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OT-Dec. 6th, kinda quiet edition

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December 6th.

Not the anniversary of an unprovoked attack on the United States. Not the birthday of chatty Terrell Owens, author of other kinds of unprovoked things.

some different chatty queries....

Ever know anyone with a Chatty Cathy?  She had a place in her side (not unlike a cd player) where you would put a small record so that she would say various things

What was the first thing you bought with money that you'd earned yourself?

How can the Veterans Committee be so stupid on the subject of Marvin Miller? Ok, that is really more of a rhetorical question. Look at how they were with Ron Santo and Buck O'Neil.

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Ah yes but December 6th is my birthday so way more important than the trivial events/individuals that you mentioned.

Terrible things that have happened on my birthday:

-8th birthday, I stood on a rusty nail and it took two adults to pull me off it. That’ll teach me for playing football on a building site.
-10th birthday, on national TV, Manchester United beat City 5-0 in the Manchester birthday. On my freaking BIRTHDAY, arghh.
-19th birthday, I had mumps!

But hey today has been pretty cool so far, the guys in work bought me a cake, woo!

by EnglishMariner on Dec 6, 2010 9:02 AM PST reply actions  

On my 12th birthday, the Mariners traded Jose Cruz Jr for Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin

on my 13th birthday, they traded Randy Johnson for Carlos Guillen, John Halama and Freddy Garcia (though that one actually worked out pretty well)

by seattlebruin on Dec 6, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

ouch.

Being February, I tend to miss exciting occurences like that.

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Trade deadline baby.

I was in Milwaukee where the M’s were playing the Brewers during the Cruz trade. I got really upset that we traded him away.

Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Career .384 BA, .543 OBP for Rocky Diablos

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 7, 2010 5:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Was that prior to the vaccine existing?

Because (nearly) everybody used to get chicken pox.

by Jed MC on Dec 6, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

That seems so weird to me.

Growing up, chicken pox was such a rite of passage.

You! Cake or death?

by Torrid on Dec 6, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I had chicken pox

without ever having it.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Happy Birthday!

What’s something weird they do in England for birthdays?

M's fan in PA, soon to be LA

by perfectstrat on Dec 6, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Example - person asked for a bid.

I wrote the bid, and then sent it to him. The next day, he e-mails my boss asking where the bid is.

Then, I provided rationale for my bid with no changes between two different options. Today he e-mailed me to ask for rationale for the (non-existent) increase between the two options.

Am I allowed to write a snarky e-mail explaining that there are no changes, or am I supposed to write a polite e-mail, nicely explaining that everything is the same?

by seattlebruin on Dec 6, 2010 9:39 AM PST up reply actions  

I went for the in between route

a polite e-mail in which I pointed out that there weren’t any changes and had already bid that.

And then made sure to reply all since he had put my boss on the e-mail as well

by seattlebruin on Dec 6, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

I'd write a polite email.

Just include all of your backup showing the bids are the same and ask why he thinks there was an increase. I’d also bcc your boss so she or he as all the info and it doesn’t come back to bite you in the ass.

by Jed MC on Dec 6, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I saved up my money for a special edition set of cards when I was really young.

Saved up the $20 or whatever it cost, went to the card shop and found that they just sold it. I was crushed. Went home and cried..

Turns out my Dad went in there and bought it for me as a gift, but he didn’t know I was saving for it.

by d0nkey on Dec 6, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Well I didn't know this could ever happen and it's pretty scary.

A 16-year-old catcher, who was wearing full gear, was hit in the chest with a pitch and suffered a fatal heart attack.

I wonder if this could happen in the Majors?

by Double06 on Dec 6, 2010 10:37 AM PST reply actions  

A blow to the chest can trigger a heart attack.

You see this happen a few times a year in different sports. Younger people are especially vulnerable to this, because they have less muscle mass to protect the heart and chest.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't know, but it does have something to do with the timing of the blow.

If your heart is impacted at a certain point in the pumping process you’re more vulnerable. I remember not too long ago, someone was killed in a bar fight this way.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Sorry

In order for to go on a mountain lion hunt this winter, the best man at my upcoming wedding is going to re-design the website for the outfitter taking me out.

It’s a basic ~10 page website. My friend will mainly just be giving it a facelift, as well as updating prices, regulations, and pictures on it.

Is there any way of knowing what the value of this service will cost without knowing exactly what work my friend is going to be doing? I want to make good with the outfitter and my friend on this, as it’s a pretty cool move on both their parts.

by BigR on Dec 6, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Only he could tell you that.

Difficult to say without knowing the scope of the work.

by Sec 108 on Dec 6, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Depends if how fast he is. And how good he is.

But if I was building a 10 page site with design and implmenting a CMS so it would be easier for you to make updates in the future. I would say 60hrs.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 6, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Sounds about right.

My rate for smaller companies is generally around $75 and for bigger companies I push that up to $150/hr

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 6, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

It's not going to be Seattle.

Not as long as Stern is commissioner.

by BrianL on Dec 6, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

We need a new arena for some reason!

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Balmer could buy his way in.

Also leads me to wonder if he would try to buy the history back from OKC.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 6, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

As bad as I feel about the whole thing.

I don’t know if I want the NBA back in its current state. And the whole resentment over Durant and everyone else leaving before we could really enjoy them makes me want to wait until there’s an entirely new generation of NBA players that I know nothing about before getting at team again.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

If the NBA really does lose a season next year, I think it would be perfect to come back in 2012 with an NBA team in Seattle.

Everybody in the league will be coming back from something horrible for the team and the league… we’ll almost be ahead of the curve in happiness if we come back in 2012 and while the rest of the cities are slow to go back to the games, we’ll pack our new fictional arena to the roof.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

I hope every day the 2011 season gets locked out so the Blazer's can get their shit together. >_>

Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 6, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions  

How are the Clippers doing financially?

This is a sincere question. Even when I followed the NBA I wasn’t a big enough fan to know anything about team finances.

by Double06 on Dec 6, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Here's a good link to the Clippers philosophy:

Link

Though it’s from 2008, it sums up the Clippers philosophy. Contrary to the Lakers, the Clippers like to maximize profits while sucking.

M's fan in PA, soon to be LA

by perfectstrat on Dec 6, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

The Clippers philosophy seems broken.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   9 recs

Whoops.

For some reason I can’t seem to link at the moment.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/32/nba08_Los-Angeles-Clippers_322952.html

M's fan in PA, soon to be LA

by perfectstrat on Dec 6, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

I thought about griping,

but then I remember that the MLB has 30 teams and five of them are in California, whereas the NBA only has four in Cali.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Pssh, nah. The only team whose documents are available is the Green Bay Packers, because they are publicly owned.

Other than that, you have to rely on what the team says to the media or what is leaked; e.g. the Deadspin leaks for the Mariners.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 6, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

When I was doing research on this stuff last year, I used San Diego for a lot of examples.

I did that because it was easy to compare how local governments funded Petco Park and haven’t funded a new stadium for the Chargers. I didn’t manage to come across much of any financial data from the team’s sides anywhere, including in academic research papers, of which there are a surprising amount on the topic of sports stadium subsidization and its economic benefits.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 6, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't know the details,

but they keep being listed on the group of teams that could move to LA.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I think most people believe that is posturing to get 500 million in funding.

For the Chargers to move to LA it would cost them more than it would be worth, the NFL doesn’t let you move for free.

San Diego can support a football team for sure, but I have no idea how they would do with an NBA team.. they had an ABA team for four years in the 70s. Whether or not this is related to a bad Will Ferrell movie, I do not know.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

San Diego can't support a current NBA team because there's no arena

the Chargers sell out nearly every game and the Padres sell very well when they’re competitive or on Saturday nights when people can go out downtown directly afterwards.

by seattlebruin on Dec 6, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Poor baby.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions  

That IS miserable

It should be in the forties. What is it down there, Spring?

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Does the beach fly south for the "winter" or something?

Has it disappeared? Where could it have gone? You should head over there and check anyway, I’m sure that the sand and water are still there and maybe you will find some clues as to the beach’s whereabouts

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Every time you get like this I have to remind myself where you grew up.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I still like you fine

I’m just convinced that you were born in the wrong state. You are a California person through and through. You even talk fast like SoCal people do

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes, I was almost certainly meant to live in Southern California

I literally have no intention at all of ever moving back to Seattle.

I’m not sure if this means I just don’t like Seattle weather and culture as much as Southern California or if I just grew up a lot more from 18-24 once I moved away from my parents and thus identify California as my home instead of Seattle.

It’s entirely possible that I just wanted to get away and wherever I went I would end up enjoying that much more.

by seattlebruin on Dec 6, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

You grew up?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

(I had to, sorry)

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I think I feel the same way as you

I had a job interview in Seattle last year and the whole time I was up there I realized I had no intention of coming back to live and work in Washington.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Thirded.

Thanksgiving confirmed it. I am happy to be out of Washington.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

More room for us then!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Semi-Pro, featuring the Flint Tropics, was his worst sports movie

I think his others have generally been okay. I think Blades of Glory is underappreciated.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm not sure that he has a "worst" movie.

Though if he ever makes a movie about liver sausages it could be called his wurst movie. Which sounds the same but leaves a better taste in the mouth after consumption.

by ToddK on Dec 6, 2010 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Agreed. There was a good bit about flowers.

Melinda and Melinda wasn’t good. Nor Night at the Roxbury. Will Ferrell is funny to me 90 percent of the time.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I love that part.

Where he brought his baker lady love interest flours instead of flowers.

by wazzu93 on Dec 6, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Who is she?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay.

They sure have awful pictures of her (and everyone it seems) on IMDB.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions  

One of my favorite films.

Great premise, the lovely Emma Thompson, and more of a comedy drama instead of his usual moron humor.

by wazzu93 on Dec 6, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Evidently I heard wrong.

I’ll be sure to watch it at some point.

by Eyeball Kid on Dec 6, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

It's not as slapstick as his other stuff,

but it’s one of those “oh, comedic actions can occasionally do somewhat dramatic movies” that Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler attempt.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I think Carrey has done the best job with those,

although it’s always tough to get past thinking of him as Ace Ventura or the Mask or….

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I've really come to dislike Sandler.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 6, 2010 4:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Punch-Drunk Love is still great yet troubling.

I saw Grown Ups recently. It’s a lazy piece of garbage.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 4:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Agree. I saw Funny People recently.

Interesting for the first half peaking with the Eminem cameo, then complete shit mixed with garbage that was strung along to infinity and ruined the entire damn thing.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 6, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions  

As I recall, Reign Over Me with Don Cheadle was phenomenal

The scene where he’s ranting about his wife and daughters dying really hit me deep. I couldn’t believe I was crying because of Adam freaking Sandler.

Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.

by Matt Erickson on Dec 6, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I liked it better when Robin Williams did it.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoops, sorry for leaving him off the list.

I love Good Will Hunting, but couldn’t get into Dead Poets. Williams also did the whole “comedian does horror” before Carrey.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Will Ferrell is legitimately talented and far less annoying than Robin Williams

and I like Robin Williams, but he’s just always set to 11 and that really bugs me sometimes.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 8:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Really?

The difference between Mrs. Doubtfire and Patch Adams, or both of those and Good Will Hunting or Hook or The Final Cut…or What Dreams May Come…

Williams is far broader than Ferrell, and he has a great deal of subtlety in his non-comedic roles.

Don't worry; I'm a writer.

by harkening on Dec 7, 2010 10:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Mark Lanegan cannot read sheet music, never attended Julliard,

but is a very talented entertainer and accomplished, at that. I don’t like that particular argument.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 7, 2010 9:23 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

The mention of Juilliard wasn't meant to be an appeal to authority.

Though I can understand it coming off that way. I cannot stand Ferrell with the exception of the aforementioned Stranger Than Fiction. I can watch everything Williams has ever done happily.

Don't worry; I'm a writer.

by harkening on Dec 7, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm with you on the Will Ferrell thing.

Other than the whole “except for” thing.

He’s horrible in every possible way that horrible can be.

by ToddK on Dec 7, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow - I guess I'm one of those "retards"

that appreciates Anchorman, Old School, and many, many of his skits on SNL.*

*Note: The subject line was left as is so that you may feel free to only view that portion of my comment if you do not enjoy me or my posts.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 7, 2010 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

His movies have been bugging me lately, but Anchorman is one of the funniest movies ever.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 7, 2010 11:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Absolutely.

It is impeccable. And his impersonations of certain figures (ZOMG!) were amazing, as well as many other skits on SNL. He has his place.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 1:24 AM PST up reply actions  

If there was a second one, I don't remember it.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions  

St Louis Hawks: 13 years in the NBA. Sprits of St Louis and St Louis Bombers in the ABA/NBA/BAA.

I actually think St Louis would be one of the more viable NBA cities if they tried it again.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

If a city that far south can support an NHL franchise, it can support an NBA team.

Not to mention that East St. Louis is a breeding ground for the NBA.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 6, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

St. Louis is a shrinking city. It was a major U.S. city at the turn of the 1900s, it isn't now.

Also, I count 5 players who went to HS in East St. Louis all time. Also, the lllinois suburbs aren’t very wealthy, so many people couldn’t get tickets. The Missouri suburbs are better off.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I meant in terms of a following, not as much in terms of an economic base.

It doesn’t take that much money to support an NBA franchise (in comparison to an MLB team or an NFL team), so St. Louis could do it easily.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 6, 2010 12:01 PM PST up reply actions  

I realized from playing NBA 2k11 with my buddy last night

that I am not up on the current state of the NBA outside of like 4 teams. I named all 5 starters off the 96 Sonics when we played classic teams, but when we started playing as random current teams and I ended up with the Wizards I knew who 4 guys on the whole roster were (Young, Wall, Hinrich, Arenas) and was surprised that 1 was even on the team (Hinrich).

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, its amazing how much can change in 2+ years.

Especially in the NBA where you only have 12 players per team and maybe 8 of those guys are getting regular time. If there are 31 (or so?) NBA teams, and you’ve got an average of 7 notable players per team, thats ~210 names and now I realize thats even pushing it. But I felt I could know the starting lineup or at least 5 players from every team back when I was a fan. So ~150 players. Now, 3 drafts later thats an influx of approximately 50 new players per year, not counting the ones that get drafted and don’t make it. If there are 372 players in the NBA at any given time, that’s a lot of turnover. And then even the notable names, like the Hinrichs, will move from team to team and if you aren’t paying attention, those names moving around won’t get their own 1 hour special detailing which team they are taking their talents to. When I watch a game (on the rare occasion that I do) I will say to myself at least once guaranteed “Who is that guy?” and at least once “He plays there now?” and its only been 2 years.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah the only new guys I know

are the ones who had notable careers in college or were in the Pac 10. Everyone else I’m like, who the hell is that guy? I honestly didn’t know any of the Wizards SF/PF/C starting trio.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Unless they are from the Pac-10, or a major college star, I don't know shit about new players in the NBA.

I might pick up some names here and there from headlines on the sports websites, or from ESPN or something, but I couldn’t tell you who the top draft pick was since Oden/Durant.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 2:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I was talking to somebody the other day while we watched basketball and when it came to naming recent players at UCLA and USC and the like, it was no problem.

But top top NBA draft picks, if they weren’t pac-ten or John Wall or someone from the final four or who made a name for himself, like Gordon Heyward, I wouldn’t know them.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I just read Posnanski's story on

Ron Santo, who was a good person if not a good broadcaster. it’s better and nicer than that Olbermann article from the last OT.
It’s interesting to compare Santo with Niehaus—the two share very little in common, except that they were both beloved by their fans and are now dead.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 11:53 AM PST reply actions  

You know what I hate about this time of year?

Vendors come in daily and give me calendars. I’ve got a fucking stack of bullshit calendars all over around here. Classic cars, hot rods, 2011 car-model-lines — it’s driving me nuts. Anybody else have to deal with stupid shit like this as the year approaches an end?

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2010 12:15 PM PST reply actions  

man fuck calendars

I maybe make it up to May and then I get bored and stop paying attention.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions  

You don't want to know what industry I work in.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I am either given or purchase one calendar per year,

either M’s or Seahawks. I use it for scheduling deadlines throughout the year here at work.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Thermomete?

I like it!

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Our vendors usually bring us gift cards or boxes of candy.

At least they’re somewhat useful.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Calendars?

free Christmas presents! Great for re-gifting!

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

You're a genius

I’ll give my brother 3 calendars

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I get calendars from Boeing.

They’re kinda cool, I guess. Better than the ones some people get from CFM.

by Eyebrows on Dec 6, 2010 12:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

See at least that would be something different

I just get cars, cars, and more cars. And then this morning a guy brought me one that says it is about beaches, but the pictures don’t really even show beaches. What a ripoff. Thankfully I got this nifty desktop calendar-mat from Volkswagen that I will use, but it’s still full of car pictures. I’d love one with airplanes on it

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I wish I had this.

I was about to throw a giant rock through the back window.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 6, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I gave up after she past out. But you could still tell she was breathing.

And the operator advised we just keep watching her until the EMT’s arrived. About 30 seconds after that she woke up and was obviously very confused. And still wouldn’t open her car. (Which was still in drive)

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 6, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

So how did you first notice this was happening?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions  

He used a timer. That's him in the pretty red shorts.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I was crossing the side walk on the unseen cross walk to the right. When the car rear ended someone else to the unseen left.

That car moved out of the way. And the grey car proceeded through the intersection with me and a friend chasing it noticing that she was having a seizure (I’ve had this same situation happen once before and he had a GF that had seizure problems) and rammed into that white blazer you see going about 20mph.

I tried to open the door but it was locked. My friend and brother were already on the phone with 911 while I jumped over the hood to try opening the other side. Then noticing her having a pretty bad seizure and worrying about the car still being in drive I tried to break the window with my elbow to no avail.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 6, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Fairhaven looks like Ballard in that picture.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Nope.

But I read your FB post, and it sounds like you made one hell of an attempt at it.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Aren't you people aware

that it’s Saint Nicholas Day, the holiday in which Santa Claus has his servant beat children with a switch if they’ve been naughty? Evidently no one else took high school German.

by Liebkartoffel on Dec 6, 2010 3:02 PM PST reply actions  

And Krampus was active yesterday!

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 6, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Doesn't Festivus start soon?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions  

That's why there's a mountain range between my mom and I.

High school German ain’t got shit on being raised by a German.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 6, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions  

So the brother of a good friend of mine is missing.

And I have to tell you that even though I’m not easily rattled and barely know the brother, the entire idea that a 22 year old male with no health problems, high risk behavior or history depression can go missing is terrifying. Half the state is looking for him, as they started one of the largest online campaigns for a missing person in history, and still no one can find him.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 6, 2010 3:05 PM PST reply actions  

Just... Missing?

He didn’t go off hiking or anything like that?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions  

The only logical reason he could have gone missing is that he is missing in Wisconsin (probably) where the weather is like 20 degrees.

But even so, with all these people out looking for him you’d think someone would notice a car that went off the road, and no one has found anything. Not even the car.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 6, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Did he have a cell phone?

Sometimes they can track those to help find the person.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

As far as I know, most avenues has been covered.

They contacted phone companies – they even contacted Steve Jobs. They have also called something like 500 hotels and every known hospital.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 6, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

My sister lives in Rhinelander so I don't know how much help she could be

but I’ll gladly get her in the loop. She’ll let me know if anything comes up out her way.

by ToddK on Dec 6, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 6, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions  

All that info is old and seems to have been incorrect.

Really at this point there is not a lot anyone can do, but the more people that know someone is missing, the more likely they’ll do something if they see something out of place, like an abandoned car.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 7, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I was thinking the same thing.

Let’s hope this has a happier ending.

by marc w on Dec 6, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know that story.

I still hope he is in excellent shape and just dropped off the radar for personal reasons, not realizing people would pay this much attention. He and his family are excellent people and they do not deserve any hardships. However, if something did happen to him, I hope it is something that makes sense, like driving up an icy road. It would at least give the family some closure and understanding. The world is a scary enough place already.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 6, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I have a friend that disappeared for four days.

But in his case:

1) He was drinking the night before.
2) He had a run in with a girl he liked with another guy.
3) Not many people were looking for him.

He showed up later. He had gotten himself a hotel room and was just hiding out in thought for a few days. It’s not a male missing that’s scary. It’s a male missing with this many people trying to find him. Things happen in life, but man… the idea that someone could be lost and not found is unbelievable.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 6, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

People usually disappear for two reasons:

1) They want to.
2) Something bad happened.

Hopefully in this case it’s something minor like being stuck or he slid off the road. In a lot of those cases people can survive for a long time, especially with a car for warmth and shelter (if they’re smart about it and don’t gas themselves).

I saw a show about a guy who got stuck in his car in the midwest, and conditions were so bad they couldn’t find him for three days, even though they searched within a few hundred feet of his car.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Man, I didn't know it had been that long....

That’s scary. I thought we were talking about a few days.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:55 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure at this point in my life I could go missing for a week

and people wouldn’t even think about it.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 4:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure my wife and job would miss me.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess I should have been more complete with my point.

I could disappear for a week right now if it weren’t for my job and my wife, and nobody would probably notice I was gone (or be concerned at least). They’d probably figure I was off in Vegas or down on the coast or something.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm single, live away from my parents and currently unemployed

I have friends, but no one who checks on me constantly so if I disappeared it would be probably a week or more before anyone got concerned I think.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 4:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not depressed about it at all actually

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 4:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Sometimes my roommates would knock on my door to make sure I was still alive. >_>

Morgan Ensberg for Manager 2011!
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 6, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions  

We do that with our teenagers occasionally on the weekends.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:46 PM PST up reply actions  

God I hope so. >_>

Or I died for a couple months pretty hardcore after my last breakup. >_>

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 7, 2010 4:03 AM PST up reply actions  

This could have had potential as a "My last break up literally killed me." joke. =/

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 7, 2010 7:45 AM PST up reply actions  

My Feral Druid agrees with your Frost Mage.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I've only really known of one person that went missing. It was the fiance of a friend. They found his body a week later in Marymoor Park, he had taken his own life.

Its just not a good situation for anybody. It seems like usually if a person decides to “get away” for awhile on their own, they’ll at least tell one person.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Did he get canned?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

He was a bad hire in the first place.

He may have some talent, but he didn’t have enough experience.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Yep, coaching is more than what a coordinator does.

The guys on Slate had an interesting discussion about how the coaches who came out of New England have struggled, in part because the adopt a lot of Belicheck’s more aloof or belligerent ways of handling players and the media.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Belicheck is such a control freak,

I don’t think his coaches and coordinators get to make many decisions. So no wonder they struggle once they got out on their own.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 6, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Not if Brady is throwing to him.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Welker's success has a lot to do with the offensive scheme more than any incredible talent.

He does do a few things really well; he’s damn near impossible to take down after initial contact and he can cut in space with the ball better than most, but his gaudy numbers were easily replicated when Edelman filled in for him while he was injured.

by ThomasG on Dec 7, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

They gave a then-32 year old with no head coaching experience, full control.

It was so chic to hire a “Belicheck” guy that they forgot more goes into coaching then simply breathing in Bill Belichecks farts on a daily basis.

They’ll pay for this mistake for at least a couple more years.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah look at Charlie Weiss at Notre Dame

he had all the same aloofness and assholishness that Belicheck does.

That shit doesn’t really work on a bunch of 18-22 year old kids.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Worse than anything was personelle control.

Traded a 2nd/3rd/4th in order to move up and draft Tim Tebow. A player who may have slipped to #43 anyway. And was always a risky pick.

In return for the #25 pick, the Ravens got Sergio Kindle, Ed Dickson, and Dennis Pitta.

Time will tell if he’s a mad genius, but McDaniels selected Demaryius Thomas over Dez Bryant. Right now, Bryant is the healthier, better player.

In 2009, he selected the yet-to-do-anything Robert Ayers over Clay Matthews.

They traded a first round pick that year to draft Alphonso Smith in the 2nd round. Smith was traded in September for TE Dan Gronkowski.

Everybody is allowed mistakes, but McDaniels drafting alone could be the nail in the coffin, where he had few bright spots and many blemishes.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 6, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Dez Bryant is done for the season

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 6, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions  

This wiki-vandalism made me smile

Yunigarbage Betancourt, followed by the clean up edit: “Betancourt is a bad player who also recently made a careless error in a game allowing a run. I assume this page gets vandalized a lot.”

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 4:54 PM PST reply actions  

I love Wikipedia vandalism.

You know people have a website compiling everything right now, from funny texts, to funny Google auto-complete suggestions, to funny cakes? I would 100% read a funny Wikipedia vandalism website daily.

by Joe Metro on Dec 6, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Here's a tumblr someone gave up on!

http://wikipediavandalism.tumblr.com/
One more good Yuni one:

He is obsessed with peanut butter. The Moose makes him do evil things in exchange for some PB, and Yuni sees nothing wrong with this, because, as stated earlier, he is a PB-holic.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Caught you!

Yuni is the most kickass SS to ever play in the Majors. In addition, he is totally adorable and is a nice person. Any team would be lucky to have him, and Seattle misses him a lot.

by James F'n X on Dec 6, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions  

That's a good one, too. There's also one about him putting a pig in the Kentucky Derby and winning.

I made a few edits, but nothing not backed up by the awfulness and promise that is his career. Some of the tense stuff can still be cleaned up.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 5:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Didn't get the radio turned off in time.

Apparently Brian Kenney lovalovalovas him some Jayson Werth.

and don’t get him started on Adrian Gonzalez.

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 6:11 PM PST reply actions  

Or as this youtube comment tells me.
One thing to keep in mind here is that this creative was done specifically for release online and is therefore targeted at a specific demographic profile. It’s totally “opt in” and won’t be viewed by anyone who does not choose to view it. It communicates the many flavors of this beautiful community in the format the target audience uses to consume entertainment. Really Good Marketing Effort.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 7, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Wooo!

Apparently I can have one Edgar Martinez autograph a purchased bottle of Mezcal El Zacatecano at a liquor store here in Spokane tomorrow. :) Yay.

by wazzu93 on Dec 6, 2010 6:51 PM PST reply actions  

Isn't some of that just the normalization and compression of the ads' audio?

Ads are always cranked up high, while TV shows only do that for car crashes, explosions, or cello interludes.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know.

I was just being screamed at, and perhaps over-reacted.

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 8:36 PM PST up reply actions  

It seems that AMC is the worst at this

I’ll be watching a dialogue-heavy show, say Mad Men, and whenever the commercials come on I am scrambling to turn the TV down because there is such a jump from the show to the ads. It is ridiculous and I cannot wait until they standardize volumes

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:16 AM PST up reply actions  

So what TV shows are you folks watching these days?

On my current rotation is:

How I Met Your Mother
Castle
Mythbusters

I’m also going through the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica on Netflix.

Any other recommendations?

by BrianL on Dec 6, 2010 9:05 PM PST reply actions  

Chuck is pretty awesome if you avoid most of last season

For a procedural, Bones is pretty good, and although people slag it off I still think 30 Rock is hysterically funny.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:08 PM PST up reply actions  

It's definitely worth it

Last season wasn’t that great because it kept repeating the same story over and over again in every episode, but they seem to have solved that and have moved forward quite a bit this year, and they don’t repeat themselves. It’s a lot of fun.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions  

After getting through the 4th seasons of both Buffy and Angel

I’m entirely convinced that I can make it through any bad season of a good show.

by BrianL on Dec 6, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Chuck needs to just needs to dump all the relationship stuff and focus on the spy games.

The last part of third season was awesome, and now that they have a reaccuring villian, hopefully they can keep it going.

Dawg! He put da team on his back!

by JAH on Dec 6, 2010 9:26 PM PST up reply actions  

The relationship stuff is fine as long as they don't overplay it

This was the problem most of last season, is it was all about the relationship and will they/won’t they.should they. Now that they’ve settled that (NO SPOILERS FOR BRIAN) they’ve kinda gotten back to more of the spy games, which is good.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Really? I was dissapointed with how 4th season started. I felt it was more of the same.

The inclusion of [MESSAGE REDACTED] and [CLASSIFIED] was when I started to enjoy it again.

Dawg! He put da team on his back!

by JAH on Dec 6, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Bones has been losing me this last year or so ... not sure why

Castle. HIMYM, Big bang, 30 rock, Community, Modern family — hard as they are often on against each other. Glee works well as background while doing other things. The AMC stable of shows. Sherlock was great. Doctor Who’s Christmas special will actually be on Christmas this year!

oh, and I’ve just recently discovered Top gear :)

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I think Bones has a great cast

but it is definitely a procedural, so it’s also easy to watch about five episodes a season, get the great cast interactions, and not miss out on much.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Speaking of procedurals

I’ve been entertained by the UK re-do of Law & Order.

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, for some reason they chose to base the scripts on ones from the first season of the NY series

so I’d be watching along and then a feeling of deja vu would creep over me.

Jamie Bamber using his own accent is great, Harriet Walter is in charge of the cops, Bill Patterson in charge of the lawyers… and seeing the coppers sitting in a living room being served tea and biscuits is pretty swell.

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 9:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Top Gear UK or US?

I left that one out on my end, but I’ve been enjoying the US version so far. I love cars though so shows about them don’t take much to draw my interest. I also enjoy watching Pawn Stars and American Pickers for reasons I haven’t fully identified yet, but they are fun to watch when they are on

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:33 AM PST up reply actions  

There is a US version?

I don;t have any real interest in cars, but the guys are so entertaining that I don;t care.

by msb on Dec 7, 2010 8:46 AM PST up reply actions  

US version just started a couple weeks back. They're maybe 3 episodes in

Same format as the BBC version, just with Americans. Not quite as good as the UK version but as you say, it is the cast that makes the show what it is. Still, the US version has a lot of promise, especially as the cast continues to gel together

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:49 AM PST up reply actions  

The American version is privately-funded through sponsors where the BBC version is funded through public money.

That is a huge distinction between the two. Whereas the British version can get away with slagging certain automobile makers, products, etc. without fear of losing sponsorship money, the Americans are going to have to play nice and make sure they don’t piss anyone off.

by ThomasG on Dec 7, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

I haven't really noticed that at all

They’re always making fun of the Suzuki SX4 they use for Big Star, Small Car. And the SX4 is actually a pretty solid car, especially for the cost

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

That's my least favorite segment.

It really seems like it’s not a fully developed part of the show.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

I only watch ten minutes of the first episode before turning it off, so I really wouldn't know.

But most of the critics of the show feel that, by having corporate sponsorship, there’s a stronger influence towards biased “reporting” that is noticeably absent in the British version.

by ThomasG on Dec 7, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't really like the US version at all

sure, they’re doing lots of neat stuff with really cool cars (like the Cobra-Viper chase), but those guys just have the personalities of garden shrubs – Jeremy, Richard and James really make that show what is it more than anything else

by seattlebruin on Dec 7, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Tanner Foust is a dipshit and I don't like him that much

Adam Ferrara is not too bad, he’s just really wooden because, as a stand-up comedian, he isn’t used to reading a script. I really like the other guy, but he too is a bit wooden when reading his lines. They all do much better together when they are doing the recorded segments and are able to just talk to each other, things flow much better that way.

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Agreed

I mean the show obviously has a lot of potential, since hey, it’s Top Gear, but I just think that the UK version is a lot better sheerly due to the personality of the hosts

by seattlebruin on Dec 7, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Which is true of every UK-US remake

Most shows work because of the actors/personalities, not necessarily the subject matter

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

The lamentably named Cougar Town is pretty good.

It starts hitting its stride during the first season when they drop the focus Courtney Cox’s character’s love life and more on the weird stuff everyone else gets up to.

Dawg! He put da team on his back!

by JAH on Dec 6, 2010 9:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I have heard that

we also just started watching Psych, which is actually quite funny.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that good?

I have been somewhat curious but inertia has kept me from trying it out.

Dawg! He put da team on his back!

by JAH on Dec 6, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

We only saw one episode

but it was last week’s, which was a tribute/parody/ripoff/homage to Twin Peaks – and even as someone who couldn’t stand Twin Peaks, I loved the episode. Apparently it was rife with references to the show (the episode was set in a town called Dual Spires), and several TP cast members were in this episode as well. Even without that, though, it was a really funny episode, and it seems like most of the show is about these two sorta oddball guys who run a psychic detective agency. It’s pretty funny.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions  

My wife received the first season as a birthday gift last year

I got bored one day and watched basically the entire first season and thought it was a good watch, just never continued it from there for some reason

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:34 AM PST up reply actions  

I've enjoyed every episode of it I've seen

but I never watch it regularly.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 7, 2010 12:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Too many

30 Rock
Community
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
HYMIM
Big Bang Theory
Amazing Race

by Mariner John on Dec 6, 2010 9:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Friday Night Lights is an amazingly good show

it’s one of those shows that has never had a bad season, and rarely has an uninteresting episode. It’s an incredibly well done show.

by pdb on Dec 6, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I am so sad no one watched it.

But I’m glad it lasted as long as it did.

by Mariner John on Dec 6, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions  

It's still on!

This is the last season, and it’s every bit as good as it always has been despite really only having three regular characters (Coach and his wife and Buddy) from the first season. It’s a very well-written show.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 7:01 AM PST up reply actions  

They're on Episode 6 of a 13 ep season

they’re all available for download on torrent sites.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 2:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh okay, I guess I heard wrong then.

That’s a relief. This season has been good as usual.

by Mariner John on Dec 7, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions  

The thing I like best about this season and last

is that it’s like a prequel to the rest of the series, in a way – all we saw of Dillon High was once they actually were a top-tier football school, but in East Dillon we get to see how a school gets to that top tier. It’s really good.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Have you read the book?

Racial tension was really central in the book. I kinda hated how the book brushed over gender issues, though.

by yuniform on Dec 7, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

I have not.

I saw the movie and it was quite prevalent there if I remember correctly.

by Mariner John on Dec 7, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah. It's a really good book.

When he’s not an asshole, Bissinger is a good writer.

by yuniform on Dec 7, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions  

What the hell.

You never let me have any fun.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 7, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I keep hearing that, and I've liked Kyle Chandler since Early edition

but I just never got round to watching it. That may be a dvd experience of the future

by msb on Dec 6, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions  

The big Landry storyline in season 2 was pretty awful and forced.

Otherwise, it’s great. I’ll get it on Hulu when NBC decides to start airing their best drama again.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 10:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, that was kinda strange

but I did like the fact that it didn’t stretch over the entire season – it’s like they started it, realized “wow this was stupid” and did what they could to finish it rather quickly.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 7:02 AM PST up reply actions  

There was an interesting discussion about that on the Monkey See podcast a while back

after they’d talked one of the podcasters into watching season one… why you should watch it at abt. the 21 min mark, and after watching it, and brief talk about season 2, also abt. the 21 min. mark

by msb on Dec 7, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Also

Psych, Modern Family and The Office (it’s still enjoyable even if it has its flaws. can’t wait for Michael to be off though)

by Mariner John on Dec 6, 2010 9:35 PM PST up reply actions  

HIMYM

Castle
Community
Chuck
Fringe

Castle hardly interests me anymore and I only watch it because of Nathan Fillion. Community is fantastic and tops any other comedy out there (in my opinion). Chuck is rough at the very beginning (first 6 episodes or so) and rough in Season 3, but Season 2 will get you through because it’s one of the better TV seasons out there.

Fringe has a rough first season and a half because they tried so hard to be a procedural and avoid mythology. Then they finally decided “fuck it” and now it’s much more mythology-driven and awesome. John Noble is one of the better actors on TV, even if the leads are largely unremarkable.

by Fuckmikereilly on Dec 6, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Amen on season 3 of Fringe.

They’re pulling off a long sci-fi story without being too confusing.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I watch shows based on when they expire from my Hulu queue.

I recommend:
Terriers, which was just canceled today but is still wonderful
30 Rock
Community
Parks and Rec (back next month!)
Modern Family
The League
Chuck

and if you have Netflix, you have to see Pushing Daisies, which has two short-ish season. Probably one of my top five shows of the decade.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I've given up on all the anger over canceled shows.

I mean, season 10 of Freaks and Geeks would be pretty terrible, I bet. Having Neal marry Lindsay in Season 5 was a mistake, and James Franco should’ve never left. I did appreciate the Cindy Sanders/drug addiction storyline in season 3.

by yuniform on Dec 6, 2010 10:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I loved Dead Like Me!

I found the movie to be pretty disappointing, though…mostly because Mandy Patinkin was inexplicably absent.

by schismatix on Dec 7, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Too expensive of a show to make

but I loved it.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 7, 2010 12:44 AM PST up reply actions  

I forgot to recommend Bored to Death.

I watched the whole second season over Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a wonderful combination of hard boiled detective and ironic hipster Brooklyn. Plus, the cast (Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Zack Galifinakis) and guest stars are by and large flawless. It does what it sets out to do perfectly.

by yuniform on Dec 7, 2010 8:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Prepare yourselves as this is a long list

How I met your mother
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
Two and a half men
Hawaii Five-0
The Event
Family Guy
Psych
Burn Notice
Royal Pains
Rizzoli and Isles
House
Ugly Americans
The Walking Dead
Blue Mountain State
V

Not all of these come on in the same season of course but they get me through the week on a year round basis. My top 3 would have to be NCIS, Two and a half men, and NCIS: Los Angeles.
The Walking dead is a great new series and I was real disappointed to find out that the first season would only last 6 episodes.

…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell

by Marinerfanjake on Dec 6, 2010 11:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Is The Event any good?

I had no interest whatsoever when it came out.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 6, 2010 11:52 PM PST up reply actions  

It's intriguing.

If you happened to be someone that watched and enjoyed Lost (as I did), then you’ll probably really enjoy it. In fact, I’d say that someone who watched all of Lost would keep up with The Event a lot better, at least for the first 4 or 5 episodes. The show jumps right into the middle of the storyline, so they do a TON of flashing back to tell the back story.

The acting has been good, for the most part. Story is far-fetched and unrealistic, unless you believe it’s possible that a group of humanoid aliens crash-landed in the Alaskan mountains in the 1940’s and have infiltrated our society, influencing technological advances to bring about the necessary technology to get them back “home.” However, I’ve certainly been entertained, and would be sad if it ended after one season.

Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.

by Matt Erickson on Dec 7, 2010 2:19 AM PST up reply actions  

I've been going retro and watching shows I've missed the past couple years.

Currently I keep up with:
Community
Chuck
Lie to Me
Human Target
Modern Family
Bones(Occasionally)

Non Current on:
Breaking Bad
HIMYM
Big Bang
Dexter
House
Burn Notice
Scrubs(seen it all, watch it constantly)
Criminal Minds
Arrested Development (just finished =( )
Psych
Always Sunny

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 6, 2010 11:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Human Target, Burn Notice, Justified

and um that’s it now that Terriers is canceled.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 7, 2010 12:41 AM PST up reply actions  

And White Collar

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 7, 2010 12:41 AM PST up reply actions  

The Walking Dead is the only one.

Though the last episode of the season aired on Sunday.

by Coach Owens on Dec 7, 2010 2:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Long list forthcoming

Discontinued/ended shows:
-Lost
-24
-FlashForward
-Jericho
-Kyle XY
-Life
-The Unit

Between seasons:
-V
-White Collar
-Spartacus Blood and Sand
-Leverage

Currently running:
-House
-Lie to Me
-Criminal Minds
-Hawaii Five-O
-The Event
-The Mentalist

Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.

by Matt Erickson on Dec 7, 2010 2:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, it would be pretty interesting to rewatch the early seasons

With the “understanding” from the final seasons.

Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.

by Matt Erickson on Dec 9, 2010 1:15 AM PST up reply actions  

They just added the sixth season to the Instant Watch.

I really thought that season shit the bed, but I’m going to give it another watch through and see if it makes more sense this time around.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 9, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Mostly, I've been watching whatever I can find on Netflix.

Though on regular TV, Chuck, HIMYM, Big Bang Theory are the three I watch with any regularity.

I’d recommend Farscape, if you’re into Sci-Fi. My friend and I thought it was sort of a more fantasy/sci-fi Firefly with aliens, and agreed that it was really good. I could see people not liking it though, because of the sometimes out there plotlines, the aliens, and since it was done by the Henson company, some of the aliens are muppets. However, I thought it was absolutely great.

Also, Archer, though the only season out right now is the 10 episode first season. It is absolutely hilarious.

I don’t know if I’d recommend them to people, because they definitely aren’t for everyone, but Robin Hood was enjoyable. Also, Merlin grew on me over the one season on Netflix, and I found that really fun. Giles as Uther Pendragon!

Avatar the Last Airbender is actually pretty good, which is surprising because it was made by Nickelodeon.

Veronica Mars is fantastic, if you haven’t watched that. I would describe it as Buffy the Teenage Detective.

Also, Psych and Dexter, but I feel like other people have covered those.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 7, 2010 4:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I have heard Archer is pretty good

and I was a huge fan of SeaLab but I just couldn’t get into it.

Maybe I will give it another try

by d0nkey on Dec 7, 2010 10:55 AM PST up reply actions  

It is remarkably compelling for a children's show on Nickelodeon.

I’m sad there are only 3 seasons, because it’s so good. =(

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions  

It can be pretty hard core.

Dude gets his face burned off after objecting to a massacre.

Dawg! He put da team on his back!

by JAH on Dec 9, 2010 11:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I just started watching Battlestar Galactica on the Instant Watch last night

and holy shit did I miss out on a fantastic show. I was expecting it to be pretty corny, but after having just watched a couple of episodes I was dead wrong.

I can’t wait to see what that show has in store for me.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 7, 2010 8:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Everything goes to shit in the middle of the second season and never fully recovers.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Black Market was one of the worst episodes of television I have ever seen.

It gets to the point later on where the rules they seemed to have made for the series, they’re constantly reneging on, and things don’t have consequences in the same way you expect them to. But I won’t spoil any of what happens, you’ll have to decide for yourself.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I liked the fourth season of Dexter!

Better than the third season at least. I’d say it’s probably the second best season overall but a lot of things happened in it that would make people feel mighty uncomfortable.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

The first season, I probably still like the best.

2nd season I probably liked the least, though I liked the Doakes storyline.

3rd season, I really love Jimmy Smits in it. I have to give it credit there.

4th season, how can anyone not love John Lithgow?

I think the 5th season has been maybe the strongest season since the 1st, if only because Dexter is going through some major changes.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

YES PLEASE

I won’t get the opportunity to watch the fifth season until I get back to Seattle, where a friend has DVRed the whole damned thing for me.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Stupid Facebook fan pages keep trying to spoil shit for me.

The news feed is fucking obnoxious.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Good job with the no spoilers. Thanks.

I’ll probably start to watch the third season in January.

by yuniform on Dec 7, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions  

The final scene of the finale was my favorite!

No spoilers but god damn I wanted to punch that character in the mouth since they showed up.

by wazzu93 on Dec 7, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Does it fall apart like the X-Files fell apart?

As long as it stays above that threshold I’m happy.

by BrianL on Dec 7, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

I didn't watch much of the X-Files.

But basically, they repeatedly start doing bold things with plot and character and then promptly forget all about them. And then they also forget about certain things that were supposed to be driving the plot from its inception. The ending of the series was also fucking obvious.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I loved all of BSG except the final episode

because the problem you describe is writ large in that last episode.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I know!

I resisted watching BSG for a long time, and my wife finally talked me into it. I like it because it’s not completely sci-fi; people don’t walk around with laser pistols shooting strange monsters, and there are no adorable talking robots, and by and large it’s a story about humanity rather than a story about space.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2010 7:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Just hot talking robots. >_>

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 7:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I've run out of shows at the moment and need suggestions for something new

I only really watch Breaking Bad and Mad Men, but both are off until next fall, as well as The Walking Dead which just wrapped up for the year. Mythbusters airs at a time that I can’t watch it and they don’t do replays as often as they used to and that was basically the only other show that I would make an effort to watch.

I’ve got the complete series of The Wire, so I will probably make that my next show to watch but is there anything else I should look into as well? I don’t have a DVR, which certainly complicates things. Maybe something that I can get caught up via Netflix streaming or On Demand?

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Based on the shows you say you watch, you're going to be delighted with The Wire.

It wouldn’t be available to you for awhile unless you have HBO, but Boardwalk Empire has been fantastic.

Just along those lines: Oz, Dexter, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Carnivale, Sopranos.

These are all the normal mentionables I realize.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 8:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Sopranos is on the list already, I got into that show towards the end and was mad that I missed the first 5-ish season because I really enjoyed it

I’ve heard some incredibly mixed reviews about Boardwalk Empire, but I’m inclined to watch it at some point because Scorsese and Buscemi earn a free pass from me. Plus I heard it has gratuitous nudity, violence, and racism

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

There is an insane amount (for TV) of nudity. Lots of brutal violence.

I think Boardwalk is great. There are the characters you know, like Al Capone, and the guys you dont but will fall in love with (like the man with half a face)

It’s really, really good in my opinion.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 8:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Buscemi might be the weakest link of the show, actually.

Maybe it’s the character, but his portrayal of Nucky is so flat and devoid of, well, anything. The actors around him are fantastic, though. Michael Pitt as Jimmy, Michael Shannon as Agent Van Alden, and Michael Stuhlbarg as Arnold Rothstein are particularly good in their roles.

The show is quite slow, however. So if you chose to watch it, prepare for lots and lots and lots of dialog, with some pretty intense action sprinkled in every once in a while.

And, yeah, the dude with half a face is pretty awesome.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 7, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I've got no problem with dialog so I'll give it a whirl

Wife probably won’t be interested in it, but she is quick to call a show “boring” if there is just a ton of dialog, regardless of what the dialog may add to things. With the exception of Mad Men, for some reason. It’s her favorite show in television even though it is 90% dialog but hey, whatever.

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:54 AM PST up reply actions  

BINGO!

She really just loves everything about it and Peggy is just as important a character for her as Don is. I’ve told her repeatedly though that I’m going to start drinking heavily and smoking like a chimney and treating her like shit so she’ll love me more

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

A friend says

“Mad Men” (or, as I often think of it, “The Peggy Olson Show Featuring Don Draper”) "

by msb on Dec 7, 2010 9:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Fine by me

The entire series could just be the two of them carrying on conversations and working together and I would still watch all of it. I love her and her character, and she and Jon Hamm have great chemistry together

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh, I wasn't putting it down at all.

I agree with what you just wrote there 100%.

by katal on Dec 7, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I was just agreeing with you, so all is well sir.

The episode from this past season with just the two of them (Peggy’s Birthday, “The Briefcase”) was an excellent, excellent episode of television. This past season was a little up and down for me, emphasis on the “down” towards the end, but there are still plenty of things to love about it going forward

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Getting ready for the finales of Boardwalk Empire and Dexter.

Caught up with most of The Walking Dead over Thanksgiving break.

Thursday nights on NBC.
Thursday nights on FX.
Simpsons/Family Guy
Survivor
Weeds
The Big C
Intervention

I also want to mention that one of my favorite shows of all time is I Survived… but that shit is on Biography! I don’t have Biography, why isn’t it included in my cable package! That is all.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Time for my token recommendation that people find some way to watch The Shield

7 Seasons of excellent television. It does not ever really hit a low point during any of its ~125-150 episodes. This show is the reason that you can have shows like Breaking Bad because it opened the door for dark, violent dramas on non-premium cable channels

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I cut out the TV, but between Hulu and Netflix

I am watching all of the seasons of 24 starting with season 2 thru Netflix (this will take a bit of time to finish)

The Office, Community, and the Apprentice, Friday on Hulu

And I am also going thru the Mythbusters collections on Netflix

by d0nkey on Dec 7, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

I spent all summer watching 24

And honestly, I have to say it has to be one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, and not just because it’s 24 and has Jack Bauer. Everything about it really reeled me right in and held me all the way through all 8 seasons and the movie. I found myself legitimately identifying with Jack and all the other main characters the whole time. I was really sad when I watched the final episode.

Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.

by Matt Erickson on Dec 7, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions  

How awesome would that be?

Charge like a dollar per “episode” and you have to go back to the theater each time… I could see how this would get a huge cult following, especially if they only showed the episodes on specific nights (like show an episode every Friday in January, then the next month show episode two every Friday or something like that).

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay, maybe you split it into more than an hour per episode.

Still, seems like a way you could really make it an “event”.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Show a 2 hour block once a month

I would watch that. It will probably happen in 2024

by d0nkey on Dec 7, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions  

That's it, I'm moving to Hollywood to work in movies.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Let's have a beer first.

This way, when I go visit Hollywood and see you walking down the street I can say “Look honey! I knew that hobo when he was a productive member of society”.

by ToddK on Dec 7, 2010 10:53 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Right before I kick his fucking ass.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 7, 2010 11:18 PM PST up reply actions   3 recs

We better go get that beer quick ToddK.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey, just don't be a hobo, and you're safe.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Safe means not going to Hollywood then.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions  

24: Redemption

Made for TV movie.

Set between season 6 and 7. Season 7 actually builds off of it.

Every time you masturbate... God kills a kitten? Fuck kittens.

by Matt Erickson on Dec 7, 2010 11:17 PM PST up reply actions  

My shows.

In order of current preference:

Arrested Development is always worth rewatching. I am going to start my one week free hulu-plus trial and just burn through it.
White Collar
South Park
Burn Notice
NCIS
Law and Order: CI (The first 5 or so seasons are really good, but then it descends into nonsense)
The Office
How I Met Your Mother (Niel Patrick Harris is hilarious)
Anything on USA

M's fan in PA, soon to be LA

by perfectstrat on Dec 7, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Didn't see anyone mention Sons of Anarchy

It just wrapped up the third season, so you’ve got time to catch up, and it might be one of the best dramas on TV

by Tube on Dec 7, 2010 11:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I started BG on Netflix also, but I'm taking it super slowly. I think I'm on episode 5.

Other than that (and still trying to muddle through season 2 of Breaking Bad) I’m not watching much in the way of current tv shows.

by royalcurve on Dec 8, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I only recently realized that Burlington Coat Factory's B is a heart.

And that it probably didn’t start in Burlington, Wash. (Something felt wrong when I typed “warehouse.”)

by yuniform on Dec 7, 2010 8:53 AM PST up reply actions  

I love clever logos

There’s an arrow in the Fed Ex logo, for instance:

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:57 AM PST up reply actions  

You never noticed that before?

Now that you’ve seen it, you’ll never un-see it

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Link!


The Milwaukee Brewers’ old logo has an M and a B! The Hartford Whalers logo has an H!

by yuniform on Dec 7, 2010 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I still can't see it :(

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

WOOOOOOOOOO

That is pretty clever.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I have seen that logo for years and never noticed that.

Goddamn Magic Eyes!

Dawg! He put da team on his back!

by JAH on Dec 7, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions  

E and the x

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 7, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Holy cow!

I had to stare for a couple minutes, but there it is!

by katal on Dec 7, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Ah, the good ol' days of $18 CDs

I remember being mad when I got a $15 gift card for a place like that because it meant that I’d have to use my own money to get what I wanted

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 8:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, maybe.

And maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I don't know....

I’ve gotten to the point where I find Borders and Barnes and Noble and the other big outlets never have books that I would want, so I usually just give the card to my mom and take the cash in return.

I suppose I could buy some mass market quality translation…

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Current subhead at si.com:

It sounds like Red’s stolen bobblehead has finally shown up!

by apunetid on Dec 7, 2010 1:54 AM PST reply actions   2 recs

Who do you think are the "biggest stars" in baseball today (in terms of their place in the public's consciousness or marketability, not just his baseball skill). Who is the biggest?

I can’t think of anyone in the past decade who was as much of an icon as Ken Griffey Jr. was in the 1990s. Maybe that’s because the NFL has clearly overtaken baseball as the country’s most popular sport during the past ten years or so, but still.

by Decatur on Dec 7, 2010 9:02 AM PST reply actions  

In this article that came out a few months ago, in terms of marketability:

1. Jeter
2. Pujols
3. Mauer
4. Strasburg
5. Ryan Howard

Strasburg is a perfect example of name over product. The product was fantastic when it was out there, but he hasnt been out there much. But he is definitely one of the faces of MLB.

After this season, I think Brian Wilson has to be top 10.

LINKY

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Jeter.

Then there was an Albert Pujols reference on 30 Rock recently, so maybe him?

by katal on Dec 7, 2010 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Bigger than those two, no.

But I’d really be shocked if there were two or three stars more well known than he is.

by katal on Dec 7, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions  

That's impossible for me to try to wrap my head around as what would a non-Mariners fan think?

Of course I think everyone knows Ichiro. But to what degree? I would hope that 95% of America has at least heard of Ichiro, but that’s obviously not true. Do people in the South give a crap about Ichiro? Moreso than Derek Jeter, A-Rod, Rivera, and the rest of the Yankees? Or people living in Baltimore, do they know about Ichiro? It doesn’t help that Ichiro plays on the West coast. Of course, worldwide, its a different story… but in America, I could see a handful of players being more well known.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Josh Hamilton

Ichiro
Joe Mauer
Dustin Pedroi-ugh

by seattlebruin on Dec 7, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

I'd have to say...

Pujols, Howard, Mauer, Lincecum, Ichiro, Manny still to some extent.

by Mariner John on Dec 7, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Are the Nats poised to make a "huge" offer to Cliff Lee?

If so, then there is a God, and he lives in Washington DC. Also.. chatspeak.

Link

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:10 AM PST reply actions  

I would love for him to end up on the Nationals though, just to buck the system

Plus then we would basically never have to face him. Also, 2012 would have him and Strasburg both in the same rotation which would be completely unfair.

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes.

There was a part of the season for us where Lee/Felix had 6 straight starts averaging 9 innings and a fraction of a run.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 7, 2010 9:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Like that but more unhittable

Maybe a few more walks courtesy Mr. Strasburg (compared to Felix), but they would probably do 25 K’s between the 2 of them each start

by tootthekazoo on Dec 7, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Also, I just saw this. The Nationals had 1 player pitch more than 150 innings and that was Livan Hernandez.

They don’t necessarily need Lee to fix that, but they need to get some reliable pitching.

Hey, with Werth and Lee in the fold, I give the Nationals some sleeper potential. Its a shame about Strasburg.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I wouldn't say that it sounds like they are "no longer in on him" so much as "they may have not really be all that willing to outbid the Yankees"

Yankees apparently say that they won’t give Lee as much as they gave CC and that his addition is “nice, but not necessary”

Cliff, Go where you are wanted!

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, you just know that Texas' 2011 rotation is going to be:

Cliff Lee
Zack Greinke
Colby Lewis
C.J. Wilson
Neftali Felix

by Decatur on Dec 7, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

I fear Neftali Felix :(

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Just like with Strasburg, I love this.

If we can’t get the star pitcher, at least he’s (maybe) going to the NLE. Yipee!

Plus, it screws Texas out of a high draft pick!

by katal on Dec 7, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Washington's first round pick is protected.

Maybe I should have worded my post better. Texas will get a good pick, but they won’t get a top-30 selection.

by katal on Dec 7, 2010 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

It's a good point. Every little bit helps.

Plus I’ve got a soft spot for the Nationals. Personally, I don’t care about the whole World Series, who has never gone thing. If they go before us, whatever. We’ll be the last.. so be it.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Quillermo del Toro's first movie, "Cronos", was added to the Instant Watch today.

Has anybody seen it? Worth watching? The description sounded pretty interesting.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 7, 2010 10:43 AM PST reply actions  

Salk just sounded so unconvincing

trying to sell his listeners on buying this for Christmas

by msb on Dec 7, 2010 11:47 AM PST reply actions  

First thing I remember buying with money I earned myself was a Mongoose BMX bike.

I actually paid for half of it, and my parents paid for the other half.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 12:07 PM PST reply actions  

May as well go the extra six at this point.

I once went three days after a particularly heavy New Year’s Eve, that’s probably the longest for me.

by Eyeball Kid on Dec 7, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I wouldn't go a whole lot longer on just water.

You are not a heavy person so if you fast too long your body will start burning muscle.

by Sec 108 on Dec 7, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Is there some reason you're not eating?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

If you just forgot (which I have a tendency to do), you need to eat something.

Now that you remembered there is no excuse for starving yourself, and he lack of food will just cause your body more stress and make the situation worse.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

...is not worth a trip to the hospital

and “I forgot to eat” is about a good a story as “one day I woke up 5 min late”. If you injure yourself one block into a race around the world, THAT’S a good story – merely forgetting to eat and then prolonging it isn’t. Go eat.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm honestly not sure I've ever gone even a day without something to eat.

At least a snack or some broth or something.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't think I've ever even had to fast for a full day.

When I had my throat surgery, it was no food after midnight, with surgery at about 10:30 the next morning.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Fuck you David Stern.
“Once we were there, once we’re some place, we try to stay there.”

by BrianL on Dec 7, 2010 1:49 PM PST reply actions  

He's worse than Selig.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 7, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Am I misunderstanding? Don't get me wrong, I hate Stern with every fiber of my being..

but the Hornets in all likelihood should be done with New Orleans. There’s no way that the NBA can be as profitable there as they could be in so many other markets.

To me that almost sounds like “We’d rather be a place we’ve been.” I’ve heard Chicago mentioned as a destination, believing it could easily handle a 2nd NBA team.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Every time an NBA team moves or there's an expansion, there will be a huge, national movement for Seattle to get a team

I would imagine we’ll have a team within five years of Stern going away – it’s just a matter of whether or not the city will support the league again after the Sonics and how they got so good right away

by seattlebruin on Dec 7, 2010 3:05 PM PST up reply actions  

The NBA wants to expand its markets, not split them.

I have a hard time seeing the Hornets go to Chicago as a second team.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions  

New York and LA already have proven they can support two teams in a sport

also, they tried that with the Nets, and no one cares about the Nets

by seattlebruin on Dec 7, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Nobody cares about the Clippers either.

Or the Mets.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Kidding.

They aren’t as big as the Yankees, but they do have a following. Although I’d say they lose fans to the Dodgers even to this day.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

The Mets don't, the Yankees do is my understanding.

I have a good friend who’s Dad grew up in Brooklyn and was there when they left. He says most everyone blamed it on the Yankees for running them out of town.

by Sec 108 on Dec 7, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

A lot of people do yes...

But they are like the Mets compared to the Yankees, or maybe even less. When you say “the basketball team in LA”, 90% of non-LA fans will think Lakers.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Chicago can support two NBA teams. Its already split, northside and southside as it is and its the third largest city in the US.

Chicago has some of the most die-hard fans I’ve ever met and I think there could easily be a market for a 2nd team.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 7, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions  

You think people would drop the Bulls and adopt a new team?

There is Cubs vs Sox, bu that’s been around forever. I don’t see half of the Bulls fans just jumping on a new bandwagon.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Depends if they were any good.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 7, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I still think it would be tough to make people jump to the other team.

If a new football, soccer or baseball team showed up here, and our teams had multiple championships in their past, would you just bail on the current teams and adopt a new one?

I wouldn’t. I’d still be an M’s fan, Seahawks fan, etc until the day I die, even if the “new” team kicked their ass all the time.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Good point.

Although the fair argument would be, “what if the other teams ownership was just awesome?”

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 7, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions  

They wouldn't "jump"

Some people would probably support both teams, and the large amount of non-native Chicagoans would probably start supporting the second NBA team because they like basketball but don’t care for the Bulls. Remember that Chicago is located in the heart of a lot of states that don’t have any professional sports. If they never liked the Bulls, they could easily get in on something new.

by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 8, 2010 8:48 AM PST up reply actions  

This is an excellent point.

They could easily draw a fan base from the more rural areas of the midwest.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 10:26 AM PST up reply actions  

They probably could support it,

but the NBA has been set on moving into new markets, not adding to existing ones. Plus, all of Chicago is already Bulls fans, I think you’d have a hard time getting anyone to root for a new team at this point.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions  

The NBA could use contraction probably.

But Seattle and some other cities are theoretically still viable markets (way more than Charlotte, OKC and some other markets they’ve tried to go into) that I would guess they’d try to tap before they split an already established market.

Plus, I don’t think Stern has anything AGAINST Seattle having a team, although I’m sure he’s concerned about the bad feelings left from him allowing Bennett to steal the Sonics away.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions  

They could move but if the Maloofs own them it won't be to Vegas

Stern is very, very concerned about the appearance of a gambling influence on the league.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Just like every league.

Plus there is the issue that the majority of the people in Vegas at any given time aren’t local, and many of the locals are transplants, so it may be hard to develop a “home town” following for any major sport.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions  

The Key Arena would be a temporary home while a replacement arena is built (with private money).

The NBA never had an issue with the Key as a temporary place, but they didn’t want to stay there (as configured) long term. It would be as good of a home (if not better) than most expansion markets could provide for the first few years.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 7, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions  

The problem is that no arena would be built with private money

it’s a good idea, but when it comes time to sign contracts, you know for a fact that the public would be on the hook for most of the construction costs if not the land costs as well.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2010 8:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Seattle's not a big enough market to make that approach work.

Plus, the public money’s there, if the right approach is taken by the prospective ownership group. People will be willing to put themselves behind an arena to get a sports team back into the city. Look at Cleveland with the Browns, Baltimore with the Ravens and Charlotte with the Bobcats, for instance(s).

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 7, 2010 10:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Given enough time without basketball and enough success for Kevin Durant and the Thunder, people will reminisce and acquiesce.

It took a while for the city of Baltimore, but they eventually brought back football. Give it time. Seattle is a huge market for a city with only two professional sports teams in the four major leagues.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 7, 2010 11:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't want Seattle taxpayers to pay for another arena

and if it comes to that and is going to be funded by tax dollars I’ll fight as hard against it as I fought for Safeco Field. Key Arena is a perfectly fine, not-too-long-ago remodeled arena, and to build another one anywhere in the Seattle area is just stupid. Especially if taxpayers have to pay for it.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2010 7:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm just saying it's probably going to happen eventually.

If Paul Allen and Nintendo can get public money, any rich owner will be able to, provided they push the right buttons.

And I wouldn’t want that to happen at all. Public subsidies for sports venues basically just hand money to team owners for no good reason.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Which I see as the entire problem

it’s not that they are asking the public to fund an arena – that’s fine – if the people want pro sports, they should shoulder some of the burden of financing those sports.

It’s that there’s a perfectly good arena that was relatively recently remodeled and the owners are telling us that it’s suddenly not good enough to host an NBA team

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

.
not-too-long-ago remodeled arena,

And remodeled to NBA specs to boot. They said we needed an up to date facility. Key was what became of their wishes and they approved it. Now it’s not good enough?

  Fuck you David Stern for being an arrogant prick and giving our team to OKC. Fuck you Clay Bennet for running our team into the ground just so you and your carpet bagging pals could take our team away. Fuck you Howard Schultz for selling our team to an out of towner that you knew (how dumb do you really think we are?) was going to relocate it. Fuck you Barry Ackerly for selling our team to Schultz and thereby beginning the chain of events. Fuck you NBA because you have become a “me me me” league and taken the fun out of Basketball. And, while I’m at it, Fuck you Scott Stapp for being a Cockwallet and a douche nozzle.

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   4 recs

Key Arena was remodeled 15 years ago.

The Kingdome lasted a mere 23 from opening to destruction. I hate to say it, but sports buildings do not seem to have a long shelf life. Key Arena was a half-ass rebuild and because of it I think it may in fact be fair to say it had an ever shorter shelf life as a viable building.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree completely.

I do not see it happening. I just think in historical terms 15 years is not recent.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

You would think at some point they would learn,

and design these places to make it easier to upgrade and modify them later in their lives. It’s very seldom and issue with the main building itself, it’s how it’s configured.

Also, I think the newer “single use” facilities will have a much longer life than many of the “multi-use” facilities did.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, with Key Arena, it was a footprint issue.

I think they didn’t want to make it much bigger, which would prevent luxury boxes or some such.

Miami also had a short shelf-life basketball arena. Maybe it’s just hard to predict the future.

by yuniform on Dec 8, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions  

The Key was not designed as an NBA venue specifically though.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions  

True.

But there were still limitations due to the footprint. I don’t think they can make it much larger than it is, they can only gut it and rebuild what is inside.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions  

They had the option of building up rather than

down on the last rebuild. Dickhead Ackerley chose down to make it unsuitable for NHL hockey.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I thought part of it was that Seattle wanted to keep it looking like it did originally from the outside.

I might be mistaken on that though.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

He was such a dick.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions  

At least he kept the team here,

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 2:08 PM PST up reply actions  

That's about it.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Didn't they make it to the championships under his ownership?

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by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

There is enough space in the location to expand,

but it would be tough to expand the current building itself just because of the architecture.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know the specific directions,

but the front and left (if you look from the front) seem to have room.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I think you are way off the pulse of this city.

We passed a law basically making it impossible to publicly fund a new arena. Interest in the NBA has dropped to almost zero. None of my friends ever talk about it anymore and we are all sports fans. If this area builds a new building it will be outside of the city limits.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

From every other case I've encountered, it looks like local governments acquiesce over time.

It’s just a matter of how long the recoil against the NBA is going to be. Just as there was a healthy NBA market in the city before, there are still plenty of fans in the area, even if some were jaded by the SuperSonics’ terrible chain of events that led to the team moving to Bumfucklahoma City.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions  

The local government had their hands tied by a referendum though.

It just will not happen in Seattle. Maybe Bellevue or Renton, but not Seattle.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

I'd love it if Bellevue or Renton forced the team to not use the "Seattle" moniker.

There could be Washington Sonics v. Washington Wizards games!
(Puget Sound Sonics would be a cool name.)

by yuniform on Dec 8, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Wouldn't happen

The Pistons are still hailed as “Detroit” even though they play in Auburn Hills which, if I remember correctly, is essentially the same as Bellevue/Renton from Seattle

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm still vaguely in favor of not re-using the Sonics name

Just to remember what the NBA did to them.

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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 8, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I say we call them the Seattle StormTroopers.

We can rename Key Arena the Deathstar.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Seattle should wait until the NBA has their next lockout anyway.

That league needs to get it together and prove it can be viable long term.

by Sec 108 on Dec 7, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Exactly

Watch the city make a big push to get the NBA back in Seattle and then the league folds in 5-10 years

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I think soccer has a big enough base support that things would be okay.

People seem to like going to sporting events here when the teams are decent.

by yuniform on Dec 8, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't think the two would affect each other very much.

Maybe on a corporate sponsorship level there might be some connection or drain from one to the other, but they are very different crowds.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions  

But they are different times of year so that is an odd argument.

A better argument is that if the Mariners hadn’t been the most boring team in baseball you may never have watched an MLS game.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I think the timing (Sonics leave, Sounders join MLS) did something

I don’t think that if the Sonics come back there will be a big drop off.
Also: MLS gave lip service to adopting a fall/winter schedule that would mirror the NBA (and European leagues.) I hope they don’t do it for a long time. (It may just have been pandering to FIFA for a World Cup bid.)

by yuniform on Dec 8, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm using Princeton review.

I memorized a bunch of vocab that didn’t actually appear on the test and was replaced by strange vocab that I didn’t study for.

It does have some decent math strategies though.

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by JY on Dec 7, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions  

It's got the CD-ROM & updates, right?

my niece is getting ready to start studying— she’s likely to be doing psych/sociology, and I have no idea how that might factor in. I haven’t thought about the GRE in a very very long time.

by msb on Dec 7, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions  

No CD rom in my edition, but it has two complete online practice tests.

I’m just doing general, not subject specific. I’d expect that in her case they’d want a pretty good verbal and an all right math score.

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by JY on Dec 7, 2010 8:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I have the Barron vocab book, Barron GRE study guide, and the Princeton review guide.

These were all recommend to me by a friend who just recently took the test. I’m taking my time studying for the exam so I’ve only looked at the vocab book.
FYI – The exam is changing come August 2011, so if your niece is going to take the exam anytime after that it’s important for her to find study guides for the new format. Best of luck to her!

by melenious on Dec 8, 2010 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Adelanto isn't much better at present.

But hey, for the third or fourth year in a row, we could only be there one more year!

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by JY on Dec 7, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions  

I think the town of Adelanto might be worse but Bakersfield's stadium sucks more.

Bakersfield players get taken to the hospital for taking groundballs to the throat on bad hops. Mavericks players have to carry guns for protection when they go to the laundromat.

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by JY on Dec 8, 2010 9:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Looks like some action between the Cubbies and Pena.
SI_JonHeyman Pena deal is done with #cubs, who get their lefthanded hitter and plus defender

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 7, 2010 10:44 PM PST reply actions  

So...

Why did that lady on the Geiko commercial have relations with a Gecko in ‘93? I’m saddened by this. Plus, he seems like a total jerk.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 1:28 AM PST reply actions  

I've wondered that myself.

But you know, tequila….

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions  

It was pretty spectacular.

I imagine the SpaceX media folks will have it streaming somewhere within the hour.

by BrianL on Dec 8, 2010 8:01 AM PST up reply actions  

When is it supposed to re-enter/splash down?

I was following updates this morning, but wasn’t able to watch the launch since it happened during my commute

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Must have been the huge BOOM I heard earlier.

I think it was actually thunder, but I still had to go check all the windows in my house to make sure none of them were shattered.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Awesome.

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by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

DOH!!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Whoops.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions  

The article goes on to say that they are going to take another shot at entering Venus' orbit in 6 years

I assume this is after either sling-shotting around the sun or Mercury.. hooray for job security I guess

by d0nkey on Dec 8, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

So it isn't plunging into the sun,

it just didn’t go into orbit. That does mean they can take another shot. And really, if they know the trajectory they can pretty much forget about the probe for about 5 years before they have to do anything.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions  

It missed getting into orbit, and the sun is pulling the probe towards it.

So I would assume they will make another pass at it. But I’m wondering if they even have any resources available to change its trajectory. They didn’t get into details about that part. The article focused on the failure.

by d0nkey on Dec 8, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions  

It just missed Venus, and will attempt an orbit in 6 years

Whole bunch of time to waste for that one, hopefully they can find other things for it to do while it waits

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Sodoku, anime....

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

At least it wasn't manned.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Dragon capsule has splashed down.

Mission appears to have been a complete success.

Okay NASA, you’ve got a private sector crew transport now. Let’s get a heavy lifter to get out of LEO.

by BrianL on Dec 8, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Oh man, I wish.

No way that ever happens, I’m afraid. Not with the stigma attached to nuclear anything.

I’ll settle for NASA cannibalizing the plans for Ares V.

by BrianL on Dec 8, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions  

So the A's didn't sign Iwakuma.

Possibly good for us?

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by JY on Dec 8, 2010 9:11 AM PST reply actions  

Yep, it's refunded.

There isn’t even a failsafe in there of a certain percentage needing to stay with the posting club.

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by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

People accused the Red Sox of doing that when they were having trouble in the Matsuzaka negotiations.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

You mean put in two billion dollar bids on every player, just to block the other teams,

then when it comes time to negotiate the contract, offer a pepperoni stick and a pile of dog poop?

I think MLB and the Japanese league would step in on that.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Seriously, you can't just go offering everyone pepperoni sticks.

Folks get greedy.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I'd play for pepperoni sticks.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

They don't?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

I thought they could choose whether or not to accept the HIGHEST bid.

So if the best bid is only 200K, they can pass and keep the player. I didn’t think they had the right to pick and choose from all the bids.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Variety:

“"Grounded for Life" creators Bill Martin and Mike Schiff are behind the show as writers and exec producers, while Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum are also EPs. Martin and Schiff created and exec produced the Rob Riggle pilot "Team Spitz" for CBS last season. Martin and Schiff also recently developed the projects "TMI" and "We Need Girlfriends" at the Eye. The duo’s credits also include "Cavemen".”

by msb on Dec 8, 2010 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Sounds like they put their worst people to the task.

Here’s hoping it never leaves pre-production.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I bought it yesterday and watched it last night and was reminded again of how great the score is for the movie

Enough so that I was listening to it on the way in to work this morning

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Y'know, that was one of my problems with the movie, actually.

Typically in a movie there are parts of the movie when there is no music. Chris Nolan, however, seems like he has music IN EVERY SINGLE SCENE. It becomes overbearing at times.

Dark Knight was similarly afflicted.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 8, 2010 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

That is very true, but at least the music is great

Dark Knight did have this same problem. I wonder if the composer had anything to do with that. “I know you only wanted 35 minutes worth of music, but I made 4 hours of epic sound and I demand you use all of it in the movie”

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

But to actually disagree with you.

I think this is exact thing that separates Nolan in a good way. He uses his scores instead of excessively using SFX to create all sorts of emotions during his scenes.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

That ending really caught me by surprise.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Lunar coolness.

Robert Krulwich talked about the actual meandering path the first lunar astronauts took on the moon

And Neil Armstrong writes him a letter

by msb on Dec 8, 2010 10:19 AM PST reply actions  

I would give a lot just to sit and listen to Neil Armstrong talk for a day.

Cool shit.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Michael Collins seems like a pretty cool dude, too.

He was constantly giving the notoriously cold and professional Armstrong shit (in a good way) during the Apollo 11 mission.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 8, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

We had Story Musgrave come to our college and give a couple talks.

He was heavily involved in Hubble only guy to fly on all of the shuttles. He was amazing. And now I’m letting my geek show.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

I love that not only is he a rocket scientist, he's a certified MD as well.

From wiki

BS degree in mathematics and statistics from Syracuse University in 1958, an MBA degree in operations analysis and computer programming from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1959, a BA degree in chemistry from Marietta College in 1960, an M.D. degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1964, an MS in physiology and biophysics from the University of Kentucky in 1966 and a MA in literature from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1987

Brilliant dude.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions  

That whole link is pretty awesome.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

LLemmies go to.....

Front Page Post: First Half in Review: The Mariners as Thing in or Near Jeff’s Apartment
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Thread of the Year: Let’s ask katal!
Commenter of the Year: Kermit.
Commenter of the Year, Supporting: OlSalty
Commenter of the Year, Helpful: JY
Commenter of the Year, Visiting Mod: Scruffy Lefty
Commenter of the Year, Rookie: Chris Hafner
Commenter of the Year, Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Winner: Robert
MeLLtdown of the Year: I think we signed Rich Harden

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 10:33 AM PST reply actions   7 recs

Holy shit, Robert won?

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey having a award made up for you and then winning that award is still winning.

Kinda

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

*an

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions  

It's funny.

Last year during the LLemmies, I wasn’t nominated for anything and decided to be more of a presence so I could at least be eligible. Now I’ve won against a number of other equally if not more qualified candidates and feel bad about it.

Guess I’ll just have to try to earn it again this year.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I just tell people to buy Thinkpads.

You actually have useful, fun and entertaining prospect information.

by BrianL on Dec 8, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

And how to get viruses off computers and troubleshoot/fix certain hardware things.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Why do I feel like this is two conversations in one?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

It can be.

It’s a case by case thing. Sometimes people have hard drives that shit the bed and require data recovery, others have CD-rom drives that blow up or do weird things that conflict with the operation of the rest of the machine. A lot of seeming hardware problems can be attributed to viruses or trojans making a mess of things, like RAM and processing issues or strange sounds or what have you, but it’s not always the case. If my motherboard melts it’s probably because the ventilation is bad and not because I was visiting questionable websites.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions  

I totally see what this has to do with your LLemmie guilt....

I think… No…

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm bad at winning at things.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:20 AM PST up reply actions  

You should tell people to buy Thinkpads.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

The time to sell on Triunfel was long, long ago.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

But who knows.

Maybe he’ll surprise us and do something other than suck this season.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I have so much hope for him - you just can't teach quality contact skills

of course contact and not hitting the ball hard turns you into Jose Lopez eventually, but still

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I've thought that the two were probably identical since the start of last year.

Right now I’m all about potentially getting my heart broken by Esteilon Peguero.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

The more I see and hear the Triunfel/Lopez comparison, the more I like Triunfel!

although Triunfel doesn’t seem as adorably retarded, which will probably hinder my liking him as much

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

He might yet be adorably retarded.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

I hope something clicks with him soon,

and he makes us all look like fools for doubting him.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, Triunfel seems like a boner.

He doesn’t have that Jose Lopez magic. =(

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Dude, you said boner.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

I will begrudgingly and half heartedly give a congratulations to OlSalty for his victory over me.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions  

So is anybody intrigued by Google's Chrome OS?

I put in an application to get one of the notebooks that they will be seeding to the public to test the service. Seems pretty slick though and I like the idea of everything being stored in the cloud

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 10:49 AM PST reply actions  

The evolution of computing has been quite interesting.

The masses no longer need something that is used to create. They just need something that is used to consume all thats out there.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions  

And this OS seems pretty well tailored for consumption

I’m really interested to see how it works in the real world and though my chances are slim as can be, I’d love to get picked for their pilot program

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't even know what the cloud is...

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

"The Cloud" is online-based storage

You won’t save files on the computer itself, everything will be stored on the web so it will be accessible from anywhere. You could even log in on a friend’s laptop running Chrome OS and access all of your settings and files

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Interesting, but that seems less secure to me.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

That's definitely my biggest fear with that system.

I want to at least make people work at mining my personal data.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I really wouldn't care for most personal stuff,

but from a business perspective I wouldn’t touch it with your penis.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:18 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm giving you permission to touch the cloud with your penis.

If you want to touch MY computer, you have to buy me drinks first.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

You can have fun, it'll just cost you.

I’m not a cheap date.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Paying for sexual contact as a male...

You’re a player!

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Bitches got money too...

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Ain't that the truth.

Play on sir.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't like the fact that if you lose your connection to the internet you don't have access to anything

I know most poeple have 24/7 access to the internet these days, but there are times when we don’t

by d0nkey on Dec 8, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Cloud idea is neat, but I totally agree

I’m not sure I’m comfortable with needing internet access at all times just to be able to get at basic stuff on my computer

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Fail-safe =/= file-safe

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm not worried about losing data,

I’m worried about data being stolen.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't think this is much less secure than storing it on your own PC

unless you just don’t connect your computer to the internet, but then what’s the point?

It also eliminates the possibility of physical theft of the data

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Good point.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, there's always the risk of man in the middle attacks when you have to transmit data over a network.

As well as social engineering and other log in based attacks.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Certainly, yes

but those risks are also present the way data is stored currently. I just don’t see cloud storage being a large additional risk to what we have already.

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

I've watched Sunday Night Football over at my buddy's place a couple of times

this season, and he doesn’t pay for cable etc so we stream it from the NBC site. They show the same 2 “To the Cloud”: ads multiple times during every commercial break.

I’m ready to punch everyone involved in them.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 8, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

On-line data storage is a pet peeve of mine.

It is the fastest growing sector of energy use in our country with no sign of slowing down. For a nation supposedly trying to be more energy conscious this drives me nuts.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Tree hugger.

But you raise a very valid point. Heck, I just look in the computer room of my very small company, and I’m amazed how many things are sucking down electricity. Heck, even our new staplers have lights on them that you can’t turn off.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Who staples in the dark??

Oh. Right, Sec108.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:01 PM PST up reply actions  

"While you're down here, grab some bug spray and take care of this roach problem".

I have no idea why staplers need lights on them. But all the new automatic staplers seem to have them.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Have you ever stapled yourself?

Neither have I but I bet it hurts.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I haven't, but about 5 years ago a girl here at work managed to.

I didn’t think it was that big of a deal, but they sent her off to get a tetanus shot and everything.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

They've been learning to be more energy efficient,

but they’re still huge power draws.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

The power will start dropping as they all switch to SSD.

It will take several years though.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not sure what that means.

They are computers that are left on 24/7. That is not green in any way, shape or form.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Some newer farms have installed solar and other self sustaining power sources,

as well as new ways of dealing with cooling and other issues.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah this is what I heard.

If this actually true or just PR flack I do not know but this is a really interesting point that you brought up

by Robert on Dec 8, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

A shape that's always used in papers about the internet to denote the internet in diagrams.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Is it coming out now or something?

I have a Netbook I’d give it a spin on.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 8, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions  

It isn't out yet but I'm fairly sure it won't be an openly available download

They’re trying to dictate a certain set of specs for systems and I don’t believe that they’ll allow it to be on just any system. It’s funny because they are trying to mandate hardware consistency while Android has 4 buttons on the bottom that can be configured in any of 16 ways by manufacturers, making for no consistency in their mobile hardware. Again though, their plan is to make it so that it will only work on their specific type of hardware. In other words, wait about a week after it launches and you’ll be able to dual-boot it on an iPhone

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Well then, meh.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 8, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

So just random shit.

That’s always nice.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

And the inside of one window is wrapped, and the outside of the window next to it.

Random flashes… That’s a nice!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Are you sure?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

He is a single guy (I think)

And he cut me off in the neighborhood driving his prius.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Have him assassinated.

The lights alone show that he deserves it.

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

As long as they're properly trained.

Can’t have a bunch of half-dead people walking around bleeding all over everything.

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Think of the job opportunities for the clean up though.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

So even half-fast ones can contribute. This could reshape society as we know it.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

You're preaching to the choir.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I had you pegged as first in line for the job...

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

It's good to have friends.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

It pays in crock pots.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Good. It's crock pot weather.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Mine hasn't left the counter in three weeks.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Put sugar in his gas ta...

Oh wait, that would only be marginally helpful.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Switch the terminals around on his car battery.

That’ll show him!

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Hack the computer in his car to randomly deploy the airbags.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait, thats it?

This needs the Micheal Bay Makeover (patent pending).

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions  

This is excellent

It’s like some kind of abstract “fuck you” to the commercialization of Christmas. Or he just sucks at symmetry

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Have you seen Monster House?

My son loves it because he looks at houses like that, too.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions  

It's actually a great movie - you should check it out.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions  

ROBOT HOUUUUSE!!!!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh shit - that reminds me,

Remember that show where they remodeled houses with crazy shit like vacuum beer chutes to the TV den, spaceship crashing through the roof, etc? I miss that show.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions  

The Ty Pennington thing?

Don’t get me started on that.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions  

No no no - this was different.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions  

That was the one they did the beer chutes and the spaceships in.

I hated that show, because they left the people with houses that they couldn’t afford to maintain, and that weren’t useful for actual living anyway.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions  

So he did the one I'm thinking of that wasn't Extreme Home Makeover?

Or did they do crazy beer chutes on that one too?

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I think EHM was the one I'm thinking of.

They did beer chutes and all sorts of things in that (working volcanoes, automated laundry chutes, etc).

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions  

There are tons of those...

I can’t think of the specific one you might be thinking of.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Fun fact:

Also called “Monster House”. On the Discovery Channel, spun off from Jesse James’ Monster Garage.

Don't worry; I'm a writer.

by harkening on Dec 8, 2010 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Gadget wasn't the host,

he was just the welder or one of the guys that worked on the show all the time.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Huh - That's why it automatically sparked my memory!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh boy

This is starting to sound familiar.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 11:50 AM PST reply actions  

John Brantley is no Tim Tebow

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 8, 2010 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Never* has the transition from Heisman to suck been so obvious.

*with the exception of Mark Ingram from 2009 to 2010

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Jake Locker!

(Runs away)

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Never* has the transition from Heisman favorite to suck been so quick.

with the exception of Dennis Dixon* in 2007

**GOD DAMN IT

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions  

.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that an LL gathering?

Because it looks like you on the right, and Kermit on the left.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

No, I was totally kidding.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Are you sure?

You’re second in from the right, and Kermit is on the far left (in front).

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

That's pretty funny, but no.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm telling you,

that is fucking Kermit on the left…. Tell me that doesn’t look like Kermit.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Last night's beer consumption

New Belgium La Folie
Lost Abbey Deliverance
Russian River Consecration
Natural Ice

One of these things is not like the others!

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 12:45 PM PST reply actions  

I'm guessing anything with "ice" in the name doesn't fit in.

Any thoughts in this new Sam Adams “champagne” beer they’ve been advertising?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Think it's worth a try?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd definitely try it.

There’s your plan for tonight!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Know a local bar they serve it in?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Sadly, no.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Then I'll start here and just work my way north.

One beer per bar until I find the Sam Adams.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Local=between Shoreline and Everett

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

After the first three, you wouldn't really taste the Natty anyhow.

That’s good money saving right there!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Kind of my theory.

I’ll start out with a really nice tasty beer, then I switch to whatever is cheap for the duration of the night.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Natural ice has flavor?

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Metal shavings is a flavor.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

This is wrong on so many levels.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I know right

Trippells should be chased with a Mike’s Hard Lemonade.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Zima!

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm a Bartles and Jaymes guy.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Who knew there was a flavor to working at Walmart?

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Was the Deliverance on tap?

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, Deliverance on tap = $6.50 per glass

Deliverance from the bottle… $18.50 per 375 mL… frown

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

I am so fucking jealous!

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

I finally had Duvel. Really enjoyed it.

Also found Wailua Wheat again on Tap in Bellingham which is awesome. And had a Sierra Nevada Celebration ale which continued my hate for Winter beers.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Niether can I.

Basically beers that assault my taste buds.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Try Brrr, the spruce tips give it a little almost hoppy bite at the finish.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions  

It does have kick.

One per sitting is plenty for me though.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Hulk sad?

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Hulk want winter beer he like.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions  

HULK GET SMASHED!

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by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   6 recs

EVERYONE GET SMASHED!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions   6 recs

I can not rec this enough.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions  

You won't be reccing it tomorrow.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Not if I'm retching tonight.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Speaking of winter warmers

has anybody had Anderson Valley’s Winter Solstice? Delicious.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 8, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions  

It is always one of my favorite winter beers

Anderson Valley can really not do much wrong.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I like the Solstice,

but I found that Widmer Brrr is more to my taste. The solstice just seemed a little too sweet.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes, and while it was my favorite of 2008, I thought it was down substantially last year

and this year was only a bit of an improvement. I still really, really enjoy it, and I actually LIKE the year-to-year variance, but I thought another spiced-winter ale blew it out of the water this year. Yes, the marc w winter ale challenge award goes to: Jolly Roger.
Fascinating as I’d always thought of JR as a 2nd tier winter beer. It was amazing this year.

by marc w on Dec 8, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I haven't found any Jolly Roger this year.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Huh.

It was still damn good, and, better than ’09, just not like ’08.

I wonder if it’s just harder and harder for it to love up to what it was like when I didn’t know what to expect….

by marc w on Dec 8, 2010 4:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Have you tried the Redhook Eisbock Winter?

It’s pricey as hell but quite tasty.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that the one in the black bottle?

I’ve been meaning to try that one. I also recently had Widmer Reserve Brrrbon, which is Brrr that was aged in bourbon barrels. It is excellent. Smooth as hell, lots of flavor

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes it is in the flat black bottle.

I picked up a Brrrbon yesterday but haven’t tried it yet. I am now looking forward to it.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

So, so good

Definitely one that I’ll stock up on when the price starts to drop a bit. I paid $13 for it when it first hit, but I just can’t justify paying that for several of them

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I think picked it up at Albertsons for $11.99.

But yeah, it’ll probably go on sale for like $9 just after Christmas.

 By the way, has anyone seen The Abyss? It was released on the first and I can’t find it anywhere.

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, yay, Pedro checked in on the Cust move!

“Moneyball is here to stay as long as Armstrong and Zduriencik are in the front office. This was the plan from the hiring of Zduriencik and we simply must accept we are the Pirates of the American League.”

by msb on Dec 8, 2010 1:58 PM PST reply actions  

"Dustin Ackley could be the biggest flop in team history."

I have it from inside sources that Dustin Ackley could be traded to the Yankees, where he will become a superstar that displaces Jeter at short.

Don't worry; I'm a writer.

by harkening on Dec 8, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Fuck that guy.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Bill Gates COULD go bankrupt tomorrow,

and monkeys MIGHT fly out of my butt.

Will those things happen? Probably not. In fact, odds are they won’t.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 6:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Of all these monkeys sound the most likely.

"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "

by the other side on Dec 8, 2010 6:41 PM PST up reply actions  

I have coworker who uses Comic Sans as his default e-mail font

why do people think Comic Sans is OK, much less in a business setting?

(yes, if it’s Dan Gilbert, it’s absolutely hilarious)

by seattlebruin on Dec 8, 2010 1:59 PM PST reply actions  

Do not take Graphics, Compilers, or Algorithms at University of Portland then. >_>

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I got out of taking compilers as an undergrad

But I still had to take Operating Systems, fuck that class.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 8, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Operating systems was actually rather fun at my school.

We modeled all the hardware in software, and then built a simple OS on top of it.

Compilers was a bitch though. Looking through pages of grammars to find where the error was that make your context free grammar was ambiguous was the worst.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 8, 2010 6:13 PM PST up reply actions  

What does Calibri say about me.

Because I want to make that font a woman and have babies with it.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 9, 2010 1:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Calibri says you understand how to work in a professional atmosphere

but choose not to simply conform to the traditional fonts, and instead are using something elegant yet still business-like

by seattlebruin on Dec 9, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Vancouver, WA:

You’d think Vancouver would have an inferiority complex, what with sharing a border with Portland, and sharing a name with world-famous city Vancouver, BC. But Vancouver continues on undaunted in the face of adversity. Walmart and macrobrew friendly, and not a hipster in sight, the ‘Couve really is where fun begins and ends. Don’t let those fools to the south tell you any different.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 8, 2010 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Cheesy.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I like your take on these slogans

Pick cities that exist in several other states and just add a “Not that one!”

by tootthekazoo on Dec 8, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Springfield: Not that one!

Or that one or that one or that one or that one or that one or that one or that one …

by Jed MC on Dec 8, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Heh

This is good – Springfield MO is on the list.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Tillamook:

Not only can you not escape the smell of cows, you also can’t read a street sign without knowing which churches are located along said street. But you wouldn’t be considering buying one of these t-shirts if you let this bother you. The fact that delicious cheese, ice cream, and jerky flows like wine from this rural burg makes it a shining jewel in the already shining crown of Oregon.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 8, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

There's my favorite two:

“Oooh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix”

“I’ll crush you like a paper cup! Nhh, nhh… Smithers, crush this.”

But more obscure?

"And now, to kill you. There may be a slight ringing in
your ears. Fortunately, you’ll be nowhere near them." —→ tell me who said that.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Sideshow Bob?

Or the guy who gave Homer the Broncos.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions  

No!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Damn.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow - nice!

Did you google that?

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Impressive! No one ever guesses Cecil.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Who is Cecil?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm holding out for Yakima, or even better, Naches.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

I want Dumas.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Yelm.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm working on it, I'm working on it.

Seriously, it was my wife’s birthday and I didn’t have the fundage after getting her gift and dinner and all that.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

I know.

I will be getting one though (eventually).

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Paging Dr. Thingray...

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Hell yes!

Both of my descriptions were used.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 8, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Updated Tillamook

The Land of Cheese, Trees and Ocean Breeze (ignoring the cow pies up to the knees). If Lewis and Clark were exploring for the worlds best chocolate milk this city would be a lot more famous. Check out our Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy at the local Air Museum. And don’t forget to treat yourself to some delicious lactose tolerant goodies…

Cheese, ice cream, and jerky flow like wine in our rural burg which makes us a shining jewel in the already shining crown of Oregon.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 8, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Yup, team got really cleaned up... don't know how to do the quote box.

2 WSU football players charged with manufacturing pot – Spokesman.com – Dec. 8, 2010

Jamal Atofau and Andre Barrington have been charged with felony crimes. Both have been dismissed from the team, per Grippi. As well they should be.

via CougCenter.

by w00tah on Dec 8, 2010 3:02 PM PST reply actions  

God Damnit.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions  

"Manufacturing pot?"

Clearly the person who wrote that went to WSU. There is zero manufacturing in the pot growing process.

by Sec 108 on Dec 8, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions  

"I know you kids go home and smoke your LSD. You're all a bunch of dreamers!"

A quote from my 9th grade history teacher.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Huh.

Incidentally, there was a Colombian Columbian drug ring just busted up at my school. LSD, pot, adderall, the works. It’s been all over the news, which has been a little strange, but mostly I just laugh at the thought that we’re entering finals week and someone out there just lost their adderall supplier.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions  

It does.

It’s a case by case thing, people don’t always get the positive benefits, but I knew a guy who tried one at the offer of an ADD friend and said it was like he had mental tunnel vision for several hours.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh my god. That has to be a high academic crisis level right now.

Some poor kids just failed calculus.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions  

It would be more like organic chemistry or econometrics hereabouts.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Will he ever need to use it?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions  

He needs it to graduate.

Pretty sure he’s a biochemistry major, which is so far out of my field that I couldn’t tell you if he’d need calculus or not.

I like words.

Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.

by thehemogoblin on Dec 8, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah biochem would probably need calc. That sucks for him then.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions  

So do you go to Columbia?

My daughter’s first and second choice of colleges are Barnard and Columbia. The AP story the Times picked up this morning concerned a drug bust at some fraternities and residential halls at Columbia. Is this what you are referring to? I guess it makes no difference either way, but I still would like to think you can possibly send your kid off to a “good school” and this stuff doesn’t happen there.

by TrustBaseball on Dec 8, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Universities have been dens of iniquity since the founding of Oxford and the Sorbonne.

But it’s probably unlikely that your daughter will face any real pressure to do stuff like unless she is actively looking for it.

by Decatur on Dec 8, 2010 10:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I know you're right, I went to the best party school in my state, but one would still like

to think that the most expensive schools in this country don’t have these issue in the school. Although from the AP story, that was how these kids were financing their education. I guess there’s no guarantees these days with the economy as it is.

by TrustBaseball on Dec 8, 2010 10:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Expensive schools come with a lot of rich kids that have a lot of money and time on their hands though

Every university has its issues, and as Decatur says most of them won’t affect your daughter unless she’s actively looking for them.

by pdb on Dec 9, 2010 7:26 AM PST up reply actions  

right.

Although there is a noted adderall problem on campus. But since I’ve steered clear of it, I only hear about it.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 9, 2010 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Bingo to what pdb said

Speaking as someone who went to a fairly well regarded (bite me bruin), and rather expensive school I can attest to this with first hand knowledge I wish I didn’t have.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Dec 9, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

You're right. Her expensive high school has these rich kids with money and time

on their hands. Why would college be any different for them? I guess I made an assumption that at some point they make a choice to get serious about school and their futures. Perhaps the better assumption would be that some of them never have to do that and can still be successful. Fortunately, her head’s on straight and she has always worked hard for what she wants. Thanks for the new perspective.

by TrustBaseball on Dec 9, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

When I was in college the economy was excellent and people still did all sorts of drugs.

Hell, Reed is one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country and they all but actively encourage drug experimentation. It’s just a fact of life and if your daughter has a good head on her shoulders she’ll be fine.

by Aaron Campeau on Dec 9, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

She spent a day at Reed and really enjoyed the classes she attended.

It is a first rate school, unfortunately for me it is “too close to home”, so it will not be considered.

by TrustBaseball on Dec 9, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes indeedy

I’m open for any e-mail dialogue you might want to have about it. I think you and I talked once before, when there was a Barnard rep coming into town?

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 9, 2010 8:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes. You offered good advice and it was heeded.

I may take you up on the e-mail offer if/when she has to make some serious decisions. Thank you. You deserve the most helpful commentor award, whether or not it makes you uncomfortable.

by TrustBaseball on Dec 9, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks.

I’m a paper and a project away from graduation, and seem to avoided the wrath of finals this season.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 10, 2010 7:30 AM PST up reply actions  

A friend of mine whose brother goes to WSU lives next door to these guys.

…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell

by Marinerfanjake on Dec 8, 2010 7:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I was wondering where you were.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions  

You and Kermit ran off together.

That was the gossip at least.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

These have been lean times.

We also seem to be missing Chris Hafner, who has won the Rookie of the Year, but has yet to post this month.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Someone is out to get us.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Bedard induced rapture?

"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray

by ToddK on Dec 8, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions  

What video game hole did you fall into?

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:20 PM PST up reply actions  

My wife dropped that as soon as we picked up the new Sims.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I just plugged in my 360 the other day, only to realize that both controllers and all of my games were in a different box that was lost in my last move!

Damn it all!! Time to start over. Honestly, I didn’t have too many games for 360 – they were mostly old xbox, but I miss Tiger Woods, Madden, SSX, Fable, Gauntlet, etc. Mostly I miss my controllers!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Kevin,

Damn, that’s the one system I don’t think I have extra controllers for.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, no biggie - I'm sure they come cheap enough on Cragslist.

I was more just excited to play, and then, DURRR, I put the shit in two different boxes!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Yep, cheap on Craigslist, there's a place in Kenmore (Stupid Prices) where you can get them butt cheap,

or I think you can get aftermarket ones pretty cheap at Toys R Us and places like that.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Cool. I'll check that out!

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions  

I thought I had extra ones, then I remembered that the controllers were always cordless,

and to make them rechargable all you do is swap out the battery cover or something like that. Still, I’ll look around the house. The boys have had multiple Xboxes, so they might have extra controllers floating around, you never know.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Well shit! Alright. No biggie, though.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions  

It's not trouble.

I walk in the door and say “hey boys, do you have any extra Xbox controllers?” and see what they say.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 5:08 PM PST up reply actions  

So it turns out Penthouse Forum lied to me

I’ve been delivering packages for UPS for the last week or so, and not ONCE has a hot, half-naked chick answered the door and invited me in for a “special delivery”. My entire teenage years, rendered pointless by the ugly slap of reality.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2010 4:24 PM PST reply actions  

Roberta!! Roll over!

Or

Well I fell in love with a roller derby queen… Biggest hunk o’ woman that anyone ever seen!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I never had that once in two years of pizza delivery.

though I did get a wanna-be cougar in a bathrobe once.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Dec 8, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Happened to one of my crew once when I did insurance construction.

We tried to get him to go for it (she was cougar-esque..) but he wouldn’t go for it.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions  

heh.

Mariners manager Eric Wedge says Milton Bradley will bounce around field quite a bit
Posted by Geoff Baker -

by msb on Dec 8, 2010 4:44 PM PST reply actions  

Can't he bounce somewhere else?

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions  

bounce where? He can't play many spots.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 7:28 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Perhaps he meant the field of psychotherapy.

I sometimes find myself engaged in combat with hobos.

by kevin_ess on Dec 8, 2010 7:28 PM PST up reply actions  

You may be right!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 7:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Paging Dr.Ess.. Paging Dr. Ess...

I have a hobo that needs to be dealt with!

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 7:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

Call me when you're leaving.

I dealt with the hobo.

"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."

by Thingray on Dec 8, 2010 7:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

A hobo used to be short for "homeward bound".

It was a designated term for transient workers. Not blaming you, but I regret how it’s been turned into a catch-all word for the homeless.

by katal on Dec 8, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey look

SBN has a lacrosse blog now. Sadly, it’s written by some other dude.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2010 8:40 PM PST reply actions  

Google has gained cool points in my eyes.

Their netbook doesn’t have a Caps Lock key, and their reasoning appears to be that the caps lock is a stupid button and people should be forced to hold shift if they want to type in all caps.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Dec 9, 2010 6:33 AM PST reply actions  

Well, COBOL just became more annoying to write.

How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."

by joof on Dec 9, 2010 7:01 AM PST up reply actions  

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