangsta-ass niggas be the gang playas
And everythings quiet in the clique
A gangsta-ass nigga pulls the trigger
And his partners in the posse aint tellin off shit
Real gangsta-ass niggas dont talk much
All ya hear is the black from the gun blast
And real gangsta-ass niggas dont run for shit
Cuz real gangsta-ass niggas cant run fast
Now when you in the free world talkin shit do the shit
Hit the pen and let the mothafuckas shank ya
But niggas like myself kick back and peep game
Cuz damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Verse 4

And now, a word from the president!
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Gettin voted into the white house
Everything lookin good to the people of the world
But the mafia family is my boss
So every now and then I owe a favor gettin down
Like lettin a big drug shipment through
And send em to the poor community
So we can bust you know who
So voters of the world keep supportin me
And I promise to take you very far
Other leaders better not upset me
Or Ill send a million troops to die at war
To all you republicans, that helped me win
I sincerely like to thank you
Cuz now I got the world swingin from my nuts
And damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 7:18 PM PST reply actions   2 recs

Wow. As good as it is to be a gangsta, that's a really long post.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 28, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One last trip to Comment Land.

“,,If we would have spent some money on an experienced catcher that can hit,(Ivan) and a dh(Jr) and bring up some of our own prospects(tui for one) and with the pitching staff we have (if we can find a closer) this team wasnt that far off,,”

by msb on Jan 29, 2009 8:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Is anyone else having 360 problems?

This is my second 360 and they have both cracked the inside of some discs. I went back and looked through and they have cracked 4 or 5 of my games from the middle out.

Is anyone else having this problem?

by rg scorch on Jan 29, 2009 11:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Umm, that's not a 360 there, it's a plain old cinder block...

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 29, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like a turntable set to play records backwards to me

Did you know that if you played Madden 07 backwards that it says “FOOTBALL IS OVERRATED”?

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

by pdb on Jan 29, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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