8/10 - Wooooh
by Dirty Socks on Aug 10, 2009 12:00 AM PDT
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PrintLeprechauns, are they real?
In Irish folklore, a leprechaun is a type of male fairy, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. Like other fairy creatures, they have been linked to the Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish mythology. Popular depiction shows them as being no taller than a small child. Their trade is that of a cobbler or shoemaker.
Have you ever had an encounter with a Leprechaun like these people from Alabama?
Also check out the 'Gimme the Gold' leprechaun rap video inspired by the Mobile, Alabama sighting.
This video is very convincing due to the fact that it has a sketch that looks almost exactly what leprechauns are rumored to look like.
So what are your thoughts?
Please share any stories of leprechaun encounters, unicorn findings, big foot sightings, loch ness monster spottings or any other mythical creature!
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That's my favorite part
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
by Dirty Socks on Aug 10, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I want 1000 comments before August 15th
I wonder if I could do it
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
12:15 and it's way too soon for the weekend to be over.
Such are the fortunes. G’nite all.
by prezofdeath on Aug 10, 2009 12:17 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
peace holmes
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
by Dirty Socks on Aug 10, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
See ya - you had some hot junk tonight, and will be missed.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
dueces
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
by Dirty Socks on Aug 10, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
For the record, dirty socks is starting to grow on me.
But I haven’t voted yet, just in case one vote could swing the outcome.
Then I’ll swoop in and be powerful for one shinning moment.
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try tough acting tinactin
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
Name the 5 largest islands by land area
not including Australia because it’s a continent
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I realized I wasn't actually going to keep up on that league
and I don’t know if this was affecting anyone else, but the pages didn’t load correctly. Part of the page was shifted way to the right and it was really annoying to view.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
i hate getting to the league. i go to paspn.net but i have to go through like 5 links to get to my org. do you know a quicker way?
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Aug 10, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
have you gotten an email about a trade or something else league related?
that’s how I got there every time, a link in my inbox
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
New Guinea is the bigest Island I have ever seen,Madagascar and Hawaii are good size
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions
that's 2 of 5
Hawaii is not among the top 5 or even top 10
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Cyprus ?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I cheated – no way I get those, except for Greenland
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
greenland
japan
madagascar
thats all i got
bayless leaves over my dead body
andre miller>hedo
by thomasikehara on Aug 10, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew the Fonz was to old for canon balling
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Here's another one to consider
What European countries are smaller than the state of Rhode Island?
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luxemburg
vatican city
liechtenstein
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Aug 10, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
thats all i can think of off the top my head
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Aug 10, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Will Cyprus work here, Vatican city is my only winner
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Okay, so the islands are one country.
I kind of backed into that one, but I’ll take it.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
Monaco is one of the other countries.
I did a report on it in middle school; casinos, auto racing, and princesses = good times back then.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
I knew that one.
I doubt any of the Baltic states are smaller than Rhode Island; thus, Monaco — as well as perhaps the Maltese Islands — are all I can bring to the table.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
is that where that one beautiful princess came from that was in the news a few hears back
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it’s 2009, cona’t we allgit a spell chekr
that can see "a few hears back" is nonsensical – come on mr gates whaasup
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Who are you referring to here?
Grace Kelly or, perhaps, one of her daughters … for Stephanie is relatively famous.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
No, that was back they built the pyramids
this was a recent long brown haired beauty – one I’d give up everything for to be king, even if the country was 50X50ft, non US girl
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Okay, you're either talking about Stephanie or Caroline.
Caroline is the more attractive, but Stephanie is the more famous.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
hmmmmm, maybe a different country
cause she was drop dead gorgeous, and those 2 ain’t doing it for me, although not bad on the one.
all I remember is she was in the news a lot, but I couldn’t tell you how many years, 5-8 maybe, could be less
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
rec
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Where the hell is Andorra?
The American education system failed me. :)
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
sheeeees.
I lived in Germany from ages 2.5 to 5, couldn’t speak English when we move back to the states, didn’t even learn the months of the year in the corresponding grades ( whatever grade that was). They just kept pushing me thru.
My folks tell me I called everything be German names – don’t rember any of it, nor anything before 5 years old.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
You are in Peru crossing a red gravel desert. There are lots of yellowish pathways seeming to lead nowhere. Your guide tells you that when you look down from an airplane you can see that these lines are drawings. One is of a monkey, another of a hummingbird. What are they known as?
Love.
What is the western most point
in the lower 48?
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 12:55 AM PDT reply actions
some coastal area in oregon or washington to be sure
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Seaside OR, FTW
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
yeah, but before Lewis and Clark mapped anything
and when they stepped on the shore of Seaside, they had to say "this is the farthest western most point known to mankind."
But instead of Seaside I think they called it "festering prairie dog bite creek" back then.
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Neah Bay, WA
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Aug 10, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
nitrogen?
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it’s gotta be up there pretty high
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
our atmosphere is like 78% nitrogen
Love.
by L-TrainFTW! on Aug 10, 2009 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
it's not dense/large enough to account for a large percentage of the mass of the earth
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I thought you were trying to say something else
my mistake
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
why don't you rub it in!?!?!
I’m gonna go cry into my pillow
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
so no gasses then?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Too lazy to go find the text book and look it up
but silica and aluminmum would be in that ballpark
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
really, aluminum?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
never knew, but explains the redness.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
wait, you sure it's not mostly iron?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Mostly a bad choice of words
The higher the AL content the the more unpleasant the clay becomes.
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions
The chemical composition of Earth is
34.6% Iron, 29.5% Oxygen, 15.2% Silicon, 12.7% Magnesium, 2.4% Nickel, 1.9% Sulfur, and 0.05% Titanium
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I would have figured a higher.....
…..Cheese content, but maybe that is only the Moon
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought the Moon
was 100% robin williams…. huh?
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's one to keep everyone busy while I take a shower
What will the 10 most populous countries in the world be in the year 2050. And if you’re feeling ambitious, feel free to estimate those numbers. NO CHEATING
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
China, India, for sure. Pakistan??
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I'll wager Indonesia is on that list, too.
Japan should level off, so discard that country.
A sleeper like Mexico or Brazil might make that list, though, but I’m not sure about it.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
when I cheat I don’t reveal anything – is that still cheating?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
speaking of giving it some thought
I accept your trade proposal.
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions
ah, excellent
I’ll send you the official trade on the league page
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I thunk about it, then I googled it
Then with my short memory I forgot I googled it, and thought I knew the answers, but forgot the question. By the time I reread your question I had to start over and thunk about it again. So yeah, you could say I put a lot of thought into it.
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
We still need 4, 9 and 10
1. India – 1,628,000,000 (1.628 billion)
2. China – 1,437,000,000 (1.437 billion)
3. United States – 420,000,000
5. Pakistan – 295,000,000
6. Indonesia – 285,000,000
7. Brazil – 260,000,000
8. Bangladesh – 231,000,000
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
By sheer size Ethiopia, DR Congo would be my next guesses. Don’t know how fast they are growing though. Kenya, Sudan, Chad, Angola, Namibia, and Tanzania are large, but not densely populated. Egypt is only densely populated in the north (I would guess Kairo will be one of the largest cities in 2050)
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
This also helps: Nobody is living in the desert, everyone near the coasts and where it's green
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
I dont know how they define country's
In the area formerly as the USSR these days but a lot of people live there
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions
exactly!!!
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
What percentage of the mass of the solar system is contained in the sun?
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Approximately what radius would your mass have to be condensed to
in order to turn into a black hole?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I am already a black hole so I dont need to be condensed
But I do need to go to bed,be nice
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions
ok, I’m pretty sure you couldn’t see it with the human eye
and the human eye can see 3 microns (aided with UV light)
a hair is 40-50 microns
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hair diameter that is, 40-50u
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
nano world? pico?
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I figured as much when you can put a star on the head of a pencil
of there abouts
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roughly 1×10-25 meters
where the radius of a hydrogen atom is on the order of 1×10-11 meters
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
yoosaaa - do you mean diameter of the H2 atom
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Well then, it’s twice as big as what I mistakenly thought you meant.
So does that mean it’s currently expanding?
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Sans Puerto Rico, I challenge y'all to name the only other commonwealth of the United States of America.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
American Samoa?
What defines a commonwealth again?
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
American Samoa is a good guess, but its an unorganized territory.
Anyhow, an insular area that’s an American commonwealth gains its status as organized by an Act of Congress.
Stupid people have stupid ideas.
well then it has to be guam or northern marianas... us virgin is def unorganized too
I’ll guess that the northern Mariana Islands are the organized one.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
Did anyone else guess Guam, yet?
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I see that Idol has
nevermind
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
virgian islands?
bayless leaves over my dead body
andre miller>hedo
by thomasikehara on Aug 10, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else get mad
When they are at the grocery store and see the family in front of them buy a bunch of crap (Junk Food, Beer, Tabloid magazines) while paying with an Oregon Trail Card (Food stamps)?
I know they are paying cash for their beer and magazines, but does anyone else think its crap that our tax dollars subsidize their food costs so that they can free up more money to buy non essential things?
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
Yes, it is irriating
there are the people who buy junk food, snacks, all microwaveable foods and other non necessities, but then again there are plenty of people who buy milk, bread, fruits and vegetables
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
about the same way I feel when people with food stamps buy lobster
no knock on anyone here, cause I’ve known people who needed stamps – but they didn’t by lobster with it.
Man, i ain’t buying myself no lobster
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
yo philthy i had a dream that you made a cameo in
414px-hammer_and_sickle
L-TrainFTW!
joined Apr 03, 2009 last login Aug 09, 2009 posts 0 comments 3568I dreamt that the Russians nuked NYC. What’s odd is that Russia was in the Middle East. They had just invaded Uzbekistan. At first, I thought that Kazakhstan was invaded. When I learned that Kazakhstan was spared I was very relieved. After watching the news I walked to a mansion where some musician that I knew lived. He had a blue guitar. I was at the mansion when the nuke fell and a massive wall of mud followed the blast. Me and some other people who were at the house escaped into a cave underground where velociraptors started attacking us. The cave was rectangular with an exit on the roof and an exit at one end with two branching hallways. I ran as fast as I could down the hall but apparently somebody beat me to it and shut a giant metal door which left me stuck in the cave with the velociraptors. Out of nowhere Philthyanimal appeared and he too was trapped in the cave. I managed to fight off the dinosaurs and then jumped into a lifeboat with Philthy. We paddled to Manhattan and then he just disappeared. I ended up converting to Judaism and going to a movie theater with my Jewish friends. NYC rebuilt itself and everybody wore 1920s era clothing.
Love.
LOL
thats crazy. I feel priviledged that I was in your dream. I am a little worried about your subconscious feelings towards me however.
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Aug 10, 2009 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions
The OT card also has a cash option for some people
That really bugs me… so even if they pay cash for those non-essentials, it may be OTC cash..
I volunteered yesterday evening at a local fundraising event for the Silverton food book. $10,000 were raised for the program. What I cant really figure is when I drive past the food bank, its always massively obese people pushing out carts of food
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid
i've heard of that
but the average person doesn’t know the OT card has cash. Imagine if everyone knew that…taxpayers would be hysteric.
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
by Philthyanimal on Aug 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
obese people need MORE food
I think that’s pretty obvious or else they wouldn’t be fat. QED
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Aug 10, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's an interesting paradox
Food insecurity — not knowing where or when you’ll get your next meal — can lead to obesity.
http://www.frac.org/pdf/hungerandobesity.pdf
Also, carbohydrates are cheap.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
looks like texas deformed a bit, maybe while some of the land wasn't US soil
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
The worst part about the Wolves hiring Rambis is that we'll have to hear "Momma there goes that man" at least one more year.
Jackson should just take an assistant coaching job in NY.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
Interesting background story on Robert Traylor, the other side of the Dirk Nowitzki draft day deal
http://www.freep.com/article/20090809/COL22/908090545
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
An employee at the Gem Stop Chevron in La Grande got the surprise of her life when she opened up the automatic teller machine and found a mouse inside a nest lined with $20 bills.
The ATM continued to work just fine, despite the mouse discovered on Thursday.
The mouse had chewed up two bills and damaged another 14 to make his nest, but the bank replaced all the money that wasn’t extensively damaged.
The mouse also got a reprieve: He was evicted from his nest but set free outside.
The store’s employees are still mystified about how the mouse got inside the ATM.
Love.
I wonder if there is a team out there already imagining ways to make a case through Roy’s agent for Roy to opt out of the fifth year of our contract and jump into their max possible contract as opposed to dealing with this much cooler team.
"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C
if someone comments in a junk drawer
and there’s no one around to hear it, does it really get commented?
lol
yes it is. Actually someone will see it…..if not now, some civilization way in the future will find this seemingly random string of 1’s and 0s, blow the dust off em and wonder who or what the heck is “DrivetheLane” is
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I, too, hope the internet
is taken in one big screenshot and saved for posterity. They won’t understand how people could be so smart and so dumb all at the same time.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
it's really quiet
so far. maybe everybody has a case of the Mondays.
I believe I could get punched in the face for saying something like that.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Shut up!
You were the one that left the cover off the TPS report
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
(in haiku)
What’s going on in
Here! The inner-webs have gone
silent! I blame you
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
(proper response)
Haikus are stupid.
I’ve just rearranged these words
for points in your face.
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey.
I don’t need 8 bosses telling me every time I make a mistake. It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care. My only real motivation is not to be hassled.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I need you come in on ...hm...Saturday
…..and Sunday
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Blah
I hate Mondays.
That’s right I’ve turned into Garfield
"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 10, 2009 9:53 AM PDT reply actions
Yes.
He has power over us, but no one listens to what he says.
Plus he has an endless series of bad dates, and his extended family has never seen an airplane.
I'm pretty sure someone already posted this before but it's still funny
"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 10, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I like it
"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 10, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I.m a cat now
we’re all hermaphrodites like Lady Gaga
"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 10, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Watching a show about sea monsters on the History Channel
Here is a government plaque/sign put up at the foot of a lake where a monster called “OGOPOGO” is often seen:
“Before the unimaginative, practical whiteman came, the fearsome lake monster, N’Ha-a-itk, was well known to the primitive, superstitious Indians. His home was believed to be a cave at Squally Point, and small animals were carried in the canoes to appease the serpent.
Ogopogo still is seen each year— but now by white men!"
I don’t get the editorializing by the writer of the plaque, who seems to dislike every ethnicity in it.
Them Canadians are all racist.
It’s pretty obvious if you watch hockey. They hate all races, so they fight with each other constantly. They call it part of the game. I call it omni-racism.
Yes! Yes! In the face!
There are some lakes in Africa that have been always near the equator since the juras or trias. Some people think there are still “sea monsters” in there. Problem is that most of these lakers aren’t deep enough for such a large dinosaur, and the most dangerous ones are probably big crocodiles.
Last week I also saw a documentation on national geographic about a British guy looking for giant snakes all over the world. In Borneo a python he pulled out of a niche in a cave on its tail swam around him and bit him in his buttocks. I was rooting for the python.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
I learned today that there is a tick epidemic in my neighborhood
It made the local paper. Someone a few streets down the road collected 200 to show the authorities that there is a problem. The family says they get bitten 7-8 time per week. And about every third can transmit Lyme disease and other bacterial infections. Gaaah, I had no idea.
At least I have immunization from my time in Africa against tick-borne encephalitis (a nasty virus), but I don’t want to get bitten at all. And I didn’t really look after jogging in the forrest, though if they are in the usual places (elbow, knee, etc.) I would probably see when showering.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
You didn't notice how your formally pink nips
Now have pink aereolas but black tips?
You got ticks for nipples, Norskie Babes!!!
Kleiza leaves the Nuggets
And the Nuggets get just a little weaker. Apologies if this is already a fanshot.
Was just going to post it, someone mentioned it on Twitter and in a comment but it's not been here yet
They now pay Wafer, Kleiza, and Childress. Interesting.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
Do you think KP will still sign another big man, or are we going with Travis/Dante/Pendergraph splitting time on 4 and Jeff some 5?
David Lee is still out there, but the Knicks aren’t happy with what KP offered in a S&T. Most other top big guys have re-signed. Maybe a Kurt Thomas deal with the Bucks would be possible for a pick. Or making an offer to an emergency guy like Aaron Gray from the Bulls (QO for $1 million, they are unlikely to match anything above that) who is big but slow.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
I'd guess he won't sign anyone else.
wouldn’t mind seeing Kurt Thomas though. I’m not sold on Travis as backup PF but that’s what it looks like will happen. I’d be shocked if the Blazers ended up with David Lee. That’s put Portland as one of the top 2 in the West I think. But it’s not gonna happen.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
If so, not much. If Brandon plays his 13 minutes per game there and Batum takes about 24, then that only leaves 11 minutes for Martell and Travis.
optimism ftw
by Cablinasian on Aug 10, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
My personal dream is trading Travis to Memphis for a first and taking Thomas’ salary off Milwaukee’s books.
Sure seems like KP is done unless someone gives him a sweetheart of a deal… though I think the Travis situation will be resolved by the deadline.
To be honest I can see why he’d think that things are fine as is. Sure, Denver has a nice starting lineup, but an injury to any of their core guys would devastate them… and that’s not even looking at the entire lack of scoring punch off their bench. Utah will be good, but their road troubles, chemistry issues with Kirilenko and Boozer, and lack of swingmen are causes for concern. We probably have the division title… I do hope that we don’t settle for that, though.
optimism ftw
by Cablinasian on Aug 10, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
We sorta thought we were done for the summer just a few weeks ago
When we didn’t get Millsap, and then we got Andre Miller.
I could see another trade happening, but I won’t be shocked or upset if it doesn’t. I certainly don’t mind waiting and seeing how Batum/Webster/Outlaw are doing first, and seeing how everyone fits with Miller.
And, of course, see how everyone fits with Oden.
I worry that with Bayless and Outlaw there is a chance for team chemistry to suffer… I’d like to see a deal now, but I’d be okay with waiting ’til the trade deadline.
optimism ftw
by Cablinasian on Aug 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
If everyone is healthy I’m fine with how we stand. If Greg or Joel or LaMarcus go down with an injury, things get tricky. Then either LaMarcus sees a lot of time on center, Travis a lot on power forward, and Pendergraph gets significant minutes.
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you've got me thinking
that LaMarcus might be a worse injury than Greg. – Elgin
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I watched revolutionary road last night
Talk about an uplifting movie….
I thought the best part revolved around this quote:
And you know what’s so good about the truth? Everyone knows what it is however long they’ve lived without it. No one forgets the truth, Frank, they just get better at lying.
I think it’s interesting the whole organism of parrying off, making babies, finding a house, and writing the rest of your life off….
that's a challenging moie.
I wasn’t sure how I felt about it after seeing it in the theater. But the more I thought (and sometimes continue to think) about it, the more I like it. But it’s not an easy movie to watch, that’s for sure. DiCaprio owned it in that one though. Outstanding work by him. Should have been nominated.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I avoided the movie for a long time based upon the swirling rumors I heard
But, I really enjoyed the movie. The themes of Hope, Emptiness, and Truth really drew me in. I can relate to Frank’s character, as I’m sure many can.
As a humorous side, everyone drank like a fish and chain smoked…
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
yup.
just like Mad Men. Which starts next week.
That’s what I liked about it, that they actually attempted to move on in to something exciting with their lives, which doesn’t seem to happen much in movies like that (or real life for that matter I guess). I liked that it didn’t settle for the “easy” thing where they might not go to Paris, but everything ends up ok. I also liked that neither adult was a villain, they were just two people who maybe shouldn’t have been together when all was said and done. Desperation is a fact of the human condition I think. As is hope for better, though that abiding in that sort of hope might be a mistake. Definitely some tough questions posed in that movie.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Mortimer, I request confirmation that you are having a better day today.
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by TheTinfoil on Aug 10, 2009 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
caption:
Right to left: VY Canis Majoris compared to Betelgeuse, Rho Cassiopeiae, The Pistol Star and the Sun (not visible in this thumbnail). The orbits of Jupiter and Neptune are also shown.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Betelgeuse aka Beteigeuze aka Al Mankib. It’s likely to develop into a supernova relatively soon (thousands of years). Then it will be almost as bright as the moon on our sky.
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it needs to get its butt moving
and supernova in my lifetime. Slacker star.
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This is the best we can do, in our lifetime….
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you want to live under a communist red moon??? Then the terrorists win!
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Is Dirty Socks
the same person as Roybot? I don’t follow closely enough to keep track of you multi-pseudonymed posters.
Also, Mr. Dirty Socks, 600 comments since July 28 is purty durned impressive. Are you unemployed? A student on summer break? Work for a company with no internet restrictions at all?
Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles.
DirtySocks
was formally The Roybot. Much to the chagrin of plain Roybot, whom The Roybot kindly appeased by changing their name to DirtySocks. I got that pretty much right didn’t I? Ah the tangled social web of Blazersedge….
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes...you nailed it....see below
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by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you'd be surprised how fast you can build up comments in the JD
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No
Dirty Socks=The Roybot ……….(just) Roybot is another user. It was decided that to end the confusion it was best if The Roybot switch to another name ……hence Dirty Socks was born.
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by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I knew I should work on Wall Street where greed and bad decision making get rewarded. It's like running a bad NBA team.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2009-08-09-wall-street-pay-bonuses_N.htm
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at least some of the companies have already paid back their bailout money
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Yeah, for them that's okay, though they also should think about if short-term bonuses contributed to their problems
I know that GS and Morgan came out of the crisis pretty solidly because they hadn’t loaded up on mortgage credits as much, but that might have been more dumb luck than a real strategic decision in some cases.
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there is one part of the article that said it all, IMO
“Little correlation between pay and performance”
I hate the people who try to defend the bonuses by saying you have to pay for top talent to come work for your company. Yeesh, if the top talent got us in this mess to begin with, I’d hate to see what mediocre talent would do.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
The Planet of Female Invaders (1965)
If this were an analogy for my life, I would be the confused bee keeper on the right.
that kinda reminds me
of Futurama.
Femputer “You are sentenced to death….”
Fry, Kipp, Zapp “awww….”
Femputer “By SNOO SNOO!”
Fry, Kipp, Zapp “yaaay!”
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
A while ago I watched this one. The title is fitting
And sad that Nielsen isn’t getting better roles, and has to mock his old forbidden planet and similar movies which still hold up today.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/
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I used to despise the Yankees.
Then I started reading Bill Simmons. I am gleefully anticipating the JackO-Simmons podcast that looks back at the Yankee sweep over Boston… every Sox loss is cause for celebration.
optimism ftw
just wait till the playoffs.
then any fringe benevolence you feel for the Yankees at the expense of Simmons will be disappear. I’m not looking forward to having to watch yankees in the WS again. No one in the AL will stop them. I’m gonna have to root for the Dodgers or Phillies.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I just hate the Sox more now… I’d rather someone else win, but between the two… I would go NY.
optimism ftw
i could never
root for the yankees under any circumstances. It’s nearly indefensible unless you live or lived in NY. The same could be said for the Red Sox, but between the two, NY is still the one to root against, no matter how horrid the fans get in Boston.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Photos from the rookie photoshoot are in. George Hill with an Amar'e style neck tattoo :)
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Blake Griffin leads in an important stat: Eyes close to each other = Predator
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
Or he just realized his socks still have the price tag on
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
ROFL! Good eye!
Or is that the seat that he got for his mom? – Elgin
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Pendergraph skipped the makeup department
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Maybe a mixture of Channing and Ha?
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LOL
Only HA owns that pose…no one else should even try it.
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by Philthyanimal on Aug 10, 2009 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hansbrough looks like Sabonis4Ever when waking up
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I have less armpit hair
And more arm muscles. Other than that though, spooky alike.
by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 10, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
How does Norsk know what you loook like when you wake up though?
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I think that’s the real question
by The Arkitect on Aug 10, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Couldn't find pictures of Dante. Either he comes on another day, or he skipped the event, or the Blazers said "nah, we won't sign him"
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Anyone check out GI Joes?
I thought about going to see it on Sunday, then chickened out. I did watch the Sword of Doom though—A 60’s samurai movie. It reminded me of Sam Peckinpah…
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
my Brother in law went to see it with my nephew… says it’s a decent summer action flick… just don’t expect amazing and you won’t be disappointed
by The Arkitect on Aug 10, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see it?
I mean, that’s the premise I’m working from. I love the cartoons though. My expectations are super low, but somehow still greater than my initiative to see it….
by EvilKaramazov on Aug 10, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
i saw it.
it was what i expected but with more backstory. in my opinion, it would have been pretty much a perfect summer movie if it left out the backstory and didn’t end the way it did. entertaining enough but if you’re expecting something great, save your money.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I like where the Eiffel Tower Crashes down…
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take that Frenchie
by The Arkitect on Aug 10, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah.
i’m not sure what my favorite part was. Maybe that gun that had a rewind feature that let her lock on to a target and then shoot it. that was cool.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I havn’t actually seen it… I just cheer during the previews on TV
by The Arkitect on Aug 10, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
well, if you're a fan of the old cartoon
or the action figures, it’s worth checking out. They say the classic lines and everything. Cobra Commander is kinda cool. Decent action sequences. My only dislikes were too much CGI (which is pretty much for every summer movie these days) and too much backstory/romance stuff dragging stuff down. But for what it is, it’s not bad.
by DrivetheLane on Aug 10, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Photo crasher
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by Norsktroll on Aug 10, 2009 2:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I love that pic.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
I love Internet rumors: Is Lady Gaga a hermaphrodite?
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Quentin Tarantino's latest movie is odd
A German-US co-production about the Second World War, filmed mostly in Berlin. It’s like a Spaghetti Western mixed with a war movie and an action comedy. Much less violent than the trailer suggests though there are some scenes that are really bloody with scalping and baseball bat to the head. But a lot of dialogues. Very slow opening sequence that has something of Once Upon A Time in The West. Brad Pitt is very disguised but pretty good. Christoph Waltz is the best German actor in the movie, in a role originally planned for DiCaprio (that would have bombed). Diane Kruger is incredibly bad, and I never was much of a fan of Til Schweiger who is a star in Germany (mostly in some Clerks-like comedies that he produced himself) but somehow always tries to also become one in the US for which he is just too bland and always gets casted as a Nazi or action guy which he just isn’t. Not much of a Tarantino movie, though not terrible.
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I think Morty saw it before it came out.
by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 10, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I did too. At least here it's not out yet.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
Yeah
(yawns, does the cool guy stretch-hands-behind-head-thing), I saw it moooooooonths ago.
I liked it more than Norskie. The talking is talky, the gore is gory, and it has some really good parts.
I am a sucker for movies where Nazis die though.
Bear Jew
"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 10, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
aren't all of his movies a bit odd tho?
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by Philthyanimal on Aug 10, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Terrible auto accident near Clatskanie today
A co-worker of mine is on the school board for Ridgefield School District, and there were eight graduates on their way to the beach. 4 people in each vehicle, and the one in the back went to pass the one in the front, and pulled into the oncoming lane right in front of an oncoming vehicle. 4 confirmed dead, 2 others life flighted, 2 are supposedly okay, basically. My co-worked got the call shortly after it happened and promptly lost it. Apparently she had handed diplomas to these kids about 6 weeks ago.
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No clue if someone posted this yet
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=east-090810
It’s insider and for that I’m sorry.
Hollinger ranks the East using a extensive food metaphor and the West is coming up tomorrow.
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I'm embarrassed for my party
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YAWN
"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 10, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
who wins?
a polar bear or a walrus? http://animal.discovery.com/videos/animal-face-off-polar-bear-vs-walrus.html
"It was like some sort of crazy torture in the movies. How do people do that so long without taking a breath? I think my ears are still ringing."
-Adrian Peterson, describing Autzen
both... :)
"It was like some sort of crazy torture in the movies. How do people do that so long without taking a breath? I think my ears are still ringing."
-Adrian Peterson, describing Autzen
Do either of them have a gun?
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Math FTL
Dude can multiply any number in his head and is charging 33 bucks to teach it to you
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/health_science/story/1641012.html
Do you say soda or pop?
blue is pop with darker blue being a greater percentage of people who say pop
red is coke….darker red same thing blah blah
yellow/weird brown color is soda
green is other
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
question about the graph
Why would Missouri be an enclave of saying Soda when it’s surrounded by Pop and Coke?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Travis is hanging in Vegas. Is that better than Jerryd saying he cares mostly about his own minutes?
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depends… maybe he’s just there to see Celine in concert
by The Arkitect on Aug 10, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I read something about a pool party. Though it did seem like he worked out harder than usual early in the offseason at home. And Miller said he barely works out in the offseason so he conserves his energy. Roy focused on swimming and riding his bike. Tim Duncan was banned from the gym and into the weight room to work on his legs and slim down. Rudy on the other hand seems to be a gym rat that you can’t get into the weight room unless you remind him. Bayless and Blake are guys you can’t keep from working out and playing. Nobody asks what Joel is doing, but everyone assumes he will be ready come training camp. Every player is different. And everyone seems to do something.
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I remember
Joel boxing one off season
not sure if he still does that though
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever
Nobody asks what Joel is doing
I think this is close to Joels off season workout
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but in sets of 5
by The Arkitect on Aug 10, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY ZACH!
I always pictures him as a Mike Ditka lookin’ dude. Damn, dude is FAT!
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both probably.
you hear Kenny talk about his marriages, and his kids and all that, as well as his gambling and love of the scrip clubs (thanks, Pacman). I just figured he’d have SOME sort of chance with the ladies. but DAMN.
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That was not Kenny Vance; it was this guy
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid
Should I draft Matt Forte, Frank Gore, or Michael Turner?
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I'm leaning towards Priest Holmes
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Third.
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The system ranks Jones-Drew and Peterson at 1 and 2
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I'd go with Forte cause of our PPR setting
Turner is facing a much tougher schedule this year and he doesn’t catch that many balls out of the backfield.
Gore is an interesting guy. I think he’ll get more touches this year and he catches a decent number of balls. Could be a breakout guy.
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I'm thinking Forte, too. I'm hoping Jones-Drew goes second.
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I almost traded for the number 1 pick
I was tempted and it was a good offer, but I don’t know if a number 1 pick is going to be that much better than what I get at 9th.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I am going for the overall strategy
Of drafting guys from the teams with the best O lines
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I accepted
And yeah Johnson or DeAngelo Williams
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
So far I've got Forte, Portis and Colston
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no, i'm on an nfl.com league. 12 teams.
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i got TJ housh and Jason Witten also
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See what the loss of the Sonics does to the human mind?
Let me try it this way.
Kevin Calabro: A
Steve Raible: B
Dave Sims: C
Rick Rizzs: D
Mike Barrett: F
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Is the offseason over yet?!?
I’m going crazy
We went like this, he went like that. I say to Hollywood: Where'd he go? Hollywood says: where'd who go?
Blazers Edge Community Podcast coming your way in the next couple of days
any hot topic requests we should cover?
yes... why did we trade JJack for
Bayless? Uuhhhhhggggggg…. I’ve never disliked a player for no particular reason as much as Jerrrrryd.
by In Walks Rudy on Aug 10, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he has a chance to be a lot better
I don’t get the hatred for him… he says and does everything right. Works hard. Obsesses over getting better.
If people didn’t parse his words for hidden meanings that aren’t there, there’d be nothing to complain about out of a 20 year old raw rookie.
It will be another 2 years before
We really know what we have with JB
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop with this logic!
My dislike for him is completely unfounded and has nothinng to do with what he has said or not said. There is just something about him that I cant root for… maybe it’s his own name being plastered across his back that is stoping me…
by In Walks Rudy on Aug 10, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He played a lot of shirts and skins b-ball growing up
It made it easier to track who he was for the scorekeepers.
You mean Blazersedge Community Podcast.
Shower presence, which players smoke the happy cabbage, LMA: overrated or underrated.
optimism ftw
I’ve gone back and forth on LMA… while his stats are unimpressive, he does everything that is asked of him and fulfills a very important role… maybe his efficiency would go up with fewer 20-foot jumpers off of Nate’s pick-n-pop?
optimism ftw
The fewer 20 foot jumpers the better
LMA’s best days are ahead of him. I like his versatility and new-wave PFness a lot, especially with Oden and Joel next to him.
LMA has got to be right up there
with Nic and Rudy on the list of players who are going to benefit from playing with Dre
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the strong parts of Dre's game is just that.
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm worried that LMA won't like rolling that way
and that Nate won’t force him to.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
I think it is LMA being more comfortable with a stand still shot
Over a shot on the move, at this point. He does what he is comfortable with.
I don’t think the coaches would ever object to a shot closer to the hoop.
We'll see how much of a coach on the floor Dre is
He should tell LMA that dunks are nicer than 40% long twos.
If Miller can get him easy looks at the rim
I think Aldridge gets on board fast. If they don’t mesh on the P&R well, I could see it being for naught.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Miller is less of a p and r point guard, I’d say…. he does a lot of backdoor cuts and lobs, that’s probably where LaMarcus could see the most improvement. I’ve been doing a lot of Dre-watching since we signed him… the impression I get is that it’s his look-ahead passes and backdoor lobs that will really be great with Batum and Aldridge around.
optimism ftw
by Cablinasian on Aug 10, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
and Brandon, probably… I think his off the ball ability is underrated.
optimism ftw
by Cablinasian on Aug 10, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it'll be Aldridge who says
I’m not that big into rolling to the hoop, I like my jump shot better. It’s easier.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
He said he was going to spend a couple of days in Portland, then go camping in WA
Sounds like a lousy excuse for not posting if you ask me. I mean really, Nature > Brandon Roy??
yeah, what Cab said
what is LMA worth contract wise?
how much does Miller help the team (or hurt if someone doesn’t like the acquisition)?
how much will Oden, Martell and the rookies contribute this year?
early predictions for the season
does the Blazer community tend to overblow EVERYTHING (Roy’s extension, Oden signing up for summer classes, KP’s abilities as a GM)
who’s in the next community podcast?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
exactly
can we expect anything from Martell? Probably not until the all star break and then I only think as someone to space the floor with 3 point shooting. I want to be surprised cause he’s young, but I’m not making plans for him like he’s a major rotation player.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
As far as the remaining free agents
I love it that Marbury and Iverson are going to be left twiddling their bling when the music stops and the chairs are all full.I expect Shav to be cheap and usefull enough to hook up somewhere Philly MIA and CHA could use him and he would play his butt off on a 1 year contract.
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:37 PM PDT reply actions
I can't stand Marbury
And even though I wouldn’t want AI on my team, I do feel bad for him. He always played hard for 40+ minutes.
I think Z-bo's contract is up next year and he is going to find himself in the same boat
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
the Marbury boat you mean?
the guy you don’t want on your team no matter what even if he put up decent numbers at some point?
No one is going to pay 30 year old Z-Bo anything to put up the most selfish 14 and 8 you’ve ever seen.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Well he cant afford to play for nothing
He’s got a posse to feed
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
How much does a posse eat?
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Fresh horses and wiskey for my men
Is never a cheap remount
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol
That sounds like one my jokes (to Ann) last night
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
When the sun goes down
And the day is over
When the last of the light has gone
As they pour into the street
I will be getting closer
As the cars turn their headlights on
While theyre closing it down
Were gonna open it up
And while theyre going to sleep
Well just be starting to touch
Im just beginning to feel
Im just beginning to give
Im just beginning to feel
Im just beginning to live
Before I leave you again
Before the light of the dawn
Before this evening can end
I have been waiting so long
(I am feeling melancholy)
"I'm tired" -Me
On the blue side of evenin'
When the darkness takes control
You start lookin’ for a reason
To take your lonesome on down the road
‘Cause the night is filled with strangers
All you need is one you know
And if she ain’t the one you’re after
Keep on lookin’ on down the road
Though the miles lay long behind you
You have still got miles to go
How’s love ever gonna find you
If it ain’t here it’s down the road
Keep on lookin’ on down the road
"I'm tired" -Me
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
No I won’t be afraid, no I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
"I'm tired" -Me
did you just re-write JP lyrics?
Now when the day goes to sleep and the full moon looks
And the night is so black that the darkness cooks
And you come creeping around, making me do things I don’t want to do
Can’t believe that she needs my love so bad
Come sneaking around, trying to drive me mad
Busting in all my dreams, making me see things I don’t want to see
‘Cause you’re the Green Manalishi with the two-pronged crown
All night dragging us up, or you’re bringing us down
Just taking my love, and slip away
Leaving me here, trying to keep from following you
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid
Yeah
It was either me or Ben E. King
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saw Terminator Savlation
good 1st half and a bad 2nd half
Plenty of Albuquerque sightings to be had in this one, which is nice for some strange reason.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever
Which guy?
Bayless or Jscot??
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If only they would put a title at the top of the page or something
Oh wait!!!!
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
theres a guy with a striking resemblance to Prez on Law and Order right now
except he is more badboyish…
whoa i didn’t even know jeff goldbloom had a job let alone a starring role on law and Order CI
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What??
You shag like Jim from The Office?
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
After all of the jacks are in their box's
And the clowns have all gone to bed
you can hear happiness staggering on down the street
little foot prints dressed in red
and the wind cries Mary
the traffic lights turn blue tomorrow
and shine in emptiness on my bed
a tiny island sails on downstream
cause the life that lived in is dead.
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 9:06 PM PDT reply actions
it's a good thing you didn't come out at 6
I got there and for the first time in weeks, no one else had come out. The guys didn’t show up until after 7 and even then, not everyone did.
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Wild thing
I think I need ya
but I want to know for sure
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe this will sooth my melancholy Mind
Just got home from illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
Imagination sets in, pretty soon Im singin,
Chorus:
Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.
Theres a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin high heels.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
A dinosaur victrola listning to buck owens.
Chorus
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Wont you take a ride on the flyin spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Wondrous apparition provided by magician.
Chorus
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Wont you take a ride on the flyin spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Bother me tomorrow, today, Ill buy no sorrows.
Chorus
Forward troubles illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Bother me tomorrow, today, Ill buy no sorrows.
"I'm tired" -Me
chrous is the most overused song lyric ever
I think nearly every band in history uses it and it’s in at least 80% of songs. Can you say overrated?
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
They wrote the word "Chorus"
so they wouldn’t have to write “Doo, doo, doo, lookin out my back door.” three more times
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
caause that would be ver arduous
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
He wound up on the wrong side of a gun
And I was born in the back seat of a grayhound bus
rolling down down highway 41
Lord I was born a rambling man
just trying to make a living and doing the best I can
so when it’s time for leaving I hope you can understand
that I was born a rambling man
Headed out for New Orleans this morning
leaving out of Nashville Tennesse
I always have a good time on the bayou lord
them delta women think the world of me
chorus
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions
If leave here tomorrow
will ya still remember me?
I must be travelin’ on now
cause too many thing I gotta see
If I stayed here with you girl
Things just wouldn’t be the same
cause I’m as free as a bird now
and this bird you cannot change
Lord know I can’t change
"I'm tired" -Me
by 92wastheyear on Aug 10, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
by Magnum on Aug 10, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just finished 2 brownies fresh from the oven
with two scoops of vanilla ice cream on dem…….You guys are a bunch of sorry SOBs cause you didn’t get none
"I'm tired" -Me
In happier news
The various Taliban factions in Pakistan are killing each other off
by southern oregon on Aug 10, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally unleashed 30% of potential power from Google Voice!
1. Unlimited Texting Free
2. Unlimited Incoming Calls Free
3. Transcripted voice mail to text
4. Never have to give out your real number again (great for promos)
Senior Asian ambassador of Blazers Edge
does anyone want to explain why google voice is worth getting
I’m not going to use most of the services they list on the wobsite
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
let me try
OK…
1. you can give out your google number to people you don’t want to have your actual number…IE if you are selling something on craigslist, or you can give it to any bills or services you may have. if you don’t pay your bill then you block them on the website and never deal with them calling you everyday again.
2. if a rival cell phone company has a better plan than yours and you decide to switch then it is a seamless switch and no one will have to change or remember a new number.
3. if you have a cell provider with “favorites” then you receive all incoming calls for free
4. you can individually set what happens when someone calls you. does the annoying ex always call you when you have already moved on? well you can set it so that she automatically gets your voicemail.
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by Philthyanimal on Aug 10, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot my password to one of my accounts and left myself this criptic security question:
Paid Out to which member of Congress?
I have no idea. And I just made this account like a month or two ago.
you use different passwords?
optimism ftw
by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
i have 3 or 4 standard ones...
two “non-secures” (simple words—like “basketball”…except not) that I use for free accounts that don’t mean much, and two “secures” that I use for important stuff…random letter, number, and symbol combinations I made up and memorized.
i wasn’t planning on using this account much so i must have just made up a random password…whatever crossed my mind at that moment. I can reset no biggie…it’s just driving me crazy trying to figure out what it is. I have no idea what Paid Out stand for…or why I capitalized the O in out…and who would be from congress? I haven’t the foggiest.
by prezofdeath on Aug 11, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I realize you guys use things that I dont need,no diss
But the keep it simple stupid style works better for me
by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You should use a tool like 1Password
Then you only have to remember your master key.
Maybe it’s your favorite or least favorite member of congress?
By the way, e-mail account passwords for things like Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail are underrated. A lot of sites let you pretty easily reset passwords. So when you gain access to someone’s email account, you can also gain access to their sites. That’s how recently someone “hacked” or rather logged into the Twitter severs via the Gmail account of an employee where he managed to get access to.
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
Looks like the chiefs got a new website
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2009/8/10/984746/take-a-sneak-peek-of-the-new
some people are happy. Look at that website screenshot from 98. Makes me miss the good ol days.
A popular shirt at Wolves games next season (maybe in a different color)
http://motheringhut.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/Article/Index/article/RAMBIS-T-Shirt-2023514
"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw
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