junk whining blues/09
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 1:16 AM PDT
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The site has been difficult lately
I want to thank all the nerds and nerdetts that help out the tech challenged but I have wasted hours in the last few days just trying to reply in the JD and game threads.I know some folks will tell me to just spend long $'s on more broadband width but I just spent $160 on league pass and dont have the extra money hanging around.so what is with the jumps back to 7:00 am at random times every afternoon and I have to close every thing and maybe I can get back to the JD,maybe not,is it just my ignorance or do other people have problems too?and another thing that pisses me off,I tried to do a poll and it told me I am an ignorant old fool,discuss
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I can’t wait for Mort’s recap on Oden. :)
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
Old people and technology are funny
I can tell it’s happening to me too. Some of these newfangled cell phones have so many dumaflicky’s and whatsits on them that I don’t know how to use half of them.
You think you're a polymath and you're not even a polymath 101.
I love the multiple passwords for every different thing as well
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I have a set passwords. One for junk like blogs and facebook, one for bank/buying online, and one for e-mail type activities. I also have about 20 passwords at work, only I try to get as many to match as I can when I have to change one.
It is even worse when you are required to change the password every 60 days. 20 passwords updated every 60 days is a major pain
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by Dep H on Oct 9, 2009 10:56 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm not making a NASA thread today, so it's fair game.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
The new office is pretty funny
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
Its pretty good. The first few seasons were the best though
I did not like the British version.
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
Yeah
I like it. I just manage to miss half the episodes each year. I watch too many sports to try to keep up with TV shows.
I have to much free time so I watch a lot of both lol.
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
i agree the british one annoyed me
i didn’t like how they never developed the supporting cast, and how the micheal scott character had no good qualities(like ya scott messes up a lot but sometimes he makes things right, david brent never did that)
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
no way that just makes thing even more painful to watch
david brent is funnier but really only because of “free love on the free love highway”
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
my brother told me that friends from high school were on the newest episode. huge farleyesque twins….. i have yet to see it though
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by Dep H on Oct 9, 2009 11:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Does anyone know how to interpret dreams?
The other day I had a dream that I was back in the house I lived in when I was in grade school in Vancouver, Washington. I looked out the back window and saw a tornado coming. I yelled and told everyone, and it took a moment for them to believe me. I ran to the back of the house and then the tornado hit the front of the house and sucked my mom (drunk one not the slut one) out. I remember the tornado sucking a bunch of dust bunny with it.
I tried to call 911 and the phones were dead so I went across the street to see if they had a CB and while I was over there, a zombie outbreak started, so I went home to get a car.
All the cars were gone so I went to the garage and got a bike, while I was airing up the tires, Debbie Gibson showed up to film a reality show. I recognized her and told her we weren’t interested in her show since my mom just got sucked out by tornado and there was a zombie outbreak. She left and then the next thing I remember is riding a bike down the street and clubbing zombies with a cricket bat. I woke up right after that.
what movies have you watched recently?
the “hitting zombies with a cricket bat” is pulled right from Shaun of the Dead
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Last two movies I watched was "Observe and Report" and "I Love You Man"
The last zombie movie I watched was “I am Omega” a couple months ago.
You’ve had the answers to life since you were very young,
or at least you knew more than your family – but they wouldn’t listen.
In the aftermath of what your out of control family has caused. you are going to beat the living $%^&#$ out of every zombie you see until we all, but especially your family, finally sees you as the knight in shinning armor that you really are.
I’ve had several tornado dreams. They are the most awesome and at the same time most horrifying dreams I’ve ever had. They are just too real like. Time, reality, and space seem to morph or warp just as the tornado goes overhead. I always narrowly escape.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
this new JD explains alot
like nobody was commenting in the old one…
also: LOLD!!!
im just kidding SO :)
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Tom,re zombie repellent
Shot gun shells only last 2 or 3 years in a tropical climate,bullets have a much longer shelf life
shotgun shells can take 2 or 3 out a time though....
you are one and done with a bullet unless they form a single file line
My mother in law axed me if I want any of my father in law's guns
I’m really tempted to take his Winchester Repeater Arms 45-60 Cal Lever Action Rifle for some serious zombie stopping power.
Yeah.....are there any machine guns?
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Kentuckian 45 Cal Black Powder Rifle
Antonio Zoli & Co 50 Cal Black Powder Rifle
Kentuckian 50 Cal Black Powder Rifle
Remmington Model 721 30-06 Bolt Action Rifle with Scope
Hopkins & Allen Arms Co 12 Gauge Shotgun
Winchester Model 94 30-30 with soft case – already called for
Thompson Center Arms 50 Cal Black Powder Riffle with soft case
Connecticut Valley Arms Inc 45 Cal Black Powder Pistol
Jukar 50 Cal Black Powder Pistol (Says Spain on the side)
Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Small Caliber Pistol
Taurus Model 62 22 Cal Long Rifle (Made in Brazil) – My wife called this one
Smith & Wesson 454 Cal Pistol with Holsters Pat Pend Apr 22, 1873 – Already Mine from my grandpa
Springfield Model 52A 22 Cal Long Rifle – Already Mine from grandpa
“Winchester Repeater Arms 45-60 Cal Lever Action Rifle Model 1876 (Pat Pend 1855 & 1860)”
Nice set of black powder firearms.
I have a Model 94. I always wanted one from my days as a kid selling guns at Freddie’s in Tigard and the Outdoor ’N More store in Bend.
Anywhere in Hawaii you can go to shoot coconuts off trees? That would be fun.
LOL
and another thing that pisses me off,I tried to do a poll and it told me I am an ignorant old fool,discuss
I really did this just because the last JD,and it was a good one went South
And SBN has been a pain in the ass lately
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Remember the Celtics tanking games to get the #1 pick?
I remember an ESPN writer (don’t recall what one) in one of his chap wraps was asked what teams were still trying to win, he wrote “the Blazer are… good for them” The sacartisc S.O.B. We all know how that worked out for Boston, and of course for the Blazers.
Here are a few links to videos that covers it all from Boston’s perspective. Great videos, about 15 minutes a piece.
Damn the Blazers. Damn them to hell. - 'The Sports Guy' Bill Simmons
It was rip city showtime - fully fantastic - positively Portland - slam bombastic!
You have to sit through advertisements at the start of each one...
Damn the Blazers. Damn them to hell. - 'The Sports Guy' Bill Simmons
It was rip city showtime - fully fantastic - positively Portland - slam bombastic!
by doublezeroduck on Oct 9, 2009 3:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I am going to pull an all nighter here and stay up for the moon thud
I have a decent spotting scope,it has cleared up and I have a clear shot at it
what time is that happening at?
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
cool!
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
That is worse than pre-season TV with a flip camera
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Where is the nite crew?
I have the scope set up in the back of the truck with a loud and clear picture of the moon and I have half an hour to kill till show time
When they showed everyone clapping my coworker said
“All those guys are gonna get laid off tomorrow.”
It reminded me of the Blazer's draft room after we picked Oden
"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.
Should have crashed the probe on Venus!
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
This one works
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Will they take Obama's peace prize back if the moon blows up under his leadership?
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Not gonna lie, that won't shut up conspiracy theories about the moon landing :)
Much more exciting TV
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Obama gets the peace prize?
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
Yeah I don't get it.
Not trying to start a debate (because we all know I hate politics).
"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez
I hear that
A guy here brought it up and I said, “Kind of reminds me of an NFL rookie contract, where they are getting rewarded for potential, even though they really haven’t accomplished anything yet.” Then the guy went to his desk and send me a derogatory joke via e-mail about Obama.
I'm pretty sure someone sent it to me once about Bush and once about H.R. Clinton
Tragedy
Barack Obama was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the president if he would like to lead the discussion on the word ‘tragedy.’ So our illustrious president asked the class for an example of a ‘tragedy..’
One little boy stood up and offered: ‘If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.’
‘No,’ said Obama, ‘that would be an accident.’
A little girl raised her hand: ‘If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.’
’I’m afraid not,’ explained Obama. ’That’s what we would call great loss.’
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Obama searched the room.. ’Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a Tragedy?’
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said: ‘If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by a ’friendly fire’ missile and blown to smithereens that would be a Tragedy.’
‘Fantastic!’ exclaimed Obama. ’That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?’
‘Well,’ says the Little Johnny, ‘It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss….and it probably wouldn’t be an accident either.’
yah it just doesnt make since to me...
I definitely didnt want to start a political debate on a sports blog lol. Just thought it was kind of weird.
"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"
"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there"
Charles Bukowski
sometimes Nobel Peace Prizes are given
for “hopeful” reasons rather than facts. E.g.: 1994 – Rabin/Arafat/Peres (Gaza/West Bank), 1976 – Williams/Corrigan (the Troubles).
This is clearly one of them. I agree with Tom’s analogy, but i’m also happy for the prize.
I was definetely shocked
I think, more than anything, this reflects just how bad the international view of Bush was.
Obama’s ending of some of the Bush era torture practices, advocacy of nuclear disarmament and his speech to the Muslim world were all factors, I’m sure.
My opinion is that he hasn’t done enough to deserve the award, though. Maybe eventually he’ll earn it.
That's how I see it too
The two Rush Limbaugh type guys are work are pissed. One guy said when they took the vote, Obama had only been president for 11 days. They said he took the award from someone more deserving, so I asked for an example. He couldn’t think of anyone.
Neither can I
Nelson Mandela already has one and to be honest, Gore is the only notable guy I can think of beside Carter who are trying to do good.
One of the worst peace prizes ever.
Kissinger, Arafat. Pretty low stuff. If guys like these had any honor they wouldn’t accept.
*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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Gonna let this ride for 24 hours in this JD. This guy is willing to pay someone for a DVD of the MNF Minnesota game. I Posted the below comment at the end of yesterdays JD.
I have a good friend at work who is trying to locate a DVD of Monday nights Minnesota game.
I admire this guy a lot. He has actually published a book about his struggles to leave Cambodia.
http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Cambodia-Khmer-Rouge-Regime/dp/1425112854
He hasn’t had any luck googling this and is looking for a DVD of the game.
We talk Blazers almost every day, even in the off season. So if anyone can help, here’s his email. nosliv2003@yahoo.com
I asked what is nosliv, it = no sleeve
I’ve been trying to get him to join bedge but his computer is somewhat antiquated.
I’ll try to put up a fanshot when i have time if this method is not succesful.
The smugglers only accepted gold for payment. To flee his country, his mother/grandmother? saved up and then sewed gold into the seams of their clothes so they could secretly carry payment. – I hope I conveyed that correctly.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I Love Portland
October is the greatest month ever. I love sunny, crisp days outside. I love Halloween. I love layering up. And of course Blazers season begins.
But I hate working in October. It was so hard to get out of my warm bed this morning. YAWN.
"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez
the struggle to free myself from my bed in the morning
is one of the primary reasons I really dislike the change in season. I only really really like fall on the weekends. Fall saturdays are one of life’s great pleasures.
Yes
September and October are very nice in Portland. The coast is great too, during this time. It is probably the best time to be here.
The day after Halloween, it is rain, rain rain until after the Rose Festival.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
R Kelly??????????
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
In Canada, getting pissed is a good thing
Let’s get pissed off our faces tonight
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Howya feeling Bowzer?
I still feel like I got ran over by a dump truck
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Tommy!! Whatup?
I am too tired to insult you properly …perhaps in a day or so. I am trying to stay upright for a while …allowing to me cough up some of the phlegm that has been collecting. TMI? Too soon?
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
I have been drinking nyquil
like crazy…but I feel a little better sitting up…so I am giving that a try
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
I have tried that
not so much…just keeps making me dizzy
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
I had a smoke yesterday
and it made me feel awful… I don’t feel like one today. Maybe this cold can help me break that nasty vice
I did not say this. I was not here.
Never works
Although I thought about it too
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
you taking today off too?
I’m in that real funk of not knowing if the bug is gaining strength or I am past the worst yet. I don’t feel like watching TV, I’ve already slept too much, get dizzy going outside, tried reading and that was an instant flop…. thank Jeebus for the Bedge
I did not say this. I am not here.
Yeah...this is my 3rd day off with this crap
I can’t tell if it is getting better or not …..every time I watch TV I fall asleep…I didn’t even bother with trying to read (new Dan Brown book next to the bed). I am bedging and drinking coffee
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure coffee is the best thing to be drinking
being a diuretic and all (don’t tell ATF, she told me to drink lots of water) but I just finished my third cup… maybe I can finish Dune this afternoon
I did not say this. I am not here.
Ann would probbly tell me
Dan Brown is bad for me too…Don’t worry Ann…I am drinking water too
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Reading is NEVER bad. Even cereal boxes.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Ingredients:
Sugar, wheat, corn syrup, honey, hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, caramel color, soy lecithin, sodium ascorbate (vitamin C), niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1), vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin D, BHT to maintain quality.
Ok, that’s the last time me kid eats that…
Thanks Ann.
My team went to the playoffs in my first year.
Yep. Reading is educational.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
A tad better
at least my head doesn’t feel like its going to explode. But now its moved down to my lungs and I’m coughing alot. I sure don’t feel much up to anything.
How bout you?
I did not say this. I was not here.
name that movie
“im really pissed off”
“if i was that close to a horses wiener i would be more worried about being pissed on”
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick Vote
Roy or Batum jersey…
Already have an
Oden – Black
Aldridge – White
Bayless – Red
Rudy – Black
Roy – All Star
I’m Feeling a Red batum or White Roy
Going to the adidas Employee store in about an hour. Thanks Posse!
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
or do i just have too many jerseys already??
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
you want one you only need to ask
last time I checked in the official FEB shop, they were out of custom-named Rudy jerseys.
yeah, i've looked into it!
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
Personally I am waiting for the throwback jerseys
with blazers (vertically) on the front ….but they won’t be out till next month
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
well the team might have them
…but according to the Mike’s the rip city one is available now….but the throw back not til November
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
oh ok, coolness...
i think i sat behind your daughter at fanfest…we were second row behind the black’s team bench but towards the right middle
Are you sure she wasn't confused?
She kept saying that Jackie Chan was at the Blazer game….I didn’t know what she was talking about
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
sup posse
shoulda been at b-ball this morning.. was lights out! Was 0 for 5 goign to the rim.. but was hitting 2-3 Threes each game.
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
yeah, wouldn;t mind
a Throw back Roy.
The swingman jerseys only cost me 40 bucks! so it’s too good of a deal to turn down.!
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
considering they don't have batum, you only got one choice
if anyone else wants in on an adidas pass, send me an email…only JDers i know…no lurkers please
you bring
a couple more on wed morning???
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
Well Played
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
for the store up north? I need some new cleats….
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmm… i should investigate. i have a buddy that i’m pretty sure works in the soccer dept, but i see him about 3 times a year… he’s a slacker. i was trying to convince him to let me down on the field one summer night after a few libations…
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
no batum huh...
what did you pick up??
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
I'm broke til next weekend.
So hopefully they still have some Rudy jerseys when I can go.
"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez
You are tempting karma in the face
if you get a red Batum jersey….in light of the interview where he said he hated red clothing…..
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
I'm not going to make in back to the future 4
If you were to travel 2000 years into the past, how useful would you be in jumpstarting technological advancements? This 10 question quiz will help you figure out your technological usefulness. If you do poorly on the quiz, as most people likely will, then just let that inspire you to study up more on how things work and where raw materials come from.
I got 4 right, sad me :(
I got 6
I say we go together, so you can at least speak their language with all your greek and stuff and whatnot.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I got 8 outta 10
give me yer food and women
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Interesting.
I got 7 out of 10.
I’m not entirely sure how useful some of the info would be. :-)
Ancient civilization: “We are trying to make aluminum, but the temperatures required are so high it simply isn’t economical.”
Me: “Try adding some Cryolite.”
Ancient civilization: “Wow really? We’ve got bushels of Cryolite just sitting around. We don’t even know why we were saving it. Thanks future man!!”
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
I recommend re-watching army of darkness and then returning to your thesis.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
but, i do love your use of dialogue and particularly “thanks future man”—made turbulent undulations in the cockles of my heart.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
A great movie. I need to watch it again just because.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
The conversation starts like this:
Duke Henry: You Sir, are not one of my vassals… who are you?
Ash: Who wants to know?
Duke Henry: I am Henry the Red. Duke of Shale, Lord of the Northlands and leader of its peoples.
Ash: Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I’ve got news for you pal, you ain’t leadin’ but two things, right now: Jack and squat… and Jack left town.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
There is also this:
Ash: Don’t touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn’t understand alloys and compositions and things with… molecular structures.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Yeah, and I'm a Chinese jet pilot
"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.
by Sabonis4Ever on Oct 9, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
haha love that movie
the original Evil Dead was the best though
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
cool. i got 7.
that means i’m good enough at guessing to be useful.
by DrivetheLane on Oct 9, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Mediocre, starting from the year 0 you might be able to advance civilization to the 15th century (from getting 5 right)
WRONG – I would be convicted of heresy or witchcraft (or both) and burnt at the stake.
haha same as me
5/10
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
9 of 10. I might take civilization to the 17th or even 19th century. Technologically useful, win!
I would be nicely suited for the renaissance I guess. Medieval might be the wrong time for me.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
sure you know how to use the metal alloys… but do you know what they look like?
Welcome to Blazers Edge. I see you're new here. please take the time to read the "If You're New to BlazersEdge"post located in the sidebar. Have a swell day
by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I would pay some locals in the Alps for it
My goal would be to make Italy a force in television and basketball by 1500.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I got 9 out of 10 too
But it was my multiple-choice exams skills that did the trick, not tech knowledge.
Yeah, that helps
If you were sitting in a dark castle and wanted to build a light bulb, a steam engine to power it and a shield out of steel, that might take a while.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I could totally do it
If someone brought a the materials…..like the wood for the steam engine….hard candy for the light bulb…..and cocaine for the steel …..hmm….I think the Nyquil is kicking in
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
in the words of johnny cash, another shot of cocaine and here we go.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure I could build a nuclear reactor
Making the centrifuge would be the stumbling block that destroyed the whole project.
now if only there was a test at eliminating enemy heads of state
you would score 10 of 10..
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I got 8 also. Multiple choice for the win.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
well im done with class, and heading up to P-town
Peace.
Notes to Broyposse: "Don't let him pull that move, Don't let him pull that move! That's the move! Ohhhhhhh that's the move!"
by Slickrex on Oct 9, 2009 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
hee hee
hit me up for some ball later
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by cloudydays on Oct 9, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
New Clouds?
Dubbed undulatus asperatus (turbulent undulation), the atmospheric anomaly could be headed where only 80-odd clouds have gone before: into the International Cloud Atlas. If it makes the cut, asperatus will be the first new addition in more than 50 years.
I think i’m going to sponsor “Turbulent Undulation” as the phrase for today.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
nope
just the same ol’ cloudydays…
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
You need that atlas, like a man the desert needs water.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I have seen that before. Definitely no standard cloud formation.
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i'm really excited for Morty tonight!!! with all the 'ish you've been through, you deserve the distraction buddy!
Go Blazers and get on the highlights!
by broyposse on Oct 9, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Rudiculous said he wanted to go with you in the old JD.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
But it's probably too late because he was asking you last night.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
he did leave an email though...
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Whaaat
I can’t have someone FLY to go to a pre-season game with me :-)
I’m a bummer to be around right now anyways. I’ll go check his posts, I don’t think I got an email.
Scrolling through a 1000 posts is a fun
It was marked as read, like the site does sometimes. I didn’t see it before.
That’d be cool if he came along, but I’d feel bad making him fly down for a game, especially when I can’t offer him a place to stay. Even if it’s free for him to fly!
It would have been a long shot
I have a good friend in LA, it would have been an excuse to get away for the weekend. I doubt I could have got on a flight in such short notice, but I woulda tried. I will now hate you forever.
Ok, I am over it. enjoy the game(which I suspect you have already left for)…
Look in the game day thread
Polisam and an irregular poster will at least be there somewhere.
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Awesome
Maybe he can sneak in all the equipment neccesary to stream the damn game for us.
"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez
or at least get footage of Blake Griffins coming knee injury… this could be his first and last Clipper game… poor kid
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
You don't know the half of it brutha!
I’ll make a report later, dunno if I can get back online before I head out.
Have fun all!
Mortimer
Just had a better idea for a Nobel Peace Prize: This year and date would have been 20 years of the Monday Demonstrations in Leipzig
On October 9th 1989, 70000 people took to the streets in Leipzig protesting against the government in the GDR. That was the first time the state police force couldn’t control it anymore, and didn’t dare to beat it down violently. In the following month, the grip of the state collapsed, Honecker stepped down, and on November 9th the wall opened – after another blunder by the government announcing free travel at a TV press conference hoping to relieve the most imminent pressure, but failing to put a date or much restrictions on it. So hundreds of thousands immediately started to go to the boarder in Berlin completely overwhelming the usually feared border patrol that didn’t dare to stop them. The rest is history, and the East Block collapsed one state after another.
Those 70,000 courageous people would deserve a peace price in their name. Maybe shared with the government of Hungary, that also had allowed free travel of a few thousand asylum seekers/fugitives from the GDR to Austria by effectively ending border patrol. Both developments triggered a chain of events. Mikhail Gorbachev got one in 1990 and deserved it, yet he was not the impulse. He was just the person to step out of the way without trying to stop something that couldn’t be stopped anymore, wisely deciding to not start a bloody military reaction to a civil uprising.
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because America get’s a prize every time they don’t elect one of the Bush Clan
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
see, I was trying to stay non-political
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
by bringing up the Bush clan?
I think instead you were inciting me because I’m in a mood
I did not say this. I am not here.
as good as I am at inferring moods (ask Sophia, I suck at it) I wasn’t baiting you… clan is another word for family… it’s not like I called them the Bush Death Panel or anything
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm just workin' ya tek
I know I know it’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye
I did not say this. I am not here.
Yep. There, I said it.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
but if we elect a bushie then we get tax breaks
I wont say what else we get, but definitely tax breaks
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
at the same time you get wars
that aren’t paid for, unless putting the debt on unborn generations is of no concern
I did not say this. I am not here.
i.e. totally not my problem
you sound super delirious from your cold; do you get that I am offering you a chance at lower taxes
(I know we dont know each other that well, so I will add that I am just joking around.)
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I'm just waiting til 5pm
so I can see how O’Reilly smears Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize…
I did not say this. I am not here.
I’m betting he uses the race card
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
don’t know… I can’t stomach watching people yell at me through the TV
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I read to understand the enemy
then in my head their whispering their brand of Crazy instead of yelling it
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea but by buying O'Reilly's books
you put money in his pocket. I’ve heard him say how people tell him at their library there is always a long waiting list to check out his books. At our local library there was no wait list.
I did not say this. I am not here.
you’ve cut me to the core by insinuating I would pay money for an O’Reilly book
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
you live in portland
I imagine it might be different in a blue state ( i may have the colors backward)
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
Red=O'Reilly
Blue=Nader
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Good advice from you and Abby Hoffman.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
would you rather have Tax Breaks, or a shiny Trophy? we’ve got this huge trophy case in DC that’s not going to fill itself
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
so I just got this from a friend
Myth: The prize is awarded to reco…gnize efforts for peace, human rights and democracy only after they have proven successful
Fact: More often, the prize is awarded to encourage those who receive it to see the effort through, sometimes at critical moments.
If that is the case then it makes some sense
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
That sometimes is true, but this year is starting with some blunders
And I would be more encouraged if they would have e.g. nominated Obama, but not given it to him outright already. At the moment, he is still in war in two states, hasn’t actually started disarmament – just talked about it and encouraged it, hasn’t brought the middle east conflict parties to the table on anything like that. I like him and his visions a lot, but I didn’t have the impression that foreign policy is his number 1 priority at the moment.
They also awarded the literature price to a person that isn’t even considered among the top 3 in her country still deserving this award at the moment. Not to speak of guys like Roth.
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he is still in war in two states
.
.
why won’t Texas and Florida just get in line already
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Finding a solution with Mexico about illegal immigration might also be something for which I would consider him for such a prize
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that might qualify him for one in Econ too
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
the nobel prize in physics was a little weak this year
I think there are some more deserving candidates, but it is a bit of a popularity contest
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
why?
Fiber-optics are cool
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
its not nearly as cool as some of the other things and people that have not been recognized, also it is really hard to pin down who to give an award to for fiber optics as so many people across many fields have contributed to that technology
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I get that
And why you would call it a “popularity contest” even though that’s not quite being used as it normally would be. I could easily see the committee coming up with the idea of recognizing the accomplishment of fiber-optic technology and figuring these were at least some of the pioneer contributors.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
What little credibility the Committee had
was shattered when they awarded the 2007 Peace Prize to Al Gore over Irena Sendler.
I hate the peace committee’s nominations a lot but am more willing to consider the unobvious merits of their science picks.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
because you have to be nominated and there are brilliant physicists who have, by all accounts been jerks, and have either not been nominated or have been left off nobel prizes in which they contributed heavily to.
Leo Kadanoff is the most recent example I can think of.
It will be interesting to see who gets what when the Higgs boson is experimentally realized.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I want this person to win, even if I have no idea if his theories are any good. Just look elegant, and the guy is cool.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Garrett_Lisi
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which receivers should I start this week?
I have 3 slots and I am thinking of starting:
Ocho, Kevin Walter, Pierre Garcon, or Nate Washington.
Which 3 should I go with?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
he has scored a TD in 3 straight games though...
you think Garcon will be successful this weekend?
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I’d bench Walter I think
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
to me, TDs are tough to predict and fairly random
I go for guys who have been getting lots of catches/have been targeted a lot.
Its a tough call. Walter/Garcon/Washington are pretty close together.
I would definitely start Ocho and Walter
Who is Nate Washington? I know a Kelley Washington. Would probably go with Garcon for the #3, Titans are horrible against Wide Receivers.
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Nate Washington is a WR on the Titans
he leads them in targets, apparently
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who is throwing to him this week?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
who knows if this is any good, but thought I would put it out there:
Obama won the Nobel Peace prize??? What?
The description of the broadcast is odd:
“the Trailblazers look to put their latest debacle behind them as they travel to Los Angeles….”
What the hell are they talking about?
Obama won the Nobel Peace prize??? What?
by RenoBlazerFan on Oct 9, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
could be a stream of tonight's game....
Obama won the Nobel Peace prize??? What?
by RenoBlazerFan on Oct 9, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
First game of the season against the L$kers last year, I am guessing
I get the paper, so I don't care!
dont click that link
it tried to attack my computer
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I checked out the Clippers blog. They don't appear to be broadcasting it either, so I doubt there is an internet stream.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
For some reason you were in one of my dreams.
I figured out that you are actually a female.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
Keep dreaming
Sweet stuff. You can think of me however you like ;)
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Exactly! That's what my dream told me.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 10, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Fruit fly update: Cider vinegar doesn't help. Go with wine.
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Please all mighty God let this guy be a duck!
Munchie Legaux New Orleans
Year: 2010
Position: QB
Height: 6’4
Weight: 185
Status: offered
School: Edna Karr
Visit: n/a
Also interested in: Michigan and Tennessee
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 11:39 AM PDT reply actions
Munchie Legaux New Orleans
is that “his” full name?
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
No his name is Munchie Legaux
hes from New Orleans
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Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
which is probably one of the coolest names I've ever seen
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Pot jokes would abound if he picked Oregon
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by The Arkitect on Oct 9, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
You should get out more
Some samples:
Barkevious Mingo
Velvet Milkman
Nutritious Love
Taco Vandervelde
And that is just the 2009 Edition
There is a SF in Dallas name LeBryan Nash, class of 2011. I want the Mavs or Blazers to draft him if he is any good.
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He should casually just change it to LeBryant for the full effect.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
That might be too close to perfection
A great PG, SG, and SF all wrapped into one? What would Jordan Hill think about that?
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oregon pulled his scholarship
only taking one QB this year but hes a good one, Bryan Bennett
lessssss go
booooooooooooooooo!!!!!
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
hes as likely to be get a scholarship, as you are to pronounce his name right. 0% chance
lessssss go
MUN-chee Lay-go
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
munchie (as in munchies) leh-go
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
no
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont care if hes good
he deserves a scholarship just for the name
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
it'd be perfect if he was a WR
you could tell him to run the “Leh-GO” every time
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
That is what Boom-Boom calls Greg
allo Le G.O. …les play thee baskeetbole
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't care if we don't get him
cause we already have the greatest named player in bryson littlejohn! yyyyyyeeeeeeaaaaahhh!
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
the best description of the Couve I've read in a long while
It’s widely known that Vancouver, BC was colonized by hippies during the Vietnam war, eager to escape the oppressive stranglehold of "the man". It’s less known that Vancouver, Washington was similarly colonized, but by stuffy bankers and corporate middle managers eager to escape the oh…progressive lifestyle of Portland. They knew that the only way to be "free" of the tyranny of art and coffee shops and bookstores and restaurants was to load up their convertible wood-paneled PT Cruisers and build a new community 10 minutes North. Buffered by car traffic and protected by an army of consumers at Fort Jantzen Beach, they settled into their own utopia. Four cars in every four car garage, and a Fuddruckers on every street corner. They wore pleated khakis and high-waisted mom jeans, and never again had to wonder if faded T-shirts were ironic or not. Because Vancouverites believe in the importance of clothing being earnest. They picked up golf. They built strip malls and mega churches. They stopped having recreational sex, and instead boned procreationally . You know, for the Lord.
link for the rest, its a bike blog with swearin’, so Earmuffs for the kiddies
http://sosovelo.com/2009/10/the-broader-couve-40-miles/
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Keep Vancouver Normal
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
hahaha this friend faq app on FB is weird
Do you think that Benjamin Golliver wants to ‘come out of the closet’?
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Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
Do you think that Hemingway Hzyzh is ‘smarter than the average bear’?
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think that Josh Thatcher could be a MILF?
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think that Hemingway Hzyzh sings Britney Spears aloud when no one is around?
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think that Benjamin Golliver would look good in a bikini?
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the girls warming up with Greg at the fan fest wore boots like that instead of sneakers
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she wants to remind him of his Icelandic roots
and take him to bed.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
not bad...
you should go see VideoGamesLive.. I think thats coming to portland like any day now.. ? right?
best concert ever.. you will cheer your ace off
Nov 7th and 8th.. GO
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks interesting. My biggest complaint about concerts is always centered around the crowd at the shows. I would guess my irritation with this crowd might be on a level completely foreign to me—my misanthropic tendencies would cause a turbulent undulation in the social fabric of my life.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
well used
however, its freaking awesome.. theres no way around it.. its all encompassing sound of the orchestra.. yes people go crazy. but i mean cmon..
btw.. they do some great songs, but the best music is from Zelda.. great music for orchesta.. like this one :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJMdFHE90iI
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s pretty sweet (I mostly like how the woodwinds sound). I saw Ulu back in 2002 do a jazz-centric Mario medley. It got all the crazy east coast hippies doing the noodle dance.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's Friday!
unfortunately for me, i really want to defenestrate my computer. Are people pumped about the weekend?—weather, baseball, brp’s celebration of dionysus?
I think it is also Canada’s Thanksgiving this weekend.
Why do I know so much about Canada?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I don’t think I’ve given much thought to canadian indians—i’ll do some investigation later today on it (I wonder if they signed and then broke every treaty too…)
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
im coming to portland tonight
so.. its ok i guess
so.. its ok i guessweather ok?
by GreatOden'sRaven on Oct 9, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Random afternoon question
If you could live anywhere you wanted in Portland or the surrounding metro, in which area would you live?
I live in the SE, close in. I think it’s the best, but it requires that I don’t own a home.
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Westside
Why? Because somehow some way I always seem to live on the westside of any town that I have ever lived in.
Yup. Me too.
West Hills. Close to downtown, within walking distance of Forest Park, nice architecture and landscaping, great views of Mouth Hood. The only drawback (other than housing prices, duh) is that some of the neighbors could be snooty.
Mouth Hood
.
I believe this is over near 82nd
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Mhm, no, I switched from East to West to East to central to central to East to East in my last moves
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Yes, it is a nice neighborhood with a great park (one of the best in town).
Stark street gets you to downtown – straight shot. Close to 205.
Friendly place, but STEEP hills. Good if you are a skateboarder or biker, but be prepared for winter driving fun.
Once you get off the hill and go east, it is kinda 82ish if ya know what I am saying, but the Mt itself is good.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I know exactly what 82ish means. :)
Good to know though. I’ve never really been through Mt Tabor. Winters sound like a bear though.
Check out the park on a lazy sunny day. Might be a nice picnic spot.
Laurelhurst always seems like a cool neighborhood also.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
It's beautiful
We walk in that area frequently. One of the things I enjoy (other than the park, which is the best birding spot in town) is that the architecture is so varied. Ya got yer old farmhouses and arts and crafts beauties, right up to mid-century modern. Friendly people too. (And I don’t think the hills are THAT steep!)
Time for a plug: Laura Foster’s Portland Hill Walks turned me onto exploring different neighborhoods in Portland, the Tabor area being one of them.
http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/263-Portland-Hill-Walks
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by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 9, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
on the waterfront
or up in the hills where all the rich people live
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Laurelhurst or West Moreland… I’m currently in Sellwood which is awesome as well
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in the middle of downtown
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I've go for LO...
Simply for the entertainment provided in the weekly police report.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
I'm actually surprised nobody mentioned LO
Considering the area and the fact that a lot of the Blazers (current and former) tend to live there.
yeah
not eclectic enough….the eclectic nature of some of Portland’s neighborhood keeps me here…but if i swing towards LO, it’s like Orange County North
LO is nice to live in.
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yeah, not really for people that do anything after 7:30 in the evening.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Expensive, high tax, not convenient, snobby, very white, rumors of drug probs in schools, city government is sketchy at best
Good things are safe, good schools, can almost never lose in the real estate market (but you are paying a premium to be there), friendly neighbors, fun walks, lots of art stuff, family oriented.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Interesting stuff, I've never really heard much about LO
Thanks BRP too. I’m surprised at a few of both the positives and negatives.
At the height of the real estate bubble
The city decided to buy an old office building for $2 million. They did not ask the voters, they just bought it. After everyone was PO’d they asked, and most people said they did not want it. Now it is a bunch of figure pointing, and REALLY high water bills.
Also, the lake needs to have a sewage system redone. In order for the workers to get access to it, the city just condemned a couple of peoples homes. At the same time, they bought a waterfront bank building, tore it down, and put a useless 20 foot long park there.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
isn’t that where the Dolphins are?
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eh, I know kids from LOHS and they said there isn’t a drug problem any worse than what you find in most schools.
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
I do know a lot of wealthier families that live there and love the bedroom community feel.
It’s kind of like an upscale Camas, I gather.
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
well, there still is the old Camas. The hill that is next to downtown isn’t anything special…
BUT Prune Hill and the surrounding area is just ridiculous. With all the corporations (Sharp, UL, HP, etc., as you know) there are wealthy CEOs, engineers, programmers…… the houses are enormous and incredibly nice.
Camas High itself is mindboggling. ATM machines in the school, state of the art facility in every way. Beautiful building.
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
Wow, interesting.
I haven’t seen Camas since 1994 I think. Closest I’ve been since is Fisher’s Landing.
I may have to stop by Camas just to see this for myself.
I go to church in Camas. The smell is disgusting. I don't know how anyone can live there.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
I know
It gets blown out of proportion. I think people expect it to be some sort of nirvana, and they are surprised that anything remotely scandalous happens.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Yeah
I just hate when people say it’s a bad thing if a lot of white people live there. It all goes back to a day in Eugene where a white lady complained to me for hours about how Eugene sucked because there wasn’t much diversity. My argument was that bussing didn’t work and it’s not like they put up a wall.
by tominhawaii on Oct 9, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
they should though… keep Springfield in its place
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it is a tough place to find a token black friend
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
by jonestr on Oct 9, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have the same trouble here
I’m probably the token white friend for a lot of Asians, but my only black friend is a dorky WoW guy. I really need a real.baller black friend here.
I am sort of offended
that they didn’t find at least one dumb blonde guy moment.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
(look at the name of the website)
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
I can't access it from work
Was the “The Iraq and such as” girl the number one?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
There is a show on TLC called King of the Crown, and the guy is a pageant coach.
He coaches her and talked her into doing another pageant even though she said she never wanted to do one again because she was so embarrassed. When he was preparing her for the question and answer part, she completely butchered the word ‘catastrophes.’ She said it cat-a-stroph-ees.
that is the coaches fault
he should know better then to give her that big of a word
Happy birthday to the ground!
Look at that.
Yeah, all I had to do was look at the other things going on the site and knew what their perspective was before seeing the name. Still, blondes of any gender should be equally disparaged.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
i blame prez
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
by cloudydays on Oct 9, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
taking the SAT tomorrow
Wish me luck! I desperately need some kind of divine intervention.
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
Or...
You can just try to make pretty patterns with the dots. Connecting answers to questions is vastly over-rated.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
Eh Im not that smart and I got 1550 on it
its just super boring
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
1550?
when I took the SAT’s 1600 was the best score. is the perfect score higher now? I was aiming for 1200 on mine (I vaguely remember this being because Kevin Arnold got 1220 on his and I wanted to do as well as him) but I only got 1180. Is 1180 like a failing score now?
perfect score is 2400 now
I got 1980 i think
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
wow.
i wonder what I would get then. I guess it’d be around 1980 like you got if everything held the same.
Cloudy is right
800 each for math, writing, and reading comprehension.
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
the thing about the SAT is that it isn’t a good measure of how smart you are… a lot of it is mental stamina. It’s randomized order, so you can have three or four reading sections in a row…. try sorting that out after four hours and it’s hard.
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
not sure
the GRE is a CAT now.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
I thought it always was. The GMAT is, the medical and law school examinations probably too.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
GRE went adapative in... 2000
Maybe right before. GMAT, MCAT, LSAT probably all are like you said.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
Hey, I once had that calculator. No idea where it is now or who gave it to me.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I can really remember seeing it and typing on it, but couldn’t say anymore when that was. Later I got a battery powered TI, and then a solar powered TI-36X that I have been using since high school.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Be like Roy (but maybe be like Roy on his third try)
Don’t be like Rose!
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I like the new avatar
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Shane Falco
“I wish I could say something classy and inspirational, but that just wouldn’t be our style. … Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory… lasts forever.”
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna junk this place up, just watch!
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
You can really feel the pain
and smell the fruit juice
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
That's how Blazersedge makes me feel
excuse me while I drink my sorrows away, alone, unloved, and in the dark.
"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 9, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Then my work here is done
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Opens bottle of gin
Tanqueray you’re my only friend
"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 9, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Survive a Nuclear Blast
If your city is the target of a nuclear attack, you’ll need to do more than duck and cover. Between the sheer destructive force of the blast and the horrors of fallout, the odds of survival can be depressingly slim. Here’s a list of tips to beat the odds of this oft-feared doomsday scenario.
Is “Don’t live in NYC or LA” on the list?
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if not, the list is incomplete
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(Sorry Morty, you won’t make it)
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Nate is starting RAMBO tonight.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Hopefully not from any of the Blazers.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
suggested pregame talk:
When you’re pushed, killing’s as easy as breathing.
Live for nothing, or die for something.
Don’t push it or I’ll give you a war you won’t believe
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i hated that movie.
maybe the most virulently pro violence movie I’ve ever seen, which almost seems to go against First Blood. Did you ever hear that in an alternate ending, Rambo commits suicide at the end of First Blood. I wish they’d kept that ending.
No, that would be interesting though. I didn’t like how he got all muscular and bad. I piece as a whole might be better if he had died at the end…
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
First Blood Ultimate Edition DVD released in 2004. This edition also includes a “never-before-seen” alternate ending in which Rambo commits suicide
from Wikipedia. I might have to look into buying that edition.
it looks like you can netflix that puppy—it looks like the only version they have. I’d think about adding it, but I have like 10 kung fu movies at the top of my queue by the time it arrived, i’d wonder why i even added it….
by EvilKaramazov on Oct 9, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Barrett will be on 1080 at 3:30
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OT question I came across while doing a case study: Do you think the Internet will promote reading and writing skills, or exclude people who don't have them?
To fully participate in discussion groups, chats, or even Twitter, you need to be able to read and write quickly and understand context quickly. Forget about completely correct orthography and grammar, but just being able to communicate with real-life or virtual friends in writing.
Do you think the Internet or things like texting and Twitter and Facebook will help kids to develop those skills? Motivate them to do so, maybe more than a complex book? In the future things will likely go towards real-time video and audio communication, but a large part will still be reading and writing for the foreseeable years.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
definitely
we’ve seen it with HTML….every kid now knows how to do some form of HTML….
the web pulls in both right brain, left brain kids, lazy kids, smart kids, etc…
it’s like a Pixar movie, displaying various levels of messaging that captures a wide spectrum of different types of learners…
if allowed, the internet almost captures all four stages of cognitive development: partial sensorimotor period, preoperational period, concrete operational stage, and formal operational stage
plus the internet is continuing to become a ubiquitous commodity in all parts of the world
Not really all parts of the world, but mobile phones are, and thus texting and eventually the Internet. I was really amazed how many people in Africa ran around with phones in regions with no landlines and at times no stable electric system aside from a few generators.
I was reading some studies on school projects in inner cities in the 80s and early 90s and how they tried to reform, and couldn’t help but wonder if they would be more interested in reading and writing if it helped them communicate instantly with friends which was a major obstacle to enabling self-development.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
yeah i was amazed that suddenly in the last five years, all my parents relatives from different parts of Asia were calling from everywhere…and i mean everywhere on their mobile phones….places that didn’t even have a sewage system.
with the chase to build out the next mobile gen infrastructure, i see some of these countries skipping some of the common infrastructure directly to this
That always was a driver. It’s no accident Finland’s Nokia became a major new player in the electronics and ultimately the mobile phone market: Highly industrialized country, but too expensive to wire all of the remote regions. The Czech Republic I think was the first country in Europe with more mobile than fixed network customers. And Africa will just be connected with a fibre-optic ring around the coastal states (Africa One), with mobile networks having to cover most of the rest.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I think the internet will help kids develop those skills
however, if you don’t like text speak/leet speak or the the general direction technology is pushing our language, I doubt you’ll like this future communication.
In some ways yes, but I was wondering more about basic learning skills here than finding the next major poet. I also think the Harry Potter series has promoted reading again a bit more among children.
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I don't know
What reason is there to learn anything anymore? I can find it in about 2.5 seconds online.
Somewhat of an extreme angle, but you get my point.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I suppose you could read and write fluently in 9th grade? A lot of the kids I was reading about couldn't.
Lack of those basic skills would block you not just Shakespeare, but also Google, Wikipedia, Blazer’s Edge, college, …
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Yes that is true
But once they are taught even the basics of reading, writing and arithmatice, they could use the internet to leap forward in development, assuming someone taught them how to search and process information.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
That will be another interesting transformation of the right way to learn for elementary and secondary schools, and to some degree universities.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I mean
Why spend entire classroom sessions on learning equations? I understand you want to teach the proper usage of an equation, and it helps to know how and why it works, but here is no point in wasting time in memorizing those tools anymore.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Finding information
does not put it into context.
And there there’s that whole “how to reason through a problem” thingy……
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
exactly
the internet is great for trivia questions, but it has yet to provide a way of understanding and utilizing information beyond the basics.
Really?
I look up useful stuff for my work all the time.
Want to know the cause of a complex problem? Try a fishbone diagram to help you.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
And you can do that
because you received an education…not because you can open a browser and get to Google.
I use the internet all day at work….it is my #1 tool. But if I didn’t have at least some ability to think critically, I would believe that Bill Gates wants me to forward emails to everyone I know, and that dude in Nigeria really does need my help getting his money out of the country.
And yeah, a fishbone diagram is a really good tool (yes, at one point in life I was a trained quality circle facilitator), but it is no substitute for logic and reasoning. The ability to figure out what is a causal relationship in a complex buisiness situation doesn’t come from a diagram. It usually requires a bit more analysis.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
Right
So, instead of spending the first 25 years of your life memorizing stuff (exaggerating) , why not teach how to think critically instead?
I get the paper, so I don't care!
Well....
I guess we just have different perspectives on it. I LOVE what the internet provides me….it’s absolutely stunning to think of what I now have at my fingertips, but I wouldn’t dare trade my public school/public university education for access to the internet at age 5.
Up until about age 30, I would have agreed with you completely.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
"for my work"
which means you probably already know some relevant info about the topic. I look up very interesting and useful stuff all the time, but it’s on topics where I already have some knowledge of. However, could you go to a website about a topic you know absolutely nothing about and understand anything past very basic information? I’ve tried to look up advanced physics (I only have a Bachelors) and I’ve been completely at a loss.
Antediluvian mentioned context and that’s exactly the issue in our examples. I don’t think the internet has the ability (yet) to help the average person understand a new topic for which they have no context.
In a way you are right, but
They could have googled “problem solving” or “cause and effect” and gone from there.
I get the paper, so I don't care!
I have a Fleedwood Mac concert playing in the background
“Gold Dust Woman” just came on
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
Did she make you cry
Make you break down
Shatter your illusions of love
Is it over now- do you know how
to Pick up the pieces and go home
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
I saw them at the Paramount (Schnitzer) in 1975 a few months after
Nicks and Buckingham joined the group and they had released Fleetwood Mac. Great show.
I saw Buckingham do a show down there
last year…it was really good
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
One of my pals on Maui was the head security guy for the band for years
He is still tight with John and Mick
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
o sweet
photoshop came out with an app, now i can photoshop on the go! soon i will wonder how i was able to live without being able to photoshop in wifi hotspots. but in all seriousness this would be a really cool app if i had an iphone and not just a touch
Happy birthday to the ground!
wow
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/aye_carumba_marge_simpson_pose.html
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Francisco Garcia (Kings) broke his arm when his physio ball popped. Aka the Eddy Curry injury.
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/10/9/1078453/how-francisco-garcia-broke-his-arm
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
I want this
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
oh cool....
i’ve been wanting to order one for my office…it wasn’t there the whole summer.
must of ran out
It comes with extra's
I got the Blazers logo in the living room. It’s really hard to hang up straight.
Yeah
It actually kind of peels off on it’s own. It might be do the the humidity. It’s not bad though. Roy stays up good, but all the logos that have long top side horizontal lines curl off. I have a couple tiny pieces of scotch tape on them though. Make sure you follow the instructions about leaving it out for a while unrolled.
I just peeled up a logo and it came off easy and restuck.
that one pic is awesome
it’s like the kid is looking up at roy and saying “what would brandon do for this homework assignment,” and i like to think brandon response would be “drive with your left hand”
Happy birthday to the ground!
Yo BRP
remember that gift you were gonna give me? yeah whens that gonna get here? hahaha
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
i think you said it would be here by the beginning of the preseason ;)
I can wait. Just not as long as its taking to make the dougall video :)
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I might have to release my portion of the BRP video if he doesn't hurry up...
Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com
Morts avatar > Your avatar
still cool though
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Like this?
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It was too big
so was yours
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
It still has the important stuff in it
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to put your headband on first but it was way too big and covered his eyes
Morty’s worked out better even though it’s still a tad too big.
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Cutie pie.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Gardenhire should have taken Blackburn out when Texeira was up
play with fire (have him pitch to Tex and A Rod with runners on 1st and 2nd with 1/2 outs) and you are going to get burned…
[insert baseball sucks here]
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Im going to pretend I never read this comment
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
oooooooooooooook?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
baseball sucks
it’s a boring sport when an entire game can be summed up in a handful of highlights.
by Magnum on Oct 9, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
can't any game in any sport be summed up in a handful of highlights?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
lol wut
how so?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
not the way baseball can
what’s the average score in a baseball game (I seriously don’t know)? 7 combined runs? How many hits are there in an average baseball game? 18? Certainly, not all of those hits are going to be highlight worthy. Someone could easily condense a 9 inning baseball game into about a minute of highlights and you would have seen 75% of the notable plays.
It’s also the only game where people get excited about a 0-0 score. A “pitching duel” is just code for “really zaching boring”.
so football
the average scores are like 21-28… that’s 7 total TDs… how many of them are actually “highlight worthy”?
I could condense a 60 minute football game into about a minute of highlights and you would have seen “75% of the notable plays” too…
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
even in basketball
how many plays are truly ‘highlight worthy’?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
true
but you can’t summarize an entire 200 point (both teams) game with 10 plays. In baseball, you can show every run scored and a few nifty defensive plays and that is the entire game. The rest of the game is watching the pitcher and catcher toss the ball back and forth.
and a pitchers duel
is essentially the same thing as seeing 2 great defenses duke it out in either football or basketball (think Ravens-Steelers)…. are those types of games boring to you?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
how am i contrasting football and basketball?
i’m comparing them…
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
I mean baseball
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
wth are you talking about?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
uh
you took issue with my use of contrast when it should have been compare. Then you said basketball instead of baseball.
the reason i took issue with it
is because i wasn’t sure what you meant…. it’s pretty clear what i was trying to say with my ‘football and basketball’ slip up.
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
They just showed Reggie Jackson throwing out the first pitch
He was in front of the mound and bounced it 6 feet in front of the catcher. I think George Bush may have the best first pitch in the history of baseball.
Change Player Size Watch this video in a new window President Bush Visits Yankee Stadium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evb489N11Q4
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
ya bush should really sign on with a minor league team
how crazy would it be to see the former president come in for relief? or second idea, what if he let ppl pay to try and hit a homerun off of him? think how much money he could make off of that, that could single handedly fix the economic problems.
Happy birthday to the ground!
The sea breeze came up about an hour ago
And it has gone from nasty smokey to clear and nice amazingly fast
Speaking of writing skills: Casey is either using the wrong spellchecker, or he confuses role with roll
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Has anybody seen BlazerManiacAndy around?
I was just watching Man Vs Food and it was the epi from Salvador Molly’s. When the guy was doing the challenge they panned the crowd and I’d bet dollars to donuts I saw BMA hanging out. He was even wearing that red shirt we all signed at Bedge Night.
I did not say this. I am not here.
he has his own construction company now...so super busy
but he was at FanFest…you can always see him pre-funking before the games at McFaddens
I'm sure it was him
hey nice avatar also… almost the best one around
I did not say this. I am not here.
Not bad, for someone who looks like 15 ;)
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
He was working towards some Oregon constructor certification last season
People always feel like they have to pay constructors and doctors what they write on the bill, so that’s a plus…
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
do they call people who build houses “constructors” in Europe? (Not trying to make fun), just funny to here as the common phrase is “contractor”
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I have a feeling the Ducks will lose tomorrow :(
Along with the Beav’s
and with the Blazers tonight.
Lets hope the Blazers pull out the win cause then all 3 teams will win :)
Dear NBA,
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Im going to pretend I never read this comment
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin’ Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
by cloudydays on Oct 9, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You don't want the Blazers to win?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
Seriously Marvin… what is up with you, first you try to injure Roy and LMA with you comments, now you think all 3 Oregon teams will lose… .
.
.
smh
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Motivating myself to be more motivated
Dear NBA,
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by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I even posted something Pro Comcast in the "Lets hate comcast fanpost"
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Motivating myself to be more motivated = increasing his hater list
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
You're already on my hater list
so its not relevant to you
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Good
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
were is your faith
the ducks beat purdue and utah without a passing game, and with coach costa they could conceivably be better in the passing game. ucla has no offense to speak off(besides an ok running game but the ducks could stop that) so the d should be dominant again. they could probably win this week with only 17 points. this is a win, mark it down
Happy birthday to the ground!
is craft still the qb? or is prince back?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
prince is back
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
UCLA will be better then
especially on Offense…
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
not by much
a true freshman in his 3rd start against a blitzing d, the only way oregon loses is if they shoot themselves in the foot a few times
Happy birthday to the ground!
they did put up 19 points in Knoxville
Florida only put up 23 points on Tennessee at The Swamp…
I’m thinking the game will be fairly close and low scoring; like 24-21 or something (I do think Oregon will win…)
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Arenas is scoring nicely again, 5-5 and 8 assists. But the Mavs are winning.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Randy Foye and Mike Miller completely suck so far, but have only seen very limited minutes
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Starting lineup for the Mavs was Kidd, Carroll, Marion, Gooden, Dirk. Lol, I doubt that happens often. Marion is beasting.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
He just had Lasik surgery, they need to see if he can see the hoop again
That by the way was Cuban’s joke about the unknown church league player. It was Carroll, just with weird glasses and a headband so he gets no sweat in his eyes. 0-2 and 0-1 so far.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
103 - 86 after 3 quarters. I guess the Mavs can play the scrubs the rest of the way, Wizards still not that improved.
They played the usual starting 5 a lot, Mavs didn’t even use Howard at all.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Seems like he will only play the last pre-season game(s) according to some other fans
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
so he had bad vision when he was gunning from downtown for the bobcats? Or did he have some injury that necessitated lasik?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I suppose he did, and it got worse. Which is usually a contra-indication for laser surgery.
Your eyesight should have been stable for about 2 years (on the worse level).
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Miller's new blond hair isn't helping his case either. Needs refinement.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Lame
I was just about to go to bed and A-Rod hit a 2 run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th. I hope Yankees win now, just so I can go to bed.
Baseball is lame
Watching baseball on TV is more lame
A-rod is super lame
Losing sleep to watch Baseball is superduper-lamo
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
by 92wastheyear on Oct 9, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
proud to say I have watched 0 minutes of baseball this year
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
no prob
it needed to be said
"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles
The ump calling strikes and balls has a zone that is all over the place...
and they just blew an obvious fair ball call in the yankees favor. I hope the yanks screw it up somehow….
wow looks like the Twins will be screwed out of a run here
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
yep....
if Mauer is awarded a double there (as he should have been in the first place) then they score at least one run there…
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
just to complain:
This no coverage for out of area fans is terrible. NBA.com doesent broadcast the games, but blacks out radio coverage from affiliates internet feeds. SHENANIGANS
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
haha
I don't hate the Lakers, I hate their stupid fans.
by In Walks Rudy on Oct 9, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden with 5 points 4 rebounds 8 minutes into the game :)
I don't hate the Lakers, I hate their stupid fans.
Woooooooh ‘Zers are terrible. I’m going to become a Clips fan.
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Im going to pretend I never read this comment
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin’ Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That’s why you all are wiser than me. It’s cloudydays.”
by cloudydays on Oct 9, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
stop stealing myspace graphics
smh
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
here ya go
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/portland_police_bomb_unit_inve.html
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
I kinda like this Devo guy
who is he?
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
he's an idiot
i don’t like him
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Yes I agree he's an idiot
I like arguing with him though
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i hate arguing with idiots
why do you think i never argue with you?!?!?!
:P
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
speaking of idiots
who the hell is this Dzs3 guy?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
its one big clustF in there
I have no clue
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
oh man GoDucks
wooooooooow
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Im done with it now
I just wanted something to keep me busy during halftime
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
ATF has got my back
:)
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
What hole do those people come from?
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
hahahaha i have no idea
shouldn’t have stepped in there and started commenting. I blame DS.
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
What are you talking about?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
justin chat
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody notice that Ganong has disappeared since he got outed?
Even deleted his facebook……what a tool.
Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com
I think my email to him worked.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
The personal info you dug up helped me.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
by continuing to acknowledge his existence
you are only making his trolling more and more successful. We should never mention him again.
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
oh. my. god.
that might be the smartest thing you have ever said, EVER.
reccccccccc
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
I've had my moments ;)
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
If we all ignore you, will you go away?
Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com
by TheTinfoil on Oct 9, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
nope :)
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
how was the game morty?
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Were you sitting next to any Blazers fans? Wheels said that around 1/2 the fans were wearing our jerseys.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
Lotsa Blazer fans there
No one talked with me this time though. The guy who sold me the ticket via ticketmaster’s ticket exchange sat next to me (he has 2 season tickets) and we chatted during the game. He really liked what he saw out of us, even though we lost (the score was meaningless).
shut up devo
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 9:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Why is he so bad? I'm not in justin.tv
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
hes an ignorant fool
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That doesn't answer my question ...
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
he said bedge sucks
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH QUESTION, DS.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
idk its hard to sum his stupidness up
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU FAIL AT LIFE IF YOU DON'T TELL ME.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
I think it was you
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Racists in there.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I left
they were stupid. I wonder if we can get levelhed to put an access code on that
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope so.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
That was simple. Why couldn't you do that DS?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
That's something really bugs me lately with the internet
The anonymity of the internet seems to empower people to call other people gay, the n-word, or compare them to Hitler.
You're just like Mussolini
I can tell you how to make an Excel spreadsheet that proves Portland wins 62 games this year.
rec
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
If this doesnt go green im gonna cry
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
People freaking out over preseason losses are funny.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
but we were gonna be undefeated this season
and losing to the clips anytime of the year is painful
Happy birthday to the ground!
I'm glad they lost
I think going undefeated in the preseason is a bad omen. I know it was the year we got Kemp and it was bad for the Seahawks this year.
i wish pendy was healthy
it would be nice to hear him playing this preseason
Happy birthday to the ground!
DAMN YOU MORTIMER!!!!!
Whatever
thetinfoil@gmail.com
by TheTinfoil on Oct 9, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
why did he want the blazers to lose?
why doesn’t he like us?
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I love accordions, and that kid is amazing.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
that kid might actually get laid, for PLAYING THE ACCORDIAN
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
What's wrong with the accordion? (keep in mind that you're speaking to an Eastern European)
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
I didn't say anything was wrong with it, just not the typical groupie inducing instrument.
And for the record the thing wrong with the accordian is my grandmother was killed by an accordian during a world record attempt of “flight of the bumblebee”. Thanks for bringing that up.
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to school with this chick
She is quite good at the accordion
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
REGUULAAAAAAAAAAATORS!!
MOUNT UP!!
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
wat
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
[cloudydays] was on the streets, trying to consume
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
rec-tacular
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR_4V-0_3l4
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
and THAT's why I don't watch South Park.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
i dont understand….
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a show about rude and annoying kids. Not my cup of tea.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
The drawings are also very ugly.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
that's a horrible reason IMO
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
but, that is just my opinion...
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
the early ones are great
the new ones…. not so much.
it turned into a shock value show
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
yep
the last good one was the world of warcraft one
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
pwned
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
he doesn't watch it because commies can't afford a sense of humor
and they can’t stand awesomeness
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha that video is hilarious
Dear NBA,
Please bring back the real refs. These replacement ones are trash.
by Starvin' Marvin on Oct 9, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
hey that's the new
receptionist on the office, she has dark hair now its a better look
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course it's a better look. Who would want to be a ginger?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
holy cow its night and day
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, the first pic isn't exactly the most glamorous.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
ya i was doing the whole
tabloid thing
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
it always bothered me how good Any Given Sunday could have been
it was good (at least I enjoyed it), but it could have been so much more…
it’s like the Phoenix Suns of the 2000s
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Ok.
So on the podcast Casey said Rudy will have an enhanced role in the offense, Martell will be a sixth man of the year candidate, Nico would break out, and Travis’ minutes would stay constant.
Hmmm.
Math?>
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
lol wut
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
What are you trying to say?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
Casey sucks at math
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Casey might suck at math, but he's great at being a corporate whore.
I kid because I love. No, wait, I kid because I enjoy calling out utter idiocy.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
How is that idocy?
Do you really expect a team employee to be a hater? The podcast roles are pretty defined, the knee-jerk fan, the homer, and the middle of the road common sense guy.
Did I show you my moustache? Have you seen THE MOUSTACHE?!!!!
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Back home y'all
SHORT VERSION: We weren’t really trying to win, Miller is way better than Blake, Oden is raw but effective, Roy struggled, LMA looks the same, and it was fun to see our heroes in action.
Now I will do a longer write up. I’m a dummy and didn’t bring a notebook like I intended, but I remember most of what I saw.
thank god you showed up Morty. I was grasping at straws. Posting pictures of moustaches.
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Well geez it'll just be a game report!
Don’t get TOO excited for it! I can’t handle the pressure if there’s buildup.
Ok, I get to writing, brb.
Roy doesn't ever struggle
EVER! YOU HEAR ME?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
he does when he doesn't want us to win
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
its ok
We kinda needed this…we thought we were the deepest roster in the league and had an answer to anything….now we see we still need help
by xxxxxxxxxxxx on Oct 9, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
You shoulda seen 'em Morty! They were everywhere.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
so lame
wow
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
that dude speaks the truth
replace dave with him
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
talk to me Mort, talk to me. Was it bad? Wheels made it sound like we were having trouble remembering how to dribble.
"If the Lakers are Hollywood, then we are South Central." - Clipper fan.
patience, young grasshopper
(he’s working on the game report now)
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
We still seemed like a much better team than the Clippers
We were just super sloppy, a few guys were off… well, really, everyone was off.
Ok, I get to writing.
i watched babel tonight
and it was pretty solid movie but man if there was ever a movie for pedobear(that wasnt a kids movie) its babel. a ton of creepy asian teen nudity, it got kinda out of hand
Happy birthday to the ground!
what am I supposed to be seeing?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
it looks like you are advocating cocaine use
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Cocaine cures a lot of things.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea if you have your health and sanity it will change that
by southern oregon on Oct 9, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Who needs health and sanity when you can have Cocaine?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
did anyone respond to this?
if someone can tell me why my skype doesnt stay downloaded on my mac i will give you tix to a game this year
i woulda if i knew anything about macs and skype
Happy birthday to the ground!
oh and it was @jaybay
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
link?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
never mind
found it. hell yeah i’d help him out if there was a way for me to contact him :(
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
i bet he already got it fixed
but all would have had to do was tweet him for free tixs from jay bay or as ben calls it heavin
Happy birthday to the ground!
by phillyduck23 on Oct 9, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont have a twitter account
so i am stuck at square one… too bad
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
hahah Conan with the good joke making fun of Obama's Nobel
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
just got this year's family picture back
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
That is the weirdest site ever.
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
weirdest=best?
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No seriously. What is up with that site?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
don't know I just found it
but I will be looking into it
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 10, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay so the investigation was pretty short. It's just some random stuff, seems pretty harmless
awesomely weird pics though
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 10, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh well ya it's harmless. Just different, ya know?
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 10, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I like it, it show's some creativity
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 10, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I kinda like it too,
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 10, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
with a name like specialguydurr!
it’s hard not to believe you
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
look at the kid in the red coat. He knows this is not they way people should be
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
oh no you did not just make a joke about eating our pet opossum!
if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 10, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
haha neither did i
good eyes, L
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Yeah, they just snuck that in
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 9, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
why are you test commenting?
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
because it wasnt working for me earlier
LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- LaMarvelous
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 10, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
it didn't work
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 10, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess it's immediately obvious that I was lying
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by Tyler Durrden on Oct 10, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
watching Rainn Wilson on Reno 911
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GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!!
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later
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by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 10, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
My amateur game report from the Battle of Sopping Up Pre-Season Minutes '09, PDX vs LAX's JV squadron of basketeers.
I left home early, and traffic wasn’t too bad at all. Got there in less than half an hour, before they opened the doors to the Staples Center even. They let us in just over an hour before tip-off, which I didn’t suspect… I planned on getting there like 2 hours early and seeing who is getting some pre-game work in.
My seats were very nice— to the right of the halfcourt line, 7 rows up from courtside. I find my seat and watch the Blazers side get some work in with the assistant coaches and each other. Joel was working on post moves, Collins was as well (he is only 6’10", but has really long arms and a thick body). Bayno and Bayless were doing a few different things towards the end of the pre-warming up warm up, with Bayno being pretty physical with Bayless. LMA was working on post moves, soft floaters, that sort of thing. Roy was working with a coach, taking the ball from past the 3 point line to the circle and taking a jumper. He was missing more than I expected even in warmups (foreshadowing the night’s events).
Oh, and Bayless was working on a post game with Bayno, which I liked to see. He has such a big body for a PG; he sometimes has an optical illusion from seeing him on TV that makes him look like a normal sized PG, but he’s nice and big. Bayless and Andre talked for a bit on some of the courtside seats before Bayless started this workout with Bayno, and before Andre did his own warm up thing… lotsa stretching, running backwards from sideline to sideline, doing twists, he didn’t shoot or practice game moves.
I did not see Oden, Blake, or Dante at this pre-warm up warm up session. Maybe they already had a workout, were still getting taped/treated, I dunno. Just noting it is all.
The Blazers were out there much longer than the Clippers players were, and seemed to have more of a goal with what they were doing… practicing moves, drills, etc. The Clippers seemed more like they were goofing off.
The regular warm up/shoot around thing came later, and that’s pretty standard. Oden worked on post moves, doing them slow and methodically to get the footwork and moves down. One time while rebounding a hook that missed, two other made jumpers (didn’t see who shot them) bonked him on the head twice in a row— bop bop. It was funny. Him and Martell smiled. Gosh, guys, they all like each other!
(Martell didn’t play I don’t think, but he was bouncing around everywhere during both warm up sessions. Being a body for Collins or Joel to post up, taking jumpers, guarding perimeter players, all over. He is a bundle of energy).
Ok, onto the game…
The debut of RAMBO. It didn’t work tonight. However, I definitely think it will work. Look… I like Steve Blake. He is great in his Blakeness. But it is so mind blowingly obviously that Andre Miller is a much, much, much better player. Miller didn’t have a great game (while Blake played awful), but his passing, how damn CRAFTY he is, his penetration… we haven’t had a GOOD point guard like him in ever. In EVER.
No one was on their game tonight really, and I don’t think it’s because that lineup won’t gel. It’s because everyone was off. Roy was especially off… sloppy turnovers, bad shots, interspersed with normal Roy dishes and smart plays. Overall, it looked like he was trying to get into the game and do well (not really coasting), but he didn’t have his rhythm that he always says he needs to get.
The last player I worry about is Brandon Roy, and neither should you. I also think he and Andre will work well together. They need to play together to establish that chemistry though, as they are both that sort of player… and really, that’s a good way to describe Miller on offense. He is Roy-esque. Terrific ballhandler, he never feels hurried with the ball (some younger PGs start pressing when they get doubled or don’t have the handles to get out of it), and he had a few really nice drives… I think most don’t see what he is doing out there, how smart it is.
Andre Miller is a much, much better point guard than Steve Blake. It is as simple as that. He should be playing most of the minutes, and I believe he should start. Hands down.
Blake REALLY pressed tonight… it may just be me, but it felt like Blake was trying to show he can do the things Miller does— split double teams, behind the back dribble and penetrate and dish— but it doesn’t work when Blake tries it. That isn’t Blake’s game and it never will be and it SHOULDN’T be his game. We love Steve Blake’s game, and I want him to stick with it: no risk passes, no turnovers, hitting the open shot. Don’t push things. He didn’t look good.
LMA had a few points in a row in the 3rd, as we made our mini-comeback, but he’s still in coast mode. When he was trying he looks just as good as post-allstar break LMA, which is what we all want to see. Had his nice trademark running hook that goes in 90+% of the time, hit some jumpers, normal LMA. Not aggressive enough though, which was what made him special post allstar break. Very few rebounds. I attribute this almost 100% to it being pre-season, not wanting to get hurt, and wanting a deal without getting hurt. He is definitely not going all out right now.
Normally I don’t blame him for that, but right now, we’re getting used to a brand spanking new GOOD point guard, and a still-raw big man who will have a bigger role than previously. We still got several games left, but I’d like to see LMA and Roy going full speed along with Dre and Oden so they can establish that chemistry we all want to see.
Batum picked up two quick fouls, played his normal good defense, had a nice Batum-esque dunk, and otherwise didn’t do nuthin’. That has been his pre-season thus far, since we got other people we wanna see and he played all summer. We haven’t seen his offensive game that he sometimes showed during the Eurobasket, but I also get the sense that we don’t worry about what Batum will bring. The offense is just gravy. He will be a better version of what he was last year.
The Clippers feature the best frontline we’ve faced yet, which we all looked forward to as a good Oden-ometer to see where he is at. Kaman brought it physical to Oden right away, and Camby is always there to add meaningless defensive stats.
Now the best thing about New Oden, is his defense. No dumb fouls! Moving his feet! Guys, he had 1 foul all night, and Kaman was trying to take it to him. It was good news. He couldn’t score anything inside on Oden and all of his points came from jumpers. He’d try to make a move, get position, and pass out. One time he decided to take it HARD right at Oden, starting at about 13 feet away. Kaman drives, goes up with his left, and Oden stays in front of him the whole way and blocks the crap out of his shot. It was impressive.
After that block, Oden kept trying to block more shots, and altered a bunch but I don’t think he got anymore. Oden was physical without being overly so, was in good position, and if I have anything to critique it’s that he is playing it too safe. He has foul worries so seared into his brain now, that he is now likely playing it too conservative. BUT, he isn’t playing it soft or giving up points without trying, he is playing good defense. GREAT news.
I just think he’ll be able to block more shots once he isn’t worried about foul problems. I kept waiting for Oden-esque fouls to happen from Baron’s penetration, or Kaman bumping him, but he seemed much more comfortable and experienced out there. Viva la Bayno.
Oden’s offense was off tonight. He was trying his moves, getting good position, but was missing pretty bad, or forcing it when doubled. Here’s the thing we HAVE to remember: Oden is still very raw. He has much refinement left in him. This might sound bad, but it’s great news. He’s still going to get a lot better offensively. He will have his gangly and awkward moments still, and tonight was that sort of night. I do not think it was anything Kaman was doing, it was Oden being raw.
Like Ben said the other night, it’s like a baby elephant learning to walk. His moves are good, his position wonderful, and I think he has a great touch around the basket. Nights like this will happen while he is developing (and we can’t forget that he is still developing as a 21 year old raw big man), where he makes the wrong reads on the move, forces a shot, etc.
It is a lot different from last year. You don’t notice any huffing and puffing, no heavy breathing, he didn’t seem like he was having an asthma attack like last year. He wasn’t having a great game on offense, yet was still pretty effective. He got two quick fouls called on Kaman right away (within the first few minutes), continuing that pre-season trend. I believe it will last all season long. He’s too big, his still-burgeoning moves make you have to foul him.
I believe he only scored on dunks tonight, so no finesse like in the Kings games. There will be nights like this along the way. One rebound dunk was pretty awesome and everyone went OOOOOH. LMA (I believe) missed a baseline jumper, and Oden was on the other side of the basket, catches it in mid-air and hammers it home.
Oden did a really nice spin move on Kaman and scored, but he got called for the travel. I don’t think he traveled, but those quick spin moves can go either way. I’d need to see the replay to know for sure. It was a very quick and impressive move though.
I got my ticket from Ticketmaster’s ticket exchange on the Clipper’s website, and the season ticket holder who put the ticket up for sale sat next to me and we talked a lot during the game. He was an older fellow, big NBA fan, hates the Lakers with a passion (they are arrogant jerks, and their fans are stupid, he brilliantly states). He got really into our team and loved what he saw, especially from Oden and Miller. He remembers Oden from last year; how big he was and how he moved, and whistled appreciatively over and over.
Especially from his rebounding… I believe Oden will lead the league in offensive rebounding this year, unless his lack of foul problems these first 3 games is a fluke. His hands are just so STICKY. He gets them on almost every miss, either grabbing it himself or tipping it out for someone else to get. He has really good hands for being so raw, and his big fingers can almost grab the ball themselves. I don’t know how else to describe it besides saying they’re like Spiderman fingers. My new olde tymey friend was impressed.
Overall, he was quite jealous of our Ricky Davis-less team.
Speaking of Davis’s, Baron looks lots better this year. I believe he has the talent and ability to be a top 3 PG any year, and sometimes even the best one overall. But, he’s lazy, he gets fat, he coasts, and he loves to shoot 3’s even though he has never ever been a good 3 point shooter. I worried that now that he has his last deal (his last big contract, anyways) he was going to coast the rest of the way. Last year that was certainly true. From now on, he’s just playing for pride, and I’m happy to say he looked more like Baron Davis of old. He has lost weight (last year he always played like he just ate a big plate of meaty cheesy lasagna before heading out on the court), was much lighter on his feet, and was dishin’ and drivin’. That made me happy for Clipper fans.
Clipper fans are a special bunch, and I admire them greatly. I know we all hate the Lakers, but be honest with yourself… let’s say you were born and raised in LA. It would be TOTALLY FINE to be a Laker fan, if you are from LA. I am sure most of us would be Laker fans, were we born in LA. It is but for a twist of fate that we were born in Oregon and “chose” to be Blazer fans.
So to be Clipper fans, most born and raised in LA, with the hugely successful Lakers franchise staring down at you from all angles, and it being totally fine to be a Laker fan… to still choose the Clippers means they are special people. God’s people. I doubt I would be that strong. Us Blazer fans are a crazy bunch, but Clipper fans are perhaps the most admirable fans around. I do not mean that condescendingly at all, and I wish I knew a better word than “admirable” to describe it.
Back to the game…
Ime Udoka has been getting a lot more minutes than Collins, but I still heavily vote for Collins to get the last roster spot. Ime is still Ime— incredibly awkward when dribbling the ball, bad decision maker, good defender, can hit the corner 3. We would never play him.
Collins is Collins— a role playing big man who is a good physical defender. He would not be in the NBA if he wasn’t as big as he is, but since he IS as big as he is it is a pointless critique. He will not score, won’t get rebounds out of his area, but he has size and thickness and experience and smarts and 6 fouls. He has much more use to us in games (if Joel or Oden go down) and at least in practice.
Even in practice, Ime would be superfluous.
I suspect Ime will get the roster spot because it is a heartwarming story and he is a great guy, and I can’t argue against those points. I just think it would be the wrong move, considering how many good perimeter guys we have and the tendency for big men to get hurt. He’s certainly getting a grip more minutes than Collins, so either we’re favoring him for the last spot OR letting him show other teams what he can do because we’re favoring Collins. I really don’t know, and both make sense to me.
Ime was great for the 06-07 team. We have grown far past him, though.
Juwan Howard continues to relatively impress me, especially with all the negative brouhaha that surrounded his signing. He is solid, plays tougher than I expected, and looks to be in great shape. He makes smart passes, talks with the guys a lot, and ya don’t worry when he’s out there like we would with Frye. I never expected him to be better for us than Frye was, but I think he is.
Dante is a rookie. Hesitant passes, shots, he’s feeling his way. He is bigger than I expected, and won’t be all that undersized for a role playing PF.
Clipper fans were most excited for Blake Griffin, of course, and he gave them a few reasons to cheer. He, too, showed his rookieness though, and only scored on transition dunks. If the Clippers get out and run more, he’ll score a lot this way— he is good at running up and down the court and finishing. He took a few clanky jumpers (one time it was just him and ol’ man Juwan, and instead of taking it at him he took a long jumper… he will learn to recognize that mismatch in time), had a bad turnover on a almost-fastbreak trying to be too fancy, and is Outlaw’s height but much thicker.
If the Clippers play the normal Dunleavy way of lots of called plays and isos, I don’t think it will get the most out of Griffin. If Dunleavy lets Baron improvise and push the tempo, Griffin will get quite a few buckets that way and lots of nice gorilla dunks.
Otherwise, to make up for his lack of height and wingspan, Blake needs to add a lot more skill to his game. He’s strong, physical on offense, and runs the floor very well, so he’ll have lots of good moments and get Clipper fans excited. I don’t think he’s a franchise changer, though.
Outlaw had a normal Outlaw game. You should not ever let him dribble the ball in the open court… neither him or Ime are ever allowed to do that and I hate when someone lets them. It is a no no. Nothing good ever comes of it. Neither of them handle limitless options well. They need defined roles and set plays.
Trout had a nice drive and dunk, though. Very nice to see. He also ripped a rebound away from Oden, clearly recognizing that he is being judged for defensive rebounding.
Joel was Joel. Great defense, some nice blocks, lots of rebounds.
Bayless went into Bayless mode towards the end of the game, racking up fouls on his defender. He still overthinks when to attack and when to pass, and needs more development. He defended Telfair well (they were mostly matched up on each other, and Bayless dwarfs tiny framed Telfair), staying in front of the lil’ water bug easily, but had one dumb classic over aggressive foul that he did a lot last year. He’ll learn.
His free throw shooting was awful and he went 1 for 2 every time. He also couldn’t hit a jumper, and his one basket was a nice dipsy doo finish inside. Typical Bayless, I tell ya.
He impressed my new Clipper friend, who was also jealous we had a big young athletic talent like him sitting at the end of the bench. I think most of us forget how lucky we are to be Blazer fans, and that there is no rush for Bayless to get on the floor. He will get over any frustration he experiences right now, and he has more development to go through anyways.
Rudy didn’t do much; ran around screens like normal, hit some 3’s, still isn’t a strong dribbler. Did a nice pick and roll with Joel that Joel tried to throw down hard but he got fouled. I still like Rudy in the pick and roll, but in the open court or without a screen set for him, he simply isn’t a good enough ballhandler. He also needs time with Miller for them to develop some chemistry, so we can see them complete the famous backdoor-cut-alley-oop Rudy is beloved the world over for.
That’s another thing in Miller’s favor— he is so good, so much better than Blake, that I just want everyone to play with him. To develop chemistry with him. He will make everyone better.
Telfair actually had a decent game, and checking the boxscore I see he had 10 assists. His highlight was a nice drive and no look to (I believe) DeAndre Jordan for the monster dunk. Good to see him finding a role.
He still can’t shoot or defend, but he’s quick and can pass.
Rasual Butler (I like pronouncing Rasual like you’d pronounce “Casual”) tried to make it the Rasual Butler show, with fancy pants dribbling and forced shots. He made a few of them too, so it wasn’t as bad as it seemed like it was going to be. Not a bad pickup for the Clippers.
Craig Smith should be the hippo, not the rhino. He is a tub of a man.
I seriously question whether DeAndre Jordan works out enough… he’s got a great frame and body to work with, but he’s still so soft and out of shape looking. I know work ethic and commitment was always a question for him, but he could develop into a good center someday. He can dunk and rebound decent enough, can’t shoot FTs to save his life, and is an inexperienced defender. I still just don’t think he has committed to staying in shape and it will inhibit his progress.
KAREEM RUSH SIGHTING. Yup, Kareem Rush was there. Fun for all.
The Clippers should be better than last year simply by Baron being in better shape. If Kaman can stay healthy, it’ll be all the better. He’s played well when healthy, but there’s just always been something keeping him off the court. I can see them winning 40+ games if they stay healthy and motivated. I question their motivation for a lot of the guys on the roster, and still whether it all fits together. The West is gonna be tough again, and the Clippers won’t be an easy out, but I don’t think they’ll make the playoffs. They got talent, though.
I hope they sell high on Al Thornton. He is what he is. Doesn’t play defense, shoots lots of so-so jumpers. Sell high, Dunleavy!
We are clearly a much better team, even though we were pretty bad tonight. The Clippers wanted to win this game, and they got the talent to beat anyone on any given night— but we’re just a lot better from top to bottom. I’d hope if this was a real game, Roy wouldn’t be so uncharacteristically off, LMA wouldn’t be coasting, Miller and Oden would be playing full minutes, and we wouldn’t have Ime and Juwan and Bayless play so much.
There is absolutely nothing to worry about from this game, and the score and end result was meaningless. Unless you think Roy’s last 3 years were a fluke, there are a lot of positives to take away from it, mostly centering around Oden’s conditioning and defense.
It should be a very good year.
I may have forgotten some points (I meant to bring a notepad so this is all off the top of my head), and if anyone has any questions I’ll be happy to answer them. I had a good time, even though we seem to never ever play good in LA when we play the Clippers. Always an ugly win, or a game like this. Oh well.
Thanks for reading all, sorry it’s so long. There’s a lot to talk about these days!
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Oct 10, 2009 1:31 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
this should be a fanpost
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA
BECAUSE THIS IS AN OLD JD (LTRAIN MADE A NEW ONE THAT HE DISGUISED)
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
Did you even see the game.
hehehe
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
by Blazer1342 on Oct 10, 2009 5:07 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So are you saying Clipper fans are from Chatsworth?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
How many points do the Ducks and Beavers lose by today?
"Lighten up, Francis" - Sergeant Hulka
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Oct 10, 2009 8:16 AM PDT reply actions