BlazersEdge Dictionary
by parkinglotj on Jun 13, 2008 12:27 AM PDT
Email
PrintRecently I've had trouble keeping up with the Blazer Edge lingo.
Some of this stuff just goes over my head. I'll try the first entries, but feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I'll add a few that I need clarification on at the end.
I'll begin with the thing to start it all.
Blazermania \Blaz-r-main-e-ya\ n. Freakish devotion by Portlanders to their home town team.
Bedgers \Bee-ed-jur-s-z\ n. Web site posters extraordinaire pertaining to all things related to Blazermania.
Magloirable (origin Mortimer) \Mag-lor-e-bul\ adj. Slow, sloth-like.
RLEC (origin unknown) \Er-leck\ Abbreviation. Raef LaFrentz's Expiring Contract Manna send from Heaven in the form of 12.4 million dollars.
Amlmart1 (origin Spain) \Am-le-mart-one\ n. A man to which we are eternally grateful.
Bothteamsplayedhard (Folklore) Drivel from an insane man, now living in Detroit.
L*kers (origin Hell) $*!!%^#.
Others that I need clarification on:
Odenize
RagingJayHawk
SPAM
Bustabucket
Rip City
Anything that you can add would be greatly appreciated.
149 comments
|
11 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Here goes...
Odenize= http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2007/12/word-of-day-odenize.html also see http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-27-104/The-Power-of-Odenized-Thinking.html
RagingJayHawk=?
SPAM=Spend Paul Allens Money, generally reffering to latter days where people would have little or no concern at SPAM cause he got a ton of it.
Bustabucket=See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5pGfakssHc
Rip City= the name of the soon to be dynasty. Originally coined by the Schonz it is another name for Portland
Right on origin of Rip City
and to add – as I remember it was Schonz’s call for a ball ripping through the net without touching the rim. There was not much TV in those days so radio was how we experienced most away games. Like now that Comcastic has usurped our right to buy most Portland games at any price.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Got that right on all accounts
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy
Rip City
Rip City had nothing to do with the way the ball passed through the net. Rip City was situational: the shot that killed the other team’s momentum. The shot that turned the corner from a nail-biter to garbage time. Anyway, a Rip City shot was a shot that got made when making a shot made a big difference. No matter how sweetly the ball went through the net, it was not “Rip City” if it was just one more shot in a long game.
by monkeysuncle on Jun 14, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have to agree with lee3022 on this
If you are looking for the origin, rip is the sound the ball makes as it passes through the net unhindered by the rim. To call out “rip city” after the ball bounces around on the rim a few times and then drops in wouldn’t have made much sense until it had caught on as a catch phrase as you describe it.
As Rip City became a trademark call, it expanded to include the application you refer to as well as a nickname for the city itself.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
Exactly.
It evolved over time.
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 15, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
History
The thing is, you, 92wastheyear, and you, tssbro, are arguing theory, while I am reciting history.
I agree with tssbro about what makes sense, but Bill Schonely was the guy who made the phrase his own, and gave it to the rest of us, and tssbro’s way is not the way Schonely used it. In any given NBA game, there are 15 or 20 “nothing but net” shots, but when Schonely was calling the games, there were never more than one or two - and often no - “Rip City!” calls. And, indeed, the Schonz did call “Rip City!” occasionally when the ball did bounce around before going through the net, if the made shot was a game-changer.
The argument you are making is like saying that it makes no sense to call Julius Erving “Dr. J” because Erving never was awarded a doctorate degree; therefore, the nickname “Dr. J” must apply to Jack Ramsay, holder of a PhD, instead. The argument makes perfect sense, but does not reflect what actually happened.
by monkeysuncle on Jun 15, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I say that we demand Erving's nickname be stripped from him then.
The league should not be involved in an absolute fraud.
...
Oh.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
All that is a great aurgument until....
....you mix in the fact that Shonze is the one Tssbro is quoting when he tells about the origin of the phrase. So there!! lol
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 15, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I want the truth
I Googled it and it has to do with Bill Schonely eating a lot of Mexican food before the games. I believe after a few “outbursts” by Bill, he finally said, “Whew, I have to apologize to my colleagues. Right now everyone around me is living in Rip City and I’m the mayor.”
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
You can't HANDLE the truth!!!
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 15, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
RagingJayHawk=
Kevin Pritchard at a rave party. Synonamous with Kevin Pritchard’s emotion’s following John Nash’s Veto of selecting Chris Paul in favor of Martell Webster.
Can I buy you a fish sandwich?
by silkybrown on Jun 13, 2008 1:52 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Man!
That was an awesome post!
However, if you read it in its original context, I think that means that silkybrown’s interpretation is off.
Mr. Darkstar, perhaps you could aid with some exegesis of the original post to give the actual meaning of KP’s “raging Jayhawk”?
by Montavilla Steve on Jun 13, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Exegetical theology is my favorite!
But to pour through the entire writings of Mortimer is a challenge not even TominHawaii is prepared to initiate. Nevertheless, using Mortimer to interpret Mortimer is the basis for all Mortimerian exegesis. And by doing this, one can more correctly interpret Mortimer.
Find the original post here.
By comparing the words Mortimer uses here to the same words Mortimer uses elsewhere, we can determine that Mortimer is inferring that Pritchard really likes people from Kansas. Furthermore, given Mortimer’s propensity to use clever euphemisms, it is not a reach to assume that ‘raging jayhawk’ is a reference to the same state of being (unique to males) as advertised in many spam e-mails.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Oh I thought the euphemism for that excited state of being was
“Rajon Rondo”
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 13, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Excited?
When has male pattern baldness ever been exciting? Wait, what are you thinking about?
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
No that would be called a
Ragin’ Mohawk…not a ragin’ jayhawk
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 13, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I just couldn't resist the temptation.
Leaving my description vague enough gave me an easy out at your expense. I really shouldn’t be doing those things given my future vocation.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
I always felt euphemisms
were much funnier than actual profanity (although I confess a fondness for early Eddie Murphy) for just that reason. You can alway turn it around and accuse the other person of having a dirty mind.
PS. On a serious note I would much prefer a man of the cloth be tempted by a ribald turn of phrase than some of the other temptations we have sadly become accustomed to hearing about. If you know what I mean
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 13, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Pritchardslapped or whatever word should be.
Thanks for the mention. Gratitude rolls in all directions and no less from me to Bedgers.
The Midnight Rambler
In English it is "Pritch-slapped"
pero in Espanol esta, Pritchardslapped, it must lose something in translation, never fear I am always there to help our Spanish speaking/typing friend anytime he needs (or at least he is here on BE) ;-)
Pritch-slapped:
Verb
Definition:
To be taken advantage of by TrailBlazer GM Kevin Pritchard. First coined after the 2006 draft in where the first person to be “Pritch-slapped” was Chicago Bulls GM John Paxson, unwittingly sending LaMarcus Aldrige to Portland in exchange for Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khyrapa. Danny Ainge holds the honor of being the next “Pritch-slapping” victim sending the 7th pick, Randy Foye, Raef LaFrenz and Dan Dickau to the Blazers for Theo Ratliff and Sebastian “That’s not MY loaded gun in a pillowcase” Telfair. Kevin McHale also has been victimized by one Kevin Pritchard trading the #6 pick, one rookie of the year/all star/leader of the team and all around good guy, Brandon Roy for said 7th pick and cash considerations. Isiah Thomas was the another dimwitted GM who fell prey to the “Pritch-slapper” and thankfully traded the coolest guy in the NBA, Channing Frye, and some guy who we are paying NOT to step foot in Portland (money well spent) for Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau, and Freddy Jones. The most recent victim of the “Pritch-slap” was Suns owner Robert Sarver who first sold us the rights to Sergio for $3million in the 2006 draft and then went and basically gave us the #2 3pt shooter in the leagu last year and the best player in Europe for $3million and basically a sack of magic beans.
"The Pritch-slapper,"WHO’S NEXT?!?
I want KP to pritch slap
The sonics gm. The kid has made some deals and thinks hes the next KP. Time to chop him down. What? Durant for Jack….Throw in Wilcox and you have a deal.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 13, 2008 3:26 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Me too
Presti has set them up for a lotta draft picks, but he is working for pure evil. KP needs to keep his Pritch-hand strong and slap the move to OKC out of Presti’s mouth!
Plus Presti is a huge nerd and didn’t even play pro basketball. What’s THAT about? Everyone knows you have to have played pro-ball somewhere to know who is good at pro ball.
Pritchard HATES NERDS because he’s a total jock.
Mortimer
Problem is...
the opposite GM has to be an eediot.
Sam Presti, from what I can tell, is not. His boss may be another story; but Presti was quick to notice the Robert $arver gravy train and grabbed the Suns first-round picks for the next gazillion years. (Except for the ones they have to keep due to the Ted Stepien rule—but they still can trade ‘em after they use ‘em).
by EngineerScotty on Jun 13, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Conjugation
Present tense
I – Pritchslap
You – Pritchslap
He – Pritchslaps
Past tense
I – Pritchslapped
You – Pritchslapped
He – Pritchslapped
Present Continuous
I am Pritchslapping
You are Pritchslapping
He is Pritchslapping
Present Perfect
I have Pritchslapped
You have Pritchslapped
He has Pritchslapped
Future Continuous
I will be Pritchslapping
You will be Pritchslapping
He will be Pritchslapping
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
by tssbro on Jun 13, 2008 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Beautiful.
It’s not just a BE dictionary, that’s a freakin’ BE grammar lesson.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 13, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
what about the present participle
"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.
I am Pritchslapping!
We have not even begun to talk about the passive voice yet, but that’s reserved for other GM’s and other websites.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
I could have kept going...
I didn’t realize there would be such a response.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
En espanol,
How to conjugate in Espanol
I Pritch-slap= Pritch-slapoy
YouPritch-slap=Pritch-slape
You Pritch-slap (formal)=Pritch-slapes
They Pritch-slap=Pritch-slapen
We Pritch-slap=Pritch-slapamos
Would you agree alamart? HAHA
by SpyderRyder on Jun 13, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice.
It should be:
Yo Pritch-slapo.
Tú Pritch-slapas.
El/Ella Pritch-slapa.
Nosotros Prith-slapamos.
Vosotros Pritch-slapáis.
Ellos Pritch-slapan.
The Midnight Rambler
Hahaha
next time I’m out playing pickup b-ball here and make a sweet move to score, I wonder if it would translate if I yell, “Yo te acabo de pritch-slapar!” :) Probably not.
by BlazersOrBust on Jun 13, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Claro que si,
It is all clear to me now. So the base verb would be “Pritch-slapar” so correct me it would be:
Nececitamos Pritch-slapar todos el NBA
by SpyderRyder on Jun 13, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I really didn't have time...
I had to be at work by 9:00. I was just laying the groundwork so others could follow up. Which seems to have been the case.
“He” was used only because we are all aware the origin of the word came from KP. Although if I offended any of the ladies (or gentleman) out there, I apologize. From here on out when I conjugate a verb on BE, I will make it my policy to use the he/she when doing so.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
For older forms of English
Thou – Pritchslappest
He – Pritchstalppeth
Ye – Pritchslappen
How about Spanish—would that be “pritchpegar”?
by EngineerScotty on Jun 13, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
En français
Je pritchslappe
Tu prichslappes
Il/Elle pritchslappe
Nous pritchslappons
Vous pritchslappez
Ils pritchslappent
I cry foul
The conjugations are hilarious but as there is only one Kevin Pritchard there cannot be any plural forms of Pritchshapped. The one and only original lives here!
Like Hula Hoop ® has many imitators but only the Wham-O company can use the name. (I didn’t know Japan once banned them for being indecent!).
KP has to be roaring with laughter over this post ( and hoping his next victims never get to hear about it!). I suspect the secret of his success is knowing other GM’s even better than they know themselves – thus getting them to propose the next Pritchslap.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Oh Man
I hope KP doesn’t read this blog. He’s got a lot of work to do.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
by tominhawaii on Jun 13, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Tough call...
There will be imitators but only one way to be Pritchslapped.
But, on the other hand, KP is a culture kind of team first guy. He would use the “Royal we” when referring to how he Pritchslapped someone. Thus the plural would be extended to the Blazers as an organization without violating the trademark laws.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
You Know What I Think?
Not counting thinking about butts; you probably don’t, so’s I’ll tell ya what I thinks.
I think the Pritchslap might have already reached critical mass, at last years draft. I have two reasons.
1. GM’s gotta be weary of getting Pritchslapped and may be hesitant to deal with him.
2. The roster doesn’t really have any Pritchslap worthy players. At this point, all of the players can be taken at face value. The trade value off all the guys is that they are cheap and can be lumped together with a couple of other guys and the RLEC for a better player. I don’t know if any of the current players are the magic beans another GM is willing to purchase, unless KP is a really smooth salesman.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Your getting all serious on me now...
The problem with all of this is that it is short term thinking about potential greatness. Roy would be the only guy you could say that KP Pritchslapped someone for sure. In two years he has become a star on the rise that looks like he could be a clutch performer on a winning team for his entire career.
LMA has proven to be better in his first two years than Tyrus Thomas and I believe he will continue to be but to say the jury is back on that one is a little premature.
Sergio…
The Randolph trade could look worse if Rudy doesn’t pan out and if we just let Frye go after this year…
I can’t keep writing this garbage. Of course these were all Pritchslaps and there may be more to come. I think GMs might see his willingness to deal and his success at it as an opportunity to slap him back instead of backing away from dealing with him. Who wouldn’t want to be the GM to unload some garbage on the rising star?
The roster does make it a bit hard to get back value for what we give up. We would be giving up a group of guys all with their own set of risk and reward ratios for a big contract tied to one player with one set of risks and rewards. That is why I think we might see less moves than in previous summers. The right deal might not come up and KP doesn’t need to make just any deal.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
The reason it cannot be
Pritchardslapped because then it would lose its connection to the original American slang word which we don’t use on BE.
Don't forget...
...”Swirskied”. Origin: Chuck Swirsky – Toronto Raptors analyst. Meaning: to be aced out of a unanimous decision by one lousy vote (Swirsky was the lone dissenting vote in Roy’s R.O.Y. award).
by Dr Dave on Jun 13, 2008 2:58 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Also...
...”subocrity”. Akin to basement-level play in the NBA. Somewhere between ‘atrocity’ and ‘mediocrity’. The Blazers have played at this level twice in their 38 year history.
Clownzano
Oregonian columnist John Canzano
by EngineerScotty on Jun 13, 2008 10:59 AM PDT reply actions
More
Trailcat: was is it?
LMA or LA?
Penn-slapped? Is this a word or does it fall under Pritch-slapped?
25?The Gorilla?
LMA
NEVER LA. LA is the city the L*kers play in, and we can’t afford an accidental misunderstanding.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 13, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
It kills me
On courtside they often refer to LMA in the offensive 2 letter name. Drives me crazy. I thought that I’d get a clarification. Thanks.
by parkinglotj on Jun 13, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It's just a bedge thing
Most people (not hardcore fans) don’t care.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 13, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
They do it in the arena too.
I never thought I’d hear that godforsaken song (“I Love LA”) in the Rose Garden, but here we are.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 13, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The Gorilla=
Joel Pryzbila
The Vanilla Gorilla.
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
That's right.
And I think it’s pronounced “relic”...
Blazermania - It's not just for die-hards anymore.
by Blazerholic on Jun 14, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Blazerscrack.com = Blazeredge.com (by Dave)
The Midnight Rambler
by amlmart1 on Jun 13, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I have a few here
Fatty: Enjoys status as self-exiled blog celebrity. Recognizable by his nearly unintelligible posting style, which lack commas, periods, capital letters and other forms of proper grammatical syntax. He also loved putting a lot of periods in the middle of posts like….this. He was noted for stating that the Houston Rockets would win the 2008 Championship. Fatty was also the most prominent user of the word “bandwagon fan” on Bedge, which prompted Dave to ban the usage of the word. Following this episode, Fatty created his own acronym, GOOFS, to circumvent the censorship. Goofs stood for Greg Oden Fans Only(I guess he switched the only around, I don’t know). After word of Oden’s surgery went out (crushing the spirits of Bedgers and Blazerdom alike), Fatty was adamant that the surgery was minor, going so far to say that if it was a major operation he would exile himself from Bedge for an entire year. When we learned that it was micro-fracture, and seasin ending, Fatty wrote a good bye “diary” (archaic form of FanShot) and has not been seen since.
25: AnntheFan’s one word response opposing any trade involving Travis Outlaw *who wears #25). She has gone on to say that she is opposed to trading any current Blazer, and is part of the “wait-and-see-camp”, but is most attached to #25. Oh and she says Travis is her boy and stuff like that.Tominhawaii: Off-topic post king. Known for his rampant sarcasm delivered in an upbeat, semi-serious style. This style has often led to confused and vehement responses from new Bedgers. He also spent much of the year talking about American idol, Hawaiian colloquialisms, and Jarret Jack’s booty. He also has a funny web page about his dog. Who I think is named Carlos?
Man-Crush: This most often used with “Nate’s Mancrush on Jarret Jack”. A man-crush in popular society is a somewhat of a self depreciating remark used in levity to identify a man who you think is attractive. Or to demonstrate your unusual affection for sports player of celebrity. For example “I have had a man-crush on Martell Webster ever since that 24 point quarter” or “I have a man crush on Edward Norton, he’s amazing in any role he acts, that’s why I’m going to see The Hulk”. In Nate’s case, many Bedgers, most prominently SergioFTW (who is MIA btw), claim that Nate must have a man crush on Jarret Jack, as they can see this as the only justification for his playing time.
Jarret Jack: 2007-2008 season’s whipping boy. He is included in every single hypothetical trade by default. Also remembered for the sideline out of bounds turnover, which seemed to commit, without fail for every single game before the allstar break.
Book it: Bedge phrase, originally coined by Fatty. Used to indicate vehement confidence in the probability of an event taking place as the user envisions it. For example fatty circa June 2007 “the houston rockets are going to win the 2008 championship BOOK IT!”.
“KP is going to pritchslap someone come draft day BOOK IT”.
Jscot: Future dictator of the world. Known for his amazing basketball incite and prognostication abilities.
Sergio Rodriguez: The most popular 3rd string point guard in the history of the NBA. Known for smoking cigarettes and alley-oop passes. And dating Rebecca Haarlow. What’s the update on that by the way? When Sergio commits a turnover it is either because he is making a play happen or because the other player did not possess the BBIQ to even fathom the ideas swirling around Sergio’s head. It is never Sergio’s fault, it is the corollary of Jarret Jack. It is always Jarret Jack’s fault.
Timbo: Extremely pessimistic Bedger who is known for constantly shouting the “Blazers are a bunch of softies! They need to take it inside!”. He also advocated making a trade for Shaq. Also known for hating on Channing Frye any time he touches the ball, when Channing scores Timbo will be sure to add “SF Channing Frye shoots an 18 footer and makes it”. Book it. Timbo is also known for commenting on his own posts 3 or 4 times and the phrase “pay up” as a royalty charge whenever anyone repeats something Timbo said.
Damir: The only Bedger who is allowed by custom to swear at the referees in a gameday thread.
Tony Luftman & Michael Holton: The worst half time show in the history of human civilization. Luftman is known for his bushy eyebrows and horrific chemeistry with Holton. They are noted for creating the following exchange before game recaps around the league,
Luftman :Tell them what they won!
Holton: A BASKETBALL GAME
Usually Timbo and I will stick around during halftime to complain about the broadcast.
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
by Dheepan on Jun 13, 2008 2:34 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
Whoa
You got almost all of them, except you forgot to mention how handsome I am. I still love you though. Hugs.
FTW = For The Win
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
nice!
small quibble: timbo asks posters to pay up not when they repeat something he said but when they comment on their own comments, especially the triple comment, per timbo’s style.
Darkstar
known for being a religious scholar and poet (I never understand the poems).
Me=Not known for anything
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 13, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't understand them either?
Does anyoneunderstand my poetry? Because I sure don’t.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Well...if they started like this:
“There once was a girl from Nantucket…...” I would probably be able to follow along
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 13, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
What's the big commotion about Nantucket?
There once was a girl from Nantucket
She kept her life savings in a bucket.
On a day that was hotter,
She fetched some water.
And off floated three liras and a ducat.
How was this easier to follow again?
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
uh...it was fine right up till the end
BTW ….”water” rhymes with the phrase “bought her”
(That’s what I like to call “involuntary poetry of the mind”)
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 13, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
i rec'd that
very very nice dheepan.
"Honor Terry Porter." Email me with your TP stories and memories.
by Ben Golliver on Jun 13, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahem....
Fatty did NOT create the acronymn GOOFs. He adopted it, ran with it, used it, and abused it, but he never claimed to be its inventor, he always gave credit where it was due. Whatever else fatty may be or have been, he kept his word, and he did not steal. GOOFs, originally, ‘twas mine. Intended in fun, it became something else, and has now departed to the great acronym graveyard in the sky.
But, a word of gentle and kindly warning: If you are going to deprive someone of the credit for their inventions, DO NOT DO THIS to the future dictator of the world. Lest there be unpleasant consequences.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
Why do you steal stuff from Fatty?
I once thought you were a man of honor, Jscot, but now that I see you are willing to steal the credit for GOOFs from an honest man who cannot speak here for he has self banished himself… I’m not sure if you even count as a human anymore.
However, this lends credence to my new theory that YOU are secretly fatty.
Too bad GOOFs got banned, because without it Tom in Hawaii has run amuck, unrestrained by an acronym diminishing his fanhood. How will we seperate who is TRULY a better fan now?!
I say we draw the line at whoever is rooting for the Lakers just because KG was kinda annoying a few games.
Mortimer
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Actually
We had that poster in our game room/basement in Portland.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
HA!!!
Evidence. Proof. Oh, how I have longed for this day.
Everyone knows that Mortimer is actually KP in disguise. Well, everyone except TiH, and I won’t tell you who HE thinks Mortimer is because, actually, I think he is TomPennInHawaii and I don’t want him to get in trouble with his boss.
So, now, Mortimer, who is KP, has revealed that he DID NOT KNOW who the true creator of GOOFs was. And I did know, and can prove it!
www.blazersedge.com/2007/7/12/19238/4492#4733970
Read and weep, Martyrmer/KP!
And that shows something that I’ve been trying to tell everyone and none of you believed me. Proven right here, in this highly recommended thread on BE, right at the top of the fanposts so no one will miss it.
I, jscot, the future ruler of the world, am smarter than KP.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
No, no, no, no, no...
Timbo is also known for commenting on his own posts 3 or 4 times and the phrase "pay up" as a royalty charge whenever anyone repeats something Timbo said.
No, I have patented RECOMMENTING (tm), that is COMMENTING UPON MY OWN BE COMMENTS, and collect 25 cents royalty any time anyone else repeats the stunt.
I also have patented the T-3 TRIPLE POST (tm), which entitles the creator to a $1 royalty for each use.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
By "creator" I mean ME!!!
............ so keep those quarters and one-dollarses coming:
TIMBO BE ENTERPRISES
Copyright Clearance Division
P.O. Box 136
Corvallis, OR 97339
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
And I still would have traded for Shaq...
..................................... I think the old man proved he can still play. Blazers would have made the playoffs with him; he would teach Oden a ton, and the Blazers would be able to shop him at the trade deadline next year for cool prizes.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
So neener-neener, D-pan.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
First!
Um, actually around 43rd, but y’all know what I mean, don’t you? A game day open thread tradition.
Around here,
We just call it Lutheran Beverage. But sometimes the pietists get it confused with coffee, which is almost always a disappointment.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Blazermaniac = Portlander ????
Blazermaniac = A loooooong time rabid Portland Trailblazer fanatic. Could live
anywhere in the country, but most often found in OREGON !
Smooth = LaMarcus Aldridge. Smoothest “TOR” jumper on the planet.
COINCAST = Greedy cable MONOPOLY intent on blacking out Blazermaniacs.
Blazermaniac – See above.
Blue Lighter = 1. Player capable of jacking up shots in volumne.
2. A player who fires up, ie JR Rider, Sheed & Mousey.
BANGS = A player who looks for contact. Nickname originally applied
to Mark Bryant.
Pitcher = A rabid Sergio fan, ie Fan has drank a PITCHER of laced Kool-Aid.
One handed WOBBLER -= Kevin Duckworth’s jumper.
VAAAAAAT = Questioning show of disbelief or disdain. Brought from
Lithuania by Arvydas Sabonis.
McCoy = 1. A fan lacking a common sense knowledge of Basketball.
2. Non-Athlete, ignorrant of the fundamentals of sports.
It's GO time !
Love the historic entries
Blue lighter is sweet and I think I’ve heard bangs before.
by parkinglotj on Jun 13, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What about NAMBLA?
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
NAMRLA
North American Man-Roy Love Association.
I founded it his rookie season and get dirty looks whenever I hold my group meetings at the local Radisson.
As a side note completely unrelated, I handwrite my NAMRLA signs and I really like to ultra-loop the bottom of the R so it almost looks like a B. I mention this for no reason other then I like discussing calligraphy.
Anyone else wanna join NAMRLA?
Mortimer
Doh...I got excited for a second
I thought i had found a fellow member of the North American Michael Richards Look Alikes.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 14, 2008 3:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You Know
Each time I post something offensive, I think of this song’s beginning. I love how Stevie Nicks says, “This is for you, daddy.”
When I post something offense, I think, “This is for you, bow4meow.”
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing
cause I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I’m getting older too
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Thanks
For making Landslide some perverted account of TominHawaii-like debauchery. I was, actually, really happy with my previous interpretation of the song. So much for innocence, I suppose.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
You're Welcome
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Did no one else catch
this wonderful Freudian slip of Deepan’s? Or perhaps it was intentional … funny either way.
Jscot: Future dictator of the world. Known for his amazing basketball incite and prognostication abilities.
We know that Jscot has amazing basketball insight ... but he also likes to incite his readers :-)
I caught it
I incite my readers to excellence, beauty, love, world peace, and all else that is good in this world, and a few things that should be in this world and it would be good if they were.
That’s what you meant by incite, right? You’re far too nice to mean anything else.
Besides, weren’t you going to be in charge of my future air force? You wouldn’t want to be inciting people to think things they shouldn’t be thinking. An air force, after all, is expendable when the ruler of the world is so wonderful that everyone loves him. I would hate to have you inadvertently incite me to expend the expendable….
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
Expend the expendable
Break the unbreakable
Bend the unbendable
Flash the unfashionable
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 14, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's a few more:
He Who Must Not Be Named: a player for the L*kers who won the MVP for 2007-2008.
Boom-chaka-laka: cheesy catch-phrase for a fast break dunk.
#25 (origin ann the fan I think?): Protestation of a lame proposal to trade one Travis Outlaw.
Some classics:
Lickity-brindle-up-the-middle: a drive to the hoop.
The cyclops: center court.
Bingo-bango-bongo: cheesy catch-phrase for three passes and a jam on the fast break.
You’ve got to make your free throws: total frustration, sometimes accompanied by a groan.
Blazermania - It's not just for die-hards anymore.
Pritch-slap
Amazing. Simply amazing: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pritchslap
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 14, 2008 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This ones better
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pritch-slapped
I wonder where this was coined, here perhaps?
"you have long words
they make long writing" ratbastird
Celtics over the L*kers, lesser of the 2 evils. But not by much.
What is CTC?
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy
And don't forget Ball Don't Lie
Blazermania - It's not just for die-hards anymore.
by Blazerholic on Jun 15, 2008 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
More terms...
Rrrrrrrrrrrrotten!!!—Antonym of “Rip City.”
El Clanko - You know who…
El Swisho - You can figure out who…
t
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
"El Swisho" is a nice name, whatchootalkinbout?
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
El Swisho is a nice nickname
unless it refers to sexual orientation….in which case it is offensive
"My favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. Us kids would visit him in his cave. He would eat one of us from time to time. It wasn't till years later that we realized Uncle Caveman was a bear"
Jack Handy
by 92wastheyear on Jun 15, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
To what, amlmart1, are you referring?
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
Ha ha
I beat you too it.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
You did something
Mine was on top before. Check the times. I win. Woo.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
I´ve checked times, "same times".
Nevertheless I trust you, if you say yours appeared first I believe it. On the other hand, you did a mistake choosing the wrong comment to reply. Your comment, You Jarret Jack, is out of bounds and disqualified.
The Midnight Rambler
Oh
I have mine set to show seconds and I beat you by 3.4567 seconds.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Before I decide if this is an open kind conversation
or a closed ugly debate … what are we playing for… I mean… prizes?.
The Midnight Rambler
I was kidding
I’m not sure what we’re talking about. When I posted the first time, my post was on top of yours. I came back and it was below. When I mentioned the times I think I went by the time from my reply to your post, so it was an error on my part. I just did not want to admit defeat because we don’t do that in America.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
amlmart1 wins
I have decreed it, and will send a regiment of Highlanders to Hawaii to enforce it if I have to. Yield, or die!
Why have I ruled thusly? Mainly, because “Alfredo” is just a much nicer name than Tom. I know lots of Toms, but I don’t personally know anyone named Alfredo. Blame your parents, Mr. InHawaii.
Although, it’s hard to see how “AlfredoInHawaii” would have worked. It just doesn’t have a ring to it. The fact is, both geography and parentage have done you in on this one. Alfredo will always win.
The easy way out for you, therefore, probably involves a rope, a revolver, or a high ledge. The rope is likely to leave less of a mess for others to clean up, but we’ll graciously leave this to your discretion. (I can’t believe I just used the word “discretion” in a comment to Tom, especially such an indiscrete comment.)
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
Jscot
Likes his pasta with Tom sauce.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Fettucine Tom
sounds like something I’d feed to a cat.
by EngineerScotty on Jun 16, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Like when they kicked the ...out of Napoleon in Spain?
Your sense of history is far better than most in this country. Kudos.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Highlanders?
Plural?
There can, after all, be only one….
by EngineerScotty on Jun 16, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Hoh Cuz
I watched that movie about a month ago. Boy are those special effects cheesy.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Don't complain
Otherwise they may make another sequel. And then it will all be your fault.
by EngineerScotty on Jun 17, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't Sean Connery dead?
They can’t make any more. They just can’t.
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
by tominhawaii on Jun 17, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
No, just retired...
Henry Jones Sr. (the character) was dead by the time of the events in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but Connery is still very much alive, and (unlike numerous jocks I can think of), understands that “retirement” means “I’m done working, so no”.
Probably the disaster that was “Never Say Never Again” taught him a valuable lesson: When its time to go, GO.
by EngineerScotty on Jun 17, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
See Rule 5
"lowest common denominator - every time I think you hit rock bottom you sink it deeper into the shale" -- bow4meow
Two more
Brick = Mychal Thompson for shooting free throws (57% rookie)
Brick Jr = Cliff Robinson for shooting free throws (55% rookie)
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
VANILLA GORILLA...
.....................is Pryzbilla.
BTW,
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
Human Victory Cigar.
Anytime the Blazers are up by enough that Josh McRoberts gets into the game.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
Chaplain of the Jarrett Jack Fan Club
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
by T Darkstar on Jun 16, 2008 7:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Also McBob is
GOBFF as that is the real reason that he is here, that and his hair.
We could also have RFBFF=Sergio
BSPN
for the __ stuff that comes forth from that source.
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
I propose this Fanpost for BE HOF
(can we do that or must we wait 5 years?)
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
I wish you had said. "I propose this Fanpost for BE Retired Jersey"
My comment would have made sense then.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 16, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Manbacks (Harry Manback)
That’s just nuts, Man.
Nothing personal in reference to Harry the Poster but very personal to Pryz the Player.
"Always Willing, Ever Able" - rivbike.com
"If you don't want to get banged. Don't go in there" - Van Gundy
One word that no one has yet mentioned is
Schadenfreude
That’s been an important one here at BE … but when I searched it (to verify the spelling) only one old post (from Lance) was found. Yet we’ve used it so much … have we always misspelled it???
If you don’t want to read the Wikipedia entry it basically means “enjoying the misery of others”. Exactly what we’re feeling toward Lkr fans right now.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recommended FanShots
Recent FanShots
In Association With
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sport
- Days of NBA Lives: Wherein Hamed Haddadi goes to the zoo
- David Stern changed the competition committee to push new rules, report says
- Nazr Mohammed films Oklahoma City Thunder fans welcoming the team back at 5:30 in the morning (VIDEO)
- The Orlando Magic finally part ways with both Stan Van Gundy and GM Otis Smith
- Mike D’Antoni breaks silence on New York Knicks exit: ‘An obstacle had to be removed’
