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Dead Memes

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We've killed a bunch. Time for a list.

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"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 1:03 PM PST reply actions  

puking in own mouth a little bit
although that was more of a global phenomenon.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 31, 2008 1:04 PM PST reply actions  

git 'r done
"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 1:06 PM PST reply actions  

Also, a notice:
If you see a meme get posted in this thread that you think still has its uses, you may petition for reinstatement.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 1:06 PM PST reply actions  

John Olerud Sucks
That's What She Said
I think you mean Tompkins
Free Adam Jones

by bluemax on Jan 31, 2008 1:07 PM PST reply actions  

I'd have to disagree
I think Coach learned his lesson.  Time to let John Olerud suck in obscurity.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I concur
JOS still has its value
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on Jan 31, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Nah
too narrow + all played out.  

by marc w on Jan 31, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

But ba,d pu,nctu,ation still remains
As long as it is not done to Coach.

Similarly, John Olerud Sucks is still useful - It is  good way to respond to a new person who signs up and consistently says incorrect things.

drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't think that's proper usage
JOS is Coach Owens-specific. And now that he's gotten a lot better, it probably ought to be put on the shelf.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Matt Sucks
That is all.

by John Olerud Sucks on Jan 31, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

No way
KJHBS is awesome and should not be retired. It's just such a goddamn succinct way of making a point.

I come close to using "KJHBS" on other messageboards when it would be hilarious so many times but don't for it being inappropriate.

Keep it.

Accidental Mariner - P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Jan 31, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions  

He's a Veteran - Who's Been Through Wars!
This one's relevant as long as McLaren is coaching this team.

by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on Jan 31, 2008 1:12 PM PST reply actions  

I think that one is dead
even with Mac at the helm.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, wars jokes are over
So is the automatic tendency to say something about "grit" or "hustle" whenever Willie's name comes up.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope you mean
do not want at this price, because not wanting Lincecum is wrong.

by Llewdor on Jan 31, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

FTW
at least hold off until baseball season begins?
 I dunno
I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jan 31, 2008 1:13 PM PST reply actions  

For The Win should stay
It's a good way to end a sub thread when you know your answer is ridiculously better than everyone else's
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

For the win is alright,
But just "Win." by itself irritates me. It's just one of those terms that I could never see being used in real life.

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jan 31, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions  

With all the "For the win" that goes on
it has often surprised me that nobody has popularized the other Hollywood Squares reference:

For the block!

by tworsandtwols on Jan 31, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Probably 90% of the people that do it
don't realize it's a Hollywood Squares reference.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions  

"Pom-Pom for the bwock..."
I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 31, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

i didnt realize it until someone told me
and then i realized 'haha holy shit thats from hollywood squares!'

by seattlebruin on Jan 31, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions  

In real life
When I prove someone wrong, I end it by saying "And circle gets the square" and walking away.

To answer your next question, yes, I still have friends.

drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm gonna start calling you
Paul Lynde.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Please don't, Whoopi.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:13 PM PST up reply actions  

okay, truce
and how the hell did you know that I find Whoopi Goldberg to be the single unfunniest person in the history of ever - even less funny than Dane Cook?  I'm afraid of your intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I think you find the entire Blue Collar Tour worse
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Honestly
I would sit through 30 min of the Blue Collar comics before I'd sit through 30 min of Whoopi Goldberg.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd take that one
because I could easily just tune out the voices and stare at Tyra.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I cannot agree with you there.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I can mock the blue collars
but every time Whoopi Goldberg opens her mouth I want to set myself on fire.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

To quote the Simpsons:
"I was a fool to think that anyone would want nude photos of Whoopi Goldberg."
I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 31, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Sam Kinison said it best:
"Whoopi Goldberg: A Nation Decides Not To Hurt Someone's Feelings"

by esoteric on Jan 31, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Meh, I like "Win."
Gives credit to someone who made a funny or correct comment in a thread.

FTW is more sarcastic.

drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Speaking of getting there . . .
How exactly do the Orioles acquire Lillibridge again?

by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on Jan 31, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

That's what she said.
Sorry.
Bedard, you are one pathetic loser. No offense.

by The Alaskan on Jan 31, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

It'll go away
the minute the Bedard trade is concluded, one way or the other.  At least I'll stop doing it.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

That should do the trick.
Bedard, you are one pathetic loser. No offense.

by The Alaskan on Jan 31, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

It is getting there
But we'll all get a good laugh once he finally breaks into the big leagues.  Or we'll get a big laugh when the Orioles flip Sherrill to Atlanta for him.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

the whole Guillen shank blast stuff
although we don't have to worry about it anymore.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:19 PM PST reply actions  

Seconding something
which was brought up when I was going to post "seconded" to the Surprised Face being done.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:23 PM PST reply actions  

IT'S ABOUT NEVA GIVING UP!!
NEVA EVA!!!!!

actually I still find the dick's sporting good stuff hilarious.

LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:25 PM PST reply actions  

It's About Doing . . . What It Takes . . . to Win
Still, Wilfred Brimley in a Reds jersey saying, "It's about teammates" with a dejected look on his face was comedic gold.

by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on Jan 31, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't think memes should die
They are an important part of the blogs history. We should embrace them and carry them forward
Washington Highways

by Corco on Jan 31, 2008 1:29 PM PST reply actions  

Memes are fine
provided you're constantly generating new ones (like, for example, the Lillibridge one). It's boring and uncreative to keep recycling old stuff that's past its prime.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Memes are like people
if they stay the same all the time nobody likes them after a while.  The meme itself is a fine thing, but an overreliance on the same ones is death.  New memes have to have room to develop, so old ones gotta go.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions  

soooooo played
"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Vidro fat jokes
 seem pretty dead to me, unless they are REALLY REALLY funny.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:33 PM PST reply actions  

Does that qualify as a meme?
I think no, but maybe I don't understand the term as well as I think.  I'm pretty new to it.
Bedard, you are one pathetic loser. No offense.

by The Alaskan on Jan 31, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

good point
they probably don't.  I stopped thinking of memes, and just started thinking of stuff that's been played out.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Heh,
I think I killed like 5 of those myself.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:36 PM PST reply actions  

I'd say Funk Blast
but I'm not sure that the FB can ever die.

And I love it anyway.

by tworsandtwols on Jan 31, 2008 1:38 PM PST reply actions  

I was thinking that too
But I think the Funk Blast will come back once the season begins.
LET WLAD BAT!!!!

by MFAN on Jan 31, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions  

NOOO!
Funk blasts will never die. My kids are going to call HRs funk blasts - after I do a little funk blasting of my own to make some kids, of course.
"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by ConorGlassey on Jan 31, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Anything Idaho related?
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:39 PM PST reply actions  

no
Making fun of Idaho is all us people in spokane have.

by InSpokane on Jan 31, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Funny.
I say the same thing about Spokane.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Idaho is the 3rd greatest state
in the Pacific Northwest.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

False
I'm not going to fight you on Washington, but Oregon is just fucked up
Washington Highways

by Corco on Jan 31, 2008 2:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Portland: microbrew capital of PNW
Sorry, Idaho loses.

by eponymous coward on Jan 31, 2008 3:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Idaho is significantly prettier than Oregon
even if you give Oregon the ocean. Both have their shitty parts for sure, but I'd say Idaho has far less shittiness then Oregon.
Washington Highways

by Corco on Jan 31, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Man
What the hell are you smoking?  Northern Idaho is nice, but be honest about what Idaho is:

I-84 from Boise to Idaho Falls is the shittiest drive you can make anywhere in the Pacific NW.  Eastern Oregon has its shitty parts, but nobody drives in Eastern Oregon.  Idaho's shitty parts are the only place anybody ever needs to go.

Oregon has the most beautiful coastline in the country.  Idaho is landlocked.  Oregon has taller, prettier mountains.  The Columbia Gorge.  Crater Lake.  Portland is one of the best cities to live in the country.  Boise is, well, Boise.  

Oh, yeah, and our Senators keep to thier own bathroom stalls.

Idaho is merely an annoying obstacle on the way to Wyoming.  Fuck Idaho.

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Jan 31, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Have you ever been north of Boise?
Does Frank Church Wilderness mean anything to you?

And plenty of people go through Eastern Oregon. Maybe not you, but from Idaho/Montana/Wyoming to Eugene/Corvallis/Ashland/San Francisco/Vegas/really wherever requires Eastern Oregon

Washington Highways

by Corco on Jan 31, 2008 10:23 PM PST up reply actions  

read again
said Northern Idaho is nice.

Don't get me wrong, Idaho is better than 40+ other states in the Union, its just a distant third in the Pacific NW.

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Feb 1, 2008 7:21 AM PST up reply actions  

A lot of that has to do with schools, home prices,
taxes, etc.  But I've been to Boise, and its ugly.  Idaho Falls and Pocatello are no better.

Coeur d'Aleine is a nice place, though.  The Sawtooths and the Panhandle are beautiful.  They're just no Oregon.

Then again, we're both a bit biased, aren't we?

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Feb 1, 2008 7:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Unbiased Opinion...
Oregon >>>> Idaho.

There, that settles it...

//Whoops, just recognized that I'm a S.N.O.B., so, heh, yeah, I guess I'm biased after all...

Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Feb 1, 2008 8:04 AM PST up reply actions  

and quality of life...
And Oregon has tons of fucked up laws and no money. So that's gotta qualify a little bit in terms of "which state is better"
Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Is Northern Idaho
still overrun with neo-Nazis?  I'll take fucked up laws, please.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Also
If you ever find yourself in the middle of the Idaho backcountry I guarantee you will not be able to tell me that Oregon is more beautiful.

Idaho has more square miles of undeveloped wilderness then any state in the country besides Alaska.

Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions  

If someone is being searched for and/or rescued
they're obviously missing the point of the wilderness.  And I don't think SAR training is going to give you a very balanced perspective.  
Bedard, you are one pathetic loser. No offense.

by The Alaskan on Feb 1, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

If I branch aviation I have to go through it
because of the danger of being stranded after a crash. While flying Apaches or Blackhawks would be awesome... I think I'm gonna go another route.

by Fett42 on Feb 1, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions  

today's random fun fact
The island of Great Britain (80,823 sq mi) could fit inside the state of Arizona (113,642 sq mi).
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions  

You'd never survive a walk through real wilderness
And I'd be fine with it if people didn't decide that getting lost/dead in the middle of nowhere was somehow a good idea.

by Graham MacAree on Feb 1, 2008 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

No it's not.
Flying in a Cessna to a dirt airstrip 200 miles from a road and spending a week fishing in a lake 40 miles across completely undeveloped terrain from said airstrip is
Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

A lake?
They're flat. How the hell is that difficult?

by Graham MacAree on Feb 1, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, but the 40 mile hike
from the airstrip TO the lake is certainly not flat
Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions  

No
I mean, the guy I was with had walked the route a few times, so there were a few broken sticks or whatever, but that's about it

Developed trails are ILLEGAL in protected wilderness areas

Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

What did you spend more time doing
Walking on the ground, crawling, wading, or walking on top of trees?

by Graham MacAree on Feb 1, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

OK
  1. Walking
  2. Wading
  3. Walking on top of trees
  4. Crawling
But I guess my point here is that this is still real wilderness. There's no people around you for hundreds of miles but it is still accessible (although not developed, and only accessible because the airstrip was built before 1984 and was grandfathered in).
Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

That's cheating, then
Wilderness, to me, means 'hmmm. There's trees fucking everywhere and I can't climb them, or in fact move in most directions, and the directions I can move in are filled with either devil's club or hip deep running water. Fuck. Uh, I pick the devil's club. Ow, my hand.'

I'm sort of biased from chasing people down drainages though. If you clowns decide to get lost, walk up the damn hills please.

by Graham MacAree on Feb 1, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

OK Then
See, to me wilderness means "You're way the fuck away from people, the animals haven't been scared off, and it's either impossible or would be batshit insane for human beings to decide to try to live there full time, and there's no road servicing your location"

I'm guessing they dumped you in the worst possible situation for SAR training, but I'm just not sure where I'd go to find your definition of wilderness

Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions  

McCall, ID?
;-)
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Feb 1, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I wish
It's slowly getting overrun by paved roads and goddamn Californians.

If you asked somebody from southern California they might say "Yeah, that's wilderness"

but they'd be wrong.

It's like when you guys say Enumclaw is out in the boonies. It seems to me like the opposite of boonies

Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Western Cascade Mountains
Try to follow streams off mountains to civilisation and then you meet the drainages from hell (TM). And a couple of missions have actually been -worse- than training.

by Graham MacAree on Feb 1, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Will you two
just measure your dicks and get this over with.

by johnbai on Feb 1, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I'm still petitioning for that to stay.
I still think it is a good way to compliment someone for a good comment.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't know why
but I think "winner" works better than "win".
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes
I find "win" to be pretty annoying.

by Jeff Sullivan on Feb 1, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

But is it
HELLAnnoying???
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Feb 1, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Stop it, you
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions  

:P
//wonders why ColdPlay never wrote a song about how hella awesome Idaho is.  
Ill Ligitamus Non Carberendum

by PositivePaul on Feb 1, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

cause
coldplay does not write songs

by InSpokane on Feb 1, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Interchangeable for me.
The other memes are meant to be funny, or used to prove a point. "Win" or "Winner" is really just a nice compliment. It's not meant to be intimidating or draw attention or receive a comment. Only to compliment someone for saying something they appreciated.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions  

So "win" is dead, but we
can still say "winner", or some sentence proclaiming someone victorious.
Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Feb 1, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I encourage more creativity than that
but "winner" will suffice for a little while, until it's overused.

by Jeff Sullivan on Feb 1, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

As long as the practice continues
I could care less what words are used to enforce it.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Pointing out a good comment is great
provided people don't begin to use one or two ways as a crutch for doing so.

by Jeff Sullivan on Feb 1, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I'll just use this:

This was, ironically, the ad at the top of the page right when I read your comment above.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I like the "Dead Memes" below it.
Adds extra irony.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Name your proportions.
Use this as a starting point:

It is at 394 x 317
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions  

I think I'll stick with
"victorious" for now.
Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Feb 1, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

More than Montana?
I'm skeptical.  Got any proof of this?  
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

uh, ok
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm still skeptical
Montana:  145,556 sq mi
Idaho:  82,751 sq mi

Montana's not exactly development paradise, either.  

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

The thing is
Eastern Montana is very agrarian. There's farms everywhere.

Idaho has the largest contiguous designated wilderness with the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.

Essentially with the exception of Lolo Pass everything south of I-90, east of the Nez Perce Reservation, then east of McCall, north of Stanley and west of the Montana line is uninhabitable wilderness, and then a bunch of smaller pockets.

Montana's got a lot in the west third of the state, but that's about it

Washington Highways

by Corco on Feb 1, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Oregon's Senators may keep their feet
in the stall, but have you forgotten about that Bob Packwood fellow?

by Jed MC on Feb 1, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Nobody will ever forget Bob
but at least it wasn't in a bathroom stall in a public airport with a random stranger.
--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Feb 1, 2008 7:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah it's so much better
assault against women/sexual harrassment....

At least he wasn't, you know, GAY right?

by marc w on Feb 1, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Erik Bedard is Really Good
Too soon?

by kenshin1 @ Lookout Landing on Jan 31, 2008 1:43 PM PST reply actions  

Speaking of which,
"Too Soon" is done.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions  

that was me...
trying to make with the funny

by kenshin1 @ Lookout Landing on Jan 31, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I got it.
Wasn't against you, I was simply going to put that somewhere and your post was as good a place as any.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe the act of freeing
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:43 PM PST reply actions  

By the way
the first person to suggest Red gets a permanent insta-ban.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 1:45 PM PST reply actions  

Red's not a meme
Red's a way of life.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions  

He's not the messiah
He's a very naughty boy

> sorry, wrong dead memes list

Accidental Mariner - P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page

by MarkE on Jan 31, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Aw, thanks guys
I have warm fuzzy feelings right now.

You like me, you really like me!

Seriously...Who the FUCK steals another mans bobblehead?

by RED29 on Feb 2, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

He makes an appearance!
Please sire, drop some crumbs from your grand plate.

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 2, 2008 4:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Somebody called KJR last summer
bitching about how much camera time he gets and is a embarrassment to Seattle sports.

by Robert on Jan 31, 2008 4:45 PM PST up reply actions  

They got that backwards
KJR is actually an embarrassment to Seattle sports.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

The Seattle fan that's embarrassing is Big Lo.
Everyone calls him "Seattle's biggest sports fan", and I can't stand the sight of the guy. Good for you buddy, you're overweight and can afford tickets to every game in town. Now sit down and shut up.
Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Feb 1, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Never heard of him
so I went to check him out on the internet and I found this.  That's....no good.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

That's the guy.
Grrrrrr....
Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Feb 1, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

BURN THE TREE
that guy was fun, can't wait for next year's model

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 31, 2008 1:47 PM PST reply actions  

Corco baiting
"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions  

it became one
after the diary. there was a week or two of stuffed crust jokes, and I haven't seen one in a while. Maybe too short lived to be a meme really...

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 31, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

The Underpants Gnomes thing
  1.  Wacky Idea
  2.  ????
  3.  PROFIT!
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:50 PM PST reply actions  

still funny when used in moderation
I laughed my ass off when I saw BP used it in one of their annuals.

(And you could put BP on the list too, sooooo tired).

"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions  

nah nah nah
that works great for almost anything... gotta keep that
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on Jan 31, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Anything?
  1. Get rid of Underpants Gnome meme
  2. ????
  3. PROFIT!

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jan 31, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Where are Matthew and Graham?
This kind of thread is made for them.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:51 PM PST reply actions  

Blogs in general:
(See LASTNAME, FIRSTNAME)

annoys me so much

by DCMariner on Jan 31, 2008 1:51 PM PST reply actions  

Except
that it existed before the internet.  So the internet version may need to die, but the word itself is still valid.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, and:
OMGZ!! INTERNETZ!!!!!!!!!!!11
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 1:52 PM PST reply actions  

IS TALKING LIKE JI
JIM THOME STILL ALLOWED?
"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions  

No.
Your storied career at LL must sadly come to an end.

by esoteric on Jan 31, 2008 3:13 PM PST up reply actions  

darn
"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions  

WRONG !1!!!!
STILL FUNNY!!!1!!

by kenshin1 @ Lookout Landing on Jan 31, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

That's my least favorite
"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Jan 31, 2008 3:12 PM PST up reply actions  

As not much of a stats-guy
I've always hated

PLAYER A: (stat-line)
PLAYER B: (stat-line)

Just give me the effing names already.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 1:58 PM PST reply actions  

You're just upset that
you were tricked by the statistics given into thinking that Nick Punto was better than David Wright!

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jan 31, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Im sure there
are plenty of situations in which nick punto would be the preferred player
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on Jan 31, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Fake Conversations
Willie:  What do you mean?  Those are hilarious.

Felix:  The one Jeff did two years ago was funny.  The 1,730 since then have been tiresome.

Willie:  This is not very funny.

Felix:  Yes, I know.

by G_ on Jan 31, 2008 2:01 PM PST reply actions  

Fake conversations are hilarious
when done properly (DMZ has this particular talent)
"I hate so much about the things... you choose to be."

by JI on Jan 31, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Grant DMZ an exception
The rest of the community does not share his talent.

by G_ on Jan 31, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm pretty tired of the whole
'<insert baseball player here> says hi'... thing.

by patsfan on Jan 31, 2008 2:03 PM PST reply actions  

I have
<insert player name here> on line one.

by tworsandtwols on Jan 31, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions  

My two cents:
Sentences such as: "High batting average does not a good baseball player make."

Ugh.

I reject your reality and substitute my own!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 31, 2008 2:06 PM PST reply actions  

you're right
awkward sentence construction does not a clever person make.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

A lot of times
comma misuse is just a lack of knowledge.  Warping a sentence like that is a sign that someone's trying to sound either more clever or smarter than they really are.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm willing to teach a week long comma usage
seminar for any new registrants. This assumes they don't pass a test given at registration time.
Washington Highways

by Corco on Jan 31, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Where is the proper place for a comma?
Is it:

a) Between a w,ord.
b) Several, times, In the same, sentence.
c) What the f*ck kind of question, is this?
d) Literally all of the above.

drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I screw up my comma usage all the time.
I apologize. Apparently english isn't my first language. I wish I knew what was...
Prospects are under-valued.

by Thingray on Feb 1, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions  

While funny at first
"This is Spartaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" has run its course.

by JoeyJoJoJuniorShabadoo on Jan 31, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions  

This was covered in a previous thread
but ironic usernames based on players.

Vidro4MVP did it right . . . and sparingly.  It should have stopped there.

Also, for one I think I have actually abused, fake websites -- with an exception granted to Gomez (I think it was Gomez) for coming up with the original version of legitimatetraderumors.com.

by G_ on Jan 31, 2008 2:17 PM PST reply actions  

Once we have a good, comprehensive list
we might need to go through and determine which memes are still okay if used sparingly, and which are beyond hope.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 2:26 PM PST reply actions  

I trust you'll create a spreadsheet.
Maybe use an ANOVA weighted for poster frequency.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions  

And by "we"
I think you mean "you" - maybe you could go through and present a categorized list like

BANNED MEMES
PROBATIONARY MEMES (overuse them and they're gone)
OK MEMES

or some such thing, and then we could all vote on your list, to lobby for inclusion/exclusion/or moving to a different category.

I mean, it IS your site, even though in the off season the lunatics do tend to run the asylum a bit...

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I just don't like moving targets
Doesn't have to be any sort of sophisticated analysis, and I'd be cool if the general community were in on it, it was just more an effort to acknowledge that it is your site and you set the rules.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm only one guy
with rare exception (like politics), it should probably be up to the community as a whole to determine what flies and what doesn't.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Once you have an "OK Meme" list
The meme is no longer okay.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Jan 31, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I think it'd be more like
a "hall of fame" than just an "OK" list.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

First!
First!
"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." -Casey Stengel

by ConorGlassey on Jan 31, 2008 2:37 PM PST reply actions  

We've thankfully avoided that one
except for MFAN's absolutely hilarious attempt, which remains one of my top five favorite comments of all time.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 31, 2008 2:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Commenting on the narrowness
of a comment when it reaches the limits of your screen's resolution.  And responding to that comment "just to see what happens".  And so on.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Jan 31, 2008 3:01 PM PST reply actions  

Oops
Did that a while back. Sorry to upset you Crappy McPoopypants.
"You guys should be in every major city. This is some heavy shit. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man."

by AZSEAfan on Jan 31, 2008 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

"Turbo"
As a nickname, it just seems to have lost its pizzazz.  We can do better.

by esoteric on Jan 31, 2008 3:21 PM PST reply actions  

Beer threads
KIDDING.  I'M KIDDING.

by Gomez on Jan 31, 2008 3:21 PM PST reply actions  

Graham's one word insult posts
still kind of funny, but they seem to be a little overplayed.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Jan 31, 2008 3:27 PM PST reply actions  

WOOOOOOOOOOT!!!
"Kruger! My son tells me, your company shtinks!"-Frank Costanza.

by Coach Owens on Jan 31, 2008 4:30 PM PST reply actions  

Saying something mildly controversial and then
<ducks>

And any reference to Ryan Howard, including the next time we play the Phillies or the character on the Office.  

by G_ on Jan 31, 2008 10:51 PM PST reply actions  

Ryan Howard is a dick.
The latter one.
When life gives you scurvy, make lemonade.

by Mariner John on Feb 2, 2008 11:41 PM PST up reply actions  

"What's this thread about?"
Live or dead?

by yourfacemakesmewail on Feb 1, 2008 11:16 AM PST reply actions  

"OT" in the diaries
and the subsequent conversation about how no diary is off topic.

by tworsandtwols on Feb 1, 2008 11:46 AM PST reply actions  

I tried that.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/comments/2008/1/31/16228/3861/68#68
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions  

how about this
I will not make fun of the landscape. just the a large number of the people in the cda area

by InSpokane on Feb 1, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

It's your job to stop the subthreads.
drink more? that usualy doesnt work in terms of enhancing comprehension.

by CapSea on Feb 1, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

With all due respect
that's like pdb petitioning the inclusion of Brent Lillibridge.

by Jeff Sullivan on Feb 1, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Never going to happen
Lillibridge has a shelf life - as soon as the Bedard trade is done, I will not mention his name again.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 1, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I would also like to add:
Using the phrase "one two punch."
...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Feb 8, 2008 2:00 PM PST reply actions  

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