6/5/09 Junk Drawer : Congressman of the Year Edition
by Storyteller on Jun 5, 2009 1:14 AM PDT
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This Junk Drawer is dedicated to all the fine men and women who represent us in their role as elected officials. Intelligent folks like Steve Cohen:
So Congressman Cohen says that the NBA shouldn't discriminate against guys who want to enter the league when they are younger than 19, huh?
It's a good thing that he personally isn't in a field with any sort of age restriction. After all, if an 18 year old should be allowed in the NBA, he should also be allowed to run for Congress, right? Oh, that's right, Congressman Cohen is himself part of the largest age-discriminatory profession in the nation!
Listen, Stevie, when you sponsor the amendment to the Constitution to get rid of all age requirements for Federal office, then we can start talking about how the NBA is reviving slavery by discriminating against 18 year olds. Until then, please keep quiet.....
Feel free to make your own nominations for elected officials (and your own awards if you like) in this junk drawer.
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the local winner
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Jun 5, 2009 1:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When I was reading this, this was the first person that I thought of too...
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have the wisdom of David Stern on one side
and the wisdom of the founding fathers on the other.
What about an incentive program for NBA prospects to stay in college? For first round picks, just add a fixed amount (adjusted for inflation) for every year of college experience to the standard contracts they get and count college basketball experience like NBA experience for minimum salary for 2nd round picks.
I think the key is to make the incentive small enough not to discourage teams from drafting players with experience, but large enough to encourage those bubble players from declaring early. This would have little effect on surefire prospects who would go top 5 because they are already getting a pretty good contract. I think it would encourage the so-so prospect to stay in school.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 1:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As Stern stated in the Q&A after his State of the NBA address
players have 3 options, go to college, go to Europe or go to the NBADL. I am surprised that seemingly nobody has gone the 3rd route.
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So are the guys at Ridiculous Upside
There are some that have (e.g. Chris Andersen), but none of the big names.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you probably make more
in college than the NBDL
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
by jonestr on Jun 5, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did someone have dibs on this junk drawer?
Snooze ya lose
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 1:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is everyone in bed like a bunch of girls?
What is the w0rd, friends?
Today I saw a vanity license plate that said “FA6”. I dunno how that sneaked through.
M.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 1:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
why would anyone get that?
“FA6-319 Glass Straight Line Round Edging Machine is mainly used for grinding and polishing round hemline for flat glass with different size and thickness. "
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's prolly the inventor
I’d be proud of it too!
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's just you and me Morty
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't want it any other way
So what up with you, Maggy?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, the usual
trying to find random images to go with my posts
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
You’re gonna put Miled Animal out of business… FINALLY.
Did ya watch the game tonight? Why did the Magic suck so much? I missed it.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is what Miled Animal looks like
He just does.
Morty
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it's because I was scrolling up past the picture of Q
but I was reminded of Jonathan Frankes
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stopped watching when they started sucking
I think the problem was they weren’t hitting 3s at a 40% clip.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's their biggest issue
They have guys who the Lakers can’t guard, while the Magic has guys who can guard the Lakers, but the Magicses are soooooo dependent on the long ball that a 2 game cold streak will kill them.
Of course, if they are hot, no matter how good the Lakers play on both ends of the court, the Magic could win.
I think the Lakers will win, sadly, but if the Magic pull it off it’ll be a WIN for “matchups matter”.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't catch that much of Jameer actually
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WELL WHAT GOOD ARE YA
I’m sorry that came out wrong.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it always comes out wrong when you're around
it’s like those ketchup bottles without the special lid
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jameer looked really good in the first half, didn’t catch his fourth quarter stint.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on Jun 5, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
active, dished assists, had nice plays around the basket. Hesitated on shooting threes, though.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on Jun 5, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought they kept him in far too long in the 1st half....
Its got to be hard to sit your all star pg if you SVG, even if he hasn’t played in 4 months. But the Magic’s demise in the 1st half from tied to down 10 or 12 at the half(whatever it was) all happened when Jameer was getting his run. Rafer has played good, if isnt broke don’’t fix it. I think SVG displayed way too much desperation by going that heavily to Jameer. Stick with the guys that got you there is what I always say….
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on Jun 5, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
live and die by the 3
that’s exactly why I picked them to lose against the Cavs. I didn’t think the numbers they were putting up from 3 point land in the regular season wins were sustainable in the playoffs. Shows what I know
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, ya weren't wrong
I still don’t think the Magicses are very good. They got hot and the Cavs co-stars were cold.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh
I saw a license plate that just said Q, which left me confused because why would Q need a car?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw one that sayed "Hey Zeus". I liked that one.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should
Get a license plate that says “POOP”, but use zeroes for the “O’s” so you sneakily sneak by.
P zero zero P isn’t anything naughty, so it would definitely work. The perfect crime.
M.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we OWN this junk drawer
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not so fast
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you got here too late
we were here first
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and by first
I clearly mean the first people to USE the junk drawer. We had to kick Philthyanimal out of here. Manifest destiny!
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Philthy Animal is always in the way of good junk drawer land.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet he would give up his first post for some beads
and some blankets that definitely do not have swine flu on them
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RUTROW is the playe for my 72 blazer 4×4
"I like whatever metric makes a Blazer look better." jonestr
Reporter: Four assists tonight too, Travis. You're starting to shed that idea that you're just a shooter. You're starting to pass the ball more too...
Travis: (Deadpans) Aw, I just got tired..
by farmboy on Jun 5, 2009 2:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no it didn't, it said hey, zeus. The name is Zeus
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Vladimir Radmanovic's says
“Rad Man”.
If his doesn’t, mine soon will.
Rad Man
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rad is short for radian, yeah?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bringing back bad pre-calc memories =[ =[ =[
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
by The Roybot on Jun 5, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
muahahhahahahaha
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
close, in bed WITH a bunch of girls
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
by appel82 on Jun 5, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what people will think when they first come into this JD
just look at all those random pictures!
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Their puny little worlds will be shattered
RANDOMortimer
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
random it is then
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
take that space coyote!
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like it.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can do this because I'm part of this group
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:45 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The doctor who diagnosed Darius Miles' injury as career ending
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Matt Carroll's tattoo that is covered by his arm sleeve
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got a movie for you
a fridge too far
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our Blazers are still in the age of innocence stage
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could get banned for this
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
It was worth it.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
I think this image war might be over
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dies when the images wont fully appear
GOOD SHOW GENTLEMEN
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where's my chippy?
there he is
UDOKA!
(formerly my boy, now just fun to say)
by CLRNCE. on Jun 5, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually owned one of these
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the best random picture I hav hit so far.
Without a doubt. Rec.
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love this show.
but how did they get them both in the room at the same time? is it a split screen or trick photography? I thought Bill Bixby eventually died because of his gamma overdose. The Incredible Hulk is one of the best documentaries ever made.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The greatest U.S. Congressman in American history is Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaddeus_Stevens
I, by the way, am a diehard libertarian, so y’all can take that for whatever it’s worth to you.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But you live off of government assistance
You need to get out of your parents’ shadow and go let your private enterprises take off!
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, I live off of my family's own personal earnings; thus, "government assitance" doesn't apply.
Yet, that notwithstanding, Thaddeus Stevens was from an altogether different era. Stevens is an very important man in American history, too.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I misspelled "assistance" here.
Y’know, that absolutely kills my credibility.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but it ain't YOUR earnings, thus you are living off of what your personal government has gathered
In this analogy your family is the governmental body you are living off of.
I don’t mind it, I jus’ teasin’ ya fun like again.
How do you feel about government funded educational loans and scholarships and the like? My family was dirt poor for generations and without them my parents wouldn’t be so successful. They simply wouldn’t have been able to afford any way to get out of the rut created by past generations.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thaddeus seems like a swell guy.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey Pirate
do you even have any MPs left or have they all just resigned?
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully everyone from Eton college will disappear from existence and we'll no longer have a section devoted to Lords.
Then I’ll be happy. Having a title should not equal political power.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thaddeus Stevens was one of the few Congressmen who defended the innate rights ...
of African-Americans during the mid-1800s.
Without a doubt, Stevens was a pioneer in American politics.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't get too many political idealists
compromise can be a bitch
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind schloarships that're funded by alumni, but government-funded scholarships ...
— regardless of whether they’re federal or state — aren’t something I’m all too fond of myself.
Yes, I’m a jerk.
I know it.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it benefits society to have such scholarships
I am not for an intrusive government who punishes citizens for things they do to themselves that does not hurt others. I think government should be there to help, protect, and keep everything running smoothly.
There are many things I do not think should be in the hands of private enterprise or the free market. Education is already insanely expensive as it is. If you’re hardcore, and think police/fire shouldn’t be government funded, I think the idea is silly.
I don’t think it automatically makes one a jerk to put themself first, but I think you shoot yourself in the foot in the long run by not thinking beyond one’s self.
Mo
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
an educated populace is vastly preferable to an uneducated one
from the top to the bottom
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that's the case, then despotic nations shouldn't exist whatsoever.
That’s not the case, though.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't follow
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If "an educated populace is vastly preferable to an udeducated one,"
then there should never be despotic countries (e.g., China) — which exists under the guise of Communism, while technically being a Fascist nation — existing on Earth.
At times, it’s more valuable for the people at the “top” too keep the people at the “bottom” uneducated. That’s for their own survival, though, and definitely not for the betterment of society.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I screwed up the usage of "to/too/two" in that post.
Yet, no matter my grammatical error, my point remains the same.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
An uneducated populace is much easier to control
But an educaated populace fuels greater long term growth…
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that's them doing it for selfish reasons
Such as, to maintain their own power.
Ideally, a “free country” with democratically elected leaders would want as many educated people as possible, for the betterment of society.
Not less education to keep those in control, in control.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it does depend on the type of gov't
the unstated assumption was that democratic, industrialized nations like the United States benefit from educating their populace as much as possible.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And even if the government is evil and doesn't want everyone to be smart
WE, the PEOPLE, should want as many educated peoples as possible.
THAT is what I am getting at.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pragmatically, it doesn't work that way.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it can be made easier
By making funding for education easier.
Which libertarianism in most forms does not. It makes it harder and more expensive.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It removes the GOOD stuff about a strong central and state government
Depending on how idealistic one is about the beliefs.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or how idealistic one is how the effectiveness of goverment
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, a democratic republic is a better environment, ...
since struggling individuals than most governments; yet, minimal statism (i.e., libertarian minarchism), is a much better form of gov’t than a despotic dictatorship.
Anyhow, my point from the get-go is Thaddeus Stevens is one of the greatest Congressmen in American history.
It’s sad that most people don’t recognize his importance, in all honesty.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll lead the Sixers in scoring soon
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how many senators do you think the average person could name?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't even name all 100 of them.
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is my favorite, though.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think most of history will be lost on the general public
if they’re doomed to repeat it can the rest of us move on to something else?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so we get the jetson cars and l2ker fans have the horse and buggies
"I like whatever metric makes a Blazer look better." jonestr
Reporter: Four assists tonight too, Travis. You're starting to shed that idea that you're just a shooter. You're starting to pass the ball more too...
Travis: (Deadpans) Aw, I just got tired..
by farmboy on Jun 5, 2009 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine is Gordon Smith
But not for his politics. When I was super sick from something in Morocco and was in a dirty hospital in Italy and no one spoke English, my pappy got Smith to call the hospital through the American embassy to make sure I was receiving adequate care.
Since they didn’t understand what he was saying, they misunderstood and thought he was my father, and I was an important senator’s son, so the hospital ambulanced me, sirens blaring and fullspeed, to a fancy nicer hospital with my own room in a bigger town an hour away.
So I say, thanks Gordon Smith!
(My dad is an evil lobbyist, so he is friends with political types, taking them fishing and whatnot)
Mortimer, who ain’t no senator’s son.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my house is locked up like a roman safe
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha-ha!
Creedence Clearwater Revival FTW!
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 3:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see a bad junk drawer risin'
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, your favorite senator is the socialist?
And you’re a lib? Awesome.
I often tell people I’m half socialist, half libertarian. It’s complicated.
Trying not to get banned from the internets
by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite libertarian socialist is ...
Noam Chomsky.
Anyway, it’s hard ideology for some folks to understand
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chomsky is, first and foremost,
a linguist.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
by annthefan on Jun 5, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Chomsky with all my heart :)
Because
A) He’s a linguist, which I hope to one day be.
B) He makes sense, uses logic, a wealth of knowledge and common sense to dispel stupidity. I have a book or two written by him and his talks bookmarked.
I will one day learn to get over my man crush and move on to someone else.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 6, 2009 4:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'm tanked at this point.
I can’t debate due to my, uh, intox(whatever).
Regardless, I gave it my best shot up ’til this point.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'd rather have incompetence over exploitation
regulation vs. Laissez-faire
that is, of course, if I had to choose between the 2 extremes. What the gov’t really needs is a personal trainer. Shed those extra pounds!
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi! I'm crashing your junk drawer as well
Will I be granted admittance?
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 2:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thunder
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it still storming up in Ore-ee-gone?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't know, but I was watching yesterday Band of Brothers again
wish they finish the new one (the Pacific) once and for all
when I lived in Mobile i remember going through Hurricane Danny. Bad weather is not fun.
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously?
small world it is
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I spent there my HS freshman year
first time I had to go to a pep rally, i thought that Americans were absolutely and utterly crazy
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I moved there from Oregon. I couldn’t believe the flag and rifle corp. At first, I thought my school had 100 cheerleaders.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 3:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the fact
that they actually pulled you from class to go to the auditorium, and then all the show…it was of those things i could not explain to my friends back in spain, you had to see it
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should watch the movie Heathers
We got out for Mardi Gras too.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 4:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mardi gras was pretty good too
i remember my grandma came to visit us, went to the parade and got hit by a moon pie. Looked like she had been boxing.
mmm….moon pie…
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 4:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
Mobile County High class of 1990
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 3:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was there in 97
Murphy High School
I still have around the flat an old Panthers cap. great memories.
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're in!
Whatcha up to today? That is the serious question you must answer or be kicked out of the club.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Work
Did everything I had to finish and have to hang around ‘til 2 pretending that I’m doing something… It’s 11.30
Entertain me!!
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Full conjugate Construir, Huir, Ir, Ver, Dormir and Hallar :) Oh wait, that's not entertainment. That's hell.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
having to learn that huge list of phrasal verbs ain't heaven either
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see your conjugation and I raise you
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't look too bad in the scheme of equations.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just don't test out my string theory
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you think we are stuck in a braneworld?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DO I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING AROUND HERE?!?!
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
that cat pic reminded me of something
Theorem: A cat has nine tails.
Proof: No cat has eight tails. Since one cat has one more tail than no cat, it must have nine tails.
"I like whatever metric makes a Blazer look better." jonestr
Reporter: Four assists tonight too, Travis. You're starting to shed that idea that you're just a shooter. You're starting to pass the ball more too...
Travis: (Deadpans) Aw, I just got tired..
by farmboy on Jun 5, 2009 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
problem with that
my cat has no tail
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it counts even if it’s a stub
"I like whatever metric makes a Blazer look better." jonestr
Reporter: Four assists tonight too, Travis. You're starting to shed that idea that you're just a shooter. You're starting to pass the ball more too...
Travis: (Deadpans) Aw, I just got tired..
by farmboy on Jun 5, 2009 3:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
alright then
i cannot argue your supposition
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never did that :)
I lived abroad when people were doing that in Spain and when I came back, I’d missed it. No regrets there hahaha
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gladly!
What do you do for your career, My-Friend’s-Pretty-Wife-Who-Took-Off-to-Spain?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm an intern at a law firm
but still a law student…
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh, cool!
My wife is a lawyer.
What year are you? My sister is a lawyer as well, in addition to my father. I am not one because I am lawyered up enough as it is.
My wifey studied at a German law school for a semester… that was cool. We tried to go to Spain but it was filled up.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Third year
I’m going to apply for a master’s degree in the US when I’m done. Harvard, Columbia or Stanford… any recommendations?
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a scholarship
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're really stretching out that $1200 bucks ya stole!
Where do you want to end up working? What city/country/planet?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't really care...
Maybe sea-side
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If ya move to LA
Ya won’t even have to learn English!
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you study in ICADE?
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO ahahaha
That’s like going back to school after your done with school… What a nightmare…
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok
just asked cause I heard they had good joint programs with US schools…but that’s not your case
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They do, it just wasn't for me... Didn't like that enviroment
My school has exchange programmes with Harvard and Stanford, so not too bad :)
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wifey went to Cornell
She was wait listed and then accepted in Harvard, but for some reason she stuck with Cornell… Cornell is cold. Harvard is snooty. Columbia would be cool since it’s in NYC. She coulda’ gone there as well but she thought it’d be too much, trying to study law and being in NYC.
It’s a good problem to have, of course :-) What kind of stuff do you enjoy doing? Are you a city girl?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 2:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not picky. I like city, small town, country side...
I addapt well, comes from being always on the move as a child…
Maybe more of a city girl though
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thinking of future employment
I would say go Harvard, because of the name brand.
You will get a as good or better education a lot of other places, but Harvard and Yale both POP on a resume when you apply for jobs.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it ain't ME who gets stars in my eyes
But people who do the hiring at law firms and their partners all get all squishy inside when they see a Name Brand © school like Harvard or Yale.
And right now, with so many big firms having hiring freezes or having new attorneys wait over a YEAR to start working (and get paid), ya need to POP and DAZZLE. They are suckers for the fancy book learnin’ facilities.
Morty
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone at my 2nd to last Portland job was told I was Christian because of my alma mater.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you accidently
go to Oral Roberts because you thought the name meant something else?
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is not as funny
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many members of the Church of Satan do you know who went to a Christian college?
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
I didn’t let it slip until I was in a leadership class based on examples from the bible.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
9
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what kind of law are you interested in?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So far, anything but Penal
Too sensitive for it. People seem to love it though, half my class wants to practice Penal law though…
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ivy league schools tend to be stronger for “constitutional lawyers” and Columbia tends to be stronger for environmental lawyers. Not sure what Standford is good at, but I love that area of California.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enviromental law is interesting...
I don’t know yet, but I have 2 more years to make up my mind!
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no need to hurry on a decision like that
Unless you wanted to get into corporate law, in which case you can never get going to quickly enough.
Are you a vocal debater or more of a writer of legal opinion?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you a lawyer or involved in the legal profession in some capacity, Idoltime?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope
My profession is statistical analysis, database architecture, and research design. I’m just nosy and curious and have a tendency to learn too much about too many things.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just curious
Since most people not in the legal field don’t know what schools are good at what. That’s cool you know, I like knowing about lotsa’ random crap too.
FANFARAWAY, are you able to visit any of these schools before ya choose? I suggest that as your best way to determine what ya like.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, I like to know a lot about everything and, especially a lot about colleges. I try to stay on top of which schools have better reputations for advancing biomedical technology versus applied particle physics versus autonomous robotics versus constitutional law. I try to pay attention to where the top professors teach and where the top researchers/doctors/lawyers if an area graduate from and go from there.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More of a vocal debater
But we don’t get to do it often in Spain. It’s one of the main reasons I want to study in an American school.
The spanish system is based on memory capacity… It sucks
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Germany, the entire legal code is heavily influenced by Nazi Germany
Is Spain similarly deeply affected in how it approaches its laws by the reign of Franco?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How interesting!
I suspected there would be some key differences in the role of the orator in Spanish legal proceedings.
Gosh, you came in here looking to be entertained, but all we have done is grilled you on your profession. lol
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha it's ok, I like the advice you've given me
I meant the study of law is based solely on memory.
The practice does require some speaking, but not like in the US. Precents in Spain, except for those of the Supreme Court, are nearly irrelevant.
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, that makes sense. I get confused quickly when I try to think in legal system talk but does that mean that Spain is not a common law legal system if it is not based in case law at the lower courts?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes yes thaat's right
I knew this stuff sounded familarl You all and France follow Napoleonic code.
It’s hard for me to imagine the impact this has on society, since it feels abstract. But it is really clear from your description how much this would affect your study and practice of law.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
civil sounds way better
than common law in my opinion.. but then again i dont think laws should be open to “interpretation”.. if they arent written correctly, rewrite them
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
easier said than done I think
In one sense, the law should be solid and able to stand on its own without interpretation. On the other hand, law must be a living breathing thing, and legislation cannot be the only method by which laws are understood. What would be the point of the judicial system? If laws could be framed so that a computer to simply take input from a case and apply it to the law, it would take all interpretation out but I would have a bad feeling of where that would go.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes to an extent I agree
but judges have way too much power in my opinion and quite frankly one of my issues with case law is that if one judge makes a terrible mistake it sets a precident for others to simply follow suit. However, am i strongly against judges “interpreting” legislation to meet the needs of a case they choose to preside over.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, it's a tricky line to walk
I have a lot of respect for the checks & balances system. I want each branch to handle their own thing and not to be diminished in their capacity to do that. So while I don’t want judges to legislate from the bench, I also don’t want them to be merely executives enacting the law as written.
I am not sure what system would be best really. It is hard even to imagine something dramatically different.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is, we are so conditioned
to think that our way is THE way, when there are actually other options out there. I understand what your saying, because their certainly are terrible laws out there that need to be overruled. Most recently is the statuatory rape law for a 17 yr old who sleeps with a 16 yr old, etc. However one of the issues with our system is that judges tend to go on to political careers and its in their best interest to make their rulings dramatic (while they may be correct, they certainly do show off)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You nailed the head on the thing I hate most about these systems
I really hate how politics as a career leads people. I really do not feel like people should even be allowed to have political careers. I understand the need for experience and expertise, but I really do not believe our system is made significantly better by having career politicians running the show and making their names forming or interpreting laws for political gain. I love the ridiculous idealism of the states(wo)man whose service to their country is merely part of the civic duty of an accomplished citizen.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do they make you speak Spanish when doing lawyerin' in Spain?
If so, that is dumb, because I hardly speak Spanish.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uhhh not frenchies?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody else get annoyed
when they get mass emailed a warning about a virus that comes in the form of ANOTHER mass email that when opened, unleashes a fiery storm of computing badness?
Raise your hand if you know what I am talking about. Or say “Life is beautiful”
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.
by premthegrem on Jun 5, 2009 2:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I do believe you can call that ironic
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea,
you’d think irony would be appealing. But in this case, it’s just incredibly annoying.
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.
by premthegrem on Jun 5, 2009 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just appreciate it for the irony
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 2:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but
it just seems wasteful!
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.
by premthegrem on Jun 5, 2009 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This could be incredibly wrong but
Have you ever been involved in what is now known as Basketball 24/7?
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
La vita è bella
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 2:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
la vida es hermosa
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 2:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is one of my favourite movies.
Charming, silly and moving. I might watch it this morning.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How lowly the life of a virus maker must be?
I mean who says, “MUAHAHAHAHA, I AM GOING TO CREATE A COMPUTER VIRUS THAT WILL DISRUPT EVERYONE’S NORMAL LIVES AT NO BENEFIT TO MYSELF EXCEPT TO LAUGH AT THEM!! THAT WILL TEACH ALL THE KIDS IN GRADE SCHOOL WHO MADE FUN OF ME AND ALL THE GIRLS WHO REJECTED ME!”
A virus creator, that’s who.
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh great, the conservatives are winning :(
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
where?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess euro elections
I think UK and the Netherlands both have them earlier
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We voted for our representatrive in Europe. At least that is what I thought.
But also the local councils.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Britain local elections.
Our govenrmental system is falling apart at the seems since we figured it was incredibly corrupt and we paid for things like up-keep of the moat of some MPs and duck islands.
Naturally the public blaims the current government, even thoug this has been going on for decades and vote for the other party. The ones that wanted to scrap our national health system not too long ago.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mispel of blame
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how disappointing
Conservatism in the US is often a reaction to a perceived public need to put politicians back in their place, but it rarely has that effect.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Their leader, David Cameron is one of my most hated figures in politics.
He has spent the last two years, with his stupid greased back hair, saying the opposite of the current government and trying to appear like he gives a damn about the general population. He is from a rich family and married into a fimly with a title, went to Eton College and Oxford. Can you get any more disjointed from the real world?
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
letsee
George W. Bush?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
George Bush did coke and was an alcoholic. That's at least vaguely similar to some of the people that voted for him.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Dubya proved the “American Dream” that any drug abusing moron can rise to the highest office as long as he is rich and well connected.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It helped that the Dems chose Gore and Kerry
Gore had the personality of… well Al Gore. You know it’s bad when you’re a the standard for having no personality.
Kerry had the personality of… an idot.
Edwards would have beaten Bush by wooing the Republicans with his manly ways.
by Zaig on Jun 5, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I was a Brit, I'd vote for the Liberal Democrats.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did :)
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was the name of the show set in space
Starring the fat dude from SPACED and SHAUN OF THE DEAD, where he was a ship captain going to different planets to sell them weapons from Britain?
I thought it was a funny show.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure that was Spaced no?
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, Spaced was them living in an apartment
Well, the fat guy wasn’t living there with them, he was just always around.
He was a wannabe soldier in that one. It wasn’t set in space.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid confusing names. Why must everything be so difficult?
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The British conservatives will fix it
SPACED will become THE ONE WHERE THEY SHARE AN APARTMENT, and HYPERDRIVE will become THE ONE WITH ONLY NICK FROST AND THEY ARE IN ACTUAL SPACE.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*evils*
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no, wait, Hyperdrive!
Nick Frost is a legend.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Hyperdrive!
I just looked it up :-)
Here in America, the Cartoon Network’s ADULT SWIM programming is showing some cool older-but-recent BBC shows, like “Look Around You” and “Gart Merenghi’s Darkplace”.
I love ’em both.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are also showing THE MIGHTY BOOSH
But I’ve tried to watch a few episodes and did not like.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Mighty Boosh has a cult following among the young adults.
But it’s tripe. Rubbish spewed out on a page by a deformed Noel Fielding while he’s taking drugs. I don’t find putting the most random ideas into a stream of consciousness, on screen, funny.
I liked Blackbooks.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, good
Glad to see I was right. It was incredibly lame.
How about Garth Merenghi’s Darkplace? No one I know has seemed to watch it, and I thought it’d be more popular. It funny to my belly.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EVERYONE OUT THERE
All the episodes are on Youtube, watch it and love it.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
80s spoof SciFis are fine by me.
It is pretty hilarious, they’re good friends with Mighty Boosh too.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The biggest problem with The Mighty Boosh
Is that it is a comedy that isn’t funny.
I like the look of it, the incorporation of creatures and puppets and crap, but it just isn’t funny. Creative sometimes, but not funny and the rest doesn’t make up for it.
Have you ever heard of The Office?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
American or British?
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disliked the British one, because Gervais is a buffoon.
The American one is okay. I still find it hard to laugh but it passes as a programme.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like both, but I like the British one better
I think you’re more likely to find Gervais’ version of the boss in real life, than the man-child immature somewhat-mentally handicapped Steve Carell version (though it is funny too).
I like Gervais’ stand up too… I can see someone not liking him though.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carrell is good at retard.
I enjoy Gervais as stand up, but on telly I find him self obsessed.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spaced is one of my favorite shows
EVER. EVER I tell ya.
"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Jun 5, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nick Clegg
Bare real talk from dem mandem, str8 from dem parlements.
Seriously, Nick Clegg is real. Can’t fault the man.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nick Clegg is a blunt, yet straightforward individual.
I wish that more politicians — especially in the United States — were that way.
It won’t happen in America, though, for most people here are doltish morons.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 3:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
English people aren't any better. We have parties dedicated to racism and worsening foreign relations
That are successful.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One huge thing I learned from my travels around the world
Is that EVERYONE is stupid. No one has a monopoly on stupid people.
The countries with more people, just have more stupid people so they stand out more.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is very true. We are all ashamed of our own private population of bafoonery as well.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My grandpa use to say
There isn’t any room in Spain for another idiot… B
But I couldn’t agree more, there are idiots everywhere and in the same proportion.
by fanfaraway on Jun 5, 2009 3:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talking to people from the council owned estate down the road is one of the most perplexing things I can do.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least we got rid of the Segregationist party in America…
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goodnight everyone
My work is done here. I left my mark on this junk drawer
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Jun 5, 2009 3:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and the stain will never clean up entirely
:D night
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am so hungry
And it is too late to eat because I am a good boy.
I actually want Kraft macaroni n’ cheese, which is weird, since I have not had it for YEARS. But it popped in my head and I know I got some.
Yeah… that sounds good.
But no, I will resist. I am stronger. I am MAN.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
MAN NEED FOOD
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 3:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought you were more the raw babies Bayless-like type
Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace: "Unless we find out that Griffin has two heads or something like that in his physical examination, it's a pretty straight-forward decision."
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 3:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone once in a while ya need a carb and some cheese
Hobo babies don’t digest that well, so I also need to have some fruits and vegetables to smooth things along.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okee day, I lookered 'em up
But I dunno what songs they do.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here
I heard Slave to Love over the weekend by Elan Atias (backing vocals by Gwen Stefani) and then looked it up and saw it was a remake of a Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music song. It seems like I should know it and I don’t.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 3:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Eno rocks
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lots of the guys in it are good but the cumulative efffect leaves me limp
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
by appel82 on Jun 5, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I’m thinking Blaze of Love needs to rewrite “Slave to Love” and make it their theme song.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just listened to the recent Courtside
Mike Rice and Harvey think Webster can become a point-forward, like Hedophile Turkupoo.
I like Martell, but I’d love to see what they have seen that suggest this since I ain’t seen it.
That’d be nice though! I think Batum can become that sort of dude, kinda.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be great
but I haven’t seen any sign of those skills in either Martell or Batum yet.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Batum can dribble pretty well for his age, size, and position
And he dished off nicely a few times.
Batum can dribble the ball up court better than Outlaw, Webster, and even Rudy. He has decent control… which, of course, is a prerequisite for point forwarding.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd debate Rudy if I wasn't so tired
He definitely has some signs of possibilities and has shown infinitely more dribble/passing skills then Outlaw and Martell. But I just can’t imagine Batum being even years away from running a pick & roll like Hedo can.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's not Hedo-EXACTLY
Just the potential ability to dribble the ball up court and initiate some basic offense.
Rudy can pass extremely well, no doubt, but his dribbling is shameful for a SG. I love his everything else so much that it makes me angry at him and I just close my eyes and imagine his hot breath on the nape of my neck and I say WHY, WHY RUDY WHY and I wake up to Mercury licking my ear.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is better in the open court
Than when he is stuck trying to create in the half court.
I remember being fairly impressed with his full court dribble game in the Olympics. But sometimes it is pretty bad when he gets stuck in a Roy-type position. Not sure what it is exactly either but I guess I’d still trust him more on a pick and roll than most of the backcourt (doesn’t really say a lot).
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like him in the pick and roll too
Rudy can do that well.
The only thing precluding him from point-forward talk is that he isn’t a forward :-) (smile)
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Detail.. details.. details..
Rudy would have to put on about 30lbs of pure muscle before I’d amuse myself imaging him swing to the 3. Yea, no, my hope for Rudy is more that he’d develop the foot speed to not be a liability when playing by himself with Roy in the court. I am not a fan of the long stretches of 3 guard lineup usually.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to hear who Mike Rice thinks are the best players on each position in the NBA and on the Blazers :)
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do you hate Webster?
Just kidding, I already know why.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DO NOT DOUBT WEBSTER!!
WEBSTER>K*be/J*rdan
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Jun 5, 2009 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I support Revolutionary Syndicalism
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone see DRAG ME TO HELL?
It was fun.
So, eat it.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it stars RAY STEVENSON
As we all know, he IS The Punisher.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am Legend sure wasn't as good as it should be, speaking of zombie/vampire type movies
I read an old version of the script and it was pretty rad.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 3:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Outpost sounds cool
Was it good?
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was decent
Norsktroll mentioned it a week or so ago. It’s not really scary or creepy.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 4:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really liked it...
…up until the ending. That scored a 10 on the lame-o-meter in my book.
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the movie sucked
compared to the book..
i know people always say that but they took some SERIOUS liberties with the story
also they killed the german shephard, that made me hate the movie. shoulda killed will smith
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm seeing it this weekend.
"We believe" -Rudy Fernandez
by twiggs on Jun 5, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Steve Blake's wife wrote a fanpost
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 4:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it was Blake himself
Making like some college games from 20 years ago matter for a NBA team of today and all.
M.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm scared to comment in anything but the JD these days
I’m pretty sure someone will get snarky tomorrow in that post.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the funny thing
It’s not like there is that much to talk about right now, so I don’t comment that much in the other posts, but I’m still coming around here because I am a nerd.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here/I agree
I think I might have jumped the shark with the Dragline/TiR thing, so I’m looking to redefine my role here.
I’m weary of commenting outside of the JD because I didn’t like how much my name came up in all the moderator talk, both the pro and con.
I don’t trust/am scared of the moderators.
I actually wouldn’t mind getting banned until the draft so that I’d stay away more. I keep coming back here even though I have better things to do.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 4:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked what Amlmart said a while back
About how you would go around and drop Tom bombs, but now you are confined to the JD. It was a different era last season.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 5, 2009 5:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he's swell
I think I’ve pigeonholed myself. I’ve been trying to avoid this place as best I can. I just got nothing better to do sometimes.
The whole reason I did the Dragline thing was to soften my image so that I wasn’t the standard for indecency at Blazers Edge. That jerkhole BaB changed his name to TiR to confuse people and screwed everything up. Then all those moderator discussions just made me feel awkward.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 5:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmao,..... you're alright tom, I think dave will have a pardon written up for ya the day they drop the hammer on you
others like…cough, Myself, not so much, but I do think your soul is safe despite what prompts the negative action against you :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Jun 5, 2009 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
Albert Einstein
US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Paganini? that guy can shred"
-Einstein
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
by appel82 on Jun 5, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, I'll give "her" one point
Blake is better than people give him credit for. I don’t believe that the difference in defensive ability can be so easily ignored, personally.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Blake did great
But it’s also clear to me that we would like a 2nd playmaker next to Roy, which makes sense from the PG spot (he is careful and good with the ball, but not really a creator of offense), and someone who is much more athletic and as hard working on defense.
It’s hard to be mad at Blake, since he knows what to do and he WANTS to do it, but he just isn’t athletic enough.
Hinrich is quite a bit more athletic and quick, so he defends so much better both guard positions, and while not killer playmaker his better athleticism at least makes him better than Blake.
Blake would be the Joel Przybilla of backup PGs, wherever he goes of course. He deserves credit for a great season and being such a nice fit next to Roy offensively.
Mort
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not you, Blake, it's us
We’re just looking for more in this relationship.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely
From that perspective, I can also understand the question about whether Hinrich’s upgrade is worth the massive increase in pay. Since it always felt like we were lacking people quick enough to defend the perimeter, I would say so. But it is tough – he’d be the highest paid player until Roy and LMAs new contracts went into effect.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he's more expensive
But it isn’t an untradeable sized contract, nor a crazily long one. This is the last chance we can add a contract like that for cheap, and it won’t prevent us from retaining any of our guys or limit future flexibility since we’ll be over the cap no matter what after this offseason.
And, it ain’t our money.
Since it isn’t a bad deal we are stuck with against our will and it is someone we could really use, I don’t mind the pay increase even if it turns out he is overpaid still.
M.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have perfected listed my own rationale for accepting this trade!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the 'high-paid-guy-thing' prolly won't be a problem
Since this offseason is when we can sign Roy, right? For after this next season and beyond? He’ll know he is getting a max deal and is the highest paid dude, even if it isn’t kicked in yet.
Same for LMA if we make him his deal this offseason, whatever it ends up being… it’ll be higher than Hinrich’s.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy will be on 8 million when he is 30-31.
Those are going to be really good years for him as a PG. His athleticism may drop off but as a mature PG for this team in two years he will be perfect. And by then we should be serious contenders. 8 million, for a starting PG, playing at his best. That is cheap. So we signed a journeyman PG and got used to his cheap salary? Kirk Hinrich would be worth every penny.
The ink of a scholar is worth a thousand times more than the blood of a martyr.
by The Pirate on Jun 5, 2009 4:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright y'all
I’m off to bed, begrudgingly. I hate sleep.
It’s dumb.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, it just started raining really hard.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oops, didn't mean to post
I miss the rain.
Ok, now I REALLY go to bed! Everyone be sure to say goodnight one more time or my feelings will be hurt :-(
Mortymurr
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
goodnight one more time ;P
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taking people to the airport at 4:30 sucks
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 5, 2009 5:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
airports during the night
can be one of the most depressing places ever
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 5:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except for the Anchorage airport
that place is only truly alive between midnight and 4am
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I lost a lot of trust after observing a Representative use her speaking time to dress like this and yell "Go Gators"
And she isn’t an unimportant deep bench player. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz
Wiki Wiki: Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Chief Deputy Whip. Appropriations Committee. Judiciary Committee. "30 Something" Working Group. "Although only in her third term, Wasserman Schultz was ranked, according to the Congress.org 2008 Power Rankings, as 24th most powerful member of the House and 22nd most powerful Democratic representative (also most powerful Florida representative)"
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 6:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the amount of time wasted in those chambers is beyond belief.
its pretty sad.
by jksnake99 on Jun 5, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, that clears up things on Blake and Outlaw a bit
Some peeps made speculations about waiving one or both to clear additional cap space and then maybe picking them up later which I never believed. Will put that line into Dave’s latest post.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lame list
it is based only on recs and nothing else
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
burned through all that, ^^ ^
so I’m not sure if it was brought up, but don’t you have to be like 30 to be a congressman?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Jun 5, 2009 7:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
25 i think
Stern mentions it in TiH’s link
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the United States a person must be at least 35 to be President or Vice President, 30 to be a Senator, or 25 to be a Representative, as specified in the U.S. Constitution.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
So, I’ve now sent off an email to Steven Cohen (off of his website) asking him to address the age-discrimination practice of the US Government. After all, as things sit right now, the career aspirations of 18 year olds all over the country are being dashed because they cannot run for office as a US Representative, a US Senator, Vice President or President. All because of some silly, arbitrary and discriminatory rule.
As long as he’s on this bandwagon, we might as well run the gamut!
by Storyteller on Jun 5, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you can't even go to Europe to become a representative there :)
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you could run for city council
or whatever the Political Development League equivalent would be
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is what DMilesisGod said on O-LIVE
DMilesisGod on 06/04/09 at 1:04PM
“Let me tell you something everybody, all of these players are worthless. Blazers need a SF (Outlaw doesn’t play D, Webster is one-dimensional and Batum will be good in the future), guess who’s available?
DARIUS MILES! Bring the guy back and give him the chance he deserved. He had his best years in Portland before the organization conspired against him to get him out of the NBA (something I will never understand)".
“I may be an “effin retard,” but at least I know how to use the English language correctly!"
by raging WebTed on Jun 5, 2009 7:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The other very popular misconception at the moment is that people want to trade him as an expiring contract :)
They can’t bring their mind to the fact that he is clogging up $9 million in cap space and we get nothing for it, not a player and not even a tradable contract. But that’s the way it is. Blame KP.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
petition the league for a reversal on the career ending sugery and trade him to memphis for conley :) giggle.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Jun 5, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The next day Mark Cuban would call Stern and say "you know, that Kidd trade, it was a joke, can we rewind that"
Sorry, doesn’t work that way. It was a decent chance to get the roster spot and the cap space which backfired, but if the Blazers wanted to have the expiring contract they should have sent Miles home with pay and let him keep that last roster spot instead of Shav or whoever. People might blame Miles for suffering a setback in his rehab and maybe never working as hard as possible on a comeback until last summer, but they can also blame KP for not gauging the situation accurately. At this time nobody would have traded for an injured Darius with $18 million left on his contract, at the next deadline somebody might have.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what bugs me is he is double dipping
get money from two teams simultaneously, it just seems wrong.
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
by appel82 on Jun 5, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what bugs me is that a
(supposedly) independent doctor said he had a career ending injury. now, maybe the Blazers paid off this doctor and he wasn’t as independent as he should have been, but if that’s not the case, then why should the NBA be able to make a team pay a guy they were told couldn’t play anymore by an impartial party? That’s what seems wrong to me.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there are so many layers of wrong to this situation
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
by appel82 on Jun 5, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa. I hadn't heard the "maybe the Blazers paid off this doctor" stuff. Is this new news?
I hardly ever say this: Link?
by Corvid on Jun 5, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They infiltrated the insurance company
And paid off the player’s union and the league to approve the doctor.
DAMN OUR BLAZERS. DAMN THEM TO HELL FOR WHAT THEY DID.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh no no no. pure speculation on my part.
I’m not saying that happened at all. It probably didn’t. But it is at least a possibility, especially since that independent doctor was apparently wrong.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don't even know he was really wrong
It’s not that he CAN’T play, it’s that he shouldn’t play.
He has no knee left. It isn’t a very good idea to play on it, though I understand why Miles is. It’s a super short career.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a good point.
i didn’t think of the distinction between can’t and shouldn’t.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well you really should have
SCOLD.
I can’t really blame anyone for what happened. We got a guy with several bad injuries and no knee, so after a two year process we are able to have the various insurance and league-approved docs look it over and say that knee sucks.
It doesn’t mean Miles has to agree with the verdict, and he is free to do what he wants, which I am fine with.
What I don’t like, is that we followed the rules (as did Miles) but lose both a player and a contract and still have to pay it. It goes against the spirit of the law.
Previously I had thought there was an appeal process to prevent the money from going totally on our cap, but I think I am wrong.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i agree with you.
i have no problem with Miles coming back, just that the league is punishing the Blazers for it when they followed all the rules.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had problems with the pre season games counting towards his 10 games....
they have no impact on the regular season( aside from injuries) and shouldn’t have any impact on salary issues….. imo…
I think that in itself should be a good arguement in the next cba negotiatitititititions.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Jun 5, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for re'lz
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, that's what I thought it was
I always figured the doctor said something along the lines of “If you want to have a normal life, i.e. be able to get in and out of a car, you shouldn’t play basketball. And the NBA can’t hold you to your contract and make you play.”
by Corvid on Jun 5, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmao
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, i'm off
finished work and heading home
thanks for a fun morning everyone, and have a nice weekend
by medmelon on Jun 5, 2009 7:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting worldview from a Saudi acquaintance
She is very used to the Western World, graduate education in the UK, but doesn’t always feel comfortable interacting and competing with men. At home she says they have separate campuses at the university for men and women, and under less pressure the female students perform significantly better. Same in many companies.
Segregated schools for boys and girls, maybe even segregated work places? Emancipation by division? Sounds outdated to us. But she claims it’s better in many ways than being considered a “second-class” employee competing with men for more money and promotion as in many Western countries (but also say in Japan where some women have impressive job titles but little to decide until they reach executive level – which is still pretty rare).
I don’t necessarily agree, but it’s an interesting viewpoint.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 7:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I went to an all girls high school
and I have to say that it is so much easier to learn in an all female environment. I definitely see where she is coming from.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is not better for males
I avoided the all boys high school, but most of my jr.high friends all went to St. Auggie’s in San Diego. It didn’t help them at all; all six of them just became trouble making delinquents. I can’t say for sure that having girls around would help anything, but without girls to try and impress, it would be a step up to call the teenage male a “dumb beast”.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a feeling that it didn't work the same way with guys.
Last year I did an exchange program for a day at an all boys school and those boys were CRAZY. The guy I had to “shadow” all day took me off campus for lunch (against the rules) and we skipped a period. None of which was my idea. I see how boys are delinquents without girls around to impress.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is trying to get an education Claire
You are such a bad influence.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 5, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I said none of it was my idea!!!
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yet you went along with it...
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But his friend was so cute!!
I had to.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even more evidence!
stay away from the boys, Claire, or you might end up in prison!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I will heed that excellent advice.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fellows will hate me for that advice, but it’d be worth it to save you from the life of a mobster’s wife.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess all I can say is thank you
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need for thanks, but I would never turn down a small acknowledgement in your best selling memoirs.
‘And, finally, special thanks to idoltime from Blazer’s Edge whose timely advice kept me from becoming a mobster’s wife.’
Not that I’m trying to write your acknowledgement for you, just get you started on it. ;D
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll sleep on it
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need to hurry; thanks to me you will have a long mob-free life to consider how to write the acknowledgement section in your memoirs.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There isn't much that helps guys at that age
but I might have seriously went trenchcoat mafia if I had to be stuck in an allboys school. I definitely had more female friends at that point in my life than male friends; it is not easy being a thinker in the age of abundant testosterone.
Sad truth (esp. at that age, but it follows through later): women stabilize men and make us better; men make problems for everyone.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
aren't there studies that show
that boys learn better with girls around, but girls learn better without boys?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard that
I question studies that I haven’t seen but my own anecdotal evidence leans heavily to this hypothesis.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL: "So Andrei Kirilenko, a jet ski, and a pig walk into a bar…"
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 8:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
AK1984, are you an Ayn Rand fan?
Fountainhead is my favorite book ever.
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
r u in my phil. class?
i spent 2 hours trashing her last night and im not kidding.
LMAO
Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
trashing why?
I mean, i understand trashing her philosophy, plus she was semi-crazy. But her books are great.
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh i mean her philosophy
she’s a lightweight.. im PRO Beauvoir OBVIOUSLY
anyway.. i am just bitter than we hda to WATCH fountainhead in class… barf.. lol
anyway.. i am just bitter than we hda to WATCH fountainhead in class… barf.. lolits just weird that u bring that up.. im not trashing HER i must re say that.. just her ideas
anyway.. i am just bitter than we hda to WATCH fountainhead in class… barf.. lolits just weird that u bring that up.. im not trashing HER i must re say that.. just her ideasS
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fountainhead the movie was riduculous.
It’s not hard to believe that you don’t like a female male chauvanist. How many women admit openly that men are superior because they are more selfish? What a wierdo.
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
basically she's KIND of full of
crap.. but there are SOME ethical theories I suppose I can agree with her upon.. however… she’s nothing new.. she’s not original .. she makes me mad …lol
crap.. but there are SOME ethical theories I suppose I can agree with her upon.. however… she’s nothing new.. she’s not original .. she makes me mad …lolS
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with her in spirit, but not in practice, I guess.
Her description of altruism is way too simplistic, for example, but in general I agree with the idea that people shouldn’t do things ONLY for the benefit of someone else.
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's just
very simplistic.. i dunno… wasn’t happy my professor chooses HER ..
S
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do your posts keep doing that?
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
every word i write is soo precious and special
SBN automatically knows they are worthy of being posted twice or thrice
s
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, apparently Brangelina are starring in Atlas Shrugged the movie in the next few years. Hilarious
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm of my own philosophy.
You and I certainly aren’t on the same page, however, although that’s fine by me.
Y’know, it’s our differences that make each of us unique individuals and whatnot.
Apropos of Ayn Rand, though, we probably dislike her for very, very different reasons. While I enjoy Rand’s individualistic bent on life, atheist leanings, and disdain toward altruism (i.e., the unselfish concern for others), her writings were much too simplistic and she tended to attract followers who were mindless fools.
Of course, I can’t exactly blame Rand for having fans who are crazy imbeciles; still, her philosophy hasn’t held up to the test of time. That’s unfortunate, too, since she had some incredible ideas by which to construct her beliefs, so here’s to hoping that someone can take from those and create a more refined philosophical outlook on life.
by AK1984 on Jun 5, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no kidding
her writings were much too simplistic and she tended to attract followers who were mindless fools.
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 hour work training meetings FTW!!!
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Being a corporate trainer FTC (championship)
because I do nothing but work training
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To respond to the OP
I think the age of voting should be whenever you start paying taxes.
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
very good point
however.. i started working when I was 12…
however.. i started working when I was 12…can you imagine ME voting at that age?? EEEEEEEEEEEEK
however.. i started working when I was 12…can you imagine ME voting at that age?? EEEEEEEEEEEEKSophia
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait..
i would have voted for the girl.. lol
S
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not oregon
lol
Sophia
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
your posts are coming out strange.
in what state is working at age 12 legal? just curious..
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by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on how you deine working
you can have/could have had a paper route at 12
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i mean at age 12 you can get a certificate
from the red cross in CPR and babysitting (i did this) presumeably to become a babysitter… that is work
s
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by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
altho when i was 13 i worked for a gym in the daycare and did file a w-2 or whatever its called so i suppose i did
s
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Voting at 12 may not be the best idea...
But there are plenty of people who vote and don’t bother researching the issues, so is it really that different?
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Jun 5, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get annoyed when people criticize those who don't vote.
Would you rather have someone who doesn’t vote, or someone who pays no attention to the election and then votes based on whatever quality they decide is voteworthy?
Basically, I don’t want some uninformed tool nulling my vote because s/he decided to vote on an election that s/he knows nothing about.
by Zaig on Jun 5, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Jun 5, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TERRIBLE idea
these are the same people who think Twilight is a work of art…
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do. Good stuff that website.
I find that it is much better at finding similar artists than Pandora.
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just getting into it
It’s neat.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
although it irks me
if you enter a song they play all similar but NEVER that song.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I picked an OMD song and it played someone else.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just IMed with my friend in belgium
he is 22 and just got his masters in philosophy, i’m 26 and still working on a Bachelors, but I’ve always been slower (my friends used to call my slowey, or slowseph; no, please don’t call me that).
"The problem with tweeners is that sometimes they’re exactly what you need to plug the hole and sometimes they are the hole."
-LaughingJon
by appel82 on Jun 5, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
European schools are not always comparable yet
Many had diplomas that took 4 or 5 years to acquire. Then the education ministers agreed to introduce bachelor and master level courses (pressured by companies for a quicker education, and to make things more comparable), but many schools just initially re-labeled their diploma courses master. And some master courses take one year if you already have a bachelor and work experience in the field.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A discussion related to the issue up top...
What does everyone think of the European basketball system, where Sergio, Rudy, and Rubio all start playing in professional leagues as a kid? If this were introduced in America, would you support it?
On one hand, I really like the idea of a kid pursuing his dream as early as possible and making a living for himself and his family if he can. Imagine if John Wall or some other high school star started playing in a league like the IBL and getting paid for it.
Of course, we don’t want to ignore educating the population, so getting (some) education is definitely important.
Also, the two do not need to be mutually exclusive. As of now, people have to at least appear to prioritize education over physical training. Whether they’re actually becoming educated depends on if they’re cheating the system, like OJ Mayo or whoever was cheating on their SATs.
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Jun 5, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To understand the European system, you need to consider that high school and college leagues don't exist in most states
Before "going pro" in Europe, if your talent is discovered early enough athletes in various sports can attend special sports schools/boarding schools financed by teams or a national olympic committee that allow for more flexibility and one-on-one tutoring to be able to align classes with intensive training from top coaches.
Many of the big basketball and soccer clubs have their own. Rudy and Rubio’s Joventut Badalona is such a team. They have strict educational requirements that their players in the various junior teams have to fulfill. If you look at interviews with Rubio, he is constantly stressing how important that is to him and his parents. I doubt he is less educated than a US athlete of the same age.
Several European states have not only one more year of high school than in the US, but also a multi-tier/stage secondary school system. So even if you don’t graduate from high school, you graduate from some lower school type in fewer years (e.g. at age 16).
There isn’t really an organized competitive system between high schools and colleges in most European states that is in any way comparable to the NCAA, even the lower divisions. I was a semi-professional track and field athlete, and not more than a handful of times did I compete for my high school against athletes from other high schools. In most sports you start out in amateur or recreational clubs, and stay there if they have the right coaches and facilities while attending high school or college in parallel, or completely go pro once you can afford it (in many states and sports e.g. as an employee of the military or border patrol with essentially no duty, e.g. very common in Italy, France, some sports in Germany, Russia). There basically is no layer between high school and "going pro".
The D-League might become an option for US athletes, which is heavily discussed over at Ridiculous Upside. But that depends on a number of changes, to develop it into something more similar to the farm system in baseball (incl. ownership of the players a team assigns there, direct or hybrid ownership of a D-League team by a pro team is still the exception, etc.). And while it has created a lot of NBA players as it is (about 20% of current NBA players have been in it at some time or another, Chris Andersen is a prominent example) it’s not yet the popular route to enter the NBA via the D-League or a European team. The draft is still mostly a college draft.
P.S.: It was Rose who allegedly cheated on the SAT. Mayo got money by a handler close to USC – allegedly to steer him in this direction
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Would those “boarding schools” be similar to the high schools in the US that recruit big-time athletes like Oak Hill.
Maybe the academic restrictions aren’t as tough, but they might parallel a bit.
But I guess the main issue I’m trying to address is being compensated to entertain. High school and college sports have large revenue, yet the players get none.
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Jun 5, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Congress v. basketball
The comparison of pro basketball to the House of Representatives, while a clever rhetorical device, doesn’t make much sense, IMO. In the realm of basketball, there are arguments centered around the ability of an individual to pursue his chosen profession. But there are more important considerations when it comes to allowing someone to seek an elected office such as the House. We should desire members of Congress who are mature, knowledgeable, and hard-working, to name just a few traits — never mind that we rarely see them all actually embodied in any elected official. In general, a lower age limit helps to make it more likely that we will be represented by someone at least minimally competent.
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Clarification: "lower age limit" = "age limit"
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
add to that
that changing age limits for the legislative and executive branches would require a constitutional amendment and you can see why it might be easier to change rules regarding sport than government.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
by jonestr on Jun 5, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
People are already very wary to elect young people to these major offices. If you’re 45 you’re considered a young president, even though you’re 10 years older than the required limit.
Basically, I don’t think anyone under 25 or 30 would be elected to the House or Senate. On the super rare occasion that it did happen, you’d have to figure that the person elected would be some kind of political prodigy who deserves to be there.
by Zaig on Jun 5, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, we should relax age requirements for Congress
as long as (1) we get to elect who we want to play on the Blazers and (2) we can trade our Representatives for future considerations.
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check out this guy
http://senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Youngest_Senator.htm
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I consider the comparison to be a good one
How do you ‘qualify’ yourself for a stint in the US Congress? Typically, through experiences gained in life and perhaps in public service on a state, county or local level. The theory is that competence is gained not simply by age itself, but through the experiences and education gained through time.
Putting an age restriction on election to the US Congress does not mean that you are thwarting the career aspirations of an 18 year old. It means that you expect that 18 year old, if a career in politics is really what he/she wants, will pursue opportunities in preparation for the time when their age makes them a viable candidate.
Putting an age restriction on entry into the NBA does the same thing. David Stern and the league are not saying that an 18 cannot play basketball. They’re not even saying that he cannot be paid to play basketball. They are saying that there is a certain amount of time that must pass before he is eligible in order to ensure that he is prepared for that highest level of basketball.
by Storyteller on Jun 5, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fundamental difference
Aside from the fact that US Representative is not simply a “job”. Certain things require life experience — wisdom, if you will. This is why there are child prodigies in music, math, and chess, but they are extremely rare in fields where you have to know a lot about life to be any good. Examples: art, literature, clinical psychology, and — yes — government.
As for the sports side of this discussion, I don’t really have an axe to grind, but it does seem to me that there are double standards being applied, depending on where you live, what sport you play, etc. The NBA age limit does seem just a bit paternal to me.
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I just realized I didn't actually address your point
Frankly, I just don’t believe kids know very much about life or are mature enough to bear great responsibility. How old is a “kid”? Debatable, but there needs to be some reasonable answer to this. There may well be exceptions — “kids” who are experienced enough, mature enough, etc — but our laws do not take every possible case into consideration, nor do they need to. For example, there are no doubt people who are better drivers after having a few drinks than some other people who are stone cold sober. The DUI laws are not terribly subtle, however. That’s okay.
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the norm, but you can find young prodigies in any field
They might fail later in their career, like many child actor stars, but that doesn’t meant they never were good. Especially in fields that are subjective.
Art and literature: Picasso made early drawings that he probably considered crappy but other people today hang on their walls not lastly because he became a master. He created famous pieces before he turned 15 (picador, le mere de l’artiste). Durer and Da Vinci are considered child prodigies. The author of the Eragon series is very young, Anne Frank, same with some published poets.
Academics: I met a professor at MIT who rather should be in high school but he is an isolated genius in a specific field. There are quite a few others who got advanced degrees before 20 or even 15. Which was not all that unusual a few centuries ago when people didn’t live as long, many were doctors, architects and philosophers before being 25 in the arabic world.
Ricky Rubio is not the norm in Europe, he is the exception. LeBron, Kobe, Mayo, Wall, Jennings are also not the norm. LeBron likely would have been a better player after a year in college just by better training and by his body maturing.
It’s also not likely people would vote for a 21 year old President or Senator. But why shouldn’t there be a qualified candidate? There are many dumb politicians around the globe at age 40 and 50 that I would like to swap in a minute for a passionate 21 year old.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed 100%
Yahoo had a story story about a kid who graduated with a degree in astrophysics at the age of 11. Should we put a minimum age on going to college just because most people aren’t ready/good enough until a certain age? That’d be insane, we’d be wasting this kids time.
By the same logic, it’s a waste of time to tell Lebron to play a year in college. Now, for 95% of NBA players, college is needed, but those those top end outliers like Lebron, college is a waste of time.
Personally, I see the same thing in politics. USUALLY, you won’t have the experience/skills needed to join the House/Senate before the given age. However, there are rare exceptions out there who just “get it” right away. We are keeping these people from trying to better our country because they are smarter than those people who want the position. It’s silly.
by Zaig on Jun 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, public office is not just a JOB
I don’t care about the fact that somebody might feel his or her career choices are unfairly limited because they can’t run for an office. I do care about trying to ensure that whoever is elected has at least some minimal qualifications. One of those qualifications is to know something about life. It’s not just about being smart. Kids just are not ready. Period. If you think this is unreasonable, then wait until you are at least 50 years old and think again.
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would still rather like a young politician who is passionate and intelligent with less experience, than one who has experience but sleeps or reads newspapers during debates and doesn’t read the bills. And don’t tell me those don’t exist, I have seen enough of them debate – or not because they were not prepared – on CSPAN, Phoenix in Germany, and other such channels. I understand why the age limit exists and it might not be the perfect comparison to a basketball player. But being in office is not a calling for everyone. For quite a few it’s just their job because being a lawyer or a union boss or a teacher (very common qualification for many European politicians) wasn’t interesting enough or didn’t pay as well.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't by any means disagree with your assessment of many politicians
The trick is to elect some who are passionate and intelligent as well as having some life experience, not currently residing in prison, etc. Nobody said it was easy.
"Just kidding"
by CatMan2 on Jun 5, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so is it just me or
is Made the dumbest show on TV?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a lot of shows in the running for that award these days.
by Timmay! on Jun 5, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah lots of good stuff
Monday Night Football
Sunday Night Football
NBA on TNT
NBA on ABC
House
Burn Notice
and so on!
by Zaig on Jun 5, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats what I was watching too!
Motorcross girl is really annoying.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha yeah she is
she creates so much drama when she could have just explained to the motocross guy that she had to take the day off for prom lol.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Room Raiders is worse
Is that show still on?
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but not as much as it used to be
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about
the show where they have someone in a van nearby and they have a lie detector thing on?
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
still on
go MTV, rock on with your lame shows.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahahhaah
the show i do kind of like sometimes is the one where the parents set up dates for their kids and then they watch it with their kids’ current boyfriend/girlfriend.
it’s especially funny when the parents hate the boyfriend and make fun of him the whole time lol
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh man, that show is so staged.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't all MTV dating shows staged?
You can’t tell me that shows like Next, Please Date My Daughter or Room Raiders aren’t feeding lines to the unfortunate participants
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
Blind Date is the best of all dating shows IMO
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is the really awesome one where the parents and the bf or gf they hate watch the other person go on two different dates?
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
parental control
i think
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes! That's my favorite by far.
Some of the things the parents say sound SOOOOOOO awkward when they say it that it clearly has to be scripted. Literally every detail.
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I am an idiot. This was JUST discussed above...
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol true
it’s like an excuse to show off girls’ “unmentionables” drawer.
at least that’s how i remember it.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone watching the "Unusuals" on ABC
I am really liking it
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like the show Made.
I’m a pretty cynical guy, but it’s sort of nice to see children get a chance to improve their lives and gain some confidence. There was one with a girl who wanted to do BMX biking. At the beginning, she couldn’t land a simple jump off a small hill and by the end she landed a backflip on solid ground. I was quite impressed.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the quality of Made episodes is whole dependent on what the kid wants
Episodes where the high school loner wants to be made into the prom king/queen or the kid from suburban Denver who wants to be a rapper without putting in any effort are kind of lame.
The best Made I ever saw was where this kid wanted a date to prom. So they had a professional pickup artist (who may have been BRoyPosse) work with him to build his confidence, start talking to girls to meet more of them and when the girl that he had his sights on shot him down his couch helped him see that there are other fish in the sea who will like him for who he is.
by tingeyga on Jun 5, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best one I ever saw was a guy who wanted to be a ballet dancer.
I’m not saying that just because it was ballet. The guy went to the Rock School in Philly which is where I went to ballet school last year. I wasn’t there when he was but his coach, Christopher Fleming is hilarious. He was one of my teachers and one time during the summer we watched the episode and it was amazing. He is EXACTLY like he is on MADE.
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think i saw that one.
i like those too. the only part i don’t like is when they get elected king or queen as if the MTV cameras had no effect on that decision.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I stopped watching after the second season. But in the first one or so the basketball player was dope.
Playing against a Shavlik-type trainer who I can’t remember who was good in college and killed him because the boy couldn’t make a layup. Had him play against a fifth grader and such. Too funny.
by Norsktroll on Jun 5, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wassssssssssssssssssssssup
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not too much..excep this JD is really cool...
i found out what i already know: Morty and Magnum are segregationists
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HIIIIIIII
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ola !!!!!! prez hasn't gotten back to me...that MOD is lazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
beat him up
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah, you already did
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's just mad cause you said this:
Prez, you are like the guy that interrupts a couple about to make a first kiss….
and goes up and give both of them a hug and say
"OH SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU BOTH…LETS GO GET SOME FRIES AND A SHAKE"
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What up?
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Jun 5, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not much...i have to work today..on a conf call right now..on MUTE
oh, and today is my 5th year anniv with my lovely wife…i’m expecting great things for this weekend but unfortunately i will be absent in the JD…
so i need to get it out of my system today!
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then get on outta here
We’ll hold it down for ya
Oden and LaMarcus and Roy, oh my!
by Quik_Baller on Jun 5, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah definitely but i'm stuck at work
we don’t jump on a plane till tomorrow morning
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
happy anniversary brp!!
If I see you around the JD, I’ll throw something at your for the sake of your wife!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha thanks!
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anytime bro
Besides, do you know how bad it would look if BE’s resident love doctor got a divorce for messing up his fifth wedding anniversary?!
It’d be almost as bad as reigning MVP and the face of the NBA leaving the court like a spoiled brat after losing a series!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, that would never happen. CRAZY STUFF
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i know, sorry, that was just so far out there. I must still be drunk from that bloodbath I witnessed last night.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is BRP gonna leave his loyal wife
And go and marry a NYC or Brooklyn babe in 2010?
For some reason I am now convinced he will.
Mo
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
actually...good idea, i should tell her i'm opting out if this marriage goodness doesn't continue
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your marriage career is short
When you’re the best of the best, you should be able to pick and choose what situation is best for you.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha definitely didn't mess it up...
she almost cried with joy and sappiness this morning..
i actually thought it sucked that she didn’t have them tears flowing like yesterday’s thunderstorms….
geez, what kind of love dr. am i?
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah, don't be too hard on yourself love doc
Remember, you will have to keep upping the ante each year. If you had her crying like that this time, what would you be aiming for by the 10th?!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully he got that earlier on when dating, cause it never happens after marriage
ZING!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calling Doctor Love
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
happy anniversary!
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats on 5 years :)
We’re hitting the 1 year mark soon… we’re competitive, so we’ll figure out a way to surpass you two eventually.
by Timmay! on Jun 5, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 1 year... what a chump
Hit 1 month and then we can talk pal.
SCOFF LOUDLY.
’mer
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha good luck!
tell me when you have kids then we can talk
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roger Federer is in a CRAZY 5th set battle right now in the Frenchie Open
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i am watching Made
it has made me realize how stupid high school girls are.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I take offense
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can make exceptions
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or high school in general...really, why take it so serious?
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
in my final semester of high school, i had a TA in the morning so I could sleep in and show up for 2nd period, I had a TA right before lunch so my friend and i (who also was a TA that period) would always go to woodburn and get lunch.
it was so awesome lol
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where do you eat in woodburn? the best thing about that place is the pumpkin patch...AND OGA Golf Course
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Nike Outlet too
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ummm
considering it was high school and we were on a limited budget, either the mexican food in old town woodburn, safeway (for the chinese food), elmer’s, shari’s, taco bell, etc.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
high school girls and boys
are crazy/stupid/infantile. I work in a high school (partly). We forget that for the most part these people are still children, in some cases even more so than elementary kids.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my younger sisters (they are twins) are freshmen in high school
i never realized how dumb some of the things that happen there are.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know about it being mind-boggling per se. When you think about the adolescent “crisis” as being Identity vs. Role Confusion, and you consider the ever-increasing role ambiguity in a post-modern world… well, I guess I mean to say that I understand it. It is still frightening to think about these kids as the future.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think/hope
most of the kids realize how ridiculous it all was as they get older.
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope that too. I don’t think it is true though. I think most people (especially the younger ones) have a very hard time projecting beyond their own development point and their environment. And there are just so many examples of teens doing amazingly dumb things and even losing their lives over a phase in their life.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think they have a hard time
recognizing they’re own development point and environment.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
absolutely right
But later, I think as adults we tend to get better at recognizing our current point and environment but still struggle to project forward to later stages of life.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Blazers!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooot Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!
by broyposse on Jun 5, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha, oh Emma she doesn't want to be your friend. GET OVER IT
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not that easy!!
liek OMG!
Best of Senator Clay Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4-QyAzY64&feature=related
by cloudydays on Jun 5, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Emma is a skank
I heard she got finger banged on the way back from a football game on the band bus by a tuba player.
by tominhawaii on Jun 5, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are the most ill equipped group to handle the issues you bring up.
but those issues continue on throughout a person’s life. It’s not like role ambiguity ever clears up. It’s just all about coming to a place where you’re comfortable with yourself and with your view of the world. What is mind-boggling to me though is the lack of basic reasoning skills. Identity crises don’t have anything to do with basic common sense.
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it is the first point in which we face that conflict and, even though we do not resolve it before we leave high school, much of the adult that person will become will be based upon how they deal with it at that age. And taking on that kind of conflict without any of knowledge or experience or a willingness to listen to ANYONE who knows anything is just that much tougher.
I constantly have to remember who I am and that I am not who I was when I was 16. Even though I was totally lostreally cool at age.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess the sooner we all realize
we don’t know anywhere near as much as we think we know, the better off we could be. true for me anyway. I find the fact that I don’t really know anything rather comforting. All anyone has is their best guess I think, which is fine. The more people believe the guess, the more “truthful” it becomes. When all we have are representations we just make the most of it right?
by DrivetheLane on Jun 5, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
mad truths here
I can’t remember which greek philosopher spoke on the subject ( I suspect Socrates), but I am firm believer in these notions. I have always valued knowledge and sought to gain it. When I was young, I really thought I was smart and knew a lot of things. But the more I learned, the more I realized how much I don’t know. The wiser we are, the more we realize that most of what we think we know is just based on guesses and hunches – even solid ration argument and empirical research is a highly suspect for forming ‘absolute truths’ — whatever those might be.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was socrates I believe
what if you are of the notion that nothing is absolute?
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am of that notion and simply left the train of thought before going all the way down Relativistic way.
I’d say more, but, instead, an observation:
1. Uberpowerful mob Princess of BE (power is hot)
2. Thoughtful, passionate basketball lover
3. Strong-willed and opinionated
4. Model beautiful
5. aannd a philosopher?!?!
You make it really hard for all of the women on the world.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
1. thank u
2. calling me a philosopher would b a serious stretch LOL
There are a lot of women in the world that have a lot more going for themselves than I do for myself. It’s all relative ;)
Sophia
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you=blazer fan >>>>> anyone who isnt ..
just saying
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Raven and Sophia
sittin’ in a tree
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Jun 5, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget to throw idoltime in their too to spice things up a bit.
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eeee
that sounds.. um..
interesting.
s
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey
you should BE so lucky! ;)
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RRRRIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHT
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh no you di'nt!
GOR: making girls swoon since the nurses at his birth..
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sophia seems like the type
that would see a blogger as an automatic no-no for a date.
I see her wanting the kind of guy that skydives when he’s bored and only opens a computer before he throws it from the top of a cliff to see what happens when it hits the ground.
Trying not to get banned from the internets
by TheTinfoil on Jun 5, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I <3 bloggers
look at me i post like 029384023984 comments a day.
lol
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but if both people are blogging all day
how does anything get done?!?!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have no idea
im single
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predict
That the junk drawer will result in no less than 3 marriages and no less than 3 broken homes.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well then everything equals out right? sounds fair to me :)just dont say its my faultim never getting married
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...again
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you and Tom will make it
i got faith in you two.. somethign about the twinkle in your eyes makes me think, wow those two crazy kids really are gonna make it!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
tom is married.. she has the look in her eye that says “i will kill you if u touch my husband”
s
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She mailed me my own severed little toe
I dunno how she did it, or when, but I got the mail and there was my little toe. I didn’t even realize it was missing!
She is dangerous.
by Mortimer on Jun 5, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha this stupid browser its hard to reply to anything
that was actually for Mortimer, but i suppose if you want in on that love triangle… too bad
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ita ll makes sense now
:)
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or so it seems...
we should petition SBN to make widescreen for those of us with monitors from this millenia
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey now
im no S4E and Roybot here..
just making the point that Blazer fan women get an extra +1billion from me
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 5, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol!!
I also was just making a point that whenever I think Sophia has it all going on – I find myself even more impressed. Why can’t a guy say he is impressed by a lady without it turning into something more?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
by idoltime on Jun 5, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
arms length buddy
I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express
by Claire on Jun 5, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
“make room for the bible” lol
S
The Princess of Blazersedge
by BlazerFan1 on Jun 5, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, ours was
“Leave room for the Holy Spirit”
Know what makes NO sense to me? When teachers at dances would get pissed at people dancing front to back. Hello, are you stupid? Front to front clearly bumps uglies and is far more gratuitous. Old people! I swear!
Can I get a headband? One for my peeps, one for the fans in the really cheap seats, one for my momma, one for the mayor, and if you wanna get down with the players, YOU GOTTA GET A HEADBAND!
by peseme16 on Jun 5, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs