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So it's St. Patrick's Day.  Or, as we call it in my family, Reinforcin' O' The Cultural Stereotype Day.  The last OFFTOP fell off the list, so I'll put one up, because I wanted to post this little gem.

20th Century Fox film studio is now prohibiting rental copies of its films (even from Netflix) from having bonus features and extras.  To get them, you'll have to buy the disc.  It's just another example of how stupid companies are in the face of a new way of doing business - instead of embracing the rental market, as they should be doing, they're probably going to send even more people into the welcoming arms of BitTorrent and the like.  Not smart.

Personal note to Thingray:  drop me an email, I need to ask you a question but your email's not in your profile.

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Ditto.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always been curious.

Your signature says you were “at Shea for the Felix-Slam”.

How was that?

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely unbelievable!

I only get to the States once per year [although probably not at all now this year now that the economy has collapsed] so I studied the schedule carefully. I decided on the Mets/Mariners series at Shea as I was desperate to see Johan. Then the God’s [and rotations] conspired to throw Felix against Johan for the first game of the series, and the rest is history. When he hit the slam I started cheering like I do when my team scores at a football game – and all around me there was silence! :D

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So do I

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The next person to pinch me gets a swift kick to the groin, guy or girl.

The fact that I’m not wearing green means bupkus, you fucking idiots.

Throw the snacks in the bag and I'm ghost like Swayze!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997

by JLProck on Mar 17, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've been pinched three times already...

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It evidently extends to high school as well.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See I went with not going to school

Much easier

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a Nokia

:(

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No frownies

I am rocking Finland’s best as well

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nokias were cool to a nine-year-old in 2003 France.

But now they don’t come with Space Invaders…!

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The E-71 is the most incredible phone I have ever used

I get nothing but comments about it when I use it (which drives me crazy, btw). I don’t need space invaders when I can install SCUMMVM and play Full Throttle and Monkey Island on my cell phone

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer the classics, like Snake II.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I miss me some snake

Thank god it’s built into gmail

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My 5 year old pinched me this morning because I had no green on

Then I got to give him a soft punch to the arm because my watch strap is green

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True

But I was always the one in grade school to make my green inconspicuous so I could play the ol’ “punch for a mis-pinch” game

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess I've been in college too long

My first thought was “old people don’t understand”.

by Ezzra on Mar 17, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It has nothing to do with age

and everything to do with maturity.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

It's only one night, so many people get a chance to party when they usually do not

Many of the people who binge drink on Cinco De Mayo are fairly mature but use the holiday as an exception. I’m cool with this on a few occasions a year.

by Ezzra on Mar 17, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've played several St. Patty's shows down in Pioneer Square,

and after having to evacuate the bar in the middle of our set because some place nearby was tear gassed, I’m pretty much through playing shows on amateur night. There’s always some massive fight in the streets on those nights.

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Mar 17, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just as very few Irish truly celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They do for tourists.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong.

I throw a big 16 de Septiembre fiesta

by NOLAmarinergirl on Mar 17, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Out of curiousity, why?

The fact that it encourages lame people to go to lame bars and drink lame beer contaminated with food coloring? The this-has-nothing-to-do-with-anything of it?

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For me it's the latter

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get it.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once you get older you'll find someone.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could be like Graham and get my girlfriend to post on LL.

Of course, this would require actually having one.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Taylor.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't you'll have much luck getting him to write back

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, I'm the man from Enumclaw.

Not really from there, but I lived there for a few years when I was a kid. I was too young to get into the horse scene, though.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like you too.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm indifferent to it.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh amateur nights.

I became an old man on St. Patrick’s Day 2001 when a drunk prison guard maced me. I stay at home on amateur nights now for my own safety.

However, if I was superstitious I would go to Kell’s tonight and get maced as 2001 was a decent year for Mariner baseball.

by Sec 108 on Mar 17, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've been avoiding amateur night for about the same amount of time

but made plans to try out Galway Arms tonight around 6. Probably won’t find a seat, but at least the Irish Immigrant is next door to suck most of the frat boys in. And maybe the Owl and Thistle Band will play a set.

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

never underestimate the volume of frat boys in a bar on St Pats day

honestly, you should probably just avoid it and go to a non-Irish bar. Drunk people in mass quantities, especially those that only drink once a year, are incredibly annoying.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Personally,

I don’t much appeal in Irish bars any day of the year.

95% all serve the same beer and food.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's more about the Irish drinking music to me

and catching a little Mardi Gras style party vibe

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Irish bars in Ireland are great

the Irish bars in the US that try to “be Irish” are incredibly annoying.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It can suck it even more because Guinness is actually responsible for it in a lot of cases

they sell kits. There are Guinness Irish pubs in places where Irish people have never been.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know it's just Matthew and I on this, but the stuff has its place.

Maybe it’s just good memories, but it’s a very solid option for watching football or football on a Saturday/Sunday morning.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Addendum: for me, it's mainly that it's available everywhere.

If, say, my local footie bar had Young’s DC Stout or Sam Smith’s Oatmeal Stout on tap, I wouldn’t touch Guinness.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm more pissed off with places that have 15 IPAs and no Scotch ale or bitters

I’ll always think the world of you, Parkway Tavern, but throw a goddamned bone to beer lovers who don’t particularly want a million different IPAs.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 2:11 PM PDT 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 Mar 17, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, absolutely.

This is why I really like Collins Pub’s beer list. They don’t have a ton of taps, but they always have a wide variety of styles to choose from.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're still fussy about that. I know.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THANK YOU

Stupid Guinness that looked so damn tempting at 11am on Sunday and then tasted like sawdust.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Mar 17, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh crap.

But the frat boys will still probably go to Fin McCool’s instead, right?

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Either there or the Gnar.

Or however you spell the name of that place.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding. But the owners opened a bar in Tacoma :(

It’s actually less douchey than the Emigrant, but, y’know, damning with faint praise and all that.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I pray for this on every night out.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And headbashing soccer hooligans.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to really like the Galway arms.

For Aaron – I went to the Galway Arms immediately after seeing Lightning Bolt, so that I could put my head back on my body, and think for a moment about what just happened.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just remember how complex the beginning of 2007 was.

First, we played the Sox in Japan. Then we went back to the US and played Spring Training games. Then we had Opening Day, again.

Please let that never happen again.

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 11:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought we did....?

Maybe it was Spring Training.

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

here you go:

from ESPN at the end of ’07:

Boston and Oakland will be the third set of teams to open the 2008 regular season at the Tokyo Dome, following the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs (2000), and the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004). A scheduled 2003 series between Oakland and Seattle at the Tokyo Dome was canceled because of the threat of war in Iraq.

by msb on Mar 17, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Mar 17, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seeing as no question was posed in the original post, I'll ask one

If you could see any one artist or band live, who would it be?

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Assuming we're talking bands we haven't seen before

I’ll go with the Wipers. U-Men and Nirvana are close though. As is Lightning Bolt, although it’s likely I’ll be able to see them at some point.

Before October it would have been the Sonics. :)

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bu if we're talking people we haven't seen

I’d love to see Cornell provided he doesn’t play anything from Scream

by JI on Mar 17, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldnt mind

Seeing flipper in the early 80’s…. not the flipper of today

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on Mar 17, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

Could be amazing, but could be terrible. I think you’d have to be in the right mood for Svenoni-isms.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have no bands I have not seen that I would want to see

unless you’re talking historically and then I want to see The Jam.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I liked Paul Weller's solo stuff enough to go see him next month

but I can’t do it because the non-Jamness of it (even though he’ll do a few Jam covers) would just disappoint me.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way I'd consider going to that.

You at least liked the Style Council. Yeesh.
Same with Westerberg; I’d just rather not see what he’s up to these days.

I used to be that way with Crooked Fingers, since I was so into Archers of Loaf in the 90s. But as long as you go into forgetting that he’s got any association with AoL, it’s fine on its own. This is not the case with Mr. Weller, however.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw Westerberg one time too many

I saw some absolutely stellar Westerberg solo shows, most of which came in between 14 Songs and the next album when he didn’t have a lot of solo stuff so he played two of his solo songs and then ‘Mats songs for an hour. The last time I saw him was just horrible. He looked like he didn’t want to be there, his band was mediocre, and he basically just bored everyone into submission. it left a really bad taste in my mouth.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

T Rex.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

betterrrrrrr is your God?

What kind of weird things do you kids worship?!?

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just got an Outlook invite to go to this bar that has sweet sweet beer after work

but I kind of wanted to stay a bit later today to make up some extra time for Thursday.

Why must my life be so difficult?!

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

multitask, drink at work

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The sad people in life?

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went with the perv version also.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perv

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clearly.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Brian left that one wide open

Perv version was the only way to go

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dang, you're ancient.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why did I think you were older than me?

Hmm.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yupppp

three new multiplayer maps and one new Nazi Zombies map based on Asylum

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hooray!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TIGER UPPERCUT!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HARUKEN!

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

*HADOUKEN

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

SONIC BOOM

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PDB, I can't find your email either.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

click on the link in my sig

there’s a contact link in there.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe there's not

ngftblog at gmail dot com

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on it.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

W/R/T the Fox thing;

It’s going to backfire. In my experience, most of the people that rent movies could give a crap about special features unless they’re renting a collector’s edition or a Criterion DVD. If something is worth having a collector’s edition of, stores will buy it on Amazon just like they do with Weinstein movies. However, when customers ask why there aren’t special features on the movies they’re renting and they hear the explanation it’s more likely to piss them off than to make them want to buy the movie.

The studios have been trying to put rental companies out of business for years despite the metric fucktons of cash they’ve made because of them. Didn’t work in the past, isn’t going to work now.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't it make a lot of sense to encourage renting in this economy, too?

I would think that people would be much more inclined to rent or download a movie rather than spend the $15 to buy the DVD in times like this when renting only costs a few dollars and downloading is (theoretically) free.

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The thought process is

 Drive rental businesses out of the market—→distribute movies digitally. Despite the fact that consumers don’t want digital distribution.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Blu-ray movies are around $35.

I have a player, and I’m still not going to buy any movies other than my absolute favorites until those prices come down.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's no reason to rent Blu-Ray movies unless the price is the same or the movies is exceptionally visually stimulating.

Upconvert quality is good enough that most movies don’t benefit from Blu-Ray all that much.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless someone steals your HD DVD player.

But yeah, I’m holding onto it. I’ll try to find another Xbox 360 HD DVD drive for cheap. I’ve seen them for around $50.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yesssssss.

I bought a few movies on HD DVD that I don’t own in any other format. Planet Earth was the big one, but I also have Blazing Saddles, A Clockwork Orange and some others that I really don’t want to re-buy.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You weren't bullshittin'

I wonder how many people other than me have purchased two of these stupid things.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did this

It upconverts better than my old first gen upconverting Samsung, and it’s a damn site smaller. And HD-DVD’s are cheap cheap cheap

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bought the first season of Heroes today for $9.99

I don’t really care to see it, but I’ll give it a shot since the lady is interested.

Fry’s had all the HD DVD movies for around $8, but the selection was pretty terrible.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got Smokey and the Bandit for $5.99 a couple weeks back

Walked past it on the shelf and kept going through the store. Halfway through, I started to hear it in my head…
Eastbound and dooooown, loaded up and truckin!
I walked out with it

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tried to buy the whole thing from Borders' website for $9.95

It sold out before my order processed though :(

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sample size of 1,

but the standard-def version of The Dark Knight looked like shit on my PS3 Blu-ray player. It’s supposed to upconvert, but it looked like a VHS. I might have to tweak something.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So maybe it was just that film?

Have you had more success on the PS3 using other SD movies?

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously, the standard definition Dark Knight looked horrid.

People that rented it without seeing in the theatre complained about how they didn’t understand all the praise it had been getting because of how bad it looked.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty cold.

I’m glad to hear it, because that it’s not the fault of my setup, but now I’m pissed that I bought a shitty version of a movie that I’d probably like to watch again several times.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was the conspiracy rumor

That they made it look bad to bolster sales of the Blu-Ray (thus selling more BR players)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know what's to blame, but it looks pretty awful.

Pixelated as all hell. Watch it from very far away.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

I’ve seen some fantastic looking SD-DVDs that up converted well (Immagine in Cornice comes to mind), but the Dark Knight looked like pure shit. I dunno if it’s because the movie is so long, or whether they just want people to buy Blu-Rays but it is the worst DVD I’ve seen.

by JI on Mar 17, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The video game industry cant stand rental outlets either.

God help them if publishers decide to lock out content from rental video games.

by BrianL on Mar 17, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The thought process of these people astounds me.

I bought plenty of video games because I thought they were worth it after renting them. I would not have bought them otherwise.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the same way.

If a video game is borderline in my mind, I’m going to rent it first and then determine if I’m going to buy it.

If I can’t rent the game to check it out, I guarantee you I will not buy it.

by BrianL on Mar 17, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I subscribe to GameFly.

If I really enjoy a game, I buy the copy that I rented. I’d say half my video games were purchased with the “Keep It” button. Now I only pay about $45 instead of the $60, and I don’t know how much the developers and publishers get for that, but I definitely buy the games I want to hold on to.

Focusing on downloadable add-on content and Internet play is what developers need to keep doing, not trying to snuff out a market that keeps them from pumping out shitty games.

Movies are kind of a different story, though, since all but your favorites can be watched in a couple of hours and then never have much value to you again.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right, which means that trying to force consumers into buying movies is a bad idea.

Retarded collector scum types (like me!) are going to buy DVDs no matter what, but most people aren’t. If they’re not selling tons of movies to rental businesses, how are they going to make up the difference?

As an example, last week I opened 16 copies of Milk at a cost of $302.24. There are at least ten other stores in Seattle of similar size (and I think there are actually more than that) that did the same or more. That’s a pretty big chunk of change.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do movies stores pay retail prices?

I worked in the video department of a grocery store in high school, and I seem to recall some movies costing us $60 or $70 apiece. But that was back in the VHS days, when every movie you wanted wasn’t available for sale.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

SOMEONE GET ME MY PANTS, I'VE GOT WORK TO DO!!!!!!!

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's one hell of a marketing campaign.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant

My kid was all excited when he saw the commercial where Jack got out of the bed and he laughed hysterically (as did I) at the “Get me my pants!” line

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

.

This is pretty inventive.

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Mar 17, 2009 2:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I saw that over the weekend

I’m still amazed by it. The amount of editing involved in getting that all lined up must have been one hell of an undertaking

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOW.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was the exact same thing I said

At least 15 times while watching it the first time

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All the talk of beer in this diary has got me really pining for a night out.

Instead, I’m back in work tomorrow to make an easter egg display at work. :/

Thankfully I finish this job in a few weeks and then I will gave access to a computer in the office all day just in time for the start of the season. I’m so going to get sacked due to baseball this year, I just know it…

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seems early to me.

But with retail creep and all, Christmas decorations can’t be far behind.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Red and green easter eggs

With little bows on them

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A LL regulars poll

WRT to the OTFPOTD, it seems like there’s enough interest to post one every day, since whenever there’s a new one it gets a minimum of 300 or so comments on the day it’s posted.

However, when we wait a few days, the comment flow in the older ones slowly trickles off.

Should we keep it as we’ve done the last few weeks and only have an OTFPOTD once we have too many comments in the old one, or should we go back to posting them daily?

I personally think we should go back to posting daily in light of my first point, that there’s always interest when we get a new one. However, it means that the regulars (ya’ll know who you are) should probably do a better job trying to get a new post up semi-regularly.

Thoughts?

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think the main issue was the quality of the content within the OFFTOP

By leaving ones up for a few days would enable longer, more meaningful conversations that make them worth reading. Plus by making them last longer a side effect would be that in order to replace one, somebody would have to put more thought into the original post and thus raise the quality even more.

by Robert on Mar 17, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree that the intent was good, but I think what we've seen is that we just end up not posting at all in them

and although maybe it would be nice to become really baseball-centric, this community has clearly developed beyond that, and I think by not providing a daily, or perhaps every-other-day outlet, we’ve hurt the quality of the community.

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be fine with daily, as I often am OT.

and it would be a place to stick oddities that probably don’t really belong as fanposts (or at least don’t get read as fanposts, like my note about Mike Salk joining KIRO as a host/baseball guy)

by msb on Mar 17, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What actually gets me is the overzealousness in calling something LLLJ.

I understand some posts are simply worthless, if what’s the deal if I like something and want to share it in an OFFTOP thread?

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Mar 17, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The problem (and I think almost all of us do this) is that we need to do a better job as a whole posting in a way that stimulates discussion

sure it’s nice to have a personal Twitter that lot’s of people read, but if it’s on LL, we need to be better at phrasing it in a way that will promote some sort of worthwhile discussion, regardless of topic, even if said discussion is weird and completely off-the-wall.

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I probably should have pointed that out

though I would argue that there are a few running memes that we haven’t run into the ground and me opening an OTFPOTD with a comment that contains only “hi” is one of them.

This does of course apply to myself as well, I should make that completely clear.

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

How about a one word post that says “Steak!”

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Again, the "Hi!" thing is a meme.

Much like chatspeak not being tolerated but zomg no politics being okay.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, I didn't know that.

I’d still say that the ‘if it’s a meme it’s OK thing" may be tricky to enforce, and it might engender some confusion amongst non-regulars (or regulars like me who didn’t know it was a meme).

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BRAINS.......

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure

It’s the difference between randomly exclaiming something and expecting other people (and by this I mean me) to find someone’s life interesting/funny

by Graham on Mar 17, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And here we all thought you cared about us...

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not overzealousness

It’s repeated failure to follow the comment guidelines that J/M/g have put down.

by Robert on Mar 17, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

What’s up with Robert not capitalizing “G”? I mean, that’s practically slapping Graham in the face!

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's an irony here

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whose pleasure does this site exist for?

That is a serious question, not snark.

by Sec 108 on Mar 17, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not my place to answer that

but Robert’s zany hijinks are on a completely different plane from the types of behavior that are problematic.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This answer makes sense to me.

It also explains why I will never be 100% a part of this place.

I really cannot say much more than that, but I will say that it is in no way a slight on Jeff. I owe Jeff more than I could ever say, but I do not love every single little thing that Jeff loves. I have my own personality and it is far different than his.

by Sec 108 on Mar 17, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm good with not having one every day

I think the “when it falls off the sidebar or gets more than 1000 posts” rule is a good one.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With further thought I agree with this.

Especially during the baseball season.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think since baseball started, interest has been lower.

I wouldn’t mind a daily OTFP, but I’m not sure how everyone else feels. I tend to avoid old ones because I never know if people are still reading them.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as there are still new posts, people will read them.

It just should be clear that they’re active until there’s a new one.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Mar 17, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

People can see if there are new posts or not. But once it gets too big or drops off the sidebar it should be replaced. Maybe the OTFPOTW.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seems about right.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel we need to highlight this.

Hey everyone. Look over here. These are our OFF rules.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Mar 17, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rec it till it's green.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You slam it until it sparks.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm feeling contrary.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're such a contrarian

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ain't I a stinker?

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

BUGS BUNNY IS MY HERO

can’t rec this enough.

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

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just rec it once, as hard as you can

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think what I'm saying though is that the posts get really inactive after just one day

and whenever someone posts a new one, there’s plenty of interest and new topics to create interesting (or long) discussion

by seattlebruin on Mar 17, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I think it’s kind of a distraction from the content of the site when half of the fanposts on the sidebar are OTFPOTD. One is fine IMO.

by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Were people not posting them because there was a mandate to make them last longer?

I felt that after the QC thread and subsequent discussions had greatly improved the OFFTOP quality. But it seemed that at some point the threads stopped being a daily occurrence. Was there any kind of discussion that spawned this that I happened to miss? I’m curious.

That being said, I don’t see much issue with them being daily. It doesn’t hurt the site, and I did notice a lack of daily posting going on within the existing threads when they go beyond a day old. In contrast to what Robert said above, it seemed to spawn less conversation because the threads went forgotten after the first day. I’m all for them being daily

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess I should have read through first before posting this

The 750 or obscurity rule is completely reasonable and will be easy to adhere to

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

While I'm not always able to put up a new OFFTOP bright and early most mornings,

I don’t see the problem with them being daily. However, I’m far from being someone who calls the shots around here.

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Mar 17, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I remember a time

When some 12 year old kids were in the box suite next to me talking to themselves about how awesome Sexon was… I couldn’t help myself but to explain to them, that if the pitcher pitches the ball right where he is swinging he has great homerun power. Unfortunately the pitcher threw him something low and away..

by d0nkey on Mar 17, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Coach Owens

A old bench coach for the San Antonio Missions back when they were our AA affliate. He went bonkers one day and attacked a umpire with his bat.

by Robert on Mar 17, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did anyone have any luck getting Elton John/Billy Joel tickets?

I got skunked.

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I managed to get a ticket.

Well, a friend of mine managed to snag tickets for a group of people I graduated from high school with. Set me back a cool $180, though.

by BrianL on Mar 17, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ouch.

I found two tickets for about $300.00 total, and I said no way… I’ll try to score some later when they either release more or I can find them on Stub-Hub etc…

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

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bert Janch really got the shaft

When Nick Drake got appointed the god of pretentious mopey English folk songs. He should get his due.

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They're all getting their due these days

Shirley Collins, Vashti Bunyan, now Anne Briggs.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?!

Were you too busy having high expectation of Wes Anderson to enjoy what he had actually created?
Watch this trailer again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UwpaRqDRvs
and tell me that was a bad film.

And if you do, I’ll hit you in the face with my belt buckle.

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was a bad film

(that could’ve been so good).

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply <