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JD Nov 2 Happy Monday

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Happy Monday everyone! Aren't you sooooo excited to be up and at it for another week of hard work ! :-D

Star-divide

Q and I went to Alameda and went house to house for almost 2 hours. He got 2 bags of candy and was ready to go some more, but I had to nix that idea because I couldn't feel my toes.  I was supposed to go out later on that evening but the babysitter fell through so I missed out on some cool outfits and alcohol. 

I guess the Ducks won on Saturday. 

#KanyeShrug

Okay Im still tired off to get coffee. 

 

Happy Monday Everyone

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Yeah.

Sad we missed you on Saturday but I’m glad Q got a ton of candy :)

"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez

by twiggs on Nov 2, 2009 7:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

what a great day it is to be a Blazers Edge contributor

or be alive… it’s all good!

World's phoniest apology-- "I'm sorry."

by bow4meow on Nov 2, 2009 7:22 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Happy monday Sister S. Well, that's how I would imagine Sophia if she would have a career in R&B and hip hop and sold 2 million.

Sabrina Setlur, “You don’t love me” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RpJqaI3-bg

(Some language NSFB. Well, you won’t understand it anyway and I think you can’t watch YouTube at work. But it’s about a lost abusive love.)

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 7:40 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

count me in.

candy corn is fantastic.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 8:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

we should start a candy corn club

like dougall’s and cab’s ginger club except cooooler

by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 2, 2009 8:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like candy corn and the Blazers.

Blazers related comment

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i was wondering if Dave's front page post

applied to the JD as well. I decided no, except for the offensive stuff he mentioned.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 8:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

does it mean we cant say

“there are no women on the internet” anymore?

by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 2, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you just can't say degrading stuff

or offensive stuff. i don’t think “no women on the internet” qualifies. there’s no men on the internet either after all….

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 8:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Candy corn....

Vegetable of the gods.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Nov 2, 2009 8:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget Travis

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love candy corn

Put another dime in the jukebox baby. – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Joan Jett or Britney Spears version?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Joan Jett by far

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And Travis Outlaw

He loves him some candy corn

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 8:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

gross

Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge

by Philthyanimal on Nov 2, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me too, but only when it's very stale and chewy.

When it’s fresh it’s yucky.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm using a back-up laptop that we've been

keeping in reserve. I’ll be taking the other one to a shop tomorrow hoping it’s a simple fix. It does still work, just shuts itself down at inopportune moments. It’s had a pretty hard life. Hubby dropped an empty cd case on it when it was still new and broke a couple of keys and scratched the screen. He felt so bad he went out and bought me another one but since we’re on the road a lot I’ve just been using the old one. It’s nice to have a back-up.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is not meant to disparage any religion...

But the worst candy I ever got were called Testamints. They were these individually packed candies with a cross impression in the candy and a bible verse on the wrapper.

Now, I don’t care what religion they’re trying to promote, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Voodoo, Flying Spaghetti Monster, I don’t care………as long as they candy is good. This thing was the flavor and consistency of what you’d find on an elementary school chalkboard. When people ask what wouid Jesus do…..he’d probably hand out Snickers.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Nov 2, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Religious kitsch of any kind is offensive to everyone.

Even adherents of that religion, nay, especially to adherents of that religion. It’s proliferation is due to people thinking, “what’s something cheap I can give away to people to tell myself that I’m advancing my religion, despite whether or not it does.” “Testamints” are an excellent example of this. Because, you know, puns are the most effective way in which people will take you seriously, followed only by sarcasm.

πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν.

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by T Darkstar on Nov 2, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The “bread” and wine at communion aren’t exactly good recruiting tools either.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Reminds me of the styrofoam peanuts that Taco Bell serves.

Except without the cinnamon and sugar. That, of course, isn’t the point of communion, but it’s amazing how “cheap” and “never-expire” play into the equation when trying to take care of important things. I’m all for using a real matza-style bread, fresh baked only hours before. But that’s more expensive, and it goes moldy or stale too quickly. So I’m likely to get voted down. :(

πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν.

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by T Darkstar on Nov 2, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i was participated in a communion

using tortillas and kool aid. i’m not joking either or trying to poke fun, i’m serious.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

how did you know?

i’d spent a few years previous building up an immunity to iocane powder. So I’ve lived to tell the tale.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   2 recs

“wreck”—unnamed blazer player

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

INCONCEIVABLE!

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Blazer player reference was implied.

i was a man in black, just like the Blazer in their roadies.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why didn’t you list a black road uniform as one of our assets?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You mean, you’ll put down your rock and I’ll put down my sword, and we’ll try and kill each other like civilized people?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You wart hog-faced buffoon.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it won’t be the last

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do not budge; keep your “ho there”.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My ex girlfriend in HS always had this stuff around the house:

While I didn’t think it was tacky, it was the worst chocolate I ever had in my life. Horrible.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 2, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but he'd only have to spend $2.99 on one bag and he'd be golden for the rest of the evening...
When people ask what wouid Jesus do…..he’d probably hand out Snickers.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 2, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

good morning everyone.

only a week and a half until my vacation days. i’m already counting the days….

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 8:09 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

what are your plans?

I will throw my mouthpiece across the court if I disagree with you.

by SabasforThree on Nov 2, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

not go to work. haha.

i had vacation time i need to use before the year is over or i lose it entirely. I think i’m gonna use the spirit mountain vouchers and spend a day or two up there. no plans really, just not working.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All you stat people out there

What websites do you visit for the previous night’s box score?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 8:42 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

ESPN.com

Is usually pretty solid

I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden

by blazeraddict on Nov 2, 2009 8:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This and sometimes http://popcornmachine.net/ for nice game flows plus slightly extended boxscores

http://popcornmachine.net/cgi-bin/boxscore.cgi?date=20091101&game=POROKC
http://popcornmachine.net/cgi-bin/gameflow.cgi?date=20091101&game=POROKC

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll have to check it out at home – my work blocks it as a gambling website.

I like the shot chart on the ESPN website. That is pretty cool. Other than that, it is not much more than the box score at any other website.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

god bless Chick Hearn

the inventor of the virtual popcorn machine, which existed only on the radio, into which I faked a plethora of defenders in my playing days. They had to wipe off the butter and salt before returning to the court. – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like my apartment gets finally sold. Woot woot.

Which is good news, since I hated having to invest so much time in repairing some things that usually isn’t even the problem of the renter, keeping everything absolutely clean and tidy, showing people around, etc. since the summer. And guess what, just after my landlord lowered the pretty ridiculous price by like $25,000 there instantly were two people who wanted to buy it within a week.

And the new buyer sees it as an investment, which is also good news for me since I don’t have to search for something new, pack our stuff and move out in the next 3 months or so which while not a huge problem would still be a lot of trouble. This way I can wait until next summer/fall, or whenever I might take a job with a different company. Now the only remaining problem is if the old landlord leaves some of the “old” furniture in it and the new one buys it, or if I have to buy some of the stuff that is too much trouble to replace, or something like that.

And just today I found out that the same couch he claimed is worth like $3000+ over the summer was advertised in a spam newsletter from a local store for $600. Brand new. Looks just the same, same size, only slightly darker color but probably also available in the one I currently have. LMAO.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 8:46 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

cool.

must be nice to have that off your mind. one less thing right? congratulations.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did Bedge kill the oregonlive blog

I understand Sean is busy with other things, but there has not been an update since the 29th.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

this is a good thing

as long as they dont come over here

olive blog is the youtube of Oregon sports

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like this quote regarding Oden on Sunday

Shameless link to my fanshot about Quick’s article on Oden

It was so startling, so different, that Roy and Travis Outlaw were taking turns imitating Oden’s deep growls at teammates during the game.

“TRAV! KEEP PLAYING! COME ON!” Outlaw said, mustering all the baritone he could from his stomach.

“MAKE YOUR FREE THROWS; LET’S GO!” Roy said, his voice deep and gravelly.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:09 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

The Quickpire strikes back

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FYI – I deleted this fanshot, since someone already created one.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

:D

Makes a moderator happy. (sniff)

πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν.

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by T Darkstar on Nov 2, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crybaby...

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Nov 2, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had to, since I dogged Ben. for posting a fanshot on his own while there was already one posted. I dun got told – by my own dang self.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dave's front page post: 8 simple steps can help you to be the change :-)

Step One: Establish a sense of urgency (they might kill the junk drawer!!! Or ban more edgy posters that make the site fun!!!)
Step Two: Form a powerful guiding coalition (the JD coalition for community)
Step Three: Create a vision and strategy for change (the junk drawer is among the best features of BE)
Step Four: Communicate the vision (everywhere, but don’t swear)
Step Five: Empower broad-based action, remove obstacles (mods)
Step Six: Generate short-term wins (Prez is on our side)
Step Seven: Consolidate gains and produce more change (more junk, good clean junk)
Step Eight: Anchor the changes/new approaches in the culture of the organization (multiple junks per day)

(Only slightly stolen from John Kotter)

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 9:10 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

I hope they don’t kill the junk drawer. It is a great place to hang while waiting for Blazers news.

Was he referring to the JD or was it a generalization?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i assumed it was a generalization.

i’d hate to see the JD go. That’s pretty much what i hang around here for. the conversation in here is much better and some of it is even basketball related.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I discussed it briefly with our Spanish friends in last night’s JD. We all thought it was rather a reaction to the game day threads where swearing and attacking came back. But I would have to give him that the junk drawers did get a bit off too at times recently. And since his vision for the site is about basketball, mocking each other and talking about edgy things might not fly that well (see what Section323 recently said). And I can understand how someone who only occasionally reads the site wonders about some of the things we say to each other inside and outside the JD. Blazeraddict calls it “Jordan rules” in a comment in Dave’s post which is a good point. Some people here are “grandfathered”, and I could imagine that some of the stuff say Mortimer jokes about occasionally would other people get warned or banned because the mods and Dave while maybe not appreciating them knows some remarks are in jest while other don’t really know.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be clear

The “Jordan Rules” are a good thing for the Jordan’s of this site – a group I put most of the JD regulars in. The problem is when you get the DeSahwn Stevenson’s of the world thinking the superstar status is their right as well, which creates a mess.

I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden

by blazeraddict on Nov 2, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

rec

for interesting metaphor – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I may have to go over and check out the comments

I would like to say that there have a been a few lines crossed in here that we should be wary of…I too, would be crushed if the JD were disallowed

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i think the biggest issue

was the discussion on “mints”, a week ago or whenever that was. Which, in my opinion, was not appropriate. But that’s the only thing that really stood out to me. Everything else seemed pretty par for the course.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, that was probably my bad since I posted the original article… but I didn’t think it would lead to where it lead when I posted it

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 9:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah I doubt he was specifically talking about the JD

especially the part about “we are here to talk about the Blazers”

Although the reminders on some of the language being used here, that could have been intended at us.

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno… Dave makes his post and now there’s a non-Prez Mod in here… a conspiracy is afoot

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the point of the JD, is to talk about stuff that doesn't involve the Blazers

it’s the one place where totally OT topics are fine IIRC…

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was joking

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

oh

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard he was mad about you talking about your landlord issues

There’s no reason to share such private details about your personal life, Norsktroll.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, my landlord doesn't care about basketball, which is just a horrible personality trait. So there.

And if he would, I’m fairly sure he would be a Lakers or Knicks fan (he sometimes produces in NY).

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, NORSK

Dave asked me, on the other hand, to address my personal problems with fanposts that he will promote to the main page.

Just sounds like he likes one of us a lil’ more… that’s all.

I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’…

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

(mortimer = potential trailblazer player)

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(I think he was talking about the arguments and mean talk that sprouts up after losses, and even our bad wins, in the gameday threads and post game threads and elsewhere)

(Even though it came a lil’ after I shared something from my personal life, I don’t have a big enough ego to think it was about what we say in the JD (as long as it is otherwise within site rules). I doubt he even read my thang, or most of what we say here. It’s what mods are for).

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can you link Section323's comments or are they gone?

Also, I actually think the Jordan Rules of BE should be removed. I know it would cost a little personality, but I really think the people in question would adjust fairly quickly.

I know I’m the total exception with that opinion.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the other hand, the site would have much less color of bball-only talk was allowed

The JD would cost the site a fair amount of personality if it was removed.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

indeed

i LOVE the main page and there are some GREAT sidebar posts,
but frankly most of it is nonsense this early in the season.. cant read it

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was just the day after a naughty JD and she asked the next day to cut back on the sex talk

She could have just directed her comment to the main culprits, Jorga and Jscot, instead she chose to address the entire classroom.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/10/26/1098701/thepumpkinshaveeyes#23438180

I didn’t see much of it myself, but I have come across a few things where I thought Dave wouldn’t smile upon this if he would see it or someone forwarded it to him. I think she is a pretty good barometer since she isn’t new to the JD or prude but also doesn’t hang there every day.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks to both of you. Off to catch up.

I’ve missed most of the JD’s this past week.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You may want to reserve several days to catch up. There have been a lot of comments.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

content improvement:

Per Dave’s fire across the bough, let us take the opportunity establish other principles for improving the dialogue here at BE. What Dave was trying to say in his post, was “I’m going to champion the subject matter issue,(Only talk about the Blazer players)—see this as the bar, and pick up a cause.” So let’s lay the ground work here: The subject matter police is taken care of. I’m pretty sure DS/Marvin has the ’their vs there" issue under control. I for my part, will hear this call and act accordingly:

Please refrain from all uses of adverbs. In an attempt to make this site great, I hereby plead with you, clean up your language, find a better verb. Example: instead of saying “blake ran fast down the court” find the better verb, “Blake sprinted down the court”. Take this moment to reflect optimizing your gray matter.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m only inspired by the players of the Trailblazers.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

by the way

I got a 95 on that letter to Tolstoy…

pretty incredible considering how it took me about 3 hours and i BSed most of it.

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

“Nice work” is what I once heard steve blake say. (Per Dave’s request)

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's the best adjective you got?

clean up yo language foo

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I overheard the coaches saying, "you know, clean-up might be a compound verb. The point is taken, and you are correct. In light of the last few plays in the JD, we should have been clear on our usage. Let us take this opportunity to rescind that, and replace it with “Tidy”. Tidy your language, or get modded."

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A modern day pre-historic word-eating Thesaurus would shred weak language up! Why wasn’t this in Jurassic Park? Spielberg is a hack.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

oh no! the thesaurus!

instead of “don’t move a muscle” you have to say: “stop all movement because the Thesaurus can’t see inanimate objects!”

only then will you survive…

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We need a .pdf copy of Strunk and White's on the Bedge front page.

It would help with the there/their/they’re, among/amongst, who’s/whose, etc. issues…

by ArbyOSU on Nov 2, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their you go

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

har har har

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bookmarked! Thx

Unfortunately, no matter how many time I read it, it doesn’t seem to help my writing. Writing good is hard.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a fun book

We’ve given away copies as XMas presents. My in-laws are bigtime sticklers for grammar and misplaced apostrophe’s are a family joke. I even had “Grammer Police” business cards printed up for a few of the in-laws once. They were a big hit.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me thinks there is some jealousy

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's better than him going "Morty thinks..." "Morty thinks..." all the time...

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 2, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Either way is lame

Middle English=Top Geek

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like how you mentioning the phrase makes everyone say it

a BILLION times

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rec

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think Dave's said it a few times

There’s one other geek-speak he uses that a lot of folk copy.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

I never used to say “meh” until I found out it bugged people.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I never used to say smh until everyone started saying it

and then I couldn’t help myself. Especially when I really do smh!

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i'll never smh

but sma is fun

14736251

by appel82 on Nov 2, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you mean, out on the dance floor?

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I decided to start spelling out

“laugh out loud” and “smiley face.”

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

me too

im all about haha
lol is fo suckas!

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I say LOL a lot

Again, I started because it bugs people. Now it’s more automatic and I do it without thinking.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i say "haha" or some form of it

when i actually “laugh out loud”

if it’s funny but i don’t actually laugh, then i say “lol”

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me too.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think if we use the Art Of Junk War

We can deliver the "junk coup de gras"

Step Eight: Anchor the changes/new approaches in the culture of the organization (multiple junks per day)

Then once and for all, JUNK WILL RULE THE WORLD.

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 Nov 2, 2009 5:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would like the read/non-read comments feature make a return. I don’t like it when clicking out of a post causes all the comments to be read.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah. that's really annoying.

i wonder if there’s a way that can make a link open in a new window no matter what. that’d be nice too.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fear more mobile commenting and "interactivity" by cross-linking to SBN front page and blog content

Where is my iPhone again? (Btw the Suns and Clippers site have their own SBN iPhone app. BE could be in line for that, too)

I hope for something that makes the sidebar more accessible, like posts that can be deemed “sticky” by Dave and Ben for a while, better rating of comments a la Digg (e.g. burying something stupid instead of outright having to flag it), etc. Optimized code that loads faster. Seeing if there are new comments in a post on the frontpage and sidebar as if you are inside of one without having to reload the whole page would be big, but probably not in the interest of SBN (page views). And maybe a new FanShot interface (dream). Beveled buttons also don’t really help me, but maybe it looks nicer.

So far there is no info about the changes on http://blog.sbnation.com/

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Comment rating would be cool. I don’t want to see user rating, but comment rating would be sweet. All we have now is recs. With all the activity it would be cool to know which comments are worth reading.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 9:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

way to get the word right, Roybot. Corvid and I are happy.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m betting they won’t work right for the first month just like every other time they change things

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

The chances of them working right are slim to none.

btw, did you ever send in the logo you made to Ben/Dave?

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no, I haven’t had time to finish it… it needs a background… I need to email Ben about the copyright restrictions as well regarding the pinwheel and font

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Slacker!

You were too busy carving weird looking pumpkins for hours on end.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the story of my life… actually I wasn’t sleeping for a while, so that’s when I was working on it… now that I’m sleeping again, I’ve had trouble finding the time… I saw it on my desktop over the weekend and thought “I should finish that soon” but so far, nothing

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You have to ask yourself...what's more important?

sleeping, work, or designing a new logo.

I think the answer is clear.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

she drives a hard bargain

upside yo haid. – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

alright… I emailed Ben… now all I need is some stock Blazer images for the background… anyone have any they want to contribute (Dougall)?

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

nothing yet

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s on my computer at home (I’m at work)… so maybe later… It’s pretty basic so far

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...nothing to write home about.

Actually, I’m kidding because I like it 100 times more than the one BE currently has.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

why thank you… but it doesn’t seem too hard to beat a Satellite and BlazerSedge

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I seriously better have good karma after all this sucking up.

I bet a 3 year old could beat the satellite though, your right.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this is all i got. and thats just the scrubs

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a little hopeful they'll fix my biggest annoyances

I’m usually ok with redesigns. I think my biggest SBN frustration was that they forced a username change without warning. Oh, and the fact that BE scrolls off the right side of the screen on anything 1024 or under.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I the page jumps when a new comment comes while I am commenting.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Been doing that to me for over a year.

I guess I’ve adjusted. You’re right though, it’s something to fix.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NBA wants to use more D-League refs to infuse new blood

Apparently something between 50 to 100 games refereed by D-League refs was discussed during the negotiations.

http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2009/10/31/1108547/d-league-refs-to-work-nba-games

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 9:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

it would be like one D-League official

working with a couple other regular NBA guys right? That would be a a good idea I think. But if this means a whole D-League crew working a game, please oh please let that not happen.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It''s a toughie. Granted the replacement refs were horrible, but they were pretty

much equally horrible to everyone. Now that the star calls and the fouls by reputation are back, I’m just as pissed about NBA officiating as I ever was.

by raoulduke on Nov 2, 2009 9:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

i finally just had to tell myself

that the officiating was never gonna be good. The best I hope for is it’s called both ways.

The biggest issue I had with the replacement refs wasn’t that they made bad calls, it was that they called so much stuff. They ruined the whole flow of the game. I’ll take poor officiating that lets stuff go over poor officiating that calls absolutely everything all day.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The officiating will improve

once we bow to our Robot overlords and allow them to call the games… Robots are incapable of judgement errors

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can see that for baseball strike zone calls (the camera tracker gets that at least as good as a human), but for basketball...

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I believe this to be the prototype

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sexist.

The Jetsons was a sweet show though.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

indeed it was.

sexist? your name is Roybot. there is a picture of Rosy, the maid from Jetsons. You said, “A Roybot!” Using my deductive reasoning, it makes sense that Roybot=Rosy=maid.

so…you wanna clean my house?

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

is that what the kids call it these days?

clean my house?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, it's a habit to say that.

And no, I don’t want to clean your house.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

darn it.

i don’t want to clean it either.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has this already been discussed?

http://deadspin.com/5392067/

"I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous"

Jacques Derrida

by Rudyciudad on Nov 2, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...a little

but go for it

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just read the article this morning. It was the first excerpts I’ve read of the actual book. I almost threw up by the end. I’m too sick to say much more than that right now . . . .

"I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous"

Jacques Derrida

by Rudyciudad on Nov 2, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just read it too

it is compelling…cause it sounds just like what I imagine these pregame conversations to be like

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Food for the conspiracy theorists

The 2002 series certainly wasn’t the first or last time Bavetta weighed in on an important game. He also worked Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers. The Lakers were down by 13 at the start of the fourth quarter when Bavetta went to work. The Lakers outscored Portland 31–13 in the fourth quarter and went on to win the game and the series. It certainly didn’t hurt the Lakers that they got to shoot 37 free throws compared to a paltry 16 for the Trail Blazers.

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drexler often contends that refs are one of the main reasona he never got a title in Portland.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

he didnt have very nice things to say about Bavetta

that is one hell of an except.. heres the thing. I dont believe and I dont disbelieve him. I am sure there is a LARGE portion of truth in there, but he makes it seem as if every referee is corrupt.. that cant be so.. there has to be SOME of them trying

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feel about it the same way I do about steroids in baseball

Look it is part of the game. They trick is being good enough or smart enough to still overcome it.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

according to Donaghy

probably not at all..
the NBA needed Bavetta to make sure certain teams win to make more money

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"according to Donaghy"

That’s what I love about this whole story. It’s a classic he said/she said sort of tale, and both sides are liars and cheats. Methinks it’s pretty amusing.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know.

why would Donaghy lie in his situation? he might embellish, but he’s got nothing to lose at this point. I believe him over the NBA

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what they said about Jose Canseco

Turned out he was mostly accurate, with some memory errors.

If Donaghy’s book is even 50% accurate, ouch.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

good point about Canseco.

i thought that guy was a complete liar when he said that stuff. i wish i’d been right.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The stuff posted on the website rings true to me

or at least plausible.

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which is the problem that makes it murky

Those are all games fans of various teams suspect they got the short end of the stick. So if Donaghy fuels those feelings, obviously some people will say “see, I knew it”.

The investigation turned up no other refs behaving illegally. Now we can say “ha ha, of course it doesn’t turn anything up since the NBA fixed it”. That’s about as easy to argue against as the NASA moon landing conspiracy. Mythbusters is trying to investigate it? Ha ha, but they had NASA support, so obviously they are just a part of the cover-up. And so on and so on.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

turthiness is often strange than friction

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree that actually proving any question activity is nearly impossible

Unless another ref has reason to turn over on others.

I’m still surprised that the NBA doesn’t actively work with bookies in Vegas and the like. The tennis orgs have a great relationship with them and it has helped both sides.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Almost forgot.

Every day that the NBA doesn’t make a true effort to make referees independently accountable is another day that hurts their credibility.

It’s very frustrating. I want to be able to trust the refs.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

exactly.

if the NBA stepped up with the transparency, that would go a really long ways in repairing perception.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is kind of funny

Stern’s un-waivering defense of his referees has possibly led to this “we are bigger than the game” mentality by the refs.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the longer you reward sub-par work

and have zero accountability, the worse off things get.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

they keep promising transparency

but they never do it

(ducks Sterns faceslap)

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, their long term ratings is on a nasty little slide.

Look at the ratings table on the right.

They’ll never blame the referee problems of course, since they state there are no referee problems.

Coincidentally, one of their lowest ratings periods came the season after the 2002 WCF.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i stopped watching the NBA all together

after the 2001 finals. didn’t watch again until a scant few games after LeBron came in to the league. Then steadily picked up from there. Portland getting BRoy didn’t hurt. :)

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+92

Additionally I heard someone make a fabulous point that it almost doesn’t matter if it is true or not…..the fact that people believe it is possible is really bad PR for the league

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the league is hoping it'll just go away

The fact that the primary sports reporting outlet is ESPN, who has a contract with the NBA, could be a factor. You never know.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The sad thing is the NBA claims the refs are heavily metricized and evaluated and everything is transparent

Teams also have a channel to complain about issues. What is lacking is transparency towards the fans.

I have to say I was surprised the NBA admitted one of the refs blew the call in the last playoffs on Wright vs. Melo. That was a positive step. They would really build more trust if they came clear about which refs were investigated for mistakes, or if they would just put a segment on NBA TV where some supervisor explains the rules behind calls and if those calls were correct or not.

I know a soccer league that did this, to great effect. Usually the supervisor vigorously defended that the ref couldn’t see it better, but occasionally they also criticized a decision. That really helped a bit after they also had a betting scandal.

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, I agree Norsk.

Any sort of step towards explaining things to fans would be great. Or even if the refs were allowed to just say, “you know what, I blew the call. It was my mistake. I have to do better.” Just like Ed Hoculi did last year in the NFL. But to just pretend it’s not happening is an insult to the fans.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does the NBA make referees available to interviews with the media? I don’t think so. Some soccer leagues do, although of course they can say “no comment” and just wait until the formal investigation is over.

I have to say since I follow the NFL more this year I’m usually impressed by what those refs see in real time. Slight grabs around the waist, where a player went down, what part of his body was down, etc. Of course it helps that they can fall back on replays and that they know exactly where the play will start, but overall it’s still high quality officiating.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They don't make them available

Referees are strictly off-limits from taking responsibility for calls after the game.

You missed some of the NFL’s bad years. Replay has helped a bit.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no, the NBA refs aren't available to the media

as far as I know. But they should be, that’s what i’m saying.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have to resist a nasty comment about the NBA

When it comes to why they’re not available after the game.

I’ll be good.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked Henry Abbott's interview of Bennett Salvatore

That was very enlightening. Did Bennett tell us everything? No, but he told us a lot, and held back a lot too. – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hoping?

they blocked the publishing of the book!
thats more than hoping

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

more info from ESPN

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4615934

"I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous"

Jacques Derrida

by Rudyciudad on Nov 2, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now more interesting after reading Timmay!’s comment.

"I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous"

Jacques Derrida

by Rudyciudad on Nov 2, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Real NBA officiating is just as frustrating as Replacement officiating...

…but the flow of games is far, far better now than it was during the preseason. Sure, some of that has to do with it being the preseason in the first place, but most of it was just the replacements trying to justify themselves being out on the court.

The fact is, refs are still going to favor some players over others. Smart teams know this and make it work to their advantage. Roy’s really getting good at using his driving ability along with the proclivity of refs to give guys like him the benefit of the doubt when he says he’s hacked.

Sure, it didn’t look like that was the case towards the end of the second quarter last night, but it certainly is going to make a difference as the season progresses.

Yes! Yes! In the face!

by LeafHawk on Nov 2, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh my, Jim Rome calling his own interview with Roy "great"...

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:22 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Now he can't find the button for the mic on his board for the interview with Brian Grant

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

good interview with grant tho

masoli was boring and cliche.. i hate current athlete interviews

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, that was interesting to hear his own take on the situation and not just read about it

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

Brian Grant was an excellent interview..

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In A Row?

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't a 180 or 360 what you go for?

90 degree spins on a snowboard usually end with a faceplant.

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which one of those cars were you in?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the blazers are either headed into the foggy abyss or coming up out of it

I’m not sure which

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that where they should have sent Darius Miles, instead of to the NBA doctor?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This picture takes too much space and slows down everything, like LaMarcus' bloated contract

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Hey Sophia -- What did Q wear on halloween?

We live just off of Alameda — I wonder if he came to my house? I love, love, love Halloween and seeing the kids in their costumes. It was a BUSY night, and we ran out of candy. :(

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 10:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I think she said “evil Spiderman”, so a dark costume

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yup he was venom

and was with a glow in the dark skeleton and the villian from scream

s

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 2, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

how'd the costume turn out

after losing the mask? he look nice and scary?

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

so funny

def looked like an actor in black face. i painted his lips but after eating candy they just turned red.

talk about awkward.

S

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 2, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i'm sure no one thought any ill of it.

kinda funny though. main thing is he had a good time.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

he had a blast

i am just overly conscious of that stuff

s

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 2, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m jealous… we have so much candy left over… our neighbors told us to expect a lot of kids… we got 15… I blame the swine flu (and Blazers game just for Dave)

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can't keep blaming the swine flu.

I’m sure your neighbors had tons of kids.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

my wife was bummed… she put in some work making out place look welcoming for the kiddies…

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/12810850@N05/4069538394/

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The door in the background

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the one on the left… I was going for a pirate ninja turtle

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I figured.

And you say you make pretty things…smh

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

not for Halloween… pretty things have no place in the Devils Holiday…. my pirate ninja turtle pumpkin is awesome

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12810850@N05/4069633486/

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

That is some awesome pumpkin carving.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

we’re lucky to get five kids on halloween. dark streets ftl

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rich kids buy candy… they don’t need to walk around begging for it

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

smh. i live in the ghetto

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

in eugene?

or do you live in springfield?

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

naw i live in the ghetto in portland

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

is that like your breakfast nook?

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NE?

Woodlawn? All the places I thought were ghetto have been revitalized since I have been gone

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

naw i live in hillsdale. def not the ghetto. the biggest problem we have is coyotes

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and screaming babies

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ad Hominy

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

at least its not the couv

its like the Springfield of the north

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We've moved hipsters into whatever people used to call "ghettos"...

Now drive bys are done on bike by white guys from the midwest with beards and tight jeans.

by ArbyOSU on Nov 2, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ninja bike messenger/assassins

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by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

unless it’s Whitacker or Springfield it’s not ghetto

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What about the Valley View Trailer Park?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear they have gold fixtures

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

for some reason I thought you lived in North Portland

what (approx) part of Alameda are you near? I’ve been running across Alameda in the 20s and 30s (streets) a lot lately. I live up near Alberta.

by Section323 on Nov 2, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A little further out, closer to Cesar Chavez Boulevard

Alameda is a great street to run, walk, or bike on. I like doing a loop that includes the top of the ridge (Alameda), then the base of the ridge (Wistaria et al).

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A few years back I rode my bike to work

along Alameda and down the ridge at Wistaria.

My path’s a little different now. It’s a nice area.

Funny that kids come from other parts of town to trick or treat. Apparently they come down from my street. I usually get fewer than 10 kids.

I will now have to eyeball all the people I see while on Alameda.

by Section323 on Nov 2, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be the woman wearing black and red

Yeah, we get vans and vans full of kids. It’s rare that I actually know a trick-or-treater. It’s a trip. Have you ever seen that house on Alameda with the over-the-top decorations (around 50th)? I have a friend who lives three doors down from that house, and they get several hundred kids every year.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hey Mort.

How ’bout that Greg Odoms, hmm?

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by Cablinasian on Nov 2, 2009 10:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I WOULDN'T KNOW

LPBB WOULDN’T WORK LAST NIGHT AND NOW I GOTTA GO TO A MEETING.

ARRGH.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was referencing the Quick article about him eloquently sharing defensive theory during last night’s game.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 2, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I take it that you were encouraged by the article?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it is a good thing. I’ve always been positive on Oden though. He’ll be great provided he stays healthy and the fouls diminish over time.

I dunno. His per-minute numbers are tremendous. It’s only a matter of time.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 2, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope it continues. I hope it wasn’t just a “I’m playing against Durant, and I gotta prove my worth” game.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think Greg has suffered from lack of effort in any game this year. He just stayed on the floor last night and that’s all he needs to do.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 2, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i think dave forgot one point in his main page rant

(yeah it was a rant , i see you dave, you are REALLY TO’d)

that my color code is to be referenced every day. As a woman, it’s especially important as women are subject to more extreme and detrimental emotional highs and lows

;)

Im a green today obvi

s

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 2, 2009 10:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

i think that would be wise

the worst is when men are unaware when women are screaming att hem

it would help knowing when we are ridin’ the crimson wave

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 2, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FYI im mocking anyone that thinks what im saying is legit

so if you agree with my sentiment or don’t get that im joking around, now ya’ know

s

The Princess of Blazersedge

It just takes an iron fist to keep the riff raff under control and her princess hand is mad strong- Idoltime

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 2, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is important info that I nee.....wha??

you were kidding?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is the surf up this week?

Avoid earthquakes, they cause tidal waves. – Elgin

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by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

cool pics.

19 and 26 were my favorites.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Michelle Obama's costume is a bit odd. And is Mr. Obama dressing as John McCain?

Also, not funny to joke about Hiroshima burn victims dear Hong Kongers. Why all that hatred towards Japan?

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Japan was huge jerks back then

Tried to take all of Asia over for decades before WW2. Extremely brutal attacks on citizens across the mainland of Asia. Japan is still very hated over it.

How they treated citizens and POWs was, in many ways, even worse than the Nazis.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

11 is really funny

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what Haiti is like on Halloween?

I wanna see some real zombies

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Derek Jeter won the Hank Aaron award, which is supposed to go to the best hitter in each league

That is like giving an award that is supposed to go to the “best pure scorer in the NBA” to Chris Paul because he’s such a great leader. People are stupid.

by jksnake99 on Nov 2, 2009 11:14 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

lol wut

Mauer didn’t get it?

that is ridiculous

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

indeed

How you an lead the league in avg, obp and slugging and lose this award is mind boggling.

by jksnake99 on Nov 2, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

he’ll get it once he plays for the Yankees in a couple of years

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

when do they announce the Cy Young?

The three man race in the NL should be interesting. Lincecum really should win it again though.

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it'll be between Lincecum, Carpenter, and Wainwright, correct?

i haven’t looked at the numbers but didn’t Lincecum miss some time at the end of the year and Carpenter continued pitching strong? Carpenter could make a run. At least, that’s what I remember thinking near the end of the regular season.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lincecum only missed one start

all the advanced metrics (plus the regular stats like Ks) suggest that he is the clear winner, but we’ll have to wait and see what the voters think.

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

seriously?

sigh…

didnt he also win the roberto clemente award this year?

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A Bill Walton classic from 2007
"Yesterday we celebrated Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery of gravity… Today, Fabricio Oberto is defying it!"

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by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 11:22 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

lol

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, amigos, but after reading Dave's post, I think he was talking about the junk drawer as well

Not the “talk only about Blazers” stuff of course, but this really hit home:

Lastly, use some common sense when you post. In addition to the obvious no-no’s about racist language and such, please don’t use language degrading to women, people of various sexual orientations, people with physical or mental disabilities, or stuff you’re generally not going to say when face-to-face with polite company in public. Have a little sensitivity and realize your post isn’t added to one bit by any of that stuff.

It’s been Wild Wild Westish in here on some days. If someone new stopped by, there’s a good chance they’d be offended by some of the comments and never come back. It’s too bad, because the JD could use some new blood. It’s getting cliquish.

The JD represents the site too.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 11:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ok.....point taken....I will stay away for a while

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

-92

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 2, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, that was a cliquish in-joke.

I apologize to everyone who didn’t get that and will do my best to be bland from now on.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Nov 2, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

good job

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There has been some non-family friendly talk recently (I guess, depending on your family, but I am more conservative than many members of my family). I will try to tone it down a little, cuz I don’t want to see it all blowed up.

Regarding cliquish – I think folks are paranoid ever since “the guy that keeps getting banned and coming back”. Every time someone new tries to join, many JD’ers run the person through the gauntlet to make sure they are legit and cool.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

agreed and agreed

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i like you

(and the blazers)

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by appel82 on Nov 2, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

I'm about to watch yesterday's game

I need some ideas on how to best rub it in Mortimer’s face.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 11:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

i can't take this anymore.

me thinks is one word. One. Word. methinks.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sheesh is spelled with 12 "S"'s

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

me thinks their is

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You two?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like to pyle on as much as every one else

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by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

who will shovel up all of this hot, steaming pile?

Gomer? – Elgin

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by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

oh excuse me.

I meant you’re.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

hahahahhahaha rec

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yup

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

verily

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Talk about all the subtleties not shown in the highlights and how amazingly skinny yet flabby Durant looks.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

THAT'S THE THING

No offense to anyone, but every gay friend I have who stays skinny because of coke has that waifish thin Durant body.

No muscle tone, just skinniness.

It isn’t a nice body.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

morty likes meat on his gay friends' bones

just like he likes his small forwards

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by appel82 on Nov 2, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I jus' worry about them is all

That waifish twink look ain’t too healthy.

Now obviously KD isn’t starving himself to stay skinny like they do (giving you that super soft, no muscle tone skinny look), but it’s just so weird how bad his body looks… development wise.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

’member how he was supposed to be bulked up this year?

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by Cablinasian on Nov 2, 2009 5:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, because he is dumb, and saw Lebron working out and finally linked the two

I never got that story. So, you’re saying he is a world class athlete, surrounded by top trainers since HS, and he never knew lifting weights made you stronger till he saw Lebron doing it?

He clearly does not lift weights. I dunno why. And if he DOES lift weights, then his physique is hopeless. I know Texas does not make their players lift weights, and actually discourages it— LMA had a very skinny build as well. He corrected it quickly, like most NBA players do.

If KD has been lifting weights, which I assume would be for the first time, then he got nothing from it, and I’ve never seen that. The first time you hit them seriously, you get the most dramatic results.

It is crazy to me how bad his body looks. It’s such a soft skinny, I simply don’t get it.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

even Durantsheeple Ben admitted that he just wasn’t passing last night.

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by Cablinasian on Nov 2, 2009 5:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is a normal KD game

NOT the bad shooting part, but he’s a mediocre rebounder who gets more than normal because they got no other good boarders, and he rarely passes.

I watched him so much last year, and it was so obvious he was not a good offensive player outside of scoring, that I always seem like I am bashing him because he got way overrated on the offensive end of the floor.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 5:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

people fall in love

with tall, long dudes who can stroke it

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hahha

might have to be my new sig…

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by appel82 on Nov 2, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

go for it

I WAS THINKING OF YOU WHEN I WROTE THIS

/has no idea if you are either tall or long

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hmmmm

i’ll let that one go… ;-)

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by appel82 on Nov 2, 2009 6:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has he been a very good scorer without hitting the weights?

Yes, of course.

But he won’t be able to get an inside game or be able to handle any physical perimeter player, ever, if he doesn’t get stronger and build upon his frame.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i have a friend who is like that

apparently the ladies dig it though, so i can’t really hate on him

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t want to put bad mojo on anybody,

But if anyone looks like Sam Bowie, it’s Durant. And if anyone goes down with a freak broken ankle (or something like it), I put my money on Durant.

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 Nov 2, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno about all THAT...

…he’s had some normal NBA injuries (turned ankle, etc) and Bowie was a special case where his body just kept breaking. Both he and Durant are skinny, but they haven’t had anywhere close to the same problems.

Neither have Oden or Bowie, of course. Bowie doesn’t relate at all except he was a Blazer.

I do think of one isn’t as strong as they should be, they are more prone to tendinitis and get bumped and bruised a lot more. Without a strong core, several injuries can be much more severe.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Deep in your black evil heart, you know it.

I’ll share my voodoo doll wit ya.

Really though, I’ve always felt that way about Durant. No he hasn’t had the issues Bowie had. With Bowie it could have happened at anytime, fate just brought it to him early rather than 5 years into his career. Hence, I don’t rule out Durant because he’s made it through a couple seasons. But maybe KD will have some time to gain some strength. I really don’t think his poor bench press is all related to strength, but more due to his body style. Any guy with that small of chest and arms that long is going to be a lousy bench presser.

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 Nov 2, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really care about his bad bench in the pre-draft

I’m talking about his current physique, his muscle tone, how lean he doesn’t look, etc.

Bench press doesn’t mean much for the NBA, and yeah— the skinnier and lankier you are, the harder it is.

by Mortimer on Nov 2, 2009 7:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Right, gotcha

Yeah, the bench press thing doesn’t mean anything, just like many other parameters they measure. With out looking it up, I have a feeling someone like Kidd did poorly in many of those measurements.

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 Nov 2, 2009 7:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With Kevin Durant, he's more likely to have a majorly freak injury like Shaun Livingston.

Dear Paul Allen:

Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.

Sincerely,
AK1984

by AK1984 on Nov 2, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

so gross

I would give it all up for a billion dollars

by Tyler Durrden on Nov 2, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It has more to do with him having an ectomorphic somatotype than anything.

Dear Paul Allen:

Waive Patty Mills & sign Ime Udoka.

Sincerely,
AK1984

by AK1984 on Nov 2, 2009 8:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i'm an endomorph myself, so I'm not that tall but you can beat the hell out of me

kinda like a neanderthal

I would give it all up for a billion dollars

by Tyler Durrden on Nov 2, 2009 8:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, Livingston is also on the OKC roster. That team has the potential to be very scary.

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 Nov 2, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s been announced recently that an epic movie based on the life of the prophet muhammad will be produced in the near future. The movie will be respectful of the prohibition on producing images of the prophet, and may become, therefore, the first movie whose protagonist is absent for the entire film. I’m actually thrilled at the idea. How great would it be to make a movie in which the life of a man is told only when he isn’t there? I hope this is what they decide to do with it, rather than a series of uninventive obscuring camera shots. How many movies would be made better with this technique? Imagine It’s a Wonderful Life without George Bailey, or Casablanca without Rick. What movie would you like to see re-made in this way? I’d like to see Harvey without all the annoying rabbit bits.

My upstairs neighbor threw a firecracker out her window last night when the Yankees recorded the final out. If the series ends tonight, I fear what she has in store.

Off to class.

"I could have done with other loves perhaps. But there it is, either you love or you don't" -SB

by nightbluefruit on Nov 2, 2009 12:05 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

this sounds like an awful idea.

how do you have a biopic without the person you’re making it about actually in the movie? i don’t see how this can be done well.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jaws worked well without showing the shark for a long time.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was the best example i could conjure. i don’t have much hope for movies these days.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i do.

great movies can still be made. they are just few and far between. but there’s stuff that will stand the test of time.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i still believe in cohen bros, i guess.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and Eastwood.

I’d say those are the heaviest hitters right as far as best bets for great movies. there are others, but i can’t think of them off the top of my head.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We watched The Big Lebowski again last night.

I love the Coen brothers.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a hard time choosing which of their

movies is my favorite. I guess it’s the one I’m watching at the time. I loved Miller’s Crossing.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Miller's Crossing is great too.

I think No Country is my favorite because I think it’s a perfect movie. But Fargo is probably the one I’d choose if I could only have one of their movies to watch for the rest of my life. I don’t think I’ve seen one of theirs I haven’t liked. Can’t wait unitl thier latest is out in wider release.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, If I absolutely had to choose

a favorite it would be Fargo. I can’t wait for A Serious Man. I don’t think it has any of the usual people in it but the trailers look great.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

what about least favorite?

I think i’d choose Blood Simple. But I haven’t seen it in ages so it’s probably more an unfamiliarity thing.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven’t seen blood simple in a loooong time, but my least are intolerable cruelty and lady killers

i really like barton fink, which most don’t like, from what i’ve seen.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

see I really liked Intolerable Cruelty.

The Ladykillers was good, but not great. I can see disliking that. I thought IC was funny and pretty smart. Good acting. I agree about Barton Fink.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i think they’re pretty good, but i like them less in scope of their library.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah. that's kind of how it is with those guys.

it’s like debating which flower smells nicest.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i liked intolerable cruelty

Clooney is the man..

now ladykillers was fraking horrible

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And like Kaiser Soze - he was gone

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have mentioned this before

but that was due to mechanical troubles and was not a conscious choice by Spielberg

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Nov 2, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and it ended up working out for the best

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

true

but it is certainly not a master stroke of creativity as some (not here) have suggested

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Nov 2, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

well one could argue

that the way they worked around it (the shark not working) was genius.

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dont know if -shark + richard dreyfuss equals genius

I would say that would also be a movie I would never call the work of genius

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Nov 2, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i agree, jonestr.

Jaws is good, but fairly overrated. it doesn’t hold up really well. It was just a “first of it’s kind” sort of thing.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it is entertaining, but genius is a bit far fetched

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Nov 2, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would say its a cool idea

but I imagine its only more fodder for weak minded fundamentalists to have an issue.. and use it as ammo to recruit

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, it will be twisted by all.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha that sounds amazing

how would that work? a person telling the story and then everything done in flashbacks, but liek documentary style where they just talk about what muhammad did?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Might be entertaining but a bit disturbing. Like Garfield minus Garfield.

You could of course talk about any major character in a movie in retrospect, like his friends or enemies remembered the person. Gone with the Wind from the perspective of one of the minor characters might be nice. Jaws really completely without the shark, just like at the beginning (a lot of horror movies go bad once the “evil” is revealed – especially if it looks like a cheap special effect). James Bond without James Bond. The possibilities are endless.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I had the same Jaws thought without reading the comments above.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

gone with the wind

from the perspective of “mammy” (the head house servant)?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

not that i know of

i liked that character cause she always bitched at Scarlett:

“If you dont care what folks says about dis family I does! I is told ya and told ya that you can always tell a lady by the way she eats in front of folks like a bird and I ain’t aimin’ for you to go to Mr. John Wilkes and eat like a field hand and gobble like a hog! "

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was a great book

The movie was a valiant attempt to capture the entire book – but it failed. – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wherefore art thou Mortimer?

I should just cancel my recording of yesterday’s game. It’s got the OKC announcers. I guess it’s better than not being able to watch the game at all.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:17 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

i thought you didn't like MB and Rice?

wouldn’t you prefer the OKC announcers?

nice S&G reference up there by the way.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like those guys

I hate Wheels and Shonz.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i see.

just watch it on mute. it’s kind of nice that way actually.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah

I’m just bragging that I got the game because Mortimer lost his in a bet with a gypsy.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i learned not to make bets with gypsys

after one of them tied me down and gave me a tattoo. on the inside.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was sadly dissapointed by the OKC announcers

mainly the white guy I cant remember his name
he sucked last night.. my fiancee was watching and this was her take

why did he say that, that didnt happen, im confused, is he watching the same game?
she is trying to get into the Blazers and basketball but still somethings dont make sense
like announcers who talk about things that didnt happen

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are at least two things NBA fans have come to understand:

1. Announcers say stuff for dramatic impact – not actually what is happening

2. The refs have an agenda

If you accept those to assumptions, you’ll enjoy the game much more.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to like those guys

I think its coming back around to my original point. Teams that suck have better announcers because they dont have to hype up how awesome their teams are and instead call the game.
OKC thinks they are good now apparently

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exhibit A:

Didn’t the early 2000 Blazers have Pete Pranicka (sp)?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and then went to seattle when they sucked

and somehow we didnt get him to replace someone our our staff..

by GreatOden'sRaven on Nov 2, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

can people not in our league see that page?

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure

I was already signed into Yahoo

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ok were tied. u must have won the tie breaker. but second place isn’t bad either

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I tried to tell him.

Look who is in last….HAHAHA.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s me…. my team is a bunch of slow starters… hopefully

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i hope theres air vents in the cellar guys

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha

You have great company Ark.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I beat Norsktroll, you beat some crappy team

It’s like Florida gloating about beating Southeast Tennesse Tech A&M University.

Point: Cloudydays

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I tied with Lexie of Russia (thanks Lakers for shooting a high percentage), and placed second in my other ESPN league

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear she has a thing for the Krstic’s of the world

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Heck no

I have more hair on my back than that guy has on his head.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh ok.

I’m not sure I wanted to hear that though.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm kidding

I only have kidney patches to keep them warm.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm, that is weird.

She calls me Nedzad.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

woah
BRoy’s 44 free throws made and 49 free throw attempts lead the league (89.8%).

- https://twitter.com/AGDuck

lessssss go

by dougall5505 on Nov 2, 2009 12:37 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

smh

Below 90%? The guy needs to step up his game.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am getting real tired of SBN acting up

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:41 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

ha Matt from Blogabull calls the JD

“popular, but scary”

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:43 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Link?

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

@blazersedge, if you don’t want conversations getting off-topic, why do you have the ‘junk drawer’ threads? Popular, but scary.
@blazersedge yeabut the OT-ness gives more ammo for personal attacks elsewhere. I’m guessing you guys have determined it’s worth that cost.

http://twitter.com/BullsBlogger

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The second tweet isn't really true.

People that comment here don’t attack other JDers in other threads. We keep the personal attacks inside the Junk Drawer.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+92

"And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make." -The Beatles

by 92wastheyear on Nov 2, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it has the opposite effect sometimes

It’s less tempting to insult someone if you “know” them.

by Corvid on Nov 2, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, we’re not the ones lobbing ad homs and Aspersions in the Game Day threads… but we do occasionally go after posters or trolls in other fanshots/posts

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JDers stick together.

When we do venture outside of the Junk Drawer is usually to stick up for someone else or to hijack another thread.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah… that could put off new posters when we do that… we are protective of our own outside of here… it’s a pack mentality

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's why it seems cliquey.

Like Ashley said, we are paranoid when new people start commenting here because of the whole troll that wouldn’t go away thing. I wonder how many people have actually been scared away from the JD because of some of the things that are said. Especially with all the inside jokes and stuff. Not knowing what anyone is talking about would probably not make people stick around here.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

those who were made for the JD will be in the JD

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Nov 2, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The JD is overrated

I prefer to stay on topic and discuss basketball on the main page.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ROFL!

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Nov 2, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True, but you have an unhealthy fascination with Tyler Hansbrough so I tend to ignore those comments

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True, I have to say I would prefer Psycho T over the JuJu man.

But slowly things happen that they cannot help and the Blazers Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart

by Norsktroll on Nov 2, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's still hurt though

He hasn’t done jack for my fantasy team.

by tominhawaii on Nov 2, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JuJu Man

Great song by Passport (a German fusion band). – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 2, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i wouldn't think it'd be so much the jokes and stuff

as feeling intimidated about starting to comment. it’s fairly tight knit in here and jumping in as a new person would be tough even without all the inside jokes.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

jumping in just takes Juevos… we can’t cut out the inside jokes and what not cause we know each other too well at this point… and it’s not like we’re gonna talk about basketball… I just think we need to be mindful of taking our jokes outside the JD

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

so you are saying to take them outside the JD

got it

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Nov 2, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah for sure.

i didn’t mean we should cut out the jokes or anything. i agree with what you’re saying, it just takes jumping in. i don’t remember when i started but it took a while to get “accepted” i guess. but no one was ever off putting or downright rude.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just lurk for a little, then jump in. Nobody bites, unless you are into that kind of thing, then I am sure there would be volunteers.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

who is asking?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

figures

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am a MAN

but I am not 40. Roybot asked for proof once, but she can’t handle a picture of my turth.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

haha.

it’s framed on her wall now.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wallet size?

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

of course

Roybot lives in a dollhouse after all, SON.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I promise to be more family friendly.

Do you like Chuck E Cheese or the Wunderland nickle arcade?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

thanks creepy old guy in the van parked outside

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I lost my puppy, can you help me find it?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think they are out of business

The zoo on 2nd tuesdays is cheap.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the up button

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Nov 2, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I meant why.

How did we get here after I brought up Daisy Kingdom dresses?

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oooooh gotcha.

We are supposed to be talking about the Blazers anyway.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's what i ended up doing.

but even after jumping in, it takes a while to feel “part of the community”.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

is that what you did?

i prefer to forge my own way. haha. i think i’ve done ok.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah, that's not what I did.

I just jumped in. Everyone thought I was a guy (most still do) like Tom and BRP until I said I was a girl.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

im the only one who knew!??!!?

wow

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

some people have a more intrinsic

ability to identify gender over the internet than others.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Corvid is ace

at identifying gender, personality, tone, a particular person using an alternative screen name, etc.

by fanfaraway on Nov 2, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i haven't seen her in action.

you’re a guy though right? ;-)

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She was on to me

like a cat on a mouse. I couldn’t fool her :(

by fanfaraway on Nov 2, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry Roybot

it was never my intention to keep you in the dark, but no one could know!

Still friends?

by fanfaraway on Nov 2, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i find this hard to believe

according to my sources

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What?

that Roybot and I could be friends after I betrayed her trust? That men and women can be just friends?

by fanfaraway on Nov 2, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i have information that might

break your little friendship up

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa, pal

CALM THE ZACH DOWN

by fanfaraway on Nov 2, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

well people have yet to guess

I’m actually Brandon Roy’s film study partner….

crap….i’ve said too much

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah… as long as you have something occasionally intelligent to contribute… I think all are welcomed eventually

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

a dig on yourself?

that’s not your style.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would have picked someone else (you know)

but I decided to be a little nicer.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

asking for Karma is like asking for a Rec

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No and I'm not even gonna try.

And I was told I don’t have to.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you probably don't.

Ark’s team sucks. made me look good this week though! :)

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

slow starters… not sucks… give it a couple weeks… sheesh

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

haha.

jgyahtbdtmss.

i’m getting in on the acronyms now.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn’t start commenting until June. I just jumped in and went blah. Sometimes I get irritate by what’s in here, sometimes, i’m sure I irritate. Here’s the thing though. Without the JD, I would only stop in here occasionally to read the main post. I probably wouldn’t sign in. Now, I’m 400 times more likely to read and comment on the front page postings, and, I read most of what everyone in here writes as there fan post.

I don’t think getting offended is that big of a deal. Learning to lightening up, and see your own faults, and the faults in the world is important. For many of us, we’re doing a public service.

by EvilKaramazov on Nov 2, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i get annoyed by some of the stuff in here too

although i am probably just as annoying to other people :)

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

samesies

but I know im annoying to other people

its all good :)

by Starvin' Marvin on Nov 2, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

well it depends really

the people here can be ruthless depending on how you make yourself appear at first.

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

2008 Civil War: Oregon 65 - Oregon State 38

by cloudydays on Nov 2, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

agreed… I was talking more about when our pack descends on some poor unsuspecting new poster outside the JD… for instance poor innocent Aaron Sass and his game recaps

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well yeah that too.

When we do that it scares off any newcomers.

by Roybot on Nov 2, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't flag that lastnight. It was pretty obvious that Everybody ELSE was caught up

In the fury of a hate mob, and they had decided arbitrarily to attack sass, like some mythical man-eating shark would attack an old sea captains boat with a coastal town sheriff and rookie marine biologist on board. Thankfully Dave came in and shot a allegorical hole in the scuba tank that was our growing ego resulting in our re-evaluation the destructive nature of our ever devolving level of conduct.

I would give it all up for a billion dollars

by Tyler Durrden on Nov 2, 2009 2:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

yes… but have you seen the giant white whale?

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i didn't either Tyler.

I didn’t get the big deal. If his posts sucked, I could see it. But they weren’t inflammatory and they weren’t idiotic.

by DrivetheLane on Nov 2, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, just a duplication of the comment thread on the main page which I think is what annoyed some

Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it

by The Arkitect on Nov 2, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lol

Sass was doomed, it was like blood in the water. In fairness to him, he does post before Dave, so they’re not rip offs, but I can see how some would say it would flow better as a part of Dave’s thread, rather than its own deal

I hate Comcast.
Card carrying member of Team Bayless
I believe in Greg Oden

by blazeraddict on Nov 2, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did that post have comments deleted?

Or was it always just the few who were there?

I also fall under the “please don’t recap the game in a fanpost category. We could all do it, and we all refrain and comment in the post-game thread while waiting for Dave” category.

by Timmay! on Nov 2, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply