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I think it's about time for another one of these bad boys. Some topics for possible discussion:

  • Post-Its are the most useful invention ever
  • Gold chains on men - purely douchey or just a sign of ignorance?
  • The origins of the apparently LL-exclusive phrase "Boned" (sorry Taylor)
  • Where the fuck did the tags go? Update - There they are. WTF, SBN? You have to run the autotag to use them?
  • Uses for dollar bills besides currency
  • Voicemail should go the way of the dinosaur (Fuck you, Carl Everett)
  • Good names for a cat (don't worry, I've covered the Chinese food names already abender20)
  • As always, anything else your heart desires (and is in LL guidelines)

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Although some would argue that the title should be 6-12-3731

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 7:17 AM PDT reply actions  

The title of this thread is hexidecimal, right?

And I’m guessing that 6-12-3731 is….base eight? I was never very good at that stuff. I guess that’s why I dropped out of CS.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, hex and oct.

Hex because I do more in networks than I should, and Oct because I’m a programmer at heart.

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

by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Answers

1. Wrong. The sawsall is the most useful invention ever.
2. Douchey, unless they’re under a shirt that’s fully buttoned up so no one can see it.
3. No idea. But I’m pretty sure I’ve heard it in the real world too.
4. They’re there. Autotag is annoying.
5. (redacted)
6. Voice mail serves a purpose. If you don’t like it, don’t use it, but it shouldn’t go away entirely.
7. Boy cat or girl?
8. buhhhhh I got nothin’.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 8:01 AM PDT reply actions  

4 - As an aside, I've found out that it still lists Everret as DH-SEA in the SBN database. This angers me more than it should.

6 – It’s forced on me because other people do use it, despite having email right in front of them.
7 – Dunno, it’s still a barely living ball of fur. That’s why I originally went with Asian food names. Sushi appears to have stuck with the owner, however. I still prefer Gereral Tsao.

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I tend to find any sort of autotag thing to be annoying

I resent the implication that a machine knows what I’m trying to say.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

My thoughts...

1. I find zip ties to be more useful.
2. Douchey. Gold is soooooooo 1981.
3. Should only be used when Jay Buhner hits a homerun. Now that he’s done, it should be tossed to the curb.
4. Ummm…
5. Obligatory “Give ’em to a stripper!” response.
6. I have a deep-seeded hate for voicemail on a house phone, but only because my machine beeps until you play the damn message and there is no way to turn said beep off.
7. Rufus. I’ve always liked Rufus.

As an aside, to what magazines would you all suggest I subscribe? My SI is up and there’s no way I can go to the bathroom until I have something to read.

Bye, Jeffie!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997

by JLProck on Jun 10, 2009 8:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Esquire.

My favorite magazine, definitely. Vanity Fair has a lot of good writers, too, but there’s way too much fashion/style to wade through to get to them most months; Esquire strikes a really good mix of outstanding writing (about almost any topic) and men’s clothing/grooming advice (some of which is useful even to those of us that can’t afford to spend $2900 on a suit).

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

As a geek, Wired is my mag of choice.

But I usually just end up taking my BB (and it’s corresponding RSS feeds) into the bathroom with me.

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Which is worth it for Scott Raab's work alone

and then you’ve got Chiarella, Chuck Klosterman (who’s a lot less annoying in Esquire than in his other works for some reason), and a whole slew of other stuff. And all the stuff about food and drinks. It’s an awesome value.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have found recently that I only read about 50% of the New Yorker any more

I find the fiction to be insufferable most of the time, I don’t really care about the reviews of dance/live theater, and they’re starting to run a lot more of those articles by semi-famous writers about their summers in the Hamptons as a kid and I just don’t give a damn. They’re still great at investigative journalism, so I probably won’t give it up completely, but it’s distressing.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't disagree with your assessment

but 50% of the New Yorker is better than 200% of most magazines.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 10, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is why I don't give it up entirely.

their long-form investigative stuff is second to none.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

I will second Wired

and PopSci is good if you get it cheap. I think amazon was selling a year for $5 recently.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 10, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Still is.

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Boned is far from an LL exclusive.

Boned = screwed, fucked, hosed, etc. Like when the Mariners face a righty with poor control.

by Teej on Jun 10, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions  

...

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/6/9/904140/6-9-open-game-thread#16773248

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

And added to the OP.

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm.

1. Pretty darned useful, but I might have to go with tape in general.
2. Not big on gold chains on either sex.
3. Dunno.
4. Dunno.
5. Wallpaper.
6. ‘sokay. I have to actually remember to check mine, as it doesn’t notify me.
7. I’m hoping to someday have another Main Coon whose name would then be The Dread Pirate Roberts. Hmm. Mine all seem to have come from movies or books. I’ve had Kid (Only angels have wings), Emma (Austen), Gurk (short for Professor Gurkakoff, Ball of fire), Bertie (Wodehouse) and Kirby, who arrived with his name already established. Bertie came to me with the given name of Whisper. I ask you. Whisper?

I like Entertainment Weekly. You can read the whole thing in one bath.

by msb on Jun 10, 2009 8:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Umm...

1.I have to agree, love me some post-its.
2. Douchey most def, altought they are probably ignorant to they’re douchiness.
3. Couldn’t tell you.
4 It seems this has already been answered.
5. I know people that roll with them, though not me personally.
6. I hate voicemail, I can see that you have called me from my “missed calls,” I don’t need you to ask me to call you back.
7. My sister’s cat never got a name so he is simply refered to as “cat”
8. I miss Edgar Martinez with all my heart and soul.

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jun 10, 2009 8:44 AM PDT reply actions  

I think this is the key to the voice mail thing

I absolutely never look at my missed calls. I guess if I did I’d feel differently about voice mail.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

No, I don't care that it costs money, seriously

text plans are like $5 a month, anyone who can afford a phone can afford $5 a month

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

For AT&T business phones it costs 20$.

Assholes.

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Full data plan?

for Verizon it’s $5 a month for 250 texts, which is (usually) enough for me

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nope, on top of the data, voice and tethering (which my company pays for)

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yikes

reason #56,000,000 that Verizon is the best

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, up until yesterday, I was paying $50 for unlimited data and $20 for unlimited texting

And that’s not counting my voice plan. Thankfully, though, I just told AT&T that I don’t have a smartphone any more and now pay $30 total for unlimited of both. Suckers…

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly

I will always answer a text. I get a VM, I usually forget to listen and if I actually do hear it I reflexively delete it almost immediately. I really, really hate talking on the phone.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

I only use 400 minutes per month

And 80% of those are speaking to my fiancee. She is done with college after this weekend, and then I’ll use even less minutes. In fact, I currently have just a tick over 7,000 rollover minutes saved up from AT&T. I wish there was a way to cash those in for prizes or something

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well,

1. I’m partial to the invention of pants. Pants are handy.
2. Douche douche douche douche douche
3. I’ve heard boned before outside of LL.
4. Autotagger is stupid and I hate it
5. Dollar bills are handy for smoothing out pool cues
6. Voicemail has a purpose. We’re just getting to the point where texts are more convenient.
7. I have always wanted to name a cat Ichiro. That, or Fuckface. I just want to stick my head out the door and yell “Here Fuckface! Here, kitty kitty. C’mon, Fuckyfuckyfuckface”
8. ACKLEYACKLEYACKLEYACKLEYACKLEYACKLEY

by abender20 on Jun 10, 2009 8:52 AM PDT reply actions  

I heard a rumor that Ackley was on HGH and horse tranquilizers all through college

but then that could just be me sick of draft day hype.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

These always make me squirmy, like I'm going to fail a test.

Post-its are good, sawsall is good. Big frickin’ hammer has been a favorite, but right now I got to go with baby wipes.
Mr. T.
Boned as in we’re fucked. Or when hitters rub their bats down with a bone, it throws me now and again.
Tags sucked, I could never figure out what to do with them.
Ya ha ha baby
I hate the sound of my voice, voicemail makes me cringe
Jasper? I dunno, some people have a knack for naming a cat, I don’t
Fuck Yuni! Right in the ear! I’m sooooo happy, and his quotes from yesterday were fantastic! He’s retarded.

by Kermit. on Jun 10, 2009 8:57 AM PDT reply actions  

I think people are too used to the "guided topic" OT style.

It was just a list of things that people could talk about (or not).

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Post-Its are definitely handy

Not sure if they’re the most useful invention ever, but I definitely put them to use. For example, here is my desk at work as of right now:

I even use the larger ones, as seen by the 2 stuck to the lower part of my monitor.

2. Never been a fan of the gold chain
3. Obviously the word comes from when cavemen used to hit cavewomen in the head with a huge dinosaur femur
4. I miss the old method of tags
5. I thought this DIY money clip seen on Lifehacker was cool
6. I like voicemail if only because it allows me to screen my calls. Although, if I know you then just leave me a quick message. I hate getting messages that take like 5 minutes, because when you next speak to the person the first thing will always be: “Did you get my message about BLAH BLAH BLAH?” Just send me a text if you need me. That’s the easiest
7. I had a cat named Frank. I always thought that was a good name.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions  

Sorry to disappoint, but no

I’m a little better about hiding those kinds of things if I need them written down

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Is that a post-it directly in the center of your monitor?

Also, get a better camera. It’s difficult to collect phone numbers and other sensitive information from such a grainy picture.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 10, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry my cell camera isn't better than 3.2 MP

And yes, that was a post-it in the center of my monitor. I had just put it there when I clicked into this thread. Saw the thing about post-its and figured it was a bit of good timing, and felt like sharing

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I will answer the questions you have posed!

1: No, they are not. Useful as they are, they do not come close to penicillin, the internal combustion engine, the internets, or even the long bow. Or the burrito.
2: I’m a glass half full kind of guy, so I’m going to go with ignorance.
3: It’s not LL exclusive, and I don’t know.
4: I still really don’t get the point of tags on diary/fanposts. Does anyone search for previous OTDOD by tags? For what?
5: Fashion accessories, swimming around in, etc.
6: I don’t really like voicemail either. We have something in common, Faux! High five!
7: My cat’s name is Aethelred, so perhaps you don’t want advice from me. Eadwig? Aethelstan? Maybe go somewhere else and pick up Hulagu, Arghun, or Gaykhatu (because it sounds like Gay Cat… heh heh). Timur? Hodja/Hoja? Fritigern? When I was young, I named my cat Herschel Walker, and that worked too.

by marc w on Jun 10, 2009 9:10 AM PDT reply actions  

Random tidbits

Tim Floyd resigned. Shit’s about to go down at u$c

Nick Montana (Joe Montana’s oldest son and supposedly a bigtime prospect) committed to UW

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 9:16 AM PDT reply actions  

And hilariously good editing from ESPN
He had also considered Notre Dame, his father’s alma mater, as well as LSU, Louisiana State, Ohio State, Stanford, Alabama and Georgia, according to the report.

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

ESPN pretty much always finds a way to make a story interesting

What’s this mysterious LSU school? And what kind of scandals have they been involved in?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I would imagine he could just go to Louisiana and play football without going to an actual college.

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

You guys like ThinkPads right?

I’m thinking about trying to upgrade my laptop, and there are a few deals out there right now

T500 $479
T400 $564

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions  

I like the T400.

I’ve bought a few for work and recommended one to my cousin. Decent battery life, fairly tough, and fairly powerful. The only thing I don’t like is that the keyboard has a tad more flex in it than I’d prefer, but that’s just me being really, really picky.

by BrianL on Jun 10, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I hope to have a T400 by this coming Fall

I have a few laptops to sell to help pay for the upgrade, but you can’t ever go wrong with a Thinkpad. Ultra Nav is the bestest thing ever. Plus, it has a middle click button!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

People are selling single-core Compaq P4's with 768mb of memory for $200 on CL

I swear I can get $250 for mine and that would make a Thinkpad pretty damn attractive. Is it worth it to get the T400 instead of the SL500, though?

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, get the T400.

I’m not very high on the SL line.

by BrianL on Jun 10, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

sigh

Phil why do I always feel inferior to you

by johnbai on Jun 10, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

You shouldn't.

The T800 beat the T1000.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

T2 was the first R-rated movie I ever saw.

I watched it at a sleepover in 2nd grade. It scared the crap out of me. I don’t think I’ve watched it again all the way through.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 10, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have never seen it.

I saw Terminator a few weeks ago, and saw Terminator 3 a few days later. One day I’ll get around to T2.

by royalcurve on Jun 10, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Somehow you skipped the best one in that sequence

You need to see T2 pretty much immediately

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll even happily loan you my copy if necessary

Short of that, get your hands on the Blu-Ray version

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

That'd be the best way to do it, by far

I’m still surprised you haven’t seen it before though. Hell, my kid has even seen it a few times

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that's the version I have

I’d have to assume that the extended version is the Blu Ray version though, correct?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

I liked River Tam's character, simply for the fact that she killed John Connor's girlfriend.

I wanted her to die so much.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 10, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

. . . ? No she didn't.

That Australian chick did.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jun 10, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Huh. They look similar.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 10, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whoa.

Granted, I haven’t seen Terminator: Salvation, but you ranked it above T2?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

The plot was horrifically funny because of the ridiculousness of it

for example, why do the machines have override codes that allow the humans to hijack them?

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

There's no way it rates above T2, but I don't understand the people that hated it.

People bitch about the plot, but really, it’s about humans fighting cyborgs. You aren’t going to get much of a plot.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.450 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 10, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Easily.

I am not a kid and I don’t identify with a 10 yr having his own real robot friend.

by mark sobba on Jun 10, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was a good movie.

I am not saying the movie was bad. It was really awesome. Just not one as good as the first one and not as good as the 4th film.

by mark sobba on Jun 10, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

But, but, but, Kill Bill

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Aliens

Mostly for Vasquez though

by waldo rojas on Jun 10, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah for some reason people will spend stupid amounts of money on a used laptop

I paid $400 for mine about a year ago and could probably get the same for it even now

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

*linked

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's a smart move, because the quality of his two shows is so high.

Jesus, why the fuck is American Dad still on TV? It’s completely unwatchable. And since Family Guy returned from hiatus, it has become unwatchable too. The first three seasons were so good.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jerkoff

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I you don't spend 2.73 hours gratifying yourself.

Seems like you could find a better use for your time.

by abender20 on Jun 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Eh?

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

by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn't it feel like the whole outfit is having a good time?

Positive vibes from the draft/Yuni benching affecting my perception?

by Kermit. on Jun 10, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

JI!

My day is now perfect.

by royalcurve on Jun 10, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Complete with requisite typo

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I gave up on Family Guy a couple years back and never could stand American Dad

is the third MacFarlane show the Cleveland one?

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Correct.

So…a FOX has deemed a Family Guy spinoff as being more valuable than Futurama.

by BrianL on Jun 10, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

my best hope for the Cleveland show is that it turns into something resembling King Of The Hill

my worst nightmare is that it will be Family Guy Redux with lots of Griffin cameos.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Worst nightmare it is, then

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Haven't started watching Deadwood yet

it’s next on the Netflix though. But if it’s not as good as a Cleveland spinoff I’ll probably just watch Happy Days instead.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, shit, you're in for a treat.

It took me about 3 episodes to get used to Deadwood (I almost gave up on it), so be patient with it, because it’s worth it. Believe you me.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

I tried to watch it when it was on and couldn't get through the first ep

but so many people have told me exactly what you just did that I put it in the netflix.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's weird.

After watching the entire series, I went back and watched those first three episodes, and they’re just as good as the rest of the series. It’s just one of those shows that makes you really get to know the characters before you can enjoy the show.

And it’s amazing how fleshed out the characters are right from the start.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think it has those great moments because it is dripping with satire

As opposed to Family Guy’s stupid, cheap laughs and moronic “just like that time when…” crap that takes up half the show

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone tried Maximus Minimus yet?

It’s looking like a pulled-pork kind of day.

by waldo rojas on Jun 10, 2009 10:06 AM PDT reply actions  

GOD I want to so bad.

But I don’t work anywhere near downtown. It’ll have to be a Saturday thing for me.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 10, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

You go ahead and pull your pork in private.

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

by EnglishMariner on Jun 10, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

Okay.

1. I never use Post its, but I get why they’re useful.
2. Oh, bad. Sooooo bad. Sublimely bad. Actually that goes for any necklace on a man.
3. I have used the phrase “boned” for years. It’s just so useful!
4. I miss the tags….
5. I’m out.
6. I hate, hate voice mail and talking on the phone in general. You have about a 10% chance of getting a return phone call if you leave me a voice mail. And it will be a week coming.
7. I can’t believe you have a cat. Call it Sizzles. Or Sagan.

by royalcurve on Jun 10, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions  

Did they? Awesome!

I still have to invite you folks over for that Cosmos viewing party at my house. I’ll get on that.

by royalcurve on Jun 10, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hooray!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Are you all Hooray'd out yet?

Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I [em]will[/em] make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997

by JLProck on Jun 10, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Bitch please

I got hoorays for days

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   9 recs

Rec'd for making me smile.

Awaiting the day I catch a Russell Branyan foul ball. I [em]will[/em] make love to it.
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997

by JLProck on Jun 10, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously.

I’m still chuckling every time I pass that comment.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

OH MY GOD!

I know what I am doing this weekend!
Baseball game on the TV without sound. Cosmos playing on the computer.
Awesome.

by mark sobba on Jun 10, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

.

    * I use Outlook and Gmail tasks so much more.
    * A sign of please stay the hell away from me as I don’t need to smell your cheap cologne.
    * Buhner. Duh.
    * SBN is evil.
    * Giving out your phone number to random strangers.
    * Voicemail is only necessary in a business setting or when your phone goes straight to voicemail (ie, no missed calls show). I don’t listen to voicemails as usually they tell me what I already know.
    * Fred.
    * I am so tired of hearing about the draft…

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 10, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions  

Does this mean we can get an exemption on the "no PED accusations" rule?

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

HOW DARE YOU QUESTION THE GREAT AND POWERFUL RAUL IBANEZ

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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 10, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

By "complete tool" do you mean I could build a house,

repair my car and also landscape my yard only using Raul?

by Sec 108 on Jun 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Only if Billy Mays says so.

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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 10, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

You could probably build a mud hut with all the shit spewed.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

That guy is airing a speculative statement, and it's not even that original.

It’s about as ubiquitous to successful athletes as mothers basement is to bloggers.

by Kermit. on Jun 10, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

The any aging hitter blanket statement pretty much does the trick don't you think?

As a fan, there are plenty of athletes getting popped. Speculating about everybody else… just kind of sucks. Hey look! The guy is successful! Steroids?!? Cringe. Raul’s line about bloggers and basements is cringe worthy as well, his response would have read much better without that.

by Kermit. on Jun 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

He said that everyone's going to ask the question at some point, and hey he's right

He also made the effort to talk about the league switch, the relative quality of pitchers, and the relative homerproneness of ballparks

by Graham MacAree on Jun 10, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's funny,

I really hate it when I forget about the tee on my desk and some golfer comes up and takes a swing.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

The only teabagging I'm familiar with is what Robert offers to take from Felix.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I do this fairly frequently

I can’t drink just-out-of-the-boiler hot water so I leave the tea to cool off. Then I get distracted by work, and an hour later see the mug on my desk and go “wow, I guess I forgot about my tea”.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

You can't drink scalding hot liquid?

Loser…

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't sufficiently scarred the roof of my mouth yet

Most of my British friends can drink tea pretty much while the water’s still boiling because they’ve been doing it since they were 9. I value my tastebuds and don’t want to kill them all by scalding them off.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

No I get you completely

I’m exactly the same

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope they do something edgy

like have one of the female main characters and one of the stars of the show start dating or something.

You know, just to shake things up.

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's only entertaining because you know there's a messy public breakup at the end.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whoops missed the joke.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

You bastards!

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're probably in the right spot to dispense this info.

Do tell.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Duh

The best use for dollar bills is as a table football. Seriously? No one else did this?

by themoose on Jun 10, 2009 12:19 PM PDT reply actions  

Raul Ibanez doesn't like your steroid assertions:

Link

I’ll put that up against the jobs of anyone who writes this stuff," he said, according to the Inquirer. "Make them accountable. There should be more credibility than some 42-year-old blogger typing in his mother’s basement. It demeans everything you’ve done with one stroke of the pen.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Jun 10, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions  

That's just the Roid Rage talking.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I come close.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish I could hold my pen anymore. ):

I have to get by with my equally fancy trackball since my thumb started falling off.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Some of them like Star Wars instead.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Would you take a vacation to New York in October?

I know it’s unlikely that the M’s are going to make the postseason, but I have an odd faith that Zduriencik could make something really odd happen that would work out, and if they do make the playoffs, I wouldn’t want to be somewhere else.

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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 10, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Go.

You’ll be set for when the Ms win game 7 of the ALCS versus the Yankees.

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by Eyebrows on Jun 10, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

LL Call of Duty team

gametime tonight at 8 PM. tootthekazoo and myself are in for sure. Who else wants to play?

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

RC in the house!

I can’t do it til 9 though. I’ll hop in when I get home.

by royalcurve on Jun 10, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

9 is more than good enough

I don’t think we’ve ever started on time =)

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hooray!

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm ridiculously pumped for Forza 3.

I didn’t love Forza 2, but the new physics engine, plus the way way WAY enhanced graphics have me way too excited.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

I desperately want GT5, but Forza looks like it's as good as we'll get

but it’s not a half-bad substitute at all, especially given that no one knows when the fuck GT5 is coming

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's just the tip of the iceberg

There is a metric fuckton of awesome games and stuff coming out this fall

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

BTW, the CoD6/MW2 weapon list looks AMAZING

they have a bunch of new stuff that’s just getting fielded (but I’m sure you were already aware of this…)

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

It looks pretty amazing.

AND they’ve done away with the bullshit “eavesdrop” and “pick-pocket” missions.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

That one's a must-buy for me.

The first one was so great, and I can only see it getting better

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

YES YES

And then The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition comes out “mid-summer!”

Look behind you! A three-headed monkey!

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope

I strongly urge everybody to purchase this because strong reception means that more of Lucasarts’ back catalog of incredible adventure games can be remade, which would just be the best thing ever

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would kill for SimAnt360.

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by Faux on Jun 10, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

That would be awesome

I always used my whole colony to fight spiders and lost every time

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is awesome

Google Street View, coming soon to a bike path near you.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

That's pretty sweet.

I’d love to be the guy who has to bike the camera around.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

That guy has to be in excellent shape

From what I read about this thing when they started using it a few months back was that it has like 200 lbs of equipment attached

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

As long as it's on flat ground it's probably not too terrible

the minute he has to go from downtown to my house though that’ll get ugly fast.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mt. Tabor?

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

*Mount

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 10, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

NoPo, actually

Tabor is a worse hill but to get to my house from downtown one would have to go up either Greeley or Interstate.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I mean.

I understand their shares are worth a ton of money, and they probably have no problem getting financing from banks, but does google have any big sources of revenue? I know they have Adwords, but I doubt those revenues are very big.

by Fin on Jun 10, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Like five trillion bajillion.

They basically own the internet and 20% of the real world.

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by Eyebrows on Jun 10, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Five trillion bajillion?

That’s almost a squillion. That’s some serious money.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have a question for any physics guys here..

Link

I can’t even begin to describe it, so just check it out. Will this decrease the drag of the swing by a noticable amount? Or is this all smoke and mirrors. Obviously I can see it actually helping somewhat, I’m just curious if it will actually make a noticable difference.

by d0nkey on Jun 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Less surface area = less drag,

since D = .5(rho)(v^2)(Cd)(A)

where rho is the fluid density, v is velocity, Cd is a coefficient of drag, and A is the reference (surface) area.

As A gets smaller, so does drag. With the shape of the bat, I can’t imagine this helping very much. We’re talking about a few square inches out of hundreds here. This will help like 10%, absolute max.

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wooo

Is it hot in here, or is just just your physics?

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 10, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also, while the angular velocity doesn't change, the real velocity does across the length of the bat.

Because they chose to perforate near the handle, they are limiting the effect.

That and added turbulence.

by abender20 on Jun 10, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually, you just pointed out the velocity differences along the length of the bat

you should have finished putting those together to explain that the max velocity would occur at the point farthest from where the rotation is originating

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're not getting 10 mph

drag is proportional to the square of velocity, so like 3 mph, and that was an absolute best case scenario. I can’t imagine this giving more than 1-1.5 mph of bat speed, and even that’s probably being generous

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

but it looks cool

especially if you string some Christmas lights into the holes and only play night games.

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Enh

Just run stiffener plates around there and it’d be fine.

by Graham MacAree on Jun 10, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Meh

If I had to guess, the real savings is in weight rather than drag for this thing

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I figured it was pointless, besides looking cool.

I wanted to make sure there wasn’t any actual physics behind the design

by d0nkey on Jun 10, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well you're gaining something

it’s just that it’s virtually negligible, which makes the cost to obtain it completely not worth it

by seattlebruin on Jun 10, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

speed holes in bat = chick magnet

if only there were some neon colors up in that beeyotch amirite

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by pdb on Jun 10, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe you should call the police

rather than posting about it here.

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by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

The best part about psychoLoafie

is that you can keep him at bay by sticking a block of cheese on the back of a remote control car and driving it around the house in circles.

by abender20 on Jun 11, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

What are you talking about?

If the economy is barter-based, money will be worthless. He’d be basically playing for free!

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by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Has anybody ever used a tiller to destroy a yard before?

We’re removing our yard this weekend and renting a tiller to do it, and the rental place has two types – a 5hp front-tine one and a 13hp rear-tine one. Apart from the obvious, what’s the difference? Is one better than the other? I assume more powerful = better, but what I don’t know is if it matters that one has tines in the front and one has tines in the back.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 9:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Ask Lowes.

Maybe this is of servicve? From that alone, I’d probably want the rear tine tiller for doing an entire yard.

by abender20 on Jun 11, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

What is your soil like?

Up here most people have a layer of topsoil that covers a hard clay soil mixed with rocks. We needed a pretty burly one to be able to churn the rocks out when I last did this. However, you may need to account for not destroying tree roots too.

by Sec 108 on Jun 11, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think it's pretty similar soil actually

and I was leaning towards the 13hp one just because of that. Fortunately we don’t have any tree roots to deal with – we ripped all those out last week.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes. I have done it.

I don’t think it makes a bit of difference where the tines are. I used a tiller with front tines and it worked perfectly well. Chewed up my yard but good, and made my garden possible.

by royalcurve on Jun 11, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Do you happen to remember how powerful the one you used was?

The only reason I ask is that there’s a pretty significant rental price jump between the 5hp and the 13hp and if I don’t need it I don’t want to pay for it.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry, nope.

Just went to the Sears website to check (it was a Craftsman front tine tiller) but hp wasn’t listed in the specs. Sawry! Also – my lawn is pretty big and full of small rocks, but it’s not very hard soil at all. Two passes did the trick pretty much.

by royalcurve on Jun 11, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

My guess would be that the 5hp would work.

I mean, if you assume that 5hp is for basic work, how much more basic do you get than a lawn? I’d imagine the 13hp is for rockier, rootier terrain.

But then, I have no idea really. Just thinking out loud.

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by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

My current yard is going to be tilled in spots this year and I am going as big as possible.

Just judging from the shit I have found in my soil so far I would guess a 5hp one would get destroyed by the boulders and massive amounts of trash that are under my topsoil.

by Sec 108 on Jun 11, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

HP also translates to tilling time.

The 13 is probably overkill unless you’re doing over 1/4 acre or want to get done in like 2 hours.

Sodding?

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nope, purely destroying

Taking out the lawn that’s there now and replacing it with drought-tolerant no-maintenance ground cover plants. I hate grass. And our entire yard is maybe 900 SF max so that’s good to know.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm just annoyed it's taken us so long to get to it

I hate grass, and I hate yardwork. And in the back we’re growing vegetables.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sounds like a job for a controlled burn

Just torch the motherfucker. It’s good for your soil, too.

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 11, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have

I don’t think the positioning of the blade really matters, I would just go for the higher hp, especially if you’re dealing with pretty tough soil.

by OlSalty on Jun 11, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I read that this morning

and my favorite part is the supposition underlying the entire article, that “real journalists” would never publish stories that merely infer things, but always publish factual, completely well-sourced stories. Which is complete bullshit.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I really like Geoff Baker normally

but this entire column really cheesed me off. There’s the assumption I mentioned above, and then there’s the “aren’t I awesome because I stuck to my journalistic principles and then had the guts to look a guy in the eye afterwards” self-aggrandizing. I respect the fact that Baker was willing to stick his neck out as a young reporter – that shouldn’t be underestimated – but to then use that as a Shining Example Of How To Do Journalism is a bit much.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was fairly pretentious but he made some good points.

They were just lost in terminology like “basement bloggers” and this obsession with taking a stance and blah blah blah.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 11, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

My favorite part is where he had a Hell's Angels biker whacked in a Montreal Restaurant
I’d pointed an accusatory finger at a Hell’s Angels associate who targeted a police informant — one of my sources — for execution and had him shot five times in a downtown street (the guy somehow survived). Had that Hell’s Angels “associate” vaguely threaten to kill me later on, after the story, but fortunately, somebody else got to him first and blew him away in a Montreal restaurant.

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 11, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I read that

And it’s amazing that people are blowing this out of proportion and not understanding the intent of the original article. He wrote it, trying to disprove the steroids theory a friend of his brought up. He wanted to be able to say “Raul Ibañez does not use steroids.” Basically, he concluded he could not disprove that theory. I hate the constant steroids talk as much as anyone else, but I don’t think he did anything wrong.

And now it’s making me cranky that people are using this to jump on “bloggers” and trot out the old “mom’s basement” cliches.

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by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Even if the guy's headline was misleading, his point was that he could prove or disprove whether or not Ibanez took steroids

in fact, from reading his post, I actually inferred that this guy does not believe that Ibanez has used PEDs, just that it had to be mentioned as a possibility.

I understood him as saying “I don’t think Ibanez used PEDs, but given the evidence we’ve seen here, there’s certainly a non-zero chance he did, and I can’t prove if he did or didn’t either way.”

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

I think it became a game of angry-telephone, and nobody is trying to figure out what the original message was.

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by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Good luck finding the original.

I don’t think you can find it on the Toronto Star site anymore.

by BrianL on Jun 11, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

bwahahaha
The Toronto Star will probably not rest until the Blue Jays have a starting lineup that includes Sikhs, Tamils, aboriginals, women, the physically challenged, and the transgendered. And when the transgendered player demands to be allowed to play wearing a dress and high heels, the Star will be right behind him/her.

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh shit Poochie's right!

He’s got ’roid depression now.

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 11, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jack LaLane seems to do pretty well in that regard.

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ronaldo to join Real Madrid for £80,000,000

Ahahaha! My Facebook has melted down from all the bitter status updates from my friends. “Ronaldo is a traitor!”, “I can’t believe he has left the WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONS to join a team that won nothing!”, “Ronaldo was never a United legend” are a few examples! This is a hilarious meltdown!

My retort is simply that Ronaldo has moved to a bigger club, you can’t blame him for that. United fans don’t like that…

Also, hurry the hell up and sign for City Tevez, you sexy beast.

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by EnglishMariner on Jun 11, 2009 11:20 AM PDT reply actions  

Ronaldo is a prick

but for reasons unrelated to this move. I can’t wait until Perez’s Galactico II experiment goes hopelessly wrong – and I don’t even give two shits about Real or about Spanish football most of the time.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dry that bat!

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by Eyebrows on Jun 11, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions   6 recs

Baseball has to be one of the most gif-able sports in all the land

At least in terms of unintentional hilarity such as this

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 11, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

So do I!

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

No one has any idea how much I love this image.

I keep it on my desktop to cheer myself up. If they made a LCD picture frame that did GIFs, I would buy one to put this in.

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

So here's a Ghostbusters: The Video Game review from IGN

link

It scored an 8/10 from IGN primarily because of some stiff character visuals during cutscenes and some lip-synching issues. IGN did say that the gameplay itself was fantastic.

Also, this link has some new in-game video, so cue squeals of joy from Robert.

by BrianL on Jun 11, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions  

You'd hear squeals of joy from me too but I'm on a media blackout for the game

I want to enjoy it unspoiled. I was planning on getting the game regardless of what the reviews were since the game looked great based on what I’d seen, but good reviews are certainly a help

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by tootthekazoo on Jun 11, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think I'm going to get this game for both my 360 and Wii.

The 360 version I’ll have to buy because I haven’t done the firmware mod on it, but the Wii version I’ll snag through less than legal means.

by BrianL on Jun 11, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

This doesn't really relate to Ghostbusters but it's interesting nonetheless

Illegal downloading does not appear to be harming the music industry as much as the legal purchase of games and DVD’s is. Which makes sense, as long as it is assumed that discretionary income remains relatively constant.

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by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd be more enthused about the article if the author (named Charles Arthur) had giant sideburns.

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ugh, meant muttonchops.

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Way to ruin the joke asshole.

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by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bahahahahaha

from Jayson Stark, referring to Strasburg’s trade value

You’d be crazy to risk that for a kid who’s never played [professional baseball]. Let’s say they’re talking to the Orioles about Adam Jones. I’ll ask you this: If you put Adam Jones back in the draft right now, who would go No. 1 — him or Strasburg? I’d say Adam Jones. So no way you’re giving up an Adam Jones for this kid.

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions  

That we talked about Strasburg for 13 months straight and he's amazing

yet still not worth the guy who should be our starting center fielder right now if not for the remarkable short-sightedness of Bill Bavasi

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, THAT kind of funny....

we do a lot of that around here. Should’ve guessed.

by marc w on Jun 11, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why do people on craigslist think typing

IN ALL CAPS LIKE THIS WITH LOTS OF EXCLAMATION POINTS AND NO COMMAS MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO READ THEIR ADS?

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't know what you're talking about.

Your post caught my eye immediately because it was so big and important looking.

by royalcurve on Jun 11, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

YOU WANNA BYE MY BLENDER

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

by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

HERE LET ME SEND YOU TEN PICTURES OF MY PENIS

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

by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

You have to get all angles, or else they might not be able to tell what it really looks like.

Each one is unique and you have to capture that fact in your photography.

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

by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Then I would have been underselling myself.

I had to get an extra-wide angle lens, my arms aren’t long enough to get it all in frame.

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

by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Note:

If you don’t want to have 20 different emails of penii forwarded to your work inbox, don’t tell a gullible female friend that’s looking for a dating service to put a post on craigslist.

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

by Faux on Jun 11, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

NO I MEAN ONCE YOU'RE IN THE AD IT LOOKS LIKE THIS

GREAT THREE BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT!! ONE YEAR LEASE!!

  • DOGS OK! CATS OK! **

-**** WE HAVE BIG SWIMMING POOL ****-****

SAFE CLOSE TO SCHOOLS SHOPPING BEACH DOWNTOWN!!!!

CALL PLEASE

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I got a reply from an ad once that said something along the lines of..

HOUSE FOR RENT. WE ARE IN NIGERIA DOING MISSIONARY WORK. BLAH BLAH SEND US MONEY ORDER FOR $1000USD AND WE SEND YOU KEYS TO MOVE RIGHT IN

Even better when I drive by the house before I get the reply and see a family of 4 who obviously own the place and are definately not moving anywhere anytime soon…

I love craigslist.

by d0nkey on Jun 12, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

What really bugs me is when Craigslist posters put keywords in their ads.

When I’m looking for a Korg synthesizer, I am not interested in a Ford, Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mustang, Camaro, Dodge, Jeep, Buick, Acura, Volkswagon, Accord, Civic, Celica, Mazda, RX7, Pontiac, Corolla, RX7, Lexus, Chevy, Accord, Civic

by BrianL on Jun 11, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

God yes.

I always flag keyword spam and it generally gets removed.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 11, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

The guys who built the Cowboys practice facility that fell down

had a history of designing shitty buildings, apparently.

Also, they have some amazing excuses

In a 2004 deposition taken as part of the Philadelphia port case, Summit president Nathan Stobbe attributed the El Centro collapse to F-14 fighter jets being flown through the open-ended structure.

by seattlebruin on Jun 11, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Sooo...

Swine Flu is a global pandemic, says the WHO.

I can’t help but think that we’re all going to be screwed if something bad really does break out because no one takes the WHO or CDC seriously anymore.

by BrianL on Jun 11, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions  

So it's...the flu.

As long as it doesn’t mutate it shouldn’t be a big issue.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 11, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

IT'S THE KILLER EVIL SWINE FLU SO EVERYBODY PLEASE PANIC AND DO SO LOUDLY AND PUBLICLY

UNFOUNDED HYSTERIA IS THE ONLY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

No no no

you’re safe. You need to make your children stand on the lawn until 11.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Never underestimate the power of sleep!

Constant sleep deprivation turns me into a curmudgeonly bastard

by Kermit. on Jun 11, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's having the opposite effect on me.

I feel like a happy idiot, which is actually different from ‘normal.’ It’s like an insight into a retarded brain. I even clap more now. It’s starting to freak me out a little, but then I laugh and clap, and it passes.

by marc w on Jun 11, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I've spent the last 20 minutes watching and listening to the top of the 9th, NLCS Game 6 2005.

1) I can’t believe how I ever bothered even watching baseball in such shitty quality back in those days. 350k? UGLY.
2) I’d love to know exactly how far Pujols homer went.
3) Was it the most beautiful home run of all time?
3) The SJL radio announcer sounded like a bad parody of a redneck.
4) I’d imagine that no GTE that I have ever suffered as a Mariner could compare to how Astros fans were feeling when that ball left the bat.

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

by EnglishMariner on Jun 11, 2009 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

I just find it strange that they're back together.

They haven’t released a studio album since 1995.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 11, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just find it strange that they're back together.

They haven’t had a living lead singer since 2002.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is also true.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 11, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

But, really, it's not like a lead singer has never been replaced before.

What is shocking to me is that they haven’t released any music in 14 years, and all of a sudden they’re back with a new lead singer.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 11, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

So the Cult are playing Electric in its entirety on tour this summer

I’m still not sure how I feel about this whole bands-playing-a-classic-album-front-to-back thing. I probably should like it, but it just feels a bit…hollow and stagey to me. A show should be an unpredictable mix of old and new, and in an order that doesn’t really make sense to anyone but the band; playing one album in order just seems too canned to me.

But then one of the first “indie” shows I ever saw was Hüsker Dü playing Warehouse: Songs and Stories all the way through start to finish, so there’s that I guess.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 11, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions  

YYYYYYYYYYYESSSSS!!!

Spinal Tap in Rock Band on Tuesday!!!!!

Not the best songs (two of them are new) but if this opens the door for more classic Tap songs, then I’m super pumped.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jun 12, 2009 8:15 AM PDT reply actions  

This one's called Lick My Love Pump

(and it took cycling through several dozen Tap quotes to get there. I have this freaking movie memorized.)

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

I really am a robot.

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

by Faux on Jun 12, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Something I'd be forced to clear from a boat prop or wheel well.

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

by Faux on Jun 12, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

(This is why I don't really chime in much)

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

by Faux on Jun 12, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

When you find out you're more sociopathic than Graham, you keep your mouth shut for certain things.

Cuteness being one of them.

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

by Faux on Jun 12, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

As do I.

I’m just used to being the expert on this particular subject.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jun 12, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Someone had to say it.

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

by Faux on Jun 12, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is it just me or is Miller's Crossing one of the great gangster films of all time?

I always forget about it when gangster movie talk comes up, probably not enough Italians. Anybody going to see the new Depp movie? Michael Mann, gangster molls, guns, cars!

by Kermit. on Jun 12, 2009 2:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Miller's Crossing is one of my favorite films of all time period.

and yeah, I’m pretty excited about Public Enemies.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is it just me, or is the list of great gangster films not really very long?

Let’s see…
The Godfather
The Godfather II
The Untouchables?
Maybe my definition is too narrow.

All that aside, Miller’s Crossing is great.

by Lanky on Jun 12, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

I feel like I'm forgetting one.

I put Goodfella’s #2, Miller’s Crossing #3, have to agree with the rest.

by Kermit. on Jun 12, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I definitely enjoyed The Departed.

The rest just shows me how much I’ve missed. I don’t remember particularly enjoying Goodfellas or Casino, and I don’t think I’ve seen the rest. When you say Huston’s Scarface, I’m not even sure what you’re referring to. I googled, got nothing.

by Lanky on Jun 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rewatch Casino, you'll like it better

I saw it in the theater and kinda went “ehhhhh whatever” but I just watched it again about a month ago and liked it a lot better. And Goodfellas, definitely.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's because it was Howard hawks and I'm dumb.

Goodfellas might be a better movie than either Godfather and Casino is brilliant as well.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks Goodfellas > Godfathers

I like the Godfather films well enough, but Goodfellas was pretty freaking amazing.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Indeed.

Shame about the rest of his career.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 12, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

He was the best part of Observe and Report

because he was playing “Ray Liotta” in the same way that Joe Pesci only plays “Joe Pesci” any more. He chewed through a ton of good script in only a few scenes, and it was awesome.

Observe and Report, however, was not awesome.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I love how insane he comes across at times in the movie

It always creeps me the fuck out when he laughs at Pesci being a “funny guy” early on in the movie. The way he seems to be forcing his laugh is hilarifying

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 13, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Howsabout

Little Caesar (1930)
Public Enemy (1931)
Scarface (1932)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Key Largo (1948)
White Heat (1949)
Touchez pas au Grisbi (1954)
Bob Le Flambeur (1955)
Rififi Chez Les Hommes (1955)
The Big Combo (1955)
GoodFellas (1990)

by msb on Jun 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't call Key Largo a gangster film.

Though Edward G Robinson is a magnificent bastard.

by waldo rojas on Jun 12, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's fringy.

Same with The big combo, which is really more Noirish.

by msb on Jun 12, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Here's the problem with that list (for me):

I have an incredibly hard time emotionally connecting to films made before a certain time. I can appreciate them, but I rarely enjoy them all that much. I’m not sure what it is exactly about them, but they usually don’t work for me.

by Lanky on Jun 12, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

See Miller's Crossing before T2

it’s an amazing film.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

True enough

but I tend to prefer Miller’s Crossing type amazing to T2 type amazing.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jun 12, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

On the other hand, since so much of T2's amazing is based on visuals...

It might be better to watch T2 before new movies totally leave it in the dust. Miller’s Crossing is going to hold up a lot better.

by Lanky on Jun 12, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

The milk carton scene still gets a reaction from me when I watch it.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 12, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

One for two

No reported drug problem but did front a metal band.

by waldo rojas on Jun 12, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was a big fan of Are you Afraid of the Dark

As well as that show about the girl who could turn into liquid, can’t remember the name of it.

There was also a gameshow that involved weird tombs that I liked.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 12, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Alex Mack!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 13, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 13, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I had such a crush on her

Larisa Oleynik

*sigh…

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 13, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes!

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 13, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey Dude was awesome

And makes for the only redeeming factor of the Mini Sirloin Burger commercials. When they start saying “yippee ki yay” it reminds me of the theme to the show.

Yippee-ki-yi-yay, like the cowboys saaaayy…"

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jun 13, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

So today is the first time I've really dove into Google Chrome and played around with it.

Because I’ve been waiting for some sort of adblock to come out for it. The adblock is kinda delayed, but it works.

Yeah it’s still faster than Firefox on some sites, but others it’s about the same. So far, I don’t really see what’s so special about it.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 12, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions  

I only use it for MLB.tv.

But for that one use, I find it to very good.

by Teej on Jun 12, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Goddamn broken piece of shit Wii.

Sending it in to get the drive replaced; thank god it’s free.
I deleted the Homebrew Channel; hope they can’t tell I used it.

I didn’t have any bubble wrap, so I used an old, clean towel.

by craig3410 on Jun 12, 2009 3:14 PM PDT reply actions  

He just doesn't have the benefit of makeup people.

Plus, as Baker pointed out, Ken knows how to tear people apart on TV, so he’s not nervous at all.

by Lanky on Jun 12, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, see I was thinking the opposite:

There’s no A/C in the basement on a hot summer day. Those daylight basements can get pretty toasty, especially if Mom’s been doing laundry down there.

by Lanky on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

He was a major douchebag in that interview, I was kinda surprised.

The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.422 wOBA, 21 years old.

by Goose on Jun 12, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mentioned before, but Joe Posnanski on the whole brouhaha

worth a read. He doesn;t mention Rosenthal, but some of the commenters do.

by msb on Jun 12, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

On another note...

if the packing thing doesn’t work out, can I just bring the items to be shipped to the UPS store alone, and they’ll pack them correctly?

by craig3410 on Jun 12, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions  

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