5/23 JD: What is your Summer Dedication
by Garden of ODEN on May 23, 2009 1:00 AM PDT
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So we have discussed the dedication of our players for the game.
What is your dedication for the game during the off season?
What have you done to support the Blazers even though its the off season
Have you painted you face blazers red and black to a work picnic to show support
Have you stayed up all night after a busy day following trade scenarios
Have you traveled to Europe to do your own scouting trip to bring back to the edge.
Have you made your own draft day scenario posting it first to another site and then decided that it needed more traffic so posted a link to that site on B-EDge.
Have you gone on other team sites for the sole purpose of finding comments related to the Blazers so you could give a blazer fan perspective
Tell me your stories
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I need a break in the off season
from most things blazers. I think if I rest a little I won’t get so burnt out next year and get fatigued halfway thru the season. By relaxing, I’m not reading any publications other than BE and I’ve limited my time here as well. With my free time I’ve been volunteering at OMSI.
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 23, 2009 1:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What kind of volunteer work does OMSI look for?
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew grad students
that volunteered to man exhibits and lead tours around certain areas of OMSI..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they have all kinds of positions
i’m currently working in the CSI exhibit as an “educator.”
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
by Philthyanimal on May 23, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LeBron James is just to good
but Roy would have made that shot lol
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on May 23, 2009 1:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When I saw that
one of the first things that popped into my mind was “I can’t wait until Roy does that in a huge game”.
It took my two years to come up with an avatar and sig
and this is the best I could come up with.
by einman77 on May 23, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Girls Gone Wild is telling me to look for the hottest girl in America,
so I guess that.
by Jerb on May 23, 2009 1:52 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I'm going to do some scouting in Vegas
I only do trade talk when I’m bored of to be a pest.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 2:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have scoured the web looking for information about the draft
I watched the draft lottery wearing my lucky charm hoping the right teams get in the top three, which worked out pretty well. I have scouted other playoff teams (well, I’m still paying for LPB). I will take on new projects in the summer so I have time again when the next season starts.
I plan to go to see Rudy, Ricky, Sergio and Joel in Poland if there is time on a weekend in September.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 6:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking all over Japan
Not coming up with much… but if something does pop up here we have a huge edge on the rest of the NBA.
It took my two years to come up with an avatar and sig
and this is the best I could come up with.
by einman77 on May 23, 2009 7:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Isn't there some giant Chinese center in the J-league?
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sun Ming Ming was there temporarily wasn't he? I think that is who you are refering to.
7’ 9" I think his height was, he couldn’t run or jump however.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw him on Leno a couple of years ago.
He was demonstrating his crossover dribble and lost the ball.
by MiledAnimal on May 23, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is going to the rockets
to play center, yao plays power forward.hahahahahahahah
Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Rodrigue Beaubois(Eurostash)
by TheGreatDane17 on May 23, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Visualized Comcast
lowering price to allow local cable company to purchase viewing rights, and/or NBA league pass reducing the white out distance radius to allow me to see all of next season’s games.
by OBJuan72 on May 23, 2009 7:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My dedication is to my own home team.
I check BEdge but try to not stay too long. (I try but sometimes the discussion is too good)
I invest more time in my family during the off season because I have to compensate for all the times that I have and willI dissappear during the Blazers season.
"It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays." - R. Pitino
"I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em."- Jimmy V
Go Blazers!!
by DaNoose on May 23, 2009 7:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My toes are still painted red and black
From the playoffs, which obviously was extremely lucky. Imagine how bad we woulda’ done without it!!
And I wear my headband when I take Mercury out.
Yeah… I do my part.
Bon Mort
by Mortimer on May 23, 2009 8:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone listen to the newest BS Report
JA basically said Kobe will leave LA this summer if they don’t win it all.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 8:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he's innocent of what he was charged with
Whereas Kidd clearly wasn’t, so alright… let’s go Kobe!
SF of the future!
Man, Blazer fans would have the conundrum of their lives if that happened.
Mo
by Mortimer on May 23, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you think getting Kobe would be worth it just to PO the Lakers fans
Like BS said in the podcast, like 90% of the jerseys in the Staple Center are Kobe’s.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's true!
I think I noted the same thing in my ‘Observations from Staples Center’ post.. it’s horrible.. my mom is still upset I couldn’t find her a simple Pau t-shirt…
that being said.. as much as I would enjoy seeing the latest “L.ker Dynasty” (that reminds me, the worst shirt ever is a Laker Dynasty shirt with West, Magic, and… Kobe.. on it.. ) ripped asunder before it even started, I am not sure adding Kobe to our mix makes it sweeter or just bitter..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
I imagine Laker fans/Kobe fanboys would have that weird thing where two personalities tried to split into two separate people. I wonder if some would move half way between LA and Portland.
BS actually said Kobe should go to Chicago. Anything would be cool with me just to tick off his fans.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm reading Lakers fans arguing he is not the best Laker of all time, not even all time top 5.
It’s surreal, even if they are half-wits a lot of the time.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow that's great
Lakers Kobe hasn’t overcome-
Shaq
Lakers Kobe will never overcome-
Magic, West, Kareem, Wilt, Mikan
that may be a bit extreme.. buut.. Kobe has definitely not secured even a top 5 spot.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The exact same players they are picking right now over him.
Now, does this mean he isn’t the second best player to ever exist or does it mean his accomplishments don’t quite measure upto others while being a Laker?
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good question
The second is definitely true. I really don’t like giving Kobe credit for anything.. but he is a phenomenal player obviously. His accomplishments (2-3 post-shaq rings are essential) also ruin his second best player ever legacy.
But if we were to play the hypothetical new franchise draft game in basketball heaven where every player is at their prime and you have a lottery pick.. well.. I’m not saying that I would take Kobe all that high but I think a LOT of people would put Kobes ability and talent as still higher than his accomplishments and he would be very high (higher than many of those same Laker greats that he hasn’t exceeded yet) on that draft board.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kobe is obviously an incredibly skilled basketball player.
Unreal as a SG but I find it so hard to compare positions let-alone eras of basketball.
How do you compare positions?
Is it dominance? Is Shaq more dominant as a centre than Kobe is as a guard?
Do you compare them in a one on one situation?
Do you take an identical team, and inter change the player and guess which team would be better? Even then it depends on the make-up of the team.
Then you have achievements, or how they revoloutinised the game. Mikan revoloutinsed the game, possibly more so than any other player. Kobe certainly isn’t particularly revoloutionary, people compare him to Jordan.
Achievements seems to be the easist way to compare people statistically. With points, rebounds, assists you can be convinced that something is worth more than something else, while others feel differently. Titles are universally recognised as the most important.
How? How does it work?
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah it is sooo tough
because you can never “control” for the effects of the team, were Bird and Magic successful so quickly because they were great, they were on great teams, or.. obviously… both? Is Wilt better than Russell because Wilt dominated every individual statistic better even though Russell’s Celtics got the better of Wilt almost every time? Was that Celtic team amazing because it had so many HOFers or because Russell was such an amazing team player (on a team full of great team players)?
It’s nearly impossible to fully compare the abilities of two players with similar roles on the different teams.. much harder to compare the abilities of different positions.. And forget trying to compare players across eras.. no one can say that Wilt would be ____ if he were playing today or that Kobe would have accomplished ____ if he were playing back when and have any credibility. We can certainly view the athleticism in the progression of the game and make some inferences, but they are BIG leaps to make.
Teams make championships but a superstar that cannot win has two ways to think. 1. My team sucks and I need help. 2. I need to help my team become better. I don’t know that embracing number 2 guarantees championships (i.e., you need team talent and a little luck additionally), but I’m sure that embracing number 1 has never helped anyone.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Clippers certainly have embraced #2
but I don’t think that is what you meant, is it?
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the phrasing of “embracing #2” struck me as I typed it, but I decided to run with it to see how it worked.
but yes, the Clippers have absolutely embraced number two.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed
The Raiders also have a Commitment to Excrement
on a similar theme
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!
yay Raiders haters!
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am actually a long time Raider's fan
But since Rich Gannon retired they have worse than dreadful
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's ok
we can’t all be perfect .-*
GO BOLTS!!
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is cause yer a girl
the chicks love the powder blue
(tongue in cheek response)
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
despite any urge to protest
about how much better the chargers are now and have been for a few years now and that “chicks” like teams for reasons other than colors…
I do sooo love the powder blue! And I look good in it, too, probably better than red and black.
But don’t worry all.. there is no way I’ll abandon the Blazers for the Nuggets for the sake of better colors… buuuuuuuut if we ever need somone to wear powder blue in order to infiltrate enemy lines – I’m your girl!!
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always liked Powder blue
Because it was Justin Timberlake’s color when he was with ’N Sync.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What color did he wear
when he was with the Smurfs?
by MiledAnimal on May 24, 2009 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hah I don't know if it is just me
but this thread is starting to stink
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be such fun to see the Kobe-Laker fans shellshocked.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It reminds me of the SNL skit
When Ditka goes to New Orleans and the fans don’t know what to do.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
11% of the jerseys in the RG are Kobe's
I was at a little classic car show in Aloha yesterday evening and someone was wearing a Gary Payton Laker jersey (he also had a giant Afro)….I wanted to punch him in the neck for some reason…but I didn’t
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to want to punch Laker fans
Now I don’t care. I just accept them like I’ve learned to accept my sister’s racism.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The more I think about it the less I want to punch him
I now find that it be more appropriate to run him over with a 66 Mustang Fastback
I think I an finally making progress
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not an Aston Martin?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No....but
That is really weird that you say that, since last night I watched Quantum of Solace on Ondemand
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked it better than some recent Bond flicks..
I said that because of this old thing though..
haha..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeh...I remembered that afterward
and figured out the reference. But I did watch QoS last night. The opening sequence was that cool chase scene with Bond driving the Aston (the driver’s side door ripped off…which is a shame)
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why no Articulated Truck, that's where I start. I then work my way down to a Peel P50.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they didn't have one at the car show
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the multitude of reactions would be awesome
The Laker fans betrayed, the Blazer fans having to change their years of hatred to fit the love of everyone on the team…
And how good we would be as a team afterwards would make everything better/worse.
Oh man.
Morty
by Mortimer on May 23, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BE would be awesome too
20% would just leave and say they can’t be fans any more. At least that many more folks would join BE to either hate or cheer, and there would be Lakers trolls. Then if the Blazers were winning 15% of the original 20% would come back.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be a meltdown
The “win at all costs” crowd combating with the “win with who we already like” crowd…
PERSONALLY, I am very much a dude who wants to win it all, but I would much much much much prefer it to be without Kobe. If we win with Kobe, then it’s “KOBE DID IT” and all that. Plus, there’s no way current-Kobe takes a backseat to B-Roy, on and off the court. And Roy wouldn’t want to take over for Kobe… though he should, on this team, and because everyone who meets and plays with Kobe hates him.
Kobe is an odd duck.
I do wanna win with OUR team, but at the same time it would be dumb of me to turn down someone who would make it loads easier to REALLY win.
Morty
by Mortimer on May 23, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Side note:
That NBA cares commercial, where the kids are talking to the camera, cut with Chris Paul and Lebron and Kobe and others talking to the camera… anyone else creeped out by the smug smirk and raised eyebrows of Kobe during that last part?
Man, I hate it, it creeps me out, and I just think he’s a jerk, not a rapist.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on May 23, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kobe doesn't look that way because he's a jerk.
It’s from bad plastic surgery.
by MiledAnimal on May 24, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is true
before the surgery he looked jus like Michael Ruffin…now he looks like a jerk
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 24, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other 10%
are old Shaq jerseys.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was playing nba live 09
and the Lakers were the champs in like 2010-2011 and Pau Gasol got MVP instead of Kobe, that would be the funniest thing if that happened in real life. and Lebron James wasn’t an all-star in the 2009-2010 season either.
by rolo_poloo on May 23, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dead Frontier is hard
Some fat zombie keeps killing me so I can’t find no stuff to buy no guns and stuff.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 9:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My summer dedication is sticking to a strict weight lifting regime
A good diet, recuperate my right knee, work my beeswax off so I can live in Mexico next year comfortably (Play basketball lots in rented out sports halls) and read 15 books including some on the Israeli-Palestine conflict and Middle Eastern Politics along with a few coaching ones.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You will be the next Eduardo Najera :)
I have an elementary school full-court gym 500m from my house, but the stupid admin or janitor won’t open it on evenings or weekends.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Being an English person it's hard to get hold of playing courts.
There aren’t any open runs in my city (Population 360,000) and the schools are only available for badminton during non-school hours, same issue with sports halls (of which there are few).
I am so eager I have found a gym in Guadalajara with a full basketball court attached, I am signing up there and will use it as often as possible. I also plan on going to Portland for a week in the winter to catch one or two Blazers games and spend the etirety of the rest of the week playing in open runs and on outdoor courts. A designated basketball holiday.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And it's a really nice one, nicer than the court Tony Parker has beside the house he sold :-(
Almost Shaq crib level. I want to play in that gym. It would be the closest thing to owning one.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dream as kid =
Build multi-million pound sports complex next to house.
I will achieve this.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is embarrassing to admit
how long it takes me to comprehend what 500m means… seriously..
I start by thinking that a meter is a bit longer than a yard so then this gym is like somewhat further away than five football fields. errr.. no idea.. less than half of a mile? so embarrassing!
My summer dedication will be to learning the metric system like a non-American!! It can only help in the effort to improve my ability to communicate with Rudy when the opportunity arises.
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
About 550 yard or 0.3 miles. I have sometimes the same problem. I was on a hiking tour in California and all the way signs through the mountain forests where in miles, and I got in the dark underestimating how long that really was.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is a nice conversion mix-up from a great design book
The engineer wanted to create a belt clip for a Palm Pilot that was 12 centimeters high. What he got from the prototype shop was a “clip” or rather a pocket that was 12 inches high. Photo taken from “The Art of Innovation” by Tom Kelley.
NASA reportedly lost a Mars satellite because of such a snafu.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's bad
it’s one thing when you’re just some person trying to reading a blog comment or navigate the forests of California… but for professionals to make these mistakes is just horrible. I wonder if standardization is really impossible..
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep english units, or this will happen:
- Never give an inch! => Never give a centimeter
- The Longest Yard => The Longest Meter
- Missed it by a mile => Missed it by a kilometer
- Seven-footer => Two-point-four-meterer
The metric system => boredom.
by MiledAnimal on May 23, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A seven footer is about 2.10 m (2.13 = 213 cm to be exact) :)
Everybody knows a person who is 2 meter tall is huge, and above that is hugerer.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like to measure everything in decimeters
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks!
I had to google it after I finished my comment! My mental math skills are less than amazing, but mostly it is just tough to conceptualize “foreign” units of measurement. like Knowing that I weigh around 50kgs means nothing in my brain and if someone told me I needed to gain/lose some number of kgs to be healthier, my brain basically melts. or getting the price of things in $ (don’t even get me started with currency conversion) per kg or liter (I nearly died trying to comprehend the price of a gas purchase I made in Canada once)…
it is reassuring to hear that the difficulties go in both ways. I sometimes have this notion of Americans as especially ignorant on things like other languages and stuff. yah.. this is still largely true, but it is nice to see that at least my ignorance of the metric system is somewhat reciprocated on the other side of the pond…
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, I can’t figure out my workout regimen in metric units to save my life.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a side note, chinese man pushes potential bridge jumper off edge because he was holding up traffic.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mhm, is that assisted suicide or homicide?
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luckily, the police were below with a partially inflated cushion.
He only suffered spinal injuries, so you know, all’s good.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
by The Pirate on May 23, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BRoy talks about Rose. From one ROY to another.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I love how Amare says Rose would be better if he wore Nikes.
That was funny.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how soft-spoken and analytical Roy is, and sitting there in a plain shirt. While Amare wears a shirt that reads “Amare” or “AMAR’E”…
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Brandon Roy.
He’s a good guy.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody have experience with University of Western Oregon?
Accreditation, reputation, etc.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 12:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you mean Western Oregon University?
sure I know about it, some friends went/go there
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on May 23, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on May 23, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember driving by a college
In the Portland/Astoria area with a sign"home of the Chokers".I laughed till my sides hurt
by southern oregon on May 23, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol no
WOU is in monmouth, they are the wolves.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on May 23, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a friend who flunked out of there
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who doesn’t?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I graduated from WOSC
tho its now WOU. Utter joke of a college. Not sure what you are looking for Norsktroll, but its biggest claim to fame is being in an alcohol free town, although 2 minutes away is Independence, which survives on alcohol sales from WOU students. It’s also a Police training ground for impressionable militant ego-types who fancy writing tickets for any violation they can make up. They get their jollies making up for lost alcohol revenues by adminstering fines of the cheesiest variety.
I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.
by bow4meow on May 23, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking at a specialized course offered by a private organization that I might do sometime this year
And coincidentally they are somehow affiliated with that university, and that would be the way to transfer college credit out of that course and get an academic transcript if I would ever use it for something else (unlikely). It is not the main reason, and I would not be on campus. Was just wondering. Looking briefly at the Wiki and a few documents I felt that it was legit and associated with the OU system, but not the crown jewel.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking briefly at the Wiki and a few documents I felt that it was legit and associated with the OU system, but not the crown jewel.
That’s a good way to put it. It’s not prestigious, but it is legitimate.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone do Blockbuster or Netflix?
I have In the Company of Men and I don’t know why. It seems like a Sophia movie.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait until you see the ending before you decide whether or not it is a Sophia movie.
If you want to see a real Sophia movie, check out Audition.
And by Sophia movie, I mean a movie that turns the convention of love in the context of masculinity on its head.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw the word "misogynist" on IMBD
I don’t think I could watch Audition. I hate Hostel and Saw.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the level of violence in Audition is unfortunate. The only thing I can say in its defense is that, unlike movies like Hostel and Saw, the torture is not the point. I think it’s just a visual metaphor for the way men take it when sexual predation is turned on its head, for instance the way most guys respond to Fatal Attraction, i.e. abject horror, is pretty typical when the tables are turned, but at this point I’m starting to bore even myself so I’m going to stop typing.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could think of a Nickelback song that was apropos to this conversation to link
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 3:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but (SPOILER WARNING)
SHE STICKS NEEDLES IN HIS EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how sick is that?!?!?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on May 24, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wear my pinwheel New Era hat every day I am too lazy to wash my hair all summer long—that is my dedication.
And since my dissertation is actually trying to murder me at this point (possible methods include: crushed under secondary reading, berated to death by dissertation committee, alcohol poisoning from attempted inspiration) I will be wearing that hat every ******* day.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
faith to the people who be seeking the truth...
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A bird tweeted me SBN will be rolling out new features this week
I expect at least a few hours of downtime :)
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
any hints as to when or what the new features will be?
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure it will be while I'm at work
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by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tom, Steve and Channing will be at a gym near you (at least relatively)
Portland Trail Blazers Steve Blake and Channing Frye will be featured athletes at the Punahou Summer Basketball Camp for boys and girls June 9 to 11 at Punahou gym.
Via Dwight Jaynes
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's that rich private school that Obama went to
I pass it on the way to work. I should see if I can offer to buy them drinks and get them drunk. I know someone who works at a hotel. I should see if they are staying there.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should invite them to stay with you.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure I would want to meet a drunk Steve. Maybe he gets angry. A drunk Channing might tell fun stories.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My self talk is that they both will bring their life partners, I'd have to offer up some family things
Emeril is going to be at my wife’s hotel and she wanted to have him over for dinner, because she met him in New Orleans. She talked herself out of it.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok
I got some people on it.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not too many professions where you an pull off this outfit
Via Jones on the NBA. Extra points if you can identify the two players
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What the heck?!
Why is Nate wearing Adidas sweats and a Nike backpack? Doesn’t he know that’s a no-no?
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is that hand sign? “I want three years x four million?”
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I have no idea. But it’s funny that the other guy is just giving a thumbs up.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is it?
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rasheed looks old.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other Clyde
Walt “Clyde” Frazier aka The Legend to Knicks fans.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I recognized him as a sports guy
But I knew his name from those lame Just for Men commercials.
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by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walt Frazier is underrated as one of the all-time greats
because he so often looked like a fool in 70s fashions (and because, after 4 yrs college, he didn’t play too many yrs, drank a lot in NYC and partied too much).
But 38pts and 16 assts in Game 7 vs the 69-13 L*kers in 1973 NBA Finals gives some idea of how incredible he could be. And he may have been the all-time best defensive g.
ignacio
by ignacio on May 23, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wayne Simien, 2005 first round pick, retires from pro basketball
Wow, he made some money, but shows how short pro careers can be. He won a ring with Miami, but contracted a salmonella infection at that time. And managed to somehow get a second one later. He last played in the second Spanish league. Now he wants to get into a ministry and youth basketball.
As for Miami: They got nothing out of him when trading him away for Ricky Davis (is that less than nothing?). At that time still on the draft board: David Lee, Monta Ellis, Brandon Bass, Ronny Turiaf, Von Wafer, Andray Blatche, Ryan Gomes, Marcin Gortat, CJ Miles, …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Simien
http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/labels/Wayne%20Simien.jsp
P.S.: If I had a blog, I think I could trawl enough foreign content that nobody really cares about :)
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I dedicate this summer to eating ton and tons of Otter Pops
Why? Cause you can really taste the otter
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmmmm....otter!
I just got back from seeing the Star Trek movie. I have to admit …I really liked it
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fun movie huh?
Norsk and I were talking about it the other day. It was a real nice surprise.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I wasn’t sure how I would like after being raised on the original series but it was fantastic. I think they took the exact tight approach with it and the plot explained why the back story was (and will be different). Kudos to the film makers
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got it. Abrams did a great job "resetting" the universe.
Now Trek fans can let go of their preconceived notions of what must happen, and enjoy the new universe.
Abrams found a way for Trek fans to enjoy other actors in the roles they hold sacred. Very, very impressed by that.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked the choices for the rolls too
Especialy Spock and McCoy….but the others too
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
roles
dang I hate that typo
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked everyone but Chekov.
But the rest of the cast was outstanding. Great choice for the role of McCoy, he captured the early part of McCoy’s surly attitude, and the reasons for it.
Chekov got old for me quickly, but I suspect he’ll grow on me in the second movie.
I was completely surprised that I enjoyed Harold and/or Kumar as Sulu.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love "Harold and/or Kumar as Sulu"
That my friend is some good linguistics
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as far as Chekov goes
the best parts are when the computer won’t recognize him because of his accent and when he says his age
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here!
That was his highlight for me, though I enjoyed the scene where he was trying to get a transporter lock.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good call
“I can do it…I can do it "
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saw "Trek" yesterday.
Best film, episode, whatever of the entire genre. The only thing I didn’t like was that the plot seemed an awful lot like Nemesis where Picard battled his clone. I loved the reboot of the main characters in the new film, especially Karl Urban as McCoy.
Weird thing on a personal level: the film had me near tears several times, and I almost lost it when I was talking to my son afterward. I’ve been a Trekkie since the first episode aired back in 1966, and this film did such a great job of recreating my lost youth — too much of which I spent watching Star Trek, it seems. Or maybe I’m getting too sentimental in my old age.
—CrybabyAnimal
by MiledAnimal on May 24, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't tear up but I know what you mean
They also did a great job with the timing of this film (intentionally or not). People were just about Trek’d out….now I am really looking forward to the sequel
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 24, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tom, have you seen this website? I posted it in yesterday's JD.
It seems like your cup of tea.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah
I emailed it to a couple of friends. It’s pretty darn funny.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be sure to check out the greatest hits.
Especially the mad bomber.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone here use iMovie?
Got any hints and stuff?
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by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
06, 08, 09?
06 had traditional timeline editing features that were removed in the 08 version. 089 was more quick and dirty, Jobs said it was created by a video engineer at Apple who wanted to whip together a diving video in a few minutes without needing much precision. In the 09 version the combined both philosophies because many users were just very used to the traditional editing timeline. 09 got some nice features to quickly preview transitions and effects, and a pretty amazing image stabilization feature.
I worked a bit with 06, and then pretty much skipped 08.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got 09
I think I have the basics down, but I keep finding easier and easier ways of doing things.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
Thanks friend.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just watched it
I got ‘08. I have two ideas for my next movies that should take a lot longer. I’m going to try to do one and not show my hands. I just need to figure out how to keep my characters standing up.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Build them a skeleton with wire or toothpicks :)
Then put them on a surface that sticks well. A board could do. Or a Lego plate.
by Norsktroll on May 24, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used toothpicks for my last video
Wire is a good idea. thanks
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
when my kids were fooling around with that stuff
They used pipe cleaners
by southern oregon on May 24, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah
Thanks
I'm chubby because I'm full of love.
by tominhawaii on May 25, 2009 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DOG DAYS, IMPORT EXPORT, MODELS or anything else by Ulrich Seidl
He’s my favorite director right now.
OK I know this is a minority taste.
ignacio
by ignacio on May 23, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I work for the Timbers and Beavers.
And because of my position I have to be at every event. Some days I will be at the park from 9am-2am (Thirstsy Thursdays especially). I love it, but ti is a lot of work and a lot of hours. It pays off in October though, when I will be working 30 hours per week M-F at the same salary. As an ex-restaurant manager who has been working 70 hour weeks for the last eight years, this will be awesome. I haven’t had more than one day off for Christmas in nine years. Nine years! It was always, work till midnight on the 24th, drive to the parents house, enjoy the 25th, get up at 6am and drive back to work to open the restaurant on the 26th. This has always been the same on Thanksgiving and New Year’s too. This year I will have the 23rd of December through the 1st of January off, paid, without costing a sinlge vacation day. Not to mention not working nights throughout the basketball season and not allowing myself to go into the lounge, trying to duck the Blazer score until I got home to my TiVo, staying up until 5am trying not to wake the neighbors. Can’t wait!
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
by GonzoFan on May 23, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats on that one
I can feel ya on the christmas thing too…..I worked 5 christmases in a row but now get everything off. I still scheduled to work the week between Xmas and New Years but last year I saved some vaca days and took from the 19th thru Jan 4 off. That was awesome (especially since that right in the middle of the snow storm)
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I worked for a radio station once and had every holiday off but I had to be to work at 4:00 AM the day after many of them.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 3:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did you do at the Station? DJ?
Dr Tommy Fever? At the mighty WKRP
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 24, 2009 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
promotions
I set up tents and handed out free stuff, ran the contests, and wrote commercials. It was fun for 6 months then lame after that. Imagine having to go to the mall at 4:00 AM the day after Thanksgiving and everyone who talks to you that day just says, “What are you giving away?”
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should have given away free turkeys
by dropping live ones from a helecopter
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 24, 2009 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember that
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to Timmay for giving me a headsup
WGN now shows 2 episodes of WKRP in Cincinatti on sunday nights …I set my DVR to grab them and I have been rewatching them. They are still good. That one is a classic of course
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 24, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the phone cops one
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeh me too
They haven’t shown that one yet….I am waiting. Also the bit where Johhny and Venus are drinking and doing reaction tests with the state trooper. The drunker the Johnny gets ……the faster his reaction times get. That is comedy gold. Also….I picture you being like that
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 24, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to check on that
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That episode is "Fish Story"
It’s late in Season 1, so it’s not too far away in WGN’s current run.
True story: The episode was only written because the network execs said “you guys aren’t doing enough slapstick”. So the lead writer put the episode together, hated it, and used a pseudonym for the author’s credit. It went on to become the second-favorite episode of the series (after the Turkey one).
Go figure, every once in a while, the network execs are right.
The phone cop episode is the first episode of season 4, a 2-part episode called. “An Explosive Affair”. Also a personal favorite. It probably is a bunch of months away on WGN episode (since it’s 2 episodes a week, and 23 or so episodes per season, and they’re currently early in Season 1).
I can enjoy talking WKRP for hours. Sorry I missed this thread for a bit. :) Have friends over today.
by Timmay! on May 24, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, a personal favorite is when they do the remote at the stereo store
Johnny’s police drawing at the end, and his smirk, makes me crack up every time.
by Timmay! on May 24, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The one when the sleazy photographer
takes nude photos of Jennifer in the changing room. The failed break-in at his studio and Johnny and Baily posing as executives of a new men’s magizine. Of the ending when Jenifer looks at them ….priceless
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 25, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy to help. :)
I’ve gone through the whole 4-season run of WKRP on WGN, and am enjoying it as it begins again.
by Timmay! on May 24, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to get them on DVD....but I think only season one is available
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 25, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, only Season 1
And like WGN’s version, it only has the replaced music due to the insane licensing fees required. Argh.
by Timmay! on May 25, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's junk
I ordered the Bevis and Butthead DVD’s and when I got them, all the parts of them watching music videos were cut out. Super lame.
I'm chubby because I'm full of love.
by tominhawaii on May 25, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Summer plans
I’m donating $20 bucks to TiHa to go to summer league. Since I didn’t get a Blazers Edge shirt last year (eh hmm) I expect at least a receipt for a hot dog, diet Coke, and an overly salted small bag of popcorn, oh and Joel Freeland’s autograph as well. Joel can sign the receipt if that’s not asking too much.
I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.
by bow4meow on May 23, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dont waste your money
its a Ponzi scam
by southern oregon on May 23, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
very end
of LAL vs DEN game two replay on NBA TV (416) right now if it hasn’t been mentioned
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
by johnv59 on May 23, 2009 3:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Quick Poll
Who would you stumble in on naked, Bryant Gumbel or Martha Stewart?
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 23, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
bryant gumbel
I’d be afraid Martha might get edgy and shank me…
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you forgot the third option in yer poll
both
(ick)
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just for you, tom
JT – Portraits in Blue…
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a friend who looks almost exactly like JT right up to the curly hair
Only he is a banker in London. Not quite as rich and musically gifted :)
Also a girlfriend who looks like a dark-haired version of Diaz. Maybe I should bring them together.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kierkegaard demands that you do.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did he know about show biz power couples and their lookalikes?
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"subjectivity is truth" and "truth is subjectivity"?
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All he knew about were the hilarious consequences of attempted repetition (see: “On Repetition”), the ineluctable structuring quality of repetition (ibid), and the potential for even greater hilarity when an understanding of the two is joined in concert (“Crop Rotation”).
You must get your friends together. For Kierkegaard’s sake.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on May 23, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kierkegaard led a sheltered life.
ignacio
by ignacio on May 23, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I feared for the Euroleague Final Four is now happening in the Greek finals. Crass.
“Fans” throw flares and blind FT shooter w/ laser pointer. Riot police has to come in. Game interrupted and almost ended. Article + videos http://tinyurl.com/prcgnt
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 4:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
at the Peace and Friendship Stadium?!?
seriously? Comical tragedy…
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow. That’s disgusting.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you imagine what a story that would be in the NBA?
Also their security measures must be crappy. In a modern stadium you usually get your bags searched so you can’t bring flares and dangerous things like that inside.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the first thing my wife said.
When we went to Game 2, she was asked for her bag (so they could search it) three or four times by the Rose Garden staff.
She wasn’t carrying a bag.
That’s a stadium who’s taking security very seriously.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
That’s the opposite of what I have experienced. I have brought so much stuff in. I bring a water bottle every game and they never see it. One time my bag wasn’t even open yet and they just glanced downward and said OK.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Must be pure luck, depending on which security folk you get.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I'm sure some are really anal about checking.
My usher was always like that about checking everyone’s ticket multiple times.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know about that
it’s amazing how much you can hide in your clothes
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't it be ironic if Melo wins a title before LeBron?
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 5:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
beautifully ironic.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really hate the Get Fit with Milk by Finals promo
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like milk
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on May 23, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no problem with that
people can like whatever bad things they want; i have a problem with pro athletes preaching the health benefits of milk..
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
does chris paul have one about how natural dying your
hair blue is? hehehe
by One Team to Rule Them All on May 23, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't think so
1. dying one’s own hair doesn’t promote the health benefit of an unhealthy product
2. i can shave my head and start over at anytime
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 24, 2009 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what makes cow milk unnatural? or unhealthy?
animals eat other animals in nature. It’s natural and good for the their health.
by One Team to Rule Them All on May 24, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many adults don't have the enzyme that breaks down lactose
So it passes into the colon undigested and ferments, causing cramps, bloating, pressure, gas etc. It’s especially true in African and Asian cultures, where they don’t eat much (if any) dairy. But even Europeans cheeseheads can have trouble digesting lactose. Personally, as much as I like cheese, I feel better if I don’t eat it, and I’ve never been able to drink milk, even when I was a kid.
by Corvid on May 24, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife loves milk shakes
And they mess her up something fierce.
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My milk shake brings all the boys to the yard and they’re like…
it’s better than yours… damn right, its better than yours…
I can teach you, but I have to charge…
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 24, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yea, i think it's a fair and competative fee for a milk shake course
and I’m required by the union to charge it..
.-*
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 24, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me count the ways...
1. Modern dairy cows are fed and bred specifically with the purpose of overproducing milk; they also require extra hormones (e.g., Bovine Growth Hormone) and antibiotics.
2. Raw cow’s milk is not unnatural or unhealthy for a young calf to drink; it has all of the vitamins and fat that it will make that calf a cow. Same with people…
3. Pasteurization removes key enzymes, including lactase (which assimilates lactose), galactase (galactose), and phosphatase (calcium). Our bodies produce some of these and can be pushed to overproduce them, but the stress on the pancreas contributes to many health problems including adult onset diabetes.
4. Both the homogenization process and making milk “skim” further reduces the supposed healthiness of milk by removing the butterfat in milk that contains most of the trace minerals, fatty acids, and vitamins A & D. To make up for this, many dairy produces with add synthetic Vitamin D to the milk, which is harsh on the liver. It also replaces natural good cholesterols with the unheathy type.
5. The amount of calcium we are told that we are needed to maintain “healthy bones” is an average largely based upon the poor way calcium in milk is absorbed by our bodies. Phosphatase is necessary to breakdown the phosphorous that binds with the calcium in milk; much of the calcium you end up getting when you eat dairy products is lost in urine. All of the calcium you ever need is found in types of dark greens.
6. Each species’ milk is design to feed the young of that species and has the nutrients required for that species. When an omnivore or carnivore eats another species, it can take a lot of bad things as well as good things from that – but eating a sickly animal will still make another animal sick. Also, would there be anything natural to a herbivore eating another animal? No.. and it also wouldn’t be healthy… Likewise, omnivores (like humans) whose digestion strength is built mainly for vegetables, nuts, and insects cannot pretend that eating large quantities of cooked flesh and boiled milkproducts.
7. The Get Fit with Milk By Finals campaign likes to discuss a study that proves that drinking milk promotes weight loss and is a cure for obsesity. Lies!!!! This study proves that kids who drink three glasses of low fat milk a day gain less weight than kids who drink three glasses of sugary drinks like soda/kool aid. Great job, science, write me when that means the same thing as drinking milk is healthy.
nnoooow.. don’t you wish you’d kept quiet? ;)
also, thanks Corvid for mentioning the lactose intollerance issue. The fact that the majority of the world’s human population is essentially allergic to milk is important, too…
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 24, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard milk hormones make young girls get boobies earlier than back in the day
I like fluffy kittens.
by tominhawaii on May 24, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh well in that case
never mind what I said.. we need to keep our priorities in check, afterall..
it would make sense that giving young human females the milk that has been contaiminated with the same hormones and proteins that were given to the cows to make their utters increase up to 3 times in natural size for the purposes of milk production would.. make… boobs..
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 24, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like its breast milkshakes from now on...
by One Team to Rule Them All on May 24, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wooohoo!
Converting the world to breasts… one shake at a time..
.-*
Take it to the Hole!!
by galacticlove on May 24, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else watching the Laker-Nugget game?
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Lakers are delightfully out of sync.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that really was a great pass from Melo to Bird
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to refer to Chris Andersen as “bird.” That is reserved for one of the true greats, Larry Legend.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea that was a slip of the return
Chris NEVER deserves to be mentioned in a way that would confuse him with Bird..
I’ll go begin the self-flogging
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, it’s a pet peeve of mine. Tomlinson is not LT. That’s Lawrence Taylor. Andersen is not Bird. That’s Larry Legend.
Nicknames have to be unique.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely – nicknames should only be given to great players and should never be reused..
I heard someone suggest calling Oden “The Chief”; I wanted to commit them..
but who deserves to be “The Truth”… Pierce or Carl Williams?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carl The Truth Williams
He had his moments here and there.
ignacio
by ignacio on May 23, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like Laker fans complaining about officiating. It’s a sweet sound.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. The Lakers look lost still
Sasha just watched Anderson cut by him for a few dunk.
I wonder if the Lakers will wake up during this series.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They constructed a team of mentally-weak, Charmin-soft players. There is 20 million committed to Fisher, Vujacic, Walton, and Morrison.
The Lakers are being exposed. And I love it.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope the Lakers resign Odom. He can’t be relied upon in the playoffs.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Denver ends up winning the series and plays the Cavs in the finals
how many games do you think it goes?
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seven games. I’m not sure that LeBron’s supporting cast is good enough to beat a good team. Sure, it works to use Delonte, Mo, and Varejao in the regular season, when teams can’t prepare the same way, but in a series teams can make LeBron beat them. It’s taken a superhuman effort for him to beat Orlando once in two home games.
A good team can expose Cleveland’s supporting cast and utter lack of a bench.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah their bench is pretty non existent.
Wally Szczerbiak isn’t all of a sudden going to be good. I just don’t know though.
I’m not sure I am ever going to doubt LeBron’s ability to single handedly beat a team. The Nuggets don’t have anyone that can guard him. Period. When no one can guard him, he just as easily gets his teammates buckets as he does himself. Just think of the game against the Blazers….he had 34 points and 14 assists.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LeBron can absolutely beat a team by himself… but four times in seven games? I just don’t know.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd sort of like George Karl to get a ring
ignacio
by ignacio on May 23, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you can take off the homer hat
This is a great game
by southern oregon on May 23, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Next year, the Lakers will probably regress, as Kobe will be older and they might not resign Odom or Ariza.
The Nuggets are already over the tax in committed salary, without having signed Andersen, Carter, or Jones. Billups is getting up there in age also.
The Jazz will lose one of Okur, Boozer, or Milsap. They won’t improve, probably.
The Rockets are scary, but Yao’s been hurt four years in a row and Artest isn’t getting any younger.
Phoenix is dead.
New Orleans has to let some talent go for fiscal reasons.
San Antonio is ancient.
Portland has a great chance at the 1 or 2 seed next year.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
San Antonio has plugged in a role-player or 2
but otherwise, yeah.
Houston is “great” in a way but can Yao stay on the court?
ignacio
by ignacio on May 23, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
San Antonio just has so much injury risk… Duncan and Ginobili have really suffered as of late.
I like our chances.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This Windows PC video creator spot is friggin INSULTING TO INTELLIGENCE!
- They don’t talk about software for editing. Hint: The good one won’t run on that machine
- They don’t talk about how to get HD footage in there
- The video card is “good? mhm”. FAIL!
- The cars and clouds on the parking lot don’t change. Now that is video editing…
I don’t care how much money PA loses, it stinks! Just release Windows 7.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They don’t talk about software for editing. Hint: The good one won’t run on that machine
Avid’s available for Windows. I’m not convinced of how well it would run on most laptops, but it’s not my main specialty.
They don’t talk about how to get HD footage in there
Hmmm? There’s lots of ways to get HD footage on there, anywhere from the gigabit network to the firewire port.
The video card is "good? mhm". FAIL!
I can’t blame them for that. There’s no point in explaining the actual video card on the box, since it’s a lot for a thirty second commercial… It was a newer HP right? I presume it’s a mid-9000’s Geforce, which uses the G98 core for VC-1, h.264 and MPEG2 decoding on GPU.
The cars and clouds on the parking lot don’t change. Now that is video editing…
Funny enough, rumor is the commercials are edited on Macs. Of course, it doesn’t matter what computer the editing is done on, if they don’t have an experienced editor running them. I hadn’t noticed the parking lot though. I’ll enjoy that on next viewing.
My personal biggest problem with the commercials (other than the spoiled kid whose mom gets him blu-ray on his laptop), is that they’re supposed to show how current Microsoft is, but they’re not even done in HD. It makes them look immediately dated.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the same in the mother and son spot
They just made them say the introduction, and then immediately filmed the closing scene where they get the money without waiting for anything to change before “going shopping”.
Of course Avid’s tools are available for Windows (though when I was in school they ran on Unix/Irix better), but you won’t have much fun letting it run on a mid-level HP machine (I assume HP is an unmentioned co-sponsor). Final Cut runs well on a MacBook Pro, e.g. “March of the Penguins” was edited on one.
The idea behind the spot is basically “yeah, artists use Windows too”
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assume HP is an unmentioned co-sponsor
Other laptop makers are involved too… typically the commercials are filmed at Fry’s or Best Buy, and HP, Dell and Sony seem to be getting the “laptop love”. I’m more of a Lenovo guy personally.
The idea behind the spot is basically "yeah, artists use Windows too"
Absolutely. But I think it’s really for the aspiring artists (high school) who haven’t chosen their platform yet. I’m surprised they didn’t use a “college student going to film school” for the spot.
They have a long way to go to make headwind in the artistic market. And Vista won’t help. But having dealt with artists as an IT guy, it’s as much an attitude thing as a technical thing. They just prefer Apple, even with the same color correction and art tools available on Windows. I understand. An OS is often a personal comfort thing.
BTW I know how annoyed you are with Windows. :) I’m not really intending to be a pest. Just noting a bit of a middle-ground thought process, since when it comes to an OS, I use all of the above. To tell you the truth, I really don’t like the current Windows campaign (though it’s working), and I don’t appreciate the half-truths in the “Mac vs PC” Apple campaign either.
The video card was indeed a GeForce 9600. I looked it up. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a commercial (Apple or Windows, or PC maker) who specifically notes the video card model.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I have used Windows long enough, still have it for use in corporate environments, and e.g. Photoshop ran better on it for the longest time when Mac OS 9 had a totally crappy memory management.
For this campaign I would just argue that out of the box people would get better video editing capabilities on a MacBook or MacBook Pro (including iMovie for free, and Final Cut in the entry-level version is better than e.g. Premiere Elements) no matter if it has “just” 2GB of RAM. That they fail to mention any costly additional editing software is a bit insulting in a spot that is about saving money, and the only software shown is MS Office.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That they fail to mention any costly additional editing software is a bit insulting in a spot that is about saving money, and the only software shown is MS Office.
Drives me nuts too. At least they didn’t try to pass of Movie Maker as an editing tool. I can do more with VideoReDo.
I wish “truth in advertising” was forced on both Microsoft and Apple. Both commercial campaigns would look significantly different.
But we’re in different places here. I’m watching the commercials purely to see if I think they’ll succeed. But you’re actively annoyed by any false statements because you prefer a different OS. I think it’s kind of like watching a game, and someone rooting for a team will see a foul, but a person not rooting for either team would say “eh. It was ok to let that one go”.
For example, Apple has stretched the truth to similar extremes in their Mac vs. PC campaign. Do those bug you? Or is it a home-team thing?
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Get A Mac campaign is more abstract
There sure where some half-truths, but they are harder to pinpoint. Not that many products are even discussed (I remember iLife as a program suite, Time Machine, or the iMac in general).
What also helps: Hodgeman as the PC character is obviously struggling with the flaws of his OS or rather his existence, but you can argue he is more likable than Justin Long as the Mac.
My favorite spot is probably one of the very first, when they discuss viruses and the PC sneezes, freezes and crashes.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There sure where some half-truths, but they are harder to pinpoint.
The half-truths there are often striking for me. But as an IT guy, I’ve dealt with both PC’s (Windows and Linux) and Macs in need of hardware or software repair… it gives a different perspective on everything both characters say.
While the campaign is abstract, when they cover details, they do a fair job of “dancing around the truth”, similar to the PC ads.
Hodgeman as the PC character is obviously struggling with the flaws of his OS or rather his existence, but you can argue he is more likable than Justin Long as the Mac.
Hodgeman steals the entire Apple campaign. He’s just so… likeable. You just can’t dislike the guy. He’s basically himself, based on his Daily Show appearances.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s like what Simmons and Carolla mentioned was wrong with the Fast and Furious plot. They solved plot holes with the cure-all fix, “Don’t worry ’bout it.”
Same thing for Windows. “Does it have a good video card?” “Mhmm.”
Oh, well now I’m convinced.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love the Heineken - let a stranger drive you home commercial
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bill Simmons didn't like it
He wanted it more realistic with people making out on the backseat or vomiting out of the window ;)
And he didn’t get that it was a Taxi.
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Drives my wife nuts.
She thinks it’s unrealistic for a different reason: The people in the cab (other than the driver) are at the wrong age for this song: They’re too young to know the song from their youth, and possibly too old to have heard their parents playing it (as a classic) when they were kids.
Truth is, I don’t care though. The thing is, I love that song, and she used to hate it (She didn’t hear it until 2001). Now I can hear her singing along with the commercial, so yay Heineken, the song grew on my wife thanks to you. :)
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Nuggets are so incredibly cocky.
It makes me sick.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 7:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes, i am still hoping that both teams could lose this game
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Samesies.
I hate to admit it but the Nuggets bother me more than the Lakers at this point.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with that
but I think I lean to wanting the L.kers to lose more, because I look forward to seeing everything fall apart if they don’t even make the finals this year. That is to say, I think a LA 2009 Championship will help them more in the near future than it will for Denver.
I feel the same way about the Cavs.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love love love to see the Lakers just completely fall apart.
It would be pretty funny to see them lose BEFORE they make it to the finals. But at the same time, I don’t want the Nuggets to be given the chance to get even MORE cocky than they already are. They haven’t won anything yet, and they act like they are the World Champions already.
You’re saying the Cavs annoy you? I’m with you on that. They are ridiculous!
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea this is how i go back and forth
on the one hand, the nugz are just completely full of themselves idiots and to see them win would given credence to them and tarnish all that is good. however, if they win, it won’t mean much for the future of the team. This team will not stay together and success will drive it apart, not push it together. The lakers, on the other hand, would be rocked to their core if they lose but could very well improve if they win.
The Cavs both annoy me AND I worry about how good they could become if they win it all.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, that's exactly how I feel about both teams.
I want the Nuggets to lose just to shut them up but I also want the Lakers to lose just to see everyone freak out.
I worry that the Cavs will crush our dreams. Unless of course, LeBron goes to a different team. Then I worry about THAT team crushing our dreams.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my biggest fear
is some team can find a way to combine LBJ with another All-NBA level player..
that could be scary..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bosh and LBJ on the Knicks with a capable PG
Every NBA teams’ biggest fear.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shoot even sergio on that team would affear me
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kobe looks exhausted.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if he personally trained to play in Denver.
He probably wasn’t expecting to play them, so he may not be prepped for the high altitude. Combine that with the “everything goes through me” style he’s playing, and…
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
playing 200 NBA games in the last two years, plus Olympics…
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Priceless
Bynum moving like Big Z but slower and less graceful – PhoenixStan
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
twitter?
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ball don't lie for sure.
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oo 4th foul on melo - thats big
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I love Dahntay Jones's
fouls. Let’s just shove someone from behind and act like a tough guy afterwards clapping. When is he going to realize he isn’t any good?
"What is the Soup Du Jour?"
"It's the Soup of the Day."
"Mmmm. That sounds good. I'll have that."
by Roybot on May 23, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Denver wins this series
Does Billups move into a front-runner for the Hall of Fame? Or does he have more to prove?
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Was he ever the best point guard in the league?
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
debatable, I suppose… Kidd and Nash were probably better during Billups’ prime, though.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fisher has titles, but he never was even an All-Star
by Norsktroll on May 23, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billups was a finals MVP on a title team
Eventually, there will be a point where the voters say “once he got over injuries… everywhere Billups went, he was a leader and made teams better”. Fisher can’t claim that.
I’m saying all this, and I’m not a huge Billups fan. But he’s starting to make a claim that he’s underestimated, without attempting so.
Billups is the Scottie Pippen of Point Guards.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh… I dunno about that. Pippen was in a different league statistically. Billups is an excellent, excellent player, but not a top 50 all-time type guy.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 23, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pippen was underestimated for years until he was away from Jordan...
Billups was underestimated for years until he was away from the Pistons.
I’m really curious how his career develops from here.
“Pippen’s not an all-time top 50 guy if he’s not playing with Jordan” was a popular comment, but he showed his own abilities afterward.
by Timmay! on May 23, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow!!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on May 23, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs