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Milestone Junk - Friday the 13th, August 2010

So... this is my 50th post, I just completed my 25,000th comment, and I am closing in on my second year in BEdge.

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What kind of milestones have you noted in your life? Age... anniversary... school.. etc?

What kinds of milestones do you expect to note moving forward in your life? Something you are looking forward to? 

Most milestones I immediately think of relate to reaching some number but that's cos I'm a quantitative thinker. Also, the symbolism of the milestone suggests reaching some point in a quantitative gradient system. But I'm sure there are very substantial qualitative milestones that people can think of also. Having kids is kind of a milestone like that I suppose. 

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And I'd like to give a shout out to those folks who listened to my plight the other day in tinychat and have been very decent about the whole issue. I appreciate.. 

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sesquipedalian?
huh?
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what?
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Hello, dearest Idol.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:01 AM PDT reply actions  

Howdy GB.

How’s your night going?

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

it's going alright.

I should have been to bed a while ago but I’m restless. I’m making some sleepy tea now, though, in hopes that will remedy this restlessness. Went up to the top of Mt. Tabor and saw some of the meteor shower. It was wonderful and a I had a very solid “wow, the universe truly is so massive and magnificent” moment that made me kind of dizzy with the force of the realization.
And how is the evening treating you?

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

very well.

I also watched some of the meteor shower although I bet you had a better view. And now I’m talking with she I’m not supposed to talk with. It’s a good night spent :)

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 2:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

didn't reply to this earlier cause I was in bed when you sent it and you weren't around earlier.

but that’s cool, buddy. I’m happy for ya :-). Just be careful…

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

If I was living life in a movie.

It’d be worth going into a courtroom so I could give my official aanban shoutout all official-like and show the man whatwhat. That’d be so cool. I wonder who would play me in the movie. Hopefully, Gerard Butler or Matthew McConaughey..

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

I bet it would be Pee-Wee Herman

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

flag.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha.

you look enough like Galifianakis that you’re not going to get away with being played by anyone but him. Since so many people think I look like Ben Stiller(which I don’t see) I’m always told “if Ben Stiller could play a serious role, he would be the actor for the story of your life. Nobody else works, man, you just look too much like him.”

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

you look more like Kenny Florian.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha

I had to google him. his nose is bigger than mine and his eyebrows are a decent bit thicker(or at least bolder) but I sort of see that one. Which sucks, cause that fool is ugly.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

but he can kick people's asses!

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

even more impressive with that huge bullseye on his face

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think I've told this story before... but I had a co-worker who loved Keanu Reeves as an actor

She was always talking about how great an actor he was …and what a tough life he had had…..so one day at work she was going on about him so I went back to my desk and started working on a fake AP story. I “reported” that they were making a movie of Keanu Reeves life story…and that he had auditioned to play himself …..but the casting director thought “he wasn’t lifelike enough” so they hired Ben Afleck…I put in the same format that AP always used and ….then I sent it to her. It was hilarious cause she totally believed it …and was super pissed

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

ha ha ha, that's freaking awesome. Well done, 92.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I started thinking exactly the same thing.

It’d be a seriously different role for him but it could work.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

First

I promise to be nice in this JD.

by tblazers on Aug 13, 2010 2:17 AM PDT reply actions  

you better be, or yore not my friend any more.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

it’s so shiny

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

That should go into the Turd Museum

They have some great crap there

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

my milestones

discovering true love
discovering heartbreak
buying my first car(I got t-boned by an idiot without insurance and lost that car)
buying my second car(it has been the worst lemon in history and is now causing strife between my father and I)
moving out of my parents’ place
seeing this junk before the title change

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:27 AM PDT reply actions  

poll fail, Idol.

the answers should be more long winded.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:40 AM PDT reply actions  

no, she would have said pole fail, if she were to have said anything.

However, I do believe the proverbial she was quite silent on this topic

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah I know.

I thought the same thing but then got distracted from actually spending the time to think up something better. Got any ideas? I’d change it.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not as bad as I thought

I agree with them on the neck though…

Which GL is he supposed to be anyways? Hal Jordan?

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 3:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

is there any other kind?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

OK, I'm out

Gotta be at my dad’s office in the morning to do First Article inspections…. because he’s becoming too lazy to do things himself… but it pays almost 10 bucks an hour so I’m not that miffed.

Tootles!

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 3:10 AM PDT reply actions  

Who's the most obscure Trail Blazer in team history?

My nominee would probably have to be Nikita Morgunov.

by AK1984 on Aug 13, 2010 3:37 AM PDT reply actions  

ruffin

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

what about Pete Verhoeven?

He’s my pick as most obscure Blazer ever.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

He was a Blazer?

I remember him as a Clipper.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

that’s right!

So, who is Tom Piotrowski?

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Verhoeven was more memorable, since I have no memory of Piotrowski . . . I wonder why? Perhaps Verhoeven was even more scrublike than Piotrowski?

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

he wore #19??

no wonder that guy never amounted to anything in the nba

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Lance Alworth wore 19.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jimmy Jackson did too

And, regrettably, NVE did as well

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah – but Lance Alworth was really good.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

what is wrong with NVE?

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dang....I actually had a Slavko Vranes rookie card.

Bet the farm on it, too. Never took off in value as I thought it would.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

wesley person

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 6:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

In the last decade, maybe someone like Jamel Thomas or Eddie Gill

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Among players who were here for quite some time, maybe Charles (Cornelius) Smith

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

ike diogu, eventually

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm betting Philly doesn't trade Iggy this year.
The stellar summer of Andre Iguodala continued Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Iguodala posted game highs of 15 points and six rebounds and was named the player of the game in USA Blue’s 49-47 win over USA White. -Philly.com

The list of reasonable trade prospects I would be excited about has dropped almost to zero.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 5:26 AM PDT reply actions  

we should trade for him right now

so we can have a blazer dominate the world

oh wait, i forgot about Nic

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 5:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

make no mistake

i would love to trade for andre

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 6:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love Batum and I think he could be better than Prince, maybe.

Iguodala sure is looking a lot like Pippen though. If he could accept the role of second banana everything would be great.

Also I think he’s got enough passing ability that you really could run a lineup with Matthews standing in the left corner with Roy and Iggy handling the ball.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 6:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wasted talent bothers me so much. I hate it when good players loose their best years on bad teams.
I’m used to having Nenad Krstic(notes) and Thabo Sefolosha(notes) running on the sides — nothing against those guys, of course — but Nenad is not as athletic as Derrick Rose(notes). (laughs) And I had D-Rose on one side and [Andre] Iguodala on the other. So I’m like, “Who do I throw it to?” So I just threw it up. (mimes a lob pass)
And it was a bad pass. I’m like, “Awwww, turnover.” (hangs head) But Iguodala came out of nowhere, grabbed it with one hand and dunked it. (smiling excitedly)-Kevin Durant

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

and iggy is a big fan of miller

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that shifty Andre the Giant fellow was definately up to something.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Believe me

If you were there, he’d be eyein’ your woman and drinking your booze.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

That might not be enough shooting.

It wasn’t in Philly.

It sounds crazy, but if we got Iguodala we would probably have to trade Miller for a good shooter. Which is another reason Tom should be the biggest Iggy supporter in the world.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

they didnt have roy or oden in philly

that is why they fail

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Shooting was a real problem in Philly.

It just makes it too easy for teams to figure them out in the playoffs. As crazy as it sounds I don’t think Miller and Iguodala could coexist on this roster.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

lol

Cho doesn’t make trades, he hires his pals. If the Zers somehow ended up with Iggy, Cho would be too scared to make another move.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

If we ended up with Iggy and Greg was healthy, I also wouldn't advocate more moves aside from drafting

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

woooo

rough draft of my paper due today

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 5:45 AM PDT reply actions  

anyone else think its funny

that ESPN has a tebow tracker?

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 6:31 AM PDT reply actions  

no

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

If you want to feel like a troglodyte, get the V-Cube 7.

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There’s a reason that I only got through Algebra II/Trig. in school — and never dared attempt calculus — for it’s ’cause I suck at math.

by AK1984 on Aug 13, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

i used to be able to get it down to the last move, ie, two squares away. it’s all about knowing how to manipulate the cube.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

poll on espn

who is the best retired player without a ring?

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 7:00 AM PDT reply actions  

Cho said he told Rudy’s agent that talking to the media is not doing Rudy any favors. Both tone and jaynes laughed saying Rudy definitely isn’t talkin the advice.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

typical day: making/taking calls to and from agents and players. Has 1,700 emails in this 2.5 weeks.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

are you saying ben and kp2 are trying to distract cho from making trades??

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

ben is actually a secret agent for the pacers.

"I told somebody to stop crying," Pendergraph said after the game. "Actually, I told them all to stop crying."

by cornplant on Aug 13, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

wow, that was one of the most boring interviews I have ever heard.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Milestones: Children were born when I was 26 and 32. I was married for 15 years and have had two other 10-year relationships. I turned 30, 40, 50, then 55. I’ve made six records with the Gone Orchestra, four with Tres Gone, a couple with The Jesters, one with The Vaporizers, and one with the Transcendental Brass Band. I celebrated 10-year anniversaries with two large Portland companies, and I only need one more 10-year stint with another Portland company before I retire from it all.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 7:40 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

you can do it!!!!!!!

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Millstones: I’ve been fired by 2 Portland corporations. I have been dismissed from some long-term relationships with several women, and some musical ones too. I declared bankruptcy in 2007. I had a perfectly good Cadillac (OK, it needed some repair) towed from in front of my house. I’ve had musical equipment stolen from me and gotten some of it back.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 7:43 AM PDT reply actions  

yeah, don’t do these.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fired? or laid off?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

1 fire was from PGE – they moved me to Trojan and “laid me off from there” one week before they announced the plant was closing. I took it as being fired.

1 fire was from OHSU for doing something that should have got me some attention from my upper management, and instead I was just shown the door and never got that chance to talk to upper management. I even tried to schedule an appointment with them three months before I was fired, and three months after . . . and they just didn’t want to talk to me at all. – Elgin

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

wooooooo

i found my wallet

my other milestones include but are not limited to:

graduating high school
getting my job at UPS
winning the nba title in NBA 2k10

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 7:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Milestones? I might there... if only I could "just get through this night"

This could be the longest night in recorded history
And as for sleep, you might as well just cross it off the list of
Possibilities
(now) I’m as brave as the next man
I won’t turn and run from a fight
And I could last a million years
If I just get through this night


I could be a novelist
Tell secrets never heard
Pour my soul into each and every sentence
But I just can’t find the words
Still I know that you’re out there
And you can relate to it all
And I could bear the cold and stormy winter
If I just get through this fall

Don’t you know there’s no place on this earth
Where you can run to escape the pain of a broken heart
It’s useless to spend the time it takes you try
But can’t you see that I’m here
And I’m looking just the same
And I don’t know why…

I could be a movie star
The king of Hollywood
Make them cry, dramatically pretending
To keep romance alive
And I would humbly thank my director
And everyone involved from the start
I could blow them all away
If I’d only find the the part


If I just get through this night
If I just get through this night

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 7:53 AM PDT reply actions  

brandon marshall says he wants to play in the nba if the NFL goes on strike

he thinks he can play SG,

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 7:57 AM PDT reply actions  

And if the NBA then has a lockout, he will try out the NHL....

…as a hockey puck

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

that would suck if the nfl and nba both went on lockout the same year

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Either would suck

both would super-suck

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

i have a feeling

like last time…that the fans will come out the loser in the new cba. tired of getting all the costs passed on to us so nba players can make and piss away millions of dollars. double digit % growth on tix is kinda crazy when you consider inflation is no where close (and is possibly deflating according to some).

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Of course ....I laugh a little when I hear folks talking about SPAM (spend Pauls money) as if it has no effect on them

Sports salaries and costs inflate the cost of everything associated with them. Concessions? Yeah…Tix?….hell yeah…cable bill..zach yeah!!! All of the them outpace over all inflation by an extreme margin

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

i dont think that PA passes on all of the costs to the fans

theres a $ threshold that i’m sure they cannot cross too fast…if there wasnt than all owners would open up their pocketbooks and pass it off on the fans.

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is true....they have to do it carefully...but they still do it...and it is inexorable

and perhaps PA isn’t the best example…but sports salaries have an impact on everyday family costs. Mostly from the cost of TV rights. Why are cable bills so high, you ask?? ESPN, TNT/TBS, NFL Network et al. These costs are buried in the package pricing ….but they are still there…each one costing the subscriber a dollar or two each (if not more) per month. Do you think that TNT/TBS could charge that based on Seinfeld and Law & Order re-runs?? So the impact is there…big time… and ESPN is the biggest culprit of course….they are paying 3 major pro sports leagues a fortune to carry their product….and then passing that along to every cable/pay TV provider in the nation (and most of the rest of the world too…they are the “World-wide Leader” after all) and this cost is passed along every month on your cable bill. So if you look at ticket prices and say…“Ah that is too high, I will just stay home and watch on TV”…well guess what? You are paying too

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh...and so Timmay doesn't point out the obvious

I include Comcast Sports Net into this too….that $100 million they paid the Blazers has to come from somewhere…PA may be willing to lose money on his hobby….but Comcast, ESPN, FSN, and Direct TV sure as hell aren’t gonna….they plan to get that back…and in spades

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

agreed

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually, I would have gone into an ESPN3 rant

Oh well, I didn’t notice this, on to other things. :)

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Through a generous grant from the Fred Meyer Fund, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) will offer free general admission to the public Thursday, August 12- Sunday, August15.

linx

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 8:18 AM PDT reply actions  

Do you have a favorite poster on BE?

Mine is now lightskin350. I haven’t seen Timg56 in a while.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 8:20 AM PDT reply actions  

just seeing that name increases my stress level. thanks for the subject line.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

may take a week
may take longer
gonna make it, if we try…..

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 8:24 AM PDT reply actions  

oh no

more crying from the cube mate. What happened? Yesterday was so positive…

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 8:26 AM PDT reply actions  

....(sniffle)...

….(exasperated sigh)….

But it’s Friday! How can they expect me to get all this work done?….(sniffle)….

…(disgusting noise as nose is blown)…..

They give me only 2 days to do it all….(sniffle)…well actually 5, but I am just so overwhelmed…..(sniffle)….I just wish Ash would give me a hug and make it all better…..(sniffle)……

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

are you here? how do you know?

I am standing up in my cube now…stand and waive if you are here.

lol

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

…(in my best James Earl Jones voice)….

“I AM your cube mate, Ash…”

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

my, what a big voice you have.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

I look just like I sound

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

i see your schwartz is as big as mine

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Is it possible to learn this power of dark side accounting?

Not from a Jedi!

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Is HR involved yet?

This sounds like serious issues

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

during the tears

a coworker said the cliche “what doesn’t hurt you makes you stronger” It sorta worked. She laughed a few times since then. I think she is okay, just really emotional. Sometimes she has a good sense of humor about it.

It seems like she let sales bully her a bit in the beginning, but it sounds like she has found some leverage over them, so I think it’ll be okay.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

good luck to you, and to her as well.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

me? I have headphones. Her? She seems to be getting the hang of it.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I gotta agree with Norsk

Someone who so emotionally unstable that they cant get thru one work day without crying is actually frightening to me

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

it's not normal, I agree

Her last little bit this morning wasn’t much. It ended up sounding more a reflection of what happened earlier in the project. I honestly think she is getting better. She sounds new to this job, and she let some folks bum rush her. Based on stuff she’s been saying since then, I think she learned from it, and she is okay now. The past two days, she’s been proactive and productive sounding.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

my biggest milestone in life

was overcoming a traumatic injury that still effects me to this day. sometimes i dont know how i went from the lows i experienced to my life now.

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 8:26 AM PDT reply actions  

how the might have fallen
Before 2010 I never imagined we’d reach the point that “Tiger Woods Breaks Par” was worth a headline

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 8:37 AM PDT reply actions  

right now

i am watching blazers clips from last year instead of working on my paper

I feel this is a good decision

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 8:43 AM PDT reply actions  

write now, i’m watching you type about watching clips instead of working on yore paper, instead of working.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I sea you, then I look at my work, then I look back at you; my work doesn’t have funny links, so I look back at you.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Mhm, upcoming milestone: Grad school, maybe more but that isn’t firm yet

Big past milestone: Surviving birth

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 8:55 AM PDT reply actions  

it is a cute and greedy Maneki Neko in a mikan box

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

it is my favorite thing in the world now.

"I told somebody to stop crying," Pendergraph said after the game. "Actually, I told them all to stop crying."

by cornplant on Aug 13, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

well the happy cat is supposed to be inviting you

not taking yore money from the safety of a satsuma orange box. Sign o’ the times I guess. I feel sorry for this next generation. Hopefully Fox News will provide a solution.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Working nights is starting to make me crazy.

I got emotional last night listening to This Will Be Our Year by the Zombies. Great song, but it shouldn’t make me feel that sensitive.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 8:57 AM PDT reply actions  

Hehe, Oden got an MVP vote. Henry Abbott, show yourself.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=SummerForecast10-MVP

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 8:57 AM PDT reply actions  

It could be also one of the Roundball Society guys, though I don't see them on the panel

Or the Thunder blogger ;-)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Simmons is not one of the voters

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

If Greg Oden won the MVP this year...

I will run the streets naked…with joy.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'd join you

I’d probably get arrested tho :(

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not in Portland, I would guess.

In fact, the day Greg Oden wins the MVP would likely go down as “run the streets naked day” and become an annual tradition in celebration of multiple MVP titles for Greg and multiple NBA titles for the franchise.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah but nobody wants to see a fat jolly pasty man run down the street

That and I’d probably have a heart attack after 5 blocks lol

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

stop after 4 blocks then

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll have to have someone waiting with clothes then

I’d ask for volunteers but I doubt I’d find any in here

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

fine… 2 blocks out turn around and run back

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Run to the king size comforter!

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’d bet money that Abbott voted for KD.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Skip Bayless is an idiot.

He thinks it’s ludicrous to call Pippen one of the 50 greatest players of all time and isn’t even sure he deserves to be in the hall of fame.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 9:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Skip Bayless is an idiot.

Least surprising thing ever said in the JD.

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

skip bayless is a hater

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

and everyone is a skip bayless hater

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

I do love how he pisses eveyrone off

Folks know he’s hating just to hate and they still get pissed off. Just look at the Simmons link on the front page.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I hear that

He’s good at his job because I hear athletes complain about him more than any other sports writer/talking head.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow

Well, I’m not even sure if Skip Bayless is one of the 50 greatest ESPN personalities of all time, so there is that.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

your comment reminds of

this

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I hate Skip Bayless more than I hate Jim Rome.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

On the plus side

Bayless hates LeBrown

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

That’s not a plus for me. He hates him for the wrong reasons and doesn’t appreciate LeBron’s basketball brilliance.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

It doesn't bother me that he's wrong about stuff.

It bothers me that he’s passionately wrong about stuff.

by Nick Van Excellent on Aug 13, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

He's the Henry Blodget of sports analysts?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's another negative against John Edward "Skip" Bayless.

And yes, Skip Bayless has got the same exact first and middle name as that con artist, John Edward (McGee, Jr.), who South Park deemed “The Biggest Douche in the Universe” at one time.

by AK1984 on Aug 13, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Want to wake up with a smile on your face? Go to sleep with a coat hanger in your mouth.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hahaha...ok question for the group....should I accept this offer
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Register yoursel
Download, read browse accurately a contract and underwrite it necessarily. In Accepting this job offer, you certify that your job will be on at-will basis and waive any lamentations against ZEOXmark LLC and its personnel.

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I just don’t know if i can waive my lamentations…at least not at this time

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 AM PDT reply actions  

my certificate of good conduct has expired.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

The Nasional Shopper Serves Network?

And I can (erm, may) make more than $2500 for shopping? Can I do that as my second job?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

What about this?
Our member businesses cooperate with their clients in order to ascertain the process of perfecting level of attendance.

Hmm….the rest I could decipher…have no clue on this one

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

They are like a school teacher, trying to perfect the level of attendance

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

i remained to be pleased by this… even now…. still going…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

I read this...

and just absolutely want to give them my bank account number. They seem like such honest, truthful people.

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

their honesty has a perfect grade on an international scale by applying anonymous resources.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think you should definitely go for this job 92.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well, the biggest other players are Lopez and JaVale McGee

But yeah, Dallas’ trainer is the national team trainer, and he was very pleased.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Feel like I just landed on Community Chest

Just received notice that I’m getting a ~$400 credit adjustment from the electric company.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 9:33 AM PDT reply actions  

So when are they sending you the money??

oh….sorry

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I know....I am just kidding ya

but they should be sending ya money…but they never do. See the thing is they get to use your money for the next couple of months….instead of it being in your pocket and you being able to use it

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah,

well, I’m just shocked they actually gave me the credit at all. They’ve been overcharging me every billing cycle for the last 2 years, and I alerted them to the problem a 18 months ago. After getting on their ass every bill to correct it several times (with each complaint requiring a 30 to 45 min wait on the phone), I eventually just got frustrated gave it up as a lost cause.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

I hate having to do that stuff.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

I had that happen with my sewer bill once. I was SURE they wouldn’t adjust it, so I sent all these copies of my bills and detailed info, and they were like, “umm, wow, that’s really thorough, have a credit.”

by Section323 on Aug 13, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

The funny thing is, they never disputed they were overcharging me. They admit there was an error the first time I called. And they stopped overcharging me about eight months ago. It just took them another eight months to actually give me the credit for the backlog of overcharges.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've found a new purpose: Ranting against assuming Bleacher Report was something official ;-)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 9:49 AM PDT reply actions  

you need an online petition too

sounds like a great cause. i support you

"I told somebody to stop crying," Pendergraph said after the game. "Actually, I told them all to stop crying."

by cornplant on Aug 13, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

really?

The Sporting News has been around for so long.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

Apologies.

Meant “The Sporting Blog,” not The Sporting News.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

AOL?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

The Sporting News’ blog. It’s where Eric Freeman writes/wrote.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

That failed FreeDarko offspin?

Didn’t seem to stand much of a chance to begin with

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

I had it in my Reader blog roll

But he never said anything that I couldn’t get from BDL or Fanhouse.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

omg huge portland group on price is right

just got a shout out from drew carey

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:05 AM PDT reply actions  

i should say

they were all ladies rockin blazer jerseys

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

there were prob 20 or 25 of them

all in black blazer jerseys

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

and all # 5...I bet

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

no

i saw a broy and joel p. i really couldnt tell cause they were all jumping around.

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

which shuts off our brains
i really couldnt tell cause they were all jumping around

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

pause, slow motion, rewind

lather, rinse, repeat?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m fairly certain those were the Blazer dancers.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

ohhhhhhhhhh those girls werent just any girls

they were the blazer dancers

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

Sometimes, I guess there just aren’t enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:58 AM PDT reply actions

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

all good friend

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

milestone: getting into college

millstone: dealing with financial aid

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:06 AM PDT reply actions  

milestone: winning a beer pong tournament for $$$$

millstone: the next morning

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

milestone: finding the jd

millstone: (oh, there are so many millstones i could put here)

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

How about “Millstone: You’re an international student? Well, no financial aid for you. How about a credit? We generously don’t require a co-signer”

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Milestone: Getting into an Ivy League school
Milestone: Withdrawing in a fit of rage
Milestone: Not knowing what I wanna do anymore

Blazers basketball? Just basketball you say? More like a way of life

by dyshooter182 on Aug 13, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Interesting choice

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 14, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

ah, that fit-of-rage thing. So stylish, and so unproductive.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 16, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

brook lopez, al horford, marc gasol

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

i would make out w/ lopez, horford, and then gasol. this could change if neck beards were removed. i don’t know how they dress so you’ll have to fill out your sexy rankings on your own.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

horford, gasol, lopez

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

That’s tough!

Horford, Lopez, Gasol, I guess.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Gasol might be better than Brook now, but if were talking for the next 10 years I want Lopez.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Brook Lopez, Al Horford, Marc Gasol. Marc ain’t chopped liver though. He’s probably that special kind of Spanish ham.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

In that exact order.

Although I’d say both Horford and Lopez are more of a 4 than a 5, unlike Gasol. I’d love to pair either next to healthy Oden.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think Lopez is more of a 5 than Horford is, but I like Horford more. Comparing Horford and Gasol, I think it becomes more granular and stylistic and in the end really comes down to team fit. That said, if I were building a team from scratch I think I might take Lopez over either of the others to be my anchor down the line, even though I think he’s worse than either of the other two right now (mainly due to defense).

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Probably...Lopez does have the highest ceiling of the three. He could be a legit 24 and 9 guy.

Horford would be the best paired next to a dominating 5 like Greg, although Lopez’s ability to score all over the floor would look nice to Greg as well.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Al Snow?

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

neato

Last night the shower was very active in Arizona. “Here are a dozen Perseids I saw flying over the Steward Observatory on Mount Lemmon,” says astronomer David A Harvey.

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:17 AM PDT reply actions  

That’s neat, I spent probably around an hour looking at the sky last night and saw probably a couple dozen meteors.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have to go out and mow the lawns

seeya all later

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 AM PDT reply actions  

Once upon a time, in a land far far away, I raised some pigs for 4H and the country fair. In a dark year of endless winter, the pig I was raising died from a type of worm that the worm medicine I was using did not kill. This sinister worm feasted on the food my poor innocent pink piggy ate until the poor pig died of starvation.
So let that be a lesson kids, do not assume the worm medicine you have for your swine works on all worms in your area.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 10:47 AM PDT reply actions  

Perhaps, but the pig went on to feed the grasses and ultimately continue the cycle of life.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

No, I doubt the pig even had any meat left on it. It died of starvation after all.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

the worm should work on living a more sustainable lifestyle.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, really. Why use up all the resources available? Use some birth control and save some room for posterity, worms!

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Looking back on it, Kevin Duckworth may very well be the most overrated Trail Blazer in franchise history.

Statistically, Duckworth was subpar in essentially every category — including efficiency, rebounding, defense, et cetera — that’s important to a center. For whatever reason, though, he’s revered by countless folks, but I’m not sure of the reason. I’d like to blame it on our nature as humans to be overzealous oftentimes with posthumous recognition; however, that doesn’t appear to be the case in this situation. Oh well, I guess it’s just one of those things.

by AK1984 on Aug 13, 2010 10:55 AM PDT reply actions  

i think its his coming out onto the court for game 7 against the spurs in '90

but yeah, if sabas could have come over sooner…..

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sometimes I think Blazer fans are more bummed that Sabonis didn’t come over sooner (during the Clyde era), than we are that the Blazers drafted Bowie over Jordan.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

and yeah

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can give you 3 reasons

Bill Walton
Sam Bowie
Steve Johnson

Duck could stay upright and contribute…..plus he had Buck next to him for the heavy lifting

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Plus 2 All-Stars and an MIP

Tend to solidify the good will

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Plus that whole...

key player on a great team thing.

I realize this is heresy to some….but you can slice and dice some player careers as far as their stats go and it doesn’t give the whole picture. I’m not saying Duck was a wonder center, but he started and held his own against the best centers of the day, on a team that is revered in this town.

And there is also the issue that he was the complete opposite of being a complete richard. He was one of the nicest NBA players you could ever meet. There was no way Duck was ever going to be pulled over for speeding down I-5 in a yellow hummer with clouds of smoke pouring out the windows….or be associated with dog fighting….or set a league record for Ts….

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

PPS

The Jovial Fat Guy is one of America’s favorite archetypes

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

But not....

The Jolliest Fat Man

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Santa?

(not clicking)

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes....but it is a song

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

You ignore the importance of matchups.

Something that’s more important than stats everytime.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm more surprised by people wanting Damon as a PG.

Am I the only one that remember the dribble-dribble-dribble then bad shot? The poor defense? There was a reason that Damon never saw the floor on the fourth quarter when we had Scottie.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Heck...

I thought Greg Anthony was a better PG for the team. Not as good of a scorer, but Damon was not a distributor at all.

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Anthony was.

Hence why he closed games over Damon.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

ohhhhhhhhhh those girls werent just any girls

they were the blazer dancers

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaack

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Heh heh, no wonder you were distracted.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

hella hella
fee fi fo fella
umbrella yella
plays the cella

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

very fun

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

the best i’ve done so far is about 50,000

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

nevermind, i just figured how to blow it up.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

cow

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:10 AM PDT reply actions  

damn it

I just accidentally ate a bite of ham. Who puts ham in a freaking breakfast pastry? Well, obviously lots of people, but I think I need to barf now. I really like pigs. I like them alive. :(

by Section323 on Aug 13, 2010 11:16 AM PDT reply actions  

I like them in both states

Bacon and ham

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sausage

is a good third state.

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

when i rank pig meats:

1. bacon
2. sausage
3. ham
4. pork

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

1. Ham
2. Bacon
3. ew
4. ew

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Funny, I think if you were ranking those meats based on health, you would have to rank them in the opposite order.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

and of course, if you mix them all together

you get spam, i.e. the greatest thing ever

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

How was it prepared?

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’ve never had a Spam burger/sandwich. Seems like it’d be too salty and overpowering. Spam’s good when used in small amounts.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

It just tasted like warm ham to me

Maybe it was too thick of a cut tho…. it was half a can per sandwich… idk, it just didn’t impress me

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ew. That sounds gross. You want it sliced thin or diced and fried to maximize the surface area that touches the pan.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yup..then eat with rice.

The Hawaiian state meal.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

there is nothing better than take out lunches in hawaii

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

spam and kimchi fried rice topped with egg and sriracha and ketchup is delicious.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Indeed.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

spam musobi is how spam is done

or dice it up and fry it with eggs

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

belly/bacon > ribs > “sausage” (kielbasa) > shoulder (pulled pork/carnitas) > tenderloin > rump (ham)

Pig is delicious.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

there is not part of the pig

that is not delicious

while bacon is the clear number one, I think you could make a case for any of the other pig parts for number 2

pig’s feet is also not bad

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m not a fan of the feet. Too cartilage-y for me (I don’t like cartilage, though I know a lot of people that do)

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

when it comes to Okinawan soups that most people would think is disgusting

i prefer oxtail soup, but i like pigs feet soup

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are people grossed out by oxtail? It’s not totally conventional, but it’s not like offal or anything and it looks and tastes like any other meat.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've never had it, but

it sounds like it would be better than tripe

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

i hate tripe

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't had that either

But I’ve seen it at Winco and meat markets… looks absolutely disgusting.

I’d rather eat a pork rind

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

my dad loves tripe stew

he is the only person I know who does

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tripe looks foreign and weird and has a strange texture. Oxtail looks and tastes like a tender, stringy beef.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ears look pretty gross

I seen Guy on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives eat an Pig Ear sandwich once….he was not impressed

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

i have never had pig ear

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

and cause hives?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hehe

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

my dog loves pig ears

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hog jowls – 11 min long but entertaining as hell

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

thank you

the rest of you who listed your favorite pig-based foods: just imagine the NSFBE thoughts I’m thinking right now.

by Section323 on Aug 13, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

do you like cow?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

hehe

Most of my thoughts are NSFBE….so keep that in mind when you read some of my borderline comments…I’m really putting in an effort at impulse control

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

enough to make us squeal with delight. Oink, oink oink oink.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

And just where on the NSFBE scale would you put those thoughts?

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

by antediluvian on Aug 13, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

hahaha

I’m kinda hoping for level 2.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can't go without leaving this gem
Lisa Simpson: "I’m going to become a vegetarian"
Homer: "Does that mean you’re not going to eat any pork?"
Lisa: "Yes"
Homer:"Bacon?"
Lisa: "Yes Dad"
Homer: Ham?"
Lisa: "Dad all those meats come from the same animal"
Homer "Right Lisa, some wonderful, magical animal!""

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah

I’m thinking NSFBE thoughts about you having NSFBE thoughts about this thread.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

ok so apparently everyone wasn't so mean.

good job, fellow humans.

/tin resolves to read the whole thread before pritch slapping.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm about to go murder a cow

See you later

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

wow that's obnoxious.

I’m real sorry, 323. I have vegetarian friends who have encountered very similar things. It’s super lame.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

That must suck

Sorry about that. I could see myself having a similar reaction if I eat something I find gross.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry 323. That sounds horrifying for a vegan.

the rest of you are mean, mean people. Imagine discovering you accidentally bought season tickets to the Lakers. It’s like that.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I accidently eat vegetables all the time

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m starting a Roybot-style list based on responses to my post above. You’re on the good side.

by Section323 on Aug 13, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice.

Roybot-style is the best style.

twhs.

by Roybot on Aug 13, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

tnwih

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

no one likes a girl with hives… or a girl with a baby… ya know, since you have to have one or the other

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

:)

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m being a good boy today.

by tblazers on Aug 13, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Therefore, I won’t respond to your comment with my NSFBE thoughts.

by tblazers on Aug 13, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

hi friends, i made some dutch savory pastries for our friday afternoons, please enjoy.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

Do they have ham?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

More bumps?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

you should pick up your belts

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Mouth like a sailor

Do you get any better?

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

laker

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ouch!

Just hearing that word from your mouth makes my blood freeze

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 13, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

when i typed it

i played a blow horn to censer myself

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

go on...

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sorry, Roybot. :-(

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

doodoo head cooty queen

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:32 AM PDT reply actions  

pickle you kumquat!

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

She’s a cooty queeeEEEN – dynamite with a laser beam. Guaranteed to blow your mind. ANYTIME.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

who you callin a cooty queen you lint licker?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Once upon a time, there was a bear named Fred. He was a nice bear who would often venture into the forest to help out his deer friends. One day, Fred met a young man who was lost. Thinking to help the young man, Fred grunted a polite hello. However, much to Fred’s surprise the young man started to run. Fred trotted after the young man, but Fred just could not get the young man to stop despite his polite bear mumbles. In the end, Fred growled in frustration and stopped his friendly persuit.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:47 AM PDT reply actions  

uh....thanks?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sometimes the scary looking person is just trying to help.

by umpqua on Aug 13, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

and other times he wants to eat you

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I though this gonna be the one about....

…the bear asking the rabbit if poop sticks to his fur

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

….

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

basketball meets inception

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Milesstoned

Profound loves: 2
Time single: 20 and a half years
Time married: 12 and almost 7 months
Time widowed: 4 months, 9 days
Jobs held: 4
Longest time at one job: 5years (current job)
Graduated HS: 16
Time in college: ~80% of 13 years (minus 13 summers)
Time spent in jail: 7 hours
Time spent in hospitals overnight (for myself): Just once. For a potential OD/poisoning when I was 18.
Countries been in: 3
States been in: ~31
Times I saw Jerry Garcia live: 15 (all before I was 18 which was when he died)
Times I saw Phil Lesh live: over 60 (including 13 of the times that I saw Jerry live) and hopefully 2-3 more in September.
Number of rappers I’ve seen live: 7 (all before 2000)
Number of different plays (seeing one play 6 different times doesn’t count) I’ve attended: 4
Computers I’ve owned: > 25
Computer programing and scripting languages I’ve learned: ~12
Cars I’ve owned: 5
Tickets I’ve gotten: 8
Accidents I’ve been in: 0

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 12:22 PM PDT reply actions  

i’m sorry, i was busy doing the noodle dance, what was that?

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

1. VOIDH
2. Hippies are a myths like Santa Claus and the female o and people who take your kidneys and leave you in a bathtub full of ice with a phone to call 9-1-1.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

wreckless driver

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

And only two of my tickets were for speeding.

The other six were for fixit tickets (out lights, no license/insurance/reg on hand, expired tags) or the driving while suspended for not taking care of a fix it ticket.

But I am entirely wreckless!!

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha I'm glad you got it!

And yeah that’s annoying. I have only one ticket and it was from an epic super duper major richard cop who I wanted so badly to nard punch. It was a wannabe robocop motorcycle d-bag who pulled me over for going through a yellow, one which I really couldn’t have safely stopped before, and gave me a 300 dollar ticket. I took a traffic class which made it only $40 but it’s still on my record.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I do love a good pun :)

And yeah. I hate cops like that. Besides for the timing and lameness of some of them, I can’t say I’m too disappointed in how lucky I’ve been with regards to this. Except my very first ticket when I made an illegal right turn on a street that had a don’t turn right between 6-9am sign and the cop was hiding behind a sign on a dirt road in a construction zone to wait for someone to be dumb enough to do it. So lame. Met a really cute girl in traffic class that time tho. That was fun.

But the number of times that I’ve had something on me that would have gotten me in a LOT more trouble than the tickets, uhm, 7 out of 8 times actually. Times busted by a cop with illegal stuff, three (four if you count the time the cops wanted to take my mother-in-law’s stash but ended up putting it back after we show them her medical note) times. Times getting arrested or a ticket for this. 0.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow that's awesome about the second part, man.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

This isn't the pot you're looking for

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

ha ha.

you got charm, homie. That’s good. I almost got a DUI once(I had had two beers, which with my small frame probably put me over the “legal limit” even though with my alcohol tolerance I was about 6 or 7 beers from being drunk). I got pulled over for “having some trouble with the lines” which was, honestly, from trying to control the stupid mechanical windows on my car which I had only had for about two weeks at that point, and it was a super dark street. But once the cop asked for my license and registration, and as I got these things perfectly calmly for him, could tell I had my ish together and was totally cool, he goes “hmm, nevermind, there are bigger fish in this sea.”

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Always decent when cops do that.

I think I make cops (and some others) instantly feel safe and secure when they are around me. Guess they pickinup that chill idol vibe or something.

Works great with chicks, too. And criminals/prisoners for that matter. Drug dealers and gang members. Yeah, works good for a lot of things I suppose.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, it's nice.

this guy was the polar opposite to the cop I mentioned earlier. The one who was obviously just hanging out in that corner waiting to ticket someone. It’s nice to know that not all cops are richards(I got a cop for an uncle, and he’s a super rad dude, so I could never have a broad sweeping dislike for cops like so many people do).

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

We used to party with the assistant Chief and his buddies down south

That was a sure way to keep the cops from busting your party…invite em

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I had the cops bust my party once.

I was 15 and house sitting for friends of the family and decided to throw a party. I invited the band and a dozen or so people showed up and we had two 24packs, two bottles of Jack Daniels, and a few of us had greens and maybe one person was 21. A neighbor came by and didn’t believe me about being there to housesit and said he was calling the cops. We ran about trying to hide stuff and a few people took off but the cops were there in like 5minutes. They found some empty beer cans in the back yard that people tried to stash and took some IDs and check some things. A cop asked me if I was high and I shrugged “naw, just tired” and they said so can you prove you belong here and I was like bam there’s a picture of me with the people who live here on the wall and the cops said “a’ight stop making noise and don’t drink”.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha, awesome, dude.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, and I can see that position really easily.

I’ve had a few very long, detailed conversations with this uncle. Portland is supposedly one of the hardest cities to be a cop in. Not because the work load is super hard(like a place like Detroit) or the job is terrifying(like a place like Boston, or Detroit) but because Portlander’s are basically raised to hate police officers. They’ve made a few (okay, probably several) mistakes and those mistakes have been thrown in our faces so thoroughly by the media that they’ve bred a generation of cop haters.
It’s really too bad that so many people will believe what they are told on the news before figuring out the world for themselves.
(I’ve got a pretty good buzz on, so I’m drunk rambling just a little today, but these are things I am passionate about).

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I don't get the hate per se.

I don’t even really think too hard about particularly incidents even though it is important to note that there are things that also don’t make the news. That’s not really my issue personally. I believe that even decent cops are used by a corrupt system so I can’t trust cops because, as cops, their job isn’t really just to protect and to serve. And that’s definitely something I’m passionate about.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, for sure, man.

ack. I just typed a big long political mess, which I don’t want to do on here. So I deleted it, and will instead say that this feels like the kind of topic we could have a nice long conversation about in person someday. I agree with you entirely though on the system being corrupted. Are you gonna make it to Bedge BBQ?

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

If I were to miss it.

Tin would probably have all up at my house in like 5mins causing a ruckus. So yeah, I’ll be there.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha ,cool, man.

I look forward to it. I’m really hoping I’m not doped up so that I can get GB’ed with y’all. Depending how crowded it is this may be a good opportunity to share our wisdom and opinions.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

rec

especially the Jerry Garcia portion of the proceedings.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I miss him.

But I always feel so… grateful (hah) that I got to see him as many times as I did. Lots of kids my age waited and thought they’d be able to see him for years longer.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

ftfy

Virginities lost: 0

Never lost one of them on my watch!

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

do you think he blood doped before riding with those guys?

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

i hear he’s a vampire, so it’s legit.

i think it’s cool he has fun, rides in sneakers, no helmet. and, he burns it there at the end; that sucker can spin man.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like the part where he drops the dudes on a descent just like when he won worlds

From my own experiences with Armstrong and that of people I respect in cycling, I dont buy any of the cool guy posturing of LA.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

he is yore hipster hero

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

that is EK silly

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

LA is EK?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

only on wears cowboy boots unironically

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

you should see me ride in my boots. it’s rad.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

rad like this

or rad like this

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

so… you’ve sent me on a little quest. Rad never was released on dvd. You can’t get it on netflix. But, i found this.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

She showed me her x-rays
I turned on my flashlight of love. – Crack the Sky, “Flashlight of Love”

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

i would be hard for me to image so.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I expect you wood.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

i need to make my point more demonstrative.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

try dipping, then stripping

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

i’ve been doing it rong

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just a tip, from me to you.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

You need to make your point more demonsodomyer.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

When I was in the navy

A guy figured out that rubatex pipe insulation made a handy date if you had some lotion. He called it “Ruby” and said it was his girlfriend.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

trivia

what country has visited blazersedge third most?

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:56 PM PDT reply actions  

wrong

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

yes

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

what city visits blazersedge the most?

(hint: its not Portland)

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 12:58 PM PDT reply actions  

yes

i dont get why its not portland

portland is second

seattle is third

madrid is 4th

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

/river and tunnel people

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

should be bridge… i’m gonna go back to the east coast, work on this

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

hahaha

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

bridge people = trolls

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Norsk?

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Norsk bridge people =

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

do you suspect spies? Are they on to us? I’m ready to burn everything in my office, just give me the green light.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heheheh

I bet if we checked, a lot of the people here are visiting from work.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wanna see that movie, right mother zachin now.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wherever Comcast has its switch in Oregon

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just got an original shaped Cola glass and bottle. Yay.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:00 PM PDT reply actions  

heh heh.

Professor Farnsworth “I don’t want to live on this planet anymore…”
the delivery of that line was perfect. I love this show.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:00 PM PDT reply actions  

what country googles rudy fernandez the most

(its not spain)

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 1:03 PM PDT reply actions  

New Mexico?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

no

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Philippines?

There was a president or big time politician with the same name

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh

that explains it

I was really really confused by it

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just looked again. There were even two, one a labor leader and his brother an actor.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

The actor is the mustachioed guy who shows up when you image search Rudy. That’s how I initially got aware of him.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Philippines is also number one in brandon roy searches

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

portugal

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Blazers have fired/not renewed John Townsend, per Ben on the main page

Booo. We need better outside shooting, and I was looking forward to him working with Armon and Luke and Jerryd more.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

maybe he will be replaced by Hat Guy?

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

dear gustyj

THE screen. it kinda looks poopy right now but in person its awesome

a little of it still got cut off on the left

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

holy cow.

that is freaking awesome.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

its kinda grainy in the pic

but the picture is beautiful

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

like the picture on the screen

not the picture of it

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

I figured it doesn’t look like it does in the picture. It’s hard to take pictures of TV screens, especially if it’s with a phone(is it?). That screen is soooo massive.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

i dunno

its a picture from last nights sneak peak event

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

ah, okay.

still, I figured they wouldn’t pay that much for a screen that big and have it be grainy.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like how you can actually see what's happening in the quad screens on each side

The one in the Couve doesn’t have widescreen and those side screens are a little smallish

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

duuuuuuuuude

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

duuuuuuuuuuuude

i know right?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

nice

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yay,I got my pc back

I was in the middle of a smart mouth reply to Roybot a couple of nights ago and the power supply went south,lucky I was able to barter with the local repair guy.maybe this junk is just not full yet but it seems to be working better

by southern oregon on Aug 13, 2010 1:17 PM PDT reply actions  

130+ comments about Bill Simmons saying Portland has crappy weather

Man people are gullible and sensitive

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:18 PM PDT reply actions  

does this rag smell like chloroform?

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bill Simmons' face smells like chloroform!

How dare he write a throwaway remark in a 5000 word column! Someone is wrong on the Internet!

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is he really that old? I mean, only old people smell like chloroform.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nah, I think he is about 40 or so

Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

that is ridiculous. it’s not even about the blazers, just about the pacific NW itself…

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

and he COMPLEMENTED the city, just said that he himself prefers sunny weather.

It absolutely amazes me that people allow themselves to feel slighted by it.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

i don’t even know why ben. put it on the front page

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

cause it got 130 comments…

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah but he put it on the front page, and then it got all the comments. If it was just another fanshot it would have gotten 25 comments.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

you mean until Ben bumped it to the front page… It’s a self fulfilling prophesy

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

also, i am not a fan of jose guillen

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jose Guillen sucks but I don’t really get the apoplectic reactions at McC C— Is Guillen in RF with Huff at 1B that much worse than what the Giants have now?

I don’t see how it helps and I suppose it could hurt, but I don’t think its doomsday or anything.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

He sucks – really? Is he that much worse than your average Giant hitter?

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 16, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm honestly tired of Simmons clearly trolling for Blazer fan hits

I mean, if there were any doubts, it doesn’t get any more obvious than this.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm more amused by how predictable people react

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me, too.

That’s not to say I don’t dislike Bill Simmons, but I hate on the guy for his mostly asinine viewpoints on sports related matters. I, however, couldn’t care less about wehther or not he likes the weather in the Pacific Northwest.

by AK1984 on Aug 13, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

+92

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't even bother going in there

I gave up getting pissed off at those BS slights about a while back – been happier ever since.

by MadBlaze on Aug 13, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

At my new apartment

Went to some artsy party last night, there were like 5 chicks there seriously, just a bunch of dudes that wanted to talk to me about My Bloody Valentine. Talked to this girl who admitted she doesn’t take her writing seriously, which is why she doesn’t show it to me, just to the artsy kids. Quite odd this scene.

Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2010 1:21 PM PDT reply actions  

did you tell them how you’re really only into japancakes?

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

similar to francereal?

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

angolame

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha no

I brought up Mogwai as a good band that was influenced by them. They gave me indie cred for it since apparently it “takes a lot of patience to get into” and not a lot of people heard of them for some reason. Also brought up Wire as a band with a lot of transition in musical style since some guy was talking about Liars. With scene kids it’s usually a pissing contest to see who can name off the most obscure bands, at least it seems that way.

Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

twirls mustache tips methodically

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

what does it mean!?!

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

you should drop a chain of strength record on them

that will blow them away

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Orleans has signed Troy Bell

Link

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

did you figure out what you’re allergic to?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

is it TiH?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish.

It’s some medication that I’ve been taking.

by Roybot on Aug 13, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

but no babies right…

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

well, can you live with the hives then?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

hmmm… this seems like a choice you will have to make

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

the envelope sticky stuff, on your wedding invitations?

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hear that can be deadly

Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cousin Larry on Perfect Strangers was allergic to that stuff

Or it might have been Uncle Jesse on Full House.

All I remember is the quote “I’m awwergic to wuv!”

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

the little bead bags that come w/ jerky?

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

and shoes.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

you get shoes in w/ your jerky? What jerky have you been buying?

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

no, bruh.

the little bead bags.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

tell me about your shoes made of jerky, they sound delicious

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

AND they make your feet smell marvelous.

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by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

i’ve never really been into tonguing feet, until now.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would guess this is going to progress into playful nibbling at any moment.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

well, it goes kind of like this:

first I go out into the woods with a knife and a flint. Then I find a large branch and fasten it into a bow. I use remove much of the plentiful hair atop my head and twine it together to fashion the string for my bow. I then use additional branches to fasten arrows, along with the stones I carve for arrow heads.
After creating these hunting materials, I track down and humanely kill a deer. I use my knife to skin and gut the deer. I let the meat dehydrate and then after a day or two I use my flint to create a fire, over which I fashion the jerky to my foot, creating a deer jerky shoe.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow

that sounds like a lot of effort. I’d rather watch that on TV than do it myself.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

hahaha

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

you should probably find a dead animal and use its sinew to make the bow at step one

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

i can never find them.

the words round these parts are competitive, between the other animals and the people the dead animals are gone within moments.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

you should consider arming yourself w/ knowledge of this then

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

don't worry

Sellwood has plenty of cats

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cole Aldrich was signed recently. The only first round picks not signed: Xavier Henry and Greivis Vasquez. Both Memphis.

That’s the way to run a pro franchise, arguing over a couple hundred k for the cheapest contracts you can get. I’m sure agents take note.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:35 PM PDT reply actions  

So what happens if they fail on meeting an agreement for a contract?

Are they free agents then?

Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good question, I don't think so at least for 1 year

And I assume Memphis has made them an offer, only for 80% or 100% of their rookie scale deals.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Coon's FAQ
if the team does not sign the player in the allotted time, the player can enter the next draft. If the team that selects the player in the next draft doesn’t sign him either, he becomes a rookie free agent.
If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player’s draft rights for one year after the player’s obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA. Players are not included in the team’s team salary during the regular season while the player is under contract with a non-NBA team.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Glen Coffee retired from the 49ers?

link

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

wow that's totally out of left field.

my niners buddy is gonna be pissed, he saw potential in Coffee.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

he made the rest of the team nervous. He will be popular in Seattle – he’s for sale every two blocks or so up there.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

he was a good back-up… There has to be more to the story

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

whuck

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

rec

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

this is why it’s so much better to steal them… right Timmay?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

you can try to pry it from my cold dead hands.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mortimer refuses to pay for his Miley Cyrus albums… and I can’t make him

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you ever want to see what software really costs, walk into a legit store in Mexico City or China

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

They sure are, but where is the rule that software needs to have margins of 40%?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

The desire to create as much profit as they can?

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but that also applies to producers of gravel and cement

Which are complete commodities. And still, innovative companies make a healthy profit with it, even in developing countries.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

But,

anyone can buy up a rock quarry and sell gravel/cement which is why profit margins are razor thin. You’re not going to be able to buy Office from anyone but Microsoft, which is why Microsoft can charge as much as the market can bear before they start to turn to cheaper alternatives.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just to detail what I meant

Used CD’s have no influence by the record industry. It’s pure supply and demand in action. When I see 5 CD’s of the same album available for 50 cents, or 50 for $20 (not exaggerating), but the same album is 7.99 on MP3 in lower quality at Amazon, it’s clear that the industry doesn’t take supply and demand into pricing online.

If the software companies charged the same everywhere as they do in China, their profits would drop like a rock. Since all sales go back to the software industry (unlike used CD’s), you can argue they’re balancing out their interests against piracy and a given local economy.

A closer parallel is the price of a used video game on disc, vs downloading it on, say XBox live.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

The software industry is trying for years to prevent a market for used software

You legally didn’t (don’t?) even own the copy, you just “license” it for use on 1 computer.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

No disagreement.

I find the concept unacceptable. The music industry is trying the same with MP3’s: There’s no such thing as a used MP3 market, the RIAA would freak.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

As for music, there is a huge premium on new content that is popular right now

So no surprise that used CDs drop in price rapidly like a rock. Always did. And online sales have a premium because the producers correctly can assume that once it’s available in digital form, it will get copied a lot. And there is almost no loss in quality on the copy.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

So no surprise that used CDs drop in price rapidly like a rock. Always did.

First, I saw current albums at prices far below online pricing.

Second, I saw old albums priced at 20 times the same price at Amazon for MP3. Makes me wonder if they get any MP3 sales for those albums at that price. Most likely, a few “convenience sales”

And online sales have a premium because the producers correctly can assume that once it’s available in digital form, it will get copied a lot. And there is almost no loss in quality on the copy.

That’ll happen to any copy of an album that’s digital, CD or otherwise.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

alright – someone please tell me how in the heck i got this job. I am not qualified one single bit. What did I say during the interview to impress them? I feel weird.

This is going on inside my head right now, not my cube mates. I don’t think tears will be following…

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

or your shoulder looked soft and plushy to your cubemate

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know

you are relentless and determined. I just need to think of something to re-focus your energies.

how’s this:

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

I watched some highlights from LMA’s rookie year a week or two ago and was amazed at how much he’s filled out. he was kind of lanky as a rookie.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah.

I totally lost my train of thought now.

by Roybot on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Joely is not pictured

he told LMA to look at the hot lady up there, and LMA said, “wow look at her daughter.”

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heehee

I think he said that because I’m covered in red bumps.

“WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER?”

by Roybot on Aug 13, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

im surprised this isnt her avatar

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, good.

Then you’re that much closer to step 3.

by tblazers on Aug 13, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I always liked the look on the person's face when they went into stage two

especially when I was managing fast food….."Who knew that flipping burgers was this hard??!)

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was so unqualified when hired for my current job. I didn’t even interview. They didn’t find someone they liked, I was an intern at the time, and they needed somebody in the chair.

But now three years later, all is good. So, yeah, that will probably happen to you, too. Well, unless you keep posting on BE all day.

by Section323 on Aug 13, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

you’re the best

keep saying it and it will happen

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

and darn gonnit, people like me

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Around. And nothing’s gonna ever keep you down.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

just use some common sence

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I recently wondered that about how a headhunter found me for a job

You thought I was qualified for this? Why??? Maybe I was supposed to be the control group, but I doubt it.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Less visible, bigger company ;-)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

David Bowie, "Boys Keep Swinging"

Heaven loves ya
The clouds part for ya
Nothing stands in your way
When you’re a boy

Clothes always fit ya
Life is a pop of the cherry
When you’re a boy

When you’re a boy
You can wear a uniform
When you’re a boy
Other boys check you out
You get a girl
These are your favourite things
When you’re a boy

Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out

Uncage the colours
Unfurl the flag
Luck just kissed you hello
When you’re a boy

They’ll never clone ya
You’re always first on the line
When you’re a boy

When you’re a boy
You can buy a home of your own
When you’re a boy
Learn to drive and everything
You’ll get your share
When you’re a boy

Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:05 PM PDT reply actions  

somebody is getting Idol'ed outside my window

it is wafting into my apartment.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Welcome to the neighborhood!

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha

i’m still at my old place. it’s very very bad materials, I can tell by the scent.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

you must report to us whether the quality goes up as you move from the old neighborhood to the new one.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

yes it is

there just isnt legal dispensaries

by Peteyhasnohead on Aug 13, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

So if you have a prescription you’re supposed to grow it yourself? Or is it one of those things where it’s legal to use but illegal to buy/grow?

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

They have licensed growers in CA who sell to the dispensaries but

A lot of surplus OR "medical " smoke gets sold their as well,the CA initative is a lot about taxing an industry that all ready exists and is not going to go away

by southern oregon on Aug 13, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have a feeling it will near my apartment

but the quality when I venture towards the popular shopping/drinking area will not be as high as when I venture towards Hawthorne from this place.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

weeeeeeeeeellllllllll, you got that going for you.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

re the topic

Getting out of the Navy,having kids,the last child support check,beating a serious disease and getting my health back and if I can catch a wave next year I can say I have been surfing for 50 years

by southern oregon on Aug 13, 2010 2:26 PM PDT reply actions  

rec

good job old fellow. Got any grandchildren yet? I am not sure I am going to get any grandchildren.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

inadvertently should be in italics

to denote sarcasm

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope he gives a shoutout to all his kids and baby mamas we didn't yet know about

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also if Karl goes in the hall on the first ballot, Dirk has got to get in even if he never wins a ring, right?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

welcome to Timmay’s white hall of fame

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’ve been sick ALL week… I have some pent up energy now that I’m on the mend

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

correct

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's like retiring Blazers jerseys

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Here's a much more fun hypothetical

If Nash had never hooked up with D’Antoni (but didn’t stay with Dirk either), would he still be headed to the HoF?

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not under Nate :)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

He’ll have 10+ all-nba team selections, 10+ All-Star selections, 1 MVP, top 50 all-time in scoring, top 50 in 3 point shots, top 50 in FT attempts and top 15 in percentage, etc. Plus the team almost always won 50 games. He’s close, but he should still try and get that ring.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also a top 10 defensive rebounder in each year of his career, which goes completely unnoticed (top 25 of all time)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Dirk should definitely be a lock. And Nash(to piggyback on the part of this conversation above). Two of my favorite players to not have rings. I really hope they both get one. At this point Dirk’s chance are much much higher.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

It'd be awesome if

he just got on stage and gave a 15-minute long diatribe on the joys and techniques of hunting little Mexican girls.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I want him to go through his free throw routine first

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes!

I would so tune in for that.

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is finally 95deg out so I guess I should stop procrastinating and ride my bike

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Fahrenheit

heading Timmay off at the pass

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

i heard it was Celsius; i heard NM was literally on fire.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

figuratively speaking

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, everyone knows fire burns up, it would be impossible for earth to be on fire—mother earth is always on bottom.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 13, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

she’s selfish like that

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Trivia question

Can you spell better than Alabama’s FB program?

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 2:46 PM PDT reply actions  

yes?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know

Never a bad idea to make fun of the south.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

just be glad they got their own state right…

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

maybe they ran out of room

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

You know what's weird, my spell checker accepts one or two p

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope

E.g. Alaobama is wrong

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe because so many people spell it wrong, the dictionary accepts both in the future

Like Massachusetts

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

bahahahaha

john wall dance at 1:21

i cant wait for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

holy crap

i see terry porter, in the memorial coliseum.

and the sonics

October 5th cannot come soon enough

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

if so

this will be greatest game of all time

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

my eye is all swollen and won't stop twitching today.

it’s making it really hard to focus on my computer for work, or for junk. I took some extra allergy medicine, I’m hoping it works.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM PDT reply actions  

My allergies have gotten better again over the years

Only I’ve become allergic to our latest cat, which is sad

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

eye mites

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Eww

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

It could also be Pink Eye

from someone farting on his pillow

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

heh

I’ve had a stye before, back in high school. That really sucked.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

did casey get fired?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh

just seems what he was already doing is being duplicated…

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe he cried in his cubicle about too much work

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, but I guess they need more people.
CHold
U work wit me RT: Join @pdxtrailblazers Digital Team. Blogger Network, Comm Coordinator, Video Editor, Host/Producer http://bit.ly/9Zu4MK

by Roybot on Aug 13, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Interesting. Good to see they're expanding their services

Nothing against Casey, but I rarely bother with the Blazers’ own online services.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me neither

It looks like a site that looked good in planning meetings, but doesn’t work during regular usage.

My wife won’t use it for ticket buying or looking up the schedule, when she’s trying to surprise me.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hehe, complain to Damir about that

But I pretty much agree. It looks fancy, but I don’t want to chat with people there or have my Blazer fans facebook clone. I want player interviews and videos, I like the blogs of Casey and MB, I like the occasional chats, and it’s nice if I find some player information there. But aside from that, I don’t need much interaction..

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pretty much.

I’d like more regular day to day content, so hopefully these jobs will fill that. But I want that through the official main site, via RSS feed or twitter or whatever other ways people find it. I don’t want to go through iamatrailblazersfan, which as you said is just another social network that isn’t needed.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I still pull up their blogs once a week or so

via bookmarks. But I haven’t tried to navigate the ‘main site’ in a long, long time….

by Storyteller on Aug 13, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

RSS Feeds for all that stuff

Saves you the trouble of finding it.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

MB's blog is pretty easy to get to directly.

I had it bookmarked on my old computer

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

my job is to navigate websites and I have trouble on that site. it is very badly designed.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I mostly use google to navigate that site. I don’t use any of their own links. They don’t go to where I think they should go.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

For the longest time, if you looked for the Blazers schedule

The title of the page was something like “2008-2009 Portland Trail Blazers schedule”

Even though it was actually updated. Stuff like that you’ve got to fix.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah I remember that.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, their flash and java programming is horrendous. I couldn’t do it better cause I don’t know how to, but I can recognize it when it’s done incorrectly. Especially that box up top that has to do with the ticketing.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

dont give me more competition

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

At one point, I thought it would be fun to work for the Blazers

But now, I don’t think I’d ever work for them. I like the Blazers, I don’t want to ruin it with a bad working experience.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

You could ruin your Lakers relationship with a good working experience

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh shoots

i wish i woulda kept up with my old video editing skillz. Man I’d love to be a asst vid coordinator.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's not for the team scouting, but for player interviews and such

Also odd that it seems to include the Rebecca position

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

fine with me.

(seasonal) is kind of a bummer though.

by Name's Ash on Aug 13, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

That blogger position reads odd

Sounds like creating a kind of TrueHoop Network collection of Blazers blogs. Why should a team control that? Is Larry and PA pissed about too much negative reporting?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

crap

I hate writing cover letters

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Instead they are adding a third page

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

sweet

MS word has cover letter templates

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

They also have resume templates

People reviewing resumes see those same templates day after day. It’s neither a positive or negative to use them, IMO. Unless you’re interviewing at an open source company or Apple.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

i hate all their cover letter templates

I will do mine from scratch

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gay runs 100m in 9.78 seconds in London

http://ow.ly/18yU3J

(If you have to think twice about this headline, so did I)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

People from Portland are visiting

They just left for the north shore and told me to say that 92 is a turd nibbler.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM PDT reply actions  

thanks for the message

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

you're welcome

They said you draw on a mustache with a half day old cat turd.

by tominhawaii on Aug 13, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why does this not surprise me

http://www.thedreamshake.com/2010/8/13/1621905/this-week-in-signs-of-the

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 3:12 PM PDT reply actions  

hahahahha

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha, nice.

I’d rec you if it didn’t mean I had to join their blog.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha.

I’ve never been over there. So grungedave is just a caustic ranter that gets the occassional front page post for comedic value? How are the other writers? Does anyone take him seriously?

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

its an otherwise very solid blog. grungedave is a joke that somehow is one of the editors.

by jksnake99 on Aug 13, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I rec'd it

I agree too, Dream Shake is a good blog without any need for that clown to post his ‘entertaining’ garbage all the damn time.

by MadBlaze on Aug 13, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol

Wow some anger there, I’m surprised he didn’t make fun of Pippen for being broke or something.

Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO

by Dheepan on Aug 13, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's hard to hate on a guy who likes grunge and JVG.

That aside, though, I forgot how funny The Man Show skits were at mocking Karl Malone.

Oh, in all seriousness, that article has no substance whatsoever.

by AK1984 on Aug 13, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

In all seriousness, there was no seriousness in the original post whatsoever. Plenty of seriousness in the replies though. I think someone’s internet humor pointer is a little bent. – Elgin

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 16, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

So I've kinda been lurking on some other SBN blogs (What I'm bored!)

And I two that really struck me as odd was both the fans at GSOM and NetsDaily firmly believe they will make the playoffs this year. While Sactown Royalty, has a very realistic goal of improving to a little over 30 wins. What makes some fanbases way more delusional than others?

by gtbassett on Aug 13, 2010 3:39 PM PDT reply actions  

lurk at lookoutlanding

browse the links on the sidebars

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

What's wrong with LL?

They have one of the smartest fan communities around (or at least did a year or two ago… I haven’t been very active there for a while)

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't say anything was wrong with it

i was endorsing it, and referring him/her to the hilarious sidebar links

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Nets fans might suffer from the same NY media overrating that the Knicks fans suffer from squared or cubed

Though I was surprised even last year that they were so bad. It would really surprise me if they were that terrible two years in a row, even without getting Wall or a first tier free agent.

As for GSOM, that blog is something else entirely at any rate ;-)
I suppose the Clippers have about the same chance to be good as the Warriors.

And the Kings, that’s a mix that could either be explosive in a good or in a terrible kind of way (with Tyreke and Cousins hogging the ball and/or having off court issues). It’s definitely a team that looks much more physical than a few years ago, which could throw off a number of teams that underestimate them. I wanted them to also go after Josh Howard to become even more terrors on the defensive end, but that didn’t work out. And Donte Greene is pretty good for that.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

does anyone else watch My Boys?

it always makes me want to have a poker group so badly.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 3:56 PM PDT reply actions  

That is on cable, right?

That means it is just you…and 13 other people that watch it

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha ha

I think it’s cable but I only watch it either on dvd or hulu.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is breezy outside

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:03 PM PDT reply actions  

cool breezy or hot breezy?

I’m trying to decide if I should open the windows or not.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hot breezy

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Grants Pass area has the lowest average wind speed of anywhere in the US

I read that somewhere…don’t know if it’s true….but I do know that the wind blows more here than it does down there

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

just applied for the job with the Blazers

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions  

haha, awesome.

good luck.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me too

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Blogger?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

no

the interactive social media coordinator

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

after I applied, it said

“thank you for applying, THomas Ikehara”

luckily, I was able to go back and fix it

Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
"I was like, 'Wow, we get a run.'-Felix Hernandez

by thomasikehara on Aug 13, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just saw this on True Hoop
Huge congratulations to Zach McCann, founder of Orlando Magic Daily — the TrueHoop Network’s charter Magic blog. McCann has been promoted by the Orlando Sentinel to be a multimedia reporter and will cover the Magic on a full-time basis. This won’t be your ordinary beat. McCann will be telling the story of the Magic’s 2010-11 season through video, blogging, live chat and social media.

I got me thinking ….if there was any porn that was made just for Junk Drawer denizens, Zach McCann would be a great porn name

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 4:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Mhm, cancel, or should I post my casting list?

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by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

There is finally an update at dontevenreply.com

I recommend 323 or any cat lover not read it.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

wow. that guy is so craz.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I really hate when ice tastes like freezer and ruins drinks.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:00 PM PDT reply actions  

yeah, it seems to be a regular thing with apartment freezer

a lot of my friends have said they have the same problem as me. But I have a couple friends (who have the exact same fridge/freezer that is at my new place) who say their ice is great. I hope the new place has good ice

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow that's kind of crazy.

we’ve got pretty good water. Sometimes(if we remember) we even use our water filter to make ice cubes. A lot of the stuff in our freezer gets a weird taste, though. It’s been like that since we first moved in, I think the freezer is just very very old.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

you should move

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, I’ve been thinking the Sellwood neighborhood looks pretty promising. know anything about that area?

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

nope

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

south east… directly North of Milwaukie along the Willamette

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good water is indeed good

Make sure you’re at least doing a filter of the tap water before filling it.

Also, consider covering the ice cube tray. Not sure the best thing to cover it with, that won’t stick to the cubes.

Have a baking soda container in the freezer?

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah we’ve got the baking soda thing in there. it helps a little but there still many things that just taste gross because of ice. plain water is the worst, but it ruins soda(which i drink very rarely) and whiskey, and in the case today, milkshakes.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who puts water in milkshakes?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

ice to blend them, homie g.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ice Cream + Milk=Milk Shake

Ice Cream+Milk+Ice=Something weird

What are ya…a foreigner?

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

well it wasn't a traditional milkshake

it’s some coffee frappe blend thing that doesn’t even have any ice cream in it. it’s the coffee mix, ice and milk.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you sure it was the ice that made it taste bad??

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha, yeah.

the drink wasn’t that good anyways but it had a distinct bad ice taste. the same flavor that this ice gives to a plain cup of ice water.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

which one is your cousin?

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

the girl, silly.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

right… which one is that? right or left?

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by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

i see your point. well done.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

thank you... it works on so many levels

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by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

give him a break

he lives in Idaho

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Which one is that?

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was making a comparison to this guy

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

zomg so dreamyyyy

 * swoon *

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't either

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

also

nobody else saw it before he became a dainty glowing vampire. They didn’t even notice him in Harry Potter.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Twilight freaks

were throwing themselves at him as soon as he got cast. I remember reading a story well before the movies came out, and girls were cramming mall signings (at Hot Topics, lol), like, crying and ripping their blouses off if ‘Edward’ so much as glanced in their direction. You get the feeling It didn’t really matter who got cast. Ask Roybot, she’ll tell you all about it.

by sammy on Aug 13, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

and you call yourself a girl
h
you better cut off the tail of one of the x chromosomes

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

That would be awesome, since he made about $20 million last year ;-)

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

you sir, have a hot cousin

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

no, his cousin is the one on the left

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dang it…

"I think he’s been doing some good things. I think he’s been doing some good things. He’s had to play a lot of minutes lately with Blake being out. I think he’s been doing some good things." -Nate McMillan

by xedubx on Aug 13, 2010 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

i try to only have hot family members.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

well you did a good job here bud

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

so what happened to you then?

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

maybe it skips a generation

his kid is awfully adorable.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

this is true.

Rock Rudy!

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

lemme fix dat

i try to only have hot family members.

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

there's a plural in that sentence that is mildly disturbing

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

lemme fix dat

there’s a plural in that sentence that is mildly disturbing, but intriguing

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

What?

WOW

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:21 PM PDT reply actions  

ha, I had heard about he rumors

that’s kind of funny.
what’s even cooler though is the dates on this particularly September 30th.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

did you read the thing? it’s just full of amazing

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

the Bon Iver thing?

yeah, haha.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Knicks have officially signed Andy Rautins

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 5:39 PM PDT reply actions  

I can't remember.

I thought they had to keep their first round pick every other year, so I lose track of how they found a way to lose this one.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mhm, the French team only lists Batum at 1.99, i.e. just a bit under 6 foot 7. Odd.

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by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Well it's probably without shoes

Which is the typical way to state your height

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Anybody wanna go to a late showing of the Expendables?

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 5:59 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm there!

Oh wait, I’m not. Looks like a fun throwaway movie. And for the type of movie it is, it’s getting “good enough” reviews too.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

i want this shirt

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 6:13 PM PDT reply actions  

That market has really fragmented and split although it's still growing (source: Gartner, based on sales data)

I remember when a number of companies had over 5% (e.g. Sony and Ericsson each, Motorola), even over 10%. Also it kinda surprises me that no other manufacturer supposedly had more than 1.6%, e.g. NEC. Nokia is steady, Samsung is the only one that has really really caught up in recent years. LG is a bit stuck in limbo. And Apple is doing their market share with a very small number of models and no customization to operators, so their costs should be significantly lower than those of Motorola and Sony Ericsson if they still have anything close to their old structure from when they were much bigger. G’Five and ZTE are Chinese companies with rather simple phones, HTC is Taiwanese. All are often manufacturing under different brand names, especially those of carriers.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 6:18 PM PDT reply actions  

My initial reaction is "yay! competition!"

Especially since there are multiple options for the OS to run on them.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

There are a number of companies dangerously close to going out of business. A few already have.

Could end up similar to the telco infrastructure market, where only a handful of large players survive, most of them already merged companies.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 13, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's so hard to say right now.

I’m not entirely convinced that fragmentation will be any more likely to lead to a few major powers than having a less fragmented market would.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Trust me on this one

There are lots of customers who want to keep it simple stupid

by southern oregon on Aug 13, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

heh, I'm so glad to get away from this place

we just had a person arrested in our parking lot. there were five cop cars total between our actual complex and across the street.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 7:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Sigh. Dealing with a crashed computer tonight

One thing about a computer. It doesn’t matter who makes it, or what operating system it is. When it really crashes hard, it’ll be a while to get it working.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 7:29 PM PDT reply actions  

hah

Albert Brooks’ birth name is Albert Einstein

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 8:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Did you know his brother, Bob Einstein?

Most people know him better as Super Dave Osbourne, but he was also George’s surrogate (the guy speaking for him) in Arrested Development, and had a role in Ocean’s 13 that would be a spoiler if I explained it.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

show some respect

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah I just swam for half an hour.

that’ll be the only thing I miss about this wreck of an apartment.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

When are you moving?

I feel like you’ve mentioned it a few times, and I’ve forgotten it a few times.

by tblazers on Aug 13, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha, no worries

we get our keys tomorrow at 930. I don’t think we’re gonna move a lot though since it’s supposed to be so hot. We might make one, maybe two, trips and then get out of the sun. We’re thinking of going to the coast with some friends.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’ll be waiting in yore closet

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

yay!

I’ll get to meet you and then I can tell everyone on BEdge who you really are. But I’ll have you know that my nice peacoat won’t be in there yet so you cannae steal it.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I can wait… I got nothing but time

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hello Junkdrawer!

Blazers basketball? Just basketball you say? More like a way of life

by dyshooter182 on Aug 13, 2010 8:36 PM PDT reply actions  

z

lol Bieber

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 8:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Its called the first amendment you idiots

Deal with it.

The only folks that really care and are upset about this ARE the FNC folks, who would never vote for a Dem in any case.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

This article pretty much demolished any real complaints the anti-muslin people had.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is and always was 100% pure politics of fear

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

word

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

The fact that folks like this can't separate the very small amount of crazies

From the rest of the religion says it all really.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I call stuff like this

“Base motivation scandals”, they get your base motivated up to go do stuff for you but 95% of the public doesn’t care.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

There was a fun article in the Washington Post that there is a mosque IN the Pentagon, staffed with a mullah who is a member of the army

It’s close to where the plane crashed in killing 170-some people, and nobody ever complained.

"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban

by Norsktroll on Aug 14, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

This lame guy at work was going off on it

He kept saying, “Obama knows his days are number. No one is going to vote for him now. He knows he’s a one term president, that’s why Obama supports the mosque.”

So then I said, “Maybe he just supports the 1st amendment and anyone that cares about that mosque wasn’t going to vote for him anyway.”

Then the lame dude started talking about overthrowing the government.

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

duz dis meen barock iz a teririst?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tin, what's your favorite Coheed album?

for me it’s a solid lock with In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. I’m rocking out to it while I pack(and drink) and it’s bringing back memories. I haven’t listened to this CD in a looooong time but I used to play the heck out of it.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions  

that's mine, too. i like them all, but that one has the most awesome singles.

Blood Red Summer, Favor House, Time Consumer, and Feathers are my fav songs.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah Blood Red Summer is one of my all time favorite songs by any band.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha.

since I have you hear on a music based topic and I know you have admitted to liking Sarah Mclachlan, what are your thoughts on Loreena Mckennit? I took a trip down memory lane yesterday and listened to a lot of her stuff. She’s more of an Enya than a Mclachlan, but I thought that might be somewhat down your aisle.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

So apparenlty Batum was France's player of the game tonight

As they got trounced by Canada in a warmup game 85-63.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 8:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Milestone: I am Poop Poop
Millstone: I am Poop Poop

Born Naked

by Y5k on Aug 13, 2010 8:58 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

are you also shiny shiny?

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I got some stones

Milestone: creating the cutest kid ever via sex
Millstone: Coolio
Milestone: chugging a drinking glass full of Tarantula on a 5 dollar bet
Millstone: 10 minutes later.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:00 PM PDT reply actions  

What's Tarantula?

And Coolio?

Blazers basketball? Just basketball you say? More like a way of life

by dyshooter182 on Aug 13, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

spider

spiderhead

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

z

Coolio

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

i had one comment in that junk and it was just this
DF

by The Roybot on Mar 12, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions

what the heck

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh was that even a junk/?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

nope

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

okay

my comment still doesnt make any sense

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

sounds like a caveat on that first milestone

Which begs the question:

Who is the cutest kid ever created via a method other than sex?

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

i dunno, but its mom is probably a lesbian.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bruce Jenner?

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

jesus was adorable

you wouldnt think a beard would make a baby cute, but it did

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

dude that coolio story is lame as es

and Tarantula will rough you up ,for sure. I’m impressed you did it. Five dollars was not enough money

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

what are you packing for?

 i need someone to endure the Expendables with me.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha, for my move.

packing some of my 8 billion books. I’m glad I don’t have to be out of this place til the 31st ’cause I have barely packed anything yet. Been too busy, too hot or too sick.
And I would have to be a lot drunker to go see the Expendables…

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

smh. h8er.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

i bet you'd go see the Scott Pilgrim movie

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

also only if I were intoxicated or Idol'd.

I think both those movies look like fun popcorn movies, but in my current financial position (Read:broke as zach) I can’t to popcorn movies unless I give myself a good prefunk so I can laugh really hard.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

well fine.

i think i might wait til it’s 100 degrees tomorrow and see Expendables then.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

sorry, buddy :-(

also, you live in Vancouver and I live in Portland…
And tomorrow is probably a better day to sit in a theater.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am excited for scott pilgrim, but I wont see it for months until it comes out at the cheap theater

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would agree, yes.

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:08 PM PDT reply actions  

good god larry is ugly.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

i like clydes bow tie

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

he looks like your cousin’s boyfriend

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Clyde looks like he borrowed someone else's tux

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 13, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I tossed this up as a fanshot

I was surprised there were no stories tonight, as a Blazer is getting a HoF induction, even as part of a team.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

z

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:33 PM PDT reply actions  

that is so awesome

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sometimes the Onion really nails it.

Link

MIAMI—The Florida Marlins delayed the start of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals last Sunday when Steve, their fan, failed to show up at Sun Life Stadium by the scheduled 1 p.m. start time.

“Well, we can’t really start without him,” added Rodriguez, who had earlier called Steve’s cell phone and house, but received no answer. “How would that look?”

“I seriously wonder where he could be,” said Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, who suggested the team warm up a little longer to give their fan extra time to show up. “I know his daughter has a dentist appointment, but I’m pretty sure that’s next Sunday. Shoot, we’ll have to push the game back to 3.”

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 9:37 PM PDT reply actions  

awesome.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha that's pretty good.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

New Ninja Warrior tomorrow

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 9:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Olivia Munn was on Ninja Warrior once

Balanced the Jill factor, at least for that season

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

only reason I started Wipeout was all the people in here talking about it.

then (and this is much more rare for me than most of the guys in here, as can be evidenced by my distance from the Kassandra thing and other situations) I said “zomg hot girl!!!” and also had some fun with people falling on their faces, so I kept watching it.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I enjoy both shows

Ninja Warrior features more athletic feats, especially in the later stages, but Wipeout has better disastrous falls. And Jill.

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

ninja warrior is pretty intense

on other japanese note…i hate how mtv has butchered silent library. the youtube clips from japan were epic .

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

They're definitely similar shows but yet weirdly different genres

Nobody trains a full year for another chance at Wipeout.

Hmmm. Yet.

by Timmay! on Aug 13, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ninja Warrior is definitely on a different tier.

The few people I’ve seen complete the whole thing were ridiculously amazing athletes who had many not quite making it tries.

by idoltime on Aug 13, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

im going to buy a compression sleeve to wear while i bowl

idk why, just for poop and gigs.

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:54 PM PDT reply actions  

ha ha

you’re gonna be just like all the NBA players following the fad. It’s probably good for something like bowling though, to be honest. “poop and gigs” made me chuckle.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

i guess its supposed to keep your arm warm and your hands dry

which would be sweeeeet

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

only 15 bucks too

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

send it my way and I will send you a sweet arm warmer from my extensive cycling collection

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

nice, nice.

we should BEdge Bowl again soon. Even though I suck I always have fun with y’all.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

sophia is gonna come this time

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

cooool.

I’ve never met her. Only seen her in the JD a little bit here and there. She’s sort of like AK was before he got unbanned: a legend of the JD that I don’t really know.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

ive seen her

havent met her

she really want to go to the next bowl.

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

haha, this is true.

especially after the most recent tinychat.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

are you bowling outdoors in the middle of winter or something?

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

save yourself the money and do dynamic stretches

compression gear that actually works has a pressure gradient to it, which you will not be getting for $15. What you will be getting is an overly tight arm warmer commonly used in cycling.

If you really think you need compression gear, go to ameswalker.com

your grandma probably shops there BTW

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

i'm fairly certain hes doing it to be funny

and to be different…not cuz he actually needs it.

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

yep its more gimmicky for me

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

send me $15 and I’ll bedazzle one for you

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

dude i'm so pumped

still from my win yesterday. i told my team i was gonna retire out on top, but now i think i’ve changed my mind like brett favre

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha ha

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

there is a 2 week off season until the next season

if we do bedgebowl next week i think i’m down

"It's not the dress that makes you look fat, its the fat that makes you look fat!" ~Al Bundy
"Did they really expect me to bow down to Jesus?!?" ~Sophia
"At first glance, I saw a fairly unremarkable penis." ~Sophia on Greg Oden

by Philthyanimal on Aug 13, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

im real busy next week except for monday

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

next week is a busy week in BEdge land.

Tuesday a lot of people are doing the baseball game, then the BBQ Wednesday. Not sure how many people could manage all three. (plus, I’m being selfish and thinking for myself, I will have my wisdom teeth taken out Monday and might just be on the couch all week).

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

lets try and do it the next week

i get my work schedule on wednesday so we’ll go from there

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

get the ones with padding

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 14, 2010 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hey everybody

Anything exciting happen in the last week? Blazerland or JD land.

Still on the Rex bandwagon.

by dan_the_man on Aug 13, 2010 10:14 PM PDT reply actions  

heyyy dude.

how was New York?
And the only big thing that happened with the Blazers was the official announcement of the Assistant GMs. Did you hear about the big 4 team trade, though?

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I totally found something to flag in that fanshot.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

ha ha

of course YOU found something to flag. In which fanshot? the four team trade one? or the “there has been no movement” fanshot?

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

the 4 team one.

can’t copy and paste subscription services in their entirety.

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

I actually did hear about most of the Blazer related stuff

I had my iphone with me, so I checked a few times. I also caught the 4 team deal. I don’t see it as being a huge deal for any of those teams.

NY was fantastic, thanks. Only negative was the heat/humidity. But I got to see lots of old, good friends, and it was fun being back in the city. Really, really good trip. It’s also nice to be back home.

Still on the Rex bandwagon.

by dan_the_man on Aug 13, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

So Sanchez's "guarantee" of an SF sweep

Yeah, not happening, couldn’t win even the game he started…

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 10:29 PM PDT reply actions  

brutal. the padres are sooooooooooooo annoying

"Your best?!?!! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and &^%@ the prom queen"

Super Rodgers Bros.

#52

by cloudydays on Aug 13, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

There are some random people somewhere near my house (we back up to a small forest so I can't tell whom)

Who are yelling drunkenly at each other that they love everyone.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 10:31 PM PDT reply actions  

good out there while the gettin's good!

them climbin' in yo windows, they snachin' yo people up

by TheTinfoil on Aug 13, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would if I could see them

They could be easily a quarter mile away through the woods.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Go out there and pretend to be the Blair Witch

that would be awesome

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

niiiice.

happy drunks for the ultimate win.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now they are yelling

SHELLY, COME BACK TO ME BABY! Again and again and again….

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

That character's name was Diane

Unless that is actually Ted Danson out there….then there must be another explanation

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

dan felt Shelly Long and Diane were one in the same

TROOP BEVERLY HILLS

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

hahahaha

if I wasn’t on here, and if I lived in your neighborhood. it could have been me. My girlfriend’s friends call her “shelly,” and I do as well, when I’m really drunk.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh Shelly...our love (GB singing drunkly)

Holds on
Holds on
Oh
Shelly
our love holds on
holds on.

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rod Stewart, yes?

I love that dude.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

No

This

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

hey, they're very good too.

I saw them a couple years back, with Heart and Cheap Trick. It wasn’t with Steve Perry, of course, but that Arnel Pineda dude can sing their songs very very well. One of the funner concerts I’ve ever been to(largely cause I was with my parents, which was way cool). I think of the many thousand people there(they said it was the largest crowd ever at the Clark County Amphitheater), maybe five people weren’t Idol’d.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol

My wife wanted to go to that one…really bad…me too for that matter…although I like Heart and Cheap Trick better than Journey

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was absolutely blown away by how much Heart still got it.

Those ladies are still out of this world, man. Cheap Trick was a little disappointed, they didn’t age super well and weren’t that great live. The only song that was really that good was “I Want You to Want Me.” Even my mom, who had seen them a few times when she was younger, thought they kind of sucked. But Heart stole the show, they were really amazing.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh really...I am surprised because I watched a live show of theirs (on DVD) recently

and they were really good…bad night maybe. Heart is awesome …I watched a show (from 2007) where they played their entire Dream Boat Annie album….in order….to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the album’s (their first) release ….it was sweet

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

hmm that's funny.

of those three bands Cheap Trick were the ones I was most into when I was trying to discover my musical tastes in high school (I ended up just sayin “zach it” and liking all kinds of different stuff) so I was looking forward to seeing them(even though I was several years out of high school at this point). It’s very possible it was an off night. Their set was pretty short, so maybe they were just trying to cram as much as they could into their play time and lost some of the quality for the sake of quantity.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have their latest album...it is called ...wait for it..."The Latest"

and it is really quite good…here is a sample

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

the hate train between the two commenters on that video are hilarious

FLEABAG

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just got done watching Die Hard on DVD with the Mrs

Yippi-ki-yay

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Just saw that recently for the first time in a while

It was so much fun. Great movie.

Still on the Rex bandwagon.

by dan_the_man on Aug 13, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I pulled out two dvds ....that one and Trading Places and let my wife chose

Coincidentally they both have this guy in them

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

they guy from Van Wilder?

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know

I was just joking since that is a pretty minor role for the dude from

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did you know he was in Die Hard also??

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I dont remember him from that movie

I just remember the villain, Karl Winslow, and Bruce Willis

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would like to refer to Bruce Willis as the guy from moonlighting

thanks

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

heh heh heh, that's such a hipster thing to say.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

like hipsters ever watched moonlighting

I am totally going to Cybil Sheppard you for that one

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Haha...I remember when Die Hard came out

The only other movie I had seen him in was called Blind Date ….so when my buddie asked me if I wanted to go see this new movie Die Hard…I said: What? The movie with the guy from Moonlighting???

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

hee hee ,92 ages himself again.

I was 2 when Die Hard came out…

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Age is just a number

ask Idol

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

indeed, and recced.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

then again 92 can say he was watching bad ass action movies while you were drooling over barney

now who is cool?

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh I'm not doubting 92's coolness.

I’m ofttimes looking longingly at the generations before me and wishing I could have lived in a time like that. A time when we weren’t obsessed with the internet and when the world was at least a little bit less zached up. PLUS, I always hated Barney. Even as a baby I refused to watch it(also, a quick google search shows that Barney wasn’t out til 92). If anything I was watching Sesame Street.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I cant believe you like Barney so much

that is all I took from that

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn't he say

“I think we need more FBI guys”?

by tominhawaii on Aug 14, 2010 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah.....that is his best line

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 14, 2010 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

mini sirloin burgers?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 13, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

never tasted one but I continue to enjoy the commercial.

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Aug 16, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

nice!

I love the first two. Haven’t seen the third since I was a child(though I own it, my lady and I just haven’t gotten around to that one) and I heard the fourth one was really crappy, but I bought it anyways(I’ve also yet to see that one).

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 13, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually I liked the forth one better than the 3rd one

It was good if a little cheesy

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 13, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

the fourth was really entertaining

I find Justin Long to be funny

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Aug 13, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

what will happen with Jerryd Bayless' jumpshot without John Townsend

and what do you think our chances are of getting Pete Townshend to replace him

by Peteyhasnohead on Aug 13, 2010 11:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Considering what happened to Jerryd Bayless' jumpshot WITH John Townsend

I don’t expect any difference

"this is portland…every little thing is blown out of proportion here" - Philthyanimal

by GustyJ on Aug 14, 2010 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

So in honor of the start of the Premier League season

I bring you the one moment England fans never hope to see again:

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Aug 13, 2010 11:58 PM PDT reply actions  

gigantic flag and instant defriend.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 14, 2010 2:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

the night crew appears to have a more active social life than I do.

by Section323 on Aug 14, 2010 12:46 AM PDT reply actions  

not really…

I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old

by The Arkitect on Aug 14, 2010 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Shift-A

Hey y’all

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 14, 2010 1:25 AM PDT reply actions  

right when I come back here.

hiya

Blazers basketball? Just basketball you say? More like a way of life

by dyshooter182 on Aug 14, 2010 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

So.

I think I know how Bayless feels when he plays against LeBron. Playing pool against my dad is just silly. He is leaps and bounds ahead of me so even though I’m decent at pool he always kicks me bum.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 14, 2010 2:25 AM PDT reply actions  

This junk drawer is a little depressing.

by Section323 on Aug 14, 2010 2:30 AM PDT reply actions  

is it? what is depressing about this JD?

I thought that Idol posited a pretty awesome theme for the JD. Very few people actually replied to his theme, but I didn’t see much depression in here today. Except your sad breakfast pastry story :-(

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

by GiantBlazer on Aug 14, 2010 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Terry Crews is awesome in “The Expendables”

High off of love.
Drunk from the hate.

by fajunga on Aug 14, 2010 2:52 AM PDT reply actions  

hmm

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 14, 2010 7:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Little L-Train at Disneyland

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 14, 2010 7:36 AM PDT reply actions  

Tom....right before entering the Navy

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 14, 2010 7:38 AM PDT reply actions  

Some people shouldn't have pets

Umpqua: "Just follow the dead government proof link to find out."

by 92wastheyear on Aug 14, 2010 8:00 AM PDT reply actions  

hi?

Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 14, 2010 9:12 AM PDT reply actions  

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