OT-- August 3rd Gift Consultant Edition
by msb on Aug 2, 2010 9:53 PM PDT
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I have a gifting question.
I need to come up with a token gift (possibly jokey) for two young ladies soon to be moving into their first dorm rooms.
They can't be big as they have to transport it & store it, can't be too practical, because, really, who wants that?
They've already received their respective graduation gifts-- I just want something a little something extra, maybe something that you might actually use...
Maybe a little bag of first aid items, such as band-aids or floss?
How about some helpful reading material?
Perhaps something sorta useful, like handerpants for a snowboarder?
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If they are going to Oregon, not laptops
if they are going to Florida State, not pre-paid phone cards
if they are going to UCLA, not purses or handicapped parking placards
if they are going to USC, not large quantities of ecstasy
if they are going to Connecticut, not laptops
if they are going to Illinois, not wallets, laptops or cell phones
by seattlebruin on Aug 2, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Seriously, this post needs to go green.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Many Loafs of sweet bread.
…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell
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Pros: Everything except for the cons below
Cons: Gaining weight, legal repercussions, getting kicked out of prep school :(
Pepper spray.
And no, this is not a joke. It makes a pretty good gift and these girls will be unlikely to buy it for themselves.
...and now I'm here
To go along with this...
Self-defense is important but if you want a novelty item out of it…
http://inventorspot.com/security_system
You got slurved!
I'd have to agree.
There are a lot of people who sexually harass college age girls.
My girlfriend experiences it daily when she gets off the bus and has to walk through downtown Bellingham.
Pros and Cons of doing Marijuana recreationally... let's say via vaporizing so this is not a lung cancer discussion.
Thoughts?
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Pros:
It makes video games more fun.
It adds a sense of adventure to just about anything you’re doing.
It makes a lot of things more fun.
Cons:
Some people try to do things they should not do, often leading to trouble or injury.
Depending on the person, physical activity is less likely.
It makes your parents mad at you.
You get lost easier- in real life, in your thoughts, on the internet, and in video games.
Interesting topic though.
Also note that I'm interested in what people view as the health concerns for non-smoked pot too, as well as if they belief there are any.
What people believe is often different than the information you can find online (which is often bias itself, depending on the site). Let’s define recreational use as once a weekend, with a buddy or two. Not daily.
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What a fantastic and thoughtful idea!
by coolguyrob on Aug 3, 2010 2:29 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
As long as you weren't replying to hairofthedawg I think you're in the clear.
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by CapSea on Aug 3, 2010 3:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lot's of Marijuana pro's become cons because of stupid laws
by chrisisasavage on Aug 3, 2010 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Cut the crap and go straight to the her-one you pussy
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Seconded
your biggest problem is committing to a vape. They’re nice and all but there’s nothing that quite beats breaking out a little spliff on the beach/mountaintop.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, if you want to use recreationally do it outdoors.
Sitting inside being stoned is lame in my opinion.
It has its moments
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I've never done it before.
But I think if I do, I’d want to avoid smoking it, so I assume indoors is the only choice.
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If you have never smoked it I would not suggest eating it.
That would be way too strong and just may freak you out.
Eating it never did shit for me.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
You're probably doing it wrong.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 4, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I probably was.
Thingray was dumb teenager.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Adding it to the mix?
This makes it sound like I was adding it to brownies or something. I was just eating it straight out of the bag. Took a big green shit, but that was about it.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
It has to be cooked to be effective?
What’s the deal there? I only tried this once, usually when I had it, I smoked it. Other options weren’t even considered.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
It will work kinda.
But it’s easier to absorb it into the bloodstream if you use a good pot butter
I've heard of this,
but it seems like way too much effort when I could just smoke a bowl.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I feel the same way.
But the effect is way different when you eat it when it’s cooked right. It’s much more of a body high rather than a ‘stoned’ effect.
Kids, don’t do drugs.
But saliva and stomach acid won't?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Not really. You need to force a chemical reaction,
not digest the entire plant. Two very different processes.
Well it didn't digest well, I'll tell you that!
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
This is awesome.
And kinda gross.
Like that scene from Super Troopers
"You ate $50 worth of shrooms, and like $100 worth of pot, dude!
“I’mma need that hundred and fifty buck, man”
by tootthekazoo on Aug 4, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
How that man ended up married to Christina Hendricks just blows my mind
Seriously, what?
by tootthekazoo on Aug 4, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugly ones need lovin' too.
That’s what my Daddy always said.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Just don't eat one and 5 minutes later go, "It's not doing anything"
Then eat another… and another.. then it’s game over.
Doing that with brownies: bad idea
Doing that with mushrooms: worse idea
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That is what I heard too.
What about tea? Any better?
...and now I'm here
Same idea as brownies. Would take an hour or so to kick in.
But sounds like it would be a little friendlier for dosing.
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Brownies aren't friendly?
And here I thought my Mom loved me…
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
When was the last time you ate just one brownie
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To be frank,
I can’t remember the last time I even ate a brownie.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Unless you count brownie chunks in ice cream.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Smoking it is just not that bad for you.
You live in a city. You breathe in smoke every goddamn day. A few puffs from a joint is a drop in a barrel.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 4, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd still prefer to avoid it.
If for no other reason than pride. Don’t like the idea of picking up smoking anything this late in life.
...and now I'm here
And, I mean, it's stil bad for you.
...and now I'm here
Same as drinking alcohol but with a different high.
Especially if you’re not talking about the respective health issues.
Of the options you listed,
I’d say go for the handerpants, mostly cuz the silly name makes me giggle-smirk.
When I went to college, someone gave me a book of 101 Things To Do with Ramen.
Recipes of ways to make ramen more interesting.
It was small and not terribly practical because I opened it exactly never.
And just to get a jump on the beer talk:
I don’t remember seeing Hoptober (seasonal Golden Ale) by New Belgium in past years, but I enjoyed it. And the appearance of fall beers gets me excited because it’s almost time for the best season for seasonal beers: Winter.
You could not be more wrong (in the nicest possible way!!)
spring beers are by far the best, because that’s when sours and saisons come out
Other beer talk
recent acquisitions? I just picked up two bottles of Russian River Sanctification that I’m quite excited about
So are sours and saisons only available on a seasonal basis?
Because otherwise, I’m with Joe – winter beer season is amazing. Jubelale! Wassail!
I am also on the winter beer train.
Maybe it is because I hate winter and I need the extra alcohol content.
There we go.
Also, drinking special beers alone feels less sad in the winter.
I think most are just released around that time, since saisons really are a spring/summer seasonal anyway
sours, just seems like it, but I don’t really consider them seasonal
Perhaps if you live in Southern California.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
That's probably it
I’m eventually planning to move away from home to California, so I’m trying to get acclimated to their types of beers now
For me, a big part of loving winter beer is due to the fact that it suits the season so well.
I love spring and summer beers, but a winter warmer or imperial stout after coming in from the cold is a much better feeling than an IPA or saison to cool off.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that sounds about right to me
I’m not sure that I’ll enjoy the fast-paced lifestyle of Los Angeles, but I’m willing to give it a shot for four years or so. It seems like in my limited experiences in San Diego that I’d enjoy that a lot more.
Plus the golf is great!
Bad experience with the Bay Area, or just total lack of interest?
Is it the weather?
I've never been, but I heard there are too many Asians there
I don’t like them because they take a lot of the jobs in my industry (engineering & technology)
Just frame it as a question.
Does anyone else get massively perturbed by Asian people stealing engineering and technology jobs?
I would go farther and say that I am massively perturbed by Asian people stealing
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I live with two Asians.
Neither has a job. They both stay up all night making noise. Fucking useless.
by Sec 108 on Aug 3, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
Televised!
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard one of them poos herself constantly and is also illiterate.
by abender20 on Aug 3, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
One of them used to be able to form normal sentences.
However after the second one moved in she no longer makes sense either.
I see your household reflects global population trends.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm Asian and used to be in engineering.
Then I realized that all those jobs were going to Asia so I switched to finance to steal jobs from the round eyes.
by PDXTai on Aug 3, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Japan isn't Asia at all
at all.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I would say that Milton Bradley disagrees with you
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And you: friendless, brainless, helpless, hopeless! Do you want me to send you back to where you were?
Unemployed in Greenland!
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting .375 with 4 RBI, for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 3, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Australia is where World Domination
begins. At least in 75% of Risk games I’ve played. You just get to sit in your little corner collecting 5 armies, waiting, watching, planning.
Also, you'd be surprised by how many people consider Russia an Asian country.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
From Wikipedia:
Russia is a country in northern Eurasia.
Does that mean that India is in Indiasia? China is in Chinaisa? Japan Japasia?
Screw it.
Well... Europe and Asia are one continent really
there is no scientific way t distinguish the two. But the political division runs down the Ural mountains and since the majority of Russia’s population and culture is based in Europe I think its silly to call it Asian.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
But hey it'll be great to start checking the Asian box in questionnaires
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Pick your continent naming sheme!
Personally, I like 4 continent model:
White skinned, round eye: ’merican / eurotrash
White skinned, slant eye: chink / gook / nip
Dark skinned, round eye: spic
Dark skinned, slant eye: terrorist
by PDXTai on Aug 3, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think you're getting ahead of yourself here.
What’s to say you could even get a job in that industry in Southern California, given the competition? I have it on good authority that that industry in that area is jam-packed full of highly intelligent, extremely professional workers who focus relentlessly on getting the job done right.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
New Jersey is worse
But Temecula is not the shining hidden jewel of California. Most of the inland areas aren’t great. But at least the west end of “The Valley” is 30 minutes from the coast.
Brett Favre announces he will announce he is going to play in the NFL next season at some later date
I think I'm in the minority, but it's sad to see him go.
I thought it was pretty cool that he tried to retire multiple times but simply couldn’t stay away from the game. I don’t get the impression at all that he was just trying to agonize the media/fans. He’s gonna be missed in the game.
He very well could, it wouldn't shock anybody at this point.
It’s kind of strange how it seems like everybody has turned against him though. In my opinion, the more times he comes back as he gets older, the more respect he should get… not less.
And that America is split 50/50 between loving Brett Favre and wanting to hear about him
and hating ESPN for spending all their airtime discussing him
50% of America wants to hear about Brett Favre's ongoing retirement saga?
This makes me sad if true.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Why else would ESPN talk about it so much?
if nothing else, they show what the people want to see, whether or not it’s annoying (see the LeBron James watch)
No you don't. It's not a train wreck at all. It's just a bunch of fluffheads inventing news.
by abender20 on Aug 3, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It IS horrible though, which was kinda more my point.
Probably could have used a better analogy though.
I feel like part of the reason that Brett Favre is so popular is because ESPN decided to make him popular.
Don’t get me wrong, being a good quarterback is good, winning one Super Bowl is good, going to a second Super Bowl is good, not missing a game is good.
But I’m not sure Brett Favre has been one of the top 5 athletes of the last two decades, let alone one of the top 5 quarterbacks. I don’t want to get into an argument with anyone about the abilities of Brett Favre really, but it’s just an example of how ESPN can decide who to turn into a superstar and who not to.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think this is in any way accurate.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Brett Favre = Cal Ripken
There were better players in their primes… but the whole careers of both of these guys is just amazing.
His last pass in the NFL was a crippling pick against the Saints.
Well, his last pass until he comes back in week 5.
Should have been a penalty, yes.
But I didn’t mind to be honest with you.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
This is how he ends most seasons
Throwing crippling interceptions, I think it’s five seasons in a row now
Snuggies are enjoying some tongue in cheek popularity with the hipster crowd
and I can imagine having a use for them. They do come in tiger stripe, I believe.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:36 AM PDT reply actions
Further evidence that we should probably exterminate the hipsters.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
And I would lose a group that I get to feel superior to
but sacrifices might be necessary if we are to regain irony as something that’s not stupid.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I have a different definition of hipster than most other people
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Therein lies another problem.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah nothing about this bothers me.
The whole people hating hipsters thing has never made sense to me, because generally the reasoning is “they think they’re better than everyone else, judge people based on how they’re dressed, blah blah blah” and in reality people that enjoy talking shit about hipsters are doing the exact same things.
My wife has a co-worker that has a huge bug up his ass about hipsters to the point that he absolutely refuses to go to places like Shorty’s and the Lava Lounge and if he is cajoled into it just bitches about the people that are there the entire time, people that could not possibly give less of a shit about him that he is convinced are looking down on him for whatever reason.
Maybe it’s because a lot of people would consider many of my closest friends to be hipsters. I dunno. It just seems like a silly thing to care about.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I should note that I don't "hate" hipsters, but I have no problem ridiculing them.
And I ridicule them not for the reasons you suggested, but because so much of their fashion is absolutely fucking stupid. Look at that douchebag’s mustache.
I like it!
And I guess that’s just it; I only care about how other people are dressed if what they’re wearing is offensive to my sense of decorum and public decency. Wearing flip-flops or Tevas at a nice restaurant? Fuck you. Wearing sweat pants outside the home and you aren’t running to the grocery store for cold medicine? Fuck you again. Aside from that, who really gives a shit?
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
That's I how I feel about it as well.
Fuck the Angels
I wouldn't wear that mustache, but I don't have a problem with somebody who does.
Hey, life is short. If a funky style is what entertains this guy, more power to him. It’s his life, and he should live it according to his sense of aesthetics, not to mine. He shouldn’t have to not wear a mustache he thinks is awesome just to avoid being called a hipster.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
What's your stance on the ironic pedostache?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much the same.
I’d give any friend of mine a ration of abuse for wearing it, but more for fun than anything else.
I’m really eager for this mustache style to come back:
Its not really about the style though
the most dedicated hipsters around my neighborhood are do-nothing trust fund kids who live pretty vapid lives dedicated to little outside their appearance. The style becomes shorthand for rich kids wasting their youth on navel-gazing.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah most of the people I know that others would consider hipsters are broke as fuck, work multiple jobs and play in bands.
I’d imagine it means different things to different people.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Entire neighborhoods are filled with them here
Apparently ‘living in Williamsburg’ is considered a career or sorts.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
NYC hipster seems to be different from other kinds of hipster?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh God, Evergreen.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Right, I'm not one to judge.
I had a good offer from The New School….
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd love to have gone to the New School.
I might even have graduated!
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but you would have remembered it, and that sucks.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Bingo.
To me, hipster has become shorthand for “I’m taking my Ivy League degree and moving to Brooklyn so I can live off my trust fund and form a cover band that plays songs from bands that were popular decades ago”.
It’s uncomfortable.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Kris Kross is making a comeback?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not threading this because width makes it tricky.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is why I don't pay them any mind
no one bitches more loudly about hipsters than hipsters. It’s the Hipster Hypocrisy.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Good lord.
Baker now is claiming that Griffey won’t come back to be part of the organization if Wak is still here, and that Wak won’t be here because of that.
I just would like to know where he came up with this idea.
he doesn’t seem to have any real proof, he is just making shit up.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm starting to think that Robert is Baker's insider contact.
by BrianL on Aug 3, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He used to work for the organization!
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
So Griffey is making demands based on feeling slighted?
This feels unusual and fresh.
by Sec 108 on Aug 3, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
No apparently he hasn't made demands.
Baker is basing this solely on Griffey’s walking away and not saying anything.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
He is now talking out of his backside about Saunders.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions
He's talking.
I was curious (to start with) to see what he would say a day after Wak didn’t get fired and then I came in to hear him in full spew about Griffey and the organization’s neglect of Wak.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
No offense but this almost seems like wondering how much it would hurt to slam a hammer down on your pinky then complaining about how much it hurts after you do it.
There is a simple solution here.
Baker thinks Saunders has to prove himself in the next two months or they have to go out and get a left-fielder in the off-season.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to be one of Baker's biggest defenders, but this stance on Saunders is just mystifying.
Saunders is one of the few things going right this season. Yes, he could still bust, but I think this season has shown us that veterans have plenty of volatility too.
This team has enough holes; focusing on Saunders is counterproductive.
Saunders has done everything we've asked of him
and could reasonably expect from a 23 year old rookie outfielder. He’s struck out less, walked more, hit for power and played good defense. What else could you want?
Baker now admits that he has made strides, and thinks his strades are more than the organization expected, because he is still sure the FO didn't believe in Saunders.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Even if the FO didn't believe in Saunders over the off-season, they'd be idiots not to at least be intrigued by him now.
And that’s a big if.
They clearly didn't think he was ready to be a full-time contributor, which is why they brought in multiple LFs
but “not believing he is ready” and “not believing in him” are completely separate things.
He's no star but he's not dramatically worse than the next guy
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
This is my opinion too.
Wak does a lot of really dumb things, and he seems more stubborn about sticking with those things than he was last year. But major league managers seem to do dumb things that are based on feelings and intuition all the time, and very few seem to have a statistical perspective on what is important and not.
I’m thoroughly weary of Wak (after being a huge fan last year) but I’m not sure any of the alternatives would be any better.
Lots of managers make bad non-optimal strategy decisions on a frequent basis.
Most of those managers don’t also alienate players and generally make a mess in the clubhouse.
I wouldn't blame that on Wakamatsu
at least not entirely. This year’s mess seems to stem largely from the Griffey snafu, and it wasn’t Wak’s decision to put him on the roster. I don’t have a strong opinion on this and frankly I don’t care that much. But I am surprised by how sudden and how complete your turnaround on Wak has been.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
It has not been sudden or complete, really.
He’s been banging the anti-Wak drum since before the season began.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh. I guess I missed that.
Well, I still have some warm and fuzzies for Wak after last year.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I wanted to fire Wak in spring training, thank you.
by abender20 on Aug 3, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Lots do, it seems.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It's okay. I was extrapolating based off of small decisions.
It was a tad hasty at the time, although small sample issues are less important when dealing with decisions over outcomes. Managerial decisions are the result of systems of belief and are more likely predictive.
I think the better question is "what does he do well"
and I can’t find an answer to that. If he doesn’t do anything well, why not replace him? Yes, you might get someone exactly the same, but you also have the chance to get someone better, and unless you think GMZ is a total idiot, I think it’s clear he can find someone that makes better roster strategies.
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Booby V?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Bobby Valentine is the biggest name out there right now.
I was simply making a very bad joke.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
No credit to JY for the Spiders comp
or… are the Spiders sort of the apotheosis of crap offense?
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
WHAT
They’re widely known as one of the most miserable teams of all time, so I don’t think I was the first to think of it and don’t expect to be the last. It’s a little odd that two references should come up in two days, but hey, we fucking suck.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, okay so its just my lack of baseball background
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I won't go back to reading the Seattle Times if Baker is still there.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
So you're not going to read Larry Stone because he writes for the same paper as Baker?
This != sense.
I e-mail Larry Stone directly and tell him to tell me his thoughts on the season.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Dear H. Fan,
This season sucks.
Love, Larry.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dear Geoff Baker,
Does Larry know you’re hacking into his e-mail? This is clearly your writing style.
Hate, H Fan.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It makes plenty of sense.
I actually engaged the editor at the Times in a back and forth after Geoff wrote the piece that had BrianL in it. I told him that as long as Geoff works for the Times I will not read it. I also said I will miss reading Larry, but that it is important enough to me that they know I am serious about my stance regarding Geoff.
Larry will have a job no matter what. Either taking a stand for a better product overall matters to you or it doesn’t. It really is that simple.
by Sec 108 on Aug 3, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I guess I'm just not all that passionate about it.
I remember the piece that you’re referring to and from that point on have not read anything baker writes. He showed a rather petty side that reminded me of a petulant child more than anything else.
I still read Stone because he’s the best we have locally. I’m not willing to miss out on stone just because his co-worker is an idiot.
I think this is where a lot of people are.
Although I usually just pretend he doesn’t exist. The sabermetrics article the other day was first piece of his I’d read in months, mainly because it was mentioned at The Book Blog and by Rob Neyer.
That is almost exactly what he said.
He told me Geoff is their most successful sportswriter at generating web hits and that his methods may not make everyone happy, but his success makes them happy with it.
You know what would draw more hits? Pictures of naked people.
by abender20 on Aug 3, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Pardon me while I drown in my own vomit.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
He rarely says "hi" back :(
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Divish is awesome.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Does he really read OT's?
Does he really care what a bunch of different people on a baseball blog associated with his own think? Is he really that tormented by the people here?
Uhhhh....
Without wanting to spawn a whole ‘nother subthread because it’s been done to death at this point, it’s a reference to this.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Was this what prompted USSM to no longer link to Baker?
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I had missed the connection when it happened, but it makes perfect sense.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It came on the heels of DMZ saying he was retiring because he was tired of the BS.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I keep hoping that Jeff and Dave don't do the same thing.
They’ve been carrying a huge editorial burden for a long time, and the demands of leading big, influential, popular blogs requires a lot from you on a day-in, day-out basis. What they do is completely amazing – but when DMZ left, it was a wake-up call for me to enjoy every post these guys put out as if it will be the last. We’re really, really fortunate as a blogosphere to have such a great batch of writers.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And for those who think this is just simple ass-kissing, take a look around at other sports blogs, even within SBN, and imagine if that's what we had to live with daily.
We get to have USS Mariner and Lookout Landing? Plus Jon’s blog and Jay’s blog, and Prospect Insider, and Baker’s blog (yeah, I know). We get content from Jeff, Dave, Matthew, Graham and Derek sometimes, Jay, Marc, Jon. …
Even the better blogs within SBN can’t compete with this.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
When Baker's post went up, I sent an email to Dave saying "Derek has to have been on this, right?"
Because at that time, my opinion of Baker was “mildly annoying but nothing to get too excited about.” He was even fairly courteous when someone decided to impersonate me on his comments section.
I had no idea he would do something that mean-spirited.
It took everyone by surprise I think.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I can believe that Baker didn't even necessarily mean it that way.
I’ve worked with many beat reporters over the years, and they tend to be very strange and don’t interact with other people well. He probably meant it to be witty and was shocked or dismissive when people told him that the whole thing was mean-spirited.
And there was never any kind of apology posted.
I would think that if it were all meant in jest, and folks took it as they did, he would have put something on his blog saying “oops sorry guys, just kidding”.
I never read the actual post at the time
And I can’t even get 1/3rd of the way through it now. What an utterly classless move by someone claiming to be a professional.
Wow, I never knew of that post's existence prior to today but wow.
There’s taking the occassional cheap shots at your detractors and then there is that.
"I call the big one Bitey."-Homer J. Simpson
by Willie Mays Haze on Aug 3, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the reason it bugs me so much is because there is nothing contradicting him.
He shoots out his opinions and the guys on KJR happily accept it, as they love a good conspiracy theory.
You know that they will not do any checking, any phone calling, make any real attempt to get another view, and then it will get repeated as fact, and not just Baker’s opinion by various fans, and I will have to hear some drunk guy telling his buddy about it all some day at Safeco.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
And KJR is now taking calls as thought this was fact.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Mahler actually thought to call Brian Goldberg
who says that Baker has not spoken to him or to Griffey.
He says that any salute to Jr would be next year, not because of Wak, but because Ken says that as they are struggling so much, he feels it would be disrespectful to the organization. Goldberg says Wak being manager would have no effect on Griffey’s relationship with the team or the organization.
So here's what I like about this thread.
I decided to read the comments, for shits, and someone mentioned Tacoma manager Dan Brown and everyone immediately jumped on the wagon and started talking about Dan Brown maybe joining the Mariners in September and how he was at strategy and Dan Brown Dan Brown Dan Brown.
Daren Brown manages the Rainiers. Dan Brown writes shitty conspiracy novels. Although I imagine he overlaps in readership somewhat with that crowd.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We just outfitted my nephew to go to U of O in the fall.
Joke gifts:
Justin Beiber posters
Twilight posters
Bacon lube
Abacus / slide rule
Flying alarm clock
Useful gifts:
I’d second the pepper spray and add in a whistle. Sexual assault is a real, under-reported problem.
Small white board to attach to the dorm door.
A good raincoat.
A foam mattress pad (make sure it fits the bed).
An electric blanket if they are going somewhere cold.
Dorm heating systems are iffy.
It can get pretty cold. I’m all for the “let ’em suffer, it builds character” school of parenting up to a point. Not being able to sleep because you are shivering is not a useful learning experience.
My dorm room had single pane windows and a radiator.
Electric blankets are great.
Am I missing a joke here?
Laptops are required at U of O. He already had one as they were required at his high school.
Back in my day, I was the only kid in my class with a computer. Apple II+ baby!
Ah. You'd think as a Beaver I'd have this tattooed on my forehead.
Theft is actually a pretty big problem at U of O (according to what they told us at orientation).
It's a big problem everywhere.
Kid’s go down the hall for a bit and leave their door open. A kid, or Heisman hopeful, walks by and see’s a laptop, unplugs in .5 seconds and is gone.
It’s just an easy steal, like leaving keys in a car.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Yup. That's one of those lessons best learned the hard way.
I’ve got him backing up his hard drive at least. He’s pretty good about locking up his backup so hopefully he won’t lose a term paper the night before it’s due.
My boss flipped out the other day when he found out that a USB drive was on his 7-year old nephew's school supply list.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Erg, not a USB drive but a USB flash drive.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, and he's also a cheap asshole who cannot see the world through the lens of any experience aside from his own.
He didn’t need one in high school, so why should a 7-year old need one? And shouldn’t this be the kind of thing the school is providing anyways?
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Shit,
We had one Tandy computer in my classroom starting in about 4th grade. Eight hours of programming would get it to say “poop” over and over and over.
We were required to bring # 2 pencils.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Cassette tapes were typical when I was in elementary school.
They were awful – 5.25 floppies were an incredible upgrade.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I tried to explain how we used to save programs onto cassette tapes to my 18yo nephew.
He was like “you’re shitting me, right?”
I used to blow into the cartridge slow of a TI99-4A to keep it cool while I saved my programs.
I used to blow on Nintendo cartridges to get them to work?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Correct!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I brought my NES to the bar at the bowling alley I work at a few times
and left it there for people to play. Some people got it to work, but I got called in from the front desk a couple times to blow on cartridges and make the sucker work.
It was fun, it was like being a magician.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting .375 with 4 RBI, for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 3, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Tunnels of Doom!
That was a TI/99-4A game that I played a ton of when I was a youngun. The game was big enough that it didn’t all fit on the cartridge, so you also had to wait ~5 minutes for the rest of the game to load off cassette tape. Memories!
Sit in a college or high school class if you get the chance. You'll be amazed.
I’m astounded that the kids learn anything between surfing the web and texting during class.
Well, sometimes they're solving their problem sets using Yahoo! Answers.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
And this is why the same student seemed to have later dropped the class.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Q: "Why won't my pet parakeet eat my diarrhea?"
A: “Why are you feeding your pet parakeet diarrhea?”
Re: “That isn’t the question I asked.”
by HititHere on Aug 3, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
U of O supplies list (tech section)
Laptop (4GB RAM, 160GB HD, Wi-Fi b/g)
Windows 7
Office 2010 professional
Spare charger
4GB USB flash drive
When they start requiring cybernetic implants, I’ll throw a fit.
It actually made me sad all the time in college
when I’d see other kids buy computers far beyond what they needed. I think my ex is still paying off her Mac Book Pro that is far beyond what she needed or even needs still.
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I have a friend who bought a MacBook Pro...
after she bought a new Vista laptop, and subsequently got too frustrated with Vista to wait it out until 7 came up.
She’s one of those people that I know has no money and so to see her do shit like this is baffling.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Thankfully my ex learned her lesson
and is still using the MBP and doesn’t plan on spending anywhere near as much on her next computer. But given her financial struggles its sad that she spent twice as much on a computer as she needed too.
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No mention of processor?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
It's probably overkill.
I’ve been surprised at how many people I’ve met here who grew up in the same basic generation as I did and have no basic idea how to use a computer… But beyond that, those specs are probably what would be useful if you were a gamer on top of being a student. It seems excessive.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a generic requirement for all students
I can say from experience that an English major won’t need the same computer that an engineering major will. They write the requirement to meet the needs of 95% of the students which means 94% are over served.
That said, these things are so cheap compared to tuition it’s not worth fretting over.
Right.
I got a laptop with a bunch of higher-end specs for the time and it cost me about $2000. Relative to tuition and the loans I take out, that’s not much of anything.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
A good raincoat is a fantastic gift.
I never realized how much use I would get out of rain gear at school, but if you’re not used to waking outside a lot, you forget about things like this. My Mariners umbrella and rain boots are indispensible college companions (and I don’t even go to school in the Northwest).
You! Cake or death?
Gift Ideas:
Hangover survival kits: Water bottle, Advil, B-vitamins, Chicken Soap. You can put together a few packets that read “Open only when extremely Hungover”
Some kind of Shitty Boy Survival Kit. I’m not sure what to put in this, but it seems like something necessary .
Crappy room mate Survival Kit: Good head phone, Blue tape to split the room, pre-made note cards that read, I’m doing home work, please cleanup your mess, be quite, et al.
Gift Cards to a restaurant, so they could eat real food.
Fuck the Angels
Chicken soap?
But that’s not a terrible idea. I would also include potassium, milk thistle and Emergen-C.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
The salt and vegetables make things better.
I had an intern from Columbia who brought me a great chicken soap the morning after an event where I had a little too much to drink. It made me feel much better.
Fuck the Angels
Heh. Chicken soap.
Reminds me of a prank we played on an annoying roommate. He had his own shower and we used to dissemble the shower head and put chicken bullion cubes in there.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Terrifying
the chicken bullion was good because it goes into solution slowly. Once cube would last most of the week and the scent was subtle.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
So your roommates walked around the NW in redface?
What would Sherman Alexie say…
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Headphones are a great idea
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd argue that something like Emergen-C or Ultima Replinisher is preferable.
Doesn’t need to be kept cold, far fewer calories, enough electrolytes and sodium to replace what you’ve depleted and the added bonus of a decent sized dose of Vitamin B that will get into your system more quickly than from a supplement.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
You could do powdered Gatorade.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Agreed
and if I’m going to have that much sugar, would much prefer soda anyway, since the carbonation helps to calm the stomach
I did find a pair of entertaining books for back on their birthdays
at least one of the moms thought the pepperspray was a good notion. Sporting goods store?
Yeah, or Army Surplus stores. You could also go to REI and get the giant bear sized.
Fuck the Angels
I hate this more than I have ever hated anything before
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
This calls for an incredible customer review.
Hop to it, boys.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not pleased with my effort but whatever.
by abender20 on Aug 3, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 15 recs
If I could rec this five times, I would.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww you have to have made a pruchase to review it :(
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
No but you have to have a purchase history
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I shoplift.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
by kevin_ess on Aug 3, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I kick shoplifters asses and take their shoplifted goods.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 3, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I then donate the shoplifted goods to charity.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 3, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The charity is my basement.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 3, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
There are starving kids in my basement that need smokes.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 3, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I wouldn't say I'm starving, but the handcuff chafe a bit.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
by kevin_ess on Aug 3, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I told you if you quite trying to run and scream,
I’d loosen the cuffs and the gag.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Ess has been hanging....
Never mind, that probably crosses the line.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I recently bought three 16GB for $25 apiece
You’d have to really love Ed Hardy style to go for this deal.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate Seafair and it has not even really started yet.
Fuck the Angels
That was so fucking annoying.
Not only because I was trying to sleep but because you were being loud too and fuck the Blue Angels.
I live four blocks from Lake Washington and they've started to lock everything down.
Fuck the Angels
I'm gonna sit in a lawn chair in my bathrobe in the front yard this year.
Charging five bucks for a parking space in front of the house.
I was going to suggest the curlers too.
Maybe a pack of cigarettes and cheap beer too?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were typing in character.
All RC needs to do is throw in a hic every other sentence or so.
I figured you'd just keep the money in your bra.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Tucking things into your bra around here is called putting them into your brocket.
by royalcurve on Aug 3, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brocket it is then.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
That is a great idea. I was thinking about leaving.
Fuck the Angels
So they are debating how to split up the PAC-12 in the further but there seems to be no one correct idea.
We have the traditional idea of splitting the teams up by geographical regions (ie UW, WSU, U0, OSU, CU Utah in the North, Cal, Stan, USC, UCLA, ASU and UA in the South) but the northern schools are complaining about losing the recruiting footprint in California so then we have a few other options:
That would make for a lame season.
Fuck the Angels
Yeah the Apple Cup seems kind of obsolete. Now if WSU could get their shit together, maybe.
I’m kind of surprised they have not kicked WSU out of the Pac. 10.
Fuck the Angels
WSU has not experienced the depth of futility that was the Beaver football program 1972-1998
There are also other sports besides football.
I was thinking more enrollment and academics.
Fuck the Angels
Well... they let Arizona State in...
(ducks seattlesundevil)
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
No, good news!
according to the zipper plan we get to play Washington every year!
You might want to sit down for this news but the Huskies head coach is Steve Sarkisian and UCLA is coached by Rick Neuheisel
by Robert on Aug 3, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Perhaps the thing he could learn is that it's just MLS not the MLS
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
How does it feel knowing that the Seahawks are coached by one of the biggest flops in NFL history?
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
But he brings EXCITEMENT.
And always COMPETE!
Fuck the Angels
I see that 0 instead of a O, ass.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I know the zero and O keys are close together, but I don't think it's a typo by Robert
I think he is implying that Oregon sucks with the use of the 0 instead of the O
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Umm, I know it's not a typo. Hence, I called him an ass.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I still think that there is almost no chance the Cooler's idea gets implemented
the rest of the Pac 12 would probably bitch about it being too favorable to USC.
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Well then you have a division full of the best teams in the conference historically
plus two bad ones (Arizona and Colorado) and a division with basically all the worst teams in the conference historically. Obviously things are cyclical but I think you have to spread it out more.
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And this is why I hate "zipping" the conference
Sure conferences could look good now, but what happens when teams fall flat. Then you have the ACC (wanted FSU and Miami to be anchors in their zipper….woops).
He's been on that list for several years for me
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Word has it that Seattle is looking to woo him away from Chicago.
Not really, but I love creating public shitstorms.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
@MLB.COM Felix pretty good guy he an me drink tonite and he say we gonna win a pennant together Freddy comin back to seattle with me.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
by kevin_ess on Aug 3, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, he's been on mine for a while now.
Actually, he can stay. He just really needs to shut the hell up!
Oh. My. Goodness.
New Yorker cartoons captioned with Kanye West tweets
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:14 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
There's something so funny about growing up and looking at something from childhood and then seeing the disturbing side to it for the first time.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Cannon Beach.
I love the place itself, and it’s a great starting point to explore from. One good bar, one good brewhouse, a couple good restaurants and a very good friend who owns a hotel right on the beach.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
It's nothing fancy,
but I love the location, and he gives us a good deal. Not to mention that fact that he spoils us (and most of his guests once he knows you).
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I don't like fancy.
As long as it doesn’t have bugs and the bed is relatively comfortable, I’m good.
Then you're good.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Webb's Scenic Surf.
http://www.webbsscenicsurf.com/home.html
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
This is a neat little place too.
A little farther from “downtown” CB, but closer to the State Park, and still nice:
http://www.cannonbeachlodge.com/v2/new.html
Also a little cheaper since it’s just off the beach.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I think it is, but it all depends on what you like.
Some people like big fancy places, others like small and “quaint”. I’m more of the small and quaint kind of guy, but not to the point of B&B’s. Those always make me feel like I’m staying on Grandma’s couch or something.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Yeah webbs looks pretty nice.
I might have to stay there a night or two.
Call for reservations early, he fills up pretty quick.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I will do that.
Vacation is in 2 weeks so maybe I’m too late
You never know.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Pacific City, OR
Pelican Brewery, Grateful Bread Bakery, massive sand dunes and relatively uncrowded beaches for long stretches of amusement.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we'll see a lot of OR coast answers here.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I'd like to make it down there when I'm in town next, but I don't think I'll have time.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Long Beach, WA is kind of cool too.
Jake the Alligator Man!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I love me some long beach!
LBT is an awesome little bar
I will second this.
Pacific City is great unless you’re there for the Hood to Coast bike ride, then that place can go to hell.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 3, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
My buddy's cabin just west of Naches.
Very remote, right on the river and no cell reception, no tv and no computers.
West of nachos??
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Still south of the border.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I NEED AN ADULT!!
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I haven't explored nearly as much as I want to.
So far though? Yachats. Gorgeous little town, good pub, wonderful people, amazing hotel on the rocks.
by royalcurve on Aug 3, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is on the central OR coast, correct?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Orcas Island
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Ocean Shores during the winter storm season
everything is cheaper than in the summer and watching the waves crash is really awesome.
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For the purposes of the question how are the boundaries of the PNW being defined?
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I always think of it (in the US) as WA, OR, ID.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I consider the Pacific NW to be Oregon and Washington west of the Cascades
and the Great Northwest to stretch to the Continental Divide with the same north-south boundary. But a lot of people think I’m crazy.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
This has always been how I thought of it also.
Never really had anyone argue that I was wrong on it though.
The Library of Congress defines Northwest, Pacific as:
“… the old Oregon country, comprising the present states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, parts of Montana and Wyoming and the province of British Columbia.”
I see Wyoming get lumped in with the NW all the time at work.
Nobody can seem to figure out how to categorize them.
You! Cake or death?
Mountain west.
I think the continental divide works in this case.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Rockaway Beach, OR
Beautiful beach, sparsely populated, some cool little shops, and close by Tillamook.
Yachats is the best place on earth.
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It is coming heavily endorsed.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I found it first but replied last. ):
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You're closer so you get to say hi more often.
SB, on the other hand, I should have beaten.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
'89
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Someday, I am going to be applying for an important job
and someone will have put together a list of every nonsensical argument I’ve made at LL and oh boy will I be screwed
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
But I'm an OR boy, so the coast was always not far away.
If anyone ever wants to camp, this is a quality State Park:
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_134.php
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I camped there for a week right after high school. I also recommend it.
It was so much fun. The lake was ridiculously warm, and the sand dunes are right nearby.
Probably not my next trip to CB,
but the one after that I’ll have to plan a drive down to Yachats. My wife has never been that far down the coast, and last time I was that far south on the coast I was VERY young.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
A couple of trips back we made it as far as Cape Mears,
but we had to turn back because we had dinner plans in CB.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Cape Mears is right by Oceanside
And Oceanside has some of the most amazing agates you can find anywhere. They are literally lying on the beach, and every wave turns more of them up.
I highly recommend it for any rock/geology enthusiasts, or people who just like to see cool stuff.
Super windy, though, in an exciting kind of way.
That is one of the main reasons we were down that far south.
My wife loves to hunt agates.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Overleaf Lodge!!!!!!!!
Go there. I mean it.
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Duly noted.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
If I was a bazillionare that would be the first thing I'd buy.
I love that place more than any other place on earth, and I’ve been to several.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I usually stay at smaller places,
but that looks pretty cool.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Okay!
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You're dead to me.
I mean, it’s a tiny town that people don’t know about, so you can’t really be blamed.
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This is all you need to know.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I was trying to become less of a West Coast elitist in terms of natural beauty.
This isn’t helping.
You! Cake or death?
Living in the in PNW has kind of ruined me to other landscapes.
I keep thinking of things in terms of “Yes, but do you have mountains? Forests? Lakes? Rivers? The ocean? No?”
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That is exactly what I do.
Wisconsin doesn’t have a single national park. Not even one!
You! Cake or death?
Have you been up to the "north woods"?
It’s pretty out that way and there are bunches of lakes you can camp by.
Like Door County?
I keep hearing good things about Northern Wisconsin but without having a car it’s hard to get out to places like that. Still, I just can’t help but be doubtful of whether its as beautiful as they say since it’s got a lot to compete with for me (but I suppose if you are a northwesterner I can trust your opinion).
You! Cake or death?
Look around Rhinelander and that area.
I’ve been there to visit my sister and pretty much fell in love with it. I’m not ever planning on moving away from the Seattle area, but if I did, it would be to Rhinelander.
And if you make it to the actual city of Rhinelander,
there’s a cool brew pub called Bugsy’s that puts out some great german style beers. The last time I was there (march of this year) the special was $1 per pint.
I will file that away.
Eventually I hope to have a car on campus and do some exploring beyond the Milwaukee city limits.
You! Cake or death?
Also, no mountains to speak of.
And what they call “skiing” is pretty amusing as the “slopes” are not much more than small hills to a northwesterner.
Ahem
Yachats is the best place on earth.
by Faux on Aug 3, 2010 3:02 PM EDT
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/8/2/1602340/ot-august-3rd-gift-consultant#43572214
If I come off as a little evangelical about it, trust me when I say it’s for a good reason.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Haven't been there yet
but I’ve always wanted to visit Kalaloch. It seems to have a little of all the best parts about the NW nearby. Sunshine isn’t a must for me.
by hairofthedawg on Aug 3, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The only Northwest getaway that I spent much time at growing up was Whidbey Island. I don't know if it's cool because it's cool or cool because it's my own childhood... but I like Whidbey.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I spent a lot of time there as well.
Still have family over there, but I’ve gotten sort of burnt out on it from so many trips. Kind of like Bellingham. It’s really a beautiful place, but I’ve been there so much for family things that I almost forget to look around and appreciate it when I’m up there.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Honestly, my memories are crabbing, geoducks, and croquet. Just family stuff.
My aunt and uncle had a house on the beach. Later when they retired they built a much bigger house on one of the cliffs, but I’ve only been there once or twice.
It wasn’t so much about being on Whidbey than it was about being with family and doing family stuff.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, there were also games of penuckle.
Wild stuff.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We didn't go places when I was a kid
too many of us, and I think my folks had done too much traveling already in their lives
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. I tried to look up the spelling but there were several variations.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the main one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinochle
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Yes, yes it is.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That looks much better. But Google suggested penuckle and then dictionary.com seemed to agree.
But Pinochle looks much better.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought as much.
Though I have never seen that particular spelling. The most common one I have seen is “pinochle”.
We used to play alot when I was a kid too. Haven’t played in about 30 years though.
Whidbey Island is where my grandparents live
and while it is a place my parents often went to get away from life it isn’t the kind of place I think I’d go to on my own.
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Crescent Lake
Crescent Lake Lodge has some fairly inexpensive options to stay out there, nice restaurant. Quiet. Really quiet.
Other than that camping in the Steens Mountains, or around Owyhee Lake in Oregon. The desert around Owyhee Lake has some interesting things to drive around and look at, a few ghost towns, some hot springs. Owyhee Dam has some interesting history, a test design for the Hoover Dam project. Smaller scale, they learned to adjust the ph of the concrete to the water on that project, interesting little historical footnotes.
Strawberry Mountain for hiking, there’s a couple of nice lakes up there. Interior Oregon has some very beautiful spots.
I haven't been to Crescent Lake in decades
I keep saying I’ll get back there …
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just went back for the first time in decades this April. Worth it
Wish I could’ve stayed longer.
If you’re on the Olympic Peninsula and you have money, Crescent Lake lodge is the way to go. If you don’t, I’m quite fond of the Salt Creek recreation area, a Clallam County park. Beautiful sandy beach, camping on the bluff above, tide pools, etc.
Hurricane Ridge is nearby, and that’s sort of mandatory.
Lake Crescent is one of my favorite spots in Washington.
Our family goes there every year for family vacation, and when I was growing up I did a few week-long canoeing trips around the lake. The lake itself is absolutely gorgeous.
There’s also a hike up Pyramid Mountain that’s very cool – there’s an old lookout from the top of the mountain, and when you camp at the top you can see all the way across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and can see the lights glimmering in Canada. Pretty special.
For canoeing, the Bowron lakes circuit in British Columbia is just amazing.
5 lakes, short portages between them, great scenery. It’s a long drive from the Seattle area, but then again, so is the Southern Oregon coast. So yeah, Bowron!
Now I want to go see that dam.
Where in Oregon?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Just southeast of Nyssa, Oregon.
I know someone with pictures, I’ll send them to you. Also due to national security issues it is no longer possible to walk across the top of the dam. Lame. Apparently access to the glory hole is still allowed
Shit, that's almost in Boise.
Won’t be making it there any time soon.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
That looks safe.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Hoover has a bunch of those, Owyhee just has the one
The top of it moves up to 14" or something, to control the level of the lake. Pretty impressive on the outflow side after it drops a few hundred feet. That link I posted has some really nice photos.
I get what it is,
I’m just imagining your Dad dropping your squirmy butt and you getting sucked in.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I'd have been digging my claws in if that were me.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Dear BrianL
Congratulations on making it four whole weeks without posting tranny porn!
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Just remember, BrianL - you have to take this one day at a time.
We’re here to help.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you his TA sponsors?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I was about to ask this same question.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a very private process and a sensitive time for BrianL, so I have to ask you to be very discrete.
But yes.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 3, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
We don't want to risk undoing all his progress.
A relapse could be catastrophic.
You! Cake or death?
by Torrid on Aug 3, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well there goes my plan for dressing up like Frankenfurter and walking through the next meeting.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 3, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
No, you should still do that.
For me.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I did this for Halloween about 10 years ago,
I suppose I could dig out the pictures from somewhere, I know they still exist.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Well I was kidding, but now I want one for my laptop wallpaper.
I love feeling nauseous.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I'll see what I can do.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I think he needs a special four weeks sober button
by seattlebruin on Aug 3, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Who needs a button?
He’s going to win a LLemmy.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You know how MLB names all their awards now?
Like the Edgar Martinez Award and such? I think this is the year we have to start naming the LLemmies. I propose the BrianL award for “Comment which you would have voted for as Best or Worst comment of the year”
It seems like a niche reference, because it mostly applies to this incident.
But I’m on board with the idea otherwise.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Does this mean that there will be a Robert Westervelt "ZOMG DELETE DELETE DELETE" award?
Because this might be considered a subset, or at least a dual winner.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The Robert I think should be geared towards drunkposting.
Because FUCK YOU SOBER ROBERT ENJOY CLEANING THIS UP IN THE MORNING
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He gets recs though :\
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
There, feel better?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
That came off wrong and I'd delete it if I could.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that it needs to be broken up.
Scruffy is best original .gif, Eyebrows is best .gif poached from somewhere else.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This makes more sense.
I originally had Eyebrows name on the award and Scruffy winning it every year but edited it down.
I believe the best original .gif should be called Spider Jack.
Isn’t that the single comment recs record holder?
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a separate category for it last year.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Two categories. The ZOMG DEL award is for not thinking far enough in advance to censor your comment.
The BrianL Ladyman award is for grave errors in compartmentalizing.
I like that second idea.
Because it keeps the [was it Taylor H?] posting his Facebook status from becoming its own award.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You would have been "scarred for life" and you know it.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
New Mass Effect 2 DLC on the horizon
which features Liara apparently
Don’t worry everyone the link totally isn’t tranny porn.
It does go to kotaku, so who really wants to risk it?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
For the record, I was against the BrianL baiting until you got in on the action. ):
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Sweendog has hit two home runs for the Rainiers today.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Mike Wilson also hit a grand slam which means I'll get the same question I get about him every week.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps someday people will stop asking when the Mariners will FINALLY call him up
Nah, probably not.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I've resigned myself to that as one possible solution, but I'll take any at this point.
Not that people won’t continue to reference him no matter what he does.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he won't be your problem any more.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That depends on how many people feel like calling me out for my opnion on him.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
On the bright side, Bucky Jacobsen only played 42 games in the majors.
How much longer can Mike Wilson last?
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Bucky also devoted an entire offseason to getting fat after his knee surgery.
Wilson has had a few major injuries, but has not made such dumb career moves.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Last time I hung out with Bucky it looked like he swallowed Bettencourt.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Kevin rubs elbows with all the cool people.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Or fat has-beens. By the way, Churchill says "hi."
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I haven't hung out with Churchill in probably three or four years.
We kind of lost touch I guess. Tell him I said “hi” too.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Bucky may have been fat,
but from what I understand his knee never fully recovered, which affected his ability to control his weight (since it limited his workouts).
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
And because the knee bones connected to the ..
fat bone.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I heard the version where the knee never recovered because he got fat again.
The whole “divot the size of a baseball” was never promising to begin with, but I suppose the debate will remain as to what order things happened in there.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point.
I liked Bucky, so I’ll take his side. Not saying he was the best player ever, he just seems like a real down to earth, normal guy.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Fact is, dude likes to fucking DRINK.
He wasn’t the most… diligent of athletes.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I like him even more now.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Good guy to party with.
Amazing – girls flocked to him like he was made of Vera Wang.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Are you trying to make me fall in love?
He’d be like Chris Farley and I could be David Spade (but less scuzzy).
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Yep - you're on the right path!
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
At least now marc is getting them too.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not planning on contributing to that fanshot.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I just saw that
I was referring to the USSM Pineda gamethread though.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Marc didn't answer that one though!
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
So Jay about this Wilson kid...
Looks like he has plus power and a decent eye at the plate. Your thoughts? Maybe the next Nelson Cruz?
Yeah Jay,
when are they calling this kid up? This team needs the power he could bring.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
You guys it's not next week yet.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to call up Halman, Wilson and Sams they have power and this team does not have power.
You got slurved!
I was waiting for a Peguero reference!
They should kick this Ackley bum to the curb because all he does is walk.
Free Denny Almonte!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
We should call up all of our "three true outcomes" guys,
regardless of position or roster space, and play them all at once. We’d either continue to be shut out, be able to watch a new record for strikeouts and consecutive perfect games, or we’d win 15-14.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
We have mostly two outcome guys.
Marc called them Manichean and I’m going to use that from here out.
Kalian Sams is the supreme Manichean prospect at the moment I think.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Then lets go with them.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Halman has at least been working towards a third outcome.
While also working to up his other outcomes.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
His strikeout rate hasn't actually changed any.
I checked the other day.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This, from a guy, who has struck out 117 times in 289 at-bats.
What the Hall-Man?
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Almonte's rate is actually worse.
As is Sams, but hell, Sams has struck out in nearly half his ABs.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I still sort of love Halman.
If you watch him, you see why BA would pick him #1 in the system. Of course, if you watch him, you see why others called that pick hilarious, wrong, awful and all sorts of other adjectives.
It’s all true! He’s amazingly talented! He’s got no idea what’s going on right now!
I do too, I do too.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Adam Dunn placed on waivers??
Whaaaat….
Can we PLEASE DFA Lopez already?
Karma police, arrest this man.
This happens every year. Every team puts almost everyone on waivers.
Bad contracts are like traps, think Rios last year. The White Sox bit, and the Jays said, you can have him.
Good contracts are out there as trade bait, to see if the first team to bite will give a good offer.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Almost everyone is on waivers?
Oh noes!
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome player I was really excited for, playing terrible, bad defense
Chone Figgins’ tenure in Seattle is a good summation of the last 8 months. To place a player you just signed a 4 year contract for on waivers is downright depressing. That was the most excited I’ve been for a FA signing since Adrian Beltre.
Not that he hasn't been very disappointing, but the consensus hasn't reached the point that we should give up on him, right?
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know.
The quotes in here from other executives aren’t exactly good signs. I don’t think too many people here are ready to give up on him, but we don’t really know how the FO feels.
It doesn't matter if he gets put on waivers.
He certainly will be put through waivers. M’s can always pull him back if he’s claimed, or save ~30 million. And if he passes through, we can explore trade options or do nothing.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 3, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shucking fit!
I just got back from watching Inception. Easily one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.
Damn it. I have just loathed going to the theaters lately. But this is non-stop praise.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It's definitely worth going to the theater to see Inception.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't be the exception, see Inception today!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 3, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm so very worried it's not going to live up to the hype when I see it.
My friends have absolutely loved it and gush about it constantly.
Being out of the States I haven't heard much of the hype
so that might have a bit to do with it, but I was blown away by how good it was. I’ll stop there so as not to add to the hype.
I've seen it twice as well
I don’t know about you, but I picked up on quite a few things that I missed on the first viewing.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely I did
Which is why I wouldn’t mind a third viewing. I’m happy to vote with my wallet on a movie like this. A completely original movie idea which turns out to be a super awesome movie to boot? Fuck yeah I’ll pay to watch it
102% agree.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else have an outdoor cat that has a habit of bringing airborne animals into the house?
I’ve found both live and dead birds on occasion, but yesterday my cat topped that.
I show up and she’s got a live bat in her mouth. She drops it, and it starts flying around my room in an absolute panic.
by BrianL on Aug 3, 2010 2:29 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
And I'm guessing she then sat there, expecting to be praised and loved on for being such a skilled hunter?
You! Cake or death?
The cat stays indoors for just this reason. I can't imagine how many things it would bring back, given its' proclivity to eating bugs it finds.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This is my favorite solution to spiders and other bugs I don't feel like dealing with.
Sigh, then pick up the cat and move her over there so she sees it. Problem solved, sooner or later.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Their, their. It'll be okay.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This doesn't work as well when your cat only has one good eye.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Awww, one-eyed cats are such fun though.
Two friends of mine have one-eyed cats, but I’ve only met one, who is perhaps ironically named “Iris”.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He's great!
It’s just hard to get him in the right position where he can see a spider or something. But once he does, WATCH OUT! The fact that he’s Siamese (which means he’s insane) doesn’t hurt either.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Rabies is a big concern then.
You better get that checked out.
Hell, I didn’t even know we really had bats locally. My mom’s cat used to bring in garter snakes though.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
No vaccine?
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 3, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If you tp;d the vet she's an outdoor cat they gave her a rabies inoculation, but better safe than sorry.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably "told" with the right hand shifted over slightly.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid late refresh.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey! Less than .5% of bats carry rabies.
Lower rate than raccoons and squirrels. I just put up a bat house in my eaves, there is a bat living next my chimney and I’m hoping he moves in there with more.
So you're trying to tell me that Cujo was all propaganda put out by the raccoon lobby?
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Raccoons are the spawn of the devil so this is a likely scenario.
Bats get a bad rap. Also, raccoons may carry a roundworm that infect people and dogs and can live in the soil for years. Causes blindness among a lot of other horrible things.
Aw shucks...
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd talk 'em down.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
My cat deposits dead shrews and mice at my front door, but never flying animals
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that's pretty impressive
Did he/she/it catch it during the day? If so, the bat was probably asleep.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, shit. Congratulations on having a trained hunter as your pet.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That tops the most impressive thing my cat ever caught, which was a hummingbird.
My girlfriend’s sister’s cat likes to bring snakes inside their house.
My cat I had when I was a kid caught a full grown crow once.
I was impressed, but not amused. Especially when all the crows friends showed up to help.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
They would have if my Mom hadn't been out there swinging a broom like a crazy woman, while I tried to pry my cats jaws off of the thing.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
That's what you get for growing up in a Tim Burton movie.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
by kevin_ess on Aug 3, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You could be closer to the truth than you think.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I was thiking more like Scissorhands or something, but okay.
I dig candy.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
You're like a tall, skinny Oompa Loompa.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I've got a little riddle for you....
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 3, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Crows are vicious and fearless
We had a nest in a tree on the balcony of my office, and for a month or two right after the babies were born, Mom and Dad would screech and screech and screech and dive bomb anyone who went out on the balcony.
It wasn’t just intimidation either, they’d make contact with people’s heads. I had the best seat in the house, right by the window. It was so great.
I had a crow dive bomb my head twice last fall as I tried to get into my car.
It isn’t all that great.
I had a crow follow me to the bus stop every morning for a while.
I finally was freaked out enough to call a “psychic” friend of mine, and after looking into it, she said crow crossings are a sign of an artistic endeavor that will be happening in your life.
For you though, I think the crow just knew what we all do and didn’t like your attitude.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I have no idea why birds exist and people enjoy them.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I have no idea why I have two in a cage at home.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I've also never understood
(no offense) why people would want to take something wild that flies and cages it.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
*cage. Jesus. I'm too distracted here at work.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I don't know either.
They’re my wife’s birds. I’d be 100% okay with them being gone when I get home.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
God dammit....
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That's Mr. Fuzzums to you.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Didn't work out so well for Brandon Lee.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point. Sometimes dying is an art, however.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Sylvia Plath eventually got it down.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Helen Keller made a life of it.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Apropos of nothing, but Brandon and Bruce Lee's gravesite is very pretty.
It’s a nice peaceful spot to just go and sit and pay your respects.
That's in Seattle somewhere, isn't it?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I meant the Seattle area.
But I think you may be right. I always get him and Hndrix mixed up when it comes to death and gravesites for some reason.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Hendrix is in Renton
2 minutes from my house! Also, his childhood home was in a lot right next to my old apartment, across from the cemetery and my dad tried to get the guy who had it to move it to our property before the city made him tear it down
They're in Lakeview Cemetery.
Up on Capitol Hill.
To a voyeur stuck in a cubicle nearby doing boring, tedious IT support
It may have been great. Assuming it didn’t cause you serious pain.
This is a much deeper and funnier issue.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
.
Reminds me of this for some reason.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a cat some 30 years back who regularly left me neatly-killed rats on the doormat.
The ones since then have been sure they could take that crow if they had the chance … but have not had the chance.
Kirby (to our mutual surprise) once pinned an errant hummingbird to the window with his paw, got it as far as his mouth in order to carry it off someplace before my yelping and shaking of him caused him to let loose, and the bird flew away.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You young chicks are all the same.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
My neighbors were raising chickens next door, and my cat managed to nab one of the chicks and bring it to me
That’s just good customer service, Chick-Fil-A doesn’t even deliver.
I had a peacock (!) show up in my yard once and scare my cats away with its loud call
Peacocks make really weird noises. It was surreal to hear that goddamn thing in the front yard and see it just strutting around like it owned the place
Renton!
Apparently a neighbor owned a couple of them and one escaped to come visit. It was awesome
by tootthekazoo on Aug 4, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a cat that did that. One or two bats, plenty of birds.
Current cats don’t get bats, which I’m ok with. One cat likes to bring in moths, but that’s different.
My parents cat did this also.
The bat went into shock because it was laying on the ground for awhile. Eventually it came alive and started flying around the kitchen. My brother captured it and put it outside.
by seattle_since_81 on Aug 3, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Nicki Minaj gets paid to rap.
“‘S’ on my chest cuz I’m ready to save him
Cuz I’m the one like I’m Tracy McGrady”
Depends on if you make the "S" a separate syllable.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not iambic pentameter.
I know you were all waiting to find out.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the whole point of having flow, though. You need to be able to stretch and pause or syncopate as needed to make lines fit.
Not that I’m defending that one.
I liked it on that MF Doom album I heard where he managed to turn "breasts" into a three syllable word.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He is insanely talented, but one of my favorite things he does is to set up a rhyme and then not use it.
Like, say, “Hold that, put the mic down ya luck’s up / Don’t let it touch the ground and shut the…door” etc.
Same song .
“If he had thick hair like Rick Flair, chick
wouldn’t know if hoes really cared for the…lyrical skills.”
I love running thoughts into the next line instead of treating every couplet as a discrete set. Just another small thing.
I KNOW!
It’s like “You the illest. For him I would Die Hard like Bruce Willis” sounds so fucking clever to some people? And it’s the most common style on the radio these days – reference some bullshit and put it in a song.
Okay, here, I can rap “You so fine girl damn I reckon, you’ll love me like Leo in Inception.”
Just as good.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
This is probably part of the reason why most poets I've known avoid rhyme.
It either comes off silly like that or things just rush towards a particular and obvious conclusion, as Doom is subverting above.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't listened to much Doom, I know my friends do. But I'm not a big music person exactly.
So I have to use a more mainstream (and therefore more critized) rapper. When Eminem first became popular and following albums, he never used words that didn’t help explain his message or the point he was trying to make. Maybe in the funny songs he would toy around a little but you could still see how talented he was. But he makes the words work for his message, rather than letting the words dictate the song and losing all meaning.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
"But he makes the words work for his message, rather than letting the words dictate the song and losing all meaning."
Right that particular sentence is the difference between someone who is actually a good wordsmith and someone who is just trying to make other people think they’re clever.
The latter tend to wash out in time….
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I would much rather hear Eminem continually rhyme "day" with "day"
As opposed to hearing guys force rhyming words onto the end of lines that stop making sense because of it.
It was "breast sts sts"
To rhyme with “messages”. It’s kind of hard to transcribe exactly how he did it.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Beastuhsiz is how it sounds.
Yeah, he’s a savant.
Add a "r" after the "B" and you've got it.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyway, I love MF. And all of his other incarnations.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
And expounding upon that, it's the difference in number of syllables that makes it interesting instead of robotic.
It’s why iambic pentameter is tedious. This way you get syncopation, changes in pace, and some dead space.
It's all about the meter/ictus relationship.
It takes some talent to write in iambic pentameter and do it so well that people don’t get that you’re doing iambic pentameter, but the next logical step (and one that very very few people can pull off) is to stop it and still make it seem like the flow is uninterrupted.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
There is definitely an art to making words and phrases rhyme that shouldn't normally rhyme.
However, I don’t think that this particular “artist” knows anything about that. I have heard this song at the gym several times and I just couldn’t believe what was passing for music these days.
Everything you’re saying sounds good to me though. As far as the syllables/iambic pentameter.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm.
do I really want to look for this?
@Chris Egan 5 .#mariners Mike Sweeney with some strong words about being put on the DL, his future n Wakamatu’s critics. Look for the int. @KING5Seattle
Hit two dingers today, man has a right to talk.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
He didn't offer to fight anyone this time.
I feel a little let down.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see anything special about the comments.
Other than maybe what he says about being healthy even when he went on the DL.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Well he seems none too pleased about being put on the DL.
Not sure why he seems to bristle about that, yet defend Wak at the same time.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
That wasn't defending of Wak.
He said “He has been the same guy” which to me reads as “He wasn’t as magical last year as you would like to believe.”
Which is maybe like just saying "Don't judge him on wins and losses, judge him on how he manages the game"
Which I would agree with.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatever.
For such a hugger (and a guy who never should have made the team in the first place) Sweeney sure complains a lot.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
He isn't actually an honestly friendly guy, he just tries to project that way.
In other words, he’s not a nice player he just hugs a lot.
I've heard this about him.
Some people say in person he’s a total jerk, he just tries to play the “good guy” for the press.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
There are certainly guys like that out there.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The dude is buddies with our savior.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
Well, uh, full quote
Don, he’s the same manager he was last year. Last year we had a great team, great chemistry, great clubhouse. This year we haven’t had that. Don has been the same guy
The same people who were praising Wak last year are the same ones that are slinging mud at him now. That’s unfair. I support him.
So I’d argue it was meant to defend Wak, but it might be a bit backhanded.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 3, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The "I support him" line seems pretty straightforward.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Just got my copy of Firefly in the mail today!
Does anyone have a favorite episode?
Karma police, arrest this man.
Urinal Cake.
Actually, I’ve never seen it, but I would like to think this was the title of an episode.
"I might be a butt hoarder...speed skating butts that is." - wazzu93
I also vote Jaynestown.
Good shit. Definitely watch them all in order, though. I don’t recommend jumping around.
Speaking of going to colleges...
Putting majors aside how nice is the North Carolina area according to colleges and city life?
You got slurved!
I don't know about for college life
but my dad has gone to the research triangle/research park, whatever its called area a couple of times for work (to visit the SAS institute) and he has nothing but nice things to say about the area.
[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]
You should ask Dave Cameron.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Or Michael Jordan.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Chapel Hill is apparently awesome and a place I would very much like to visit
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 3, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Chapel Hill is probably the nicest place in the North Carolina Piedmont, and nicer than Charlotte.
But the whole Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) is just okay, I think. But there are colleges in the mountains and near the water, and I’d definitely prefer those areas.
They aren't my favorite, but they have a place somewhere on my playlist.
If I’m in a power pop mood, they will show up at some point. My Girl Marianne!
I've heard very nice things about colleges there
and the state as a whole is gorgeous, but parts of it are getting close to the Deep South, which, at least for me, can be a bit of an adjustment (not that much of the south isn’t very much awesome, just different). But I only visited the area, so I can’t comment on the college life.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 3, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I should also point out that my sister moved to Chapel Hill for awhile and left because after awhile she really grew to hate it.
But to each their own. I think a big factor was that it really is much different than the Seattle-area in terms of people, culture.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean it has culture?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
The South definitely has its own culture, and that culture can definitely vary dramatically from Seattle's culture.
Whether you’d like that unique culture is a personal thing – when we lived in Charlotte I liked it, but my wife did not. But the culture is different from area to area, and the climate and landscape is much different as well. Charlotte is much different from Wilmington, which is different from Asheville.
If you are in the research triangle North Carolina is just fine.
Outside of that it is a rather awful place in my opinion.
I've only been to awful places there
So from where I sit, the second part of what you wrote is dead-on. I know, SSS, but three different areas were terrible and I never want to go back to attempt the good ones.
by Craptastic-J on Aug 4, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't really care for much in the Piedmont.
It’s hot, sticky, and the big cities have all of the sprawl and genericism of the New South without enough of the charm that makes so much of the rest of the south special. Wilmington (on the coast) and Asheville (up in the mountains) have lots of character, charm, and natural beauty though.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 4, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
You lived there right? So you would know better than I.
I spent some time in the backwoods and was as scared as I was in central Florida.
Six years in Charlotte.
There are definitely some charming little towns and such in the backwoods but it’s pretty spotty. I once had a tire go out north of the Triangle after dark and found myself incredibly creeped out by the backwoods. I’m not sure how much of that was perception vs. reality, but I’m pretty comfortable with rural settings but was still pretty unnerved.
Charlotte is largely anonymous sprawl nowadays, with sidewalk markers for historical events and buildings rather than the buildings themselves, but there are some neat residential areas. Raleigh/Durham struck me in largely the same way, though perhaps not quite to the same degree.
In my experience the medium-sized places in the mountains and towards the coast are the places to be in NC. I’d go to college in Boone, Asheville, or Wilmington.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 4, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I know Torii Hunter has always been a point of contention around here, because of how he represents a Gold Glove amongst baseball writers compared to a sideshow in UZR, etc.
Well the Angels agree with the statheads apparently, because Peter Bourjos is your new Angels centerfielder.
Hunter to the bench, or moved to another position?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Drink copious amounts of cheap alcohol
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is more true at Pullman than others.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Even the football games.. they're just a great reason to -
drink copious amounts of cheap alcohol.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
College is a time to explore and expand your horizons as to what kind of venues you will drink alcohol in.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Speaking of alcohol/college, the one thing I'll miss the most about Pullman is the drink prices.
.50 wells? $2 shots of jager? $3 pitchers?
Yes please.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 3, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I have never thought about it that way.
That sounds like a competition I should try next year. Probably get a pretty good checklist going.
Senior Golf is a drinking event at WSU. I don't know if they still do it, they try to shut it down every year.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry.
People pay like $10 or $20 and get a bracelet ahead of time.
Probably like 250-350?? people sign up.
Money is used to buy booze.
Starting at 10 am (Or there about) everyone goes to the first “Hole”
There are 9 “holes” represented by houses that have been volunteered to be used for senior golf.
At the first hole, you could find 200 bottles of Andres and Boones.
Can’t go to the next hole until all of the alcohol is gone.
Next house (from what I remember) was like red bull and vodka I think.
And so on and so forth, different houses, different booze. I don’t think anyone makes it past the 5th hole usually to be honest. I’m really not sure what happens to the supposed booze that was bought for the later holes. The 9th hole used to be Shakers bar. But it’s really just a shit show by 1 o clock.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd imagine that would be the case.
I’d hate to own the houses that host the laterr holes.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Yeah, especially because not that many people show up to the first couple holes. There is a snowball effect.
So you’re pretty much just standing there and you have to drink a bottle or two of Boones and then 2 or 3 cups of vodka and then 3 or 4 tall boys of Keystone Light or something – I know this doesn’t sound appetizing to anyone here, but it’s college. You’re supposed to do dumb shit.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
How can you not show up for the first few holes?
Isn’t that a requirement?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
As long as you have a wristband you can come and go as you please. It's too crowded to really understand what's going on most of the time.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Then why would anyone show up at the Boones house?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
You make a valid point.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Sign up for the Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament
Teams of 4, lots of prizes. Used to let people drink as of ‘08. Not quite the booze fest as what you posted but it’s still good fun.
Take up skiing, go to Sandpoint every weekend possible.
Also find some kind of hobby and join a group that supports it. Anything to keep you out of your dorm room and mingling with people away from booze. Try the outdoor clubs, they have all kinds of classes. Such as learning how to kayak in a heated pool, you can learn how to do an Eskimo Roll for somewhere around $45 and a little time investment. Also, a lot of interesting, athletically minded girls do stuff like that too. This will put you in close proximity to them. Talk to them.
I can’t recommend this enough. Much more interesting than the scenes involving kegs/drunkenness, etc. Not that those aren’t fun once in awhile, but it can get out of control very quickly at Pullman.
And whatever bar is currently occupying Adams Mall on Mom's Weekend.
Just because it’s uh… fun. To people watch.
I want to hear more stories about your experiences with the other kinds of cougars, oh wise one.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Just a rampant imagination man
Scruffy is currently providing excellent cougar material
How much of a culture shock will I have coming from UW?
Will being around desert dwellers and nothingness make me crazy?
Well I'm surprised this hasn't been done before
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 3, 2010 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I was a little concerned about infrastructure, but then I read this.
The Straddling Bus will run regularly above normal cars and right beneath overpasses while still maintaining 40 km/h. Moreover, it has a capacity of 1200 passengers with 300 in each cart. Construction of such a project is also a great advantage, for it takes only 1 year to build 40 km, while a subway takes 3 years for the same distance. The best part is that it will not require a place to park, as regular buses do, since it can remain on the road and still allow the traffic to continue as normal.
Dizzamn.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes that would be a major problem.
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by JY on Aug 3, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Cause the Chinese are too smart to climb into that deathtrap.
We test these things on white people first to make sure they’re safe.
It makes perfect sense to me.
Old headline: Chinese companies ‘rent’ white foreigners
It makes it look official if whitey is on board!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That's an awesome idea as long as the route never changes.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
After consulting with the moms
one is getting the keychain-sized pepper spray and some of the handerpants (she’s the snowboarder)
the other is getting a Safeway gift card and this. According to her mother, she already has a can of Mace :)
Thanks for the update
A can of mace is no substitute for good judgement, but I suspect everyone already knows that.
As a former snowboarder, the handerpants look cool, but they would probably not keep her hands warm. 95% cotton means that any moisture on them at all makes them lose their insulation. Still, very fun.
Its more a joke than anything. I may also go for some of the fine Archie McPhee bandaids as she is always wounding herself.
I am told there was a good talk that went with the mace. Hope it sticks.
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually like these for self defense, but they require a little bit of training
But really, the best self defense technique is paying attention to the world around you and avoiding getting in stupid situations. Easier said than done sometimes, though.
Astonishing how many kids walk around the U District late night, all plugged into their Ipods and/or phones
and are stunned to get them ripped off
by msb on Aug 3, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, this happens in my neighborhood about once a month and we're not far from Harlem.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to suggest sending them off with a home made first aid kit
My mom packed me one freshman year with various over the counter pain killers, band aids and other useful stuff and 9 years later I still make use of it!
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YEAH GO MARIN...no? YEAH GO SONI....no? YEAH GO SEAHA...no?
Ok, GO SOUNDERS!!!! WOOOOO!!!!
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 3, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit, how did that ever get funding?
I am going to be so happy when they stop churning out poorly-thought out parody movies just for the sake of capitalizing on dumb trends.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 3, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Twilight deserves to be poked at until it finally goes away.
But I agree that a full-length movie is a bit much.
It's the same two guys who keep doing it too
And they have like 5 more of them on the way
I figured it was that group.
What bothers me about this is that the dudes that made Airplane! have helped them out on a few of them. Now, I know that there are certain aspects of Airplane! that are dated and no one is going to understand anymore. Jive didn’t make sense when I saw it in the 90s. But the movie is still watchable and has some staying power. Those two guys make movies that have a shelf life of a year or two before they become completely irrelevant. It’s the Family Guy school of comedy.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Airplane absolutely has staying power.
I first saw it when I was 12 or 13, which is only eight years ago, and it quickly became one of my favorite movies. Granted, my parents had to clarify some parts of it, but understanding those jokes just made it even funnier.
You! Cake or death?
Completely agreed.
Airplane is a classic movie and has actually aged pretty well because even as the cultural references have aged, the humor persists. The Seltzer and Friedberg movies, on the other hand, are barely funny when they’re released and rely more on reference than actual humor.
That's exactly what the problem with these "Vampire Suck" movies is.
They think something is humorous simply because it’s topical and people will recognize the references, forgetting that these topical references still have to be funny on their own merits.
You! Cake or death?
Apparently we're not alone in drawing the Airplane connection.
From TV Tropes:
“Two film critics who did not like the movie were hired to commentary Date Movie. Highlights include pin-pointing exactly where movies like Airplane succeeded while Date Movie failed.”
I would actually be interested in watching that.
So long as the commentary sufficiently drowned out whatever was going on in the actual movie.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
While I find Family Guy occasionally entertaining, I despise the show...
…for creating humor in such a talentless, random way, that so many others now emulate.
And people don’t even get it. I don’t know how many times someone has said “What do you mean the jokes aren’t related to the plot? I don’t understand. Oh ha ha, look, Peter is dressed up like some pop culture reference and now there’s feces on him, ha ha ha.” Or, you know, something. Ugh.
Indeed. Honestly, I think it was South Park that ruined Family Guy for me.
After I saw the episode that showed the Family Guy writing staff as manatees nosing balls with cultural references, the whole mystique of FM was ruined.
PlotplotplotplotHEY REMEMBER WHEN I DID XXXXXX WITH XXXXX??!?!?plotplotplotplotplotplot.
I'm glad they did that...
because before then no one was really pointing out how formulaic it was.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It's been worse since it came back.
It used to parody things that were from ten or twenty years ago. Hell, there was a Logan’s Run reference in there at one point. But the new crew of writers were more interested in sucking off the old, departed crew and so you had one-offs turn into running gags and pop culture events run up the clock until they were contemporary.
The original series was more flawed than most are willing to admit to, but the new one is just godawful.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to make a parody movie of all the Friedberg and Seltzer movies.
I have no experience writing comedy and I have little to no budget, but it’s going to be way fucking funnier than anything they’ve ever done.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 3, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Up until Date Movie (I think that was their first real shot at making these) the parody/spoof genre was one of my favorite genres.
So clever, so good, and we could laugh at the ridiculousness of Hollywood together.
But they took away the laughter. And even sadder is that their movies make money. And now the genre appears dead forever.
Such classics like Airplane, Hot Shots, Naked Gun, Loaded Weapon 1, even Scary Movie and Not Another Teen Movie were enjoyable.
These movies are plain, disgustingly, awful. Amongst the worst movies in history. They have no right to make fun of other movies, and that’s the whole point. How can the shittiest movies in history “make fun of” anyone else?
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
That last sentence embodies the insanity of the whole damn thing
I tried to watch Meet the Spartans once, and I swear I didn’t make it through 10 minutes before I had to switch it off. 300 was a good movie. I could have shit in a bucket and thrown it on my TV and it would have been better than Meet the Spartans. How can they make fun of anything?
Apparently all you need to do is watch the trailers and you're good.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
It's apparently what they do.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's the scary part:
Date Movie Budget- 20,000 Revenue- 85,000
Epic Movie Budget-20,000 Revenue-86,000
Meet The Spartans Budget- 30,000 Revenue- 84,000
Disaster Movie Budget- 20,000 Revenue- 35,000
Vampires Suck Estimated budget much lower than estimated revenue.
People watch this stuff and enjoy this stuff. Tons of Twilight haters are going to be seeing this film.
I'm going to take Disaster Movie as a good sign of things to come.
The same thing happened with the Friday the 13th series, for example. The first 5 or 6 movies made money but eventually people just tire of it. I pray for this movie to shit the bed.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
That and they might be over-saturating their market. All of those movies are less than 5 years old.
Sure, there’s always new movies to parody, but at some point people get tired of watching a hodgepodge of film parodies all at once.
That’s why I think it will make more money than the others, because it’s focusing more directly on a highly controversial movie/fanbase. It doesn’t seem nearly as random as the others. Even Meet The Spartans (which I have regretfully seen) draws primarily from other sources for it’s humor. Keeping most of it Twilight-based might just revive these directors careers. Crap.
They should make the parody before the actual movie comes out.
Or release it at the same time. That would be funny by itself
I'd be willing to wager that Vampires will be their most successful one yet
Disaster movie did worse at the box office because it was based on disaster/action movies, which don’t typically draw well with the type of audiences that the others did. Vampires, on the other hand, is tailor-made for the younger audiences that they try and appeal to. I fear that this movie will do quite well in the box office and will convince studios to continue funding this trash.
Because you know what's cool? F-18s flying right over your head
you know what’s less cool than F-18s flying right over your head? F-18s flying right over your head when you have a twelve foot birdie putt
Fighter jets are amazing though and as such if that would happen I could use my built-in putter to make the shot
by tootthekazoo on Aug 4, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
F-18s are boring they fly over all the time every day
by seattlebruin on Aug 4, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I even got bored of the F-22s last time I was at Edwards
by seattlebruin on Aug 4, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I always like watching the U-2 take off.
by hairofthedawg on Aug 4, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually got to see an SR-71 in person once.
That raised my flag pole.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
In flight? That would be amazing.
It looks absolutely stunning just sitting on the floor at the Museum of Flight. I love walking underneath and marveling at the curves of its undercarriage.
If that sounds dirty and lustful, well, you’re interpreting my statement correctly.
by Chris Hafner on Aug 4, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
In flight, and only for a short time.
But it was still insanely cool.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
One of my managers used to fly them...
also flew the U-2 and ejected from an F-111. I never saw the SR fly though. I used to think it was cool that when I worked afternoons while living in Cyprus I could tell whether I had to work that day by listening for the launch sound. We had quite a few weather cancels and if I didn’t hear it(from 15 miles away)flying over it meant a day off.
by hairofthedawg on Aug 4, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't the F-111's entire cockpit eject?
I’m not putting that very well, but hopefully you know what I mean.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I believe so
he survived, but I really don’t know.
by hairofthedawg on Aug 4, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
'Bout time.
Now we can get on with our lives.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Yeah, finally ESPN will stop focusing on the Yankees
...and now I'm here
I know it's taboo to read ESPN.com comments, but hell
come on Nats lets sign our boy to an extension. 3 yrs 40-45M. See if he can refuse that.
we’re headed in the right direction. i think we could definitely be a couple of games better than .500 next season and in a couple of years, we could finally make a serious run towards the playoffs.
how many teams look for a big time power guy in the middle of the order like that every year? we don’t have that issue to worry about with dunn. lock him up.
If someone actually offered Adam Dunn that kind of money, how long would it take him to accept? Eight seconds? Ten?
I hate to play devil's advocate.
But considering he’s making 12 million this year and having a 3.1 WAR season so far (shocked to see his UZR has been -.6 this year) it’s not crazy to think that someone could offer him 3 years and 40 million.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Devil's advocate plays to as why it might be a good idea, not what someone will actually do
is there any possible way, you would see this being a good idea?
by seattlebruin on Aug 4, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I just took the implication to be that Dunn would accept it in a heartbeat because the money doesn't seem plausible.
I could see an offer like that being on the table, because he’s a better commodity today than he was two years.
I’m not saying that it should happen. If the M’s could get him to DH for Raul Ibanez money, I’d take it… Is that crazy?
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
guys with old player skills have this tendency to fall off the cliff at any moment.
Did you really enjoy the Richie Sexson era that much? I know I didn’t.
Isn't Dunn younger than Sexson was when we had him?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
He reads books about sparkling white elitists.
Natives are portrayed as vicious wolves.
This should’ve been obvious.
Give it a sec, you'll figure it out.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Did one of his transmissions get intercepted?
Color me shocked.
by PDXTai on Aug 4, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
My guess would be that he was sending the pics to John Madden
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by bluemax on Aug 4, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I have no idea why anyone famous still does shit like this.
They do know what the internet is right?
I have no idea why people give a shit about other people's personal lives.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 4, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree.
But for some god awful reason they do. And boy do they ever.
Eventually when something like this comes out, I'd like the person involved to say
“Yeah, I did it. So what? Go care about something else.”
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 4, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Getting rid of cable t.v. was my only solution.
Second hand information is still almost too much.
Dude, it's weird that you don't have TV.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Yeah but that's always been the case and will always remain the case
And besides, I don’t think this is so much that he was showing off the Li’l Wrangler, but that he is married and sent the pics to someone who isn’t his wife. I still don’t give a shit about any of it, but I think the attempted adultery is the bigger issue at play
by tootthekazoo on Aug 4, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I know nothing about Brett Favre's marriage.
It’s none of my business and that’s precisely why things like this coming out piss me off so much.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 4, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree 100%
Just clarifying it from my end
by tootthekazoo on Aug 4, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that where this is supposedly coming from?
I can’t find anything about it anywhere.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
It makes me laugh when it is done as a pick-up move by the guys
“If she sent me naked pictures of herself, I would definitely want to sex her. So, if I send her pictures of myself then she will want to sex me! Hot damn, this is gonna be a breeze”
If only this were true
All my going out shirts would have a picture of my wiener and my phone number.
I'd donate to a fund to pay you to try this.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Reading it again, this would be pretty funny.
As long as I can use the fund for dental work when someone decides to punch me over it
Actually,
now I have an idea for a part time business..
Showing chicks your junk and getting punched?
I’m not sure you’ll find much profit in that.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
No no
I want to market a line of shirts that you can order with a picture of junk, and I’ll print your phone number. It’ll totally work.
I might need some people here to give me some written testimoniaLLs to help market it
So you want to sort through pictures of guys junk all day?
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
In retrospect, this is a bad idea.
Maybe I could just have a pick-your-flavor option, chocolate, vanilla, and espresso.
For cash considerations.
So long, Mike. I can’t say I’m particularly upset to see you go.
He was our best hitter this year
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus, he didn't even have 100 AB's
For some reason I thought he had played more than that.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And we got Dominic Brown?!?!
WOOOO!!!
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, nevermind
:( just cash money.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That was during the winter.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Well now TheRealMariners are saying:
#Mariners trade Mike Sweeney to Philadelphia for player to be named later or cash considerations.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I am amused Philly fans still think he makes a decent "emergency backup catcher even though he hasn't caught for 11 years"
I can’t imagine Sweeney could squat behind the plate for even 1 full batter before breaking in half.
Pitcher for the Braves. He became very interesting after dominating in AAA this season and the Braves had to call him up or let him leave at a certain date.
They called him up, he got hurt. Now they waived him.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he might be discussing quantities of ice cream again.
by Eyebrows on Aug 4, 2010 1:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Isn't that from when they almost collided?
I thought it was the second time that game.. so he was saying “That’s two you owe me”
Great first line.
This article begins:
Most pet owners would be irate if their dog bit off one of their toes, but Jerry Douthett, of Rockford, Mich., is nothing but grateful: this canine feat may have saved his life.
I can't figure out if I'm horrified, uplifted or just bewildered.
horribewilderlifted?
You! Cake or death?
Quick, trademark that.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The subhead is almost as good.
Dog Was Attracted to the Sweet Smell of Elevated Blood Sugar, Experts Say
I learned a lot about dogs in this article and I don't know how I feel about this knowledge.
You! Cake or death?
See, but I like this better than knowing my dog is attracted to festering wounds.
Not that cancer is better than a festering wound, but at least with cancer she would be telling me something I don’t already know.
You! Cake or death?
I just had to read your comment right as I was getting ready to eat my lunch. Ugh.
The word ‘fester’ is terrible. It’s far worse than moist or any or common words that people seem to hate.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Terrible offense is contagious.
by Eyebrows on Aug 4, 2010 1:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
I see KC and Pittsburgh both have something of a containment perimeter
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 5, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
We really are South Alaska
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That really puts the midwest into perspective.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
They don't have a lot of sports teams...
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You could say the same thing about the NW
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The Midwest actually looks pretty saturated to me.
You have Minnesota, Kansas City, St. Louis, the two Chicago teams, Cincy, Detroit, Cleveland. … Perhaps my understanding of the term Midwest is outdated.
Now the Great Plains and Mountain states, absolutely. There isn’t a lot of representation there. But this could just be an issue of definition.
It's probably more like my definition of the Midwest that is incorrect.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I basically tried to split the country and said "Okay, west of that."
And then maybe as far as Montana.
But Wiki tells me this:
“The region consists of twelve states in the north-central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin”
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, I'm kind of amazed there are only 4 official regions. Those are huge.
I was imagining 7- Northeast, Mid West, South, Southwest, Plains, Mountain, West. Shows what I know.
For what it's worth, the Census Bureau breaks up the four regions into nine divisions.
Linky.
* Region 1 (Northeast)
o Division 1 (New England) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
o Division 2 (Mid-Atlantic) New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
* Region 2 (Midwest) (Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was designated as the North Central Region.)
o Division 3 (East North Central) Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
o Division 4 (West North Central) Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa
* Region 3 (South)
o Division 5 (South Atlantic) Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
o Division 6 (East South Central) Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
o Division 7 (West South Central) Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
* Region 4 (West)
o Division 8 (Mountain) Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
o Division 9 (Pacific) Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii
That looks like it makes a lot of sense.
Although I don’t like how the Southwest is split into multiple regions. It definitely should be its own division.
You're talking 22 teams East of Colorado, 7 teams west of. It's weird to think about.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm definitely on board with this.
And of those seven that are west of Colorado, five are in California. But then again the country is much more densely populated on the East coast – which is why this would probably make more sense if it was overlaid with population density. Not that team distribution is even anyway, but it’s probably much more closely tied with population than with square mileage.
I was asking some guys from Iowa recently what teams they root for. There's so many free agent fans out there that aren't really close enough to anything to make it an obvious choice.
I couldn’t think of rooting for a team other than the ones that played where I grew up.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Overlaying population density on that map would be interesting.
Not interesting to actually perform, of course.
There's a massive quantity of suck that seems to be centered in Pittsburgh
And extending into Cleveland, DC, and Baltimore. STOP THE PLAGUE!
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
So Seattle would be, what, Madagascar?
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I really want to play Risk now
Such and awesome game. I think the longest game of Risk I played lasted 19 hours.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Such an*
Fuck I can’t type today.
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Risk sucks because someone eventually cashes in cards for a huge army, rolls over a neighbor, takes his cards
and repeats until he’s won the game in a single round.
by Eyebrows on Aug 4, 2010 3:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
In it's defense
there is really not all that much risk if you can just logic your way through it. Might as well just play chess.
Good for him.
I hope he pitches until he’s 50.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
A cinnamon jolly rancher?
I must have these now.
Why have you been hiding these from me!!?
When did they come out with them?
Karma police, arrest this man.
by wyte_lightning on Aug 4, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Lordylordy.
Back in the Olden Days, they also came in Jolly Rancher stix form.
by msb on Aug 4, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
They’re in pretty much every store.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
LOOK CLOSER.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
AND DON'T BE SO DISTRACTED BY THE TRANNIES.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
by Thingray on Aug 4, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
SB, we have work to do.
The Golden State Cafe on Fairfax in LA apparently makes floats out of Rasperry Yuzu gelato and La Folie. HOLY FUCK.
This would be nice as well.
I’m pretty sure Golden State will let you make a float from any gelato and beer in their possession. That I’ve figured this out in my last week in LA is fucking retarded.
Can you update this after you go?
That place is really close to me, looks good.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Note to the guys at 710.
I don’t think fans are ‘looking for closure’ on the Figgins thing, waiting for Figgins to apologize. The media seems to be the only ones who bringing the subject back up…
The media on a team like this generally end up looking like douches
The fact is, they have no stories to report. They have to push what little they have, even when no one gives a shit.
by Fuckmikereilly on Aug 4, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, and then I can finally get on with my life.
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
7/23/10 NEVER FORGET
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I looked up the date before typing that :(
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This reminds me of a mix of last OT and this one...
by Kenneth Arthur on Aug 4, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I want one of these.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I would wear this proudly.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 4, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd honestly forgotten all about it until this sub-thread.
Should have been a better ass whuppin’, that wasn’t anything. Just school yard stuff.
That's one pussified schoolyard.
We threw down at my school.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
You bring the cardboard,
I’ll bring the beats.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Amen to that brother.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
This retarded image of Rob Johnson pop'n and lock'n
With Branyan and Loafie beatboxing in the background is stuck in my head.
Apparently in-house wasn't sufficient.
We are supposed to be outraged he hasn’t apologized or talked about it in public.
by msb on Aug 4, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd go out and write "sorry" in the infield dirt with my finger during the next game.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
Then he'd have to shove Loafie's face in the dirt so he has to read it. Brilliant!
Or was it Branyan he was fighting with and Lopez was trying to break it up, while Rob Johnson watched whilst cowering on the bench?
I don't know, but the Atomic Bombshells are nice to look at.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
I didn't see that name on the list for the arts fest.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
She'll do snake,
she’ll do.
"If for any reason you're not completely satisfied, I hate you."
It would be pretty fucking Mariners
if we trade Cliff Lee to the Rangers assuming he’s gone after the season and Cuban takes the team over and signs him to a 25-year, 500 million dollar deal to guarantee he shuts the Mariners out 3-4 times a year.
Ninkasi Radiant at Costco, something like $3.12 a 22 oz.
Also Bridgeport Hop Czar in 12 oz. 12 packs, ~$1.82 a pint. I haven’t tried Hop Czar so I’m not endorsing any product. Just unusual for Costco to carry anything decent especially in non-sampler type packages.
Careful, that has a -3 charisma modifier on it.
And make sure to never stick it into a portable hole, or was it the other way around?
I started watching The Guild last night and it is wonderful
I think I managed to make it through ten episodes before I realized it was 1 AM and I needed to sleep.
You're pretty quick with the D&D jokes
trying to tell us something?
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Aug 5, 2010 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, it's been top of mind for me as I've been catching up with Order of the Stick.
Looks like it’s time to make like a d12.
Holy crap.
Also I was under the impression that Ryan winning the bid over Cuban equals good for us, because Cuban would invest alot more of his money directly into the team.
You're dead to me.
It's probably good for us, but it doesn't piss off Selig as much.
I would not want to be in the same division as both Moreno and Cuban though.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It seems to be hard enough to sell a free agent on that dot waaaay up there by Alaska
without competing with both Moreno and Cuban’s allure
by msb on Aug 5, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
It's like going to Arkansas
Go once, mostly just to say you’ve been there, then never go back.
by pdb on Aug 5, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Baseball owners are mostly hidebound old men who are frightened by young whippersnappers with new ideas
by pdb on Aug 5, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
When was the last time any MLB owner cared about a fan's perspective?
They all pay lip service to their fanbases being “the best in baseball” but to MLB owners fans are cash dispensers and nothing more.
by pdb on Aug 5, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Can someone throw up a new OT?
I would, but mobiLLe does not have that ability.
by Eyebrows on Aug 5, 2010 9:00 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Who needs a subject for an OT?
I’m just going to end up posting furry gifs and talking about beer.
by Eyebrows on Aug 5, 2010 9:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I've got a couple ideas for prompts.
One’s interesting, one’s somewhat frivolous. But I feel like I need at least two more questions of varying substance to pull it off.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, fuck it, I'll just go for it and people can throw up other questions as needed.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, I prefer OTs without the long list of prompts.
Because the first half of the OT always ends up being responding to them in list form, usually with one or two word answers and it stifles discussion.
Conversely, having one or maybe two prompts encourages everyone to engage in a shared subthread.
My two cents.
by Eyebrows on Aug 5, 2010 9:50 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Okay then this might end up being all right.
The third prompt really is a one or two word answer anyway.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
What's weird is that Firefox didn't even update the thread for me.
It wasn’t until I left that I saw new items had even been added.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay we cool now.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/8/5/1606998/otfpotd-8-5-an-i-dont-have-a-title
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Eh, I'm just going to recap some minor league games
and wait to see if I need to delete mine in like half an hour.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Aug 5, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yours actually has the chance of input.
mine is a collection of crap posted in desperation.
by msb on Aug 5, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Aww, thanks msb.
I’ll throw some recs your way when I get on a computer with the capability.
by Eyebrows on Aug 5, 2010 10:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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