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8/11 JD - BBall Mishaps

I have never started a Junk Drawer before. But it is almost 2 AM, and I still can't find one, so I'm dripping with  anticipation. I am (was) currently watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and despite my attempts to enjoy his show, I am still unamused for the most part. I've already played NBA 2k9 to death this summer, and now I have decided to channel my angst into BE.

So NBA.com has been releasing a steady stream of top 10s for the 2008-2009 season, which I'm sure many people have seen by now. Props to Blazers for appearing in those vids, because it's been too long since we made highlights like that.

If there's one thing I enjoy watching as much as flashy highlights and jaw-dropping dunks, it's failure. I've decided to post my favorite youtube clips of various basketballers failing to succeed.

Obviously there are endless amounts of basketball videos on youtube, but three-fourths of them are made by bored people with a video camera, and most of the rest are painful to watch (like the trampoline/leg one I will not be posting). Feel free to add more, but please keep it un-gruesome.

I tried to find the Zach Randolph crossover, but failed to find a real version of it (only someone's edit).

Look! It's our own Steve Blake!

Steve Blake Dunk (via swemnaked)

 

Somewhere in the Euroleague, a dunk contest.

When dunking over a cheerleader goes wrong (via BigPaulCastellano)

 

It's T-Mac imitating Steve Blake!

Decline Sign? Tracy McGrady blocks own layup (via clutchfansDOTnet)

 

[Update]: Andre Miller is really an offensive threat, see?

Isn't that a travel by Andre Miller? (via theANSWER4MVP)


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The worst part of the summer has been:
Blazers going after Turkoglu
30 votes
The fact that the Blazers had Turkoglu for about an hour before his wife said otherwise
9 votes
Waiting around for KP to do something, and it has been done, and now what?
11 votes
The DVD release of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
10 votes
The movie hamster on TV exclaiming "Poop in his hand! Poop in his hand!" day after day
21 votes

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There is one where Yao gets rejected by the rim vs. the Mavs last season that I can't find that cracks me up

With the music “I wish I was a little bit taller”.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:21 AM PDT reply actions  

hola como te llamas me llamo ROODIE

im back, just thought yall would love to know that. BED TIME.

"I don't know Twitter" - Rudy Fernandez

by RoodiePhirnandizz on Aug 11, 2009 2:26 AM PDT reply actions  

welcome home RP

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 11, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Best burger vs best happy hour

I was reading through Portland Monthly magazine and they did a feature of best burgers…and I convinced a friend to do a Best Burger series. We will work through the PM list one burger per week to try em all (we are gonna add Slow Bar to the list however)

But then I realized, I get kinda bored with burgers, and was thinking of doing a weekly Happy Hour series instead.

What are your favorite happy hours? What dishes do you like?

I think I wanna tackle Ten-01 first. They don’t have a large HH menu, but their burger was listed in PM’s article…and their truffle oil fries are devine.

http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/articles/best-burger-0809/1/

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 11, 2009 2:29 AM PDT reply actions  

Harborside Pilsener Room

Used to have a great happy hour! Haven’t been in there in a while but they had a $2 menu during happy hour that had great food. Also, a ridiculous selection of Full Sail beers since they brew there, as well!

"Do me a favor. Put your lip over your head... and swallow." Max Goldman

by clinchmobb on Aug 11, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Leon Powe to the Cavs on a two year minimum deal, with the second year a team option? That's not fair (for us)

KP, where were you? They pay his rehab, and get the rewards if he comes back for the playoffs.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Looks like I was wrong about the knees thing
Los Angeles, Portland, Dallas, Orlando and Miami also expressed interest in Powe, whose preference was to remain in the Eastern Conference and to sign with the team most capable of giving him his best shot to exact some revenge on the Celtics after they effectively gave up on him by declining to tender him a qualifying offer.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4392457

by tingeyga on Aug 11, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bunch of whiners in the tech media lately

Buhuhuhuhu Twitter doesn’t scale well. Apple is evil locking out developers on the iPhone. Apple is evil locking out Google voice apps. AT&T sucks because they can’t get me as much mobile bandwidth in almighty San Francisco as I would like to, I would so switch to T-Mobile/Verizon/Sprint but Blackberry and Palm suck too. Microsoft is just stupid. Yahoo is run by a bunch of driveling monkeys. Wahwahwah. They should be happy that the tech industry is still cranking out some good news stories and products that you can use and write and talk about. And using a phone that can only make phone calls and not upload video from China and find the route to the nearest Starbucks wasn’t that unusual three years ago.

Now would be a good time for Timmay to come back and talk about Apple turning into the evil empire in the minds of some tech journalists :)

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 3:57 AM PDT reply actions  

The only newish thing I own is my laptop and that's my first ever one.

I could have sacrificed goin' out
To think my homies who did it, I used to joke about
From now on I'ma use self control instead of birth control
Cause $315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth it

by The Pirate on Aug 11, 2009 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Absolutely.

Typing this on a 4 year old laptop….which should last several more years at a minimum.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 11, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t know what your trying to say here, I could agree with you I don’t like AT&T for several reasons but I couldn’t live without my iphone. Well, maybe for 3 days max. It has a giant crack on it and I still love it. Greatest phone ever made. The user interface is amazing and the better you are at technology the more it has to offer you.

"Tough times don't last. Tough people do."
-Chauncey Billups

by Kelsoballa on Aug 11, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

crap

The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.

Kings fan

by dyshooter182 on Aug 11, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hello everyone!

I am in St. Johns (I think) Missouri! There’s not really much here besides an olive garden which appears to be the hotspot in town. I just wanted to let everyone know that I am NOT deserting you all, I am on a road trip to college so I only get internet if the motel has it. By the way, I have seen some of the JD’s where people accused me of being a Celtics fan and I think this is a crime. I HATE THE CELTICS PEOPLE! Never fear, Claire will be a Blazer fan for life. End rant.

I went to the malls and I balled too hard
'Oh my god, is that a Black Card?'
I turned around and replied, why yes but I prefer the term
African American Express

by Claire on Aug 11, 2009 6:40 AM PDT reply actions  

Missouri is on the road to New York?

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

scenic route — kick tush, Claire!

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 11, 2009 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

LOL yay!

I have some prozac for you incase the Red Sox got you depressed.

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 11, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

travel well

when are you coming back to Portland? – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 11, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kelly Dwyer recently wrote an awesome column about the Kurt Rambis hire as head coach in Minnesota.

http://tinyurl.com/kkj78j

The best part, however, was Dwyer insulting Mark Jackson with the following remarks.

“Mark Jackson? You want to be a head coach? Get an assistant’s job.

This is the guy that didn’t even want a gig as Nets color man last year, because he’d have to watch the 27 other teams that weren’t in Boston, Los Angeles and Cleveland. That doesn’t bode well. Phil Jackson coached in Puerto Rico. Mike Brown ran the tape machine, back when they were using tapes. A supposed “retread” like Flip Saunders worked the CBA sidelines forever. Stan Van Gundy dutifully served as an assistant for years.

Being bad at a job that only runs from Christmas until the second week in June doesn’t make you a head coaching prospect. Your TV work clearly shows you as someone who is a step or 12 behind the modern NBA, and while the odd Haywoode Workman anecdote is nice, it doesn’t mean I think you have any clue as to whether or not the Portland Trail Blazers were one of the fastest or slowest teams in the NBA last season.

And, as Woj mentioned, shouldn’t getting passed over by three of your bigger NBA buddies mean something? I mean, two of those guys were David Kahn and Donnie Walsh! Walsh traded for you … twice! It’s like Jeremy Piven losing out on a role in a movie starring John Cusack and directed by Adam McKay. Something must be up."

If it weren’t for Reggie Miller, Jackson would be the worst national color commentator in the NBA today. Oh, and if Jackson someday gets that head coaching gig without learning the trade first as an assistant, I agree with Dwyer that he’ll fail miserably in an epic fashion.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 6:43 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I have to agree. And I only wanted him to get the Wolves job so I don’t have to hear “momma there goes that man” a dozen more times.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I rely liked that phrase the first time I heard it. It's a shame it's his "thing" now, he ruined it.

I could have sacrificed goin' out
To think my homies who did it, I used to joke about
From now on I'ma use self control instead of birth control
Cause $315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth it

by The Pirate on Aug 11, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Rely rely.

 Ugh.

I could have sacrificed goin' out
To think my homies who did it, I used to joke about
From now on I'ma use self control instead of birth control
Cause $315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth it

by The Pirate on Aug 11, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Jackson is easily one of the three worst color commentators in the NBA today.

1. Reggie Miller
2. Mark Jackson
3. Jon Barry

If I ran things at ESPN, Jackson and Barry would be fired. There’d be no need to replace Jackson, but I’d pull Tim Legler from the studio and send him to the booth alongside Dan Shulman on the C team.

Heck, Jackson and Barry are so piss-poor, god-awful color commentators that I’d much rather listen to D team anaylst Doris Burke. Yes, I said Burke! Where’s Tom Tolbert these days? Seriously, he was no worse than Barry is nowadays.

Oh, and if ESPN still wants to pair Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy with a third guy, then bring back Bill Walton. As crazy as it may seem to some of y’all, Jackson is so lousy at his job that I miss Walton.

Finally, Miller only got his job at TNT due to his sister, Cheryl, who’s a garbage sideline reporter in my book. I’ll take the intelligence of David Aldridge, the zaniness of Craig Sager, and the aptitude of Pam Oliver over Miller every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's hard to choose who is worse

Marc Jackson is a boner head, but I swear I at least heard him say something not totally completely stupid once. Jon Barry and Reggie Miller are legally mentally slow, I’m pretty sure. They have never said anything that made sense, ever.

I didn’t think Reggie was hired because of his sister, but because he was known as a wise cracking funny guy as a player… always trash talking and whatnot. I think we can say it didn’t translate to a new medium.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have nothing against Miller

He’s a little too entusiastic over stupid things sometimes and loses his words sometimes but other than that I think he does a good job. I still don’t understand what Snapper isn’t working on TV somewhere…

"Tough times don't last. Tough people do."
-Chauncey Billups

by Kelsoballa on Aug 11, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I feel blessed to have had

the Snapper as a color commentator in Portland for all those years. I htink he really raises the bar on color commentary.

Pirate – FYI, after reading your post above, I had to type “really” about 4 times to get it right. The power of suggestion…..

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 11, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

hooray for a Snapper prop

I loved Snapper even if he was considered somewhat dry. When paired with Walton you could just see him even off-screen rolling his eyes at Bill’s comments

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid

by bow4meow on Aug 11, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

He either had something with his family come up...or works for NBA TV

I remember reading something about him a few years ago and it mentioned something to that extent.

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 11, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

awesome

summary of Marc Jackson’s qualifications as a head coach

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s the one where Simmons wrote he practically took a dump on the three point line.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

OMG

I forgot just how good it was…….

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 11, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

I miss Zach 1.0

He was a fun rebound, garbage, cleanup guy to watch. However as a No#1 option, he is a black hole.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 11, 2009 9:03 AM PDT reply actions  

Here's some Junk from the past:

Novelty phones—Anyone own one? I remember the last phone I didn’t keep in my pocket—thing had a built in answering machine. It was sweet! I didn’t pay for caller ID though, so I had to answer the phone not knowing who was there—Can you imagine such a thing….

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions  

I had a Budweiser can phone

really awkward talking into and the sound was bad… but many friends fell for it hoping for a stray cool one

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid

by bow4meow on Aug 11, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I had

a sports illustrated shoe phone that was terrible

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

posted before, but still hilarious

corey maggette and his travelling

and here is a good yao video, without the skee-lo song mentioned by norsk, but still good

by cornplant on Aug 11, 2009 9:17 AM PDT reply actions  

I don't I saw it here yet

A friend sent it into me. I think it has a better cast than the real movie.

Laz Alonso as Doc
Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye
Billy Crudup as Zartan
Zach Galifiankais as Snow Job
Tony Hale as Dr. Mindbender
Vinnie Jones as Destro
Joey Kern as Tomax
Joey Kern as Xamot
Chuck Liddell as Gung Ho
Julianne Moore as Scarlett
Henry Rollins as Duke
Alan Tudyk as Shipwreck
Olivia Wilde as The Baroness

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Most amazing thing I’ve seen today…. thanks!

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's mostly good

But my favorite part is Julianne Moore as Scarlett, with Henry Rollins as Duke with eyes for Lady Jaye (growing up I thought it was Lady Jane).

Where is Flint?!?!?

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Stormshadow taking out the trash! I like the Zartan soliloquy the best…

I’m thinking I’m going to try to catch the movie maybe tomorrow, if I can round up another sucker like me…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, I'm staying 8000 miles away from it

Horribly fake backgrounds, bad CGI, dumb story, they can’t trick me into going.

If I wouldn’t go see Indy 4 in theaters when it looked/is that bad, GI Joe won’t get me.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Indy 4 was an abortion of a movie

The Indiana Jones Lego video game is quite fun

Jeff Pendergraph will go beast mode all over your face

by chalupa king on Aug 11, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I got free tix

I paid 3 bucks for indy 4. I wouldn’t pay full price for either. I’ve also yet to see Star Trek, but it’s made it’s ways to the Pub theaters here. I need a different kind of sucker to come to that with me (read trek nerd).

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Star Trek is worth seeing

Especially at least in a pub theater.

I had lower than low expectations for Indy 4, and they managed to submarine them.

GI Joe I don’t have the same attachment to, so it being bad won’t insult and enrage me. But I vote with my money and if something looks bad I don’t go and reward the known badness.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm behind that

I just have the childhood curiosity calling me to know half the battle. I’m getting my hands on Thundercats tomorrow, so maybe that will temper my spirit.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Is that more or less boring than the movie?

In the movie at least someone crashes through a train.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Since I don't know the "characters", this was worse than the abysmal trailer to me :)

The only funny part was the oboe and the clarinet.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

THEY WERE CHARACTERS WE KNEW AS A CHILD

AND THEY WERE DOING THINGS WE DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THOSE CHARACTERS WE KNEW AS A CHILD.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

That might be the problem: I know none of those characters and couldn’t care less about them. And the trailer didn’t make me want to learn about them, it looked like another mix of Triple X and Transformers.

I had the same issue with Watchmen. I liked the intro, some of the fight sequences, etc. But since I didn’t know the comic book I only really liked the Rorschach character and somewhat the Dr. Manhattan and Comedian origin story. The other guys to me were a poor man’s batman, and girl in latex that looked like the role was for Demi Moore and she said no, and a lot of people talking long boring dialogue and taking themselves very seriously while looking ridiculously.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did anyone else notice this from Ben’s twitter?

B. Roy: "I called Coach [McMillan] + he said Andre and Greg are coming off the bench. I said, ‘Coach, you sure about that?’ He said, ‘Yeah!’

Andre I’ve heard before, but Greg???

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions  

Well, whoever earns it

I’d rather Oden start though. He’s the only one who gets time for development’s sake right now.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Oden needs to start just for the experience of starting… Joel may play more minutes, but if Oden is the future “Dominant” big man, he needs to be out there for the opening tip this year

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

He is a bust, in case you hadn't heard

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't mind him coming off the bench

Let him build his confidence against 2nd unit centers…

by Rudiculous on Aug 11, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

respect our fresh

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions  

Love the new Uni’s
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Wings = something that actually has to do with a DUCK

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

same

the unis are awesome. i was so pumped the day they came out

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did you headbutt a hole in a wall?

You’re not truly pumped if you didn’t do so.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

I did it twice… that’s how pumped I was

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

lol

naw im not crazy

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

You will someday... someday

You will look back at that moment, and know you were, for at least a fleeting moment, totally pumped.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

i look forward to that day

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

I headbutted a hole in my wall just this morning

Because I remembered we had left over Chinese food.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 11, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

lol

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did you see that on American Chopper? That's roid rage

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Haha, no

My brother did stuff like that when he was in a Berzerker rage. He wasn’t on steroids though, just on craziness.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Makes me wanna get a switchblade and slash someone!

AWESOME!!

Or maybe a duck that cuts off people’s heads with its wings as it flies by.

TOTALLY BADASS!!!

But really, I like them. The make me think of the Maori for some reason.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

hmm.

i had the complete opposite reaction. those look terrible.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 11, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

ugh

hate the bcs

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

so much hype. How many games was Masoli really good in, again? I remember some pretty awful performances.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

ya but it was his first year in the offense.

he was basically a freshman coming in and playing last year, but his last 3 or 4 games(when he had gotten a better grasp of the offense) he was flat out dominant so that’s what people are going to go off of. He should have an even better understanding of the offense this season making him more like like the last few games. You can’t doubt his physical gifts and chip kelly will find a way to show his gifts off as well as anyone.

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

could the defenses he was going up against make a difference as well? Arizona, Oregon State, and Oklahoma State.

He was AWFUL in other games. I’m not willing to anoint him as a good college quarterback yet.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think the Ducks get Boise in the opener,we shall see

Also when was the last time the Beaver’s were projected as a top 20 team?

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

when was the last time UO actually lived up to their hype? Preseason rankings mean nothing. OSU has been the second best team in the Pac-10 since 2000, so I’m not sure of your point.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

last year? pretty sure finishing in the top ten = living up to the hype

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

10-3 with some ugly losses. It’s a very different story if UO doesn’t have a bye week and Jacquizz plays. The game was lost before it started.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

oregon state's defense

wasn’t bad, they held usc to 21. ’zona’s defense was above average as well holding usc to 17, asu to 10 and a good byu offense to 21.
also his numbers for most games are pretty average considering half the games he was splitting time at qb with roper. The only games he was really terrible in were usc, ucla(and he still managed to rush for 170 yards in that game) and cal(were he once again rushed for 100 yards). I know its not great for the qb to be a better runner then passer but in this offense it can work. masoli wasn’t great all year but he was pretty darn good for essentially a freshman qb playing in a bcs conference.

10-3 with some ugly losses. It’s a very different story if UO doesn’t have a bye week and Jacquizz plays. The game was lost before it started.

those “ugly” loses were @USC(a blowout so bad loss) @ cal by 10(not bad loss) and Boise(5 point loss in ur staduim, kinda bad but u can’t deny boise wasn’t a quality team)
the whole with ’quizz that game would be different is bogus, they had no answer for the ducks offense and the presence of ’quizz would not have changed that.

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

No answer for the Duck offense? The entire team was demoralized and exhausted, they were finishing running through a gauntlet of tough games. The OSU defense was smoke and mirrors all year, good planning and scheming but with a lack of talent in the front seven. UO had two weeks to plan their scheme and they picked it apart perfectly.

The Cal loss was horrible, the Bears played terrible and the Ducks managed to be even more inept. Boise killed you guys in Autzen, let off the gas and you climbed back in to make it look better than it actually was.

Masoli was AWFUL in the Cal game. He could barely complete a pass.

Plus, the Purdue, UCLA, Stanford, and Arizona wins weren’t exactly anything to be proud of.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

you can't fault a team for having a bye week

what was this gauntlet of games?
asu
@ucla
cal
@’zona
they were demoralized by their run of the mill schedule?
and masoli still managed to run for 100 yards against cal without the threat of a passing game. that’s why people think he is going to be good. If he can continue to be a passing and running threat like he was the last couple games then the offense could be unstoppable again.
to be honest i’m way more worried about the defense then i am masoli. They game up a lot of points last season and they lost: their best defensive lineman(nick reed), their defensive leader and best playmaker(patrick chung) and arguably their best or second best corner(jaruis byrd). there is a lot more to be replaced on defense then on offense

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

the gauntlet was carrying the entire program’s Rose Bowl hopes, as they hadn’t been there for years. The pressure was insane.

He ran for that yardage because Cal and UCLA dared him to… they were okay with him running for 100 if he wasn’t throwing for 200.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

but they knew he couldn’t pass so they should have just loaded the box rather stopping him from running as well.
anyways i don’t think either of us is about to change our stance so we should probably just agree to disagree

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

UCLA and Cal loved the fact that Masoli was running, they just dropped back, covered the men, and were fine with his four yard gains.

Agreed. We’ll see how it goes this year, but I think the OSU and UO defenses will both be miserable.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

now there is something we can agree on
but I think the OSU and UO defenses will both be miserable.

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

I heard from an inside source that LaGarrette Blount didn't know any of the plays for half the season last year.

He was basically just going off of his pure athletic ability. It’s insane how good he was without even knowing what he was supposed to during plays.

Jeff Pendergraph will go beast mode all over your face

by chalupa king on Aug 11, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

how high do ya think he moves up in the draft after this season?

i think he is going to go about mid second and if he platoons in the pros he could have a very nice career as a touchdown machine

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

if you were las vegas

i would bet heavy on the over.

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 11, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, but as Jaynes noted, he’s not really into academics and working incredibly hard. He’s a wild-card. He seems much more Onterrio Smith than Jonathan Stewart.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

can’t people just leave c-murder alone? he is just misunderstood

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 11, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions  

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

sorta looks like it's made of velvet

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

This entire ensemble can be summed up with the phrase “He’s French”

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

‘ensemble’ sounds suspiciously french to me…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

en·sem·ble (n-smbl)
n.
1. A unit or group of complementary parts that contribute to a single effect, especially:
a. A coordinated outfit or costume.
b. A coordinated set of furniture.
c. A group of musicians, singers, dancers, or actors who perform together: an improvisational theater ensemble; a woodwind ensemble.
2. Music
a. A work for two or more vocalists or instrumentalists.
b. The performance of such a work.
[French, from Old French, together, from Late Latin nsimul, at the same time : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + simul, at the same time; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

We should change "ensemble"

Into “freedom gang of togetherness”.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hollinger has us in the "entrees" group of the western conference, together with the Nuggets and Spurs. Lakers on top as "chef's special"
Portland Trail Blazers
Nobody talks about the Blazers as serious contenders in the West, but we should. Portland had the best scoring margin in basketball after the All-Star break last season, and as I keep repeating, scoring margin predicts future success better than winning percentage.

Yes, they went one-and-done in the playoffs, but this team should be better this time around. The Blazers added Andre Miller, vastly improving their backcourt depth, and returned Martell Webster from injury. The only departure was Channing Frye, who fell to the fringes of the rotation by the end of last season. Most importantly, one of the league’s youngest nuclei gained a valuable year of experience and cut its playoff teeth. Watch out for these guys.

He has the Kings as the worst team. I like that he calls Sergio a “low-budget breakout possibility” as the only positive besides signing Evans.

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 11:40 AM PDT reply actions  

i wonder how quickly

KP got on the phone and told the team not to play him anymore. Don’t want to mess with a shoulder injury.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 11, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

noooooo

:(

"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

by dougall5505 on Aug 11, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

and somewhere Sophia is weeping into her feminist manifesto

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

nothing worse than a soggy manifesto

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 11, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

The staff of the French national team has announced on Monday that Nicolas Batum, suffering from pain in his right shoulder for several days, has been examined with an “arthroscanner” (MRI?) that has shown an instability. A problem dating back several months according to the doctors at the Hospital of Pau, where the player has been examined.

The medical staff of the Bleus has called in an expert to verify the diagnosis, and stated they are in “permanent contact” with Portland, the team of Batum, to avoid any concerns. An infiltration was necessary for the medical examination, and the Blazers wing could not train on Tuesday. The medical staff will decide if he can resume training on Wednesday. Whether or not he will participate in the match against Italy on Friday in Pau, the third Euro(basket) qualification game, was not yet decided.

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

What does Marc have?

an urgent care clinic?

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

A hospital where shaving gets you fired.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

An infiltration was necessary for the medical examination

i wonder how tough it was for Batum to sneak into the examination room wearing his close fitting black infiltration uniform what with an unstable shoulder and all. I’d imagine climbing through windows and crawling on the floor would be kinda tough.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 11, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions  

oops.

supposed to be a reply to Norsk’s info above.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 11, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm concerned...

that Andre Miller hasn’t been injured often enough in his career.

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The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Aug 11, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions  

I’m gonna hire ’Sheed to wait for him at the loading dock.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Aug 11, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I require cash payments.

Christianity: the belief that some cosmic Jewish Zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him that you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree. Makes perfect sense.

by Sheed On The Loading Dock on Aug 11, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

He is saving all the best for last

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

In other news:

The new Blazersedge logo has grown on me. I am blessed with a short memory and an indecisive personality. I spit upon the old logo.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Aug 11, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Finland falls to Italy 77-75. Koponen and Rannikko brick threes in final 30 sec. Belinelli leads all players with 23 points.

Petteri had a pretty bad game going 0/1, 1/5 from three and 4/4 from the line for 7 points. He added 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 6 turnovers. Finland is likely out of the race unless Italy beats France on Friday and Finland miraculously comes back to win the last 2 games.

Game report

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Didn't think I would read these words: "Monya becomes X-factor for Russia"

Sweet-shooting forward Sergey Monya is starting to give the Russians something to chirp about less than a month before they begin their EuroBasket title defense.
The 26-year-old poured in 18 points, including a two-of-four effort from long range, in a 70-66 win over Slovenia in their second friendly this week in Ljubljana.
Equally impressive was Monya’s work on the boards. He finished with a game-high 12 rebounds.
Viktor Khryapa – one of Russia’s top players two years ago in their gold-medal triumph in Spain – contributed 14 points and Andrey Vorontsevich 12.
“The Russians are now playing with great fight,” Slovenia coach Jure Zdovc said.
“We were poor, despite having opportunities to win at the end of the game.”
CSKA Moscow power forward/center Erazem Lorbek finished with a game-high 24 points for Slovenia but he endured an almighty struggle at the free-throw line, making just eight of 16.

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions  

I hear those Russians are top prospects… maybe we should look into drafting one or two of them
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make it happen KP

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I blame Nate. He wanted veteran experience, so we traded Monia and Charles Smith for Brian Skinner and Voshon Lenard who immediately retired after the season. Then converted Skinner into a one-year rent of Jamaal Magloire. WE GOT NOTHING TO SHOW FOR HIM!!!

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not too surprising

Monya had a really nice looking shot, but you could tell he was overwhelmed on defense and by that culture shock.

I always like Khryapa’s hustle. I would welcome that dude and his supercuts hair cut back to the Blazers any day.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

AK47 isn't playing, and neither is J.R. Holden

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Odds

Spain (1.91), Greece (7), Lithuania (9), France (17), Serbia (17), Slovenia (23), Russia (26), Croatia (26), Turkey (34), Germany (51)

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now that you say it, Dante Cunningham's game reminds me a bit of Khryapa

He is also stuck between 3 and 4 even in Europe

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by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

he was a bit of a tweener huh

I just like hustling players and he had it in spades. I havent seen enough of Cunningham to make a comparison, but he does look less stiff than Khyrapa if that means anything.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Darn Wes Anderson

That dude made me think that I like the kinks with his clever use of music in films, but in reality the kinks are terrible. They may have some hits, but relative to their entire catalog it is a miniscule amount.

I am just venting as that crappy band keeps coming up on my random playlist.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 2:44 PM PDT reply actions  

haha.

Now I’m not dumb but I can’t understand why she walks like a woman but talks like a man.

that song is hilarious.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 11, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

that is definitely a good one

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

wait, a bunch of players who play one-on-one basketball and don’t try on defense won’t mesh to be a good basketball team?

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I liked that Hollinger supported the owner’s interest in AI. Just so he could watch a game where no assists happen between AI, Mayo, Gay, and Z-Bo.

"I'm addicted to polo y'all...respect my fresh" - Travis25Outlaw

by Norsktroll on Aug 11, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol

they would probably begin ripping the ball out of eachothers hands, so that might count as an assist

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

it takes a big truck to run over a bear

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

this just in

Grizzilies fans hate the truth.

To be fair I would be right on board with them if I happened to be a Grizz fan.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

If there is an NBA record for fewest assists in a season

The Grizz have a shot at it this year with their depth at the black hole position

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m putting money down that Z-Bo and Mayo get into a fist fight over the ball during a game on the floor

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mayo… Z-bo can’t win unless he sucker punches him… and neither one of them can take their eye off the ball for a second, so mayo has to see him coming

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rudy Gay rejoices as he carefully takes the ball and leaves them to fight it out.

optimism ftw

by Cablinasian on Aug 11, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

at least they will have

some cool highlights to show at the end of the season(they will just edit out what the scores were when those plays happened)

by phillyduck23 on Aug 11, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

They have a fantastic shot at it

because they missed setting the record for fewest assists (in an 82 game season) last season by a single measly assist.

Link

by tingeyga on Aug 11, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

The sky[gutter?] is the limit for this team

They could go 2 or 3 games in a row without an assist

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Feels good not to be one of those teams though

Man, we used to suck.

I feel bad for grizzled Grizzly fans though.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

You lie

We all know that the Grizzlies have no fans

by tingeyga on Aug 11, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mort means

He feels sorry for the fans they dont have

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

It reminds me of the time I thought I saw a bobcats sticker on a car

Like there were fans of the team, it was like a mirage. It was just a sticker for a local high school team though.

If there are grizzly fans, they must be doing it out of ironfisted masochistic spite. These are probably the same people that remember that you never returned that pen you lent them last week.

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Were you born in/around Portland, Dheep End?

I was about to say “Be glad we weren’t born in memphis or we’d be Grizzlies fans” but then I thought I remembered you lived in the DC area or sumthin’…

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

Lived in the Portland area, over in unsophisticated Vancouver, until I was 14. Then moved out to Northern Virginia,

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

does that mean the sky is falling?

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope

I put a new one up in this one. One of the mods must have thought it was too racy.

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Testing…

Testing…

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is only a test

If this was a real life you would have been given further instructions

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Peins

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 11, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hypocrisy detected!

Why was Dheepan censored, and I not?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Paul Allen is supposed to be on TBFT soon.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Hmmm. Maybe I misheard because they aren't saying anything more about it.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh. It's some other Paul Allen.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mercury gets surgery tomorrow for cyst on butt

Wish her luck everyone! She’s a good dog who doesn’t know any better than to have a big bulbous bump on her butt.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

:(

Hope Mercury feels better.

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Give the Princess a smooch and a scratch behind the ears for me.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

she sounds like the canine

version of me

hope all goes well for your puppy

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Good luck Mercury!

Feel better soon. It can’t be very fun having a butt cyst.

by Corvid on Aug 11, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

best wishes Mercury!

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid

by bow4meow on Aug 11, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I had a cyst on my butt once, but I didn't go around telling everybody.

actually I did

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Thanks everyone for wishing her luck

She says SNARL, but that’s just how she says thank you in her language of revenge.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tell her "woof" for me

Which it dog language for “It’s ok to crap in Daddy Mort’s shoe”

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh noooooo

She just barfed on a batch of cookies I was making for you!!!

WHAT DID YOU TELL HER.

by Mortimer on Aug 11, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am a little rusty in Dog Language

I may have mis-conjugated a verb ……or forgot to roll my “Rs”

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good luck yo

Let her hunt some hobos for good luck tonight.

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 11, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you in here Prez?

If you are: I’m interested in what’s happening with the community podcast

If you are not: I’m going to start swearing all over this zaching place

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions  

we're taping at 9 tonight. i would assume Prez will load it shortly after completion

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I went to 3 different Catholic schools and that looks familiar

I also liked the “Catholic Legion of Decency” rants about the the threat that Rock and Roll posed to teenage morals,boy were they ever right about that.

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I knew a russian girl,

growing up, she remembers a global map with dates as to when they expected those countries to go communist (the whole globe, by the way). Man I wish I could get my hands on one of those. Trying to even get a world map w/ the USSR is pretty challenging.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

was her name Pam Phlet?

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, you should see how she moves

it’s like an outkast video, only communist

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 11, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I went and found an interesting old atlas

The origional cartography was done in the late 30’s this partial revision is from 69,some very interesting discrepancies as to the borders of the USSR and even the name,The Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic on 1 map and USSR on another

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

It could be valuable info for jscot

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 12, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think that Octopus is Stalin,

Which explains why he never went over to Japan, they would have eaten him.

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by Dheepan on Aug 11, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

It's Raining! Sweet!

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 5:31 PM PDT reply actions  

I am watching

Dating in the Dark per AK1984

I feel like I have finally hit rock bottom

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 5:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Did we help you get there?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

BE probably did not help

but I still love it

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guess this time, the one you love hurts you.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

let's not going making accusations

any one can fall down some stairs; it’s not just an excuse.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's an interesting show.

I watched last night’s episode on Hulu earlier today.

I felt bad for the 5’7" Israeli dude, who got spurned by the one woman due to him being shorter than her.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 5:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Who wrote that mean note to you, The Tinfoil?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.

by staylost on Aug 11, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha. ha. ha.

your mom wrote it.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone else missing our buddy TiHa?

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid

by bow4meow on Aug 11, 2009 6:05 PM PDT reply actions  

I am

I was thinking about that earlier

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nate Silver mocks health care fear mongers, and proves, once and for all, that Canada and Britain are not the same country.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 6:09 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm watching a show on the History channel.

They’re describing the universe’s shape as that of a giant soap bubble that is curved so slightly that we can barely see it. Which explains why some astrophysicists have erroneously described it as flat.

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions  

bah humbug

on large scales the universe is flat. Our best empirical data tells us so.

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

but i saw it on tv

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

and you sound like a communist. Empirical? What's up with that?

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

no YOUR FACE IS A COMMUNIST

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Capitalist Swine!!!!

if you watch Rambo in reverse, Sly is healing everyone with his magical, bullet-sucking vacuum

by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

PINKO COMMIE SCUM

and who says ad hominems aren’t fun?

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

they said the same thing about this place called Earth… how right were they then?

by The Arkitect on Aug 11, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

we would not have a lot of need for

dark matter if that was truly the case, but I guess the question is at what resolution can we determine between a curved and flat universe.

Also, from a selfish perspective you might want a flat or negatively curved universe so that we dont have a big bang like event if their is positive curvature to the universe.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever

by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

big CRUNCH

eh, that would be at least 75 years from now and by then I’ll be dead. So who cares. Who’s with me?

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think they should change the name of "dark matter"

to “crap we don’t have a name for, but know is there” ……I think that rolls off the tongue

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

it is a pretty good name

considering there are observations of dark matter and it probably interacts weakly via the electroweak force so it would be opaque.

how about opaque matter? does that work?

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

How bout

Semi-Translucent Satin Finish matter

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

FTW

It is probably not even translucent in the least

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Astro Physics is not my field

My take is ,2 possiblites, in a finite universe some things are not possible,in an infinite universe everything is mandatory

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 6:21 PM PDT reply actions  

I share this belief except about religion

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Finite universe

was widely discredited in the first half of the 20th century. Physical law still places limits on the going ons of the world around us so as nice as “everything is mandatory” sounds it is certainly not the whole story.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think the idea that humans will ever fully grasp

Biology or Astro Physics is pretty arrogant on the part of Homo Sapiens

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

why?

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

not saying studying on it is a bad thing,hell I am a scientist and I study on it

But the all encompasing theroy that explains every thing is a pipe dream,later generations would laugh at it and they might have a larger body of knowledge to work with but the idea that that a pruduct of the natural world[see humans] can ever totally comprehend the natural world vastly overates the intellegence of the human race

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gödel

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by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate to be pedantic

but why?

It seems like you arguments have a lot of assumptions that you cant show to be true, but are just your guess at the nature of knowledge.

It seems like you are saying that the created can never understand the creator, but is that really true? I dont see any obvious reason that it would be.

You might be interested in test of AI concerning self awareness to look at a counter example of the point you are making.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

do you really think the human intellect is so exalted

That a perfect theory that explains everything is possible?

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I dont see

what excludes it from being able to come up with a more reductionist theory than we currently have.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

which is odd

because I mostly date simian

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am ok with that

But that program just closed with the words"only then can we be sure if parallel universe’s are real",the word sure is what I object to

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am not really

on the same page with what you are talking about here.

is this a program you are watching?

If so the writers usually have to punch it up beyond what a more pragmatic person might.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah the history channel universe series

That was talking string theory and parallel universe stuff,I didnt start it.Godel makes as much sense or more than any thing else I have read but its far from the perfect no room for improvement theory that explains everything that seems to be a “holy grail” for some folks,I personally dont think humans are capable of a theory that explains everything.

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am not a big Godel

fan as he is pretty hyped up for finding a trivial solution to the GR equation. I still dont see what inherent limitation there is on human knowledge that would keep it from every coming up with a further reduction in our understanding of the universe.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

what do you think of the potential that before we reach a limit on the brains ability to hold, and ascertain knowledge

that we will find a way to expand it? Or more fully utilize parts of our brain that are underutilized at this point in our evolutionary history?

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is a good question

that I am probably in no way quipped to answer as I dont know the physical limitations on our thought process, but the path we have been going down since the birth of the scientific method still seems like a good methodology in that what are advanced theories now will be come commonplace in the future and will give future generations a better foundation to start with.

So my pea brain doesent really see a problem with what is currently going on and I dont see any physical limitation that the brain might have in slowing down the process described above.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

If humans last long enough they could get a lot smarter

The average life span of a mammal species is 2 mil years .we are at about 3 mil but the way things are going another mil is a long shot

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

it sounds like you know more about this than me

but what necessarily would drive us to extinction? It seems that we are fairly unique relative to the rest of the animal world in our ability manipulate the world around us to an impressive degree.

I would say that might give us a leg up that might exclude us from being statistical normalities.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree with you on this as this is the main premise in my argument

about what separates us from the rest of the animals in the world. Our ability to adapt through proactive conceptualization rather than environmentally coerced physical evolution.

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

it took me a minute to grasp what you are saying

could you expand on proactive conceptualization though?

Is that our ability to problem solve in a positive manner, or something like that?

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Our ability to adapt to a changing world, environment or situation.

The fact that we can move into alien environments both on our planet and in space, and return with little or no ill-effect(or if there is one, our ability to learn how to heal ourselves) given our inherent physiological fragility, by using our ingenuity and ability to use technology. In other words our minds adapt ourselves.

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I felt I should add to this

The fact that we can conceptualize or theorize about situations that we have little or no tangible familiarity with is another thing that sets us apart. Then again our ability to engage in philosophical debate about things that may or may not be true, may or may not be proven, for differing potential goals is a uniquely human endeavor. For example some people may argue because they feel they must defend their philosophical or moral point of view, while others may be arguing for or against a certain point with no emotional attachment to that point, in the hopes that the argument could expand their

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

understanding of a certain concept. Some argue to annoy people, and sometimes people argue to teach.

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

it already has

My point is the humans are the center of the universe tude,how many times have you heard that human’s are so ppwerfull they can destroy all life on earth? nonsense there are bacteria living in hot spring water 100’s of meters below the surface and entire Hydrogen sulphide based food chains at the bottom of the ocean that are immune to any thing humans could do on the surface of the planet.

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

in bed

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I dont think there necessarily has to be a heirachy

but I could easily kill any of those bacteria by simply putting them in a not so low pressure vacuum. We might do this ourselves if we destroy our atmosphere thoroughly enough.

I dont follow what the “it already has” statement refers too.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I ment that human intellegence has already

Gotten us past the 2 mil average but tomorrow is promised to no one.our species has come, it will go and in the long run life will go on when we are gone

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree with this as well, but believe that the future has yet to be written

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

in this dimension

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

that may be well and true

but this doesent really address the issue if comparing us to other mammals is even a valid comparison that you could say that us going past 2mil years is in anyway special or unexpected.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

As a general thing

more complex and specialized species tend to have a shorter life span

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

i think he is referring to your statement about our ability to manipulate the world around

us giving us a leg up, over becoming another statistical normality. In bed.

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Respect

I know I come off as jerk, because I am one, but I like that you are thinking about and discussing a topic like this

PEACE DUDE

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll have to miss it

as I dont have cable

but thanks for the call back to JDs past

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

couldn't the same have been said of atoms or gravity?

Ayn Rand would be disappointed with your anti-human rhetoric. =)

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

fire bad!!!! fire baddddddd!!!!!!!!!

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

So jonestr if theories of parallel universes are found to be true, isn't it possible

that the Blazers in another dimension have gone on to win more titles than any other team?(and as a sidenote the lakers are that universes version of the grizzlies?)

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions  

We drafted Jordan

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 11, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

but then he lost his game in the movie space jam

as that would be a documentary in that universe…so either way we missed out.

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

we drafted bow-wow

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

we passed on

air bud which was a mistake

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

nah, it's a good thing we passed on him

didn’t you hear that he got collared for possession of marijuana?

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

oooh that was baaad!!!!

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

that was

air budz

easy mistake to make

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

in this alternate reality I also see the chicago bulls picking sam bowie(no slight on him, just sayin')

which leads Phil Jackson to being the losingest coach in nba history

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

it would be interesting to see Phil coach a team without a once in a generation type of talent.

I like to think he would not be so hot as a coach

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

agreed

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

whoa

when did I mention parallel universes? I dont know if there is something that unequivocally rules them out, but there is nothing that says there is some certainty behind parallel universes.

Based on my understanding of parallel universes what you are saying is not true. (just kidding that sounds fine.)

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

it's not true in this reality....

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions  

why is no one using the reply

buttons?

It is making the conversation wander

CMon!

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions  

ok

I replied to you…….way back up there too

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

you are fine

it was others that I was pointing the finger at

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

sometimes I don't like it when the thread gets all little over on the right

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

This isnt getting that out of hand

but that seems like an appropriate time to start a new topic

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

the reply button is for losers, jonestr

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by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions  

his mom uses the reply button!

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

agreed

but how cool is anybody who hangs out in the JD

use the reply button suckas!

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by jonestr on Aug 11, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm just passing on through

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

sunset laws eh?

what do you mean you people?

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

You know what im talking about

Any body from Williams better be out of town before dark

by southern oregon on Aug 11, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hello

waaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzupppppp

The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.

Kings fan

by dyshooter182 on Aug 11, 2009 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

yo dookie

pick up the phone!

The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.

Kings fan

by dyshooter182 on Aug 11, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

In Bolivarianismo news...

 Huge Chávez wakes up groggy, realises he’s in bed with Columbia and leaves promptly, phoning Argentina to apolgise and patch up their relationship again.

I could have sacrificed goin' out
To think my homies who did it, I used to joke about
From now on I'ma use self control instead of birth control
Cause $315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth it

by The Pirate on Aug 11, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions  

I missed the rain.

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:19 PM PDT reply actions  

I mist the rain

admittedly, that’s not really necessary, but a hobby is a hobby

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by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I reign the mist!

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

You'd really be special if you could rein the mist. : )

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

hi yo precipitation

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 12, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

sometimes I feel so alone

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

I know how you feel

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

what are you doing?

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just talk to one of my other personalities

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would but he's watching the empire strikes back. He thinks it's a documentary about the future

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

but it happened in long ago

in a galaxy far far away……that’s populated by humans…..where people speak english

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by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think that's where the confusion started

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Off topic sort of, but this "Sector 9" movie looks interesting

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

err district 9

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

eww leia just kissed luke...on the mouth!!!

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you sure it isn't set ......

….in an Alabama far, far away??Seeing hows they’re brother and sister

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

no, no I'm not

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by Tyler Durrden on Aug 11, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

dead JD is dead

we need the little shock thingies (I forgot what they’re called)

by Dirty Socks on Aug 11, 2009 9:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey Mortimer

My cat Betsy had a cyst removed back in May. It was not from her butt, but what can you do.

It went very well, and she got a cool scar. Now it’s almost covered up with Betsy fur again.

Good luck to the Destruktress

by Section323 on Aug 11, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions  

My cat got bitten by another one in the butt and tail and it got infected, then they also had to shave that area. Looked pretty funny. The fur is back, but still seems a bit shorter.

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by Norsktroll on Aug 12, 2009 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nope, I just believe it's amusing that Rick Pitino had to drop $3,000 to pay for his nutjob of ...

a mistress’ abortion. Now, after knowing what a slezeball Pitino is and how Karen Sypher (née Cunagin) — who should go to prison for trying to extort him — is an insane dunce, the world is probably better off without their aborted offspring having been born.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

That suit is a travesty.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

found her

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."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 11, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

What?

Here’s a pic of Rick Pitino’s actual former mistress, Karen Sypher (née Cunagin), who’s unattractive.

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From what I can tell, y’all must’ve accidentally continued your conversation from one subthread to this one here.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

i figured you'd remember our topic from an old JD

no accident, just junk

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 11, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wow, I'm absent-minded tonight.

Anyway, I now remember the conversation about gorgeous royalty. And, yes, I agree with you in this case, for that lady is a definite beaut.

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by AK1984 on Aug 11, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

just noticed the chris angel mind freak has your LOGO on the coffins

A&E side bar promo

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 12, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow!!

Where did yo buy that?

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

faillist.org

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

here's another one

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

probably not. you talkin’ asian?

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

No....not asian

You posted a pic of a cardboard motorcycle……..I asked where you bought it (the motorcycle…not the picture)…insinuating that you ride a cardboard covered bicycle (probably to pick up chicks).

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by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh. If I’d known you were being that corny I would ridiculed your earlier.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Perseid meteor shower 2009,

 have only skimmed junk tonight – but there’s a little time left for those interested
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/perseid-meteor-showe-5085/
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/08/11/look-to-the-skies-tonight-annual-meteor-shower-peaks.aspx

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 11, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions  

We're keeping an eye on the sky here in AZ but, wouldn't you know it, there's cloud cover.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 11, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

probably could have seen it last night – but I didn’t know about it then - shucks

tonight was supposed to be the best night

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 11, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

that Wi-Fi service that covers whole cities

according to those ads I saw while watching Blazer games

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

it's aight...it cuts out on me though randomly.

might be my location up here in couve…they say it’s in their coverage area but i haven’t had much luck with it.

by prezofdeath on Aug 11, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

how we lookin' on the upload?

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 11, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

good...got delayed by my internet cutting out

but i’m back on it. downloaded from site, gave intro music, edited out our halftime break and pre-post game chatter…now gotta blog ready for feedburner via blogspot…20 more mins or so

by prezofdeath on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I want to be in the next one!

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 11, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

i know, i need you bro

I made fun of tinfoil’s basketball playing skills (or lack thereof) and was waiting for an, “OH SNAP”…..but instead he just was like yeah I suck.

PSHHH TALK ABOUT ANTI CLIMACTIC

by prezofdeath on Aug 12, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

it might not be as effective without the visual aid

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 12, 2009 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

they say it's the hottest 4G wimax that's gets 3 meg down and up to 1 mb upload

I get 3 down, only .55 mbps on the upload.

It works alright when it’s not cutting out. I just have the home box…haven’t tried wireless card. They say it’s actually better because it isn’t capped at 3 mbps, which means you can get 5-10 on it on good days.

by prezofdeath on Aug 11, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

The coverage is kinda spotty

if you get the “4G only” service, it will probably drop out frequently

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 11, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

go for 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."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 12, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

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