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2/20/09 OFFTOP Frank Thomas is looking for a job edition

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I really haven't cared enough to post this, but tomorrow night may well be the very last show I play with my current band.  Not necessarily shocking, as I went on hiatus for two years to help my wife overcome breast cancer, but I guess it holds some importance after all.  I'd love for you guys to make it, if you can.  IT'S LATE.  We headline, so we go on at 12:00 AM.  Even if you can't stay that late, I'll be there at around 8:00 or 8:30 if you want to hang out for some drinkies. 

 

Location:   Fuel (in Pioneer Square)

 

Anyway, Frank Thomas can't figure out why he can't  get a job.  I'd personally love him as a platoon DH (you guys are probably going to murder me for saying that), but I'm sure he wants to play every day, which MUST make him unattractive to, well, everyone.  I remember being a huge fan of his.  Too bad he seems to be fading away slowly like no big-time player ever should.  Thoughts?

 

Other fodder:

Biggest childhood movie/tv crush

Corey Haim or Corey Hart?

Rush or King Crimson?

Most underrated Mariner

Biggest unfulfilled thing you've always wanted to accomplish

 

 

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Sing it, brother.

I might be there, but I have old friends coming over for dinner and I don’t know how long us old people will stay awake.

Biggest childhood movie crush – none, actually. I was into musicians. I can’t think of a single movie star or tv crush.

Corey Haim or Corey Hart? Ew.

Rush or King Crimson? Neither.

Most underrated Mariner? Uh…. As I didn’t become a fan of baseball until 2003 I don’t feel qualified to answer this question.

Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish? Working on my own small farm.

by royalcurve on Feb 20, 2009 12:24 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can see you owning a petting farm with ponies, goats, and chickens.

And then my god, they would all be so tasty.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 12:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you really say that and neither of you caught it? I'm shocked.
I can see you owning a petting farm

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 5:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

MAVERICK!

(Gives a whole new meaning to “Goose!” now doesn’t it!)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHA. Holy shit.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He needs the right kind of hydroponics and light.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 12:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I.E. a tanning bed and Chia seeds.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 1:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I vote it's because of what he eats (or doesn't).

Who hasn’t heard the phrase “That [insert spicy food here] will put some hair on your chest.”?

Who knows, maybe it’ll work on the rest of his body as well.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 7:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not true

He has been getting something on his face. I’m not sure if it’s hair though…possibly left over nacho cheese?

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most underrated Mariner....

I’ve been sitting here thinking for about five minutes, and I have to go with Adrian Beltre because everybody in the media thinks he’s a bust. I can’t remember being more enamored with a player who has such a poor reputation amongst other fans and the mainstream media.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 12:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's late and I have to think about my own question, yet I agree with you.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 1:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just can't think of anyone else....

There are bunch of probably (and definitely) OVERrated players in terms of fan support, like Dan Wilson, Willie Bloomquist, and Charles Gipson (and I was guilty of both the first and the third). That’s almost an easier question because you can just fire out names.

My sentimental favorite for underrated player is closer Mike Schooler who saved 30+ games in 1989 and 1990, when the Mariners had 73 and 77 wins respectively, and who I think is pretty much forgotten. Having the closer walk out to “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper was awesome.

Arguably you might be able to go with Mark Langston, for more or less the same reason: lost to the sands of time. He led the AL in K’s in 1984, ‘86, and ’87. He also won the team’s first Gold Glove in ’87.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 1:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I second the Mark Langston nomination.

Leading the league in strikeouts three out of four years is quite impressive.

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 7:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But he wasn't underrated, really.

He was a star… not an RJ level star, but someone like Mark Gubicza or Mike Witt or something – a guy people knew was good, but played on a shitty team. Langston also had more sustained success than either of those two….

I was just a fanboy, so I may be biased, but I just don’t remember thinking that people underestimated Langston. Hell, he and Davis were the only players anyone could name.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 8:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think those of us who are chilling on pdb's lawn only really think of Langston as

“that guy we traded for Randy Johnson who we beat in the one-game playoff in 1995.” That’s the main reason why I think he’s probably underrated as a Mariner in today’s day and age.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Goddamn I loved Charles Gipson

He always reminded me of myself. Couldn’t hit for shit, but was really good on defense (not sure if he really was, but I was young and that’s how I saw it)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude could fly, too.

I was one of those “I’m sure he could hit if you would just give him at-bats” fans with Charles Gipson.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still remember one of the throws he made to home from the outfield.

He threw with so much force that ended up flying forward off the ground, nailing the guy at home for good measure.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I felt the same way about him.

But I’m a sucker for speedy outfielders.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was the part I failed to mention

I was fast as hell back in my heyday, which was another reason that I loved him

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You and me both...

Getting older does nothing to help your speed.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear ya.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Darrell Green of the Redskins

When he retired from football he was the fastest guy on the team with a 4.25 40

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But he was never slower than that.

He didn’t get faster with age, OR WAS HE ON STEROIDS?!?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Have you seen Darrell Green?

He was too damn small to be on steriods. I think he was like 5’8, 170? when he left the game

He never got slower, but never got faster either. He had up and down years, I think the SLOWEST he ever ran the 40 was a 4.34, which is still fast, and the FASTEST around 4.2

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't accusing him of being on roids.

Failed internet joke.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Epic fail

I got the joke though, but damnit I love Darrell Green and all his quickness

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was always a big fan of his too.

Looked like he could still play another 10 years when he retired.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Alyssa Milano, but now not so much.

I’m torn between David Bell and Stan Javier, total sucker for the quiet guys that are just there. David Bell always had that slow burn look, never seemed to say much. Maybe Stan Javier gets lost in Mark McLemores’ shadow. I wonder how many people remember Stan Javier was on the ’00 and ’01 playoff teams

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 1:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Stan Javier

is the first person I saw throw the bat at the ball during a hit a run and actually get a hit.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 20, 2009 7:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Frank Thomas can't get a job

because he makes Ken Griffey Jr. look like Nick Swisher

No tv crushes
No Coreys
Rush
Mike Cameron is pretty underrated as is Adrian Beltre (although he is a bit overrated at LL), Kaz Sasaki, Tom Paciorek, Alvin Davis, Randy Winn and Rupert Jones

BONUS

Most overrated:

Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson (pretty much any non-terrible player from 95 that was worth a damn) Raul Ibanez, Ken Griffey Jr, Jim Presley, and of course Willie Broomstick (though his dad did die and make me queen).

by JI on Feb 20, 2009 1:48 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

KGJ now (by popular opinion) : over rated

KGJ in the 90’s : over rated? … educate me on this because i don’t see it

by CHEAP ROUNDS AT NORM'S on Feb 20, 2009 3:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Both

Griffey was a great was great player, but he was never in the same league as Willie Mays, and he was certainly not better than Barry Bonds was (in the 90s).

by JI on Feb 20, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Preface by acknowledging I just turned 24

Crush : Jennifer Love Hewitt (after I Know What You Did Last Summer)
Corey : (before my time) but if I had to choose, I’d say “I’m straight”
Rush : I’ve worked with old guys who liked them
Under rated M : I grew up with a lot of praises for Omar, which seemed to disappear after he left
 Accomplishment: I want to design my own house someday

by CHEAP ROUNDS AT NORM'S on Feb 20, 2009 4:10 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Hmm.

Frank Thomas: I have this irrational thought that his large (very large) bulk pushes Edgar farther away from the HOF, and so wouldn’t mind if his numbers didn’t grow.
 
Biggest childhood movie/tv crush: as a child all we saw were Disney movies or the afternoon tv 4-6 slot, so no crushes (and no, James McArthur in Swiss Family Robinson just doesn’t count) Shortly thereafter I discovered old movies, and all my crushes were dead. Literally.

Corey Haim or Corey Hart?: “Hi, you’ve reached the Corey hot-line. $4.95 a minute. Here are some words that rhyme with Corey: gory, story, allegory, montessori…”

Rush or King Crimson?: Rush, based on Geddy’s SCTV connection.

Most underrated Mariner: Stanley Javier, and once upon a time, Jamie Moyer.

Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish: Finish a book.

by msb on Feb 20, 2009 7:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Dang!

Now there is an idea.

or maybe one of the Classics Illustrated.

by msb on Feb 20, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Answers and whatnot

Frank Thomas: meh

Biggest childhood movie/TV crush: Either Jo from Facts of Life or Daisy Duke.

Corey Haim or Corey Hart: Is there a third choice?

Rush or King Crimson? Is there a third choice? If not, I’ll go with Crimson but they’re not really a favorite.

Most Underrated Mariner: Gotta go with Langston or Schooler.

Biggest unfulfilled thing I’ve always wanted to accomplish: 150 miles on the bike in one day.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 8:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh my god oh my god oh my god.

Neko Case is coming to Rock Band!!!!! And Steve Earle. And Old 97’s. And Lucinda Williams. And the Drive By Truckers!!!!

This is more or less my dream pack of music. Alt-Country for the win!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 8:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I love the concept of Lucinda Williams in Rock Band

a whole room full of drunk people partying away, playing Rock Band, then I step up and bust out Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. Awesome.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 8:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The song is from that album.

It’s “Can’t Let Go”

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be cool

Which Neko and Old 97s songs?

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Neko song is "People Got a Lot of Nerve" from her upcoming album.

And the Old 97’s song is a live version of “Time Bomb”.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 8:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Time Bomb would be awesome

The new Neko is pretty cool, too.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 8:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is going to get me more shit than anything else I've ever said here,

but when I started actually watching TV in Jr High I would watch Sabrina The Teenage Witch because I had the biggest thing for Melissa Joan Hart.

And I just found something out today that doesn’t make me regret that at all: She can recite pi to 341 digits

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 8:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Why get shit for that?

I watched Clarissa Explains it All for the exact same reason

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck, that's where I saw her first.

I couldn’t remember the name of that show, so I went with the first one I could think of.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

New CD yay!

Goddamn, that show is late. I’ll get to you later about whether or not I can swing it.

I’d have to say that my vote for most underrated Mariner currently on the roster is Erik Bedard. My vote is based more on the perception of him, both as a person and about his “issue” with only pitching 6 innings when fighting a sore hip and shoulder. I can’t wait for him to make everybody look like assholes when he kicks ass this year and still acts like a dick to the media

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh man me too, I'm really hoping he breaks one off this year.

Never really watched him pitch before he came to the M’s, and really have only seen highlight films now. I can’t believe he managed to get back so fast, good for him. And the media… I really started disliking the media last year. Hopefully the new radio station fixes a lot of that.

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 8:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the note of the new radio station,

anybody know when they’ll be switching to all sports?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it is April 1st.

Dunno if that was a deliberate choice of day …

by msb on Feb 20, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was figuring April in some capacity

Figure they’d make the switch by opening day or so. No reason to carry M’s games and then switch to sports a week or two later

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Right around tax day, I believe. Mid April?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Closest I can find to a radio schedule.

Looks like they aren’t covering every Spring Training game anymore, just the weekends. But the Australian Classic team! That ought to be interesting. Link.

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You don't get a question.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 8:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's rock

Crushes: Soleil Moon Frye,
Coreys: Neither; I vote Feldman (more relatable/approachable)
Rush/KC: ehhhh
Most underrated mariner: Kenny Phelps, maybe Bill Swift?
Unfulfilled: Be a minor league announcer. One day, I will succeed Mike Curto as the voice of the Rainiers.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 8:42 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oooh good call on Soleil Moon Frye.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahahaha

http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 8:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

One of my biggest pet peeves

That, and when people put an apostophe on everything ending with an “S”

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin Es's?

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see what you did there.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nicely done

but I’m talking more like pot’s and pan’s

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drives me crazy

When I lived in San Diego, there was a thrift store near my house that always did that. All over the store, it was book’s, record’s, shirt’s, etc… At least they advertised their specials on a whiteboard out front, so I could fix that every time I went in.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 20, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My dad does it on everything as well

And since I work with him I have to see it on every note that he write’s writes me

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For me, it's the pluralization of names that end in s.

I have friends who insist that they should address their Christmas cards to The Jones’ on the envelope. If you find Joneses awkward, just write “The Jones Family” or whatever. There’s always a way to do it right!

by Teej on Feb 20, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to keep up with them.

Them and their wacky grammar.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Feb 20, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Around we go...

Crush: Catherine Zeta-Jones, the Entrapment days
Corey: Hart (Brewers) – I was at the Brewers / Phillies game in the front row of the right field bleachers when Hart made the Brewers Web Gem of the year, a game saving over-the-wall robbery of Tad Iguchi. Happened feet from me, and it was sweet.
Most Underrated Mariner: Still Mike Cameron

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 8:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Answers

1. I had two crushes as a child: Tina Turner (her legs were amazing to a four year old), and Brooke Shields.
2. Neither, so I’ll go with Corey Feldman. If only for the Goonies and Stand By Me.
3. Rush. Playing their songs in Rock Band has really made me enjoy Neil Peart.
4. Paul Sorrento
5. Can’t think of anything.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 8:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I've actually never seen Lost Boys.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WAIT WHAT?????

Dude. Netflix. NOW.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My parents deemed it "too scary" to see when it was first out

and from everything I’ve understood it hasn’t aged well.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Define "aged well".

It’s a big fat slab of late-80’s cheese, but it’s not terrible – it’s aged far better than a lot of movies from that time period – and it’s worth it just to see Keifer Sutherland as a vampire.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll check it out.

I like 80s Keifer Sutherland. I hate today’s Keifer Sutherland.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BAN

Today’s Keifer Sutherland is responsible for protecting you from terrorism!

by katal on Feb 20, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DAMMIT

Jack Bauer Defense Force, assemble!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'M TWENTY MINUTES OUT!

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ALWAYS

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still not a big fan of Rush,

but RB has made me a fan of The Cars in much the same way.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's my favorite from that interview
“I really think that last year’s club had a problem with accountability…”

Others that have been asked about this stuff go into vague mentions of people playing only for themselves and not playing the game right. It’s good to hear mention from Ibanez, and Riggleman earlier, that the bigger issue was people bitching about others instead of noticing that they are a shitty pitcher, or that they are only hitting .200

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The team also had a problem with accounting.

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Try the veal and tip your waitress

You’ve been beautiful

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

^Tip your waitress'. Don't go soft on me now.

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*Waitres's'

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Waitresses's

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well now you're just doing Golam.

“Trixy hobbitsses”

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus. Gollum.

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very s'lick

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good on you, Raul.

It’s been said before, but I will definitely miss Ibanez the person.

by Teej on Feb 20, 2009 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, Kevin?

You are playing a show at a club with this happening?

by Sec 108 on Feb 20, 2009 9:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

This is true.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't even notice that

when I clicked on the link I saw the photo and immediately closed it because I sit in a cube with two other people. Just re-opened it to check out what you were talking about. Yeesh.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's completely ridiculous

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The fact that I'm playing a show in goddamned Pioneer Square is ridiculous.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still annoyed

that the Central changed from the bar where all the cool bands played to the wanky Pioneer Square joint cover bar the year I turned 21. I was so looking forward to going to shows there. It’s gotten better in recent years, but still.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The sad thing is that I've played shows on both sides of that change.

These days it’s lame. Half of the wait staff are jacked on cocaine, and NO ONE stands by the stage while you play.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't been to a bar in Pioneer Square on a weekend night in 15 years

and that doesn’t make me regret my decision. If I were up there this weekend I’d go to your show, though. I’d be the one standing by the stage throwing ironic devil horns and pogoing by myself, then looking around for someone to high five.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The world needs more of this kind of activity.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sadky, they lost their lease and couldn't afford to move.

I mused to play shows there with bands like Moc Moc all the time.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*sadly

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not actually the case. The 2001 earthquake condemned that building.

They did not have enough money or desire to relocate. Plymouth Housing Group has since purchased the building and retrofiited it. The building is now low income housing for those in need.

I miss that place so much.

by Sec 108 on Feb 21, 2009 8:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was honestly confused by your voicemail because of that point

I’ll get to you about it later though. I can call while you’re working?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a terrible move for Mary Kay

Ain’t nobody hot for her anymore.

by katal on Feb 20, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, I'm shocked that they're still together

It’s been what, ten years since that happened?

Also, Fun Note:
My old manager (the one you met) sold her two cars – one just before she got busted and one just after she left prison

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uuuughhhgh

I just listened to the entire 911 call. Why did I do this?

Seriously, it’s horrible. Don’t listen to it.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 20, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The chimp shrieking in the background was nuts

The operator had no clue what was going on

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Was that spawned from you hearing about it last night?

That’s some fucked up stuff right there

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 20, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is so surreal
Travis’ [the chimp’s] owner, Sandy Herold, used a butcher knife to stab the 14-year-old chimp, who was suffering from Lyme disease and had consumed Xanax – but the rampage only ended when cops shot the animal dead.

What the fuck?

by Bearskin Rugburn on Feb 20, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This may be the most bizarre thing I've seen/heard/read in a very long time

Seriously. What. The. Shit.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Imagine being a neighbor.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chimps can brutal.

Their behavior offers a glimpse into our primal brain.

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gross.

Frank: We have to milk this cow for all she's worth. We need to be wooed.
Charlie: I see what you're sayin'. I could go for some wood.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the world would be a better place if we had ended up

closer to Bonobos than Chimps on the behavior spectrum.

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not even a contest.

A world were conflict/stress is resolved through non violent action is unimageable to most of the world. Think about it: hardcore sex would be in every movie, but guns and killing people would be taboo and rated X. A gun’s gun collection would be something he kept in the closet and almost never showed anyone. Freud would have wrote about our inner desire for violance and how all behavior steams from our desire for violance. Our world leaders would have to have sex before they sat in a formal meeting. Wars might not be fought, but if they were, no one would glorify them.

It would be a totally different culture. Even my quick imagining is probably way off from such a different culture.

by mark sobba on Feb 20, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like Europe.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Freud actually wrote about a basic desire for both sex and violence

although it was not so much of a basic desire for them as those being the most primal ways of releasing what he called discontent and what we mostly refer to as stress. Since neither sex nor violence, and violent sex for that matter, are mostly unavailable means of release we ‘sublimate’.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Feb 20, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Freud.

Those early psychoanalysis are all neat to read, Erikson, Jung, etc. Working between science and philosophy, using case studies to further develop their theories and visa-versa. Fun stuff to read and very thought provoking.

Just not very helpful in working with people and their issues.

by mark sobba on Feb 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Answers

Biggest childhood movie/tv crush – It was more of a teenage crush, but I adored Natalie Portman from somewhere like between 1999 and 2007. Then she started dating indie rock stars, I got jealous, and got over her.

Corey Haim or Corey Hart? – No love for Corey Feldman? I’ve never heard of Corey Hart, so I have to go with Haim.

Rush or King Crimson? – I was listening to the song Tom Sawyer a lot in late-December for some reason. I don’t necessarily like them, but Rush.

Most underrated Mariner – Beltre.

Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish – I need to eventually get my doctorate.

by katal on Feb 20, 2009 9:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'll be honest - I meant to write Feldman - not Hart.

I was watching Sportscenter, and someone made a joke reference to Hart while I was writing, I think.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ohhhhh

Corey Hart the baseball player! I still should have noticed that. My mind was racing, trying to think of movies a “Corey Hart” had been in.

by katal on Feb 20, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well there's the Sunglasses at Night guy too...

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

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, you're right

I had no idea there were so many Corey Harts.

by katal on Feb 20, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Homer buys Lisa a copy of "Non-threatening boys" magazine

Homer: Here’s your magazines. How many of these guys are named Corey?

Lisa: Eight.

by msb on Feb 20, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Edit it now but don't say anything.

Anybody that comes in late to the thread will then be confused

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Have you ever been in a car crash?

If so you’ll probably find this interesting. It’s a breakdown of the discrete events of a car’s safety system in the event of a crash, millisecond-by-millisecond, undertaken by Ford Australia in order to build a safer car.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:19 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Very interesting reading there

Working at a colission repair shop the last few months has left me amazed at how some people can come out of an accident relatively unscathed. I mean, I know about all the safety technology from when I was selling cars, but seeing it first hand is something else entirely

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You got both sides of the coin

you got the marketing end of the technology from when you sold cars, now you get to see the business end.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Works for me

It’s amazing to see the effect of (relatively) low speed collisions on a car though. A guy came by day before yesterday with his car that was t-boned in a parking lot going 15-20. The car was absolutely obliterated. He was hit on the driver’s side, and his glovebox broke from the force of the impact. When people say they were just tapped at 5 mph, they fail to remember that they are being hit by 3,500 lbs worth of 5 mph. Lot of energy getting thrown around there

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's see.

Childhood crush: Alex ):<
Corey Feldmen—Goonies never say die
Unfulfilled dream? Living on an Island in Nicaragua

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 20, 2009 9:41 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Whatever.

Old love dies hard.

by JI on Feb 20, 2009 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nicaragua?

Why there?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I seem to remember Phil Bradley flying too far under the radar.

Also, I had a huge thing for Christina Applegate (I always liked the trashy chicks).

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 9:41 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Smoothie!

Eh, 6-7 years, then he left without a real decline phase. Anyone know why?

One of my favorite players growing up….

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

King Crimson, King Crimson, King Crimson

In fact, King Crimson is pretty much the answer to every question. With the live version of “Exiles” from [i]U.S.A.[/i] an acceptable alternative answer.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Feb 20, 2009 9:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Who was the first president of the European Union?

King Crimson.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who's that lady (who's that lady?)

King Crimson.

Frank: We have to milk this cow for all she's worth. We need to be wooed.
Charlie: I see what you're sayin'. I could go for some wood.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fucking LOVE King Crimson.

While I recognize the brilliance of Neil Pert, I loathe Rush and their vocalist who cannot be named.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That attitude will get you a lot of crap from serious Rush fans

I once tried to make a case to a hardcore Rush fan co-worker that the things Rush did/does (long, somewhat elaborate songs organized around a central conceit), Sonic Youth does as well, and does a billion times better (I didn’t make this second point overtly, because I didn’t want to bias him before he even heard it). I even made a copy of Daydream Nation for him. He listened to 15 min of it, said “this is crap” and gave it back. That’s when I gave up on hardcore Rush fans.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because they're all the same

My dad is big into Rush (but I’m only familiar with a couple of their albums), he took me to see them and I had a great time.

by JI on Feb 20, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, Rush and Sonic Youth aren't doing the same thing at all

I can imagine a Rush fan thinking Sonic Youth is crap; the Rush fan wants something totally different from a record than I do.

But yes, Rush fans definitely don’t see it as background music. I used to work with a guy who would travel to see not only Rush, but a Rush tribute band. He’d fly around the West to see a Rush tribute band.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure there's a certain section of *any* band's hardcore group that would piss everybody off.

There are a lot of hardcore Pearl Jam fans that piss me off, because they think that everyone else sees 50 shows a tour.

by JI on Feb 20, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where did I say they piss me off?

I don’t care if people want to spend their lives following their favorite bands, or cover bands of their favorite bands.
I don’t like Rush, but for those who do, knock yourselves out.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a Rush fan.

I think Rush songs are songs to be listened to actively. One really needs to pay attention to a Rush song to get everything out of it.

But then, I want that from all music. If it’s insufficiently interesting to warrant my full attention, I don’t really care to hear it.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Feb 20, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See, Sonic Youth is a great band that has pissed me off live too many times.

I took a friend to see them once and their set was 90 minutes of feedback and hardly anything else. It was freaking terrible and it hurt everyone’s ears. I love what they are, but I will never pay to see them play ever again.

by Sec 108 on Feb 20, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That, and Thurston Moore is a prick.

This is not to say I dislike all of Sonic Youth’s stuff, but he is definitely smug.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen both ends of the SY live spectrum

I’m gunshy about ever seeing them again but I’m not sure I’d flat out refuse.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

You may get noise. You may get songs. It just depends what the band feels like on that day.

by mark sobba on Feb 20, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm

Since I wasn’t around for the Coreys, I didn’t really have a crush and I’m too young to have unfulfilled dreams:
Most underrated Mariner: Mike Cameron or Roberto Kelly for the couple months he was here
Rush as I don’t know what King Crimson is

by Mariner John on Feb 20, 2009 9:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You DO NOT want to catch King Crimson. It's no fun applying the salve.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In the old world

they call it Egyptian crotch rot. Gotta stay out of those hammams in Damascus.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Feb 20, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rush or King Crimson?

Both. Why would anyone want to do with either of them?

Throw in some Magma and National Health while you’re at it.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Feb 20, 2009 10:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Good Christ - Softy's voice is still shot, and he's still going on and on about Junior.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 10:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I imagine his fiance to be Helen Keller.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You should have heard him last night for the Husky pregame

He sounded terrible, and fatigued on top of it

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Adam Carolla show is done.

Last show was today. I can’t handle Mitch. What should I listen to in the morning now?

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 10:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

No.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NPR's not that pretentious

unfortunately, it’s also not that interesting. Morning Edition is good for the news, and All Things Considered is OK, but the rest of it – blah.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least that 30 second bumper isn't followed by two minutes of commercials

so that’s something I guess.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And it's getting interesting.

Their theme music sucks, but they’ve played pinback and el ten eleven in recent days as bumper music on all things considered.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And really it's not the content that seems pretentious

it’s just the tone of voice all of their personalities use while on the air that annoys me. If I want to feel that someone is talking down to me, I’ll enroll in a college English course.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate how they always pronounce "W"

Double-yoo, Double-yoo, Double-yoo dot NPR dot com.

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can only handle that for so long these days.

Not because of any pretensions, but because of the news content.

I have to run away to fantasy land.

by msb on Feb 20, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

-Colin Cowherd-

Frank: We have to milk this cow for all she's worth. We need to be wooed.
Charlie: I see what you're sayin'. I could go for some wood.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Damnit SBN! You freaking liar. The one time I WANT a strikethrough, I don't get it.

-Cowherd-?

Frank: We have to milk this cow for all she's worth. We need to be wooed.
Charlie: I see what you're sayin'. I could go for some wood.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was listening today thinking wtf?

Maybe they will bring No Name back as the morning DJ for the End. Now that would be cool.

by Fin on Feb 20, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I mean, Bonaduce could pass as a supporting guy.

But would be terrible as a lead host. I could just imagine his show now.
“Blah blah I have a job, unlike those other child stars, blah blah, I did coke and drank too much and I am now in rehab, blah blah, I beat up my wife and faceplanted a douchy reality star, blah blah, my voice sounds like I have a fly stuck in my throat”.

by Fin on Feb 20, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's been nice, Groz was on the past two mornings.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 10:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

Biggest childhood movie/tv crush. Tossup between Pam Dawber, Connie Sellecca (as Pam Davidson), Alyssa Milano, Dana Plato, Mindy Cohn, Lauren Tewes, Brooke Shields, Kathy Coleman… So I guess any one other than Kristy McNichol, Erin Moran or Jill Whelan. Ugh I HATED them…

Corey Haim or Corey Hart? I’ll wear my sunglasses at night. Right, Corco!

Rush or King Crimson? Yes. No, I really mean “Yes.” But I know the drummer, so I’m biased.

Most underrated Mariner. George Sherrill! Duh! Nods to Scrapiron Stinson (111 OPS+ from the catcher position in 1978!), Cuffs Caudill, Floyd Bannister, Spike Owen (GOD I was pissed when they traded him for REY FREAKING QUINONES!), Mike Moore, Ken Phelps (I’m with Marc!), Erik Hanson (Nastiest curveball I’ve ever seen), and perhaps one vote for Billy Swift.

Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish: Climb Mt. Rainier? Shoot photos in the pit at Safeco? Live somewhere other than Washington? Quit my day job and earn a similar wage selling photography? Or being a behind-the-scenes musician for a band that a lot of people know, but no one but hardcore fans know your name (i.e. Adam Clayton, perhaps, or Andy Fletcher — although, no I really don’t want to be Andy Fletcher…)?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 10:33 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

oooh, Dana Plato. Good call.

I was sort of embarrassed by the Pam Dawber thing (I had a hint of a crush there, but she was way too old for me).

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm.

I’m pretty sure I have the exact lens used to make this photo. I bought my superteles (and a bunch of other lenses) from the guy who took that photo. It would be friggin’ AWESOME to be able to aim those lenses at Junior again…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I meant in general, sorry.

Scan the rest of that thread, if you dare.

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me too.

I like to read the front page posts and some of the FanPosts and generally avoid the comments. Which makes me sad as I know a hell of a lot more about football than baseball and may actually have something other than witty banter to contribute to conversations there.

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Comment more. We (I include myself loosely, as I'm only recently a contributor)

will be cracking down a little more, and increasing the volume of good comments will only help set a good example.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your writing has been excellent by the way.

I haven’t been over there much recently as far as posting. Too much baseball on the brain.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seahawks Rawk! LOLZ.

I’ll be right over to post soon.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Please don't box me.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to be there fairly frequently,

Just haven’t had the time recently. If you see a poster named Dougula (a friend of mine), he’s not much of a typer or speller, but he does now his football.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Amy Jo Johnson was so hot

Power Rangers FTW

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 20, 2009 11:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Power Ranger references make me feel GET OFF MY LAWN AND PULL UP YOUR GODDAMN PANTS.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't really come here much, but I thought these were good questions.

Biggest childhood movie/tv crush: Alyssa Milano

Rush or King Crimson? Never actually sat down and listened to KC. Did have a Rush CD when I was about 15.

Most underrated Mariner: Mike Cameron

Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish: Too many to name.

I turn 31 in 2 weeks, and I just now feel like I am headed in the right direction to start accomplishing something.
—Finish my BA. Which I will in the next 15 months.
—I want to work as a councilor and really help people in their lives.
—I want to write a book. (Maybe a graphic novel?)
—I want to have my photography actually put up somewhere as an art show. At least, I want my photography to be good enough that it could be displayed in such a manner.
—I want to have a kid and make them into a super scientist that either saves humanity or destroys it.
—I really want to learn Japanese and spend some time living in Japan.
—I want to tour all the MLB stadiums.
—I want to take some cooking classes and get really go at cooking fancy stuff.
There are just a ton of things to do.
 
Oh, and I want two at once. That is something I would like to accomplish.

by mark sobba on Feb 20, 2009 11:42 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's not possible to win two World Series at the same time.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's referring to the Mariners AND the Seahawks holding titles during the same season.

I could see how that would confuse you though, it does appear outwardly to be strictly about World Series rings.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OK , I just returned from a local bar that sells nothing but awesome Belgian beer so here goes my answers...

Biggest childhood movie/tv crush – Winona Ryder, with Marisa Tomei a close second

Corey Haim or Corey Hart? Cory Feldman ala Goonies and Stand By Me

Rush or King Crimson? Rush, but only because I haven’t had any exposure to King Crimson

Most underrated Mariner: Beltre because we’re the only ones that love him

Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish: I would like to buy a sailboat and sail around the world after I retire from the Army, but since I don’t know shit about sailing I’m more than a little daunted by this potential undertaking. Either that or walk across the US.

by coolguyrob on Feb 20, 2009 11:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's something my Dad and I have wanted to do for a really long time.

We figure that not only would it be super kick ass, it’s likely that not many folks have done it and we’d be part of a pretty elite club.

by coolguyrob on Feb 20, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No way dude.

The only reason to ever run is if somebody bigger than you is chasing you. It’ll be more of a stroll.

by coolguyrob on Feb 20, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you can get time off work/whatever

It’s actually a pretty inexpensive thing to do if you time it right so the weather is good (be north in the summer and south in the winter)

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 20, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If Art Garfunkel can do it...

…coolguyrob can…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd like to bike across the US -- bike as in bicycle, not Harley -- but walking just seems too crazy.

I can’t imagine wanting to spend that much time just traveling across the Great Plains on foot. I mean, you’d need at least six oxen, a covered wagon, and four months.

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not to mention the dysentery.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All you need is one hat and twelve grandfather clocks.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was just typing nearly the same thing. Cycle or else hike either the Appalachian Trail, or the Pacific Crest Trail.

Really close to doing the Pacific Crest from Canada to California once, big time regret not making that happen.

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'd really like to do Pacific Crest too.

I had some friends in college who really wanted to do the Appalachian. I really dont understand why anyone would do the Appalachain when the PCT exists (not to mention other awesome foreign trails). But these folks are from the East Coast and the South, so we have different definitions of “mountain.”

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure you could cycle the entire Appalachian Trail

because the actual trail winds through several rivers and whatnot. But you could probably design a route that parallels it pretty close. The PCT would be awesome as long as you start on the south end and don’t have to cycle through Death Valley in the summer.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think if I was doing the PCT I would hike and backpack.

I just wouldnt want to walk across the Midwest from one side to the other.

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hike the Trails, cycle across the country I meant.

National Geographic ran a pretty popular article years ago about hiking the Appalachian, but I’d much rather do the PCT

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

An acquaintance of a friend of mine did the PCT a few years back

afterwards he did a slide show of his trip, one of the recurring features of which was a weekly picture of his feet. By the end, they were pretty nasty. Sounds like a pretty intense and cool experience, though.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, backpacking really tends to abuse my feet.

That would be a concern. I’d have to pack about 5 lbs. of moleskin.

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate feet.

That’s why I’m taking the motorcycle.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear the ladies prefer motorcycles to bloody feet and missing toenails.

But at least I will have the respect of Jose Guillen, and you cant put a price on that.

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll send you my leftover biker chicks.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let me rephrase that.

I’ll send you my overflow, my excess chicks.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll try to make sure they're somewhere near the middle of the barrel.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I roll.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take the ones that fell out of the barrel.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a good wingman right there.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Aren't things at the top of the barrel more likely to fall out?

This seems like a winning proposition for Kev.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I keep a tight lid on my barrel of biker chicks.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you're saying Kev gets nothing.

And most likely you as well, unless you have appropriate ventilation holes.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No wonder this hasn't been working out as well as I had hoped.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Great - now we've got to bury these chicks.

This weekend is going to suck.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're in a barrel,

all we need is a good steep hill and we’re rid of them.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just make sure there's no big rocks at the bottom

or the barrel will break open, with hilarious consequences.

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

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

I was actually kind of hoping for that.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The cool thing about the PCT

is that it’s such a popular trail for hikers that there are several small towns along the trail that will accept general-delivery mail for trail walkers. This guy had his family mail him shoes a couple times, and snack/food replenishments and other things once a week. It’s quite the system.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is very, very cool.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've read/heard the ranger stations will hold a package for you.

I haven’t read up on it in a long time, so things might have changed. Security or something, but I think all you had to do was give them a time frame of when you’d be there to pick it up.

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It wouldn't surprise me.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take the motorcycle if you don't want it.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

THIS IS A SERIOUS BASEBALL SITE STOP HAVING FUN

I’M GOING TO CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION IF THIS KEEPS UP YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REPORTERS NOT FUNNY

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

UNETHICAL!

… oh wait, wrong site.

by mark sobba on Feb 20, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for the 17th overall pick LA.

Enjoy O-Dawg’s steadily declining defense and meh offense away from Chase.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 20, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well shit, it's only for one year and it's damn cheap.

Link

The deal is worth $3.4 million with another $4.6 million in possible incentives.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 20, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

$230.00 for a Griffey jersey.

He’s paying his own salary already.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:55 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I hadn't priced one in a while.

The M’s are the only local team I don’t have a jersey for yet, and that is probably the reason why.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding.

I need to find a deal like that.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twice, even!

Did I mention that I bought the ultra-ultra-rare GS27 jersey at FanFest this year? So, I have the blue GS52 and the white GS27…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow....

my hat is off to you.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone buy a Griffey jersey yesterday?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 1:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

My buddy bought a BP jersey.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I posted this, I totally didn't see the same thread above. Wow.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Question...

How does this affect the Battle for Grass Creek???

But the Reds seem to have genuine fondness for Griffey, especially the younger players like Jay Bruce, the soon-to-be-superstar center fielder that Junior took under his wing, and Joey Votto, the rising first-base talent.

“Is he going to wear 24?” Bruce asked me when he found out I was from Seattle. “That’s awesome!”

Bruce also said, “I just want the guy to be happy. He’s dealt with a lot in his career, so for him to be where he wants to be is the most important thing. If that’s frickin’ Kansas City, it doesn’t matter. I’m glad he’s in a good spot. He deserves to go where he wants to go. He’s one of the few guys in the game that does. I’m really happy for him.”

(from Stone)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 1:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

HAHAA!

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ohio's on board.

Now the final battle can begin. A pincer movement, with both flanks meeting in Kansas City, shall commence presently.
Grass Creek will basically be a minor fracas in the larger war to finally rid the league of this folksy, home-spun menace.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Give it hell buddy!

Hang in there!

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...

Something totally cool.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Something actually cool.

Link.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

10 points to the person who puts a Seahawks logo on one,

writes “F*** You” on it, then sends half a dozen to T.O.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ayup.

Link

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nicely done

But damnit Sharpie, why take the fun out of it?

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because they're a corporate entity that doesn't want to get sued or be portrayed in a bad light

Same reason you can’t put “Sewn By Little Children” on customizable Nikes. Their product, their rules.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah geez Edith!

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On a side note about Nike

Have you seen their new shoes that looks like the skinned 40 clowns to make them?

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See, this is where I get to be Cranky Old Man again

That description fits just about every athletic shoe produced in the last 20 years.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever happened to good old sneakers, dammit!

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, give me a few minutes, I'll find a picture

A friend of mine bought a pair, they’re ridiculous, the only thing that matches about them is the shape

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a good start.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just don't use them for shoes, is all I ask

why can’t people stop at a good skinning?

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They honestly killed and skinned 40 seperate clowns for this

Not that it’s a bad thing, but like i said, the only thing that matches about them is the shape.

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, those are hideous

Even if they matched they’d be hideous.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Told you

They are good for a laugh though

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

W T F ?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Each one of those shoes is hideous on its own

and if each one had a matching other shoe, it’d be hideous, but the fact that they’re mismatched intentionally is ridiculous.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The look like the shoes the bowling alley gives you at night during blacklight bowling.

Shoes designed by drug users for drug users. I say this as a 23 year old, so this isn’t even lawn territory.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where the heck do you bowl?!?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't spend much time in Compton.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, looking at that map I actually recognized street names.

West Coast rap from the 90’s must have referenced half those streets

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 5:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Funny thing about it is I don't particularly care for hip hop.

Pretty difficult to ignore/deny talent wherever it may be, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, The Chronic album. Maybe there was better stuff out there, but for a mainstream type exposure, holy shit that some talent.
Anything else from that era and that style you’d recommend?

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 11:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just started working at West Seattle Bowl

we have a system there where you reserve a spot by going online. You also save a buck or two by going that way.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you take that over the school district job?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm taking both. The Schools job is on-call

and you call IN to announce that you are available that day. I’d go into greater detail, but that’d get excessively LLLJ pretty quickly.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still cool.

Finding two jobs in this economy.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm excited.

Also, fuck Craigslist. The jobs on there didn’t do me a damn bit worth of good.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 20, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have to bowl league tomorrow and I haven't bowled in two weeks.

I hope I don’t suck, we’re in first right now.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting

Yeah, I’ve tried to call ahead and reserve spots and they won’t let you do it

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are the rumors about West Seattle true?

I’ve heard they are going to be taking over Hillcrest and updating it some

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 20, 2009 7:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is what I've been hearing. A guy at Roxbury mentioned it in passing.

I have not heard anything concrete about it yet.

I have heard that the guy who owns the land in Renton likes to raise the rent on the business.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 21, 2009 1:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They must be for stoned teenagers.

They even may be shiny enough to be a living mirror.

by Jed MC on Feb 20, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmm...

I wonder if Katal is making a stop at Niketown during his wedding registration process…

(for the record, yes I know those aren’t Nikes, and for the record, I thought those shoes are pretty dang cool)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That reminds me of when I made a band name on Rockband

and it told me my name was not classy and I would not be allowed to play online.

by Sec 108 on Feb 20, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously?

What was the name?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's not bad...

Prudes.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's weird that they use "not classy" as their justification,

when clearly they mean “profane” (if you count dumbass as profane, which apparently they do). They should just say what they mean. I’m sure I could all think of plenty of things that are not class and not profane, or profane and classy. Maybe I should keep those thoughts to myself though, because if that’s not an invitation to open up a pandora’s box, I dont know what is.

by FlaskInSafeco on Feb 20, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Any Leonard Cohen fans in the house?

Tour dates. Looks like he’ll be in Seattle on April 23.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 1:46 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm a pretty casual fan and not sure I'd pay to see him

but he does tend to draw the Tom Waits-ish obsessive out of a lot of people, especially considering how infrequently he tours.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with BrianL, then received I'm Your Man soundtrack as a gift.

Some of the different artists renditions of his songs really blew me away. Martha Wainwright Tower of Song is one of my favorites. Guess I started thinking of him as a terrific songwriter, and gained an appreciation of his work.

by Kermit. on Feb 20, 2009 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am super busy at work, but I am completely dead.

Crushes: Drew Barrymore, and Thelma from Scooby Doo
Coreys: Neither
Rush/KC: Neither
Most underrated mariner: Mike Camron
Unfulfilled: Climb Denali
Thanks for the distraction

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 20, 2009 2:11 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Hot damn, it's gorgeous out.

Time to find a rooftop deck and a caipirinha, stat.

by waldo rojas on Feb 20, 2009 2:46 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Screw you.

I’m stuck in the office for another two hours.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Right there with you

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I snuck out early yesterday it was so nice.

Met up with some friends for a quick 18 holes and a few beers. Never put my jacket on once. It was lovely.

by Sec 108 on Feb 20, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I get my replacement frame Monday actually

it was supposed to be here on Wednesday of this week but some my aftermarket headset didn’t fit the replacement frame so the bike shop had to “coerce” (their words) Klein into giving me a headset that would fit the new frame. But that’s done so all that’s left is the actual build.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I want to go golfing.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he was disc golfing

but I was thinking it’s been far too long since I’ve been on a golf course and I need to rectify that this year.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, disc golfing. Getting schooled by a pro too.

I would toss one 250ft and feel good. He would step up and drop one 400ft and look like he didn’t try. I did hit a 100ft putt though so that was nice.

by Sec 108 on Feb 20, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy my drive into work

I start off with a good view of the Olympics, then I get onto I-90 and can see Rainer and Baker (if it’s clear enough), then head through Bellevue and I get a nice view of the Cascades as well

by Fuzz on Feb 20, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have an Excel question and I'm an Excel idiot

I have two long columns of data, and I need to know whether a value anywhere in column 2 is present anywhere in column 1. I’m sure there’s an easy formula that can do this, but I don’t know what it is and I’m bad at Excel. Any ideas?

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

The easiest would be to run a column of "countif"s next to one of your columns.

Set the search column as your range (and make sure to use absolute cell references), then use the top most value as your criteria. Then extend the formula all the way down and sum the totals (or however you are looking to analyze it).

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is how dumb I am about Excel

and make sure to use absolute cell references

I don’t know what this means. Help?

I’m not looking to do any totaling or summing – all I want to do is, if a particular data point is in a cell in column 2 and not in column 1, indicate that somehow (Y/n, or the like) in column 3. Does this make sense?

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You are the man

Column 1 – A2:A145
Column 2 – B2:B190

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

=IF(COUNTIF($B$2:$B$190,A2) > 0, "Yes", "No")

I assume you are attempting to find instances of column A in column B. Select cell C2, copy the above into the formula bar, hit enter, then double click on the little black handle on the lower right hand side of cell C2. It will automatically drop the formula down to C190. You can just go back and delete the last 45 instances, as those will be attempting to match values from empty cells in the A column.

/End OFFTOP Excel hijacking.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you sir

I appreciate it.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and the Yes or No will then correspond to the value on the same row in the A column.

It may behoove you to insert a row between A and B (making B →C) and slotting your formula in between.

by abender20 on Feb 20, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Import it into Access and write a Select Query.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Feb 20, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If I'm an Excel idiot what are the odds that I can write a select query with any degree of success?

Let me go ahead and answer that for you. It’s either slim or none.

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

by pdb on Feb 20, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm an Excel idiot too.

But I’m a wiz with Access (I’m a database manager), so this is the solution I would use.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Feb 20, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The most underrated Mariner?

Why Willie Bloomquist of course.

He had so much more grit, hustle and soul than the rest of the roster combined and all we did was let “better” players play ahead and he never got to reach his potential. He should’ve had a lot more AB and playing time he was not self centered at all and he is better than that selfish bastard known as Ichiro. He had heart too you can’t measure it but if you did Willie Bloomquist would be on the top of the list. He was never gonna reach his potential here and the Royals are giving him the chance he deserved and watch him bloom like Raul did with them and we come running back.

BOOYA! You got Slurved!

by Slurvey on Feb 20, 2009 3:09 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Does anybody know of a local community college that offers an online entry level database theory and concepts class?

Edmonds CC decided to move theirs from Wednesday evenings to Mondays from 11:30 to 5:30. I have to be at the office on Monday during that time.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:18 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Do you know a teacher named Jerry Huri?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can't say I do.

I ask because I need an entry database theory class for my transfer degree, but EDCC only offers it in the spring and at a time I can’t take it.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This entire thing is very annoying.

This class used to be accessible by people who worked during the day, but because this instructor has tenure he can do whatever the hell he wants with the schedule.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bellevue CC has one going on right now.... but that's undoubtedly too late.

There’s “Database management and design” for Spring 09 at Seattle Central.

Gotta enroll in a few days, though.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That Seattle Central link looks promising.

I’ll forward this to my counselor and see if I can get these credits to transfer. Thanks for the help!

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like Skagit Valley's offering

Database Design and SQL in the Spring too, if that’d be a better fit. The description is a bit more narrow than your ‘theory and concepts" search, but it’s within SVC’s Computer Information Services department, so if you need it to be from that dept., then it may be an option.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll bring this one up with the counselor as well.

While SQL is significantly more useful to me, EdCC apparently wants me to focus on Access more.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I work with his wife, and he teaches computers up at EdCC.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like he's in the Computer Science department

Unfortunately this course is part of the Computer Information Systems department. Weird, I know, but they are two different entities.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know I've yet to get a good answer from anyone.

Apparently the CompSci department is more programming/design oriented while the CIS department is more focused on administrative IT studies.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I suppose it makes it easier for people to determine what classes they need to take.

There is some overlap in what classes you take for a transfer degree, but since i have no desire to be a code monkey most of my classes have been centered in the CIS program.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Code monkey vs IT monkey?

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You walked right into it.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think this monkey if past its prime.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This monkey's gone to heaven?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Face-eating is not an acceptable form of self-expression.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Feb 20, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now you tell me.

I’ve got a barrel of dead strippers – what else am I going to do?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/2/19/765226/2-20-09-offtop-frank-thoma#12376661

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My attention span doesn't last that long.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 5:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That seems about right considering he's our programmer for our old accounting system.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

CS is engineering oriented while CIS is business oriented

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Feb 20, 2009 5:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see.

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

by Thingray on Feb 20, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no idea who that is.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You shouldn't be.

I haven’t seen the movie and have no plans to. My co-worker who loved it a lot said she thought Ashley Greene was cute so I looked her up and lo and behold, she was totally right, and now she’s my current celebrity crush. Kate Beckinsale has been slacking.

by seattlebruin on Feb 20, 2009 5:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not so.

Link. Click on the run interactively. (Works much better in IE)

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 6:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And they're mostly in the same spots,

except those menu items have been turned into tabs instead.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 6:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Re: "(Works much better in IE)"

IE can DIAF.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 6:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but if you want to get around a MS site, it's almost mandatory.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What?

Microsoft care about customers’ experience with their UI???

BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA.

I’m still trying to figure out why they moved setting the alt text attribute for an image a few layers deeper than it was in prior versions. No way in hell I can remember that it’s now in some “image size” sub-menu or something like that…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Feb 20, 2009 6:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You just did....

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 6:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know of a good free virus protection for PC?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 7:12 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 20, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seconded

It’s the best.

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

by Faux on Feb 20, 2009 7:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thirded.

Used it for 3 years at home…. no problems.

by marc w on Feb 20, 2009 11:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks! Intalled it last night, pretty seamless but it really changed the look of Firefox.

The tags are now at the top of the OT post, and when logging into my usual websites it displays everything in a completely different format- like a list of everything instead of a full display. It does give me the option “enter the full website”, and did a nice job of cleaning up the cookies.

by Kermit. on Feb 21, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I took BrianL's advice, and it was good.

I get McAffee for free from my ISP, and I still prefer AVG Free.

by Teej on Feb 20, 2009 11:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Answers!

Biggest childhood movie/tv crush: Melissa Joan Hart. Remember folks, I was born in ‘88.
Corey Haim or Corey Hart? Do I have to choose? Fine. Corey Hart.
Rush or King Crimson? I’ll flip a coin and go with King Crimson.
Most underrated Mariner As much as we love Adrian Beltre, I still think it’s Mike Cameron.
Biggest unfulfilled thing you’ve always wanted to accomplish Chasing tornadoes.

by BrianL on Feb 20, 2009 11:51 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

What the fuck did they do to the tag interface

Move it back to the bottom ahora porfavor

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 21, 2009 8:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

There's other changes too

in a couple other fanposts, the “related reading” section is where the tags used to be.

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

by pdb on Feb 21, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see that

But I still want the tags back on the bottom

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 21, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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