Junk 02/23: Blazer's Edge-tymology
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 12:28 PM PST
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I have long wondered where some people's screen names come from. Forgive me if this has been covered already, but I don't recall having seen one in the year or two I've been reading the Bedge. I bet there are some interesting stories behind many of those out there. For me, it's just my favorite number and my favorite animal - pretty simple and not one of said interesting stories, but I thought I'd share, regardless.
While we're on the topic of words, what exactly does "post" mean when reffering to a "post player" or "in the post"? Is it "post" as in the prefix meaning "behind"? Is it "post" like a thing that sticks up out of the ground? Something else? Please share your ideas and answers below!
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My first name is Thomas, my last name is Ikehara
hence—thomasikehara
bayless leaves over my dead body
by thomasikehara on Feb 23, 2009 12:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Mine is derived from Star Trek
but less so than one might expect. I’m a reformed Trekkie—as I’ve gotten older (and acquired things like a wife and children), I find my interest in Trek has waned. The fact that Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise royally sucked rocks probably had something to do with it—also the fact that I left college in ‘95 and thus wasn’t exposed to a community of fellow nerds had something to do with it as well.
But still, I’m a software engineer by profession, and my first name is Scott… so the Trekkie-derived nick has stuck.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 12:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
isn't a true Trek fan a Trekker, not a Trekkie?
I can’t agree that Voyager sucked. I thought some of the best stuff was on Voyager, especially the aliens, and of those the Hirogen and Borg episodes were all very well done.
When TNG came out, I thought it was the best thing since Nacho Cheese Doritos, but in syndication, I find the episodes boring and tiresome, especially the first 2 seasons.
Re: the parent topic, Bow4Meow is obviously an edict to attend to the needs and wants of the true rules of the universe.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean every cat...
should have a dog to play with? I’m all for that….
The best dog for a cat to have is one that was never exposed to cats as a pup—dogs which have cat experience as puppies tend to have terrifying memories of being clawed across the nose (and thus pay felines undue respect), whereas dogs that have no such juvenile fear of cats won’t hesitate to chase the vermin up trees where they belong. :)
The Trekker/Trekkie debate is one which was never settled—many Trek fans, upset with the “nerd” connotation of Trekkie, proposed Trekker as an alternate, for those who love the show but don’t go out in public carrying fake phaser guns, unable to figure out why acting like Captain Kirk doesn’t enable them to have his success with women. Me, I don’t much care.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no I don't mean that
Although it doesn’t hurt to have a dog around for the cats to be disgusted with. I mean, Bonzi is always complaining about how hard is it for that darn mutt to bury his skat in the barkdust instead of leaving it in the lawn.
Dog’s are good and all that, but they are utterly incapable of ruling the universe.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, dogs like to eat
kitty roca. Cats should at least return the favor.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ode to Spot
Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex levels of behaviour you display
connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
Data, “Schisms”
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree about Voyager and, while The Next Generation did list badly the first 2.5 years, the ship righted itself after that and produced some excellent science fiction.
I thought Enterprise was fine. The problem was that, after 30 years, even diehard fans were tired of Star Trek.
Ever see Stargate SG1? That’s my all-time favorite. It’s the only science-fiction series to last ten seasons. The spinoff, Stargate Atlantis, is terrific, too. Outstanding science-fiction shows that didn’t last include Threshold and Firefly.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 23, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Never could get interested in SG1
Kurt Rusell in the Stargate movie probably put a bad taste in my mouth, that or I seem to associate Farscape with it, and that show really bugged me.
You’re right tho about TNG righting its course. Once they did away with Data’s little nuances, and reformed Worf, and abolished that crusty old Doctor with Crusher…Beverly… I was assimilated.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bite your tongue
Farscape rocked. Next you’ll be complaining about BSG.
by DonkeyShins on Feb 24, 2009 8:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not tired of Star Trek
I’m tired of bad Star Trek. Voyager and Enterprise rehashed the same things we had seen on Next Gen and Deep Six Nine. I could write you up a ST series that would make you a rabid killing animal for the joy you would feel.
The original is still my all time favorite show and most of the movies are decent with Wraith of Khan being a masterpiece. The new movie looks god awful but I’m sure I’ll watch it anyway.
by Blazersaurus on Feb 23, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The new movie might be decent
as Shatner has no part in it.
As to re-hashing, I was pretty upset when TNG re-hashed the Naked Now. I also didn’t like the over-emphasis on the Holodeck. How could they create those infinite environments without quickly enough bumping into the walls? And Geordi always used it to conjure up fantasy dates… I mean, do you think he ever…. yea know…. with a holo-character?
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Tasha Yar did it with Data
so I’m sure the holodeck needed periodic cleaning.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
thats totally different
I can understand how Tasha wanted Data…. bad…. but with force fields?
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What is matter...
but repelling forces, chiefly electromagnetic at the distances of human touch, eminating from nanoscopic particles?
Besides, what did you suppose happened upstairs at Quarks on DS9, anyway?
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Never dis James T Kirk
They told Geordi it was the holo-deck but it was a bunch of pillows.
by Blazersaurus on Feb 23, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Deep Space Nine
I found that the most boring, probably because I only cared for like two or three characters (and one of them wasn’t even a main character) and mostly hated the “captain”. I really liked the premise of Voyager, but at some point it jumped the shark a bit. I’m one of the few people in the world who liked the intro and premise to Enterprise, but that fell apart even more quickly.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 23, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Deep Space Nine had some good stuff in it
but every time Teri Farrell flounced into a scene I began weeping and gnashing my teeth.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 23, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that the one where Oprah was a bartender?
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you mean Whoopie
There woulda been no bar snacks left if it was Oprah
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was TNG
where Whoopie Goldberg was the bartender.
DS9 had an ugly Ferengi as a bartender.
But it did have Nurse Ratched as the alien equivalent to the Pope.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nimoy says Trekker, Rodenberry said Trekkie
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Star Wars
whomps Star Trek
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 23, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There was a white rabbit on Star Trek but nary one on Star Wars
Victory is mine!
by Blazersaurus on Feb 23, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and yet SW is still far superior
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 24, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With dialogue like this?
.
‘’Hold me, like you did by the lake on Naboo.’’
by MiledAnimal on Feb 24, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, to be fair
He did a real fine job of holding her by the lake on Naboo.
You’re acting like an irrational nerf herder mocking his holding technique, and reveal yourself to be quite ignorant and naive about the ways of the universe.
In for realz-land, I like both Star Trek and Star Wars (I really don’t like the Trek TV shows much though… mainly just the original crew’s movies, especially Khan), and the recent Star Wars movies were awful, but not as God-awful as the one Star Trek where they’re on that planet that gives eternal life or whatever, and the best Star Trek is nowhere as good as The Empire Strikes Back.
The Highs of Star Wars are higher, and while the Lows are certainly low, not as low as the lows of Star Trek (or, at least, they share the same level of lows).
I am likely in the minority out of people who like Star Trek, but don’t like the Next Generation crew, and felt their movies (even the Borg one) were weak, TV-movie-esque productions. It seems like most Star Trek fans enjoy the Next Generation losers as well. Takes all kinds, I guess.
The even numbered Star Trek’s were cool though… except for the Next Generation even numbered ones. They screwed everything up, I tells ya!
Capt. Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 24, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jar Jar Binks
is merely George Lucas’s tribute to annoying Star Trek characters like Wesley and Neelix.
The real question: Which is better—Spaceballs or Galaxy Quest?
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You besmirch my name and reputation.
Luckily for you, it was already besmirched. (I hope you can get that stuff off your Chukkas.)
Ever notice how the main characters in all the Star Trek spinoffs are just rehashed original series characters?
- Spock begat Data, Seven of Nine, Odo, The Doctor, Tuvok, and T’Pol.
- Kirk the Ladies’ Man Cap’n begat Riker and Archer.
- Kirk the Fightin’ Cap’n begat Riker, Worf, Sisko, and Archer.
- Kirk the Wise and Noble Leader Cap’n begat all the other captains, of course.
- Dr. McCoy begat Troi, Chief O’Brien, and Neelix.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 24, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Spock characters. And Troi, but I think she belongs in that line as the "wise advisor" anyway
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 24, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had that same thought
At the end of the last Star Trek movie, where Data does the Spock thing and dies for his crew.
Of course, it’s a teensie bit lamer when it’s a ROBOT doing it, who can download his personality and memories into a keychain memory card thingy, and when Spock already did it once.
I gotta admit though, I am horrible ignorant when it comes to most of the characters you mentioned. I only watched Next Generation a very little bit, and the other shows were dead to me. DEAD.
I’m an original crew, Star Trek Movies only type man. Very exclusive.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 24, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course,
the entire TOS crew are just rehashed fictional archetypes from centuries of English-language literature, and decades of better-written science fiction.
There’s a reason TV is called a “medium”; nothing on it is ever rare, or well done.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Beggin' yer pardon
but IMO there have been a number of TV shows of generally very high quality and with some episodes comparing favorably with your better films. A few of my personal faves, in no particular order:
- Buffy/Angel
- Seinfeld
- Sopranos
- Twin Peaks
- SCTV
by CatMan2 on Feb 24, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hated all the Star Wars movies, at least Star Trek was campy
like the last Star Wars, why does Darth bad actor take the soft covering off his metal hand when he goes to bed with his wife? Shouldn’t it be in a terrycloth mitt? Star Trek was about loving all colors and Star Wars was about exploiting black and Asian stereotypes in movies that are half as good as Flash Gordon.
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 24, 2009 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you wont see me defend the new trilogy
but how about Shatner’s dialog?
but I will battle to the death over my conviction of Star Wars’ superiority over Star Trek. and this coming from a guy who is a nominal Trek fan. at least TNG and DS9.
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 24, 2009 10:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was better than KilometeredAnimal.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 23, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I always thought yours was an “alternative” spelling of Mild – rhyming with and the opposite of Wild..
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
cool avatar too
GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"
by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 12:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. When it comes to avatars, my philosophy is this:
Anything except cats and dogs.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 24, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Still no word
on Oden’s timeline?
Why?
by Idog1976 on Feb 23, 2009 12:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He's going on the road trip apparently
which is a good sign. There was thought he might not make the trip at all.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank god for
small miracles. I’m dying to see Oden play. I’m so used to the rest of the guys that it takes a performance like Blakes last night to really rouse me. I also missing seeing Bayless get decent PT which was also a nice change up last night even if due to a blow out.
Why?
by Idog1976 on Feb 23, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Regarding post...
wouldn’t it refer to the thing the basket is mounted on? Similar devices in other sports are also referred to as “posts”, ie goalposts in football.
Now professional basketball hoops aren’t really mounted on posts—they’re portable devices, given that a) NBA arenas are generally multipurpose facilities which frequently hold events other than basketball games, and b) permanently mounted posts pose a somewhat greater injury hazard.
Many indoor gymnasiums have baskets which hang from the walls or ceiling; and many driveways have baskets mounted on the house.
But many playgrounds do indeed have baskets which are mounted on a metal post, anchored into the ground. Try not to crash into one of those…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 1:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the thoughts..
and that could very well be. But if we say “we need a player who can bang in the post” we’re not saying that we need someone inside the backboard support – it’s more like the paint, isn’t it?
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Over time
the term “post” got expanded to refer to the area closest to the basket. Obviously, there’s no point in stationing somebody out of bounds. :)
The “paint” refers specifically to the painted area—the key—which is treated specially by the rules of basketball in numerous ways (three second violations, defensive 3 seconds in the NBA, lane violations and free throw procedure). The post includes areas close to the basket but outside the paint—typically a big man starts his offensive maneuvers on the “blocks”—close to the basket but outside the key—not entering the paint until he has the ball, or when needed to go for a rebound.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha
So, calling someone a “post player” or saying they have “post moves” is like saying they are a “baseline player” or they have “paint moves”? I guess that works.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Although..
it looks like the “low post” is more on the sides of the paint near the baseline, but the “high post” is up by the free throw line – that seems pretty far from the backboard support to be associated by name, doesn’t it?
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought a low post was
a comment on BE by tih
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
rec
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cat has really been on a roll lately.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 23, 2009 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Although in reality
I should be the one known as “lowpost” …….most will know why
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
by 92wastheyear on Feb 23, 2009 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cat on a roll
sounds like something timg56 would eat.
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
thought I saw that on the menu in Hanoi
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 23, 2009 7:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Say, LB ...
I’ve had a long time to reflect on some things I wrote a while back — you may recall. Anyhow, I now regret having had such an impetuous and public knee-jerk reaction, but I’ve made an effort to try to lighten up and resist my apparent need to pontificate. So, I guess I’m saying I apologize for going off the deep end.
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
dude - I don't even remember....so no need to rehash
I’ve flamed out about 20 times in here cause I get frustrated when things ain’t clicking right…so apologies back if needed ….and to anyone else I’ve seemed overly Edge-y towards…. It’s all good…just passionate about the game…and I never really even watched a Portland game b4 this year :-)…so you lifers must be ALL keyed up
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 23, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There were things I wrote about your friend.
You were very reasonable. Okay, I don’t want to rehash everything either. Onward.
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I may be wrong
Unfortunately, I have no access to the Oxford English Dictionary, which is the definitive reference of the English language, but according to this entry at merriam-webster, the term “post” in basketball derives from the Latin word meaning “place”—think of a soldier’s post—rather than the Old English word meaning protrusion, such as a post in the ground.
In other words, the “post” is simply the assigned location of the big man. Also according to M-W, the “post” excludes the key (which makes since, because an offensive player standing in the key typically results in a 3-second violation).
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice Work, EngineerScotty.
This is a very satisfying definition. Highly appreciate the research effort!
Thanks.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember when I was a kid
playing in an old grade school gym where the “key” was marked 6 feet wide. The jump ball circle was 10 feet or so. So the “key” really did look like a key back in the day.
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Feb 23, 2009 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So a post player would be a guy who plays on a post?
Makes no sense at all.
Was Karl Malone considered a post player? He was known as the Mailman.
Or maybe it’s a media person like Rebecca Haarlow, who does post-game interviews.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 23, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I provide the following link to document my screen name
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." -Bertrand Russell
by TheTinfoil on Feb 23, 2009 1:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
My name is just Rudy Fernandez spelled differently.
Sincerely,
Captain Obvious
"I saw him in the face"
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Feb 23, 2009 1:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Wait, wah?!
I thought you were Roodie…now you’re telling me you’re captain obvious….?!!?
~~Confusedsus
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 23, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Who said I can't be both?
Sincerely,
RoodiePhirnandizz
by Captain Obvious on Feb 23, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOLOLLOLOL
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 24, 2009 1:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no imagination...
hence the screen name.
"You are never (fanatically) dedicated to something you have complete confidence in." Robert Pirsig
by -ken on Feb 23, 2009 1:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh my name...
I love dinosaurs and publish a comic book called Dinosaur Comics. Trilobitecomics.com if you want to buy many of them. I was T-Rex back when we had the old sight and wanted to be that again but something got messed up. This was before B-Rex too.
Now know that I am not a jealous being but I am waaaaaay jealous of the best screen name ever… Sexual Tyrannosaurus. If I had money I would buy it from him.
Dave! Ben! How do I change my name back?
by Blazersaurus on Feb 23, 2009 1:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Dinosaur comics? Redux?
No copyright issues with Ryan?
< /war >
by Diesel10 on Feb 23, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well he does a comic strip that everyone loves and I do a comic book that no one knows about
I’m changing the name of my book soon anyway to alliviate the confusion.
by Blazersaurus on Feb 23, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
have your dinosaurs
eat his dinosaurs and then you can have both
by cornplant on Feb 23, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
loved the book Idol Time
a story of the ’77 championship Blazer team…
As I stated in a recent thread about my origins as a Blazer fan, I found myself a basketball fan without a home team shortly before moving to Portland.
But.. the other thing was that as I began reading and studying the history of the NBA, I really wanted to know more about the championship team of the year of my birth… 1977. It was an easy to get into that team.. I had grown up a Bruins fan and had spent my young adult years between college and Grateful Dead tour. I even had this weird experience at a Dead show in 1994 where I swear this dude who was like seven feet tall and with graying red hair was next to me at a show.
Watching the recordings of the playoff run and finals series from that year were great as they really showed how team basketball beats what would seem to be superior individual opponents.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Feb 23, 2009 1:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
fatwansaboni
I’m fat and there’s wan of me. Wan’s enough.
I figured saboni would be more than one sabonis. I wish there were more.
Nothing spectacular.
by fatwansaboni on Feb 23, 2009 1:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
saboni
Plural of Sabonis….genius. I have always wondered about your name. Whenever I saw your name I thought in my head “Fans want Sabonis”
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if I remember correctly
I tried to be “AnntheFan,” but as we all know, that one’s already taken (but really, what are the chances, there’s only about 10 female posters on this thing!)
So I went with my next most obvious screen name.
by Section323 on Feb 23, 2009 1:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That's crazy
I always thought your name was Tisha.
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where are your season tickets?
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I tried anniefanny first but it was rejected. Too risqué I guess.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 23, 2009 7:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
anniefanny got rejected?
I prefer ATF anywho, but c’mon, whose screening the ID’s- Anniethegranny?
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I'm the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the Bedge. ;p
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 23, 2009 9:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Most people thought that my Screen name
referred to the best chance that the Blazers had winning the championship and then would point out that , in fact, 91 was the year. It was a more personal screen name. 92 was a bad year for me. Blazers lost to Bulls…I broke up with Girlfriend….lost my job (of 8 years)…parents broke up and divorced…and turned 30 that summer. However…..as time as gone by…I found my wife…got married…had 2 great kids…bought a house…moved to Portland…..ect. Basically, 92wastheyear when all the good stuff started happening…not when the bad stuff happened. Sappy I know…but it helps remind me how great I have it.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
by 92wastheyear on Feb 23, 2009 1:48 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Wow.. that's nice.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
92 was the year of the Barcelona Olympics. Good times.
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." -Bertrand Russell
by TheTinfoil on Feb 23, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed
pretty much a blur to me
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
by 92wastheyear on Feb 23, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Found: Vinnie Del Negro's missing playbook sheet for the Bulls. From Blowtorch via Ball Don't Lie
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 23, 2009 1:49 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
hahahaha
"I saw him in the face"
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Feb 23, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Where’s your name come from, Norsktroll? That’s one I’ve been wondering about for some time now.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think we should have a "put up a photo of yourself"
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." -Bertrand Russell
by TheTinfoil on Feb 23, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
^ junk drawer.
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." -Bertrand Russell
by TheTinfoil on Feb 23, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Two words: Norsk and Troll
Norsk: The people and language of the Scandinavia/Norway (or anything Norwegian, like the Norsk Skogkatt)
Troll: Mythological creatures in Scandinavia and Iceland
I have also been using different combinations like north and nord (north in several Germanic languages), but especially webtroll created negative reactions since trolls are usually associated with bad Internet behavior.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 23, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah..
but why those two? Do you live in Scandinavia? Norse by heritage? Really like Vikings?
Weirdly, you touched on another big curiosity of mine in “troll” used for internet jerks. Is it because they’re “trolling” (in the fishing sense) for responses, or because they’re acting like monsters that live under bridges?
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably both...
it’s a happy marriage between a suitable verb and a suitably unpleasant noun.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My first name is Norwegian, I was conceived there, have lived there, have fond childhood/teenage memories, and still travel there frequently (e.g. I love the Hardangervidda, despite almost freezing there once). I just have a high affinity to the region.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 23, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously your first name it Norwegian, Ms. Troll
since it’s “Norsk.”
by pualo on Feb 23, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Uff Da!
So you are saying you like lefse too, huh?
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 23, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
uff da LMAO
or lutefisk?
Wow good to see some fellow norskies on here.
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.
by lanepete on Feb 24, 2009 7:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I puked on my only attempt at lutefisk
But I could live on lefse…mmm…
Ja, Im half Norwegian, half Irish, which means I’m stupid and stubborn.
"Travis is so cool in the clutch that the ice-water running through his veins has stopped global warming in its tracks."-- jscot
by bow4meow on Feb 24, 2009 7:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's so great
for some reason the fact that he wrote thomas down twice and had to make a note that it is same guy has me lmao
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Feb 23, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is hilarious!
Thanks for posting it, Norsktroll!
by Storyteller on Feb 23, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
name
first name is “Douglas”
Middle name is “T”
hence, “douglast”. Unfortunately, it is often mis-read as “doug last”
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
by douglast on Feb 23, 2009 2:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
lol i always thought it was Doug Last
like, you didn’t want to share what your real last name was, so you just made it “Last”
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 23, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t find the definition of your name in this thread.
I’ve got ideas, but late for work. Catch you later.
GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"
by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't choose my screenname
My screenname chose me.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 23, 2009 2:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Better you than someone else.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love that you use it in a wide variation - what initially one wouldn't expect
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 23, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've thought about it
And I still don’t quite understand what you mean by this statement.
Is it how I sometimes sign it silly-like?
Mortiferus Q. Quibblesbee, etc?
Baron Mortimer S. N. Erd the IV?
Signed,
Mortimer the Mouse
by Mortimer on Feb 24, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Mortimurmur, Sir Mortimus and things like that.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 24, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mort's just trying to get you to talk about his name.
When he gets needy like that, paste this into your reply instead:
Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer Mortimer MORTIMER!!!
It calms him like a heroin IV.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 24, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhhh
That itches the scratch that courses through my veins.
I gotta shoot my name into my toe now, my arms are all tapped out.
Mortimer…. ahhhhh….
by Mortimer on Feb 24, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad that stomach acid
breaks Mortimer down into its constituent molecules, otherwise you might be able to get by with a pill.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I associate the name Mortimer (Snerd) with Edgar Bergen. A comic genius if there ever was one.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Feb 24, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Do you have Sirius radio? I got it in my car for long LA driving, and I love the Radio Classics channel. I realized Bob Hope is really funny, same as Edgar Bergen, and oh crap who else… lotsa old comedians were funny before they got old (as they all were, when I was young) and not-as-funny…
I forget. But, I like studying and listening to the history of comedy, and a lot of the shows they play are still really good even now.
The dramas are good too, except for the cheesy soap opera-y ones (but some things never change). I like The Third Man with Orson Welles playing his famous role on the radio, even though they (for whatever reason) made him a GOOD guy instead of an orphan killing penicillin diluter. He’s always throwing heroin overboard in Shanghai or some far off exotic locale, when the guy in the movie would glady sell that stuff.
The classic westerns are good too, but I prefer the adventure shows where someone is off in dark and mysterious India, riding elephants and romancing beautiful native babes and punching out mean British generals who are being jerks to the virtuous but naive and superstitious locals.
I’m drawing a blank on other good classic radio shows, but if you can listen to the Radio Classics channel, and like Edgar Bergen, you’ll prolly like the rest.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 24, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it helps
It helps that Jack Benny didn’t change his act for 40 years. It’s like he captured his funniness in a Time Capsule and did the same jokes over and over and over from that funny period of his life, and didn’t try to add much to his act when he was older, and suffered from de-funni-ism.
Not ALL comedians suffer from lack of good jokin’ as they age of course. It’s just something that happens to a lot of ’em.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 24, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Suspense was a great drama. X-1 was great sci-fi.
Fibber McGee and Molly was one of the best comedies.
Inner Sanctum, Great Gildersleeve, Jimmy Durante…lot’s of good stuff.
I don’t have Sirius, but grew up listening to the reruns of these shows. I don’t know if any radio stations even play them anymore. I have some on tape or CD also.
One of the reasons why I think the actors of this generation are so bland and generic is because everything is based on image. In the radio days, you had to be distinct (voice, character, etc) to stand out. This bled over into TV and movie actors of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Even if they weren’t an actor that had worked in radio, the idea that you needed more than image was prevalent. The next generation started the “pretty boy” actor type.
Funny thing with Bob Hope…the lasting image I have of him is when he was near death and they had him shilling for K-Mart. At the end of the commercial they would prop him up and probably poke him until he croaked out, “BIG K-MART”. Sad and funny.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Feb 24, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I picked DrivetheLane
because aggressively driving the lane is a big key to winning basketball games in my estimation. That’s why I’m not angry at Travis Outlaw anymore. He started driving the lane more regularly. Plus, I couldn’t think of anything funny.
by DrivetheLane on Feb 23, 2009 2:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My favorite screen name is dungeness crabdribble.
Too bad he’s such a troll.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 23, 2009 2:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
One of these reasons may be correct, but I'm not sure ...
- When I was 12, my mother told me she had wanted to name me CatMan2, but my father had objected. I use it today just to make my mom happy.
- I studied under CatMan1 back in New York. One day he said to me, “I’ve taught you all I know. It’s up to you now, CatMan2, to carry on my work.”
- In junior high school I got into trouble all the time, and finally my folks sent me off to a boarding school in Nepal. After school I had to look after the yaks, which meant keeping them safe from the snow leopards. I could take a tennis ball-sized rock and hit one of them on the run at 50 yards and it would high-tail it back into the hills. The other kids thought it was amusing to call me CatMan2 since their capitol is, of course, Katmandu.
I’ll try to remember to ask my therapist about this next week.
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 2:34 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
No, and let me put an end right now to any speculation that I am some kind of cat/human hybrid.
Some of you have seen me and perhaps noticed that my form is not unlike that of a rotund, middle-aged white guy. If you haven’t actually laid eyes on me, you may, nevertheless, have seen others of my kind.
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 7:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They are legion!
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 23, 2009 8:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
From Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.
My favorite book. He often describes one of his more neurotic characters Avril Incandenza as having the “howling fantods”; “fantods” means extreme agitation and hysteria.
by howlingfantods on Feb 23, 2009 2:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Just one of my sports nicknames
I did a lot of work in high school with various athletic teams (knees prevented me from playing) and I’d hear “Good, Keith” a lot… so I decided to combine the names.
Also what is worse than spending a much needed day off flat on your back, doing nothing… I had to cancel a lunch date and still feel all bad. Yuck.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
by GoodKeith on Feb 23, 2009 2:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ican't say I gave it TOO much thought
but was looking for something that reflected a sense of collective purpose that would embody the goals of a fan base, reflect the active, take care of business approach that I try to embody and use the Blazer name in the mix…
it in part came from something that 76’er guard Lou Williams said last year when asked about how it felt to be a rookie underdog entering a playoff series against the mighty Pistons…and he basically said. “throw it up, lets go” – - in other words, its a basketball game I’m ready lets have at it…so LetsBlaze :-)
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 23, 2009 3:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
aka
I smoke chronic and love the blazers. It’s almost too perfect.
Then I rose, wiping the blunts ash from my clothes
Then froze only to blow the herb smoke through my nose
by Illmatic88 on Feb 23, 2009 5:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, the term blaze was foreign to me for that meaning mat the point I chose the name
although I’ve been educated in it’s application….I’m from the generation more apt to say baked, stoned, wasted, lit, faced, hammered or wrecked rather than blazed….but it’s a good fit ;-)
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 23, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My
screenname involves roundabout puns on my real name. Oh, and like Mrs. Bucket, I’m often chagrined that somebody pronounces it correctly.
by chezgrin on Feb 23, 2009 3:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I'm a train!
I’m named after a character from the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series of kids’ stories. A friend once compared my style of playing soccer (hard-nosed sweeper) to a diesel freight train engine. It’s stuck.
< /war >
by Diesel10 on Feb 23, 2009 3:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
One of the most unwatchable movies ever made
was Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Big name actors, including Alec Baldwin and Peter Fonda, sullied their careers with this mess—especially Fonda, who gives a horrible, phoned-in, I’m-going-to-kill-my-agent-for-this performance.
I have children who love the movie, and am occasionally forced to watch it.
And the main villian in the flick is this train:
The movie isn’t bad in an MST3K sort of way—where it’s so bad its funny—it’s bad in a “did the director have any clue at all?” sort of way. Just plain awful. Even being drunk or stoned won’t save this movie from Ed Wood oblivion. And that’s assuming you accept the whole premise of talking choo-choo trains. Britt Alcroft, who was at one point the head honcho of the Thomas the Tank Engine media franchise, lost her job over this movie, which was a spectacular failure at both the box office and in the critical press.
Apparently, though, some of the awfulness was due to botched edits in post-production…whole sections of the movie were left on the cutting room floor, with the result making no sense whatsoever. (Think of the violence done to films like Brazil or Blade Runner over the director’s objections, then multiply it by ten).
I’m assuming that you have never seen this…otherwise you would have picked a different screen name.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did I mention I despise the movie?
The DVD at our house has mysteriously gone “missing”. I’ve looked all over the house, and cannot find it anywhere.
Pity that. :)
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Never actually seen any of them
I can truthfully say that I’ve never seen any “Thomas the Tank Engine.” No interest in ever seeing it, either. The nickname is a little appropriate, though. The inspiration actually came while waiting in line at a Subway after a soccer game while they were offering Thomas the Tank Engine toys in their kids’ meals. JR picked it up and ran with it, and there it is. It’s been a little adapted recently due to my liberal and environmentalist bent, and most folks now call me “BioDiesel 10.” I like it a little better.
< /war >
by Diesel10 on Feb 23, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The show ain't bad
for kids… most episodes of Thomas and Friends are at least watchable.
But this movie…. gawd.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You made me want to watch it now
I’ve never had any interest in Thomas the Tank Engine, I don’t have kids (THAT I KNOW OF, right fellas? Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk oh i give up (gunshot) ), obviously never even thought of watching the movie… but now you made me want to see it.
Not go out and rent it or anything crazy, and I’m not gonna do a search to see if it’s gonna be on my DirecTV television thing, but if I happen to run across it while flipping through the guide, and I have plenty of room on my DVR, I will record it and fast forward through it.
You have my word.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Feb 23, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like The Brave Little Toaster
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was my favorite movie growing up
Even though there were at least 3 parts that scared the crap out of me.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I used to watch it in the navy
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 5:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm tempted to "find" our copy
and fedex it to you. No need to return it.
But I suspect you will do violence to me were I to inflict it upon you in such manner…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 23, 2009 6:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
anyone see this article recently...
…?
Funny because it really happened.
by appel82 on Feb 23, 2009 4:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Read the testimonials
All 5 of them are laugh out loud amazing.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 6:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
become a Mormon? you mean, like Ben's friend?
by tominrehab on Feb 23, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, no, becoming like her, while technically achievable, I suppose
was not what I was thinking about. I should have said “unless I convert to Mormonism.”
by CatMan2 on Feb 23, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She causes problems with my brain...
Play Ben G.
by Artie Fufkin on Feb 23, 2009 11:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And 3,000 were baptized that day.
GO
THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"
by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Kudos for finding that.
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." -Bertrand Russell
by TheTinfoil on Feb 23, 2009 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone listen to the team audio?
Now it only works in one ear. Should I write a fanpost about it?
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 5:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What about Dan Patrick
Did anyone listen to what DP and RM said about the ’Zers? I did, it was good stuff.
I da man!
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 6:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What did Daniel say?!?
"I saw him in the face"
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Feb 23, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They both said the Blazers need something but they don't know what
by Dragline on Feb 23, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Dan
Great insight. Blazers need a scorer off the bench, they sure don’t have any of those.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
any Oden update?
I know he traveled but what are the chances he starts tomorrow?
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 23, 2009 6:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
They said on courtside (via MB)
That Oden was told he wasn’t gonna play in the Rockets game but was in the Spurs game.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This JD needs one more rec
And the Celtics are beating the Nuggs by 20 in Denver.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 7:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Billy Ray Bates
The first guy I ever remember seeing dunk the basketball.
Dunk
by Billy Ray Bates on Feb 23, 2009 8:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Denver got trounced
Yay
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Feb 23, 2009 8:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Billups with a whopping -38 tonight.
ouch.
"I saw him in the face"
by RoodiePhirnandizz on Feb 23, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
with the utah win
i smell a three way division race.. when did the northwest become the strongest division in the west?!?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Feb 23, 2009 8:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
NOH fell from 4th to 8th seed really quick eh?
Crunch time
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Feb 23, 2009 8:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Kings within 1 in the 4th
cool
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Feb 23, 2009 8:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh
OP: G_dubs; My given name begins with “g”, and has two more “g’s” included. Surname begins with W. G_dubs (variant: G_dubz)
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Feb 23, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SAC just couldn't quite pull it out. NOH wins by 7
"The match in Los Angeles is a good opportunity to begin to demonstrate that we want to make war." Rudy Fernández (translated)
by G_dubs on Feb 23, 2009 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good topic, 12sharks
My friends constantly laugh at me because I have a story for everything – they say that my favorite words are “That reminds me of when…..”
So, when I got my first email address back in the mid 90’s, I just had to be Storyteller. It’s stuck…..
The only other screen name I’ve had for posting Blazer-related stuff was when I first signed on to OregonLive, I was SoCalBlazerFan. But I no longer live in So Cal (thank goodness!) and switched everything to Storyteller when I made the move to Vegas 5 years ago.
by Storyteller on Feb 23, 2009 8:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
How is the economic mood in Vegas right now? I'm asking because of Bill Simmons' latest podcast with Adam Carolla
They joke about finding a way to make radio and podcasts that appeal to all kinds of people from Vegas (the easily entertained) to Seattle (the intellectual guys. So basically you are living in the wrong city). Then they go on that at least you can eat for cheap in the casinos. I thought it was pretty funny also to use Vegas as an economic indicator, but I can’t say it’s wrong.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 23, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pessimistic
With tons of foreclosures and the new housing market drying up nearly completely, residential construction is nearly nil. There are a couple of new hotel/casino projects opening up this year as part of the City Center project, but the jobs they create will essentially just re-hire those who have lost their jobs already at other resorts.
The number of visitors is down and doesn’t look to pick up. The heart of this city is tourism and without it, everyone gets affected.
by Storyteller on Feb 24, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow.. devin harris
that was an amazing ending to the 76er-Nets game…
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Feb 23, 2009 9:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You probably all know this...
but “lickety brindle up the middle” was a Bill Schonely-ism back in the day. I have no idea where he got it from.
What you may not know: I grew up in Portland but currently live in Durango, Colorado, about equidistant (and a helluva long way) from Denver and Phoenix. And I don’t have TV or cable. Without this site, I’d just be wishing I could still call myself a Blazers fan.
by LicketyBrindle on Feb 23, 2009 10:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm. Durango is one of the towns that is on our list of towns where we might want to live.
You basically have to go around the Rockies to get to Denver but who wants to go to Denver anyway? How do you like it there? How does the cost of living compare to other cities it’s size? I love that area.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Feb 23, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Denver is boss
my sister lives there. always enjoyed visiting. anywhere else in Colorado…don’t bother. never been to Durango though.
and for the record, my name is Clarence. just more fun to pronounce it KLERNCE.
UDOKA!
by CLRNCE. on Feb 24, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
sorry i'm slow to respond.
the cost of living is ridiculous. Houses start at $300k…and that’s for a 1000ft fixer upper with no yard.
(i live in a condo – $185k for 900ft.)
but it is pretty…lots of mountains all around.
not quite as posh and ridiculous as Aspen and Telluride, but along those lines. Lots of tourists come through.
by LicketyBrindle on Feb 26, 2009 8:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard..
that it came from him calling a play where someone drove the lane (up the middle) to score and did so so quickly it reminded him of his friend’s (or neighbor, or cousin, or whatever) dog, which was a brindle. And it kind of rhymes, as well!
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
by 12sharks on Feb 23, 2009 10:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Warriors lost to the Clippers
Ouch
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 23, 2009 10:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Clips had Zbo and Camby back
and the Warriors didn’t have Monta. But still- ouch.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 23, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Monta's ankle is still hurting (which they say it is)
They just need to shut him down, no point in making that a career thang for a dude who relies solely on his athleticism.
I dropped Monta from my fantasy team in favor of Delonte West, who came back from his injury right where he started the year— tearin’ phoos up. Even when/if Monta comes back, he’s just not playing well enough to put up decent numbers even in the up-tempo Dubs style.
Well, for 12th man on a fantasy roster it be fine, but not what Monta should be doing.
He just doesn’t look right. Shut him down, yo!
Morty
by Mortimer on Feb 23, 2009 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Grace Slick is my fave hottie from the 60's
and it’s a great song. nuff said i guess
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 23, 2009 10:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My friend Alice sang that song in my HS band
awesomely I might add….she’s been rocking southern oregon for the past…25 or so years?
www.AliceDiMicele.com CAREFUL SAME WINDOW POSSIBLE>>>
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 23, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean if you might like songs like
Wild Chinook Salmon, The Beaver Song (restrain yourselh TiH), . . . .she is flat out awesome though…make sure you tell her Alan from North Carolina says hello if you go see her….it’ll blow her mind
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
by LetsBlaze on Feb 23, 2009 10:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wotan is a germanic name for the norse god Odin
Also spelled Oden.
by Wotan on Feb 24, 2009 12:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I want to change mine
But I can’t. It’s just my initials and birthday, I think that I misunderstood and assumed that username was for login not display. I can’t remember.
Is it possible to change it?
Blazers Prophecy.
3-5 championships in next decade.
You heard it here first.
by mjm6783 on Feb 24, 2009 2:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
You can probably email SBNation about it
Look under contact us at the bottom of the page
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 24, 2009 2:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Next time use your mom's maiden name and your social security number
Easy to remember!
by CatMan2 on Feb 24, 2009 8:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Blazer1342
It was going to be some metaphor for good basketball like Blazer13425dunk or something. i.e. 5 guys on the floor playing good team ball. Never was happy with what I came up with so I just chopped it. Wishing now I had used an old schoolyard name.
Some call me Doctor these days…not a Doctor, just able to solve problems that sometimes seem to have no solution.
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THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"
by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 5:49 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
by MiledAnimal on Feb 24, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
African or European?
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Feb 24, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
AAAAIIIIEEEEEEEE!
(Had to be done. To leave this sequence unfinished would have been a grave offense against the Internet).
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to be of service
The sanctity and purity of the Internet is of utmost concern. To defile it by not duly completing a most holy Monty Python sequence would be…. unthinkable.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Look, Blazer1342 has created an endless loop!
by MiledAnimal on Feb 24, 2009 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Endless loop?
Click here, then scroll down to “endless loop”.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, and I wasn’t even trying.
Now if I could only find this endless loop you speak of… maybe it’s invisible too.
I’m working on the endless change machine…stick in a dollar, quarters come out endlessly. As kids we found several endless candy bar machines.
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by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Found it
Funny – I was thinking something similar to endless loop when I wrote it. But it didn’t register when I read your comment.
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by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 11:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhh nnoooooooooooo
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by Blazer1342 on Feb 26, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What do you mean? An African or European swallow?
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by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Another one that's been bothering me lately
What’s the question to the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
by CatMan2 on Feb 24, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What is 6 times 7?
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 24, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hear in China
if you ask "What is chess"
The answer is "What is life".
So I think that means your answer is "What is chess"
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THE TEACHER ......come into my classroom "THE PAINT" for some tutelage.
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by Blazer1342 on Feb 24, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do not reply to this comment,
You could get stuck for eternity.
Endless loop panic button
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"The rancor reflected in that remark I won't dignify with comment. But I'll address your general attitude of hopeless negativism." – Everett "O Brother, where art Thou?"
by Blazer1342 on Feb 26, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Donkeyshins
Goes back ~ 20 years to my sophomore year of college. It is a butchered version of ‘danke schoen’ (thank you). I was drinking with some friends and said ‘danke schoen’ and somebody (who was drunk + hard of hearing) said ‘Did you say donkey shins?’
It stuck.
by DonkeyShins on Feb 24, 2009 8:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Goblaze22
I refer to the portland trailblazers as the blaze sometimes, like… hey can I come over to your house, drink a few brews, and watch the blaze?
22 is for clyde the glide of course.
by GoBlaze22 on Feb 25, 2009 3:03 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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