Junk Drawer 08/22/08
It's that time of the day again sports fans.
This JD's question's short but sweet: How does season ticket trading work? Do you get a pre-printed pack of them at the beginning of the season and if you want to swap you just literally hand each other tickets? Do you tell the people at will-call that someone else is picking yours up? Do you give them glasses and a fake mustache and tell them to give your name instead?
There's been some talk of trading tickets of late, and I have to say that while it's intriguing I have no idea how it works, so there's an icebreaker topic, if you'd like one - let me know!
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Interesting discussion going on in Indiana: How much is Danny Granger worth?
http://blogs.indystar.com/pacersinsider/archives/2008/08/how_much_is_gra.html
They want to lock him up this year. Of course for us, it would be better if they don’t, so he would remain a viable free agent (or trade?) target.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I was thinking about that myself
we may be able to just throw a big contract at him even if we are overpaying. So if we got him then we would have this good overpaid player and we would not worry about the cap, but how does overpaying a guy effect team chemistry? Will other players resent him as it is obvious to most that his talents dont match his paycheck, so that players who are under or fairly paid may feel under appreciated and pout a little and affect our precious and mercurial chemistry?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Sergio makes more money than Rudy
Roy is currently one of the lowest paid players on the roster. We already have that “problem”. If we really would be able to get a player like this as an addition who does contribute a lot despite maybe being somewhat overpaid, nobody on the team would resent him. I’m even thinking KP would consider a trade for him if he is about to re-sign and they can’t just acquire him, because he would fit almost perfectly on the Blazers with his skillset and age like only a handful of players.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
but you can blame those on the CBA
and not management. in the link they are saying he is worth Iggy (sorry Iggy you are just not going to ditch that nickname.) money which would put him in a pretty elite income even for the nba, what now might be considered 2nd best player money, and if he came to the Blazers he would not be the 2nd best player.
I agree that he would be a good fit, but I still think this could be an issue.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Wow only 1 post for a new junk drawer and it's 7am PST?
BEdge is struggling. College orientation has been cool so far, been busy almost 24/7 though. I’m doing a lot of meet and greets with random people. Which is new for me.
Between the Bars
The pressure of days, do what I say
And I'll make you okay and drive them away
The images stuck in your head
People you've been before that you don't want around anymore
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
I'll keep them still
WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.
Hey
Well they just need to make college orientation = exchange names and facebook EVERYONE-it’s what is gonna happen anyway…
There has been nothing exciting going on now anyway.
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Too far down, I didn't see this
Rec’
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
4 comments and 6 recs
aww well.
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
RANT:
If you are angry with your insurance agency I highly recommend not calling them first thing in the morning. We dont like our first phone calls of the day to be irrational requests for things we have no control over. Dont call me, ask for “your” money and demand I WALK, yes WALK, your check to you. I understand that your place of business is 3 blocks away from my place of business but you are not special. You are a lawyer. In current American society that is pretty damned special, mostly because you make more money than most and sleep with your ugly 19 year old secretary, however I am not impressed and you are not getting special treatment. You are an Alphanumeric figure to which I apply adjustments to your Sec.125 claim. And since you have called and been disrespectful I will mail, through snail mail, your check and I dont know if you will get the check because things often get “lost” in the USPS. Oh and then I will “re issue " a check to you, which will also be "lost in the mail”. And if you send in any more claims, on that day the fax machine is “broken” so “we didnt receive it” . Sorry dood you F’d with the wrong broad today.
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Otherwise...
How are things?
"I love this game!" -Moonbeam, from 'Rollerball' right before he was knocked into a permanent coma
Just kidding, btw...
(I decided I didn’t want to make Sophia angry)
Sorry to add misery to your miserable day
But “Black Elk Speaks” is a sham. I felt obligated to tell you it’s a fake.
WWSBD?
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It works well as poetry, though. Just not Black Elk's.
Joseph Epps did a better job, I thought. Though once you inject something like Niehardt’s work into the mythoshere it takes on a life of it own, and that my not be a bad thing. It’s all metaphor anyway.
It's not metaphor when people are being duped into a religious belief that is secretly nothing but an attempt to make money.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
How do you know people are being duped?
And if this is your argument, is not anything that is purchased to be read just secretly nothing but an attempt to make money?
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
There are frequent seminars and "spirit healings" and "sweatings" and "spirit quests"
that are sold for thousands of dollars under the guise of joining the “Black Elk” tribe (which doesn’t exist). Now, I’m all about harmless scams (like dream catchers) but when capitalism disguised as religion makes me sick. Especially when there are enough patriarchal, colonialist misconceptions about that religion to begin with.
WWSBD?
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I have never been to one of these seminars
and have done nothing but borrow my father’s girlfriends book, read it, enjoy it and then quote a part applicable to my own life. The End. Some thing dont warrent such deep thought.
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
+1
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
how have you been?
you actually working today?
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Eh...
If you can call it that. I am AT work. I am SITTING in my desk. I don’t think I have actually done anything productive since 8:00 am. But I am good, how are you???
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
pretty well I
am tired and irritable and unmotivated, but whats new? LOL Got any plans for the weekend? I am contemplating taking my son to the Oregon fair tomorrow..
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
That sounds fun!
State Fairs aren’t really my gig, but kids always have so much fun you can’t help but have some of it rub off on you. For me, not really any plans. I have a wedding to go to tomorrow night. Don’t get me wrong, I am happy for them…however I am not big on attending weddings. I get bored really easily, even if free booze is involved.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
weddings are boring especially b/c you know they are going to be
divorced in a couple years. LOL but getting dressed up is fun.
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
It is!
Except now I can’t remember if it’s indoors or outdoors? I have to dress accordingly. I hate when I wear spiky heels to an outdoor location and they get stuck in grass or something. OK, I am officially under an hour left at work. This whole day is DRAGGING. I don’t know what I would do without you guys.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
I wear spikey heels every day
and the last wedding I went to had me pereptually stuck in the grass. Great!
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Yeah, but I bet they looked good stuck there!
As discussed yesterday, as long as my shoes look cute, that’s all I really care about.
BTW, why are you quoting Black Elk?
Just kidding of course. Any other tangent that can be started? I do have some time left in my day.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
haha shhhhh I dont wanna get NBF started on that again!
lol just teasing NBF if you ever want to argue the hypocracies of modern religion w/ me I would be more than happy to oblidge. although i think we already agree..
Anyway Twiggs lets see. We have already talked about Periods. I have already had my daily women scorned rant. I* have already talked about boys and shoes, good lord what else shall we talk about. Theweather? I need to get a tan btw.
sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
I can't tan
In beds. I am too claustrophobic. I hear the spray tanning works wonders, but with my luck I would do it wrong and only tan on one side and then I would look like a freak. I need to get a pedicure though. I might have to spring for one this weekend.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
yeah i had my pedi last weekend.
i hate tanning beds and I also think about what other people do in them.. yuk. I was thinking of laying out in my yard lol just a lil color. I never burn just get nice and brown.
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
That's good
I wish I had a tiny bit more Italian in me so I could get more tan. As it is, I am pretty lucky about not burning too. Well kids, I am signing off for now. Have a good weekend!!!
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
have a nice weekend!
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Is it acceptable to quote poems and songs that have really been written by Native Americans (or Canadian First Nations)?
Cause I have a book called “Song of the black bear” that I like to quote, and some of those are really beautiful.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
personal dilemna semi OT
On a recent outing one of us in the group picked up a feather and tied it to the stern of the raft. When I saw it I told him that was a terrible omen. Isnt picking up a feather something we are not supposed to do. To then tie it to the boat as we rafted down was just inviting disaster or at least misfortune. Am I wrong about this?
If anyone would clarify I’d appreciate it so I can prevent such future unforgivableness.
*"Meow" --- my cat Bonzi quoting Shakespeare -- 'Expectation is the root of all heartache.'
I personally do not always approve of the things my cat wants posted but have to wonder after that #5 ranking if frankly we havent earned it.
Not the grammar argument again!
Oops! Down the rabbit-hole.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Well....
>It’s not metaphor when people are being duped into a religious belief that is secretly nothing but an attempt to make money.
I don’t think there is any evidence that Niehardt intended that. Certainly Black Elk didn’t. But in any event this just means that the work, accepted for it’s religious value, is exactly the same as every other piece of religious writing.
To the extent that Nierhardt’s epic poem featuring his interpretation of an historica figure can stop the monkey mind of USAans and turn their thoughts to other things, it’s a good thing.
I don’t worry about truth as much as I used to.
Truth isn't the issue
Truth is impossible, anyway. Capitalism disguised as religion is the issue.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Black Elk IS.
Because it is the fake that everything else is based on.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
What?
Please explain. Compassion for Black Elk? I have compassion for him because he was misrepresented.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Right, glad to hear it.
My take on stuff like this is that there is no going back. You don’t put the genie back in the bottle. So what’s next? Well, you try to realize that what you think you know about any spiritual tradition other than you own lacks and will always lack enough context to make it work for you as a spiritual tradtion.
However, that doesn’t mean we can’t learn stuff. For example, if I were from a culture that had no contact with Catholics and spent some time observing Catholics I might come to the conclusion that the ritual confession of sins has value for humans. That would be a sound conclusion. If I then went back to my own poeple and said let’s try to incorporate this confession business into our tradtion and see if it works for us, well, it’d be a coin toss, lacking context, but overall, a legitmate effort and no harm done.
But if I go back and say “I’ve observed this confession ritual and I am now going to lead you all in the Catholic rite of confession” well, then I think I’d be a liar, fraud and a cultural rip off artist.
Finally we agree.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool, I don't blame Black Elk the man, or Niehardt, the poet
for abuses conducted in their names, and I think that if the poetry speaks to you, good for you.
But no, Niehardt is not.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
there is only truth
and if its not the truth its a lie
*"Meow" --- my cat Bonzi quoting Shakespeare -- 'Expectation is the root of all heartache.'
I personally do not always approve of the things my cat wants posted but have to wonder after that #5 ranking if frankly we havent earned it.
dont mean to be rude and I will admit you most likely are more educated and smarter than I
however, why exactly do you feel obligated to tell me it’s a fake? Have you taken pity upon this poor girl who is attempting to be learned because she quoted “Black Elk”?
Look, the reason I put it up there was not because I thought it sounds nice. Or looks good. Or indicates that Im intelligent (doubtful). I also dont read something, feel a connection to the words, and then feel disconnected because it is an illusion/metophor/allegory (sp?) I think that is, of course, part of the point, right?
I dunno. It puts into words, far more eloquently than I ever can, exactly how I feel.
That is all
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Because Native people find it offensive when Shamanism is taken lightly and bastardized for a few dollars
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
so you are a "native" person?
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Does it matter?
WWSBD?
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I should have asked, how do you know that native people find it offensive?
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
LOL you are a clever one
waiting…
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Here, for one.
WWSBD?
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
yep thanks
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
im still not changing it
lol
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Both sides of my family
does it matter?
by southern oregon on Aug 22, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
There are always people who think that some things can be owned
which simply cannot be owned. At their base are religions are syncretistic. Spiritual truths flow the same way the genes do and there is about as much value and futility in railing about the purity and ownership of spiritual traditions are is in railing about the purity of genetic heritage. It’s a waste of time and hurts more people than it helps.
Feels good though.
I'm not following you.
But representing stereotypes as history and religion is always insulting.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
History isn't the problem
It’s stereotyping, dude. It’s reducing en entire people to one, masterable and insignificant morsel.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
You're right.
But we don’t have to.
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by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hugs for Sophia
I know when someone needs a hug. Then go pet your cat.
*"Meow" --- my cat Bonzi quoting Shakespeare -- 'Expectation is the root of all heartache.'
I personally do not always approve of the things my cat wants posted but have to wonder after that #5 ranking if frankly we havent earned it.
Oh and you could never add misery to my days
which are quite pleasant mind you, I just have a hot temper.
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
If you really want to get back at this
guy then send his check to me. I dont know how, but I think that would really teach him a lesson
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
HAHA that is what someone here just told me.
Send it to someone else.
LOL
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
I have an address
and I promise that I will spend some of the money on women, some on drugs, and I will just waste the rest (that is not an original line, but I forget who said it.)
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Nuggets re-sign J.R. Smith -- as expected
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3548705
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
There goes our championship dreams
AS A SIDE NOTE:
No one is allowed to say who won the USA vs Argentina game cause I am watching the tape delay, but I also wanna read stuff. I like cake and eating it too. I know USA won (why wouldn’t they we are terrific and by we I mean me, me are terrific), but I like to pretend to be surprised and if I REALLY know they won then something dies inside of me.
Mortimer
You should be able to answer that question after watching the first quarter
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
So in 2006
I am working retail downtown on the day of the WC final, and suddenly people start streaming in, all decked out in their soccer gear (which, as we know, they only care about once a year). So before anything can be said I stand on top of a chair and scream,
“I AM RECORDING THE GAME—IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT GO OUTSIDE. PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME WHO WON”
As I got down, a woman who was in the store previously asked, “what game is he talking about?”
The young girl next to her said, “The World Cup. Italy won.”
I kicked her out of the store. I almost got fired for it, too, but it was still worth it.
WWSBD?
TRADE 4 THE STACHE!
by nightbluefruit on Aug 22, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to know a guy who
always read the last few pages of a novel first. He said he couldn’t stand not knowing how it came out. At least he wasn’t a spoiler, but that type frequently is. Drives me crazy.
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
by MiledAnimal on Aug 22, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
They must love
Horrible movie trailers that reveal the whole damn movie before you can see it. I hate those.
I wonder if they want to know how their life will end. SPOILER ALERT: I will murder them!
I had two roommates (both girls if it helps you visualize the story) who always always always wanted the ending spoiled for them as well when we watched a movie together. They couldn’t handle suspense, even normal non-suspense of just waiting and seeing what happens in a movie. Also, one of them wanted everyone to get married at the end of the movie.
We were watching the first ROBOCOP together (I got the cooler, X-rated version; X-rated for violence not hoo-hoos and ding-dongs) and she asked me if Robocop and his girl partner (played by Brian DePalma’s ex, Nancy Allen, AKA the mean blonde girl in Carrie) get married and when I said no she didn’t want to watch anymore.
She had survived the gratutious violence, but if there isn’t a marriage at the end, then she found it unbearable to watch.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Aug 22, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You should have just told them that the people get married at the end
and then when they don’t then they would get a suprise.
Haha
I kept picturing Robocop in a bowtie and cuffs, no shirt or jacket, and the wedding night.
The horrible sequels shoulda’ explored this potentially gripping storyline. Is Robocop programmed to love? Is the 5th Prime Directive to leave the toilet seat down OH ZING broads hate it when we leave the toilet seat up am I right fellas?
They should make a cartoon called Lil’ Robocop or Robocop Kids. Lil’ Clarence Boddiker could be a school bully. I would buy that for a dollar.
Mortimer
I have an example of the opposite of this
When I was a kid, one of my sisters tricked me into watching Dirty Dancing by telling me Patrick Swayze’s character died at the end. She also convinced me that I was adopted and my real parents were from Cuba. The saddest part about that is not that I believed her, but that I was 14.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
haha
that is a good example
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Wow you must have hated Swayze
if you sat through Dirty Dancing just to watch him die
by tingeyga on Aug 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting. I never thought of it that way.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Ha ha! For years my brother had me convinced that I was adopted.
I didn’t really quit believing it until I was about 12. Siblings. What are you gonna do with them.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
I love that version of Robocop
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
I must add
that his partner’s pancake butt was an unpleasant distraction throughout.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
wow
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Yeah, wow
Don’t know if I’ve heard that term before, however it is quite the visual
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
you havent heard that term before?
i was saying, “wow’ like, "i cant believe you just typed that”.
On another note, I would Die for a pancake butt… my pants would be soo much more comfy.. :(
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
No, I haven't
But, yes, it sounds more appealing than what I have going on too.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
I concur
Nancy Allen had late-70s, 80’s butt. Flat as a cutting board. What’s even the point of a butt like that?!
Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine.
Mortimer
haha
“nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine” = sophia’s new quote. Thank you sir
I also love how you and JamesOn’s comments reflect the difference between a man’s perception of a women’s attractiveness and a women’s perception. See how Twiggs and I wish desperatly so that our butt’s would be flatter?
Sophia
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Why in the world would anybody want pancake butt?
So the back pockets on your pants can intertwine as you walk? So you can sit on your tailbone? So you can look unnatural? So people like me can point and laugh and make unflattering comments about you to their friends?
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
Well, a little junk in the trunk is ok
But too much is too much (at least for our own selves)
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
I'm sure men and women can find a happy medium
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
I have literally had someone tell me my butt is too big
It is flipping annoying and im sure a lot of boys like to look at it and what not but frankly it just is annoying. I am pretty skinny other than that so no clothing fits correctly so yes it’s damn frustrating.
I swear , all I have to do is THINK about eating spaghetti and my jeans get tighter… *sigh
I agree though that having a pancake butt, the extreme oposite of me btw, is not cute, but i envy those chicas b/c they can wear cute stuff
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Come on now
It can’t be that big. Or can it…
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
when I was in high school
a girl accused me of having butt implants! LOL as if I had money to do something like that!!
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
A girl at my high school
was accused of having butt implants too. Unless that was just an urban legend based on you.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
haha
i went to Central Catholic HS and the school is so small that gossip like that thrived. And then being pregnant senior year was the deal braker.
" OMG there goes that girl with butt implants that is pregnant w/ some black guy’s baby but she doesn’t even know who the guy is!"
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
i couldn't care less what those girls said
bottom line, they were jealous. And im doing very well for myself now so whatever to them. It is just another example of the uselessness of going to such a school
Really funny thing I just saw…. the ass bra
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
That's just the joys of being a senior
For some reason everybody knows who you are. I went to Benson, and I barely showed up the last 18 months or so. If my teachers had followed the school’s guidelines, I actually shouldn’t have been able to graduate. The fact that I was never there did nothing to decrease gossip. One time I was walking past a group of girls sitting outside, and when I passed them one of the said something to the effect of “He’s cute” and another one responded with “Yeah, but he likes white girls.” I dated a girl that was white/asian for a few months, the “whitest” girl I’ve ever been involved with, and that’s the kind of reputation I got.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
I forgot to add
that the girl didn’t even go to the same high school as me. So that makes it even more obnoxious that they were in my business.
Formerly known as 'Junior Del Norte' until I deleted my openID. It wasn't really an accident, but it wasn't really on purpose. Salaam
I didn't date ONE boy from my HS
and there was already rumors of me “only dating black guys” . I DESPISE when people are in my business. CCHS was so small like I said and Im sure I danced w/ some boy at the boys and girls club teen night and was branded for the entirety of my highschool life. *sigh…
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
When I was at Sunset
we used to love to pound your school in sports.
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
how old are you?
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Class of '71
That’s NINETEEN 71.
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
Agreed about movie trailers
And, in fact, I find that your average movie trailer is much more about summarizing what happens in the film than about getting the viewer interested through a unique method of advertising.
I think that the movie trailer can almost be an art form in and of itself, there have definitely been movies where the trailer was better than the film itself, haha.
Case in point, I remember when the trailer for Kill Bill had come out and it was showing clips from the fight with the Crazy 88 while playing that really really really cool song (Dum dum dum dum, dum-dum dum dum dum dum). This got me incredibly excited. Then, when the movie came out, that song was played as they walked into the club, and a different theme was played for the actual battle, which was less cool. (Still liked the movie though).
"Jerryd is straight ahead at you. Rudy dips around. Jerryd is a rock. Rudy is the wind. Jerryd loves the ball in his hands. Rudy moves without it. Jerryd defends by getting up in your grill. Rudy plays the spaces in between. Jerryd has focused vision. Rudy sees all around him. Jerryd likes to score off of the dribble. Rudy can catch and shoot. Jerryd is aggressive. Rudy is sneaky. Jerryd will hit you hard. Rudy will annoy you until you hit him." -Dave
Word.
+1. I've been screaming for a "Movie Trailer Awards" for years.
Or, if not a seperate award, at least a few categories at the Academy. I completely agree, it is a seperate art form in and of itself. Many a fine movie has been the vicitim of a crappy trailer and vice-versa. Lately I’ve been surprised at how many crappy movies have had really, really, long trailers that expose their crappiness. Death Race, what a horrible preview. It goes on, and on, and on and by the end you realize “Oh my gosh, I’ve just seen this entire movie and it’s awful.” Kudos to the new Terminator 4 trailer. Now that gets me excited. Less is more.
I agree.
Smart film companies would, in the event of the making of a crap movie, spend more money on the trailer to make it appear as good as possible. Instead, they seem to usually create a trailer which blatantly spells out how terrible the movie will be.
"Jerryd is straight ahead at you. Rudy dips around. Jerryd is a rock. Rudy is the wind. Jerryd loves the ball in his hands. Rudy moves without it. Jerryd defends by getting up in your grill. Rudy plays the spaces in between. Jerryd has focused vision. Rudy sees all around him. Jerryd likes to score off of the dribble. Rudy can catch and shoot. Jerryd is aggressive. Rudy is sneaky. Jerryd will hit you hard. Rudy will annoy you until you hit him." -Dave
Word.
I like a good trailer too
but they do kill my enthusiasm for the movie when I realize I’ve just seen most of the good stuff. Bring back movie posters!
Asked his specialty in the kitchen, Oden paused and said, "Hamburger Helper and tuna fish."
Don't know if this was mentioned or not
But NBA teams have been cleared to negotiate with the player from Iran (you know…the one that sparked the interest of so many of us the other day on Bedge).
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news?slug=aw-nbairanianplayers082008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Darn It!
Highlight the whole link to get to it, I am a moron on posting stuff still.
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
Thanks friend!
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
So he probably will be a Grizzly this season...
Are there big bears in Iran, cause there definitely are none in Memphis.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Still no TiH?
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
it's rumored that he is "KobMe". Check KobMe's recent fan post.
I have not a clue or a hunch if he’s KobMe. I do wonder where he is.
I am Spartacus...
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
that should read "I am SPARTACUS"
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
"I was walkin’ down the street rocking my swaggah and was suddently Shrewed."
-SloppyJoe
Peculiar
Very peculiar
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
He has signed up for the SBNation salvation army to rescue other blogs from going without new content for days and days
http://www.slcdunk.com/2008/8/21/598350/blazers-and-jazz-future-ep
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
Love his post
But we still need love too ya know?
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
I am packing and leaving out in the morning
for my statewide ex-Sonic fan recruiting tour.The overall plan is to denounce[see badrap] Clay Bennet in a loud and profane manner every where go,then once I have their attention point out that there are lots of Seahawk and Mariners fans in PO and there is no reason not to get behind the Blazers
by southern oregon on Aug 22, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions
You tell them. I'm doing what I can here to get people here onto the Blazers.
Way to be. You tell them. Lots to like about our Blazers. Nate did invite ex Sonics fans to come on down and be Trail Blazer fans. I’ll do what I can here to get people onto the Blazers. May be hard as the Suns are big here because of Steve Nash, but still with Seattle no option for hoops seeing him ( Nash ) in Portland is the way to go.
by CanadianBlazerfan on Aug 22, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Hilarious bit from Truehoop via Slate about
USA Basketball attempting to copyright “Redeem Team”, only to learn that hours prior a man in Florida had beat them to it, and is now seeking to partner with an apparel company.
Smart guy.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-33-218/Get-Your—Redeem-Team—Tankinis-Right-Here.html
I was JUST going to post this
i really want a redeem team bikini
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
I want the redeem team novelty with attached hair
Dear God,
It's me, Twiggs.
Please, oh please, let Brandon Roy have a speedy recovery.
Us Blazer fans don't ask for much in this life. All we want is our team to be healthy (and win). You would really be doing a service to us if you had him bounce back in a few weeks (without pushing it). I promise I won't ask for anything ever again (until the regular season anyhow).
Thank you,
Twiggs
With
Matching toilt paper would be a real fashion statement
by southern oregon on Aug 22, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, wiping my butt with the redeem team. i'm not sure how i feel about that.
We know Dave would love it . . . . . . . i jest, i jest :)
On the other hand
Purple and yellow tp might have some real marketing potential
by southern oregon on Aug 22, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a fabulous idea . . . do realize the potential in the Portland market for that?
It would have to be underground/black market style, I’m not sure the NBA or the Lakers would sign off on it, but man . . . all I see are dollar signs right now. I would never wipe my butt with anything else. I would bring it with me on trips. I would buy extra rolls to put in the johns at all the public places, restaurants, etc . . . I visited. Man. How do we start that?
We could buy
A Euro team and save PA the trouble
by southern oregon on Aug 22, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If you use that picture as your avatar, I want that too ;-)
Well, well, and all the marketing geniuses at Nike (who sponsored the “Redeem Team” mini-series), NBC, Team USA / NBA didn’t care to seek a copyright for the phrase. Brilliant.
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
I guess you missed the sarcasm
and Im sure if I did that Dave would kick me off b/c this is a “family” site.
Sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
We are not allowed to post a picture of the redeem team bikini?
>:-(
Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."
would your butt fit in the . . . . acutally i'm just going to stop there.
I understand it’s different when you make a joke about yourself and when somebody else does . . .
haha that is funny
im sorry but I almost made a comment along the lines of, “my butt wouldn’t fit in2 one of those generic sizes”
sophia
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
Don't settle
Not yet.
Let the Game begin.
We’ll know within 30 minutes, I suspect 
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
Girls "Field Hockey" is alright
“cause I likes "Tunics ’n Tights”.
Filled w/athletic bods o’ course.
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
China...
…has no butt
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
Do they have
Artistic licenses?
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
That was the only thing I could think of, but it seemed like a smart
‘woman of the night’ would just get said artistic license and do it legally. Maybe this sex license is expensive or something
It may be the legal interpretation of...
…Public consumption ![]()
"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave
and thanks for the link noaher, I couldn't help but crack a smile when
reading the legal terms for certain acts.
OT (I guess everything is in this thread): For Dheepan and anybody else who is interested
This might not be OK, and I don’t plan on making a habit of it, so let me know
new Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping – http://www.med!afire.com/?l9p4kr6cwuk
copy and paste, insert an “i” where there is an “!”
enjoy
(if you’re interested in a really, really, really sweet forum related to album discussion [indie slant] and procurement, send me a personal email and I may let you in on it)
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