OT, Jan 22 -- "Awwww, Felix" edition.
by msb on Jan 22, 2011 4:02 PM PST
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PrintTime for a new OT, and look! Pictures from the awarding of the Cy Youngs, tonight in New York!
Felix and Roy with Bob Engle and Felix' award, courtesy of @TheRealMariners
what else about Felix?
Miguel Cabrera was asked which pitcher gives him the most trouble. He said it's Felix Hernandez, the Seattle right-hander who won last season's American League Cy Young Award. Cabrera is 7-for-14 lifetime off Hernandez, with no homers and two RBIs.
On the other hand, Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins wasn't happy with the vote this year-- “I thought that was ridiculous,” Jenkins said of Seattle’s Felix Hernandez winning the award despite a 13-12 record. “He didn’t help his ballclub at all. CC Sabathia helped his team get into the playoffs. He (Hernandez) was almost a .500 pitcher. The voting’s been really, really ridiculous.”
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Dr. Terwilliker!
NPR had a piece this weekend on the new release of the soundtrack (plus) of The 5000 fingers of Dr. T, a wonderful and eccentric film which has influenced many through the years …
The Tigers are going to retire Sparky Anderson's number:
No Tiger will get to turn it up to 11. (I just checked, no one on the team wore it in 2010.)
Question 1: What dog’s name would you not mind having for a nickname?
I’d choose Rex, since it means King. (Though it does bring to mind those jerks Chapman and Hudler.)
Question 2: favorite (jersey) number? Posnanski argues it’s 32.
As a kid, I was fond of 56, believing it to be very divisible.
Question 1: It's tough to say, considering how many different dog names there are.
Most dogs I meet these days have people names, after all.
Question 2: Jim Caple says the best jersey number is 24, and I’d tend to agree.
Indy, Used to be 33 now is 34.
Felix and the number of Seahawks points in the NFC Championship game.
Uniform numbers:
16. I played a year in pee wee ball with #16 and it was the most fun I had playing baseball as a kid. I never had the chance to wear that number for a team again, except on Mariner jerseys where it became associated with Bloomquist, so I soured a little.
41. My last year in high school my baseball coach hated me. I wasn’t really legitimately good enough to play on the team, but he found several ways to disrespect me over the course of the year, including not spelling my name correctly. Eventually, I got him to spell it right without even saying a word. I wear 41 mostly because it represents me getting through adversity.
I want to go back to wearing 16 now, though, because I see myself as a middle infielder (middle infielders seem to wear smaller numbers) and to link me back to the youthful energy and fun of playing.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Career .384 BA, .543 OBP for Rocky Diablos
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 23, 2011 1:39 AM PST up reply actions
14 because of Robert Pack.
Then 9 took over.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
80 for Jerry Rice.
Baseball jersey numbers aren’t very important to me, or at least I don’t identify with them as much as football jersey numbers.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
I've always worn 3, 5, 13 and 15.
Three is my favorite, and screw you A-Rod! I’m older than you, and I had it first.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I wear #3 exclusively.
I mean c’mon, Babe Ruth!
Funny though, they got numbers in 1929 and it went with where you batted in the lineup. Guess I should switch to #4
Talkin' Felix.
Have I mentioned here that my wife has agreed that when we have a child we will name him Felix? This makes me very happy.
Felix question: He will be at FanFest. I have a couple baseballs with his autograph on it, and I can’t decide what to get signed there. I have a picture of me and him together, a shot of him in his wind-up that Positive Paul took, and my authentic jersey. I’d like to get the jersey autographed, but I feel like that would require framing it immediately after, which would be expensive & also prohibit me from further wearing it. What do you think?
I found out earlier that one of my local pubs doesn't serve any single malts
I didn’t even know that was possible.
I can't do the lighter trick, but some people swear by it.
I’ve pried it off with fingernail clippers before.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I suck at the lighter trick as well. I'm always oddly embarrassed by it.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I can't either
The edge of my bed came to my rescue. For some reason the only method that ever springs to mind is teeth, which has only ever resulted in disaster for me. Thank you, LL, fpr reminding of other options.
by Eyeball Kid on Jan 22, 2011 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
The back of a can opener is also a beer bottle opener.
I assume everyone here knows that but I thought it was really cool when I made that discovery.
...and now I'm here
I try to avoid methods that will ding up the furniture if I can help it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I can't do it either
It seems like once you get it that’s the best way
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I'm surprised so many people find this difficult. I'm not trying to sound cocky about it (I mean, we're talking about opening a bottle) but I've never had any trouble.
My favorite technique however requires nothing other than another beer. You can leverage the top off of one beer with another, but when you get to 1 last beer, you have to figure something else out.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 23, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
I have shitty furniture so I just pry the bottle off on the desk/table
Be careful not to spill though.
If I can’t do that, I’ll use either the back of a hammer or the round part on the back of like a 13/16" or 15 mm wrench works pretty well too.
Or car keys pried up one notch at a time
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Worst case scenario, use the back of your roomate's head,
but there’s going to be spillage.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Use scrotum/labia
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
The best solution is to just put a bottle opener on your keys so you are never without one
I have lent my bottle opener to bartenders before!
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
A friend of mine had a bottle opener on the bottom of a pair of shoes he had
Or, they make a neat-o belt buckle that has an opener on it
Indeed. Got a small bottle opener at a golf tournament, put it on my keys, and it has been extremely useful.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I've carried a bottle opener on my keychain for about 15 years now.
Wonderful thing to have. I have a nice flat Mariner’s one on there that I barely even notice. But you do have to be a little careful not to bend it when you open a bottle though.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
You're striking out on the links today!
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Works now - it gave me a 404 error before.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Looks like he just linked to MLB's publicity photo.
Kinda ridiculous that all the official sources are using smartphones for their pictures, rather than the minute it takes to edit from an actual camera.
With all the official blogs and online news services it sort of makes sense though
The quality is good, the amount of work you can do to the picture itself with software is surprising, and it’s immediately available to post online. Scruffy Lefty or Positive Paul would likely understand the technical advantages much better.
Does John Oliver write for The Daily Show?
I know he used to be on it but I haven’t seen it for ages. I’ve recently started listening to the Bugle Podcast and found it amusing that he’s pissed off everyone in his (American) office by winning the fantasy football league two years in a row.
by Eyeball Kid on Jan 22, 2011 8:03 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
He's on the Daily Show fairly regularly still
The Bugle is just about the funniest podcast in the history of podcasts.
Well I know what I'll be listening to for the next 7 days
...and now I'm here
Listen to some back episodes, like last week's, with The American on them
I think the American is one of my favorite features of the show.
Watching Matewan again.
was there ever such a career shift as Emergency-era Kevin Tighe and then the return a decade later of Kevin Tighe in Matewan and Eight men out…
From Ronald Blum's AP piece
“In accepting the AL Cy Young Award, Seattle’s Felix Hernandez thanked chief executive Howard Lincoln, team president Chuck Armstrong, general manager Jack Zduriencik, “all the managers — there have been a lot” and “all the pitching coaches — a lot, too.”"
by msb on Jan 23, 2011 10:33 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
BBWAA dinner By Bryan Hoch
Seattle’s Hernandez grinned widely as he pulled a crumpled note from his suit jacket, having scribbled reminders to himself the previous evening so he wouldn’t forget to thank everyone.
“There were so many great pitchers to choose from, I am honored to be selected,” Hernandez said. “To be around these great people is truly an honor. My teammates were great this year, unbelievable. They not only supported me offensively, but emotionally, they were there all the time.”
Question: Ever gone to see a movie with fairly average or low expectations and been completely amazed at how good the film actually was?
I just got back from seeing The King’s Speech. I know it’s gotten good reviews so I should have gone in with higher expectations, but the plot just seemed so basic and uninteresting. Yet I absolutely loved it – extremely clever, well cast and well made. Go see it.
You! Cake or death?
I didn't go in expecting much from The Other Guys last summer, but it was a very funny movie.
There are so many films I’d like to see right now. The King’s Speech is on my list, but I’ll probably have to wait until it’s on Netflix.
The Other Guys was probably just about my favorite comedy of last year
and like you, I wasn’t expecting much from it. But it was awesome.
The first 50 minutes may have been Will Ferrell's best.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
I'm a Peacock captain you have to let me fly!
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
If you haven't, watch the DVD extras
there’s a whole almost 10 minute riff he does during the Bed Bath & Beyond training session that’s almost as funny as the movie.
Only the Red Box version which has no extras. I'm definitely picking up a copy at Best Buy at some point though. I could watch it over and over.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
The extras are pretty stellar
I’m not usually an extras-watching person, but there were five or six things on the extras for this that were really funny.
Yeah, why doesn't Redbox have extras?
I love the extras. If the movie is good I’ll often re-watch it with the director’s commentary. Little Miss Sunshine’s commentary is fantastic, as are a good chunk of animated films.
I'm assuming that is a large part of why they can rent movies for $1
I don’t know their business model but it seems like that would be a main reason there’s no extras, maybe?
Blockbuster actually does the same thing.
Its so people will buy the movie.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Which is odd because I would be far more inclined to buy a DVD with a ton of extras on it
but then I don’t really buy DVD’s anyway so maybe my opinion doesn’t matter, but if I were going to own something I’d much rather own something that has more that can be rewatched than just the film.
I think everyone misunderstood what I was saying.
Production companies do this so you will purchase the movie rather then just renting it. They sell stripped versions to all rental companies.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah but it's not actually a choice on Blockbuster's part.
A lot of studios won’t sell anything but a stripped down version of the DVD to video stores.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Rushmore
Lock Stock… was fun for something I’d never heard of/had no expectations of.
Oh, and Pulp Fiction
That’s something that hasn’t aged as well, but it wasn’t at all what I was expecting when I went into the theater, so I think it qualifies.
Talk about something that hasn't aged well, try to watch Rushmore again
I loved it when it first came out, and I tried to watch it again about a year ago and all I wanted to do was go set Wes Anderson on fire. Which I’ve wanted to do for a while now, but still.
You're a goddamn liar, pdb.
I’ll give you Bottle Rocket, which didn’t age perfectly. But Rushmore? Sure, sure, there’s a cadre of people who always hated it (and Wes Anderson). I’d have thought this was one bit of cultural ephemera that people didn’t change their mind on, like the Ramones or Abba.
I fully admit I might be condemning someone backwards
I liked Bottle Rocket pretty well, and I really liked Rushmore when I saw it. And then Wes Anderson kept making movies, and kept being quirky and quirkier and oh my god please stop with the quirky because quirk is not a character AAAAAAAGH. So I went back to Rushmore to try to restore my faith in Wes Anderson, and all I could see was how goddamn annoying Jason Schwartzman’s character was and as hard as I tried, I couldn’t get past all his preciousness.
Was it there the first time I saw it? Probably. But I hadn’t developed the hatred for it the first time I saw it, so maybe watching it after I developed a hatred for Wes Anderson’s style was a bad idea.
I couldn't disagree more. I love that quirkiness.
I recently re-watched Fantastic Mr. Fox, and when it was over I began thinking about how fortunate I am for being able to count on a new Wes Anderson film every few years or so. With the exception of Bottle Rocket I adore all of his movies.
I actually did like Fantastic Mr. Fox pretty well, now that you mention it
but I really detested most everything else he’s done post-Rushmore. My whole problem is, as I mentioned in my little rant, that quirk and affectation is no substitute for a well-developed character, and I feel like his pendulum swung waaaaay too far away from actually developing a character, instead doing nothing but putting together a whole series of affectations and calling it a character.
Mr. Fox worked for me, though, because it was animated – it still had that Wes Anderson-ness about it, but for some reason it worked for me in an animated story about foxes where it didn’t work at all in a real-life story about the Tenenbaums or about Steve Zissou.
I thought I was the only person who hated Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore
Everyone told me to watch that movie back in college, and when I did I wanted him to die the whole time and no one understood why.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I can join you
My house mate when it came out absolutely loved the movie, and I couldn’t get past the fact I wanted all its horrible characters to die gory deaths. Nothing makes a movie unwatchable like seeing the red vale of rage every time the main character opens his mouth.
Get Him to the Greek
I had a feeling I was going to hate this movie becauseI thought it would end up being nothing but Russell Brand (who I can’t stand) mugging for the camera for two hours and Jonah Hill doing annoying fat-people slapstick, and while it was just that, it was actually quite funny.
In Bruges - thought it would be fun, was blown away by how good it was.
Also, Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant was amazing. I figured it would be okay, another slow beautiful misanthropic Herzog flick. But it was very funny and well acted and… Its streaming on Netflix aactually. Worth it.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
In Bruges was one of my favorite movies of the 2000s. So good and hilarious.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
It's funny how good Colin Farrell can be when he doesn't pick douchey roles and movies.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Part of why I loved Bad Lieutenant.
Cage was great. The whole movie was great.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Oooh, Nic Cage is good again? I have to see it.
I loved his work work up through Adaptation, but it seems like after that he decided to just be weird.
Nic Cage is not good again
Werner Herzog makes Nic Cage good in that movie. Cage had nothing to do with it. He’s useless.
Awwww
Good Nic isn’t coming back, is he. Goddamnit
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
He didn't seem bad in Kick Ass.
Though, to be fair, I was only half watching the movie.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I like Cage in both of his forms. Both the good Cage (who shows up rarely) and the bad Cage (Con Air)
Somehow I still usually love his good movies and his bad. Adaptation was fantastic, Leaving Las Vegas of course.
Kick Ass is the best thing he’s done in awhile, but it also felt like a part written just for Nic Cage in an all-around excellent movie.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think Drive Angry is gonna be awesome
in a bad way
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I think the last time I watched a Nic Cage movie that was just plain bad and not worth watching was Next.
Otherwise, his awful movies are just too good to miss.
I have recently discovered the true scale for what makes a movie worth watching on the good to bad scale.
See, imagine the imdb scores of 0-10. If a movie falls near a 10, it’s probably an excellent film and worth watching. On the opposite side will be the movies that usually hit between a 1 and a 3. These movies, though on the opposite side of the spectrum and being terribly made, still provide lots of entertainment value. It’s the movies that fall in the middle, the 5’s, the movies you forget about right when its over, that truly contribute the least to society and should be considered the least entertaining.
It’s like, would you rather see a great magic show, an average magic show, or a magic show in which the magician did everything wrong, lit the dove on fire accidentally, had his assistant go missing for real? That type of thing.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
This is my preferred movie listing site
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I was under the impression that he's been good all along
but doesn’t give a shit about anything except making millions on shitty movies. Wasn’t bringing out the dead also pretty good?
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
He's got massive money trouble so he mails in performances in shitty movies to make money
at this point I stand by my “he’s useless” because apart from Kick Ass, Bringing Out The Dead was probably his last decent role.
I'm not really a fan but let me see...
Raising Arizona, Wild at Heart, Leaving Las Vegas, Bringing out the Dead, Bad Lieutenant, Adaptation… Matchstick Men on Phildopip’s rec… is that all?
And then just an astounding number of bad movies, including Lord of War which is one of just two movies Ive ever walked out of. Battlefield Earth is the other. Yup.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I remember 8mm being good.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I have a feeling that culture is going to win out
Ken: We shall strike a balance between culture and fun.
Ray: Somehow I believe, Ken, that the balance shall tip in the favor of culture, like a big fat fucking retarded fucking black girl on a see-saw opposite… a dwarf.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Uh, disregard subject line.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Also, I loved it so much because yes, it was funny
but there was such a great darkness to it. The way it ended, kind of a Bosch like scene on the movie set… gives you the willies.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I think I loved it so much because all I was expecting was the dark
I wasn’t expecting it to be nearly as funny as it was.
I didn't see the movie, but the town sure blows ass.
I was pretty much chased to the train station by half naked psychopaths with body paint.
So like a regular Tuesday in Portland?
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah right whatever
chasing requires a level of motivation that 99% of Portlanders do not and will not ever possess.
Oh, I was referencing the naked psychopaths part. You are totally right.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 26, 2011 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
This one looks like he has a modicum of drive:
Picture Warning – Hide the Children and Elderly and Check your URLs
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Zombieland and Let The Right One In
I didn’t expect much from another zombie-comedy, and in this day and age it’s hard to expect much from a vampire movie. Both were amazing.
Second on Zombieland.
Had very low expectations. Just the Bill Murray scene made the whole thing worth it. But the rest was fantastic too.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Good call on Let the Right One In.
That movie was spectacular.
Did anybody watch “Let Me In”…the American remake? I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why that movie got made, but it looks like it got pretty good reviews.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
It was nearly as good as Let The Right One In, which I loved
The way i see it, a good movie is a good movie, even if it is a remake – I gave Let Me In a chance, and I’m glad I did. Well worth checking out.
This is true, you shouldn't necessarily dis-count a movie just because it is a remake.
However, they are usually total fuckups. Foreign movies appeal to different markets and have different standards. A movie like Oldboy would have be completely screwed around with if it got made my Spielberg and Will Smith. And other films like A Tale of Two Sisters (a South Korean film that was remade into The Uninvited) is a perfect example of a beautiful movie that was decomposed into a pile of shit in the US. Not that the people that saw The Uninvited would have ever watched the South Korean version anyways.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
As a counterpoint I offer you The Departed, which was a pretty good remake/retelling of Infernal Affairs
I was somewhat curious about a David Fincher remake of Oldboy, but Spielberg scares me.
Oh yeah, love the Departed, never seen the original film. Like I said, you can do it right, it just doesn't happen very often.
Most of the times its because studios don’t believe widespread American audiences can handle it. I won’t do any Oldboy spoilers, but I don’t see how any major studio would followthrough with that ending.
I’ve seen countless foreign horror movies and in the last decade at least, foreign horror films have been far superious to the majority of American ones. And then you get basically shot for shot remakes like [REC] to Quarantine and then the question is “Really?!? Was that REALLY necessary?”
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
The ending really isn't any more fucked up than Chinatown
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
That is a good point.
Both of those movies are brilliant too.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
I liked The Departed more, but just because the cultural/Irish stuff made more sense.
Infernal Affairs felt like a less weighty caper.
I'm the opposite on this one
I thought The Departed got really bogged down with all the tired Scorsese bullshit. It was like the production team watched Infernal Affairs, and decided there wasn’t enough pointless violence and swearing to distract you from the movie. The ending is a great example; I can’t think of another piece of film that feels as much like a violent appendix to a movie like that scene does.
Tired Scorsese bullshit?
that’s one of the more interesting descriptions of Scorsese that I’ve heard. Elaborate?
So the great thing about Infernal Affairs is that it's not
Goodfellas. Or Casino. It manages to be a great movie about gangsters without actually having a ton of gangster machismo bs and violence tossed in to it to raise the testosterone level. Handing it over to Scorsese essentially assured that you were going to get Infernal Affairs if Infernal Affairs was actually Casino. I really liked Infernal Affairs and The Departed did nothing for me except make it a less interesting movie with more violence and more stupid gangster tricks.
You do realize Goodfellas is a true story, right?
And that Scorsese has done far more in his career than gangster movies?
Yeah I don't really understand that comment
The Last Waltz was pretty good – except all that tired Scorcese shit. Ditto Aviator.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
In addition to all the fantastic movies he's made
Martin Scorsese has done more than any American – and possibly anybody in the world – to preserve, protect, and expand knowledge of the history of the film industry. He’s one of the most important figures in film history, or at least in the last 40 years.
Yup. Him and Michael Bay.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's super great and all
But he has a specific take on gangster films and every time he gets asked to make a second one it’s the same flavor in a different bowl. I’m perfectly aware he’s done things outside the genera that are excellent, but as I said before the extra violence and machismo did nothing for me and there are scenes in The Departed that are unnecessary as anything other than spectacle.
Scorsese being a champion of film history and Goodfellas being based on a true story is rather tangential to my enjoyment of the reinterpretation of Infernal Affairs and me being over his particular take on mob movies.
I mean... swearing and machismo are kind of what gangsters do a lot of
which is why you find it in gangster movies.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
I was more taking on your characterization of "Tired Scorsese bullshit"
which I had a sort of issue with, because there’s nothing really that tired about it if you look at his whole body of work. it’s not like he gangsterizes every movie he’s ever made, so to dismiss him and his work to me was a little reductionist.
One of the best parts about Scorsese (one of my top 3 favorite directors) is just how un-bottled he is.
He dabbles in everything.
Horror: Shutter Island (fantastic), Cape Fear
Biopics: Aviator, Kundun
History pieces: The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York
Not to mention documentaries,
Here’s a guy that some argue made the best movie of the 70s (Taxi Driver, some would say Mean Streets), 80s (Raging Bull), 90s (Goodfellas) and hell, you could make a case for The Departed in the 2000s. I personally put Gangs of New York as one of my all-time favorite movies.
His gangster movies: Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino, and Departed.. they contain violence. He doesn’t shy away from showing you the violence. Nobody wants to see a PG-13 version of a movie that centers around the violence of the mafia. That’s why if Sopranos was picked up by Fox, it might have never been the hit that it was.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I would put Goodfellas in my top 5 movies of all time list easily
I had to see Shutter Island twice to get to this point, but I find it an absolutely amazing movie – the first time through I liked it pretty well, but on second viewing it blew me away.
This is how I am with most movies, particularly the Coen bros.
It’s like, the first time you watch it, you can’t see the whole picture. Once you’ve gotten past following the story and watch it a second time, you can appreciate all of the nuance. That’s how it was for me with No Country, one of my personal top 5’s. Goodfellas is somewhere in the top 10.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Sure, I can see that.
I should have said, “tired Scorsese gangster bullshit”, although that would probably be about as bad. I just didn’t need to see him overwrite IA with Casino/Goodfellas because IA wasn’t spectacular enough for a big budget US flick. Then it won 4 Oscars and now I have to have this discussion about how I don’t like it as much as IA with people who don’t even realize it’s a remake which is never fun for anyone.
Trust me, as a fan of foreign horror, I know what you mean.
But what I try to do is separate the two films entirely. The Departed is a movie that was inspired/based off of IA. But it is not IA. It hasn’t touched IA. If you don’t like Departed, it doesn’t mean it should be related to your feelings about IA. I just try to let the two movies, when thinking about remakes, as separate entitities.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
The Oldboy remake is dead, from what I heard.
Which is great because oh my god they were going to have Will Smith involved I mean seriously?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Oh thank god for this
It could be worse, it could be Will Smith in the US version of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance… Actually that could be shenanigans now that I think about it a bit more.
Haven't seen it yet but I think I'll throw it in the queue ....
as soon as I sign up for Netflix…
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 24, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
I admit to having not seen much outside of Chan-Wook Park. But I think Park is one of the best living directors in the world right now.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Korea had a ton of excellent films and I’ll take note of this Bittersweet Life you speak of.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, that was a good one. Surprised I haven't heard of a remake for that one yet.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
It's one of my all-time favorite monster movies.
Sadly, it is getting the remake treatment. Late 2011 is the release date I believe.
I'm not big on monster flicks
This rings a bell though. I may need to sift through my library and see if I still have it.
Really? I thought it was pretty much shit
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone ever play Brain Age on DS?
So, someone made a tool-assisted run of it and along the way realized that you could draw whatever you wanted for the problem solving questions and it would eventually recognize a number. Start watching at 30 seconds.
Link
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 23, 2011 11:26 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
That is a thing
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It IS a thing!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
That is to say it is interesting
but the fact that it is tool assisted makes it less exciting for some reason. Not that I’m against TAS mind you.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm cool with TAS so long as it's doing something distinctly weird.
I saw one Super Mario World run where the creator had programmed a music keyboard to work as a controller and was playing along with the soundtrack as they went through the levels. THAT was amazing.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Well my request was approved
and it looks like I’ll be moving to Ft. Lewis this summer, about which I am pretty damn happy. Any recommendations on good areas for apartments in between Ft. Lewis and Seattle? Places to avoid?
Don't live in Lakewood
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Don't live in Parkland, either.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jan 24, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Parts of Lakewood have actually gotten kinda decent.
But most of it is of course just awful
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Mind you its been ~5 years since I spent any time in Lakewood
but my family still lives in Spanaway.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
As more people of Southeast Asian descent emigrated there, parts of it have gotten significantly more interesting.
There are areas of it that almost remind me of the International District, just not nearly as dense.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Well that's nice to hear
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I have a place in Lakewood but to be fair its a place actually on the lake so it kicks ass
Steilacoom is a nice area, really close to the gate (you can leave your house and be at your unit in 10 minutes depending on where it is), right on Puget Sound, plus if you get the right place you can be an easy walk and/or drunken stumble from Jake’s Bar and Bistro, which usually has like 50 beers on tap.
I absolutely love Tacoma and if my wife and I didn't have decent jobs in Seattle I'd probably move their tomorrow.
Downtown near the museums is nice (though it shuts down early-ish like Seattle) but my favorite neighborhoods are the Stadium district and 6th Ave between Sprague and Stevens.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
If you stay just a block or four south of 6th you can get a really good deal on an apartment too without getting into too sketchy of a neighborhood
Especially if you’re east of Proctor
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School shit.
Plus this is a really boring time in my sports life. Virtually no baseball, football is basically done for two weeks (no the probowl doesn’t count).
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Australian Open!
I’m a big tennis fan.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Is that the one where they talk always talk about how hot it is and how the Williams sisters are in great condition?
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
No, now they talk about Caroline Wozniacki.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
This conversation has now gone beyond my tennis knowledge.
Sorry.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
No. 1 player in the world?
Fantasy of teenage boys everywhere?
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Google suggested I should look at her breasts.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
You should see the video where she has a siezure on the court.
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
Glad to see the medical staff rush out there.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
She had already used up her 3 injury timeouts.
She has to resign from the match if she needs further medical treatment.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I have absolutely zero interest in tennis as a sport but I do love watching it on occasion
Almost more than any other sport I am amazed at how fit, mobile, and unbelievably athletic tennis players are.
Hey tennis fans: are any of you interested in advanced stats?
If so, check out Jeff Sackmann’s blog here – he’s the guy behind the late, great Minor League Splits. Lots of interesting stuff there, and I think I’d be all over it if I was more of a fan of tennis (I’m on the lowest rung of casual fandom). What do you think, abender, perfectstrat, etc.?
Jeff's stuff is awesome.
I love his tennis markov. Unfortunately, his analysis doesn’t really apply to my level of tennis so I can’t use it in my game at all. I’m not good enough.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
This reminds me of yesterday when the winner of American Idol performed at the Bears game and I had never heard his name before.
I haven’t watched American Idol since the first or second season, but I had at least known the names of the winners. So that was really odd, made me feel old.
I also have never heard of this tennis player.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
I am quite proud to say I have never seen a single episode of American Idol
the fact that Steven Tyler is on it this year just kinda makes me sad.
I think it just shows how much that show has dropped off
I never watched any seasons but I knew who a few of the winners were because they were somehow forced into my brain. But the dude yesterday I had no idea who he was.
Maybe it’s because I’m out of college.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Last years contestants were historically bad.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I'll take your word for it
I’ve never watched more than about 2 episodes at the start of the season.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Senior Bowl!
Time for Jake Locker to jump his way up draft lists.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Is the Senior Bowl tonight?
And is it televised?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I think it's Saturday on ESPN
practices start today though.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm sure it will be on right when I have to be at bowling league.
Seems like all the interesting games are on at that time.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
These kinds of exhibitions are usually not that good
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
They're not usually good games, but it's interesting to see the pro prospects that play in them.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Isn't the whole point of the OTFPOTDs that we talk about sports less?
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
I tried to make Indian food this weekend and it didn't work as well as I wanted!
Gonna keep trying, though, because we got close but it just wasn’t quite as tasty as I was hoping it’d be.
What did you make?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Palaak Paneer and lentil soup
The palaak paneer was OK but I wasn’t quite happy with the end result, it was too bland. I’m not used to cooking with Indian spices so I was really conservative, and as a result didn’t spice it enough.
I had the same experience when making Palak Paneer
It ended up really bland the first time. I tried using different curry powder the second time and I think it just ended up spicier but still bland. I need to order it somewhere to see if maybe it’s just not a flavorful dish.
I’ve never made lentil soup, but I have done yellow lentils.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It's usually fairly flavorful, at least at the couple places we go
Yellow lentils are next on my list!
I am very lucky to live within walking distance of an Indian grocer
it has made my experiments with Indian cooking much easier.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
that would be awesome
all we have in our neighborhood are Mexican grocers, which are great and I use them all the time, but that doesn’t help with the palaak paneer.
Well the first time I made it I got everything at the normal grocery store
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I really like Indian food.
Huge fan of many different spicy currys.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I've gone back and forth on this and found that I no longer need my curry to be spicy to enjoy it
I prefer my Thai food to be quite spicy in general, though
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Curry is better when you can taste the flavors not just the heat
Thai food almost demands to be extra spicy, though.
Thats true.
I’ve just been visiting LL a bit less I guess.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
This weekend I learned that getting blackout drunk appears to cure the common cold!
it’s not something I would recommend trying regularly, but it appears to be effective. I wouldn’t say I’m 100% afterwards, but feeling as good as could be reasonably expected.
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Every time I feel a cold coming on, I prescribe myself three fingers of a good, strong scotch.
Seems to work pretty well for the most part.
I had a similar experience.
Was fluey on Friday, got legitimately drunk and woke up on Saturday almost totally over it.
I’m going to have to bring this up to the health care people.
Did you see the fan made Mortal Kombat short?
I figure yes, but just in case
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
For those not in the know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy2CGY4c55k
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Anyone else think the Lethal Weapon 5 by It's Always Sunny was awesome?
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Specially for Jeff (and others who enjoy large exploding things):
all the Volcano webcams in the world (and others who enjoy large exploding things):
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 11:23 AM PST reply actions
the fuck
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
They are
keep watching
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
No no
I have no idea if any of them are going off. Got the link off reddit’s science feed and thought the volcano fans at LL would appreciate. Certainly, sometime some of them will be going off and then you can use that page to watch it in real time.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Probably you are joking
but I don’t have the malice to keep up the trolling right now.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Which Ones?
I’ve gone through Hawaii and haven’t seen anything yet.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
With winter in full effect, soup is coming on strong as a lunch option
But this time around, Pho is completely on the outs with me. In it’s place is Ramen, which I’m discovering has a strong following in the south bay and many many excellent purveyors. There’s three perfectly acceptable places in Mountain View alone, all of which will serve you a bowl of deliciousness for under 10 dollars.
What are you currently doing for lunch in the cold weather?
Cold Weather?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Donner kebab
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Everyone loves turkish
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Ramen is delicious. I first had the real deal last year and was really blown away.
But maybe it’s because Pho was my first love, but I still choose pho if given the choice.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
It amuses me that three of the first four responses come from people who live in Southern California
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
I think we just wanted to be dicks about the weather.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I've noticed that in Southern California you can get okay pho and shitty Teriyaki but instead they have food trucks and Ramen.
It’s a fair tradeoff, but I miss good Teriyaki.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
You live in LA, you can get good everything if you look hard enough
the ramen and Korean food just happens to be excellent
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah as long as you're willing to drive to the right place
you can find good anything in LA
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I think Blake Griffin could go number one in the draft
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I think Blake Griffin needs another helping of Andre Miller.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I know we are having a laugh here but on a serious note.. wow, even not paying attention to the NBA anymore I can see more and more people start to watch the Blake Show instead of the Lake Show.
Best player they’ve had in a long time. Clippers in a couple years… just maybe.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
They sold out the arena on Friday or Saturday
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I sure hope Kevin O Neil gets fired soon
The fact that we still can’t score against a zone drives me nuts.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
OUR ZONE OFFENSE IS AN ATROCITY
A LITERAL ATROCITY
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
It is so bad that it transcends sports and is literally a crime against people's eyes
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
We aren't particularly good against one either
Maybe this week both schools can play 0 and we can try for the lowest scoring game in Pac 10 history.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It comes down to noodles and meat
Vermicelli does nothing for me, and the well done slips of beef you get in pho just can’t compare to tender slices of thick pork belly. I could see positive pho arguments based around broth though, Ramen can be oilier/saltier than I’d want on a lunchtime.
My favorite part is that you basically make it how you want it.
You like sweet? More hoisen. You like spicy? More siracha? But you like it sweet and spicy? Go to town on both. And it comes together magically for each individual.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Homemade stoup.
My wife’s term for a cross between soup and stew (although it’s really not even that). That’s what happens when my wife decides to make homemade soup, but puts so much stuff in it there is barely any liquid left. Still tasty as can be, but very little broth by the time it’s done.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Methinks your wife has been watching too much Rachael Ray.
I believe she coined that portmanteau.
(And if you’re thinking that this post only served for me to use the term portmanteau, you are correct.)
That could be very true.
She doesn’t watch her anymore, but she used to watch her all the time. She got “sammie” from Rachel Ray, and I hate it. But at least she doesn’t call it EVOO, and actually says “olive oil”.
Still, it’s some tasty stuff. I don’t even know what all is in it, but it appears to be chicken, pasta, spinach, celery, onion, bok choy, carrot and garlic at least…. I know I saw some bay leaf and some dried whole peppers go in the pot, but I’m pretty sure she pulled them out after it simmered for a while.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Man, that sounds tasty.
We made a stoup (like yours, my wife was an avid RR watcher) last year that was essentially a black-bean soup thickened to a consistency slightly under that of a vegetable chili. We used black beans, salt pork, leeks, holy trinity, sour cream (as a thickener) and a tiny bit of African hot sauce sauce.
I saw her making it yesterday, and it was definitely soup.
But I think the pasta absorbed most of the liquid. I tried some last night and it IS good. I’m all for her experimenting and trying new stuff. I remember growing up and it seemed like my Mom had about 12 receipes, and that was it. It’s nice to have variety.
Plus stuff like this is perfect for making a big old pot of it on Saturday or Sunday, then having it to take for lunch for the next week.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I think my mom said Stoup long before Rachael Ray
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
And I said sammie when I was eight years old
but now that I’m a grownup I call it a sandwich.
by pdb on Jan 24, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
"Can't fool old Ray! I only smell four sammiches!"
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The Oatmeal has things to say about the present state of the internet
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 24, 2011 12:38 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Back from Wedding/Honeymoon sabbatical.
- Kauai is amazing. Go before you die.
- New cameras are ridiculously high quality for their price.
- The Social Network is fucking horrible except for Armie Hammer. Fuck you guys for recommending it.
- Bwahahahahah Angels!
I think Jay wanted you to see
this comment, for some reason. Kodiak Bear: it’s a decent nickname for a large fellow. (Though not as good a nickname as Large Human.)
Congrats on the wedding/honeymoon!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Thank you!
Both went as well as coule be expected, and were awesome experiences.
Kauai is indeed amazing.
I went there probably twelve years ago. I’m hoping to make it back someday.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 24, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Also I'm hoping to potentially go back to Kauai in April - might "only" make it to Oahu.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I'm kicking around whether I'd want to explore other islands when I go back or just stick with Kauai.
I know I can waste all the time there I can afford, and have an awesome time, so I might as well stick with it.
I know Sec 108 loves the big island.
I personally enjoy Kauai way more but the big island is cool.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
I love them both (they're also the only Islands I've been to)
Kauai is easy to love; it’s so traditionally pretty.
The Big Island’s weirder and more diverse ecologically.
I remember flying in to Reykjavik and thinking that it looked most like the Big Island. This bit of incongruous geography brought to you by: Volcanoes!
My company has a Lumix, and it's a fantastic camera.
Takes amazingly sharp pictures, and the stock wide-angle lens is pretty bitchin’.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, the ZS7.
I’ll throw up a couple shots I took in the next couple days. I’m loving it so far. All the intelligent settings are awesome, exactly what I wanted.
Perfect.
I’m excited to see some of the pics. Did you shoot any video?
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
I took lots of video.
Unfortunately though I’m not figuring out how to upload them, so I can only look at them on the camera. It looks awesome there though.
What kind of computer do you have? Windows or mac?
Either way download VLC.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Windows
I haven’t troubleshot it much, but will take the suggestion on VLC.
I can plug it in to my tv, but there’s something messed up on the conversion there and it’s grainy as hell.
I took some video of a couple wolves on Sunday from about 1500 yards. I’m anxious to blow it up and see what kind of quality I can get out of it.
VLC basically is a video player that plays everything.
So you should be able to download the clips on your computer and view them.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
heh.
Still, in less than two weeks, the entire apparatus of the American Football-Industrial Complex will gather for the Super Bowl. There, at the Crypt of Narcissus, at The Jerry Jones Monument To Jerry Jones, we’ll hear again the stories of our prophets, retell the glorious testament of Aaron and the late shame of Caleb, and bend to the prayers and benedictions of our national sacrament.
Planning a trip to Australia at the end of April
Anyone been there before? Recommendations on things to see, places to visit. I should have 10 days or so. Will begin in Melbourne and likely head towards Sydney by the end of the trip.
Anyone know where RRS used to live? I kid, I kid.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I have been to Sydney, Canberra and the Blue Mountains
I would definitely check out the Blue Mountains, they’re really amazing. It’s been 10 years since I’ve been to Sydney so I really don’t have any recent/relevant restaurant or bar recommendations, but I will say that you should definitely do the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. It’s awesome.
My dad lives in Brisbane and has lived there for about 25 years.
I have only been there a couple of times and the only time that mattered was when I was 18. It’s still the best place I’ve ever been. (Australia in general, not just Brisbane)
The best memory I have of the entire trip was at Surfers Paradise. The most beautiful beach I’ve ever been to. It just stretches on for miles and miles and it feels like you’re sitting in the sand of a beach surrounded by endless horizon. As if you (and the other people on a busy beach) are alone in the world. It was a pretty amazing place.
The people are nice and everything is very chill down there. You’ll have a great time.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Have you ever been to Gold Coast?
I hear that they have a really beautiful community and have checked it out myself and was blown away by the locations of homes near the water.
…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell
by Marinerfanjake on Jan 24, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but I wouldn't be able to give you any details.
I have a pretty awful memory. I should take more pictures.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Take that poll in a month and I'm sure the results would make more sense. People are generally retarded and only have a recollection of current events that revolve around the Kardashians or Jersey Shore douche bags.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I don't know if we'll have recovered from our Super Bowl hangover by then.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
I can't believe Snooki threw that interception.
by ThomasG on Jan 24, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If she was looking down the field, she would have seen the Situation wide open. He was fist pumping for the ball.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jan 24, 2011 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This is depressing.
I mean, COME ON!
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently being convicted of whining in the court of public opinion is a greater crime than Ben Roethlisberger and his one felony per offseason average
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
And fucking convicted felon Michael Vick
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Its not hard to understand
Roofiesburger and Vick are good.
Cutler is not good.
America loves a winner!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
On the other hand
America hates certain winners. Like the Yankees, Notre Dame, the Patriots etc.
We’re such a strange country.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Can I have some Robert-level outrage, possibly mentioning hospitals and/or orphanages?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 1:57 PM PST reply actions
link blocked at my work
but can I assume that Twilight is going to play Jeff Buckley in a biopic? That’s….hmmmm.
I'm not a huge fan of Jeff Buckley so I really don't care who plays him
I’m just not sold on Robert Pattinson as an actor.
Then again biopics are probably the easiest roles imaginable
I mean, unless youre playing Peter Sellers or Charlie Chaplin, who were physically very unique, its a big ole meatball that just about any actor with a little training can hit right over the fence.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
What are we talking here? Because certainly there is a large difference between histories worst biopic portrayels and their worst.
Take for instance, Brian Dennehy as Bobby Knight versus Frank Langella as Richard Nixon.
Richard Nixon is very easy to imitate, almost to the point where as an actor it’s an extreme challenge to do it uniquely or without people laughing at your “Nixon impression” yet Langella somehow managed to do a great Nixon while still making it his own (compared to Anthony Hopkins)
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
It’s incredibly hard to play a notable figure, because it’s so easy to lapse into stereotypes and mimicry. Langella’s Nixon was really good, as was Joaquin Phoenix’ Johnny Cash (even though the movie wasn’t that great) and also Jim Carrey’s Andy Kaufman.
But that's what Im questioning.
you can watch film of these people and mimic them to flesh out the character. Sure its hard to do it well but its nothing like bringing a script to life from scratch.
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by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know, I'm not an actor. But fleshing a character out from an original script seems easier to do than fleshing one out from real life. Because nobody has anything to base it off of.
It’s like Steve Carell making Michael Scott similar to but not nearly the same as David Brent while still making him refreshingly hilarious.
Or Heath Ledger creating his own version of the Joker. It seems much harder to do when you have all these people going into the film with expectations of what you should and should not be.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I am an actor, and this is completely true for me personally.
It is shockingly difficult to play a real person. Heck, I’d rather play a character than play myself if someone were to ever make a movie, play or TV show about me (not that they ever would).
Are you both a writer and an actor?
Should we worry about you also being an actor?
by TrustBaseball on Jan 24, 2011 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
I am both but do neither professionally.
I’ve been paid to act before (independent short film production), and I’ve been paid to write before, but they’re both mostly passions that I think would be cool to do something more with down the road. For now, I am staunchly community theatre with only three professional auditions to my name.
I'm a technical person!
Hello actor!
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I am convinced I would make a better director than actor, but prefer performing.
Also, never sit me down behind a soundboard because I will ignore everything going on on stage and mix and mix and mix and mix until I don’t find the slightest flaw in the audio. I am an absolute perfectionist on tech stuff. I really wish I learned more about lighting, but…eh.
You can light something a thousand ways.
It has some basic principals but its not to hard to learn.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 26, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
that's the thing, though, at least to me
Mimicing (mimicking?) doesn’t flesh out the character, it draws all attention to the mimicry and takes away from the whole “who is this person” aspect of a biopic. If all you can see it the mimicry, all you’re doing is judging how good the impression is.
And, in the case of someone like Johnny Cash or Richard Nixon especially, there are enough family members and associates still alive that there is a very intense pressure to get it right and NOT lapse into easy stereotypes. if you’re making a Lincoln biopic, sure, you can just slap on the fake beard and stovepipe hat and go to town with your stentorian orations about FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO but if you’re making a film about someone who still has a lot of family and friends around you want to make sure you’re doing right by that person and not going for the lazy way out.
Same applies for a script. It’s too easy to make a biopic that just hits the high points – which makes for a very uninteresting film. It’s much more interesting to connect the dots between those points, and it’s incredibly rare that that is done well.
To torture your original metaphor, sure it’s easy for an actor to hit a biopic role over the fence – it’s just that most times, that ball goes foul. It’s rare to have one stay fair.
I'm interested to see Liam Neeson's Lincoln.
Especially since we all have this idea in our head of how Lincoln talked, but it’s all hearsay.
I’m sure he’s already polishing the Oscar though for that one.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
He does look like Buckley
and also, why not exactly? Twilight sucks but Pattinson is probably a fine actor.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
I say this having never seen him act
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 24, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I have seen all three Twilight movies, and can say the same.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Jan 24, 2011 2:02 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Even I haven't seen all three Twilight movies
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
The second one bore the shit out of me to such a degree that I quit.
I thought I had heard they were making the last one into two movies. I see no need for that but I probably wont see it so I don’t really care.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
I watched the first one with my ex, and I watched the second one because my family got early showing tickets to the third one.
So I wanted to know what was going on.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Early showing tickets!
It was a family outing thing.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
This is true.
I admit to having seen the first Twilight with my cousins, and I wouldn’t judge an actor based off of one cheesy movies.
To be honest, I enjoyed Zac Efron in a movie and just because he’s associated with High School Musical doesn’t mean he’s not a good actor. What young actor would have turned down that part? Same for the people in Twilight. Kristen Stewart is awesome.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
I have a eclipse poster in my office.
The dude can bring it.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
How does this compare on outrage to Frodo playing Iggy Pop in that biopic?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 24, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone else have to google Jeff Buckley?
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Also the son of another dead musician.
Tim Buckley, who was more experimental.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 24, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&ob=av2el
Talented singer/songwriter who stupidly went swimming in the Mississippi River fully clothed and drowned.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
A Jeff Buckley movie?
With Robert Pattinson?
Well, that’s horseshit.
by royalcurve on Jan 26, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't want to have an official thread unless there was much interest, so I figured I'd post this here to guage it.
How much interest is there in having an LL Spring Training meetup? Dave mentioned something suggesting a USSM/LL event on twitter the other day, and though that’s not what I originally had in mind it would be great too.
First off, is anyone else going to go down to Spring Training? I can only make it down for one weekend, and I imagine many others who are going will only be there a short while, making meetups rather difficult to arrange. I will be down March 5th-7th, and hopefully some of you will as well. The Mariners are playing the Giants on the 6th and As on the 7th, and I would love to meet up with some Mariner fans at the games and before/after as well. Anyone interested?
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
I'm only 2 hours away so if something develops I can probably make it
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Interesting that you say that.
I was doing some research about food poisoning earlier today, and I guess one of the symptoms can be loss of taste. Have you recently had a bout of food poisoning?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Happened to me once, food poisoning.
Took about a week, maybe week and a half if I remember correctly.
What does this mean?
I’m not sure what a self-destructing mouth is. Care to give more details?
I don't know what it means either, but I have the feeling that Peter North was involved.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 24, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
I'm still curious about what he actually means...
His mouth self-destructed?? Were your teeth falling out? Did your tongue turn around backwards? What happened?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It's pretty gross so I won't go into detail but I couldn't eat and my throat started to close up.
I’m fine now and everything is back to the way its supposed to be minus being able to taste things.
Sounds like an allergic reaction more than food poisoning.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Or stomach acid irritated the tissues. You know, regurgitation
Upset stomach due to food poisoning or in the case of Peter North…
I hope it's not one of the hospitals you've rigged to blow.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 24, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Are you having a stroke?
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Since the title of this OT has to do with Felix, I do have a Felix question.
Where does Felix currently rank on your “Favorite Mariners of All-Time” list? Maybe you choose not to think of such things as lists and rankings, but I think it’s fair for most fans to say “So and so was always my favorite player”
Felix still so early in his career, but been around for what seems like forever now, has tapped into his limitless potential and probably has been the best pitcher in the American League over the last 2 years. Is that enough to make him #1 in your book or perhaps nobody will ever surpass Griffey? Or Ichiro? Or Randy?
Seattle is short on championships, but has plenty of fan favorites and superstars and even a few hall of famers.
I’d definitely have him in my top 5 (Currently my favorite player in the game, outside of only Ichiro maybe) but not sure he’s yet surpassed Edgar, Griffey, Randy, or Ichiro (Felix is my favorite player right now, but Ichiros contributions to Seattle and what he has done for this team since 2001 are unmeasurable)
I also like it when someones favorite player is obscure. I’ve got a fondness for Luis Sojo.
The moment Felix signed his extension.
He jumped into the the top 3.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 24, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think I could put them in any particular order
but I’d go with
Griffey (the original Junior not the 09/10 version)
Edgar Martinez
Randy Johnson
Mark Langston
Ichiro
Felix
by pdb on Jan 24, 2011 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know that I could rank them.
I mean, RJ, Edgar, Buhner, Junior (even Dan Wilson)… Those were the guys from the first time in my life where I would actually plan my time around making sure I could see the game ("Meet me at the bar, the M’s are on!!). But guys like Ichiro and Felix are absolutely amazing as well.
Then there are the guys that I loved, even if it was completely irrational, or maybe they weren’t superstars or weren’t (or haven’t been) here that long. The Beltres, Guttis, Spike Owens, Freddy Garcias, Yuni (when he first came up), David Bell, Ruben Sierra, The Sheriff, etc, etc…
It’s a tough call.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It'll be hard for him to take the top spot.
But he’s easily in the top 10. I also have a fondness for obscure/terrible players, in case you couldn’t tell. Felix probably passed Pineiro with his past season.
He's in my top 5
The big dogs:
Randy
Ichiro
The runners up:
Edgar
Felix
Bone
and then my guilty enjoyment of 2001 Kazuhiro Sasaki and Norm Charlton, because they were flashy closers with signature style.
Edgar, Ichiro, Felix in that order.
It’ll be damn near impossible for him to leapfrog the other two. Mostly because my heart goes out to only one pitcher – Pedro.
Hmm
Edgar
Olerud
Mabry
Felix
Ichiro
I wasn’t really a fan during the first Griffey years, so I don’t have that fondness
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
What puts Mabry in your top 5?
I’m not trying to say that you shouldn’t have him on the list but he was only here a career total of 3 years and wasn’t very good in any of them. What is it that makes you say “This guy is one of my all-time fav’s”?
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
He was just the first player I ever really liked
Despite his bad numbers, I always felt like we did well when he was in the lineup.
Obviously if you look at it objectively he’s nothing interesting, but there was something about him
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I kind of had that same thing for Darren Bragg when he was here.
He wasn’t very good, but when he was in, we were getting shit done dammit! I pretty much went apeshit when he hit his 10th dinger for us in ’96.
Ahh them was the days…
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Hadn't really thought about it before but here goes.
Alvin Davis
Edgar
Felix
Ichiro
Griffey 1.0
No matter where you go, there you are.
Is that a career when you really have to announce your retirement?
Just quit making movies.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I meant "where" not "when"...
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It usually just goes unnoticed, but might as well say something so people don't come up to him endlessly like "When are you going to make another movie?!"
I mean, he’ll probably still get that, but less so.
Like Rick Moranis.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I loved his stuff growing up. Now I haven't seen his last two movies, and Red State doesn't look like my thing.
I did just watch his latest Q&A, which is streaming on Netflix. It’s ridiculous, because the Q&A amounts to one long, rambling story, but it’s still enjoyable. I don’t have time for all his podcasting/Twittering ventures, but it seems like he has a nice cottage industry developed.
Ten years ago people would go to see his movies.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
His highest grossing movie was Cop-Out.
Second: Zack and Miri. Also: more than 100 movies, including two Twilight movies, have individually made more than Smith’s nine movies.
Both of those movies were much better than I thought they would be.
Really low expectations, but still.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
There's a nice bit in his new special where he talks about wanting Zack and Miri to do well, as in make $100 million
He admits that he effectively was trying to make a Judd Apatow movie. I haven’t seen it, but it looks like it’d be an Apatow movie.
I didn’t realize Smith did Cop Out until it’d left theatres. And I used to be a huge fan. The first blog I ever read, day in, day out, was all about him.
I thought Zack and Miri was actually pretty good, for what it was
I hadn’t heard that about his wanting it to be Apatow-esque, but now that I see that I think he might have tried too hard. It was a funny movie, I did like it, but it wasn’t all-time funny, at least not to me.
See, I only had to look one post further down.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
Cop-Out was a great buddy cop movie that was acted beautifully by Tracy Morgan
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
The Tracy Morgan interrogation in the beginning of the film made it all worth it.
And Bruce Willis with his sort of deadpan was the perfect counter to Morgan.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
The only saving grace for me was Seann William Scott.
I’m sure that loses me my street cred, but I thought he was the only funny part of the movie.
In my defense, I hated SWS until Role Models.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Was he the stoner guy they arrested?
I remember than being funny, but it’s been a while. And Role Models was fucking hilarious. And I will not ridicule you for your film choices. Unless you liked this years Robin Hood, that shit was terrible.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Haven't seen it. Usually I like Ridley Scott but this one sounds like a big miss.
Yeah, he was the stoner guy.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Probably not, but I had a headache the entire time and it was really damn long.
Plus the story wasn’t good and I thought it was cast pretty badly.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Sean William Scott and Tracy Morgan in the car
With Bruce Willis trying to not laugh as they rolled for 2 minutes straight. Was amazing.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I love that Wikipedia's list of Mariners nicknames includes Ichiro! as a nickname for Ichiro
It also has Hannahan the Bananaman. It’s missing anything for Ballgame, and Wikipedia stopped recognizing Rikimbili as an acceptable nickname for Yuni.
Tris Speaker had a great nickname: The Grey Eagle.
Joe Page had a terrible nickname: The Gay Reliever.
I have never been in a bar past midnight
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2011 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
12 year old girls aren't allowed in bars.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Jan 24, 2011 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Have you ever been to a bar?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Well that makes sense then.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
To clubs count as bars?
I mean, if it has a bar does it make it a bar? I always thought a bar is a specific place that is primarily for drinking.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
If it would go out of business without the alcohol sales, it counts as a bar to me.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
You mean there's something besides booze at those places??
But yes, that’s a bit extreme I guess. But I would still go out to eat if they only served pop, and I would still go bowl too. Then I would go hit a bar afterwards.
Maybe the line should be “do they make significant money off of anything besides booze?”….
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Cool.
an episode of The Virginian, with Leonard Nimoy as the injured robber, and DeForest Kelley as the army doctor …
Jonah Keri lists 10 awesome baseball books.
I haven’t finished any of them. I so not well read. (I started Ball Four and have read much of the Bill James book.)
I've read "Veeck -- as in Wreck" and "Summer of '49" and enjoyed them.
I especially loved the little anecdote in the back end of the latter book about someone hitting Joe Dimaggio with their phallus while he was on the trainer’s table.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 24, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
The only one I haven't read is the Bill James book
It’s a little bit dated now, but Lords of the Realm is essential reading if you want to stop being a baseball fan and start hating rich people even more than you might already. Finish Ball Four and then read Veeck as in Wreck.
No "A Cheater's Guide to Baseball" ?
Fuck that shit.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Jan 24, 2011 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I have to ask
Is it commonplace for people to use laptops in class at most schools these days? In Wyoming nobody did- it was even prohibited by many professors. Sometimes people would use them in big lecture classes, but in classes with 10-12? It was almost a taboo.
Here in Arizona even the old people are using laptops/iPads during class to take notes/do the reading/etc. Is that commonplace these days? I knew it happened, but I’m really surprised as to the extent- I was just in a class with 18 people in it and the other 17 of them were using some sort of electronic device to take notes/review the reading.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I haven't seen a ton of it at UO.
A lot of the hands-on lab classes I’ve taken (news editing, reporting, etc.) require it because of the nature of the material we’re covering, but other than that, it just seems that a few people use them in classes. Unless there’s a real hardass professor, the few people who do bring them to class are just surfing ESPN and Facebook, so it’s not as if computers are utilized if they are present.
And personally, I don’t ever take my computer to class, because I only have one and don’t really have the money to replace it if it’s damaged or stolen.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 24, 2011 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
That's kind of my thought for not bringing it too
I am riding my bike to class most of the time now, and god forbid I fall or I run into somebody or somebody runs into me I don’t want to lose my computer.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I bike commute as well, and I share the same reservations.
And I don’t know what I’d do with myself if I was sans computer for a long period of time.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 24, 2011 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
Me, too. I carry my laptop bag early every morning. I just assume no cars can see me.
No collisions yet!
Man, speaking of that
Fully recognizing that I have only been riding a bike in traffic for two weeks and am probably not yet very good at it, cars are crazy! I do my best to behave like a car and avoid danger, but it seems like 30% of all cars are like “ZOMG BIKE WHAT DO I DO” and start doing really stupid shit. I’ve already had to slam my brakes twice in the bike lane from a car making a right turn not paying attention, among other things.
As a car, I never realized quite how bad the disconnect was. I’ve seen some bikers do their fair share of assholish things even while on a bike, but it seems like most cyclists really aren’t trying to be completely batshit insane, but riding a bike and trying to blend in as much as possible I’m still feel like I’m not doing a very good job blending in.
Is there anything not obvious that should be done by those commuting via bike?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Far cry from your complaints in the past, eh?
It’s a difficult thing to do.
First thing I would do (and maybe you have) is get a mirror, and bright things to wear.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm not trying to be dickish (as it sounds to me on reread), I'm just poking fun.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Even if you were trying to be dickish it's completely true
My opinions on bikes on roadways has basically done a 140 degree turn in the last couple weeks
I ordered a mirror the other day off Amazon but it hasn’t arrived yet. That should make it a bit more comfortable.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Jan 25, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
There are plenty of cyclists who are assholes too
So, 140 degrees sounds about right
Reflective tape and lots of it if you bike after dark.
I’m a 100% pedestrian and bike friendly driver but it scares the shit out of me every time one of them appears out of nowhere because I can’t see them until the last minute. Light colored clothes don’t cut it.
Also, those strobe type lights people have under their seats seem to show up really well.
I use lights, but not a mirror. (I figure any of that stuff would get ripped off/stolen quick.)
My best advice is just to assume no one sees you. You have to be somewhat defensive on a bike, given your lack of an exoskeleton.
Also, stay off major streets, but that should be somewhat obvious..
I replaced the grip on my mirror with a quick-lock, and take it off when I bike somewhere I don't consider safe.
Also, you’d be surprised how much a ziptie is a theft deterrent (as evidences by my older bike)
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
What, ziptie the mirror to the bike?
Doesn’t anyone carry pocket knives anymore?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Not really.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Last LL count was three people in a fairly large OFFTOP.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/7/30/1596373/otdod-073010-random-edition
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
If I were a thief I would carry one.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Yeah, I'd imagine a slight visual deterrent would be enough.
At one job, I had a window that looked right out to my locked up bike. Once, I saw a guy walk up and unscrew my front light. I raced outside and asked him what he was doing and to give me the light back. He did without much fuss, which is kinda surprising.
I have my bike light adhered with about 1/3 of a roll of duct tape.
It would probably take three to five minutes to get it undone. Plus, I did it in such a manner that you can still take the batteries out if you need to change them. (Nobody’s going to want half of a bike light, either, so I’m not worried about someone running off with the cover.)
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 25, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Light up!
White light in front, red light in back. Even in a bright sunny city like Tucson lights are indispensable.
A very important thing to do, which takes a bit of experience to get good at, is when you’re riding down streets where cars are parked, make a point of glancing through the parked car to notice if someone’s in the drivers seat.
It’s a good idea to glance at drivers even of moving cars – notice if they’re on their phone, which means they’re really not paying any attention to anything.
Always be aware of your surroundings, and never, ever, EVER assume a car will do the predictable thing.
Especially in Tucson, where – even in the university area – people are not accustomed to bike traffic, always assume that you are invisible and act accordingly.
Ride in a predictable manner – don’t weave around even in a bike lane – always ride in a straight line, don’t jump between sidewalk and street (you should always ride on the street).
Yes
Also, always telegraph your intentions via hand signals at intersections.
Be hyper-vigilant at intersections where there are cars turning right – right hooks are very unpleasant. One of the best ways to avoid the right hook is to make sure, when you’re approaching an intersection, that you are not in a car’s blind spot – if your front wheel is close to the car’s back wheel, lag back a bit because you’re too close to the car.
When you’re stopped at an intersection, stop in the crosswalk if safe or otherwise make sure at least half your bike length is in front of the first stopped car, so they can see you’re there if they decide that all of a sudden they want to turn right.
We have a bike lane that disappears into the suddenly-appearing right turn lane
I am always afraid I will take someone out there
I have a question on proper bicycling signals.
I was driving down a not-too-crowded street in terms of traffic, but it had many parked cars and half of the parked cars were perpendicular to the curb. In this scenario two bikers were riding and because two-way car traffic was difficult anyway, the bike lane was merged with the road (though you could clearly see the bike lane sign on the road). These bikers made no hand signs prior to stopping at the intersection and pulled into the crosswalk. I pulled up to the left beside them, anticipating them either going forward or turning right.
What happens is they jump the gun on the intersection, turning left without any signaling. Luckily I did not get off the intersection quickly, and came to a relatively quick and easy stop to avoid them. Who was in the wrong here? Was I in the wrong because I anticipated they would be signaling a turn? What is the proper conduct in this scenario?
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
They were in the wrong because they were both required to signal and to not jump the gun on the intersection
As a cyclist, you are suppsed to follow all the same rules of traffic as cars do.
If they wanted to turn left, they should have moved to the left-most lane before approaching the stoplight, correct?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
In that instance where you have to change lanes, is it best to slow way down and wait for traffic to clear (even if that means coming to a complete stop?) or try to signal and hope folks will yield
I’ve been doing the former because that seems safer, but maybe not
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
In Tucson, you're better off waiting for traffic to clear
Strictly speaking you should signal and hope folks will yield, but Tucson is not a city that is familiar with bike culture so unfortunately you should probably go the slow-down route. I would avoid coming to a complete stop if possible, because to get back into the flow of traffic at that point requires the bicycle equivalent of being shot out of a slingshot.
I nearly had a right hook type incident once with a bicyclist.
Except in her case, I didn’t even pass her, she just approached from behinds and was completely in my blind spot until I made the turn, at which point I got an earful.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 25, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
You wouldn't believe the hate between bikers/cars in San Francisco.
Critical Mass gets ugly really fast.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Don't even get me started on Critical Mass
They have done more to set the cause of cycle commuting back than pretty much anybody I can think of.
No argument there.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I'm pretty much just sticking to the book in terms of biking right now
Certainly staying on the street at all times, coming to an Idaho stop when there’s no traffic and a complete stop when there is traffic, using hand signals to turn, and riding on the right side of the bike lane.
There’s a bikeway on Mountain Avenue that’s really easy to ride down- the bike lane is as wide as a traffic lane and they have little bike boxes at the intersection of Mountain and Grant, but I also have to ride a decent distance down Fort Lowell and some side streets south of Fort Lowell, and those are the sketch parts.
I’ll get lights- I was thinking about riding at night once a week anyway, so it’s a decent investment.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
It's too bad Ride the City doesn't cover Tucson
but if you use this mapping/route planning tool which was designed for hiking you can actually plot out a route that might avoid Ft Lowell entirely.
I can easily be on it for only two blocks but my apartment is on Fort Lowell and the only possible way to exit the complex is to get on Fort Lowell
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
As much as this might not be legal I would recommend riding on the sidewalk for those two blocks
but then when you get to an intersection (mountain?) get into the bike lane as soon as you can. Ft Lowell is a damn busy street.
Always assume that drivers cannot see you.
Even if you are lit up like a Vegas strip club, your profile is so much smaller than even a motorcycles that you can never trust a driver knowing you are there. Even a low speed collision can be fatal for you, so don’t trust your life to others.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Not really.
I’ve only really ever brought it if I was told to by the professor or in one particular class where I did not care about it at all and there was an Olympic hockey game going on.
by Mariner John on Jan 24, 2011 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
I was totally not scrolling though offtops this morning during my anatomy class....
But I’m basically the same. Sometimes if the opportunity presents itself I will download a powerpoint or whatnot, but a lot of professors frown on them.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 24, 2011 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
At my school (Pacific) I've found it varies by class
but, for the most part it’s fairly common
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Depends on the class and the lecture style of the instructor.
At UW and WSU you see it a lot in the power point heavy classes while some others you’re encouraged to print them out and write notes on them or some instructors make it a point that you do it the old fashioned way.
It was about 50/50 by my final year at USC
but I was an Engineering major so it could be different.
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I was a computer science major, and only one person really used a computer for notes.
Though that was about 1/6 of our class.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Yeah of the kids using computers to take notes
I’d say 1/3 or more were not actually taking notes.
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It depends heavily on the preference of the professor for me.
Many will say specifically in their syllabi what their policy toward laptops is. I find though that in classes where it’s allowed, it’s usually only about 10 – 20 percent of the class (myself included) that actually uses them.
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To anybody here at the moment
Any issues with Netflix streaming, specifically with the Xbox 360? I’m getting a message of “Can’t start playback” when I try and play certain titles, specifically 30 Rock. I can’t find any evidence of this being a widespread issue, so I’m kinda in the dark at the moment on what to do. Anybody else experienced this before/currently?
Whenever this happens to me, I unplug my router and modem, then plug 'em back in.
It fixes the problem every time for me.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
Tried it twice last night to no avail
Other titles worked just fine. I tried two other random tv shows and we ended up watching a movie with no problems. I don’t know if there was just a problem with the server that 30 Rock was on or something, or if I just had some ridiculously specific DNS error with my modem
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
For BrianL!
To help with his symbolic logic class:
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 7:40 AM PST reply actions
Discrete math was an annoying class
but only cause the worst professor in the CS department taught it
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Oscar Nominations.
Link
It amazes me that Christopher Nolan continues to get snubbed from the Best Director category.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 8:10 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm not sure who you exclude from that list to include Christopher Nolan, though
Those are all really solid choices.
Coen Brothers.
True Grit isn’t that great.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
Random excerpt.
Nolan is the only Directors Guild nominee to not rate a Best Director nomination. (Conversely, the Coens are the only non-DGA contenders to rate a joint Best Director nod.)
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
The Coens do seem to be Academy darlings, and I have no problem with that but I haven't seen True Grit yet
so I don’t know if it’s worth a direction nomination or not.
It just seems odd that Nolan gets best picture nomination (though thats a diluted category)
And a best original screenplay nomination. But not a best director.
Maybe the Academy is still stuck inside his dreams.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
Reminds me of something like Eternal Sunshine... which got a best screenplay nomination but
Gondry didn’t get a nomination. I’m not saying he was snubbed or anything, but this seems like a case where people really love the idea, and then they’re split on the execution of it.
Inception also got a cinematography nomination.
Academy: “Dear Mr. Nolan, screw you for your well-made, well-received blockbusters.”
Also: The Wolfman got a nomination.
I'll say this before the movie is even finished... I have a feeling that his 3rd Batman movie will get a lot of Oscar love. Like Return of the King did.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
Almost certainly
It won’t be quite as good as Dark Knight but will clean up on nominations and wins. The Academy is weird like that
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Eternal Sunshine was great. The same thing happen with Nolan and Memento
But the fact its nominated for so many awards (Sound, Cinematography, Best picture, Script) It seems like a stretch to say he wasn’t worthy of a Director nomination. (Which I think he still loses to Fincher who is also very deserving and got his first nomination)
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I think it's not a difficult argument that Social Network had better direction while Inception had a better script.
Though Aaron Sorkin did get a few gems into the Social Network script.
My gut feeling is telling me that Social Network wins Director/Picture.
Kings Speech might be one of those movies that’s loved and the most nominated but walks away with maybe only Best Actor.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
What am I missing on this movie?
I’ve seen it twice and it did absolutely nothing for me either time.
I think it had a great degree of difficulty. It made computers look interesting on screen.
I also appreciated the random injection of scantily-clad girls whenever it got boring.
It wasn't about Facebook and if you went in expecting it to be you were probably disappointed
It’s a relationship movie, about how friendships rise and fall and how things change when there’s conflict.
I had zero expectations about the plot going in,
but probably had higher expectations than needed on the quality of the story.
There was nothing compelling about the story to me, and the acting wasn’t special.
Just my opinion.
I totally agree with that
But it’s an example of a movie that’s slightly difficult to follow getting a nod for screenplay (the idea) and not for direction (“I can’t follow this! Why can’t you just make a movie with a beginning, a middle and an end! You’re trying too hard!”).
It didn't stop Tarantino from getting 2 nominations, but I agree.
I think Inception and Dark Knight were worthy of Best Directing nominations. I’m not sure what exactly was wrong in exection, especially when they are Nolans creations.
Now Adaptation would be a movie where the Academy could say we like what Kaufman did, not so fond of Spike Jonze, is an example of that. Or The Usual Suspects. Both nominated for screenplay (Usual Suspects won) but not Director or Picture. Different writers and directors.. but I’m not sure where Nolan “Failed” as a Director, so I think the Academy missed on this one.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Being John Malkovich is another good example
We’ll call this the curse of Charlie Kaufman.
Also, I’m not saying Nolan failed, but then, I thought Spike Jonze should’ve won for Being John Malkovich. Gondry, I could take or leave, though I still thought the movie was great.
Yeah, you could say taking a script from Charlie Kaufman is a double-edged sword for a director.
Everybody loves the movie… the “Charlie Kaufman movie” not the “Spike Jonze movie” so much.
Though Being John Malkovich is genius in both respects of writing and directing.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yes.
I think you’re right that it’s the idea that pulls people in, and almost makes it harder to see the direction. I love the Coen brothers, but I think a huge part of what makes their films so visually arresting is the cinematography, not the direction.
I guess the Coen brothers just have the academy paid off.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
Coen brothers are amazing.
Though I started having my doubts about their relationship with the academy when A Serious Man got nominated for Best Picture.
I’ve heard that to the Jewish community, it’s a great movie. Which I guess could explain why Hollywood loved it. True Grit is classic Oscar material though and the Coens are the darlings of the Academy, so I’m in no way surprised. Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit seems like a great choice for supporting actress, but I haven’t seen the other 4 yet.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
It just wasn't for me. And I'm not saying that a movie can't possibly be nominated for Best Picture if I don't like it, but I just haven't spoken to many people at all that liked it.
So I was very surprised that it was nominated for Best Picture, based on the fact that it did not have widespread appeal and the Academy is trying to be a little more mainstream in their nominations these days. It would have been interesting to see the nominations if there were still only 5 last year.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
That was one of the strangest but most interesting movies I have ever seen
I don’t know if it was a Best Picture- it was a bit too far out there, but it was certainly an intriguing watch.
Although maybe movies that appeal to the brain should be the ones being nominated as opposed to the huge-budget whoosh bang movies
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I've seen half the best picture noms. I think when I see Kings Speech it will give me that "Best Picture" feeling, as none of the 5 I have seen have done that yet.
So far I’d say Social Network is the best out of those that I’ve seen. Followed by True Grit, Inception, Toy Story 3, and 127 Hours.
Good for Jesse Eisenberg.
Jeremy Renner’s nomination last year seems to have propelled him into another nomination this year.
Because of the directing nominations, you can eliminate Inception, Winters Bone, Toy Story 3, 127 Hours, and The Kids Are All Right from consideration.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, The King's Speech is really that good. Even when you know what's going to happen.
It’s well made, with stellar acting.
Jeremy Renner was fantastic in The Town though
I liked that movie a lot more than most critics seemed to, and Jeremy Renner was most of the reason why.
He was good in it and I am a Renner fan, but I do think he's riding the wave from last year a little bit and normally the role doesn't seem like "Oscar material"
Good for him though. I was really happy to see John Hawkes nominated. I haven’t seen Winters Bone yet, but I love it when longtime character actors get some love.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
I just finished Winter's Bone and holy crap was it good.
The cast is great. I think if they ever do a movie on The Band, John Hawkes would be perfect as Rick Danko.
Speaking of great films, anyone else see The Stoning of Soraya M?
The first time I saw The Last Waltz
I thought it was gonna be like Spinal Tap, and I kept waiting for it to get funny.
I thought for sure The Band was a joke name.
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The Town would have been so much better if it weren't for Ben Affleck.
I don’t mind his directing of the movie, but I really don’t like the director+actor roles most of the time. I should say, I don’t like it when the director assumes a lead acting role where it is obvious. I would imagine this happens a lot where I don’t realize it. Like Quentin Tarantino in Reservoir Dogs.
Well, the big names I can think of in the modern era are Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, and Kevin Costner.
I like most Clint Eastwood movies. I thought Braveheart was good too.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
These guys are good actors though. So I guess that's what it really boils down to.
I don’t look at Quentin Tarantino as a good actor per se. But it feels like he knows that and never tries to over-do his roles in his own films.
If he was aware of the fact that he's a godawful actor
he shouldn’t even be in his goddamn films.
Thank christ he stayed out of the Kill Bill movies.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Tarantino had a pretty small role in RD.
In fact, I can’t think of a movie of his where he’s taken any major role. The longest I think I’ve seen him in a movie is From Dusk Till Dawn.
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I almost find it more annoying when M Night appears for 2 minutes in every movie. He's trying to bite Hitchcocks style so much that he can't help but make a cameo.
But he can’t act, and now his movies can’t save him any face.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I think that's mostly just true because Ben Affleck is a terrible actor.
by Coach Owens on Jan 25, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
And this, a bajillion times
He wrote an excellent movie in The Town, but his acting made me not like it as much as I would have liked
This is false.
Affleck is one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. I don’t think he’s DiCaprio or Bridges or Day-Lewis, but he’s certainly not Keanu Reeves (who is also hated on because it’s cool). To see him back in Chasing Amy versus The Town versus Dazed and Confused—he has a broad range, he’s just not great at any of them.
If he had one genre he ever played, and just kept playing in that genre, I think he would get a lot more respect because people would recognize him as a staple. Instead, they see him as a sort of catch-all. Ben Affleck is a useful bench player who can produce surplus value filling out several roles. He is good at what he does.
And then he makes Surviving Christmas and Reindeer Games...
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Sinise was pretty good in it though.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Yeah, its funny that his opposite starring roles in those movies were Gary Sinise and James Gandolfini.
Two of the best living actors.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Meh, I won't argue with people who think it's a good movie
but Mel Gibson is batshit crazy and I didn’t enjoy seeing him in it.
Most reviews I read liked it but didn't really love it
I thought it was one of the better movies of last year.
I commented about this earlier, but the King's Speech is remarkably good.
I haven’t seen the Social Network yet, but if it were to be dethroned (har) by the King’s Speech, I would completely understand it.
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Alice in Wonderland for visual effects is hilarious
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I thought that came out in 2009?
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
And I would be wrong.
God that seems like a long time ago.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder if Taco Bell will change their advertisements, or dare I say it, start using real beef.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Taco Bell's new Isolated Oat Producty Crunch Burrito
Now with more soy lecithin!
by ThomasG on Jan 25, 2011 9:11 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I guess now we know what happens to the cleaning crews that don't do their job
According to the complaint, the non-beef ingredients include water, “Isolated Oat Product,” wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent, autolyzed yeast extract, modified corn starch, and sodium phosphate.
I thought this was common knowledge
Jack in the Box tacos use the same stuff!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It's an upgrade from the rat meat they used to use
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Were the rats free range or farm-raised?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Farm raised, but it was a nice local farm with lots of space
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More real than Taco Bell's meat -
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He claims to have run a 4.39 40 last year. Doing MMA fighting right now. I'm sure he's in excellent shape, but he's 48 years old.
That would be crazy, just to get in camp with somebody this year would be interesting.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Even with what little I know about football
It seems to me that running alone, in a straight line, is a lot easier and would produce a lot better result than runnning through several thousand pounds of enraged man-meat in a game.
True, but it's the same measure that every prospect gets at the NFL combine and probably the most important measurement there is for skill positions.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2011 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Those players have generally played football, you know, within the last year.
Walker hasn’t played organized football in thirteen years.
I saw him fight one MMA fight
he had a body only
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That last part was deleted
for mentioning steroids.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I can almost guarantee he'd make the Browns better.
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Metal fans...
April 23rd, 1 time only, in Indio, California.
Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, and Anthrax.
I thought of that too but if Metallica headlines you could leave early and beat the traffic
and if they don’t, there’s a beer garden or shady spot somewhere.
Yeah but Metallica still gets my money in that case and fuck Metallica
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
If only there was a way to pirate concert tickets
You could spite them twice by using free tickets and still leaving before they go on stage
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
What, no Dethklok?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I was watching Metalocalypse last night
Two separate commercial breaks had ads for blackpeoplemeet.com which didn’t seem like a wise use of advertising money to me
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That is odd....
I watched a little of it last night. The start of season three I think. The episode where they try to manage themselves. Whatever was on after the Bachelor ended (which meant I got control of the remote back from the wife).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Substitute Testament for Anthrax or Metallica and I'd be way more excited for this show.
RIP Dave Neihaus.
You can't please all the people all the time. If you feel that strongly about Slayer and Megadeath... i mean.. wouldn't you be excited for a show with Megadeath and Slayer?
Or even just Megadeath and some no name opening acts?
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Don't get me wrong, if I had the means, I would definitely go to this show,
I’m just saying that I’ve never really understood Anthrax’s inclusion over Testament when it comes to the so called “Big Four” of thrash metal.
RIP Dave Neihaus.
Great article.
Here’s hoping he’s as successful in football as he was in baseball sabermetrics.
Is Twitter not loading for anyone?
I just get the bar on the top but nothing else loads. It works on my phone but I would rather not use my phone when I have access to a computer.
It works fine for me.
Trying using a different browser or restarting your computer.
by Coach Owens on Jan 25, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Works on Chrome but not Firefox.
Weird. I’ll just restart FF soon enough.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Works okay here.
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Reply fail.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
More baseball!
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Awww that makes two Dickey mentions.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
It said that Dickey doesn't have the ulnar collateral ligament in his arm
anyone care to explain to me what that is and what it does for pitching?
When the UCL blows up, it usually necessitates Tommy John surgery.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
But his didn't blow up if I remember correctly,
he just doesn’t have one?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Born without one.
Kind of a freak, no one knows how he’s able to pitch without excruciating pain.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
His body never knew better I suppose.
I have a bad ligament in one of my ankles (from an injury), and the doc says the other ligaments and muscles have just adapted to compensate. That ankle is more vulnerable than it should be (to sprains and the like), but it still works normally most of the time. Maybe that’s what his body did as well, especially starting from birth.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
That's puzzled me since finding out about it.
I had a partial tear of mine and if I turned my forearm just so it would fall out of joint. And wow did it hurt when that happened. Not even having one is just weird.
Wacky.
Back in the 70s, the Japanese film industry released a book containing anatomical drawings of the various kaiju in their sci-fi movies. Seems to be Gamera-centric though.
Link
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Good heavens?
Source: #BlueJays set to trade Napoli to #Rangers for F. Francisco. No Guerrero to Texas. Napoli ABs at C, 1B, DH. #MLB
I somehow thought that would happen
Never guessed the Rangers though. That’s fucking awesome.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
hahahahahaha Angels.
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like a WSU football fan
I know my team sucks and this trade does us no good either, but I am always ok with something that makes the Angels worse
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
and cash, evidently
AA turned Vernon Wells into Rivera, Francisco, and CASH. How ridiculous is that?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
They're getting money back too?
HOLY SHIT
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
This is funny and fucked up
funny because Reagins got pantsed by Anthopoulos (sp?) and fucked up because goddammit Rangers.
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 25, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Incredible.
Though seriously, the M’s can top that offer, and they should.
Good heavens?
“Milton [Bradley] is going to get a a chance to come in and compete for a job,” Zduriencik told Mahler
Well that's interesting
Canned response? Or are they just running on the assumption of innocence until proven guilty, in which case they have to say something like that?
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
That's what I'm thinking
Ignore it without ignoring it, and then deal with it when you actually know what’s going on
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe he cuts them first.
Too close to the standard MB trolling? I really wanted him to succeed :(
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Well, yeah, you can't discriminate potential hires based on past felony records.
But, as we all know, they almost never get the job.
Most annoying song?
I’d have to go with the USC fight song.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2011 12:46 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Victor's March
or the “IT’S A QUARTER AFTER ONE, I’M A LITTLE DRUNK AND I NEED YOU NOWWWWWW” song
or anything by Shania Twain
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
He's a recwhore
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Non-fight song division
I’ve Gotta Feeling.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
First off to be pedantic
the song that everyone bitches about is NOT our Fight Song.
Secondly Tribute to Troy is awesome.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Whatever song they play all fucking game without end.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Let's get things straight
The first minute of this is Tribute To Troy, aka the song that annoys everyone. The second minute is our actual Fight Song. They are two separate songs but when are often played in a row (we start every pre game show with Fanfare, then TTT, then Fight On.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It's called Conquest and it ends with them conquesting a total of zero opponents in 2005
by seattlebruin on Jan 25, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
We don't play Conquest as much as Tribute to Troy
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I raise you
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
As a person who went to college a) 20 years ago and b) that didn't really have sports
the White Stripes will always win for me
It is the last White Stripes song I have any time for
I loved their first three albums, but after that it was kind of diminishing returns for me until this song.
Third every other college marching band wishes they gave their team the kind of psychological advantage
that the Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe does.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Aside form a few that are worse, I find just about any fight song to be equally annoying.
But right now I’m going to throw my hat behind whichever John Mayer song is currently popular.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
You're lucky in that you don't watch football coverage, where they play one of their songs on loop in prep for the superbowl halftime show.
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CONGRATULATIONS! You're now in star-studded territory with the Rolling Stones and whoever the fuck was in it the year before as THIS YEAR'S BAND WE DON'T THINK WILL OFFEND ANYONE!
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by Faux on Jan 25, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Prince's seven minute set a few years ago destroyed anybody's hope of ever being good at halftime shows again
That was a stellar show and everyone else should just stop trying.
Hell yeah it was
Only halftime show that I have ever watched from start to finish and based on the kind of acts they’ve been going after since, it will likely remain the only one I’ve watched in its entirety
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I agree 100% with this.
Prince is such a good entertainer and he did an excellent job at the Super Bowl two years ago.
Oh dear lord that was awful
They pretty much mailed that in – and I like the Who pretty well. They just had zero interest in being there, or so it seemed to me…
I only watch the halftime so let me tell you it was pretty damn bad
Springsteen was OK, even though he also seemed to sort of mail it in, but the Who, wow. Not bueno.
The only thing I remember from Bruce was, didn't he slam his junk into a camera on a slide?
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
I seem to remember something like that happening.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
He did indeed.
It was probably the best moment of the show, because it was quite obviously the only moment that was unscripted.
Pete Townshend trying to hit the high notes in "Baba O'Riley" was so so so bad.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Who pays that much attention to halftime anyway?
I’m usually busy going to the bathroom, grabbing more food, grabbing more booze, going outside to smoke a cigarette or cigar, and closing out my first half bets….
I could barely tell you anything about the halftime performances.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Well played sir.
At the parties I go to, there’s always so many people moving around we barely could watch the halftime show if we wanted to!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I have to admit though,
I really liked this opening to the super bowl. Featuring Rutgers Orchestra!
M's fan in the Bay, soon to be LA
by perfectstrat on Jan 25, 2011 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
I actually like that Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night song :(
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
I gets in your head and slowly takes over your mind.
As Diddy might say, a mindfuck.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
I will admit that I associate that song with drunkenly making out on the dancefloor with a bridesmaid at a wedding so I might be biased.
But I’d still think it’s kinda catchy.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Contrasts!
So, that song is one of the rare pop songs that I’ve been exposed enough to to actually hate it, which is weird enough, but that guy closes his video with “The Night” by Morphine, which is one of my favorite songs ever.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Yeah. Yeah...
My 16 year old self would be horrified at me liking a song like that, and would most likely brandish a Social Distortion album to ward off whatever caused me to enjoy it.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Zombie Nation
Fuck that song with a rusty spoon.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry.
Whatever the fuck song of his plays at every sports event.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Where does it fit on this chart?
(Current XKCD)
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Jan 25, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Even better current XKCD!
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
It's currenter.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
This is glorious.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Perhaps he fills a small portion of that RR-S-sized hole in our lives.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I just wish he pitched a baseball better.
by Eyebrows on Jan 25, 2011 1:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Wow, that looks like an awesome hike!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
That's absurd
And just 6 years to complete it?
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah they clearly aren't taking their time
They must not have even hired marketers to sell the idea, since the project is called “Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One”"
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
When you have an unlimited army of people and little to no regard for worker safety, you can do things amazingly quickly.
One could argue Corco’s African auto plant is the foundation for their whole planning process.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Jan 25, 2011 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Really, what is this except a name change?
I mean, we could combine everything from Marysville to Tacoma and call it a “mega-city”, but it wouldn’t change much in reality.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It looks like they're filling in everything between with Urban growth, so it technically is making it one giant city.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
A lot
Over the next six years, around 150 major infrastructure projects will mesh the transport, energy, water and telecommunications networks of the nine cities together, at a cost of some 2 trillion yuan (£190 billion). An express rail line will also connect the hub with nearby Hong Kong.
So they have to do some work to link the areas,
Whereas our systems are already linked (except for water). I’ve just always had an issue with “city size”, because it’s purely a matter of where someone drew the lines on a map.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
These will be more than traveling from Tacoma to Seattle and hitting Federal Way, Auburn, Renton, etc. though
This will be a fully interconnected city from point to point over an area 26 times larger than the London metro area, with mass transit, shared public services/utilities and other things of that nature.
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
It's one heck of a merger, I'll give you that.
But it’s not as if they’re starting from scratch here.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
To expand on your above point
It would be like combining Marysville to Tacoma but having to add Lynnwood, Shoreline, Redmond, Kirkland, Auburn, Federal Way, and Fife (assuming that bigger cities like Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, etc. already exist) along the way to fill in the gaps
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
That's exactly what I meant.
Everything from Marysville to Tacoma, from the sound to the foothills becomes one big city. You’d have to merge the water systems, change some letterhead, and eliminate (or add) some city staff, but other than that, BOOM!
Mega City.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It doesn't seem as easy to implement as you make it sound.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
It would be easier than what China is doing in the sense that our communications systems,
roads, electricity and other utilities and services aren’t all split between specific cities necessarily. Ours are more based on districts and private companies that already cross over city boundaries.
So changing the city from “Lynnwood” to being part of “MegaCity NW” doesn’t really change anything when it comes to getting your internet service, PUD responding to a power outage, or things like that.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Tell that to the companies with exclusive district contracts
or people outside Tacoma’s public telecom services
Tacoma has it's own telecom system?
I thought it was AT&T or Comcast or Frontier or whatever private company has the specific area. In theory, if we made a mega-city, the private companies would simply continue to maintain their own areas (that they already have now).
That’s what I was saying will make it mroe difficult for China. As far as I know all of their services are run by the gov’t, so I don’t know how they would have to go about combining all those.
Here we could just leave most of it “as is” since there is already services and agreements in place with the private providers.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Click! Network is the man
But that’s TV/internet- I thought phone was private
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I guess I should have elaborated
I know that 6 years is completely reasonable to complete this project. Hell, they’ll probably finish it in 5 years and way under budget to make sure they don’t end up in prison
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
It's going to be a Chinese Brasilia.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 25, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Or not. Read the article first, moron.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 25, 2011 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
My new goal is to bring this style to America.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
Michael Bay?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
How cool would it be if Betelgeuse went supernova in our lifetime?
A relative magnitude of -12? That’s almost as bright as the full moon!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:00 PM PST reply actions
Apparently it would be brighter than Venus,
but not as bright as the full moon. But still enough to cast a shadow at night which seems pretty damn bright to me (I’ve never seen a groundhog turn around and run for cover because of Venus).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The moon, when full is a -12.7 apparent magnitude.
They expect the Betelgeuse supernova to be a -12 apparent magnitude, so pretty close.
For reference, Venus, at its brightest, is a -4.89.
It’s not a straight scale, but some whacky scale where a first magnitude star is 2.512 times as bright as a second magnitude star, so I’m not smart enough to figure out what the brightness difference between a -12 and a -12.7 is, but it seems pretty damn close.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
That is pretty darn close.
I wonder why they used Venus as a comparison. I’ve never in my life walked outside at night and gone “Man, it’s bright out, is Venus out tonight?!?”.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It is the second brightest object in the night sky
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
I suppose that's a natural comparison to make then.
But in my opinion it’s kind of like putting eight midgets in a room with Yao Ming and then saying one of them is the “second tallest”.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
by Thingray on Jan 25, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
But it's not terribly close to the brightness of an average star.
Jupiter and Venus can be really bright.
Much brighter than the average star you mean, right?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
But there is still a huge gap between how bright Venus or Jupiter can be, and a full moon.
That’s why I was amazed they were talking about it being bright enough to leave your shadow on the ground at night.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The article Aaron links to above talks about Venus, but mentions that the supernova would be "certainly far brighter than Venus"
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I just thought Venus was an odd comparison,
but I’m sure to people who are more into astronomy it made perfect sense. Heck, I didn’t know Venus was the second brightest object in the sky until someone just mentioned it.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Fourth if you count the police helicopter over your house (for some people).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
GHETTO BIIIIIIRD!
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Isn't there a certain amount of risk to us if something too close goes supernova?
Plus, this reminds me of a Futurama episode, but I can’t remember which one. I just remember Zoidberg giving some speech about love at the end, because it was Valentine’s Day.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
If something close, yes.
But Betelguese is not especially close.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
I should say, not close enough to cause any damage.
Definitely close enough to be awesome.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Then I support this 100%.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The resulting gamma ray burst would not be directed at earth, so no.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
How do they now which way the thing is aimed?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
They know where its pole is, and it's not pointing at us.
Gamma rays erupt from the star’s north and south poles when a burst occurs.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, that makes sense.
I hope they’re sure about that. I’d hate to see this be the first one that decided to go east and west.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
As long as I got to Hulk Smash some shit I'd be okay with that.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Nah, we have 100 pound halberds to protect us.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
If we all die by supernova right now I won't really care because I'll be dead and so will everyone else
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
In fact I'd go so far to say that if I had to pick a way to die, a supernova or meteor strike or other natural thing falling from space and killing me would be ideal
Death by nuke wouldn’t be bad either.
Then everything else.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Depends on how far away you were from the nuke.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I guess I'd have to be right where the nuke hit
Yeah, I wouldn’t want to be 500 feet from the nuke
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
*or however far you need to be from a nuke to realize you're getting nuked
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Death my nuke is fine as long as you're close enough to it.
I don’t want to die from radiation poisoning.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Death My Nuke sounds like a metal band.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Considering that once you are dead your brain ceases any and all activity it wouldn't ultimately matter
it’s not like you could reflect on what just happened because, y’know, dead.
And even if you could, the only possible reaction to something like that would be
“Well, that just happened.”
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Jan 25, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
*small sample size
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Jan 25, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 18 recs
This needs another rec.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Thanks, everybody.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
No, I mean they wouldn't have a body or anything.
At least if you’re killed in some other way due to the bomb, they could cremate you or whatever. If you’re vaporized, there’s nothing they can do and that would probably suck.
All the more reason
I don’t want my heirs to feel a need to spend $50,000,000 to buy a coffin and a burial plot and rent a funeral home and bury me.
If there’s no body, that’s less for them to have to spend money on
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Free cremation.
I’m all for it.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Not to mention the cost of buying a tombstone that reads
"
David J Corcoran
He Gone
"
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Jan 25, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Meh, cremation shouldn't cost all that much.
At least they’ll be able to spread your ashes or whatever.
Direct hit with nuke=Ashes spread for free.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I feel your family wouldn't get the same sense of closure from that.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I have a feeling if nukes start raining down on the NW,
my family won’t be around to care about it anyway.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Not necessarily a good thing
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
If this doesn't go green, I don't know what will.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Not necessarily.
They know you live in x city, x city was nuked like. They can figure it out.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
I think I saw a episode of The Outer Limits that had that.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
"I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night's sky."
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Jan 25, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I am now in favor of this concept and would gladly sign a petition expressing my preference for this to happen ASAP
but seriously, that would be pretty damn awesome.
Well get up there and light that fuse then!
What are you waiting for?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
IT'S TOO DARK OUT WITHOUT THE SUPERNOVA,
I CAN’T SEE WHERE YOU’RE STANDING!!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
If it happened ASAP
you wouldn’t see it. You need it to have happened like 600 years ago
Didn't you know?
pdb is immortal. It could happen today, and he’d still live to see it.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Legalization of prostitution.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 25, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
pdb is the MAN.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I'm your momma, I'm your daddy, I'm that n****r in the alley
I’m your doctor when in need
by pdb on Jan 25, 2011 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I don't know what that's from,
and I know it’s not PC. But I love it!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
It's from one of the best soundtracks ever
Pusherman, from the Superfly soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield.
Yeah I mean when David Rose tells you something you've gotta sit up and take notice
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
I was being sarcastic
Damn man you really need to show a little bit more cognitive dissidence when you see stuff on TV.
Wouldn't we already know if it went supernova in our lifetime?
I mean, from a visibility standpoint wouldn’t it pretty much take our lifetimes for the light to be visible from here? So wouldn’t it have already had to have gone supernova for us to have a chance to see it?
Or am I misunderstanding astronomy
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
It is 690 light years away.
Thus, it would take the light from the supernova 690 years to reach us.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
So we won't be seeing it in our lifetimes then, right?
Or do we have no way to tell if it went kablooey 690 years ago
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
We have no way to tell it went supernova until the light and radio waves reach us.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Unless you happen to have something that is quantumly entangled with the star.
by Eyebrows on Jan 25, 2011 4:22 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Oh hey look at that my nose just started running. I forgot that I am entangled.
by Eyebrows on Jan 25, 2011 4:23 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hope you guys can wait around for 690 years.
This is gonna be sweet.
by Eyebrows on Jan 25, 2011 4:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ted Williams will see it.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Particle physics suggests that neutrinos might be able to move faster than the speed of light.
If I read that article correctly, it might not have been neutrinos, so we might be able to detect those beforehand
Based on its recent behavior, they expect it to go supernova.
There has been no evidence that it has actually gone supernova, at least from what we can see from earth.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 25, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Either way this would be awesome to witness.
They say it would be so bright that it would be visible during the day
Tate Forcier considering transferring to UW?
Doesn’t seem like a great fit to me. It seems like whichever of Price or Montana will have already been established by the time Forcier is eligible. Though I don’t really know how his talent compares to either of them.
We also have another QB commit coming from California for next year.
Seems like it would be a crowded house.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Well, UW was down to a couple of scholarship QBs on the roster.
I think they’d love to have 3 or 4.
Yeah I don't see why Washington wouldn't take him on.
Just seems like it might not be the ideal spot for him if he wants to play.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
What did we have this last year?
Locker, Price, Montana (redshirt)?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Right, and now Locker's gone
and they have a freshman commit. Forcier couldn’t play next year anyway. Doesn’t seem like a huge problem to get a guy with some big-time college experience.
Makes sense for us,
but not as much for him unless he feels he can easily beat out any of the competition in 2012.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The whole Forcier family is a bunch of wackadoodles.
I mean look at their dad’s website!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Nothing says search engine optimization like text in a image.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's your main takeaway from that website?
That looks like a website I could produce. And that’s not a good thing.
Sorry I made a high level web design joke.
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 25, 2011 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Apology accepted.
Just don’t do it again.
by Eyebrows on Jan 25, 2011 4:25 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I appreciated it.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Running CFORCE off the team so Kevin Craft could start is probably my least favorite moment of the Neuheisel era
and that’s really saying something for the same era in which Rick assholishly called timeout down 14 with thirty seconds to play against usc and then got mad when Pete Carroll had Barkley throw it deep
by seattlebruin on Jan 25, 2011 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
That was absolutely hilarious.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I was so mad at Neuheisel I wasn't even mad at Carroll
I was more in disbelief that Rick was actually upset about this
YOU GOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU DESERVED YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Glad to see you guys are enjoying Slick Rick as much as we did at UW.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I think I'm enjoying him even more now
I’m sad that this is probably his last year.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm sure it can't get any worse for the bruins!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Hey that's what I said about usc in April!
also, Randy Shannon!
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
He sure did a great job at Da U
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
His defense was great, he was just a bad head coach and recruiter
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, which is the position he would fill at UCLA, so yay!
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
So I forgot do you hate Neuheisel or Howland more?
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
It depends on whether or not it's a Saturday during football season
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Majority Neuheisel because he's a slimebag and a shitty coach and Howland is just retarded
but not in the Jose Lopez adorable way
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I thought you were excited about him taking over as HC next year
which is pretty likely.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Nothing wrong with depth I suppose.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Best Action Movie Ever - Fatal Deviation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUHSCNMH4wE
I swear this is 100% real and it’s Ireland’s only Martial Arts movie.
Fire Gus "What's a screen?" Bradley.
What's the difference between Andy Gray and Sian Massey?
Sian Massey has a job. That’s not a joke, I just fucking hate Andy Gray and am glad I don’t have to hear him any more.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 26, 2011 9:10 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
FIFA 12 is going to be so much more enjoyable
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 26, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Andy Gray got the boot from FIFA 12?
Thank god.
Well good heavens I had no idea he was such a terrible human being.
I just hated him for his broadcasting ability.
For those of you that are interested.
Verizon iPhone pricing breakdown
Look like it would cost me about an extra $40 a month to switch to Verizon.
...thats only cause of no tier'd data plans and my random government employee discount with AT&T
by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 26, 2011 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Same for me basically
With the imminent arrival of 4g networks I’m not sure why you’d purchase a new Iphone if you already have an ATT one. Unless you absolutely have to give apple more of your money RIGHT NOW, or ATT’s network is really really crappy where you live.
That sounds like my random Bank of America employee discount with AT&T
My ex worked for BofA for 2 months, 1.5 of which we were already separated for. 5 years down the line I’m still getting the discount and loving it
by tootthekazoo on Jan 26, 2011 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Fuck that shit.
What an asshole.
GET OFF ME!!!
by the other side on Jan 26, 2011 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
If you want to pick the coach then get hired as the AD or President.
I hope he doesn’t get a refund.
I would hate to be on the receiving end of a Christmas present from that guy
You’re going to wear that sweater I gave you with those pants? And those shoes? GIVE ME BACK MY SWEATER YOU OBVIOUSLY DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT
by pdb on Jan 26, 2011 9:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Unfortunately this type of thing is not uncommon.
Phil Knight makes the same type of demands for Oregon, and it happens all over the place. I can’t remember which college hockey team it is, but their donor had a clause put in the contract that his donation will be pulled if they ever change the name of the mascot.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Phil Knight is one of the sleaziest fucking people in college sports
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I agree.
Oregon is his own pro franchise at this point.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Yeah and of course the NCAA won't do shit
because he brings too much money.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I don't disagree, and this comes from a die-hard Ducks fan.
I don’t even know if it’s really good for the team anymore, and I can come up with tens of examples as to why it’s not good for the school as an educational institution.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 26, 2011 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
I love the wall of great thinkers in the new building
and how it features pictures of like Einstein, Socrates and Phil Knight.
The home team locker room at the new basketball court (I refuse to refer to it by its real name) is better than what a lot of NBA teams have.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm (in mural form) on the wall of the Knight Arena, right above the cash register of the Duck Store.
It’s literally the only thing I like about the new arena.
Just because this post may not contain a pun, I have not surrendered my pun-alienable rights.
by thehemogoblin on Jan 27, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
You are correct sir!
I knew it was something like that, but I didn’t have the time to look it up.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Google going to start regulating android apps?
Chu also seems to be learning from the book of Jobs, saying he has assembled a team to clean up the Android Market and start "weeding out apps that violate Android Market’s terms of service." Perhaps the open, free-for-all approach of Android is not quite the utopia that many people seemed to believe.
http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/google-admit-they-are-unhappy-with-android-app-sales
I'm surprised it took them this long
Given all the complaints I’ve heard regarding the way the system works as a whole, and quality of available apps.
by tootthekazoo on Jan 26, 2011 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
I hope they do this.
The market has way to many crap apps that do nothing other than make it hard to find the apps that you are looking for. The difference between this and what Apple does is that even if Google removes the app from the market there is nothing stopping you from sideloading the app on your own (other than being on AT&T)
by Robert on Jan 26, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This is how I thought the Android Market place would work.
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I'm not sure where you stand on this. If google removes an app for whatever reason, I like having to option to install it on my own
I also like the ability for developers to sell their apps outside of the marketplace
This morning on the radio
The DJ played 6 songs featuring Silver Lake in the title, 1 with Eagle Rock and 2 more with Echo Park.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I understand the significance of this, but not sure many others will.
Do you live in the Pasadena area?
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
I was thinking about Silver Lake in Everett myself.
I couldn’t figure out what the other references were.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
The Silver Lake in Everett?
What did it ever do to you?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I went to the submarine races there and they were awesome!!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
by Thingray on Jan 26, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm not sure about Eagle Rock, but the others are Hipster areas in Los Angeles.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
I mean, I know where Eagle rock is, I just don't know if it's hipster.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
It is these days
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
No I live in the Culver City area
and the radio station is at Loyoloa Marymount
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I watched this last year and it was awesome
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
PreGame MVP picks
Big Red and Oliver the Pyrenees
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Does anyone remember a couple years ago when Griffey was unfairly ejected?
He wasn’t even taking a nap or anything.
How do you get ejected from the Puppy Bowl?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Rough housing
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
What a bullshit call.
Rough housing happens on every play.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Looks like that might have happened to poor Jack (#10 I think).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Oh no you didn't!!!
Illegal bark in the back.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Unnecessary rufness
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
by ToddK on Jan 26, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Hmm, maybe I have too fond a memory of Griffey's glory days
Griffy the White Labrador was shamefully ejected from the Bowl for unnecessary ruff-ness and unpuppy-like conduct, disgracing the Labrador breed by almost biting the ref as he made his call.
Comissioner Roger Goodoggie does not approve of such behavior on the field.
Harsh fines will be meted out, that you can be sure of.
My God those are some cute puppies!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Ira Glass had a story about a man who wanted to create a entire channel to puppies,
creatively called “The Puppy Channel”. The story is pretty old, so one of the hold-ups was the lack of bandwidth on cable/satellite. I bet there is room for it now. I’d rather watch puppies being puppies over 98% of what is on TV.
That's awesome.
Thank you for frequently posting great links – not just this one because you link to a lot of wonderful articles I would never find or read without you.
I like rescues
but I’m going to steer clear of Happy Endings
But hey, you did get a massage...
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
For another of the dogs
it says she likes “facials”
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Uh oh....
I don’t think that cat is breathing.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
So fat.
Usually the cam quality is a lot better. And once the fatties start really moving around at 4-5 weeks, they pull open up the pen and cam view to the whole room.
Here's a scottie puppy cam
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Just read that.
What a bummer, without his health issues it looked like he was on track for quite a career. Good to see him getting a spot with the Rays though.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I support this 110%, even if it's irrational.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
First pitch 2012!
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
No, just that TJ added 20 MPH to Jamies fastball.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
And he still throws slower than Chapman!
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Maybe Moyer will be the next Henry Rowengartner
...and now I'm here
Jesus, someone made this reference just nine fucking days ago?
What the hell?!
...and now I'm here
Your shield of originality has been shattered beyond repair.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Depending on how the schedule falls,
maybe let him pitch the home opener?
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDurc-nXBI
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Anyone else have yet to start caring about college basketball?
I was surprised to learn that San Diego State and BYU are both currently ranked in the top ten.
It's hard for me to follow because holy fuck there's so much going on.
I’ve been trying to though. San Diego State is undefeated.
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
I've been following the UW team, but not college BB overall.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
MBA and Thomas are tearing it up so far.
It will be interesting to see if they can keep it up.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Gaddy really tore it up.
I always seem to love guard that end up doing nothing for the Huskies. Adrian Oliver and Dan Dickau would’ve been awesome for the Dawgs if they stayed.
Yeah, who's the other guy that we missed on....
He transferred or went to another school just recently too… Why can’t I think of his name??
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
Josh Smith, who went to UCLA?
Avery Bradley, who went to Texas?
Phil Nelson who transferred to Portland State?
Peyton Siva who went to Louisville?
Guess it depends on what you mean by missed on and how much you think it matters. I don’t know that Adrian Oliver would get any PT on this UW team, but congratulations to him for putting up 42 against a game University of Puget Sound squad.
It's killing me that I can't think of his name,
I want to say it starts with a T, but I just can’t conjure it up in my brain right now. They just mentioned him this morning on sports radio, and we have another player (a freshman I think) who has a very similar name (he might even have the same last name).
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
I've watched parts of a few USC games
I got annoyed by the Phil Knight self congratulations ceremony the other day, and then watched USC struggle against a zone for the umpteenth time while losing to Cal.
I only really care when March Madness starts, and then I only am interested in the first two rounds.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
As the tourney approaches I start paying more attention to other teams.
But for most the season I only care about the Huskies.
"I've seen prison breaks with more organization and cooperation than this"
My greatest fear is that we get a ten seed with Syracuse in our bracket as the #2
I would actively root against us because playing Syracuse on national TV would be far too humiliating.
It could be the first D1 game in which one of the teams literally does not score
by seattlebruin on Jan 26, 2011 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
What if the first game you played were against Villanova?
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2011 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
Villanova is only embarrassing because of the complete and utter lack of effort our team displayed against them
when Villanova’s guard punched them in the nose and they responded by simply quitting.
While a clear sign of bad coaching, that would be nothing when compared to watching our putrid zone offense score against one of the best zone defenses in the country
by seattlebruin on Jan 27, 2011 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Off and on. Only because my boss is an SDSU alum do I know about their successes this year.
I follow the scores on Saturday, but rarely watch games. I follow the Pac-Ten but not intensively unless the teams are good. And there are few good teams in the Pac-10. Luckily, the Cougs can be one of them if they start doing better at the end of games.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sort of into it, and I've been to a few UW games, but I'm still too busy with work and other things
to really follow it closely. I’m told the Big East is monstrous, but I don’t think I’ve seen a big east team play.
The Big East could apparently have up to 11 teams in the tourney.
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2011 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
So I'm told.
I saw highlights of Providence’s win over ‘Nova (does that make it 12, or are they one of the 11?), but still haven’t seen a proper game. Instead, I spent part of my evening watching Seattle Pacific take down Western Washington.
That's not nearly as cool as the Pac-10 putting two teams in the tourney for the 2nd year in a row.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2011 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
I'm glad the WCC can annually put the same number of teams in the tournament as the Pac10
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Gonzaga may need to win the WCC tournament this year.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
And that's looking like a tall order.
Gonzaga can’t defend anyone this year.
Booo, Gonzaga, Boooo!
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Fuck basketball!
This is a dark time for me. Football is no longer going to be on weeknights, and it’s a couple months till baseball is on so the only thing that’s on while I’m at work is basketball.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
But on a less angry anti-basketball rant, when the NCAA Tournament comes along that is actually a interesting time to watch college basketball.
Tournaments always get me pumped up for some reason.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
I couldn't agree more,
but at least I can watch some hockey. Anyone else have that weird sports team you have simply liked since childhood for no apparent reason? I HATE most Boston teams, but I have loved the Bruins since the Orr days. It helps that they’re finally doing well again.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Well, not since childhood, but I've loved Aussie Rules since I played it.
It’s just tricky to find on TV.
Too bad ESPN is al Sportscenter all the time now
Many a night I would come home from a show and watch an hour of Aussie Rules at 2am.
I just can't get into any sports that don't have a Seattle team.
I mean, individually, I like tennis and golf so there’s always that.
But no hockey growing up, so I didn’t care about the NHL. And no basketball now so fuck the NBA.
I have tried getting into the Clippers and Kings but I still don’t care. I think one of those teams needs to make some sort of championship run for me to care. Sorry, but I need a bandwagon in this case.
by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2011 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Uhh...Mariners?
Actually I had a reason for liking them (Edgar!); the Buffalo Bills, on the other hand, no explanation at all. Not only were they division rivals of my favorite team but I wasn’t a really huge fan of any of the players on the team.
Had their historic 4 straight Super Bowls already happened by the time you stated your fandom?
by Mariner John on Jan 27, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Nope. It was around 1987 - just when I first started getting seriously into football.
For a while the Pats would often be blacked out in the local market, leaving us with divisional games on TV, which may explain why I ended up liking the Bills – they were often the “local” broadcast.
I liked the NY Rangers for awhile as a kid.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Don't worry. Next year, you won't have to worry about either sport!
Dustin Ackley is going to make Joe Morgan look like Joey Cora.
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
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