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