I Hate This JD (with a poll about hate) - October 13th-14th Two-aught-Ten
by idoltime on Oct 13, 2010 7:07 PM PDT
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PrintSo what's up with all the hating going on?
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First, everyone's hating on the Blazers. Next, we got media guys hating on blogging guys about supposedly hating on Brandon Roy. Finally, PG91 is being a total h8r to me for no good reason!
What are your thoughts on all this hating? In recent junk, some of us talked about the NBA players we hated the most. Why do we hate any NBA players and what does it take for our fanness to turn into hatred. Is it enough when a player is good and not on your team to actually hate them or do they have to do something else? Is on-court hating different then off-court hating?
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But for the record
I only hate the haters. I’m not down on the team this season. I think they are gonna be great. I think everything we are hearing now is just an emotional hangover from last season. It can’t be that bad again…probably.
by JasonCantDunk on Oct 13, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna make a comment about hating something
but I hate when people comment about hate. also, hate
take this discussion to a farting forum
I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead
by GustyJ on Oct 13, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
at the game the other night I had to sit in front of a group of people that were asking where Karl Malone and John Stockton were
and they also mentioned that Arvydas Sabonis was still a free agent though they didn’t know what team he played for. Also one of them mentioned how even though he never watches the Jersey Shore, he’s heard enough of the jokes about them that he finally gets the jokes, and to him it was all really funny. I hated listening to them.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
....
…. hu?
The Faith don't panic, the Faith freaks out, burns out small farms and villages in the name of the Faith.
it was the ramblings of lunatics
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe those guys were cryogenically frozen when the Blazers stopped playing at the MC
And they were unfrozen for this game.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I almost turned around several times to correct them but didn't want to get into it.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That drives me nuttier than it should
And I always stop myself from saying anything. It’s tough sometimes, though.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
it was so so wrong
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope you let them down easy when they asked why Kurt Cobain hasn't had a recent album
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I know. As the night wore on the irritation was supplanted with disbelief.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I had my meeting with my business partner today after work, and he acted like a creep. I hated that.
Said he’d be willing to go to mediation to get to an equitable agreement for dissolving the partnership. Over a thousand dollars? Wow, that was pretty ridiculous. Can someone make a claim on future earnings of a company they are part owner of while saying that they cannot commit to the regular working aspect of the company as they first agreed on? Pretty lame.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
hmmm...
have you considered organizing a hate crime?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 13, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
That sucks
When I set up my company (2 member LLC), the attorney set up a buyout system I really like. I forget the name for it, but it is kind of a 2 way system that keeps either party from getting screwed over. It says you can’t ask for a buyout of more than you are willing to make. For example, if the company is owned 50/50, and you want me to buy you out, you can’t demand $500 without being willing to buy me out for the same amount (instead, obviously). I’m not sure if I made that very clear, but I liked the wording.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
that's an interesting take on it. In our situation I am 55% owner, my fiancee is 10% and the partner I've asked leave is 35%, and I know he can't offer us 65% of the value of the company.
We are set up as an SCorp, so ownership is shown as stock holdings. I’m not sure but I think if worse comes to worse, we as majority owners can just decide to dissolve the company and offer him his percentage of the existing assets. Then we could just start another one. I’m trying not to do that though because we are friends, but still if he’s not willing to work for it, I shouldn’t give him value that reflects potential earnings if he’s not willing to work there anymore right?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
could you and fiance buy more stock in the company therefore diluting his shares?
can you buy shares in an S-corp through sweat equity?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 13, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
that's another consideration. I have also concieved all elements of the intellectual property that the company uses. The recipes, the menu, the names of our food, the artwork and fonts we use.
He provided one third of start up costs, and worked a little under half the time. So if we were to break it up based on that, his total in could amount to less than ten percent.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It's tough, but it sounds like if he isn't willing to be bought out for the cost of his share of the assets
You may have to punch your friend in the face. Or dissolve the company.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Yeah, I think I have an ace in the hole with majority ownership. Plus I think he's got a glass jaw.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a win/win for you
But other than that it sounds like it kind of blows for everyone.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I had hoped that someone who was willing to participate a total of zero amount for the second half of our market season would not try and hold on to something he showed little effort for or interest in as time wore on.
So I’m hoping he kind of stews on it and realizes this may not be worth the fight. If he wants arbitration, my fiancee works at a law firm and we have free legal counsel. Or, I can dissolve the company. Or I can dilute his ownership percentage. Or maybe we can just vote him out and offer him his percentage of our current earnings. There was never a guarantee of getting our money back after all. I think I’m holding all of the cards, but told him I didn’t want to “do him dirty” so I guess we’ll see. I think there are ways for him to get out with a whole lot less than what I’ve offered him.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There's probably no reason for him to expect income on his shares
Depending on how you set up the company, of course.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
one thing that kills me too is while we were buying our equipment he said, "we should just call this stuff a wash, we can't expect this money back."
and now it’s not enough for him to get his money back? But yeah, we don’t have a quarterly dividend or anything like that. We set it up that way because we, as owners, could take draws on corporate income without incurring employee taxes, and paying into SS and FICA. It’s so we could avoid double taxation right off the bat. The other thing is that because of our structure we aren’t required to file proof of stock ownership until our first annual meeting of shareholders, so as far as the Secretary of State is concerned his certificates don’t exist.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I would think just hiring a mediator would cost close to a grand.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
I would guess the overall cost could be from 3 to 6000? Seems pretty dumb.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 6:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
or this one:
i figure this way if a lady is in my room she can look at clint’s handsome rugged looks
woaw 3 bucks is a steal
I was thinking about starting a movie poster collection but then realized the price would be the same or more than just owning the movie, but for three bucks it would be worth it.
by HD on Oct 13, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
still it's a good deal
most posters I was looking at were 15-20 bucks without shipping
by HD on Oct 13, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
gotta order a few then
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
When we were just in Hawaii
We bought an original oil painting. We certainly had no expectation of doing such a thing. We thought we might get a print if we loved something, and it wasn’t too expensive.
My wife and I walked into a gallery, and we both really liked this painting. The woman who ran the gallery had painted most of the works there, so we assumed it was hers. She came over and started talking to us about this piece, and she got very excited. It had been painted by her 18 year old son. He had only sold one painting before, and they were asking very little for it. We ended up buying it, and her son came by the gallery, barefoot, and shy as hell. He seemed really humbled that we’d want to buy his painting. It was fun.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
He sounds lame like Mortimer
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Portland needs an off guard, Charlotte needs a point guard, and Washington needs a small forward.
http://www.realgm.com/src_checktrade.php?tradeid=5712234
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
It makes perfect sense for all parties, while Portland should also be willing to include any or all of ...
its foreign-born Three Musketeers (i.e., Joel Freeland, Victor Claver, & Petteri Koponen) as throw-ins for the rebuilding Washington Wizards to seal the deal.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
the back of my mouth feels like a molar is coming in, but I'm pretty sure I have all my teeth.
28 still in, with four wisdom teeth taken out.
weeeeird.
it's a little sore, sometimes itchy and you can't stop tonguing it
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe it took so long
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I know!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You got your wisdom teeth when you were 11?
You probably haven’t gotten them in yet. They’ll be coming soon.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
giant, cro-magnon molars that come in at the back of your jaw and have crazy twisty roots
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
do you have any lizard or starfish in your family?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
regeneration happens with those critters sometimes
my next question was going to be about unborn conjoined twins
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Sharks get new teeth all their life
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I wish I could do that
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate being in LA when it is 100 degrees out and bumper to bumper frigging traffic!!!!
wake me in 2011
yeppers, came down for work...til Saturday
It sure is hot!
wake me in 2011
It's been pretty cool the last few, I think
After a record setting day of heat the other week… it’s been back and forth weather.
What part of LA ya in? I live in Mar Vista.
#52
I’m staying in Hermosa, but had to drive to a client’s down in San Diego yesterday. Thank goodness the coast is cool, pretty much the same in Mar Vista? gotta love that coastal air!
wake me in 2011
Yeah, I get the coastal air
But cheaper rent… even though it’s a perfectly safe and nice area. I’m in between Venice and Marina Del Rey, and I get ocean breezes and all dat.
I like Hermosa, it’s cute down there.
#52
he owns an NBA team, it's not as weird as the NFL field he's got out back
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Or the aircraft carrier that he masquerades as a yacht.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
Or the underground lair that's full of fembots and gummy bears
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 10:13 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Life-sized gummy bears^
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 10:14 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
All good answers, I suppose.
I thought it was kind of cool when I read that the Blazers are practicing at his house tomorrow.
I used to work with a guy in Seattle who had a basketball court at his house.
I figured he made a heck of a lot more money than I did.
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."
Funny thing though,
he was just a maintenance tech in the high tech industry. If I recall correctly his house was about 4 mil.
Let’s see, In 1999 my house was about 135k…hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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 think he was straight laced, but who knows.
He mentioned hating the whole gamut of moving to California. There he would put in applications, get a job, put in apps, get a job, put in apps, etc., etc., until he moved his wage up where he wanted and then put in an app where he actually want to work.
When he could have just stayed right where he was. if they would have paid him, and he’d also have more experience with the tool sets at said company.
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!
what about Sean Elliot? Or John Stockton? Or Isiah? There are so many I can hate on. I don’t hate Sean Elliot as much as I hate that shot to tell the truth.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
that's pretty awesome
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That's why I hated Lambeer
I couldn’t believe it when they came out with the Bill Lambeer Combat Basketball game. It was absurd.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Laimbeer is it....
Man I hated him in 1991…..I wanted to go out on the court and punch him. I wanted to reach through the TV screen and punch him.
And to think I usually don’t have anger issues…..
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Oct 14, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I had forgotten about that one
and now a flop collection (background song lyrics possibly NSFBE)
I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead
Battlestar Galactica people
We watched the first episode last night. I always try to give the benefit of the doubt on a first episode, especially when the show is recommenced, but we weren’t that into it. Does it get better?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
was it the miniseries opener or the one where they get attacked every 33 minutes?
I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead
The one where they got attacked every 33 minutes
Did we start in the wrong place?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
there's a 3 hour miniseries that opens the series.
You’re actually missing a lot if you don’t catch that one. And I loved the 33 minutes episode, and it continued to be awesome, IMO.
I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead
Yeah that miniseries is a must. It'll basically set the tone for the whole series.
It probably won’t be quite as impactful now that you’ve seen 33, but it’s still well put together.
Must watch miniseries prior to the episodes.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 13, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I got pretty 'meh' about BG towards the end
but felt I needed to keep watching just cause I’d already invested so much time.
POTENTIAL SPOILERS
i started disliking the baltar story. Boy adama and his wife were kinda annoying. Other than that, I still liked it. I guess Starbuck’s stalker cylon was not really interesting. I still don’t really understand what happened to her. What was she?
BSG SPOILERS HERE
They’ve never provided a full answer, but the running theory was that Starbuck returned as a guiding spirit, to help them reach their destination (Provided by the same deity who gave us virtual Baltar and Six). She’s the one who put the final coordinates into the FTL system for the last jump. I was very unhappy with the last 45 minutes of the series, but accept they had trouble deciding on how to end it. I’d rather Starbuck have been revealed Tigh’s daughter, and the final cylon who had been resurrected via an unknown ship. The choice of Ellen as the last cylon was a huge letdown for me, she was one of my least favorite characters.
I didn’t enjoy the season 4 Baltar storyline either, but kind of ignored it. I found Leobin (the stalker) to be a more interesting and layered character than I expected, and the mutiny storyline was really well done.
SPOILERS (not really)
I just got annoyed and bored with all the mystic crap, to the point that I felt like that stuff started to overwhelm the things I did like about the show (tightly structured plots, a deep and complex fictional world, well-executed action sequences, constant intrigue surrounding true identities). It especially didn’t help that the writers obviously had no idea how to tie up all the loose ends they made.
BSG SPOILERS HERE
it really felt like Starbuck was supposed to be a cylon. Did the writers just out-think themselves…I guess?
I don’t really remember the last 45 minutes, strangely. In fact, I don’t remember the ending at all. I may need to see it again. Did everyone just keep looking around for a planet to live on? And why not live on the one that led them to earth, where Baltar kept dreaming of the baby?
HUGE BSG SPOILERS (replying to both of you here)
Sammy, I agree. I think they out-thought themselves and didn’t know how to close things out. They took a very easy way out of all the storylines in the final episode by assigning solutions to an unknown force.
Ash, at the end, they find the new earth, and will give up all their technology, in one of the more crazy leaps taken by a writer in the last 10 years of TV. And of course, the very end, where they show the virtual Baltar and Six on modern-day Earth to watch their history start all over again.
We’re going to start a new round of BSG soon over here. We really did enjoy it, and even the last episode was very well done, despite my unhappiness with the plot. The Roslin and Adama scenes were outstanding.
I tried too. Didn't get into it.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I hated the jumpy camera work and slow focusing on the space battle sequences
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think most of america does
at least it gets monster ratings I believe
by HD on Oct 13, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s my new favorite show. I laugh incredibly hard at it every time. I have one episode left in season 1 and then the 4 or so from this season.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
I can’t. It just doesn’t do it for me. I think Modern Family and I got started off on the wrong foot by people/tv ads telling me that if I liked Arrested Development, I’d LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Modern Family.
“Modern Family, I watched with Arrested Development. I knew Arrested Development. Arrested Development was a friend of mine. Modern Family, you are no Arrested Development.”
slow junk
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
I read this word like the English for some reason. There are a few random words that I do this with. It makes me feel more connected to my heritage.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Dang.
Survivor ruined the ending by making their first video “XXXX’s last words”.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 14, 2010 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Argh ... is it really that difficult to hide the results of the latest episode from the front page?
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 14, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
ESPN can't even hide the final score from the bottom scroll when watching a game replay
I never could understand why these things are so tough. Maybe they’re encouraging you not to use a DVR and to watch live.
I may not have watched a replay last season. If they fixed it finally, yay!
One of my recent favorite examples was ESPN Classic. The game was Blazers/Celtics, and I didn’t know which game it was, so I figured I could enjoy it all over again. Then, at the bottom of the screen:
Playing now: Blazers vs Celtics
Featuring: Larry Bird’s game-winning buzzer beater.
Thanks ESPN.
Hahaha
I just remember watching a replay, and figuring they’d be dumb enough to show the score at the bottom, and I was dreading the scores coming up and then I realized they never showed the Blazer game (the way I was covering it, I could see when it was done).
The next time the NBA scores came up, I watched to see if I was right, and yup… at least that game, whenever it was, they removed the score. Huzzah!
I haaaate when replays of classic games reveal the score in the info.
#52
that made me really mad last season. I planned on watching the re-run on CSN and stayed up til 1am for it to start and then saw the freaking score on the bottom scroll.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha i just watched the video of philthy gettin tased
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
one of the Bedgers had that on their facebook but I can’t remember who and I never clicked on it. One of you should link it to me in facebook chat.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
orrrrrrrrrr
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=570087942451
by Dirty Socks on Oct 13, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
hmm that says it’s unavailable. Oh, well. (Phil and I aren’t facebook friends if that’s a link to a video on his profile.)
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you ever see the video of Jewel in disguise at the karaoke bar?
Yeah, TBS is basing a series around it. (Story at the bottom)
Jamie just layed down behind a jet engine blowing 180 mph on mythbusters
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
he can do that
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 13, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He did better than one of the Storm Chasers cars….
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Oct 14, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Player I forgot to mention in the players I hate thread.
Can’t believe he didn’t come up: Sasha Vujacic.
corey maggette
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like him because he exploits us so badly whenever he plays us. It's really more a comment on I hate what he does to us than it is, I hate his game
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, you almost got it right...
I like to laugh at Sasha Vujacic.
FIXED.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
carlos boozer and tyson chandler
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
also don't care much for shaq
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
haha. next paycheck i’ll probably get a few of those cheap ones (the good the bad and the ugly, city of god, the one from ‘blow’)
that one’s freaking awesome.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
this is clearly the superior pulp fiction poster
(pretty certain those white borders are from the amazon image, not the poster).
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I agree that it’s cliche but it’s cliche for being super badass.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
ya their also pretty small (11*17) so their not like full sized posters
at least most of them aren’t
idk but a foot isn't very big
it’s like a longer piece of paper, which I think would be good for mass amounts of poster but would look weak with just one.
stop using logic to talk to the engineer
it will only confuse and enrage him
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha… I swear I can’t keep you and cabby straight… no, I don’t know why
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
naw
that was well done, I’m so glad we can use the mascot for things now. Just a year ago that would have been taken down quickly.
it's a bizarro world where the beavers actually beat the ducks
also in that world, the beavers make the rose bowl. I know crazy righ
Kolb or Schaub this week?
normally a no brainer, but schaub sucked last week without his weapons and they don’t look to be much healthier this week. Also KC has been solid on D right?
Also I got Shady (teddybear) Mccoy and maclin on my team so that would be a lot riding on the iggle offense with kolb starting against a mediocre atl defense. I just don’t know
you should wait til they decide who’s gonna start. Reid is still saying you guys might start Vick.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
What he said.
I’d be surprised if Vick didn’t start this week, given that it’s ATL.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
Since we're on the subject of posters
this is my all time favorite.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
I did a nice,long,very hot sweat lodge this evening,I am quite relaxed and heading for the great horozontal soon
by southern oregon on Oct 13, 2010 10:44 PM PDT reply actions
Question of the late night/morning. What are you craving right now?
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 13, 2010 10:52 PM PDT reply actions
a vanilla cupcake.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 13, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like pizza, but I'll soon settle for a TV dinner.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
omg remember the kid cuisines? good days
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Never had it.
My appetite as a kid was much larger compared to now.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
Did I really miss out?
I thought it’s like a Happy Meal, but comes from the microwave and not as happy.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
naw but the chicken nuggets were my favorite and reminds of the all the disney channel programs
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't ever ask how they make chicken nuggets, EVER....
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 10:16 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
didn’t somebody link that nasty pink thing already? ewwww I got the shiveries.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Vaguely, although I've got a Healthy Choice frozen meal in the freezer.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I just tried Amy’s frozen enchiladas.
They’re pretty good. they have other items, but I haven’t tried them yet.
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."
their enchiladas are really good, but they seem expensive for that kind of food. I also like their frozen mac and cheese. Tjoes frozen mac and cheese is crazy delicious, though.
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I’ll have to try Tjoes
Amy’s is all organic so probably the reason for the price.
Truthfully, I didn’t look at the price so I don’t know what they cost. I just threw them in the cart.
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."
heh, yeah the all organic is why I buy ‘em. they aren’t THAT expensive, just seemingly for a college budget. they’re 4 bucks a pop at freddie’s when not on sale and don’t seem to go on sale too often.
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I’ll have to look next time.
maybe they have more than one version of enchiladas, I was thinking they were somewhere under 3.
I do that a lot (not look at price) with what might be a one time or seldom purchased food item, I’m just looking for something I might like.
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 hate the idea that I might miss out on the best frozen enchilada of all time.
all because it cost a buck more.
Think about it, for one more buck you could be in enchilada heaven, but nooooo. You’re eating cardboard and cheese whiz because you looked at the price.
j/k, I’ve been there counting the pennies.
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."
That guy... ugh.
No words.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 13, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He's clearly abusing his freedom and our eyes as NBA fans
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 13, 2010 11:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I love Birdman. He's a great and inspiring story. I like his play too.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Oct 14, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I like his story too, picked himself up and fixed his life.
Always good to see. Can’t say I’m a big fan of neck tattoos though, and that one is just silly.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 10:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I like his story too, picked himself up and fixed his life.
Always good to see. Can’t say I’m a big fan of neck tattoos though, and that one is just silly.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 10:23 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
slept for a bit, now im wide awake
and my head still feels like ^$@&%$
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 13, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hrm.. I’ve never had a headache that didn’t stem from physical trauma so I can’t give you any advice besides my requisite mentioning of the ‘weed’ solution.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
lucky.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I started watching The League. It’s pretty good and I especially like that it has real football players in it as guest stars.
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u watching it currently or season one? i thought season one was good, haven’t started two yet.
by dougall5505 on Oct 13, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
the new stuff ‘cause it was on demand. I’ll watch season one soon.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 13, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I like his tattoo.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 13, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
i always find it odd when girls, esp around my age, take photos of their nakey pregnant belly and post it on FB
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 13, 2010 11:15 PM PDT reply actions
Do you know a lot of girls around your age that are pregnant?
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 13, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the beauty of life.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 13, 2010 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Munchkin paw
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 11:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
in eugene twitter war news:
@supwitchugirl aka the “i love my ducks” guys are beefing with @duckssportsnow via twitter because DSN is selling the domain names ilovemyducks.com and ilovemyducks.net. Also @theuosportsdude is involved. Who is this hacky bill simmons wannabe kid that writes about the u of o and is best known for
maliciously making fun of an underage Oregon Duck fan
as @jayjones (writer for DSN) points out. you can view where all this oddness started here (if anyone cares, it starts with a tweet from 7 hours ago).
this is all kind of screwy from the DSN perspective but it’s gotta be expected when you make it (relatively) big as swcg has with their videos. It seems like they should have already bought one of those domain names (i know that’s not their name but that’s what their famous for). meanwhile of course the uosportsdude got involved, all he cares about is page views.
i enjoy uosportsdude making a azz of himself. twittter beefs are fun.
by dougall5505 on Oct 13, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
idk it’s terrible. he got a bunch during the whole masoli thing. i see him at the rec all the time. one of these times after i cross him imma say something clever like ‘you gonna tweet about THAT sportsdude?’
by dougall5505 on Oct 13, 2010 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
reading his blog
I don’t even know how he got on the crappy blog network he’s with.
by Cablinasian on Oct 13, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
they made a new video recently
a revamp of “i love my ducks” and you still see a ton of their shirts on campus so ya in eugene they are.
RETURN OF THE QUACK!
“I’m no dentist but our uniforms is flossin’”
LOVE.IT.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe they got Harrington in one of their videos.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
that was a bit surprising
although with him being the new color commentator for the football games (and he’s pretty darn good at it too) I bet he starts showing up in a lot of things around eugene.
JQ’s Brandon article just went live.
And if you haven’t stopped by the front page, new post there too.
Debating whether or not I should go buy some food.
I’m really hungry and craving some chips.. but I generally don’t eat this late cuz it’s bad for ya.
decisions.
Some recent studies have said it doesn't matter when you eat, the numbers add up the same anyway.
There’s food around there this late?
well it depends...u dont want to eat before bed.
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 13, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
because....?
(Note I don’t eat before bed either. But you’ve got to give more of a reason than just “you don’t want to”.)
it's what i read before.....
of course from yahoo
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 13, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
the studies that you reference about the time of day not mattering, do they also mean how soon before you go to bed? A lot of studies show that you shouldn’t eat within a certain chunk of time before bed because you’re body will be working too hard to digest the food and you’re not very likely to sleep well.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Recent studies said it didn't cause weight gain, which was a long held belief
Didn’t say either way on whether it affects sleep. It’s generally not good to have alcohol, acidic drinks, salsa etc before bed.
the convenience store downstairs is open til 1 am.
I dunno, I feel better when I eat earlier in the day rather than right when I go to bed.
by Cablinasian on Oct 13, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I don't really eat late either.
But surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to actually have any effect in general.
this is interesting. is there like a store on campus? haha
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 13, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, it takes me about 60 seconds to get there.
It’s rad.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
there are eight of us in my cluster
and we share a bathroom.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
you're a junior, right?
Gonna graduate on time?
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
An entire article by Bill Simmons about Bill Simmons accidentally tweeting "moss vikings."
incredible.
Eh… I might dislike BS but I am inclined to read his stuff every once in a while. I can’t say anything close for JQ.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
Replace JQ with JC for me.
Quick is definitely getting annoying and pointless, though.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
idk there might be
i havent watched in weeks and probably will never get caught up what with cut throat just starting up.
I don't really get the appeal of the MTV reality shows.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
those are the only two I follow
jersey shore is just mesmerizing and rw/rr challenges are great as the douchebag olympics (and many of the people on the show treat it like the olympics in that it’s all they do because they don’t/are too stupid to get jobs).
idk maybe it’s just an acquired taste
i watched a few mins of that. im sad kenny and all the other douchebags arent on it this time around
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
the strategy is definitely down this year
but the gulags aka gauntlets have been pretty good because they have just been fights basically so far. The eugene stoner appears to own nothing but rasta stuff and at this point couldn’t be more of a cliche.
I was tired of those same guys dominating every year anyways, it was probably time to start fresh.
word!
btw i cant stand paula. she just reminds me of a meth addict. i wish she’d go away.
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
agreed
and what is up with her chin? there appears to be a big scar or some sort of creature growing out of it.
You should read it if you haven't already, it's an interesting look into the world of scoops, Woj, Ford, Stein & Co.
Dave occasionally writes articles like that too. I found it much more interesting than podcasts about baseball stats and NFL betting lines ;-)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Yeah, I actually like it when Simmons talks/writes about the industry
Much more interesting than his actual sports writing, and its something he actually has real knowledge of.
wow ive like never seen her with straight hair
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 12:09 AM PDT reply actions
Perez Hilton is ugly.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 14, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
It felt very nice to throw him out of a helicopter in Grand Theft Auto.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 14, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
We still need some BEdge babies.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
by L-TrainFTW! on Oct 14, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
DtL and I are working on the logistics.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
haha, I take it you guys have past history?
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, although I wish him no ill-will.
Yet, if I could seduce his wife-to-be as some sort of revenge, then that’d be cool. It wouldn’t happen, though.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
So... "I wish him no ill-will
but I would like to seduce his fiance and cause him pain."
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
True, it'd probably bring about some kind of emotional pain.
I, however, am not that black-hearted or cold-blooded. I also lack the drive and effort that’d be necessary to even attempt carrying out such a convoluted plan, which’d probably fail anyhow.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Well, Mort, Graham has a history of mocking my developmentally disabled sister.
So yeah, I’m pretty positive that I’d garner some satisfaction from plowing his fiancée consensually.
I, of course, would then savor the moment of rubbing it in his face—especially after I’d been rubbing it in her face literally.
All kidding aside, I’m just joshing and, most importantly, don’t have any real animosity toward him. As it is, words are merely words and my actions in life are above that.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
If it makes a difference, I'm figure the dude is a stand-up guy in real life.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Graham's got a pretty
caustic sense of humor (he’s British). He also has no patience for imbeciles and trolls, which is what AK was quickly labeled as before he was eventually banned.
I can't imagine AK rubbing anyone the wrong way
Since I know AK and he is here in this room, I’ll take his side for now, but I really don’t know nuthin’ ‘bout nuthin’.
#52
man we got 3 more pre season games..?
pre season feels so unlegit. Cant wait to season opener. Hopefully Oden is back all beast along with everyone as well
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
yeah, slow night for the JD
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions
get a Kleenex or man up
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."
"or man up"
There must be plenty of men still awake milling around Vegas who PG91 could man herself up with.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Insert "obligatory what happens in Vegas" comment here.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
That's no fun, but probably more rewarding emotionally.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I can’t keep up with where she lives.
One day it’s Portland, then it’s Vegas.
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 in Vegas now?
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 see
When you were in Portland were you just visiting?
It’s been awhile back, but it seemed like you were here (Portland) for a long time – I thought you moved here.
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."
yes i was there all summer. im originally from there.
naw but maybe one day..
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
All summer – nice
I was in Vegas a couple years ago. It’s too stinking hot there. I can remember pumping gas one day and my face was burning off even tho I was in the shade.
It was one very hot day. Over 110, but I don’t remember exactly, 115 maybe.
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 ive never spent a summer here nor do i want too
it’s still flippin hot here and it’s mid october! it’s killin me
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I lived in Phoenix one summer.
For some reason Vegas just seems hotter to me.
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."
& doesnt it get hotter over there too?
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It was over 110 several days the summer I was there.
But it didn’t seem as hot as Vegas.
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."
“Casually mentioning an insult is more natural and offensive.”
Surprisingly, the comic eventually devolves into an Oregon vs Washington topic.
I don’t know if there’s bad language, consider yourself warned.
I've always hated Derek Fisher with a passion.
Him and his annoying-flopping ways and dirty play. I’ve said time and time again that I am willing to pay up to four figures to dropkick him in the head.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
What if he donates three figures to your favorite charity?
Cuz I’d pay… Can we get Laimbrain and Kobe in on it too?
(jk, jk)
Harsh, yes.
Unnecessary? Hmm….
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
In my attempt to find more physically attractive Congresswomen, here's Rep. Gabrielle Giffords -- who's a ...
Blue Dog Democrat and overall moderate politician — from Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Well, it is a rather shallow pool that AK is fishing in.
What the heck. After 5 shots of tequila, I’d take her home.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
tequila for the loss
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
A few rum and cokes would be nice, but mainly because endurance is better with a healthy buzz.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I think endurance would be an issue if she was a Tea Party-er.
For some reason, I always think those on the ultra-right would be total freaks in the bedroom. Moderates, not so much.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
If so, hit up wingnut Rep. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee's 7th Congressional District.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Day 1 of isolation.
Food and water levels: normal.
Noises heard outside. Dogs barking, kids laughing, someone knocking on the door. I dared not learn who is there. Unless it’s a solicitor, then I’ll shake their hand and let them know I’m contagious.
I didn’t wear socks or shoes today. Perhaps this is what it feels like to be Matthew McConaughey, Nope, I’m not shirtless and on the beach.
Tomorrow’s agenda: More Netflix Instant View. “Better off Ted” was much too short. Deciding what new thing I’d like to learn or write. Perhaps a rare brush with humanity, such as a pizza delivery guy. Nope, the wife is dealing with all portions of humanity. Woe is she.
by Timmay! on Oct 14, 2010 12:39 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
haha, this is cute. I loved Better Off Ted and completely agree that it’s too dang short.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
just keep the Beejees rockin' and you'll make it through.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Being sick is weird!
I am sick too. It ain’t the end of the world, but feeling crappy is crappy.
OH, I took a nap around 7ish to 9ish, I forget, and I had one of these dreams where you are awake but paralyzed. I ain’t had one since 8th grade. Sooooooo freaky.
My houseguest was home by then, and when I woke up and couldn’t move, I kept hearing a “whooooOooooOOooah” type noise, and I told myself “ok, you’re awake, and you’re in that mid-stage where you wake up and can’t move because of the stage of sleep you’re in or whatever”. I could tell he was standing behind where I was on the couch, watching what I fell asleep to on my laptop, because the way the light was cast over the room.
I was trying to move or say something with the hope that he’d say or do something, and it’d snap me out of my frozen state. It was very uncomfortable and weird, but I knew what was happening so it was okay.
The LAST time that happened, in 8th grade, was also when I was sick with something and I was asleep and woke up and couldn’t move and my waking-dream had a giant flash go on outside and I told myself it was an atom bomb and everyone here was dead, and that’s why I couldn’t move, and being dead wasn’t that bad.
#52
In my awake-frozen-dream I had tonight
I was on my couch (where I actually was, of course), and I kept telling myself the shadow behind me was my friend, but the dream kept invading and the “whoooooooOOooOOOah” noise was really loud and I kept waiting for the shadow to grab my neck to strangle me while I couldn’t fight back.
#52
I just have violent dreams
I knew it was a dream though, so I controlled it. I used to have lucid dreams a lot, but not so much anymore, sadly.
I asked my friend if I said anything during it, because I was trying to yell, and to move, and he said my hand went up a little bit and stayed in the air for about 30 seconds, but he didn’t wanna bug me because he thought I was sleeping.
#52
I’ve had those lucid dreams often, they give me a weird buzz when I’m fully awake.
I have this one where I go through the heart of a tornado.
Actually the tornado passes over me, but I live.
It scared me to death the first time. It keeps occurring so it’s not too bad, actually kinda awesome. Time and space distort a little bit. It’s still a little scary cause I have to get to a safe place or I will die, and usually I’m trying to save some people that are slowing me down. But every time the tornado goes right over me. And it’s not a reoccurring in the sense of place (different place each time). But when I see the tornado, I know what’s going to happen.
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’s tom been?
Didn’t he go on vacation?
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."
One year of partying must commence at once.
the gods have been appeased.
…or do we have to wait for them to burp first.
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 don’t want to think about it....
But while I’m thinking about it, I hope it’s not one of those burps where something comes up with it. eeeeeeewwwwwwwww
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 thought that was Avatar
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I went from having a pretty long hair to a faux hawk today.
The stylist described it as “beckham hair” though. Frankly, I don’t think there is a difference and that is troubling to me.
I will run naked through the streets if Oden wins the MVP this season...happily.
I voted for MJ
Most over rated player ever.
Bill Russell > MJ
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 12:52 AM PDT reply actions
Oddly enough, I'd argue that Bill Russell is quite possibly the most overrated player in all of NBA history.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I only care about rings
Neither guy played in HD and I only saw MJ as a Wizard. I refuse to believe MJ was that special just because he was big with Nike.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
If I can’t see it with my own eyes, why should I believe it? I’m an NBA atheist.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone at 2k sports has a serious sense of humor
I was just asked a question in the post-game presser about what I thought about practice. I went with the professionalism angle, which took a jab at Nate at the end but I was so tempted to be arrogant and do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frsId3goYYE
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I saw that here the other day
Scroll down, they got The Room on there too
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice
I sent that link discussing The Room to a friend who was skeptical about how awesome it could be.
#52
Idol's on that webpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ABXZcfZCQ&feature=player_embedded
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm you
There were like seven white guys with beards at the Good Foot tonight. They all could have been me. It’s weird.
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I don't get you
Why would a guy who grows pubes on his face only be attracted to those who are too young to grow pubes? You’re a human oxymoron.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I figured he'd like the velcroness
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 3:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I got this one stuck in my head
I can’t say I’ve really liked any of their/his other songs I’ve heard, but I like this one. It changes 3+ minutes in if ya yawn and get bored at first.
#52
I'm not sure which link is what
I like the “someone great” LCD song ya linked to.
They were in the Sirius studios the other month doing interviews, and I dunno if it is one dude who does the music normally or what, but I think there were 3 of them (2 dudes and a gal) and they were all really funny.
#52
I hate to ask...
But does anyone want to join a BEdge-only Yahoo fantasy b-ball game?
20 people max, rotisserie scoring.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Drop me an email at irishtenor1@gmail.com if you're interested
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Oct 14, 2010 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm interesting in a head to head league
But mostly just cause I ain’t ever done a roti league.
We did a 20 team JD league last season and it was fun!
#52
I can switch it up depending on what people want
I HAVE THE POWER!!!!
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Oct 14, 2010 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I like it more from them, if it ain't a cover.
I should look up what happened to them, but I don’t feel like it. Back in the Napster days I got their songs from their famous-ish album and from when they were Bog Zog Bean or something, and I liked it. Ain’t listened to them in years.
#52
I really didn't like that song back in the day
And it was played soooooo much.
I did like the St Joe on the Schoolbus song, so I downloaded it and then others.
#52
Yeah I didn't like it back then either.
It was alright hearing it after not hearing for so long.
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That's how I am if a Soundgarden song is on the radio
I didn’t like them back in the day, but now I’m like “oh well”.
#52
You grow a beard at least three times as good as I do
And I can grow one, so it just means your beard is that well grown.
#52
My beard growing ability goes deep in my family.
Your dad’s beard looked fierce in pictures you posted. Did his grow pretty regularly? Maybe we’re alternate dimension versions of each other or siblings separated at birth or who knows..
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I want you to fight cloudydays now
He disagreed
I bet I’ll end up agreeing with you over him in this.
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My favorite part was how South Park parodied Snooki.
I also laughed heavily at how the war between South Park and Jersey came to an end.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I DVR'd it and will probably end up watching it on tomorrow night
But I am curious to see this
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i saw mike tyson and flava flav at the game l0l
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 2:27 AM PDT up reply actions
no.
it was like it was lakers home game. it was so loud when they scored or anything coz i just sat there. actually it was boring and i thought to myself if it’s not the blazers or the game isn’t any good basketball is boring.
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah I can totally see that. I can't stay focused on any sport unless I'm invested or it's good.
But didn’t you not like it much when you finally made it to a game at the Rose Garden last season, and you decided that you preferred watching them on TV anyway?
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i love the atmosphere but i prefer watching it on tv yes
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah so it probably doubly sucked for you to be in noisy laker crowd watching a boring game.
are you going to try to make it to a game when you visit up here this season?
ps you still a h8r
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good, then that game is on you and you have to make them win
we all need to step up if we’re going to make this season a success. I know we can count on you.
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Hey Sailor
Come here often?
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Me love you long time
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 3:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Trivia: Who's this former head coach of the Denver Nuggets?
Hint: He’s currently a front office executive for a NBA franchise.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
if I squint it kinda looks like young larry brown whos not a executive for a nba franchise
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I think that's who it is
You can see the eye bags won’t age well, like they haven’t for him. I checked Wiki and it says he coached the Nuggets, so…
#52
Triva
This guy has a son in the NBA. Who is it?
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No silly
That’s Joe Bryant, Kobe’s dad.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions
OH is that why he's wearing a Kobe jersey?
I just figured Luke’s dad was a poser Laker lover since they lived in Reno.
Now that I look closer, I can kind of see the resemblance.
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They look just alike
You should have guessed by the eyes.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:10 AM PDT up reply actions
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The Nice Guy’s Guide to Realizing You’re Not That Nice
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/05/alt-text-nice-guys-guide/#ixzz12KYnXOVY
Can I get an Armon?
Haha, yeah, I don't get the "being too nice" excuse
Most people like nice people.
I worry about my friends who think a girlfriend, or someone to love them, will solve their problems.
#52
I don't trust 'em with either of those activities
Unless I like my shirts turned pink cause they threw a red sock in with my whites, and my chicken thighs overcooked.
#52
I worry about the girlfriend of someone who thinks they will all of their problems.
Also, I’m nice people and I’ve never found it an impediment.
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I'm super duper nice
Being nice is not a problem for getting a dame, ever.
It’s an excuse that covers up real stuff… but really, there is someone(s) for everyone. If one relaxes they will get some of those someones.
#52
After everything I've read the past few days about the Brandon Roy, Nate McMillan, and whatnot, I wonder ...
what people’s reaction would be if Paul Allen canned “Sarge” and ponied up like $5 million per season to have this Idaho native — as well as former NBA Coach of the Year Award winner — lead the Portland Trail Blazers.
Also, to appease Allen’s infatuation with the Emerald City, this guy could even fill out his staff with old-timers who’ve got recent Seattle connections like Bob Hill, Bob Weiss, and Gordon Chiesa.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I'd rather have Larry Brown
Maybe he could convince Miller to come off the bench.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:19 AM PDT up reply actions
If you're anti-Miller, then staying with Nate McMillan is your safe bet.
On a side note, I assume that Brandon Roy wouldn’t be fond of playing for the above pictured guy due to what’d be an increase in off-ball movement and, moreover, team-oriented style of play on offense.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I'm not anti-miller any more
I’m just not pro-Miller
I do like that Roy put his foot down today and told folks how it is going to be this year.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Regarding Brandon Roy, it should be pretty clear to everyone at this point that Andre Miller ...
is a poor stylistic fit next to #7. Oh, and with regards to future coaching candidates, going after someone who preaches heavy amounts of flex cuts, off-ball movement, constant motion, and a fast or even medium pace isn’t in the cards.
I, on the other hand, be more focused on hiring someone who’ll demand effort out of the guys on defense, since it’s one area that Roy and everyone else could improve upon with better teaching.
Also, rather than do a total 180° turn when altering the scheme on offense, the new coach would just need to make it power-oriented — specifically with high pick-and-roll and side screen-rolls plays in lieu of the pick-and-pop — and, most importantly, can develop a hopefully healthy Greg Oden into a premier offensive weapon.
I, too, would like to get a power-oriented 3 skilled at cutting off the ball and slashing with the ball. The prime example of that is Andre Iguodala, who’d potentially work well in Portland alongside Roy if there was a new coach (e.g., Mike Fraetllo) and an off guard at the 1 (e.g., Kirk Hinrich).
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
A new coach is at least a year out and only if the Blazers don't get out of the 1st round
It’s a tired argument. Folks have been talking about replacing Nate since Cheeks was the coach.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Oddly enough, Mo Cheeks is a certifiably god-awful offensive coach. Nate McMillan, ...
however, has his downfall on offense not being a matter of efficiency or jumbled sets like Cheeks. Instead, the missing component with McMillan is him not calling enough plays for interior players and, moreover, what appears to be a small playbook that leads to poor in-game coaching and consequent trouble during a long playoff series
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Nate's problem is that he doesn't force players to play like the Suns
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:03 AM PDT up reply actions
If you combine Visionary2's love for fast-paced basketball and Dave's desire ...
for a European-born head coach, then the guy slapping hands with Goran Dragic in this picture is that hybrid.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
That's cool
I’d rather have Luke Babbitt as a player coach
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's a story on the above pictured guy, who got his start in the NBA ...
with the L.A. Clippers when Alvin Gentry was there during the early-2000s.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Nice article
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:21 AM PDT up reply actions
And I didn't guess
I just googled the names of dudes who won COY that I didn’t know, and were in the 70s.
#52
You got it!
Follow-up: Where was this current Utah Jazz assistant coach once a NBA front office executive?
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Back to Scott Layden, he scored jobs in Utah via nepotism (i.e., "Papa" Frank Layden) ...
and in New York because of cronyism (i.e., then MSG, Inc. CEO & President Dave Checketts). Checketts, of course, once worked for the Jazz, as well as was a fellow Mormon like Layden.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
You got it.
Man, though, he’s a goofy looking dude.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Today was fun on BE
All we needed was some sort of Oden story and this place would have exploded.
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The Quick thread was awesome
Everyone was calling Quick the n-word and Dave was letting people cuss about Quick. F-bombs everywhere and I was the lone man fighting the good fight and sticking up for Quick.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:27 AM PDT up reply actions
If Magnum is the Michael Moriarty of Blazersedge
Does that make Mortimer the Jan-Michael Vincent of Blazersedge?
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I'm brown on the inside
TO THE BONE!
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you see X-Man's face book?
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:38 AM PDT up reply actions
He went all John Candy in Splash
Except X-Man got his submission up on rate-my-poo.com
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:41 AM PDT up reply actions
See X-man got a photo published on rate-my-poo
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Coily
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:03 AM PDT up reply actions
SMH
[Excitedly waving a Penthouse magazine]
Freddie: They published my letter. Here it is, “A lesbian no more”. They published my letter.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Eww he married one of those disguting Barbi twins?
He does look good for his age though; better, even.
#52
Yeah
He don’t look like he aged none. I remember not watching that show.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember never seeing it either
I remember it being on and being popular. I couldn’t even say I remember this guy at all.
#52
I think it was popular because he was hot
Seems like there was a lot of mobster shows back then.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Heat of the Night
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Jake and the Fat Man
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:56 AM PDT up reply actions
They solved mysteries bruh
MAYBE there was a mobster on the show FROM TIME TO TIME but I bet Three’s Company had a mobster character pop up every once in a while, too. DON’T MAKE IT A MOBSTER SHOW.
#52
Murder She Wrote
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Crime Story
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:58 AM PDT up reply actions
21 Jump Street
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:59 AM PDT up reply actions
L.A. Takedown
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 4:59 AM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auTi6hrceyI
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Murphy's Mob
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:01 AM PDT up reply actions
City Confidential
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Simon & Simon
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Wiseguy
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll never be done with pee holes
I like imagining putting my pee hole in their pee hole like Chinese fingercuffs.
Momo looks like the Prince of Persia! Or an even handsomer and more dashing version of the Iraqi dude from LOST.
MOMO:
#52
Who is the hottest manly woman?
Hilary Swank
Jennifer Garner
other
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Rachel Maddow
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I like smart too
But I also like femininity. I like WOMEN, Maggers!
Like I said, she ain’t ugly at all.
#52
you like what society tells you to like
blonde hair and big fake boobs
YOU SICKEN ME
Can I get an Armon?
Only broken English for him
His parents are Russian immigrants from Mexico by way of China.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Garner more, she looks quite athletic and natural e.g. with not all those unnatural jacket crowns
Swank is nice too though, only her hair is usually too short. Not sure I’ve ever seen her with hair going over her shoulders or even her ears.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
What about this lady?
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:11 AM PDT up reply actions
What about the Xena girls?
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I be Southern Oregon would have picked Janet Reno
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I, however, never said J.L.C. was attractive, for I feel quite the opposite.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I'm most interested in how gender ambiguity is rarely discussed in any substantial way.
In American society, we hear the voices from within the LGBT (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) community, but rarely will anybody — including supposed progressives like hardcore feminists, as noted here when the topic was broached between a certain someone and myself — touch the subject of gender ambiguity.
Oh, and from a basketball perspective, I’m still curious as to how things with Baylor’s Brittney Griner will play out over time. So far, nothing has come of the rumors — since Griner hasn’t yet been subjected to a gender verification test that I’m aware of — however, I do envision the possibility of a Caster Semenya esque hullabaloo bubbling to the surface if Griner ever gets involved in international competition.
Lastly, as an atheist, I feel gender ambiguity in countless human beings across the world is something that help debunk belief systems like the three major Abrahamic religions.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
by AK1984 on Oct 14, 2010 5:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
are we talking gender identification greyness or chromosome irregularities or both?
Can I get an Armon?
Chromosome abnormalities involving the sex of a human being.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
I'd go with Demi Moore or Sandra Bullock, who are both manly looking to some degree.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
good call
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:25 AM PDT up reply actions
This book looks funny
HOW TO BEAT UP ANYBODY by Judah Friedlander, the World Champion of the World.
#52
ha ha
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Trannies are hotter than masculine women
probably from the makeup
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Been to Malaysia recently?
or Thailand? or the Philippeans? (Philipeans? Philipians? Whatever)
There are some HOT trannies, and some real terrors. A rule of thumb is that low lighting is their friend. Creatures of the night. The direct sunlight never does them a favor … ever.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
Nope
There are a lot here though. I’ve seen some great ones and some that look like Fred Flinstone in drag.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 5:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, as it is, he's just a gay, cross-dressing transvestite.
That’s different than an actual pre-op or post-op transsexual.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Landlord dispute update...
He’s coming by Saturday to do most of the work I requested. One more hurdle to jump and he won’t have to see my lawyer.
His wife called to make nice yesterday. I let her apologize. I’m nice like that.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
It is. I slept better lastnight. I really don't have the stomach for legal disputes.
I used to think I could be a lawyer, but nope.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
I'm told Andre Miller is feeding him life-force sucked from otherwise promising basketball players.
Born Naked
http://year5000.bandcamp.com
ESPN: "Who'd win in a one-on-one game with LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant?"
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5680638
In my opinion, LeBron James would wipe the court with Bryant.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Kobe. It's what he does best, making difficult shots over any defender.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I've got a feeling LBJ would plow through Kobe over, and over, and over again in that type of setup.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Did you know Mortimer owns 2 copies of Best Kid 4
He’s got a spare for when the 1st DVD wears out.
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Triva: Who's currently the oldest assistant coach in the NBA?
Here’s a picture of him from his playing days in college at Lafayette.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
In that old pic, it looks as if he's about to practice an underhanded free-throw shot.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Prolly Already Posted and Shopped
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
This is how I imagine a lot of funerals in Portland and Seattle
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Gypsy Jokers
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that Mr. Belding out front?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Crap, my laptop fell over and got a small scratch
Maybe I can repair it with a car repair stick
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
use plaster then sand it
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably, I think I've heard that
The Paris Hilton part bothered me the most.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, you can take solace knowing that she's no Marilyn vos Savant.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
<a href="http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6379/bunnahawwwww.jpg" target="new">This starts out cute and ends badly
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lol
Is he tiny or are those men huge?
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
If I recall correctly, he seemed pretty short from that photo with brp, Dtl, Sophia, et al.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Alas, we're all unique in our own special way.
That aside, though, I’m trying to find a symbol worthy of my avatar.
At first, I went with the Mega Society logo — as Paris Hilton’s allegedly high IQ was brought up by Tom — yet, I decided to go with the anarcho-capitalist flag instead. This is just for now, however.
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Are they trying to recreate The Hangover?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2010/10/14/vintage-laffs-mike-miller-and-his-monkey/
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I want a monkey but don't want to take care one
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m not willing to commit beyond a dog. I wouldn’t mind a bird but won’t get one because of the noise and commitment.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Will be even better once they take that Alaska Way Viaduct underground
Stupid eyesore (not that Portland doesn’t have a similar one, cough, eastside freeway, cough).
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haha, o man, your poor car....
i’m sorry for you loss.
by hoodieNation on Oct 14, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice
I just noticed it. I changed mine today too.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
My screen be plenty big
I just don’t see the point of having them on when I could be looking at more comments.
Toilet Sink
http://www.tierrapath.com/index.php/Toilet-Lid-Sinks/Sink-Positive-Toilet-Sink.html
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Last I checked those don't meet Oregon residential code
Our government is very concerned about us flushing our poo with grey water.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
No public places here have hot water for hand washing
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Bro
62 is freezing in the winter
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
It gets sooooooooo cold
That I have to put on socks
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
So's your face!
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I just used your Cho joke in the CP3 fanshot
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
thanks!
it is true. That guy has an excel spreadsheet studying his teeth. He has a dedicated sheet for each one full of charts, pivot tables, histograms and swim lanes. He got frustrated that there isn’t a way to do a fishbone diagram. Finally, someone told him about Visio. Engineers can be too narrowly focused sometimes.
Now he is working on a PowerPoint to bring all his teeth data into one file.
it’s too early for me. long work days followed immediately by long school days FTL
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
This week's Pac-10 lines
Oregon, UCLA, Arizona St. and Stanford are all off this week, so its a short list.
Favored team on left, home team in caps.
USC (-2.5) vs. California. O/U: 52.5
Arizona (-24) vs. WASHINGTON STATE. O/U: 62.
WASHINGTON (-1) vs. Oregon State. O/U: 60
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The bookies think a LOT of James Rodgers
I would make OSU a slight favorite, maybe in the 3-5 point range myself. They don’t seem to ever blow out anyone, their 3 wins have all been by less than 7.
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I don't know that it necessarily means anything quite yet.
five games is a small sample, particularly when they’ve faced four good teams.
James is great, but Riley’s scheme doesn’t depend on any given receiver and Katz has shown the ability to spread the ball around.
Now, the Beavs do struggle with running QBs, and they’re coming off a big win… so I think it will be close. But I bet they win.
We'll see if Locker even bothers to run this week
Yes I know he had a cold and all that but he’s hardly tried much in any game this year.
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he's been running when open, and made some huge plays that way, especially against USC.
That kind of guy bugs the OSU scheme.
Esp. because they lack depth
If you look at BOTH OSU’s losses, their D just got worn up by the end of the game.
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I disagree that the issues were on defense.
The main problem was that they played the #1 and #3 defenses and couldn’t sustain possession, so the defense was on the field nearly the entire game. Any defense is getting tired in that situation.
Except Oregon's :-)
But then again lack of ball control is in our plans.
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But they still outscored Ohio State in the second half
Albeit not by as much as they normally do.
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doesn’t Washington have a pretty good home-field? The bookies might be saying OSU is 2-3 points better even w/o Rodgers.
Not this year
They’ve already dropped 2 home games this season, one was granted to a top tier team but the other was to ASU.
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Historically UW has been a very good home team
But not even the best home crowd can make up for a bad team.
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And they are in a very strong league
They’re probably a solid bowl team in almost any of the other big 6 conferences.
There isn’t a whole lot of difference talent-wise between 8 of the 10 Pac-10 teams. Oregon is slightly above everyone and WSU below.
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Yeah, they do well at home.
I must think more of OSU and less of UW than the books; OSU’s losses were on the road to undefeated teams,
Excluding their games against OSU
OSU’s opponents so far this year are something like 21-3.
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Its too bad they couldn't take one of those two against BSU/TCU
Because I think they would then have a decent shot at a BCS game if not the Rose.
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I've never bet on a game online before
But I might need to. Any suggestions for a good site?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Ask B Royality
He’s our BE gambling expert. I don’t bet either, just like looking at the lines.
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sportsbook.com and bodog
are the two big sites. I’ve never tried on bodog, but it’s kind of a pain in the arse to deposit on sportsbook since most banks will deny deposits to a gambling site. Basically, you have to buy a prepaid MC or Visa before you deposit.
This is all starting to sound like a lot of work
That’s probably a good thing. I don’t really need to start betting on sports.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Dogs in my neighborhood are going crazy this morning
Which one of you guys is running around my neighborhood naked?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I was not familiar with the rapper
I assumed that someone used a graphing calculator to convince the guy not to jump.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
You had to have heard this
T.I. – Live Your Life [feat. Rihanna]
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I've heard it
And Rihanna’s autotune makes me want to smack someone.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I just remember the song from the numa numa part of the song
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea who this guy is.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much all the Geico commercials crack me up
The woodchucks one is awesome and the piggy makes me lol each time I see it.
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Fair enough
And at least they have one, unlike say Illinois, which has been without a mascot since they retired their native American one a few years back.
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they didn't have a mascot for the last seven years
when Colonel Reb was retired.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it's racist to say Colonel Reb is racist
Folks act like he couldn’t change and learn from the mistakes of his past.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Its so southern of it
That the mascot is going to be wearing a suit during tailgating (that’s what the Grove is for those that don’t know).
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I do
Its just amusingly southern.
Let’s go get really drunk and party in a suit, WOOT!
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my uncle went to Vandy
he said a bunch of people tailgated in suits… super weird.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Least formal tailgate I've ever seen
Iowa, before an 11 AM start (ESPN time), random people just kept handing out beers to folks as we walked towards the stadium. I love Iowans.
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they had an ESPN photo series from the Grove, and they showed a guy who was dressed like Colonel Reb with a caption that was like “even though Colonel Reb is gone, the locals still love him” or something like that. What a joke. The caption should’ve been “racist douche flouts his secessionist credentials.”
Mississippi is a more racially fair place than it was in the 60s to be sure
But folks like that remind us that its still got the roots of that crap.
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here
http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/gallery/gallery?id=5513767&image=2
no mention of why it was banned of course.
Seriously
Name one thing about that photo that indicates he is a racist.
Sounds like you have a problem with people from the south dressing up for a football game.
A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigot
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no clue or opinion on it, but since no one else replied:
He was supposed to be a plantation owner. Everything else (including kept slaves) is assumed.
this is part of it too
why did they get rid of Colonel Reb?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/us/20mascot.html
It is part of a longstanding plan to recast the university’s image, still tarnished by its reputation for racial strife in the 1960s, to signal that it is more tolerant and diverse. Confederate battle flags were discouraged from football games years ago, and "Dixie" is no longer the unofficial fight song.
and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meredith
If you’re opposed to efforts to get rid of a Confederate soldier mascot at a school which rioted over a black student being admitted, what exactly is the implication?
I don't know if anyone said they are against changing the mascot
I’m against calling someone a racist douche because he wore a white suit to a football game.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Colonel Sanders a racist icon now?
I don’t know of any racist stereotypes that involve a white suit.
I lived in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida over a 4 year period and spent a summer in rural Georgia and I heard the n-word more times in a weekend in Oregon than I did the entire time in the south.
Colonel Reb was most likely based off a black man. I figure he had to go for the “Reb” part because it imparts the Civil War.
http://www.slate.com/id/2119498/
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i guess that is the thing
any support of the south’s role in the civil war implies support of slavery.
so if you are against burning Atlanta to the ground, you are pro-Slavery… this is a campaign we should resume in support of freedom for all
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That is ludicrous
That’s taking a big leap. I understand why they dropped the mascot just to avoid any confusion or implied racism. It’s not the Confederate flag, it’s a man or woman in a white suit.
But to say that someone likes the mascot or dresses as the mascot is a racist is bigotry.
Billy Idol was a rebel, so was James Dean, are they racist too now?
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
that wiki page
Wasn’t clear on the exact origination, but it said it is possible that the mascot is a plantation owner:
Two years later, Colonel Rebel appeared for the first time as an illustration in the university yearbook.4 This illustration was perhaps drawn by the art editor for the yearbook that year, Billy Hix.5 Billy Hix often drew his depictions of the Colonel as a plantation owner in an ante-bellum plantation setting.6
Let's just make the colors red, white and blue racist while we are at it, because they're used in the Confederate flag.
The logo was a southern gentleman. That is it. He had “Reb” in his name and that’s why it had to go. Even making “Reb” racist is a stretch. They dropped it to avoid controversy, not to make an old white man in a white suit a racist icon. People are taking liberties with what they are considering racist and the need to pull their head out of their butts.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
perception is reality
Most people see an old southern white dude in a fancy suit, and they can help but assume he is a plantation owner.
I do see the irony. It is stereotyping, for sure, but it is likely not work the negative PR for the school. It is a loosing battle.
I got no problem with the school dropping him
Boss Hogg wore all white too. I think Gregory Peck wore a white suit in To Kill a Mockingbird. I get honestly offended when folks just assume someone from the south is racist.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I have never been to the south (other than Texas), so I have no idea, but there is definately a perception that northerners have, even though Idaho, Oregon and Arizona, and parts of Cali a lot of recent history of racism.
Have you ever seen the cute little racist singing girls?
That’s what folks need to be getting pissed about.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Aside from the clothing
That guy looks exactly like my step dad.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
i've decided not to associate with people that own a confederate flag, even a sticker.
my brother’s wife has a sticker on her car, and uses the “it’s what i grew up with” excuse. still waiting to hear a reasonable explanation for someone displaying that garbage.
Bazinga!
And to prove how junk the claim that it is about southern heritage
Georgia didn’t have the confederate flag on its state flag until after the civil rights movement began in earnest. Guess they didn’t feel threatened before then.
Its still a huge issue btw, has taken down 2 governors, 1 D and 1 R.
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There are folks who see it as a symbol of State’s Rights, etc, but in my opinion (which to be fair isn’t based on much experience), most people who display it and tell you that are racist dbags. You don’t just see it in the South— driving through rural Arizona, I saw the flag a few times. I’ll tell you what though, when I drove by “Reb’s Coffee Shop,” with a giant Confederate flag outside, I was definitely not going to stop.
There was a business in Portland
That started displaying the confederate flag. That business died real quick because of that.
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people being proud of where they were born (or their race for that matter) amuses me.
Like they have a choice in the matter. Listen people, your mommy and daddy wrestled…that’s it.
I don't mind being proud of being an Oregonian
But I’m not going to say that I’m proud of everything in this state either, or its history (which includes a lot of racial intolerance at times).
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Sundown laws were once commonplace here
Even now, I’m embarrassed that the state voted to make gay marriage illegal. I like Oregon for the most part, but it sure isn’t perfect.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
And the state constitution initially didn't allow African Americans to own property
And lets not forget the KKK, which was active here until late in the 19th century, when they moved to Idaho.
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Early 20th century
Perhaps, it turned around then.
Not to get into detail here, but streets like Killingsworth have stories to tell involving those folks.
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I own two of them
One a friend gave me and the other one I wore as a cape at a hemp festival in Eugene. It’s just a flag to me. And Bo and Luke Duke aren’t racist.
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
You're just stereotyping
You’re assuming something about a group of individuals which is what racists do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Reb
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by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
so i'm z'n through the Ben VS Quick VS Tom post
and everyone keeps referring back to Dave tear’n Quick a new one. What post was that in? I totally missed it and need to go back and read it.
That was after Quick's article offering Rudy a tissue
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Cheap awesome food in PDX!
Now, Kenny & Zuke’s turns three and has two locations in Portland, Oregon, including SandwichWorks. Both locations will offer a $3 menu featuring select items during the week of October 18 to 24, 2010.
Kenny & Zuke’s 3rd Anniversary Menu (Downtown Location)Each item $3 Our Famous Pickle Assortment
Any Bagel with Lox Cream Cheese
Cup of Hungarian Mushroom Soup, Soup of the Day or Green Salad
Sabrett Hot Dog with all the fixins’
Noodle Kugel
Root Beer Float (choice of Root Beer)
Traditional Jewish Cookie Assortment (2 Rugelach, 1 chocolate-dipped Macaroon)
Kenny & Zuke’s 3rd Anniversary Menu (SandwichWorks NW Location)
Each item $3
New York or Chili Dog
Cheeseburger or Chili-Cheese Slider
Reuben Slider
Root Beer Float (your choice of Root Beer)
Glass of Wine or Draft Beer
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That sounds so good
Sigh.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
hey guys
I wrote a fanpost http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/10/14/1751040/andre-miller-and-his-peers-a-comparison-with-fun-graphs
would appreciate your intelligent insight :).
take this to the fanpost discussion board.
by Name's Ash on Oct 14, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
take this to a meme discussion board
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mind if I give a little constructive criticism?
The fanpost is about Andre, but on the graphs, I need to hunt for Andre’s name. Having his name in red, or with a different background on that rectangle, would be handy. I prefer to find Andre first, look at names near him, then work my way out, but right now it’s a jumble of names and I’m playing Where’s Waldo to find Andre hidden in there.
I like the fanpost. It’s just something that came up for me, in case you plan for more of these in the future.
Linecum-Halladay should happen twice
Phillies going with a 4-man rotation (Blanton in game 4) this series.
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If Bruce Bochy and Charlie Manuel had any cojones, that matchup should happen thrice in a full series.
So c’mon, Chuck, I can see it in your ol’ eyes that you also want to be witness “Doc” v. “Freak” Parts I, II, & III.
Heck, Bochy ball is so intently focused that he secretly wants to unretire, grab his old gear from San Diego, and catch Linecum himself.
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Good morning
anyone feeling productive today? I think I caught what Timmay has
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
I felt crummy on tuesday
And napped away most of the day. I felt better yesterday, but feel crummy again today. I’m going to try to power through a few things this morning and see if i can find time for another nap.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
not at all and I have another day where from the moment I woke up a few hours ago until after 11 I’m going to be working or in school (or commuting). and I’m gettin’ sick. I’m trying to fight it off but my schedule is going to ruin me, i think.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
i been the same way the last few days babygiirl
by Dirty Socks on Oct 14, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, it sucks, bruh.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
i just decided to take a lil break and not go to my morning class
by Dirty Socks on Oct 14, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, the only class I can get away with skipping is last night’s but I decided to go for attendance points. Shoulda just used that time to rest.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I think most of Sellwood is fighting some variation of the same bug...
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
eh I helped someone move this morning.
Mostly right now I just feel like I wish I could help someone who I cannot help. Sucks feeling helpless when you want to be there for the ones you love but circumstances prevent it.
spes est dum anima est
school will be out soon enough Idol
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
your lips are just too tempting
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
How's the home life treating you?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
That's not a fun feeling
Stop watching miner rescue coverage.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha. make sure you’re wearing flannel pj’s.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I was going to suggest a robe
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
that works too. Probably better even
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Rut roh GB, from the Sun
The striker defied Alex Ferguson by claiming the boss was wrong to suggest an ankle injury had kept him out of action.
After England drew 0-0 with Montenegro on Tuesday, Rooney insisted: “I’ve had no problems with my ankle all season.”
And when asked why Fergie had said he did, the hitman replied: “Don’t know.”
That is only fuelling concerns talks over a new five-year deal will fall flat.
Out-of-form Rooney has missed United’s last two games following allegations he slept with a prostitute.
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grrrrr. I keep buying jerseys for players who become headcases/want to leave their team.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't believe it btw
There are maybe 1 or 2 clubs in the world that could afford Rooney’s transfer price. I think its just typical media over-exaggeration in the UK.
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yeah,. I think so too. He’s one of the most expensive players in the world and, even if he were trying to leave United (which, I agree, I don’t think he is. This article is making a mountain out of a molehole) I don’t think many teams could handle it.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
the guy just needs rest. He was worn down at the end of the season last year, and SAF played him through injuries during the title rest Then he got absolutely no break over the summer. Of course he’s out of form.
yeah, Rooney is crazy over worked. Him having to rest for these “allegations” might end up being great for him.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
So are British players in general
I mean, Chelsea played what, 60 competitive matches last year? That’s crazy.
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England should have a winter break for their players. Dump the League Cup to make room, then use those dates to play four extra games during the fall and spring.
agreed. The fact that we’re always injured/sore/exhausted during the world competitions makes this strikingly clear. There have been talks about lessening the load for some time now but nothing has come of it and I’m afraid nothing will until the FA staff changes.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
The League Cup is indeed useless
And especially with the new 25-man roster limit, it’ll only get worse.
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Madrid with Kaka, Rooney, and Ronaldo?
that seems like a lot of mouths to feed.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Or Barca?
A few British teams could afford him but I doubt Man U would sell Rooney to say Chelsea or Arsenal.
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Why did you put "presence" in quotation marks?
Are you implying we’re not actually here?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
reminds me of this one
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
My money is on Joe Wolf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFoDzpPx5U
"Some things you can't unsee, bro." (The League)
Hey, I don't want to start a huge debate, so I'm just curious
Is there any feeling that Matthews may legitimately grab the starting three, or is he going to be the obvious 6th man?
I'm skeptical of the hype
Despite watching him on Monday and being fairly impressed. That being said, if his offense is somewhere close to what we’re being sold, he’ll be very useful coming off the bench. We need someone else who is a threat with the ball in their hands to take the pressure off Jerryd.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I need to see for myself before I pass judgement
Miller probably should start and if he doesn’t he should be traded for anything.
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
maybe if we trade batum strait up for cp3
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a stated feeling that might be possible before the training camp even began
It was clear that Nate would love Wesley, and Wesley thinks of himself as completely capable to start. I hope he likes Batum enough to keep starting him, and only closes out occasionally with all 3.
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The bottom one is the best from today
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, the Ariza pic from a couple days ago was outstanding
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha that one is good. The Darryl Dawkins one reminds me of something I wanted to tell you all but forgot about when I got home and was tired and out of it. I saw a lady who was at least 7 months pregnant wearing a full purple velour sweatsuit. She reminded me of Violet from Willy Wonka.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
NBA TV brought on their "secret scout" about the Blazers.
Says Portland is crazy defensive inside when healthy. Speaks highly of Joel and Greg. Says you need to rebound and run against Portland to beat the bigs downcourt. Use ball movement and energy against their half-court defense, and force Portland’s D to move side-to-side.
I guess the “push Roy to halfcourt on an ISO” just isn’t considered a secret anymore.
Official predictions by the NBA TV guys
Playoffs are likely, despite more injuries, unlikely to have home court advantage, unlikely to progress beyond the first round, but everyone is interested in following the Blazers all year. But one of the analysts was Rick Fox, so take it as you wish.
That would be a fair prediction if we don't get Joel or Greg back
If we get just Joel, and everyone else stays healthy, we could get to round 2. If we also get Greg, and everyone else is healthy, I won’t put a limit on how high we can go.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
nah, just felt like a good time for a little jab at Nate.
I feel the same way about Nate as I always have— underrated as an offensive coach, incredibly overrated as a defensive coach, slightly above average coach overall, not capable of taking this team past round 2. I still haven’t forgiven him for playing Howard down the stretch of game 6 though.
if Roy was healthy last year we would've had a good shot at round 2.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Indeed. we had that teams number last year and then we had to go and lose our all-star
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m plotting on stealing a girl away and traveling with her to paradise.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
a bakery with a big oven
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
paradise bakerys oven’s aren’t all that big.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
apostrophe placement fail.
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by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
whatever, they’re big enough for a body… that’s all that matters
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe a midget. (I was the baker at the Pioneer place location for a few months during my 3 years working with them).
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
by GiantBlazer on Oct 14, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
(sometimes you have do it one piece at a time)
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
the qualifier in yore statement tells me yore not completely confident
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not exactly comic sans
That C has a little serif going on there.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops
Apparently the capital C does actually have a serif in comic sans.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 14, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
and there goes my weekly highlight….slowly down the drain.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Oct 14, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
…only a 30 minute mandatory unskippable upgrade every time you want to watch a film ;-)
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Lol, totally
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
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Haha is the PS3 really this bad? I don't have one so I can't say.
I have other devices to watch Netflix on, but no PS3.
The hardware is very nice, but the software/firmware and its version of the Xbox Live online service has some serious flaws that especially seem to go on the nerves of people who don’t use it all the time. Microsoft also made a good decision about what is free on Xbox Live and what comes at a cost, whereas Sony always struggled with that balance trying to get more for the hardware while keeping the online service free which didn’t really work and inhibited the growth and features of it.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Interesting.
I think I have 4 or 5 devices in the house that do Netflix now, not counting the laptop. I can appreciate the PS3 offers the updated functionality, but I expect the existing equipment to retrofit with all the same features in the next few months, so it’s not really a buy factor for me.
Funny enough, I’m no longer using my xbox for netflix either. Too much power usage.
Watched the Lakers last night.
Kobe really looks like he could use another month or so of rest before he gets on the court. Dude has got zero elevation, zero acceleration.
if Kobe’s not full strength for a chunk of the season, they could end up ~ 3rd seed which would mean two road series in the West. Could be an interesting season (until the Heat win every game of course).
Esp. if its early
No Kobe and no Bynum, watch out.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Also, Barnes is looking great in that system.
Such a huge upgrade to their depth. Ebanks and Caracter looking like capable players also.
Before he invariably has a mental breakdown
And pisses off the rest of the team.
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it's a little weird that he's on a new team every year.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
9th different NBA team
Only stayed with one (GS) for more than 1 year.
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Just got lunch (Pad Thai) from the food cart pod near PSU
God that place really is ridiculous now. So many choices..
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This version is good and nice and spicy
Clears my sinuses out, which I wanted.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
And I LOVE spicy food
I really like curries of all types.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Pad Thai usually isn't.
I eat Thai food regularly. But I’m pretty spoiled cause I live adjacent to Thai Town which probably has the best Thai restaurants anywhere in the country.
oh, I dunno
I go to a few places and you have them make it as spicy as you want it.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Its not a typical Thai dish of course
I don’t usually order it but this cart makes the best in PDX IMHO.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Depends what you mean by typical.
It’s not authentic, but it’s so commonplace in America now that it’s even served in Thailand now. Granted, if you order it in Thailand, their idea of what pad thai is might be pretty sketchy.
That's what I meant
Its an Americanized Thai dish, like Chow Mein is for Chinese food.
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I asked for medium spice
And I know that means high spice for most people with this lady’s palate.
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whenever I'm in Portland
I have to get Pad Thai Kitchen on Belmont… I love it.
by Cablinasian on Oct 14, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Hee hee
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the name of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is misspelled “Rich Whitey” on electronic-voting machines in 23 wards — “about half in predominantly African-American areas.” The error only occurs on screens voters would see when they are reviewing their choices (Whitney’s name appears correctly on the initial screens), but officials say the error cannot be corrected before election day.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
So, anyone else planning on buying tix to Oregon-Duke next month?
I’ll be going and tix go on sale tomorrow morning at 10 AM at the RG’s site.
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I'm sticking my head in the sand and pretending this season of Duck basketball isn't happening
I think it will be less painful that way
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Its going to be brutal
I’m mainly going because I have a friend who is a Duke grad coming down from Seattle to watch it.
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Quiet sports day
Unless you’re in Seattle and attending the Blazers scrimmage at #7s old high school.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i'm in vegas being inundatedby political ads.
I’ll never complain about Portland/Vancouver ads again. It is NUTS how extreme it is down here.
Went to a sporting goods outlet yesterday, and they didn’t have any Blazer or Ducks gear. so lame.
Bazinga!
Oregon is actually not too bad this year
A lot more state leg. ads than usual but no ballot measure ads and mostly a bunch of Kitzhaber/Dudley ads.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
We've got Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman as the challengers for major political positions
So it’s basically a spend-off locally.
At least they're helping the local economy a lot
Running TV ads statewide in CA costs about $9M a week after all.
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Based on the fact that the race got polled by Rasmussen
The first poll in about 3 weeks, showing Kitz by 2.
The general sense is that Dudley has hit the wall, much as he couldn’t hit his FTs. Even the Oregonian, which didn’t endorse Kitzhaber in 1994, endorsed him.
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Angle has $14M
That’s how you try and overcome the fact that you’re crazy, you run a ton of ads.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Tip for those in OR
Vote as soon as you get your ballot. The parties know when you’ve voted and they stop calling/bothering you.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
You get less if you meet the following standards
1. Are either an R or D.
2. Vote in most elections.
So I get virtually none since I meet both those standards.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
This is because if you are both of these
They know you WILL vote and they know how you are most likely TO vote.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
You bother people who vote less frequently
But do vote, esp. in midterms since they tend to have lower turnout.
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so selfish... why aren't they going to Dre's high school too?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
They owned me last night.
But I woke up clear headed and feeling great! Thanks for asking :)
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
^ this makes me smile
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
yore just gonna put them back up in a month or two…
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
how does the scoring work? that's a huge detail
for example, when i played years ago, you could have anyone in the league on your team, but each player cost a certain number of points, and you had a point limit. for example, Brad Miller was awesome because he was cheap but put up a ton of rebounds.
if it’s a draft league, it’s gonna be a lot like football.
Bazinga!
Except that stat hogs (cough, Stat Bo, cough) are much more valuable in FBB than FFB
Because of how you score points.
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Stat hogs?
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Players that pile up lots of stats
Even if their teams suck. Happens a lot in basketball because someone has to accumulate stats even on horrible teams.
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Monta Ellis and Steph Curry last year had the triple advantage of a bad team, a banged up team (ie huge minutes) and a fast paced team.
Which is why Yahoo has Steph Curry as a projected first round pick
In FBB.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I also considered mentioning Chris Kaman getting regular stats in LAC the past few years
But with Griffin’s arrival, he’ll have a lot less to do now.
Speaking of which, Griffin could put up some nice stats down there.
It's BRPs JD #2 League
On Yahoo. I’m pretty sure it’s a draft league…
I have a TON to learn in the next week. I’ve always stayed away from fantasy for fear that it might make watching less enjoyable…
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It is
I’m in that league too, its a 20-team league, so knowing how to find sleepers will be key.
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sleepers?
As I said… I’ve NEVER been involved in fanasty before…
You need to speak my language :)
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Players that won't be drafted as highly
Because its such a deep league, you’ll need to find players who are good beyond the top line.
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got it.
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Last year e.g. Ersan Ilyasova was a good late pick for me in one or two leagues
I knew from watching him in Europe that he’s kind of like Rashard Lewis, but he went very late. Or Wesley Matthews. Someone already mentioned that players from slow teams tend to put up less raw stats like rebounds or scoring points, so that’s something to watch out for.
Also in that league it wasn’t that much of a problem since the roster spots were fairly flexible, but players who are eligible for e.g. PF and C or PG and SG can be a bit more valuable since you can use them alongside another strong player on a position they don’t play all the time in the real NBA.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Like in FFB this year
A good example of a sleeper would be Peyton Hillis, Browns RB.
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cool, i'm in that one too.
i find it makes it MORE enjoyable, because you have a reason to watch other teams.
i don’t usually like watching any team but the PTB, so fantasy helps.
Bazinga!
first level of advice: make use of the yahoo rankings, and adjust according to your sense of who will have a good year— but the yahoo rankings do a lot of ground work for you.
2nd level of advice: don’t worry about building a balanced team on draft day— build your team’s strength in given categories— ie if you draft Dwight Howard in round 1, some people move away from drafting rebounders/shotblockers later on, but I prefer to build on that strength. You can always work on balance later via trades.
And think about players that can play multiple positions
E.,g. a lot of PFs are listed as PFs/Cs so you don’t have to worry about drafting as many Cs since PF is a much deeper position in the NBA than C.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Sarah, my biggest suggestion
is to continue to strive after what you wrote – not losing enjoyment in watching the Blazers just because you don’t have the entire team on your FBB team.
This year is only the second in nearly 20 years that I won’t be competing in FBB. I really enjoy it, but moving back here to Oregon is giving me the excuse to take a year off from the league that I started back in the early 90’s. I am looking forward to the break.
How do I do that?
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
How to assign a co-manager isn't hard.
It’s an option in the edit team window. But you have to know someone willing to do it. Co-managers can do most of the things the owner can do and sometimes it’s helpful to have a second person not only to handle the duties of a fantasy team but to go over strategies.
And, yes, what you said ^here.
spes est dum anima est
By co-manager you mean someone who has done it before and can show me the ropes...
Yeah?
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Or you could count on people to be idiots
This is how I got this roster in a Yahoo league.
But if I get this in a BE league I’ll be shocked.
1. Brandon Roy (Por – SG,SF)
2. Carmelo Anthony (Den – SF)
3. Devin Harris (NJ – PG)
4. Kevin Love (Min – PF,C)
5. Paul Millsap (Uta – PF)
6. Chris Kaman (LAC – C)
7. Andre Miller (Por – PG)
8. Nicolas Batum (Por – SG,SF)
9. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac – PF,C)
10. Travis Outlaw (NJ – SF,PF)
11. Serge Ibaka (OKC – C)
12. Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal – PG,SG)
13. Grant Hill (Pho – SG,SF)
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Late round 1
I was 13th out of 14th.
All the other elite SGs were already gone.
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depends on the league obviously, but I don’t consider him a top 20 fantasy player. maybe not even top 25.
Maybe a bit of a reach but I'm happy
Unlike the idiot who took Bynum and Jeff Green in consecutive picks.
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if both those picks were in the 60s or later and it was before we learned Bynum might not be back until December, then that’s not crazy.
It was Monday
And it was about the 6th or 7th round, so past the top 60.
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Had to laugh in any case
I’m feeling good, good balanced roster. The Outlaw pick was a best available pick at that point.
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CP3 almost slipped all the way to me
Morons.
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No
CP3 was taken at #12, one pick BEFORE me.
CP3 would probably be #2-3 on my overall draft board.
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oops, missed the almost in your last post
that proves that I’m in fact the moron.
Yeah, CP3 outside the top 3 is hard to justify.
What's your all thoughts on the Nazguls?
I’m thinking James takes a small fantasy loss, Bosh stays about the same, and Wade drops the most.
spes est dum anima est
The first round was
(1) Tim – LeBron James (Mia – SF)
(2) TurkShad – Kevin Durant (OKC – SF)
(3) Luis m Avelar – Amar’e Stoudemire (NY – PF,C)
(4) ahmanrey – Dirk Nowitzki (Dal – PF)
(5) Lap – Pau Gasol (LAL – PF,C)
(6) Izaiah Walker – Dwyane Wade (Mia – PG,SG)
(7) Süleyman ‘Ayaz’ Berk – Stephen Curry (GS – PG)
(8) Bernardo Calil – Kobe Bryant (LAL – SG)
(9) Ben – Danny Granger (Ind – SF,PF)
(10) ross_fiorello – Dwight Howard (Orl – C)
(11) Tyson – Deron Williams (Uta – PG)
(12) seBb – Chris Paul (NO – PG)
(13) skywaker9 – Brandon Roy (Por – SG,SF)
(14) GeorgieM – Josh Smith (Atl – PF)
This is a public league btw, don’t know these folks.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That's a really weird draft.
Roy before Melo? Harris before Love? Love lasted till the 4th round? Cousins lasted till the 9th?
Don't do any trades
They’re just trying to screw you over
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Which reminds me, I should suggest some trades to you...
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Take a look at the reviews for "Red"
Also known as the Expendables, senior edition (Freeman, Willis, Mirren, Malkovic)
This is what it is like to walk my dog after 9am
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I can’t decide whether to make one of those my avatar or the Confederate flag.
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
He walked about a mile at first
Then I carry him for a mile and then make him walk for half before I pick him up again. Otherwise he will just stop in a shady spot and not get up.
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Carlos is cute
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Since you mentioned it, I don't have a team, and I've co-managered in the past.
:)
spes est dum anima est
Yeah I was kinda going to avoid fantasy sports this season.
I always get into the draft but never sustain my energy enough to see it through all season. So I think only a co-manager (or getting a co-manager of my own) would work for me.
On another note, 20 teams is just way too many! I hate how deep you have to go into the “talent” pool.
spes est dum anima est
Ditto for me on all points
Except the co-manager thing. Cab and I co-managed last year (he did a great job of taking the lead though). I figured I’d rather focus on watching the Blazers this year. I like to watch other teams specifically in relation to how it helps the Blazers, more than how it helps my fantasy team.
If I was doing it again though, I'd definitely want a co-manager, because you're right, it is easier
I’d check my mail, and Cab would already have ideas waiting in my inbox. Talk about easy for me!
Yeah.... ^ This is a requirement :)
By “co-manager” I mean: You must be my Yoda.
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Cab,
I am accepting applications for co-manager.
Please submit ASAP.
Love, Sarah
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I totally called her last year.
I wish we could make a keeper league. We’d get into the extra level. But I really enjoy the draft part of fantasy. I actually did a bunch of mock drafts just to play around.
spes est dum anima est
I’m prepping for my first ever keeper draft this Sunday, and we’re doing it auction style which should be intense.
That will be cool.
I did a couple auction style mock drafts. Those are fun. I can’t decide yet if it’s better to overpay and stockup on a couple top tier players and fill the gaps with whoever drops cheap or wait for other teams to do that and pick up the good deals that they don’t have the money for.
spes est dum anima est
Any good online references I should check out?
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I use Yahoo a lot.
Just exploring their fantasy basketball area gives you access to lots of player lists and mock drafts and more lists. Especially if you were to end up going it alone without a co-manager (and probably no matter what) doing a couple of mock drafts is a good idea to help you see what to expect.
spes est dum anima est
coincidentally...
YAHOO is currently dead
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by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I would enjoy it without a co-manager.
I don’t know anything about it. I’ll need to have someone willing to teach me. I think I’m going to hold auditions. Lol.
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I throw my hat in the mix.
Not sure how many other people who would do it won’t just do their own team.
spes est dum anima est
You are on the list my friend.
I’ll post a full job description and requirements later tonight.
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by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
sweeet when is draft day for this league?
also, are there health benefits for the position?
spes est dum anima est
Draft day is next Wed 10/20 at 8:45pm.
Compensation: beer.
Benefits: hugs and smiles.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Roybot is a veteran :)
If my workload picks up significantly over the winter, I might have to hire a co-manager too. I’ll drop out of one of my ESPN leagues though where I barely knew anybody. Coincidentally that was my best one last year.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I don’t think its a good idea to overpay for the top guys— if you can get 1-2 of them at or below market value, great, otherwise go for the bargains imo.
One strategy I’ve learned is to nominate guys you don’t want early to get people to spend money on guys you wouldn’t take anyway.
cool I started doing that late in my last mock draft.
Glad to see it’s a sensible strategy implored by others.
spes est dum anima est
oooohhhh ^ good.point
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this the BRP e-mail?
I haven’t decided to join yet or not. I end up being the team everyone beats.
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If brp backs you
You’re in.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN now reporting Lincecum has to have emergency surgery for a blister
Gahh….
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
How do you have surgery on a blister?
What could they do?
I used to go by tominhawaii. My real name is still Tom.
by LukeBabbittFTW on Oct 14, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Saw it on Twitter
Waiting for confirmation I assume.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Okay check it, its a crap story
It was a joke tweet. Bah, should have caught that.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Correction
Folks fell for a joke (including myself), it is not true, no surgery needed!
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
never knew spike was so cool
http://www.spike.com/video/public-enemy-fight/2776557
spes est dum anima est
ESPN: LBJ, classified as hamstring tightness. May practice Friday.
Wade has a strained hamstring. They’re not rushing him.
You’d already know this if you were on the Heat Index instead of BE. What’s wrong with you?
Hat of ass.
"I think I killed off all the centers and now all the centers want to play the European-style basketball," O’Neal said before watching the Celtics beat the Knicks 104-101 in Stoudemire’s Garden debut. "There’s only 1.5 or 2 real centers left, Dwight Howard and Yao Ming. Every now and then Yao Ming steps outside and wants to shoot jumpers, but it’s gone more toward the European style. The days of Patrick Ewing and Rik Smits and Kevin Duckworth and Robert Parish, those days are over, thanks to me."
Wow I didn't realize how much he respected Kevin Duckworth.
And yes, he’s speaking out of certain body parts that aren’t his mouth. He seems to have an intense dislike of Joel and Greg for unknown reasons.
Nahhh this was more about the general intense dislike on the court
I don’t know what happened with the two of them, but I’m surprised they haven’t brawled yet. It wasn’t meant to be connected to the quote necessarily.
There are a ton of other centers that he doesn't mention either
Bogut and his teammate Perkins are curiously missing.
That last season in Toronto was such a sad thing to watch btw.
That’s a player who should have retired with his own team.
I don’t really have any memory of that, honestly. I don’t think I watched any games other than Blazer games and the NBA finals back then.
Ahh so you also missed Ewing in Seattle and Orlando
It was like watching Joe Montana play for the Chiefs. I’m sure there’s a recent basketball example but I can’t think of it.
Jordan on the Wiz would be the obvious one.
Though maybe you’re thinking even more recently. Iverson on the Grizz?
Even though AI had been through two teams at that point, it's not a bad example
He looked just so weird in that Grizz uniform.
Duncan’s totally a center, at least in the most important sense (dominating interior defense). He was never better than Shaq, but he’s a convenient bridge from Shaq to Dwight.
neither dwight nor duncan are as dominant as Hakeem and Shaq. Both Hakeem and Shaq had the agility of chinese acrobats. For big men, it is such a rarity.
true enough
but very very few others did either. I just think it’s dumb when people talk about the decline of centers. Sure Shaq is done and Duncan is getting old, but Dwight, Bogut and Oden are all rising stars, and Bynum, Marc Gasol and Kaman are all traditional low post players that are a step below. It’s not like the center position is dead in this league.
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He's the Tiger Woods of Football
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
except tiger went a little further than brett with his ladies
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That's because he travels further
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
This JD requires it.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
by fajunga on Oct 14, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I only watched the first few seconds
I was afraid of what he might do with that banana.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
It's looking like Kebab-a-Rama may cease to exist in its current form soon
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 2:38 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
bummer...
does this mean you’ll have to come up with a new name?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
kebab-a-palooza
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Freedom Kebab
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
kbob
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a good one
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Kebab a palooza actually was in the running originally
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 5:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
slolrry
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know. I don't know if I can just change the name of the parent company and continue using the operating name. One of many things I will be looking into.
I’m also trying to come up with a way to value my intellectual property in the context of the overall business. Recipes, menu, concept, designs for signage, implementation of operating systems( how the food is stored, handled, assembled) etc…
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 2:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
one way to do it is to figure out a value for your time and then calculate the value of teh intellectual property based up the amount of time put in
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
of course this is harder to do since you are doing it after the fact
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he didn't try to steal his business
Though not putting further money into it is sucky as well. I’ve seen both happen.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I heard somewhere that something like 60% of business failures occur because the partners won’t pony up enough capital to get it to the point where it’s profitable. That’s to say they would’ve succeeded if they would’ve borne losses (or small profits) for a bit longer.
Tell me about it
I had someone close down shop before the Christmas quarter, which was a worse decision than any Blazers GM has ever made. Could have saved a lot of trouble and money, and if done right still be a top global company.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
He doesn't want to put more money or effort into it.
I don’t think he can expect me to grow the business while he sits back doing nothing but collecting checks…
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 2:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
not if that wasn’t the original agreement… but if there was no agreement beyond the monetary value each partner would contribute, he kinda can… it’s what a lot of investors do
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see it…
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s way up in the thread Durrden made earlier.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/10/13/1749424/lightomylifefireomyloinsmysinmysoul#49292506
Can someone make a claim on future earnings of a company they are part owner of while saying that they cannot commit to the regular working aspect of the company as they first agreed on? Pretty lame.
ahhh... gotcha
I was referring to the S-Corp agreement which lines out what each partner is bringing to the table… if it’s not in there it makes it harder to prove… and I dunno what was agreed on in there vs. verbal communication
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, obv. if it’s not written down it’s much harder to prove. But when you get a partner in there who doesn’t really want to be there, it gets to be a pain in the arse no matter how you slice it.
Ive talked to a lawyer. As majority owners it's well within our rights to call
A stockholders meeting and vote for dissolution of the company. At that point we divide up assets based on stock ownership and can just walk away. I contact the SOS and dissolve it, then can reapply for registration changing the parent Corp name and continue to use the business name. He can’t force me to operate the business so he gets all his investment back. He should have taken my first offer, his money back, cause he’s gonna end up with a whole lot less this way. Also intellectual property remains mine no matter what, he has zero legal claim on it. It sucks because it’ll destroy out friendship but remaining in business together likely would have led to that anyways.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 3:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
what happens if he dies suddenly?
just curious… no reason…
.
.
.
(if you are a cop reading this, it is a joke)
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I imagine my legal responsibility becomes much more complicated
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 4:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
*new window warning
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Lamar Odom.
I wonder if he finally busts out this year. I know it’s kinda passe to talk about his potential and the frustrations people have with him, but with the Laker’s not at full health, and Odom looking really really good this preseason (along with in the Worlds) the situation may be ripe for a bust out year. Which is scary.
An entire career of never living up to his potential.
It’s not like his skills or athleticism are rapidly declining. Everyone’s always agreed it’s been a mental thing with him. Maybe he’s just finally matured enough to be the player everyone knew he could be.
He busted out his knee twice last year
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Montayyyyyy
Juanika is a Memphis police officer who is six years older than Ellis, who turns 25 later this month. She didn’t go along with whatever Ellis said and had no problem "putting me in my place when I needed to be put into place," he said.
She told Ellis he was wrong for saying he couldn’t play with point guard Stephen Curry and advised him to apologize. She implored Ellis to let go of his beef with the organization, that he was only hurting himself by carrying that weight. […]
"It’s always good to have that person, that better half, to keep you grounded," Ellis said. "It’s great to have that someone you can sit down and have that comfort with. All that partying and stuff, I did that. It wasn’t successful for me. I just go home to a peaceful house. It’s just lovely right now."
AOL FanHouse had an article about that a while ago. It
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
The owner of a team declares: I could have scored 100 points in today’s NBA
This will never get old. I bet one day he suffers an injury similar to Nate because he thinks he should still score on rookies in training.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
BTW idol
thanks for leading the charge in the JD’s real title. This is going to catch fire, I know it!
Two-aught-Ten FOREVER!
KP has his own TV station in Portland? Nice
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
What are the incentives on the card?
I would say yes. Generally, signing up for any credit card for one time use benefits is usually a bad idea.
ew i just looked at a little chart thingy
if i paid the minimum it would take 15 years to pay off and cost 3200 bucks.
You've already done more research than many people.
Learning the cost involved with minimum payments is one heck of a sticker shock.
Paying the minimum on CC statements is basically never a good idea
unless you’re under some serious hardship.
Credit card companies looooove people who don't know about credit.
Take, say, two hours this week to learn what you can, it’ll be totally worth the time spent.
If you can hold another month for a computer, I'm not joking about Thanksgiving
Unless you’ve found an amazing deal right now, there are normally cheaper prices during the holiday season. It does depend a bit on what you’re looking for though. For example, I don’t know how much gaming machines will drop in price. Though a non-gaming machine might be at a great price, along with sales on video cards.
Well Black Friday deals will be for preconfigured machines normally
There usually wouldn’t be a wait for it to be built, it would be shipped quickly, or you could pick it up depending on the store.
You lose money when you carry balances.
Pay in full when possible and you’ll reap the benefits of whatever incentive program your card has while building a good credit record and bleeding off as little money as possible to the credit company.
But be careful... if you always pay off in full, credit companies can get cranky too
There’s a weird balance involved.
pretty sure they still exist
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't believe in using them if you don't have the money
.But I don’t mind using them like debit to build a little bit of credit.
Yeah, probably.
They’ve raised my apr through the roof recently. I threatened to close my account recently and they offered me 15k bonus miles to stay. So whatever. I basically use my cc like cash and pay off my balance every month so my apr is actually of little importance to me.
EXACTLY
Pay for everything with a credit card, and then pay it off EVERY month; enjoy the rewards. Watch your credit score grow and Screw the MAN!
I'm not sure if the new legislation fixed this
But credit card companies liked to cancel people who never carried balances because they weren’t good for the bottom line.
Nonetheless, I think you’re doing the right thing.
i have heard about this
but it hasn’t happened to me. IMHO, if it did, then I’d probably just get another CC from someone else.
My gut feeling sez: DENIED!
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Looks like NBA League Pass will be close to the usual price
And includes LP BB still. I’ll probably order it soon.
Hehe, for some reason I like how all the Lakers players hate on Miami's new Big 3. Some serious rivalry for those games.
Artest ranked Kobe best player, Durant No. 2. Asked where LeBron came in, he said: “I only count to 2.”
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
i saw a tshirt yesterday...
3 peat
-———
3 heat
something like that
otherwise i saw one that said
kobe 5
lebron 0
pretty hilarious. just reminded me of that.
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't go that far...
They’re just climbing up to Lakers-hateable.
:)
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
In a shocking development, the Artest story is now in the ESPN front page headlines
When you have a chance to post a waste of a story that somehow fits Artest, Kobe, KD and LBJ in the same headline, you’ve got to go for it.
ESPN loves Artest
Mindshare > Market Share
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
My favorite part is that when the U.S.-Soviet Union game was over in Lake Placid, Michaels had to stick around to call another game. So he did not get back to the hotel until much later, and he had no idea then that his words would become so memorable. In fact, someone at the hotel said to him: "That was great what you said."
And for just an instant, Al thought: "What did I say?"
32 memorable sports calls. (though I don’t agree with all of them, it’s an interesting list)
They might want to test the difference between cramming and continuous and repeated learning for a test
I don’t think I remember much from things where I last minute crammed and got still a good grade. Ties somewhat into Gladwell’s “10,000 hours rule”. You only become good long-term in fields where you continuously put in the effort.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Random note: I love Cash Cab because it's the only game show where you see genuine human reaction
They don’t know they’ll be on a game show until they’re they’re actually playing the game, which means they’re not prepared at all. It makes for a lot of fun reactions and conversations.
I hate Cash Cab because it's the only game show where you see genuine human reaction
I feel like being contradictory
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
No
Timmay: Does he mean no he hasn’t bought League Pass….or no he isn’t going to say no? It is just too confusing!!
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 14, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Like Cloudy and Sarah
I have also opened up applications for a co-manager. I’m in Mag’s ESPN league.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Stealing my thunder, eh?
I see how it is….
Don’t think I will forget this.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Grr. supid sbn
Ha, like I’d be anyone’s choice over you. When I first wrote that, I was going to say:
For the purposes of deciding who you’d rather co-manage with, assume I have a cuter face and bigger boobs than Sarah. Unless you’re a lady bedger, in which case, I look exactly like Bradley Cooper
But I didn’t do that because I didn’t want to sound desperate.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Hahaha!
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You almost got a shout out there
But I thought it would have muddied up the nice, clean desperation.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Oct 15, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching the 30 for 30 with Divac and Petrovic
The archival footage is great. It’s very Divac heavy during the first half (it’s being done from his perspective), but the glimpses into the 1989 training camp was great.
Good for Mike Sweeney
Good redemption story for a guy who wasted his prime being loyal to the Royals organization
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
We watched “A Woman” in my Chaplin class today. It was awesomely hilarious. In my theater appreciation class, which starts in an hour, we’re gonna go see this http://defunktheatre.com/home.html(the one featured on the front). I’m excited but it’s far from class to bike too and then pretty dang far from home to bike there. I’m gonna be exhausted. How ya doin’ mah junkers
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
I’m doing well, watching the NBAtv Blazers season preview. Glad you’re getting treated to some quality entertainment. And soon enough you will be iron man on your bicycle and no distance will seem too far
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
I keep telling myself the soon enough part. I can already tell I’m stronger after 3 weeks of biking to class and back 3 days a week. Today’s commute to campus sucked though because a bird crapped right in my lap…
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
that's improbable
In some countries it’s considered good luck to get crapped on by a bird.
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
haha, I’ll have to consider this good luck then. It pissed me off ‘cause I’m wearing nice pants today. It came out totally fine once I got to school and used the restroom but I was mighty angry at that bird.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
I can imagine
Glad you got it out ok. That play you’re seeing tonight looks really entertaining
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
i haven’t watched a chaplin film all the way through, but for a film history class i took we had to watch some buster keaton shorts and “sherlock jr.”
so funny
The Great Dictator is an awesome movie. Funny and important at the same time.
The Tramp, Modern Times, The Gold Rush, The Immigrant, etc are classics too though the style is sometimes more goofy which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Keaton was a genius
No real knock on Chaplin, he was good and I like him, but Keaton is truly gooder.
#52
Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.
She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.
It’s a good vocal warmup for theatre.
by sammy on Oct 14, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
definitely. Few lines in history draw you in that much. I’m still baffled that he wrote so beautifully in English when it was his second language.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
I keep the book when I do my lit march at Powells
I take it you all recommend it?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
haha I was a little confused by what you meant. I thought you picked up a few books each time you went and walked around with them before putting all but one back or something.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
yeah, really. I loooove the blue room in Powell’s. I just want to move in there someday.
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
Yes
When my wife and I go to Powells, we split up with plans to meet somewhere later (usually the cafe in an hour). I spend the whole time in the blue room.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
I've been using our smaller laptop lately
In addition to getting more run-of-the-mill typos, I tend to insert and omit more words.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
No kidding
This one is only 14 inches, and I can barely fit both hands on it.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
He and Joseph Conrad are tops on my list of best ESL writers ever
And yes to dtm
spes est dum anima est
I recently bought a nice copy of it and re-read it.
I certainly didn’t feel any type of kindred spirit-ness, but the beauty of the words and the sentiment touched me deeper this time.
spes est dum anima est
ha. I got some flack from classmates, but a lot of respect(and an A!) from my professor for defending Humbert Humbert, to an extent because, well mostly, AANBAN (but a lot more stuff that I don’t think I would’ve grasped if I were younger, less jaded, or hadn’t read the book a couple times)
Go Blazers! Secure the Win!
?
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
i started an association as the bucks
and the blazers kept denyin trades for broy. even had one where cp3 ended up in portland and they still werent budging
why were you the bucks
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
they have a really likeable team
brandon jennings is sweeeeeet
andrew bogut is cool
larry sanders is cool
ersan illyasova is coolio
drew gooden is lame
And pay him the freaking full MLE. Nobody wants Drew Gooden for more than 2 years at a time
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
and team without batum=lame
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
We all hate Gooden, BUT, Skiles hasn’t lost that team yet and he’s got them all playing defense, and either Gooden will try or he won’t play, I guess.
Plus he can be traded.
I don’t want Gooden, but not the end of the world, I guess…
#52
iguessiguessiguessiguessiguess
I hate when I use a phrase/word over and over and over and don’t realize it.
#52
Drew Gooden is the Juwan Howard of the Bucks
Every team needs to have one vet who is loved by coaches and hated by fans. It’s in a secret CBA annex that was never shown to Larry Coon.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
He'll get tasked with stopping Bosh when it truly matters in the playoffs
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
me.too
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
because you like to remember the Fab 4?
Or because we all have grand memories of Juwan taking like the second biggest contract in the history of the league then quitting on about three consecutive teams?
That was unfair, since Dallas couldn't remember him ever hitting anything and the stats gurus of Cuban couldn't extrapolate it either
It was like a horse playing piano. It could happen, but you just can’t expect it.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
He played his hardest for us, for sure
It’s not his fault that he’s 90 years old and was playing out of position. I like him a lot.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
You have been received incorrectly
I didn’t think you were knocking them, just knocking Drew. I can’t imagine someone NOT liking the Bucks as they are right now.
#52
NBAtv's Blazer depth chart is terrible
It lists Cunningham, Babbitt, and Matthews all as SFs and said LMA’s only backup was Pendergraph
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Wizards-Bucks preseason game on NBAtv
I’m really glad they know there’s non-Heat teams in the East, I was getting worried for a bit there
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
I like Jennings a lot
I had him in fantasy in time for his 50 point game, which was sweet. I haven’t been watching for long but they’ve both made some pretty moves to score
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Hasn’t played in the time I been watching, Bucks are playing a regular-season rotation
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
His picture of him beating Rudy off the dribble totally proved Mortimer wrong and convinced me that he will be at least as good as Luke Walton
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Beating Rudy off the dribble and being as good as Luke Walton
Are hardly feathers in one’s cap.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
In case you didn’t notice, I’m not totally on the Gordon bandwagon either after watching him not being able to penetrate or achieve separation from his man, dribbling down the clock to create a completely terrible shot falling out of bounds when it mattered in the NCAA final. He’ll likely stick around in the league, but his feet are slow and he’s not that strong putting him in a similar starting position as Babbitt when it comes to defending the SF spot in the NBA.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
It's insane
And bodes well for the future of the league. Speedy PGs are hard/impossible to stop under current NBA rules
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
I love that little Aussie.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
lol, yeah bit of an exaggeration there
-CP3
-DWill
-Rondo
-Rose
-Reke
-Westbrook
-Steph
-Young Money
-Collison
-Lawson
-Wall
That’s about it I guess.
eh
i take bayless over flynn
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He's really good at passing into the third row and not making things happen
Rose has also come down a lot to reality with his inability to draw fouls and poor passing. But maybe Thibs can right that ship.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I'd take Tyreke off (he's closer to SF than PG)
But add me a Aaron Brooks
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
When I watched
They’d be SAYING he’s the PG, but Beno was being the Steve Blake to Reke’s Roy. I’d say he’s a playmaking SG, ala the rest of the good SGs.
#52
Jrue Holliday
Sweet Lou is closer to a Bayless-type combo guard
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Holliday will pass him in the near future now that he’s not they youngest player in the NBA anymore
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Luke Ridnour would like a word with you re PGOTF
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
considering his growth last year
he certainly has a chance to make the leap to PGOTF prospect.
Depends on whether he gets the second-year to third-year leap or hits the plexiglass principle.
yep, I agree completely. This year will go along way toward determining whether he’s an off the bench scoring guard or something more than that.
it will be interesting
the fanfest videos showed him distributing well, but i haven’t seen anything since to strengthen that opinion. Hopefully he makes a nice little jump to ~17 PER and gets us excited.
Armon looked like a very heady passer and "decider" to attack or to defer in SL
Sadly, nothing like that has transpired from the pre-season games. So yeah, Jerryd is still the best internal option for that future role.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
We got CP3!
Wait, that didn’t happen? My bad, I think I read too many fanposts this summer
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Jerryd would be Westbrook if he got played like him
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
No, but similar combo guard and passing deficiencies
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Then why are they testing Durant on PG ;-)
(I read just last week from some league observer who described flaws in Westbrook’s game, but can’t remember in which context. Passing was one of them. Maybe Hollinger’s player profiles? Something like that)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I don't get that.
Westbrook’s asst% is top 10, and I’m actually pretty confident it’ll continue to climb this year.
ROASTED
I think Westbrook is an unselfish, good but careless passer who sometimes has really high assist totals from their pace. But he can pass.
#52
Not really.
It’s a misconception cause we’re young and undersized that we like to gamble alot and that’s why we win on defense. We do get a lot of steals and blocks, but more important is that the system is built not to gamble but to force tough shots. We give up a horrible FG% at the rim but from everywhere else on the floor, our opp. FG% was tops or near it.
I ain't going on that sort of stuff
Coulda’ sworn I saw numbers saying you guys were up there for fastbreak points (similar to the low pace of the Dre-led 76ers, but had a lot of fastbreak points). I can’t find it now on BBR.
#52
This list tells me our PGOTF is Tinsley or Telfair
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
letting go of telfair is the real reason KP got fired
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a good one too
His clutchness, scoring ability against any opponent, Stockton-like passing, lockdown defense, immaculate character, and teams never giving up on him and vice versa make him an ideal fit for the eyes – ears – numbers approach.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
It was a Mad Men quote
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Call me when a horse performs in the Royal Albert Hall or the Carnegie Hall
During the playoffs
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't rip on him either
But I still claim there was a reason Bayless got mentioned in one breath with him leading up to the draft, and was projected a top 5 pick for a long long time. Riley worked out him and Mayo just days before the draft thinking about trading down and giving up on Beasley. And he made highlight videos from high school comparing him to Rose for similar reasons.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
How the player projects really has little bearing at this point.
I thought Westbrook was an awful pick at the time. I never thought he’d pan out at point. I’m a believer now.
I for one believe the projections were right
I’m not ULC, but I do think Jerryd will be a very solid guard in this league. If on this team remains to be seen.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I actually like Jerryd
and think you could very well be right. But he hasn’t proven he’s anywhere the playmaker Westbrook is.
it's a very unsubstantiated opinion
but I think a lot of Westbrook’s assists come off of fastbreak situations.
AST% is percentage of team baskets assisted, right?
With how many possessions Durant uses for free throws and how little isolation the bigs run, I think that Westbrook creating shots would be one of their only ways to score.
It’s this way for a lot of points probably, I’m just thinking out loud.
It's not my style, but if Jerryd gets traded
Then does really well, I will blame Nate. It will also break my heart a little.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Only like half a dozen times
Glad the British yellow press has finally found out how to use social media sites
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
you know you've been playing too much 2k11
when you’re watching a live game and you’re waiting for the last name to pop up of the player controlling the ball.
Give it 5 or 10 years, it'll be like the yellow line in football
And the video game generation will love it, while everyone else grumbles.
i like it
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Ammo getting playing time for the Wiz
And immediately gets beat off the dribble. The more things change…
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
In the case that Greg doesn’t work out this year, how do we rebuild?
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
trade roy for eddy curry's expiring contract
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez
Artis Gilmore for Hall of Fame
due to his low support around Bedge, Rudy Fernandez is temporarily my new favorite player
by thomasikehara on Oct 14, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Stern might gift us with a high draft pick in the next five years.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
Go back in time, draft Durant and then trade into the #9 slot the next year and draft Brook Lopez. Then draft Darren Collison last year. Also, trade Aldridge for Al Horford just cause.
COLLISON ROY DURANT HORFORD LOPEZ CHAMPIONSHIP
You forgot drafting Marc Gasol instead of McBob
We could also have Brooks instead of Rudy just for funsies if someone wants. The wonders of the 2007 draft.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Trade Roy and Oden for Durant :)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Larry Sanders misses a midrange jumper and a shot off a post move
1-5 for the game. Looks agressive rolling to the basket but isn’t getting passed the ball because the Bucks don’t have a true PG in the game
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
But he has 2 rings
Therefore he is awesome.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Canzano was right. We should have drafted The Stache.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
How old was she?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
The Cavs Insider Twitter handle has secretly been transferred from Brian Windhorst to a Mary Schmitt Boyer
Do not approve
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Two reasons I'm not worried about it
First, I didn’t know who BTS was on arrival, and I wish we had him back. He wasn’t perfect, but he was on my go-to list.
Second, who are the Cavs again?
The team led by former All-Star Mo Williams
Typing that made me grin, they in trouble this year
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
If it's any consolation
They stand a good chance of picking up the next #1 pick. They could go through the same roller coaster all over again.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
And that guy gets touted as the next Kobe or Ray Allen by scouts
Though he would probably have a look similar to John Wall when the Wizards were announced
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Harrison Barnes, SG/SF for North Carolina. One and done.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
NBAdraft.net says "Grant Hill" at the moment as his comparison
The worst I’ve ever read was “Luol Deng”. That’s not too shabby as your floor. And yes, a number of scouts and pundits threw around the Kobe comparison.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mubYknvQec8
He got some Kobe-ish moves indeed. And is an athletic 6-7 or even longer guy.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Looks good!
I need to see a real game… he was making moves off the dribble but the handle still looked shaky to me (that can be improved though). Good body, athletic, great name = allstar.
#52
They aren’t that bad are they? The Raptors and possibly the Wolves, for example, should be considerably worse.
Of course, it's hard to say for sure
But they look to be terrible, terrible, terrible.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
They're pretty bad
But Toronto should definitely be worse. Minnesota’s such a wild card, they have enough talent to not totally suck
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
Get me some of what he’s smoking, I hear he can afford the good stuff
#5
It's true, my v key doesn't work properly
I finished Once Brothers, the Petrovic/Divac 30 for 30 documentary
I was surprised to see it was done by NBA productions. As such, it’s very, very well done. very professional, good production work.
It’s also incredibly depressing. If you’re a Blazer fan from the early 90’s, I actually think it’s not a must-watch. You already know the basics (and the Divac details are now readable online), and it’s really tough to watch.
Portland is only mentioned as the place that didn’t give Drazen a chance, but they also openly state the reasons. Clyde and Adelman personally talked about the glut of guards (a candid shot from 1990 shows Vlade and Magic wonder aloud what Portland is thinking), and in a nice moment, Clyde talked about how the team had a “Drazen board” to track his progress after the trade and they watched every NJ game they could. In the bigger picture, it’s basically about Divac and his personal demons. It made for an interesting documentary, but it means the Blazers were a very small part.
If you don’t know that period, or are really big on watching historical stuff, it’s enlightening and worth a view.
Yeah yeaaaaaaaaaah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9egDNv987DU
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
I need mine too short to be able to go outside and not get laughed at
I dunno if the flow-bee can get that short!
#52
What do you use?
I have clippers with different length attachments. I go anywhere from 1/4 to 5/8, depending on mood/weather.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
every fourth haircut I get is a disaster, I don't know why but it just happens.
I only get it cut about four times a year, and like clockwork something goes wrong on the fourth. Usually a wild cowlick or bad fade or length. The last lady just could not cut it to the length I wanted. I kept saying shorter, and she would cut like an 1/8th off, and I would say, no cut more than that and she would cut like a whisper off. Finally I was like yeah, it’s fine cause I had to leave. It was an okay length for about a week.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
i did this once & ill never do it again
by portlandgiirl91 on Oct 14, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Do they ever change it?
Or is it like http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
"The Boy Who Survived the Plane Crash Learns That His Entire Family is Dead-- ...Just as he planned!"
This daring and devious boy, long wishing to be released from the shackles that family and loved ones bring, devises a devilishly dastardly plan to kill his entire familial clan and get away with it.
After spending months researching “How to survive plane crashes” online, the Boy puts theory into practice when the family was flying together to a funeral for his grandmother.
The first step was finding a patsy, and the Boy found the perfect one in the poor Pakistani shop owner who made the mistake of announcing on his public blog that he was “taking a trip to see my daughter and my new grandson”. The poor sap even declared what airline and time he would be flying… as fate would have it, it was the same flight as the Boy’s family.
Armed with that bit of knowledge, the Boy spent weeks preparing fake anti-American videos, diatribes that were later attributed to the poor, law abiding Pakistani man by the lazy national media.
Wearing a ski mask, no one questioned the incorrect accent or body structure, and everyone was so quick to blame this act of terrorism that brought down Flight 831 on the man whose only mistake was being mysteriously brown and announcing he was seeing his first grandson.
The perfect crime.
#52
by Mortimer on Oct 14, 2010 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
I had to write the story quick
I can make it less confusing and awkward, but time is up. It’s done.
#52
what is your fascination with 1 eyed children?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 14, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
BECAUSE I'VE DRAWN IT TWICE?!?!?!
The cyclops is a cyclops, he has to be one eyed.
And this kid is just bandaged, his eye will be fine… unless he can get more out of people by wearing an eye patch, then he will.
#52
Sure ...whatever
you could have drawn a “Biclops” if you had really wanted to…but nooooo…that wouldn’t have fit Mort’s hidden agenda!
Harry Bosch: "Everybody counts....or nobody counts."
by 92wastheyear on Oct 15, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
from two points, I can make a line
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Oct 15, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
That is a very well written article
I think Batman robbed a bank a few months back, too.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
i don’t understand why everyone is so up in arms over the article.
that’s the only way to write a column about that type of thing
I hadn't noticed the comments
The SF Examiner sucks. It would be terrible having a local paper where the people who commented were trollish idiots.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
TV commercials in Vegas are fantastic. They're all politics, ambulance chasers, or bail bondsman.
My fav so far has been for Dad’s Bail Bonds. Been bad? Call dad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyM6XVjtAmM&feature=related
Bazinga!
Ahh, just seeing if you fell in love with her from SNL or from something else
She hadn’t really done a lot yet on SNL last season, and I haven’t watched my DVR’d episodes this season yet.
I remember she was on an episode of Sunny in Philadelphia (she worked at the wedding dress shop that Dee was trying wedding dresses on each week).
#52
My favorites were from Glen Lerner "The Heavy Hitter"
He got in trouble a couple of years ago. He foolishly decided to take a murder case, apparently the first murder case he had ever taken (he’s an attorney who deals primarily with car crashes). The defendant was, as I remember, the man who cleaned his pool. So it’s the first day of the trial and – Glen “The Heavy Hitter” Lerner is not in the courthouse. Turns out he was on the East Coast on vacation….
It's interesting that Roy was varsity his freshman year.
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
Didn't truehoop say that that rumor ain't true?
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
Maybe
I heard it when I was in high school. I haven’t fact checked since.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Just looked it up
He didn’t make varsity till he was a junior. He was only 5’11 as a sophomore.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Wikipedia lies.
I dunno I definitely remember reading on truehoop an interview with Jordan where he said that it didn’t actually happen like that,
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
I think Jordan perpetuated the myth at his HoF speech
And the coach said it wasn’t like that.
Or something.
#52
PROOF.
In all the pageantry of the next couple of days, you can bet that only one blemish on the Jordan record will come up, and I suspect it will be mentioned again and again, because it fits a certain heroic narrative: Michael Jordan was once cut from his high school team.
Only, it’s not true. He was never cut from anything.
The story, instead, is that at his high school at that time sophomores, even the good ones, played junior varsity. As a sophomore, as planned, Jordan had a great season on the junior varsity, before progressing to varsity for his junior and senior seasons.
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/6933/michael-jordan-doesn-t-need-your-favors
"All that is certain is that nothing is certain."
Nosce Te Ipsum
you just took us to school!!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
he got shoes
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
HAVEN'T WATCHED IT YET MOUNTAIN MAN
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
that's cool
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Hola hola the people of the JD!
I’ve had a good day today, hope you all have as well.
Don't open your eyes and you can swim
http://brioe162.blogspot.com/
DO IT NOW!!!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ABOUT TO ADMINISTER SUBCUTANEOUS FLUIDS TO AN ELDERLY DOG, HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?!!!!
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
is it hot? Is that why you're dropping it?
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
this is currently the most epic
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/9/24/1053525/prez-is-alive
pretty sure you werent around for it. give it a nice read.
Sunshine is for Losers, by Cloudydays
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i hated that junk
but as an entire complete junk due to comments it was the best
the best written jd post was made by starvin marvin
that guy was a tool
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Oct 14, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
it was draft day, or thereabouts
http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/6/23/1533887/draft-my-junk-admire-it-hold-it
That's life.
Bahahahahahah!!
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool. See you Thursday.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
no
screw you sarah.
people have been waiting on this video for like 2 years…2 freakin years!!!!!!!!!!
I’d meet BRP at the airport, not flee!! - fanfaraway
Catch your tears in a jar and show them to me later.
Baby.
Hey Amar'e! I've got an elbow for you!
by ripcitysarah on Oct 14, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i smell a mirage, in which BRP used poor ripcitysarah to pretend that he was finally going to show the video, when in fact he was not.
/end sheldon coope rant.
Bazinga!
smh…i think i got enough credit with my last hyped post…i wouldn’t over use it
to her credit, she did beat me to it
I’d meet BRP at the airport, not flee!! - fanfaraway
The key isn't just that there's a secret message
It’s that spaces were left out and it fits in the allotted space.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Further investigations will reveal much, but she's a well-trained plant if she is one.
spes est dum anima est
you are right…i got a message send failure…just resent it.
i’m in a government tight building
I’d meet BRP at the airport, not flee!! - fanfaraway
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