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7/27/09 OTFPOTD - Ichiro and Flo Rida Edition

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Thought the other one was getting old, and I might try my hand at this.

I know there was some discussion in Friday's game thread about Flo Rida being in attendance, and Yahoo Sports comes through with some info (I can't link it because it's in the little pop-up next to his name in fantasy baseball):

RF Ichiro Suzuki had a pre-game visit Friday from rapper Flo Rida. Ichiro uses two of the rapper's songs, "In the Ayer" and "Jump," each day as he's coming to the plate.

I'm doing my best to envision this meeting, and I can't do it. I mean, the man who brought us (inflicted upon us?) "Low" meeting with the man who gave us "two ice creams." Just incredible.

So that brings me to the question of the day. With Ichiro having met the ghost of Sisler and Flo Rida; who else can Ichiro meet with on apparently good terms and still blow your mind?

Other questions for your consideration:

What's the best baseball book you've ever read?

What's your favorite web comic?

What kind of digital camera do you use, and would you recommend it?

Who gave your favorite Hall of Fame acceptance speech?

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Do you have a link?

Because those sound delightful.

by rlintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(I think you mean ma'am)

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by PositivePaul on Jul 27, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting fact!

I was reading an article in the NYTimes Magazine last night and came across this tidbit:

Traditionalists, of course, find nothing wrong with using he to refer to an anybody or an everybody, male or female. After all, hasn’t he been used for both sexes since time immemorial? Well, no, as a matter of fact, it hasn’t. It’s a relatively recent usage, as these things go. And it wasn’t cooked up by a male sexist grammarian, either.

If any single person is responsible for this male-centric usage, it’s Anne Fisher, an 18th-century British schoolmistress and the first woman to write an English grammar book, according to the sociohistorical linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade. Fisher’s popular guide, "A New Grammar" (1745), ran to more than 30 editions, making it one of the most successful grammars of its time. More important, it’s believed to be the first to say that the pronoun he should apply to both sexes.

So it was a woman that first started calling everyone “he” in print. Fascinating.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

FLO RIDA OWNS AN ICHIRO JERSEY?!!

I think my mind just exploded with awesomeness

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see Jarrod is still here.

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Goose on Jul 27, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Answers

Not sure how to answer your Ichiro question, since famous people meet famous people all the time and I don’t really care. If Ichiro were to meet Elvis, I guess that’d be something, huh?

Best baseball book I’ve ever read? That’s a good question. Here’s a few:
 - You’re Missin’ A Great Game, by Whitey Herzog
 - Lords Of The Realm, by John Helyar
 - Five Seasons, by Roger Angell

Favorite Web comic? Don’t really have one, but Toothpaste For Dinner is kind of amusing sometimes.

Digital Camera? This one. I’m pretty undemanding with my digital photography but it works fine for me.

Favorite HoF speech? Don’t really have one, but I was disappointed that Rickey didn’t speak extemporaneously yesterday. That would have been funny.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You read about Rickey's speech at all?

He went to speech classes just to work on it. Fairly impressive.

by rlintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it was a good speech

but I was hoping for off-the-cuff rantings. But he hit all the right notes, and had a good mix of the heartfelt and the canned.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anything by Angell is incredible.

As for webcomic, y’all know I love Wondermark.

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Jul 27, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

To answer my own questions

1) A Space Ghost interview of Ichiro would be pretty hilarious.
2) Boys of Summer, if only for the first half.
3) Pictures for Sad Children is great, but Hark, a Vagrant! makes me laugh more regularly than anyone out there.
4) Nikon CoolPix L11. It’s not great, but it’s basic, and that’s all I need.
5) I loved Dave Niehaus’ speech, but that may just be sentimental.

by rlintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

PfSC is good.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 27, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In reading about HoF stuff this weekend

I found out that Niehaus and all the other Frick Award winners are not actually Hall of Famers – there’s a Ford C. Frick broadcasters exhibit at the Hall of Fame, but the Frick Award winners are not considered Hall of Famers. Not that it matters, because Niehaus is in Cooperstown, but still.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Space Ghost and Ichiro?

I don’t know how that would ever be pulled off, but yes.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 27, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The greatest webcomic ever is Achewood.

It takes a while to get into, because a lot of its humor is character-driven, but it’s really rewarding and funny. The characters and their language and idiosyncrasies are well-formed and unique. I’ll throw two of my favorites that might appeal more to those who haven’t read Achewood:

Roast Beef bangs a website
Ray parks like a bitch

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 27, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's see.

I’d just like to see Ichiro talking with anyone.

Pretty much any Roger Angell & Joe Posnanski.

There is a strange & wonderful series of cartoons that depend on an obsession with Firefly, here and
here. Those and Choi Hoon’s baseball cartoons— but sadly, he hasn’t been doing the MLB-centered ones of late.

Canon Powershot SD870— it’s fine for general hacking about.

Maz :)

by msb on Jul 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Favorite Books

The entire Troy Soos collection is great. Good old timey baseball murder stories. Murder at Fenway Park, Murder at Ebbetts Field, Cincinnati Red Stalkings, Hunting a Detroit Tiger and Murder at Wrigley Field.

Very Entertainning.

by HitKing69 on Jul 27, 2009 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I forgot about those!

I enjoyed the first couple— I should go back and get the rest

by msb on Jul 27, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Flo Rida was sitting a section over from my wife and I on Friday

And she was walking back to our seets when he and his posse were leaving. He gave my wife and 3 month old son the head bob/hello as they passed.

He was chatting with the fans around him and seemed pretty personable.

by CMC_Stags on Jul 27, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh and by the way

102 degrees? Today, tomorrow, AND Wednesday? FUCK THAT. I live in the PNW so I don’t have to deal with this crap.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This week is one where I'm gonna be glad to be at work.

In a climate controlled room.

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Goose on Jul 27, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to see Sonic Youth tomorrow night at Roseland

which is upstairs. In an old building. And the beer garden is on the second level of the club. I’m counting on losing about 10 lb just from sweat alone. Otherwise it’s either going to be work or the air-conditioned bedroom for me.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus.

Heat stroke and vomiting abound.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 27, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm really not looking forward to that part

I haven’t seen SY in a long time so I think it’ll be fun, but it’s going to be miserable in there.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw the Flaming Lips in 2003 at the Crystal Ballroom. And, yeah, it was about 100 degrees outside.

The show itself was great, but it was a grueling experience. The confetti that the band shot from guns stuck to the crowd since everybody was so sweaty.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 27, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see Achewood's already been mentioned

so I can only report that I have a Canon XSI dSLR and I like it.

by marc w on Jul 27, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Webcomics:

I got the usual, Penny Arcade and PvP, but another that I highly recommend is Least I Could Do.

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!

by Goose on Jul 27, 2009 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Selective responses

The gold standard for humor in an ongoing webcomic that sort of has a story is still Achewood, as Eyebrows points out. Onstad has his characters down and while there are rare lulls, he can always surprise you with them.

For more arty stuff, there’s A Lesson is Learned But the Damage is Irreversible and pretty much everything else. There was never any story to speak of, but the art direction and writing were fantastic.

No, I’m Sorry
I Came About the Job
Morning, Sleepyhead!

I kind of like The Secret Knots too as something in that vein, but I can’t get the archive to work there. The website seems to be broken. Dresden Codak has some moments, though his attempt at a story arc didn’t work for me in the least.

More funny:
Lucid-TV
stage 666 sociopulmonary affluenza might is right is tight at night
the owls are exactly what they seem

My digital camera is a Canon Powershot A80 and yes I need a newer/better one

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 27, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Um, wow

Chelsea just finished their tour of the US with an appearance in Arlington at the new Cowboys stadium. I could not care less about the game, but take a look at the video screen hanging above the field. Holy crap.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 11:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That is amazing as far as stadiums go.

2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4

by Fin on Jul 27, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It seems almost inevitable that they will, doesn't it?

I mean, it cost at or over a billion dollars – they’d have to have events going on in there almost every day of the year just to generate operating revenue, I would think. 8 football games and the occasional U2 concert just won’t keep the lights on.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I look forward to the fans of Dallas watching the Cowboys blow another playoff berth on the Worlds largest HDTV

Also

When the Chelsea players appeared on the astonishing 160ft by 72ft high-definition LED television screen suspended above the playing surface of this arena – the largest screen of its type with 30,000,000 light bulbs and built at a cost of £25m – prior to kick-off, even the Hispanics in the crowd bellowed their appreciation.

Wut

by Robert on Jul 27, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

Did you write that quote?

Sounds like you.

beggingmusicians.blogspot.com.
My music blog.

by Kirkharbaugh on Jul 27, 2009 2:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

I barely even know what a hat is.

(let’s see if anybody gets the reference)

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by Jack Moore on Jul 27, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That screen is absolutely amazing

I guess the Jonas Brothers had a show there a couple months back and played Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 on it, by hooking up their Xbox 360 to the display. Super awesome, and absolutely something I would have done if given the opportunity

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

only webcomic I follow is OOtS

Order of the Stick starts with a lot of D&D in-jokes, but then gets a bit more into its story later on.

by Spoomeister on Jul 27, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was going to recommend that

but worried it would make me look nerdy.

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

by Llewdor on Jul 27, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On Friday at the game, they announced that when Flo Rida heard that Ichiro used his songs as walk up music, he recorded a song about Ichiro.

I think they said he used “Jump” to make special walk up music for Ichiro. Some of it has been stuck in my head since Friday.

50!

by joof on Jul 27, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just had my first experience with Brock and Salk.

A caller was saying that GMZ needs to leave Wakamatsu alone and that he should “Stop throwing stuff at him”, meaning that he was making too many moves for the team to succeed. Also, he claimed that Betancourt was a good defender. Salk just started yelling at him. Hilarious.

by abender20 on Jul 27, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This was actually my first time listening as well.

Between 1 and 1:10, I was really close to turning it off. Nothing against Salk, but I just can’t do sports radio. Painful.

by Teej on Jul 27, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sports talk radio is the aural equivalent of any major newspaper website's comments section

a cesspool of half-baked rants disguised as analysis.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

He’s awesome, and commonly hangs up on people when they’re being stupid. I love when people tell him he doesn’t understand sports here because he’s from Boston

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh. I don't have time to talk cameras here at work...

But send me an e-mail and I’ll talk your ear off.

I have three that I currently use (but own about 6-7 and have played with several others).

Nikon D200
Nikon D2H
Panasonic LX-1

I love all of them and while I would love to upgrade, I don’t have the budget. I wear my LX-1 everywhere on my belt, and in good light, I like the images from my “PannyLeica” better than those from my Nikon. But it just can’t handle low-light situations and fast shooting. The newer models are much better, but I went bang-for-buck here. I’ve bought all of my digital cameras used.

I have been rather impressed with the camera on the iPhone 3Gs. It won’t replace my LX-1, but in a pinch it’s decent enough and I have enough editing apps on the iPhone that I can publish something presentable.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jul 27, 2009 1:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's a clasic

Haven’t seen that one in a while.

by marc w on Jul 27, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True.

But I’m pretty sure all these questions have been done before.

Plus, it’s hot out, humid where I am (100%), and I’ve been busy being sick and playing Civilization 4, which, if you’re ever needing a distraction from illness, is AWESOME.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 27, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Quite so.

It is what you do if you care not to interact with anyone else or anything else for the next few days. And where else could you have Zoroaster get eaten by a barbarian on his way to Berlin to build the Temple of Solomon?

I’m playing at the Egyptians again, Warlord. The Persians declared war on me, which is what AIs do when they think they’ve reached the peak of their civilization and are willing to slowly decline into a period of irrelevancy and subjugation (I usually maintain tech superiority throughout.) In the middle of the war, the Khmer, the second largest empire, decided that they were going to be my vassal, despite the different religions (shared continent, me in NE, Khmer in SE, and Persians in NW), so I may end up with a domination victory by default if I’m able to sufficiently colonize the Dutch continent and the barbarian one to the north, which I’m well on my way with.

I should probably move up to a higher difficulty.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 28, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I'm learning to play guitar and I was wondering if anybody had some suggestions for beginneer/intermediate songs to learn

I like most rock music, and 80s rock is a special guilty pleasure. Not real big into anything current.

Any suggestions?

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by Jack Moore on Jul 27, 2009 1:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Ramones would be a good learning tool I would think

you’d at least master the three chords that most rock and roll is based on. I’ve never learned guitar, though, so I probably don’t know what I’m talking about.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Overindulgent parents need to be set on fire and then shot

Is this really necessary for your child? Really?

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Flush in the ceiling, above the bed? How will the kid play his Wii?

There is so much wrong with that, from our parenting style. Different strokes and all.

by Kermit. on Jul 27, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As a person without kids or the desire for kids maybe it's not my place to say

but I can honestly think of no legitimate justification for giving your kid a 98-inch TV at all, much less one that’s flush-mounted to the ceiling so the kid can get fat and lazy at an accelerated rate.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seems really dumb.

What if he wanted to watch a movie with a bunch of girls? You’d all have to … oh. Genius.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Jul 27, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reminds me of one of my favorite FMLs:
Today, I found out that my son is not really gay. He just told me that so I’d let him have girls in his bedroom. FML

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jul 27, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't accept that for free.

How horribly inconvenient and uncomfortable.

by Teej on Jul 27, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're doomed

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only Eclipse and Breaking Dawn

also, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ZOMG Call of Duty team

New rewards for killstreaks…


Aside from new weapons and equipment, 15 different kill streak rewards can be unlocked and selected by the player. Among these is the ability to call in a strike by an AC-130 gunship after achieving 11 enemy kills.

Now I finally have a reason to be the best sniper ever!

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Xbox 360!

you can play it on PS3 or PC, but on Xbox, it comes with me, toot, Scruffy and Coach! And rc!

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like rc ever plays

<3

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally

(We should play!)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I assume this is for MW2?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm really excited to see what this turns out to be

I’m really burned out on CoD5 – I think I’ve only played the new maps two or three times. I’m just bored of the game, and post MP2, all the maps play exactly the same

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm done with the game.

Scruffy switched me to Battlefield 1943, which is pretty fun, and only $15

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will play again soon

my current obsession is my pool table, but I can only play for so long before I get tired of that, too

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Finally, my single-mindedness shall be rewarded!
Other details revealed by the video include a Buzzkill bonus of 100 points for stopping an enemy short of achieving of a killstreak of their own.

by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Since it's hot as a mofo and I don't like to cook when it's this hot

I need a good salad recipe GO GO GO

Only restrictions:

No mushrooms, olives, beets, or anything potato- or macaroni-based. I want a green salad of some sort and my usual boring salad (mixed greens, various peppers, cucumbers, maybe some other veggies) is getting tired.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 2:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ice Cream

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got a Tollhouse cookie ice cream sandwich in my hand right now

I’ve had it for less than 5 minutes, I have taken just 3 bites, and already it’s melting. Such bullshit

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, dang.

There goes my recipe.

hmm. I’m a fan of your basic avocado and balsamic. Or asparagus and balsamic.

by msb on Jul 27, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know why but I find the notion of some sort of chop salad to be fascinating

but asparagus and balsamic has promise too.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Since corn and tomatoes are good right now,

Shave the kernels of of two cobs, toss with halved cherry tomatoes, chiffonaded basil, diced bell pepper (roasted if you like!) olive oil, fresh lime juice, black pepper.

Boom.

by waldo rojas on Jul 27, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes indeed.

bring some on over.

by msb on Jul 27, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ignoring the pasta proscription

orzo, black beans, corn, red/orange peppers, tomatoes, avocado, green onion, cilantro, feta, lime juice …

I suppose you could leave the orzo out.

by msb on Jul 27, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could do that

I just don’t really want a heavy mayonnaise-based pasta salad type thing. This sounds yummy.`

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love a nice pasta salad, and I think you know where I stand on mayo

I’ve been eating something basically identical to msb’s only with rotini instead of orzo. And I didn’t have feta on hand, so didn’t use it. But the black beans/corn/lime/cilantro combo really works well.

by marc w on Jul 27, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just ate at the Iron Rabbit down here in Oly for the first time on Saturday...

Even though that place supposedly has other-worldly burgers, I actually ordered the salad.

Spinach
Bacon
Asagio cheese (I believe – I’m not sure exactly, but there was shredded cheese on it)
Red peppers
Balsamic vinegarette
Baked & dried onion strips

There’s a photo on my FB mobile uploads album.

Best $6 I’ve ever spent on a meal…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jul 27, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why settle for one when you can have 101

Here

And some of them are pretty tasty too!

by rlintott on Jul 27, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Train tours! Orient of the Rockies, etc! Anyone ever been on one, or done their own thing via Amtrak?

It was brought up in front page thread and I thought it would be imprudent to keep it going there. After driving a lot of the western state highways and byways, riding the rails has always had its attractions.

by Kermit. on Jul 27, 2009 3:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When I was a teenager I took Amtrak from Oregon, through California to New Mexico, up to Denver and back to Oregon.

Damn, but that was a long trip. I love trains, but it really does just feel like a big ass bus when you’re on it that long.

by royalcurve on Jul 27, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the main problem

On the Coast Starlight, the only stops between Seattle and LA where they let you get off the train and stretch/get fresh air/smoke are Portland and Oakland. Otherwise, you’re just sitting on the train. We got a sleeper car last time we went to LA on the train, and it was pretty cool – but we got the smallest of the sleeper cars and for the two of us (I’m 6’2" and my wife’s 5’10") it was a bit cramped. But it was nice to have privacy, and if you get a sleeper car you have the option to eat in your compartment rather than eating in the dining room, which is nice.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

I splurged for a sleeper car last summer from Oakland back to Seattle, and although you’re right, it was barely big enough to go horizontal, it was private, meals came free, and sleeping was infinitey better. Plus the showers aren’t as bad as I would’ve guessed. Next time I take the train for any considerable length of time I’m doing the sleeper car again.

by royalcurve on Jul 27, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are the other passengers like Greyhound passengers? I've only seen commercials and travelogues

Half of them being drunk and sleeping it off? I’ve only ridden Greyhound once, so small sample size. But encountering every cliche regarding travel by bus wasn’t so hot.

by Kermit. on Jul 27, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are loads of retirees on Amtrak

because they’re the people with all the free time to take to get to their destination. It’s fun for a while but after about a day you just want to see some people that are roughly your age. There are a few families as well, but by and large on the long distance trains it’s the older set.

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

by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

After my freshman year of college I did DC-Chicago-Seattle-Centralia (Home)

3 days, no sleeper and no shower. I made sure my mother picked me up, as she is the only person in the world who could love me still after 3 days without a shower. Nevertheless, had two reclining (w/foot rest) seats to myself, so I pretty much had a bed. Greatest trip I’ve ever taken, and nothing beats waking up in the Cascade Mountains at 6 AM. First time I had seen them in 5 months.

by rlintott on Jul 27, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did Seattle to Grand Junction Colorado and back many years ago ....

it at least had windows that opened at the rear of the cars so you could get some non-recycled air occasionally

by msb on Jul 27, 2009 3:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Of all the reasons I as an Arsenal fan may look slightly back at Tottenham with trepidation

as the balance of power in North London starts to shift, this is not one of those reasons. On the other hand, this is quite possibly the best athlete story EVER.

CROUCHIE’S HAVING HIS NACHOS!

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by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

God damn it.

I was worried about this. On the plus side, it appears they got more for Bent than Crouch costs, which is… how is that possible?

Let’s go Livermore!

by marc w on Jul 27, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody here playing Battlefield 1943 on Xbox Live?

It’s been sucking up all of my free time lately. Relatively cheap game for some kind of LL Live event perhaps?

by BrianL on Jul 27, 2009 6:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've been playing it a fair amount

What’s your tag? I can play pretty often in the evenings. Scruffy has it also

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is awesome.

Saw these guys on the Colbert Report last night. Its really good stuff. It’s a swedish hip-hop/swing band.

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by Fin on Jul 28, 2009 12:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Omar Minaya is awesome!

I’m pretty sure the last voice you hear with ~20 seconds left, is the writer (Ruben) being discussed by Minaya. He had another 90 seconds, at least, of interaction with Minaya that is not included in this video and I can’t find it. This is brilliant, and more so with that last piece. Link.

by Kermit. on Jul 28, 2009 12:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I still can't get over a guy challenging an entire team to a fight.

Could’ve been the GM!!!

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by Jack Moore on Jul 28, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I went to the game tonight with Lonnie from MC.

Holy crap, the whole team is in sell mode. I have an idea – Wii suck night at the safe. Free to every fan.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 12:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There was a ship

And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Balentien did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner’s hollo !

In sun or lights he did alight,
Benched for innings nine ;
Whiles all the night, in 80s suits white,
Partying with Felix most fine

`God save thee, ancient Mariner !
From the losses, that plague thee thus !—
Why look’st thou sad ?‘—I needed no Wlad
I cut the Balentien.
…
And I had done an hellish thing,
And it would work ’em woe :
For all were sad, I banished the Wlad
That made the breeze to blow.
Ah wretch ! said they, the Wlad to trade,
That made the breeze to blow !
…
Ah ! a loss a-day ! and worse
I never will get laid!
Not Langerhans’ but Wladdie’s fans
Should see their man be played.

There passed a weary time….

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

I wish I was in Seattle, going to Mariners games with Lonnie

Except I think I might be better at this point with the 85 degrees and 100% humidity in New York, even if I don’t have A/C in my apartment, than 95 degrees in Seattle.

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by JY on Jul 28, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would take that weather

Over the forecast 105/65% in Portland today in a heartbeat.

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Madness.

We have Felix for two more years, and this team can definitely be a playoff contender in that window. Unless you’re able to trade Felix for a Felix clone and a sandwich, I don’t see any benefit.

by Teej on Jul 28, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why on earth would Brignac be the throw in in this deal?

It would be like offering someone a $100 bill for a $100 and seven pennies

by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DEAL!

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh wait

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seven pennies

if it’s a nickel and two pennies, no deal.

And don’t even think about giving me a dime and asking for change

by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All I have is a 50¢ piece

can I have 43 cents change?

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But fifty cents is more than a dime!

Think of your profit margin here!

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wish I could remember that old grifter routine from Under A Paper Moon

Where he starts off getting change for a dollar and walks out with a $20 bill.

by Kermit. on Jul 28, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's why you set the bill on top of the till until the transaction is complete, right?

I’ve never worked a register, but I’ve seen people do it.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is correct.

We never did that at our store until people started trying this scam, but then it became standard practice to keep the original bill visible until the change was given. Really cuts down on people trying stuff like that.

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

by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nobody is or should be untouchable

if the price is right, and by “right” I mean “exorbitant”, I don’t see why they wouldn’t make a deal. Whether other teams see his value in the same light the M’s do is the question.

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

by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With you that no one should be untouchable.

But the price for Felix would have to be someone who’s already near that ace level, plus some extras. If we were a couple of years away from competing for a playoff spot, I could see trading Felix for a Bedard-ish package, but we’re not. I hope I’m not getting too hung up on one name because he’s my favorite player, but I just can’t envision a (realistic) Felix trade after which we would be immediately better.

I guess what I’m saying is you can have this discussion about literally every player in baseball. Every player has a price. But the speculation drives me nuts when it’s big-time young players like this.

by Teej on Jul 28, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, absolutely

and I’m definitely not one for endless stupid trade talks. But if someone comes up to Jack Z with a haul that can’t help but make the M’s better, right now and in the next couple years, I’ll wish Felix well on his way out of town. I just don’t see such a deal existing for Felix right now.

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hasn't he brought up that forbidden question three or four times now?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 28, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's apparently lost his fucking mind.

And yet I wonder what we could get… OH MY GOD HE’S POISONED ME.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Listening to the post game callers last night was pretty bad as well, haven't done that in a long time

One guy got it right, the host asked him what he thought our odds were and he said ~5%. Every other caller was out of their fucking minds.

by Kermit. on Jul 28, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope the intelligent guy was quickly shooed off the air

to teach him the lesson that smart people should try to avoid calling into talk-radio

by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went to radio school and had a show for a few years.

Our first lesson was that anyone who calls in to radio stations is a fucking freak.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's a different beast.

Callers who want to shed their incredibly awesome opinion on the subject of the day are fucking retards. Everyone knows you simply go home and blog about it.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where do you find things like this anyway?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 28, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Internet.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

This is what I get for deciding not to put "besides "The Internet"" in my comment.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 28, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's like Club LL except it won't get moderated and no one posts text.

Also it’s not as funny.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 28, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

~

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It has three "no!"s, but he only shakes his head twice.

Does the movement of his jowls count for as much energy as a normal person would expend in three shakes of the head?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Jul 28, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just ask them this

which OF is better – a guy who gets to none of three flies and gives up three doubles, or a guy who gets to three of three flies and makes two outs and one two-base error?

by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you get any of the 'wet' electricity people?

I’ve been told several times when computers or registers don’t work in Oly, it’s because they get too much electricity from hydroelectric power. This electricity derived from water is ‘wet’ and thus screws up electronic components from time to time.

Do any of these people ask you for like waterproof components or wet-electricity-compliant hardware?

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a lady that was so convinced that the government was spying her

that she kept here phone and it’s battery in separate glass jars in the freezer at night. Just for funs I told her that they invented cameras that are small enough to fit in TV screens. She dropped to the floor, crawled out the store and I haven’t seen her since.

by Robert on Jul 28, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I had a customer come in with a wave meter when I was selling cars

He went around 4 different Mazda 3’s, and concluded that he couldn’t buy one because they put out too much radiation. I had no defense for that

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It wasn't checking for actual radiation like a geiger,

It was wave radiation it was counting, like from the electrical components. The guy told me, and even explained to me what it was and why it was important. Had he not been wasting my time I may have actually paid attention and learned, because that’s the kind of stuff I like learning about.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, see I don't know things.

Thanks for explaining.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 29, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The exact thing I was thinking of wouldn't come to mind.

All I could come up with was gauss meter. Electrical magnetical? LL is a horrible place to start winging it when it comes to science, somebody will take you literally and kick your ass.

by Kermit. on Jul 29, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It may have been a Gauss meter

I’m just struggling to come up with a name for it

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen them, little magic box with some lights.

Some New Age contraption, to measure how safe your brain was from electrical emissions. It was cute, had a little speaker making metal detector type noises and everything.

by Kermit. on Jul 29, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I pretty much refuse to talk about baseball with customers (or anyone else I don't know well)

because they always always ALWAYS say “Oh, you’re on of those ‘Bill James’ types” and give me a smug little shit-eating grin.

by acblue on Jul 28, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only talk about baseball in scouting terms with most people

They tend not to accept that a guy with an English accent who looks like he’s 14 knows anything about the game.

by Graham on Jul 28, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Griffey apparently shops in my shopping center.

I’m not share where I would go with this but I’m 5% sure it would end in unemployment

by Robert on Jul 28, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mind-numbingly stupid

not only was the Cards deal for Matt Holliday a fair trade… but the A’s got completely ripped off, apparently

by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 11:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This one's my favorite
Oaklandace: typical fan of the A’s. How many “prospects” can you put on the field at one time? Sorry, but give me proven big leauge players any day of the week over prospects. Ever wonder why you are 17 games out in July?

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

by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, maybe,

 now that they refuse to make Mystic Mints anymore …

by msb on Jul 28, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

E.L. Fudge Double Stuffed

They’re like crack. I eat a whole bag without realizing it.

by rlintott on Jul 28, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a traditionalist

Oreos are the best ones for me. Nutter Butters are pretty damn good though.

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

by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is a shame.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

GASP!! Fine. Then bring me another cheese pretzel.

Everyone knows savory is better than sweet.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Samoas

If those count as mass produced. I think that may be a question for another post.

I used to eat the mint chocolate Milanos a lot, but hmmm… Oreos have a case, as do the E.L fudge ones…

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by JY on Jul 28, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty darned good.

Any one ever tried the Paul Newman variations?

by msb on Jul 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever, they're refreshing.

Is it how I want to get drunk? No.
Is it my drink of choice? No.
Is it wonderful on a 90+degree, 85%+ humidity day in DC? Yes.

Besides, it keeps my 9 year old English girl breath citrusy. Distracts from my bad 9 year old English girl teeth.

by rlintott on Jul 28, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Told you I was kidding

I actually don’t mind a shandy but I got endless amounts of shit for drinking one in England once and it scarred me for life.

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

by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly didn't see the "kidding" part

But I was trying to take it in stride, because in a way you’re right, it’s a bit of a girly drink.

by rlintott on Jul 28, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Technically a shandy doesn't include limeade but carbonated lemonade

which may as well be 7-up. (Can also include ginger ale, but I’ve always seen them made with english – fizzy – lemonade)

I just cannot abide putting soft drinks in beer. Yeeesh.

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved those commercials as a kid.

Wait – I see what they did…

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was it Oly beer that used to have the cartoon animals fluttering around?

Jesus. The 70’s and 80’s were fucked. I actually (no joke) had a Camel Jim stuffed animal my mom got from “Camel cash.”

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, that was Hamms.

So awesome.

That bear looked like a guy who knew how to have a good time.

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same with me. What does THAT say about us?

But I was like, HEY, I’m from the land of sky blue wa-ha-ters too! Are you from around here? Do you like doing Lucky beer cap rebuses too? I uh…. I uh… I said something I shouldn’t have, didn’t I?

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup. I believe there was a brief period in which

both Oly and Lucky had rebuses on the caps, and I remember finding tons of them in the playground at school and walking around with them.
Alex Trebek had a game show for rebuses and so I made sure to practice with lots of bottle caps. I mean, Alex Fucking Trebek. You KNEW it was a classy show.

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just glad I was told never to order one in a pub

I had one at a friend’s bbq in Nottingham on one of those rare 85 degree English summer days, and everyone there was looking at me like I was some sort of three-headed alien monster. Someone finally took pity on me and explained that I was drinking a drink he’d typically only serve to his daughter and her friends. Which didn’t stop me finishing it.

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

King's Hardware (which is only tolerable at happy hour on summer weekdays, by the way)

makes a Sweet Tea Vodka and lemonade drink called a Fuzzy Zoeller.

by acblue on Jul 28, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's racist.

You frickin’ Jew.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I kinda whimpered a bit.

I want off work. Now.

I love lemonade/vodka drinks. During their Oregon menu, the 5 spot did a blueberry-infused vodka lemonade with a ton of blueberries mixed in. It was kinda expensive, but it was the best fucking thing ever.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fig Newtons are delicious.

Although not as delicious as Fig Newmans.

by acblue on Jul 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus Waldo. I suppose you love Applets and Cotlets too?

Here’s a Werthers hard candy. Go have fun.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you on that, Kevin

Shit’s nasty

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So's your face

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have always wondered this.

Well not always. But for years.

by royalcurve on Jul 28, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I grew up in Yakima - Land of the Applets and Cotlets.

My grandparents were always gifting them to me for Christmas. Seriously, I’m glad those people are old and suffering.

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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahem.

Aplets & Cotlets Candy Kitchen is located off Highway 2 in Cashmere.

by msb on Jul 28, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are all fucking crazy.

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

by Faux on Jul 28, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not mass produced.

I’m talking cookies you can find in most supermarkets.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was thinking more nationwide, yes.

But they are good. I think I had one on an Alaska flight once.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not made anymore.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only ever see Cougar Mountain cookies after I give blood.

It’s weird. I wondered if they tasted good because my body needed carbohydrates or something. I’ll keep an eye out.

by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check the applicable box:

Yes, I will overthrow the Government given the opportunity.
No, I will not overthrow the Government given the opportunity.

by msb on Jul 28, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They throw out your application if you check no.

Shows a lack of ambition.

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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And if you check yes and fail to provide an outline for how you would do such a thing

they get you for lack of planning capability. It’s a no-win, really.

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

by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

.
Have you EVER been an officer or a member of, or made a contribution to, an organization dedicated to the use of violence or force to overthrow the U.S. Government, and which engaged in illegal activities to that end, either with an awareness of the organization’s dedication to that end or with the specific intent to further such illegal activities?

by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should answer,

That sounds like way more effort than I ever plan on putting into my job.

by Sec 108 on Jul 28, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds like the questions on the application to purchase a handgun

In fact, I think that exact question was on the form. Also this gem:

Are you currently a fugitive of the law?

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I love about the USA Today

they dig really deep and provide the hard-hitting analysis that other newspapers are afraid to give the public. Next up: INFOGRAPH: What’s the best color? I vote GREEN

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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs