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Junk Drawer - July 22, 2008

Ga_tiny by Junior Del Norte on

I noticed that there was no junk drawer yet, so I'm jumping on the opportunity to have a top five fanpost for a day.  I'm struggling to make it to 75 words, so I hope nobody posts a junk drawer while I'm typing.  I finally watched that ESPYs thing with Greg Oden.  I did not think it was funny.  Nothing against him, he was good.  I just didn't think the content was all that funny.  I didn't even crack a smile.  Maybe it's me.  Maybe annthefan is right, and I really am a sobersides.  In brighter news, it is now exactly one week until my 21st birthday. 

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"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 22, 2008 1:11 AM PDT   0 recs

I thought it was funny because of Greg's rose colored, Elton John glasses and the fact that he sang.

He can carry a tune, by the way. Other than that it wasn’t funny. Maybe I just don’t get the appeal of Justin Timberlake. I thought most of the clips with Greg seemed a little condescending. Maybe I’m too sensitive.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 22, 2008 1:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nah, he's a pretty smart and socially apt guy,

I’m sure if he felt the same way he wouldn’t of done it.

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 22, 2008 1:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought he seemed uncomfortable with some of the exchanges he had with certain people.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 22, 2008 1:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You mean the dummies saying he looked old?

Or actually during the show… I haven’t watched it yet, and probably won’t.

Oden handles the same ol’ same ol’ questions like a true vet. He does an amazing job dealing with people and staying calm and funny and personable, especially as a 20 year old riding as much hype as anybody has had (save for Lebron perhaps) and dealing with the questions about an injury, his face, and everything that comes with it.

Oden is awesome, there’s no way around it. He’s gonna be the most popular player in the NBA, and maybe even the world because of his friendly personality and big game.

He’s already dealt with the fact that his face simply has extra skin on it, and has the sense of humor to make jokes about it. While he’s young, people will ask dumb questions about it, but he handles it perfectly.

If that was kinda what you’re concerned about Ann, don’t worry. Greg seems like he’s the perfect person to have been given that awesome face and body, and can handle the questions and jokes.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 22, 2008 2:00 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually, it didn't have anything to do with the aged face schitck.

It was the “give me a G Greg” stuff and the sort of disparaging interchange with the blond ESPN interviewer. I dunno, I’m probably being overly sensitive. I’ll have to force myself to watch again to re-evaluate. Hmm. Maybe not. I’ll just go with my initial response and live with it if I’m mistaken.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Jul 22, 2008 3:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The Piano thing was almost insignificant

I guess since he’s been in the NBA a year and has never played a minute kind of makes him less significant. I guess everything was just kind of not worth watching again.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 22, 2008 4:03 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought about a minute and a half were worth watching...

........................ Justin Timberlake is pure, distilled suck though—no way I’m gonna watch a 10 minute clip of that wanker.

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 22, 2008 7:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You thought Erin Andrews was disparaging Greg?

She wasn’t at all. She loves him. Anybody who tosses jokes around like GO will always be popular with sideline reporters. And EA is especially cool.

Bayless isn't the second coming of Jordan.
Jordan was the first coming of Bayless.

by KP Corleone on Jul 22, 2008 11:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow exciting

And, I’ve never been a big fan of plays/musical like the skit he put on, but I thought it was well done. Not necessarily funny, just well done. It’s not my brand of humor. I think it’s an acquired taste, if not something that’s more of a white people thing. I never got into theatre and I’m someone that’s appreciative of the rest of the arts.

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 22, 2008 1:24 AM PDT   0 recs

If you were going to use a Beck album cover as your avatar

Why would you pick the mopiest, sappiest one?

I hope your choice is based purely on aesthetics.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 9:54 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yes

I switched it to the Boxer, cover, and my profile is the lyrics of Mistaken for Strangers. Are you more satisfied?

A Time For Heroes,
It's not right for young lungs to be coughing up blood
And it's all
It's all in my hands
And its all up the walls
Well the stale chips were up and the hopes stakes were down
Until Kp came into Town!
'Sing it Petey!

by Dheepan on Jul 22, 2008 11:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

very nice

I saw them with REM and Modest Mouse and they killed. Modest Mouse seemed lame in comparison. I didn’t know much about them before, but now I’m definitely a fan of The National.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 22, 2008 11:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Heck yes!

“Boxer” is such a good album; it’s absolutely disarming. I have no idea what to do with myself after listening to it.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Jul 22, 2008 12:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I dont think

any of the three bands listed are capable of killing.

If you replace killing with gently lulled to sleep then I would buy it.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT to parent up   1 recs

lol... +1

"As long as Yao is in the league, Greg Oden will probably never start in an all-star game, because he doesn’t have 1 Billion people voting for him."
silkybrown

"Just so we're totally clear(, y)ou’re saying you want me to kill Yao, right?"
nightbluefruit

by ptwnblzr on Jul 23, 2008 7:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I didn't mean to upset anyone

I just would have really appreciated a Midnight Vultures avatar.

But the Boxer is great, too.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey Junior--

—Whatta ya gonna do for your 21st B-day?

I stayed at home and knitted, and so should you.

And after knitting I went to Tijuana and Las Vegas. It was fun. I hope to build a vacation home right in the heart of downtown Tijuana, because it was a really nice city (like most border towns are). Clean, smelled nice, I couldn’t imagine a nicer place to spend my winters.

Happy birthday, and I hope you have fun.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 22, 2008 2:04 AM PDT   0 recs

I went to TJ

a couple days after my birthday last month. Not recommended.

Bayless4Ever

by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 22, 2008 9:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i went the city nightclub in portland

you know, zach randolph’s old kick it spot? anyhow, someone got shot and in the aftermath, i was running out w/ one shoe down 4th st all by myself. :( not fun

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 22, 2008 9:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Are you Darius Miles?

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Jul 22, 2008 12:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow, sorry to read that

Luckily I have never been to a club when somebody got stabbed or shot. Hope the lost shoe was the worst part of it…

If you were a member of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Legend would now place you on probation for being with the wrong people cause he now tries to loose the Jailpacers image ;-)

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 22, 2008 2:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL I know

No im not Darius Miles that would be disgusting and totally insulting, but i know you are joking.. the shoes were the worst part yeah thankfully the dood that got shot didn’t die

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 22, 2008 2:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's Just Say...

..that my 21st involved alcohol and a crazy Korean ex-girlfriend. Thankfully, she was no relation to Ha, BTW (just keeping with the Blazer vibe on here)

by SloppyJoe on Jul 22, 2008 9:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I got the 5th rec

Once again, jscot steps in to facilitate the smooth running of the world.

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Jul 22, 2008 2:10 AM PDT   0 recs

Quick Poll

Who is your favorite Blazer?

Mine is James Jones.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 22, 2008 4:09 AM PDT   0 recs

Obviously Jarret Jack

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 22, 2008 9:04 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Michael Jordan

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Jul 22, 2008 12:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

that hurts.

Dude was nuts, i mean, just straight up crazy. He is untouchable, and it’s almost gut-wrenching that he was almost a blazer, but not quite. 1 blown pick for Portland, one bald giant for Chicago.

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 22, 2008 2:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Chris Paul

Yup, our track record isn’t exactly spotless

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 22, 2008 2:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Check the "My Name is Earl" fanpost for more gut-wrenching.

The Blazers have made some bad, bad draft picks through the years.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Jul 22, 2008 2:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I am going to go

with either of the williams sisters.

They are trailblazers in so many ways

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 22, 2008 9:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Over yonder on TrueHoop

Did anybody see Joey “Slipped-through-our-fingers” Dorsey get ejected from a summer leauge game? Wasn’t even playing.

by lukeyhere on Jul 22, 2008 7:46 AM PDT   0 recs

Dude was in street clothes

What a moron. Glad he’s not rep’n Portland.

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 22, 2008 8:35 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In further Joey Dorsey related news...

See his wikipedia entry which includes an interesting Oden tidbit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Dorsey

by lukeyhere on Jul 22, 2008 7:53 AM PDT   0 recs

He got G.O.'d

boom shakalaka

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 22, 2008 8:36 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

it's funny,

right after that they mention that he was drafted by Portland, but then traded to Houston for Batum. Would have been funny if somebody inserted a tongue in cheek comment: “Oden was good enough for the Blazers, but not you Joey! Not you!”

I'm a rec whore, so sue me.

by premthegrem on Jul 22, 2008 2:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Obviously written by a true Dorsey fan...

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 22, 2008 2:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And the Tom Mix Award

goes to a unique BEdge genre pioneer …

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Mix

"I was already old enough to know one should flee from the universe but I did not know where to run." Loren Eiseley, then age 5, from "All the Strange Hours."

by OBJuan72 on Jul 22, 2008 7:56 AM PDT   0 recs

Remember that guy Dave who used to post here?

I wonder what happened to him. He was a pretty cool dude.

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by tominhawaii on Jul 22, 2008 8:17 AM PDT   0 recs

He banned himself for a year

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Jul 22, 2008 10:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

Dave was happenin’ Vegas!!

.....and he stayed there.

(Rumor is that he bought a vintage T-Bird and now roams the streets of Vegas, as a Private Detective, solving crimes too dangerous for the regular police)

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

loling at

“Dave was happenin’ in Vegas”
not so much at the ehh….sig though.

Darius Miles found me.

by prezofdeath on Jul 22, 2008 9:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Blame the sig on Mort

He made me laugh….so I stole his line

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 10:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

PA Establishes ZoneD Darfur Development - OT

Explaining to press that PA plans to expand his professional basketball empire, Pa’ PA, Marco Gollum, spokesman for Vulgate Enterprises, says he is excited by the opportunity to work in Nilotic Africa, starting next winter.

ZoneD is the brainchild of Pierre Aramis, the gazzillionaire Latin businessman who owns five proBB teams on four continents. Through Gollum, PA stated his plans to expand ZoneD to the Dinaric Alps next year. Vulgate has already acquired real estate in Croatia and Serbia.

Using an Uber Peace Corps model, ZoneD plans to construct 16 community centers in towns alongside the upper Nile. Each center will be a hub to 4 basketball facilities, as well as having child care, computer labs, libraries, nutrition centers, and world class telecommunications networks. Basketball development will be subsidized by ZoneD, and potential professional players wll be signed to 20-year contracts. Each of the sixteen communities will have multiple age-and-talent level teams which will compete for financial reward dedicated to building regional infrastructure, including solar power stations.

When asked, Gollum said he couldn’t confirm the rumor that rival gazillionnaire Cubano Motility has acquired land and is hiring planners to set up a similar development company in the West Indies.

T

Estne volumen in toga, an solem tibi me videre

http://home2.btconnect.com/surfio/dark/Funny_Latin_Phrases.htm

"I was already old enough to know one should flee from the universe but I did not know where to run." Loren Eiseley, then age 5, from "All the Strange Hours."

by OBJuan72 on Jul 22, 2008 8:22 AM PDT   0 recs

Anyone read that the OKC team will try to name themselves the thunder?

Of all the names to pick they get Thunder? How stupid…. i have no other words, just stupid.

ATF: I agree with you, some of the comments directed at GO were totally condescending… He is man enough to handle it but dannnggggg how rude!

JDL: Happy BDAY …almost. I fully expect a drunk post by you . If you are passed out (almost a must for your 21) then I would really enjoy a full update the following day.

:-)

-Sophia

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes. - Marcus Fabius Quintilian (35-95AD) Roman Rhetorician, Critic

by BlazerFan1 on Jul 22, 2008 9:03 AM PDT   0 recs

The Thunder...

I agree with you on that…what a stupid name. I read they used bracket type voting in the newspaper to let the public decide. Idiots!!! Of course I felt the same about the Wizards during their PC name change, and it has kinda grown on me. We’ll see if the thunder does the same.

Regarding Oden, he obviously was pretty proud of what he did at the Espys, so I won’t knock him for it. He truly is blossoming into a star personality a’la Shaq, and if he gets some success on the court to match he will be a marketing juggernaut.

by lukeyhere on Jul 22, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wizards

Funny how “Bullets” was offensive. What do they call the head of the Klu Klux Klan again?

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 9:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha

I never thought of it that way, the Grand Wizard.

BTW, I still call them the Bullets. Always have, always will. Such a better moniker than Wizards.

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 22, 2008 10:07 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bullets was a great nickname

And I don’t really know why, as fans, they got behind a change.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tired of being known as a violent city I think

DC aint no joke

I love the bullets.. wizards suck.. michael adams is turning over in his grave

I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It just seems like such an enormous waste of energy.

DC is known as a violent city because it is a violent city, not because of a nickname.

+1 on Michael Adams.

WWSBD?

TRADE 4 THE STACHE!

by nightbluefruit on Jul 22, 2008 3:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But its not like the Bullets didnt remind us

“I can’t wait to go do DC and see the Bullllllll… uhhh.. you know, lets stay home and not get shot”

DC is DC but they probably didnt want to glorify it..
Personally i thought it was a great name.. im just waiting for someone to be named after a pistol or AK

I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 3:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OKC should of went with the nickname "Hollow Points"

instead of “Thunder”. Like “Bullets” only with more power

Mortimer: "It’ll be so nice I’ll need microfracture—ON MY WEINER."

by 92wastheyear on Jul 22, 2008 6:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

article...

Abe Pollin made the announcement earlier than he intended after his friend, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin (who had made great efforts to promote Middle East Peace) was killed.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E5DC1539F931A25752C1A963958260

Wizards isn’t great but I agreed with the decision to get rid of the Bullets nickname.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But...

It wasn’t even a D.C. thing! The name ‘Bullets’ comes from when the team was the Baltimore Bullets!

by DonkeyShins on Jul 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Besides

Who cares. If they would have picked something cooler than the Wizzers, we would have forgotten all about the Bullets. They didn’t, so they’re still the Bullets. Probably one of the coolest nicknames ever. It has to be up there….....I do know a girl who went to a HS sporting The Maniacs.

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Jul 22, 2008 5:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fitting

It WILL sounds like thunder when the boos rain down from the rafters when the Thunder plays away from home.

by joelor on Jul 22, 2008 9:50 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

A thought

Maybe all sports teams names sound dumb when they are new, but after they become an institution they become their own definition of their name. How many team names that sound perfectly normal would be ridiculous when new?

Ducks
Beavers
Dolphins
Packers
Browns
Orioles
White Sox…Red Sox (Must be some cool story here that I’m unaware of)
Mighty Ducks (Named for a kid’s movie…that is still funny)
Maple Leafs (I guess if I was Canadian this would be cool)
Fighting Irish (heh heh…actually that one is pretty cool)
Hustlin’ Owls (my alma mater….whooooo, or should I saw hoooooooot)

by lukeyhere on Jul 22, 2008 10:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Raptors

Jurassic Park… geez.

by shralpster on Jul 22, 2008 8:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You don't think

That it is totally boring and lame?

It’s very generic, you contrarian you.

I still say it shoulda’ been the OKC (poop)kickers.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jul 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oklahoma City = Generic

I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.

by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, golly Mort, make your joke...

You meant to say Shitkickers.

The enforcer won’t ban you.

t

"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"

by timbo on Jul 22, 2008 7:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I think it's alright.

It’s not a terrible name. Which is really all you need to do when forming a sports team – don’t give it a terrible name and you’ll be fine.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Jul 22, 2008 12:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hey Rockin'

How do you feel about making your guy a big man on Court Rivals? We are pretty stocked with guards.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 22, 2008 12:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs