Puzzling Junk - 9.21-22.2010
by idoltime on Sep 21, 2010 7:33 PM PDT
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PrintSo, I've been playing Maniac Mansion for the first time in awhile, and I can't quite remember everything.
Like, I can never remember how to keep the car from blowing up (oh yah, it's the trunk) or where to find stupid's plans. But I remember how to break the chandelier and how to lower the pool to get the radio and the glowing key. But I can't remember what to give to the plant to make it grow so I can get on the roof where the telescope is so I can read the combo to the inner lab door. And I don't wanna just google the walkthru because not only do cheaters never prosper, but they are the first people killed in horror movies. That's a fact. Period. End of story.
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So, anything puzzling you?
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although this is the technical correct answer to the riddle
I still like FFA’s answer better.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Now when I ask people this riddle.
I’ll see if anyone else gives the answer you gave and, if they do, i’ll know they are thinking at a higher level. Kind of like the picture of the snake eating the elephant in the Little Prince.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I looooooooooooved my NES copy of Maniac Mansion as a kid
Been so long since I played it… what ya playing it on, Idol?
#52
They converted it nearly exactly to a PC.
I wish I had a working NES to play it on, but my last one broke.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I am starting to repiece it all back together.
Trying to remember how to get the coolest endings.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
And didja ever play DAY OF THE TENTACLE?
Was fun, but not as good as Maniac Mansion.
On a computer in DOTT, you could play the entire original Maniac Mansion game.
#52
haha yeah that rocked
just because of the embedded game within a game. It definitely wasn’t as intense as trying to figure out Maniac Mansion the first time.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I don't think I have.
That would probably be better. This little PC version feels pretty close but I get the feeling something is different.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I remember trying it on an emulator
Worked great, was the same game I remembered.
ONLY PROBLEM— after all these years and being used to using a mouse, NOT being able to use the mouse to move the cursor and having to use the arrows was annoying. If you got a version that allows ya to use your mouse, it might be easier.
#52
Yeah the PC version does have a decent mouse interface.
Not wonderful but I could see that being really annoying.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Did you have a favorite team going?
I always like having that nerdy kid Bernard to fix everything, but I think I remember that he makes it too easy.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Hmmmm lemme think
You always had to have Dave, right? I know I’d go and get him captured on purpose and set him at the secret brick in the jail to let my other guys out when they got caught…
I did like Bernard for his specialties, but he’d get scared of the Tentacles, which was cute.
Dang, I can’t remember. There was a music guy, some girls… lemme look it up.
#52
I won the game so many times and saw all the different endings, I remember
No one I knew back then thought the game was as cool as I did.
#52
Me neither!
Everyone else was like all about some dumb game but that was the game. There’s two music kids, a writer girl, a camera guy, and some surfer or something. Plus Dave, who I would also always set up at the brick.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I just read up on it on Wiki
I guess I had an early copy of the game for the NES, because I remember being able to microwave the hamster.
#52
haha I had that version too.
And I found many ways to kill that hamster and ways to get killed. This PC game doesn’t seem to get you killed as often as it should.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Yeah, those were good ones.
I think my favorite was Bernard and the music chick or camera guy. I am working on it with Bernard and the writing chick now which is cool.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I voted Utherz
I’m taking Roybot as a sacrificial virgin (whether they want one or not) and Tyler Durrden to make yummy food
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
I am aware....
I would not bring EK either… cause either he’d somehow get famous and forget about us mid-day saving or a kitten would wander past and we’d never see him again
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, remember no matter how valuable you think big men are... James Bond proved they are not the answer in this equation
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Full Season Tickets Ship Tomorrow :) :) :)
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
whats going on with him?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
“just ran into przy at cali pizza kitchen in bridgeport…hes looking super slim walking like hes black with a very badass limp- mass text by me so eat it!!!!!!!!”
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
hopefully Pryz got the Decaf Pepsi
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Walking like he's black?
Yeah, that’s not racist at ALL.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Sep 22, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Might have been a "compliment" on their part
But still a poor choice of words.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Sep 22, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
He's just saying that all black people walk with a limp like an old school pimp.
How is that racist?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
You're right.
Silly me.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Sep 23, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Me neither
Not having my number is no excuse.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
yup.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
heehee
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I suppose he could text your e-mail account.
If you wanted to feel more socially networked; I know how these matters concern you.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
they keep me awake at night.
i’m assuming the text was about FBB, which i won’t be playing this year. so i’m not too concerned about missing this one.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Naw, it was just a lil bit on him running into Przy and how he looked walking around.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i see.
well that’s something.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
In fact, DSox said it word for word right up ^ there
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i guess i z’d too fast
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
i don’t need the added stress
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
i just don’t want to play again. last year was frustrating.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
haha i tricked you!
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Tin's insurance story of the day
I’m on a claims inspection today, with a guy claiming that his chimney flashing got a crack in it, and somehow got water all over the northern side of his house, but magically skipping the main floor. As I’m looking at the wet carpet, there’s a closet door with bright light coming from underneath it, making me think it’s a stairway from the basement to the outside. I open the door, and the guy is like “Um, that’s where we grow our babies, it’s just a little greenhouse.” Inside the closet was a tray of little plants in individual pots, with a light hanging about a foot over them. Later, as we’re walking around the exterior of the house, he mentions that sometimes water drips on him when he’s working in the garage. I’m like “Ok, let’s check it out and I’ll get some pictures.” He’s like “Oh…actually, we can’t go into the garage..cuz um, the lights are out, and you can’t take pictures in there. Well, maybe I could take the camera in and took the pictures for you.” At this point I’ve got the general idea. As we walk behind the garage, there’s a large air vent blowing the strongest weed smell of all time right in my face. Between that and the 5 pitbulls on the property, safe to say this gentleman won’t be an insured of ours for very long.
Note to everyone: If you’re growing pot in your garage, don’t invite the insurance guy over.
I stopped caring a long time ago, and this comment is probably factually inaccurate.
I hope to be done with the get this place that the renters trashed with an indoor grow
Ready to rent project I have been doing,the owner is a good friend and it has cost him about $3000 so far,one of the best arguments for legalization is making it not worth messing with for the moran/criminal element
by southern oregon on Sep 21, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So where would you recommend they do it?
by BlazerBlazerBlazerBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
In broad daylight with a medical grow card
by southern oregon on Sep 21, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you ask the guy how much he charges for an ounce?
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
i did not.
it was not the time, but it was definitely the place.
I stopped caring a long time ago, and this comment is probably factually inaccurate.
It has gotten almost comical around here that there is so much it is not worth $100 an ounce even for barter
by southern oregon on Sep 21, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
read the last part carefully Idol
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be a much better chemist than grower.
The mrs. grew well tho.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Did I tell you about the time I fliped off the CHP?
Flips off the grammer police
by southern oregon on Sep 21, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I was expecting to see
buster.posey
or busterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposeybusterposey
just posted in the wrong junk smh
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
(I kind of liked it)
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It gets confusing but the 100 comments per hour pace is pretty common
by southern oregon on Sep 21, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I keep losing time tonight. I was on the phone to HP for forty minutes, and then they hung up on me.
HP hung up on me tonight, after I spent forty minutes on the phone with them. I can’t call them back either because I don’t have a confirmation number for the
transaction they were working on for me, an extension of our hardware coverage plan. So somewhere in the world, there is a nameless tech with our credit card number and I have no proof of it, and can only call tech support again which will likely end in another forty minutes of being on hold only to be hung up on. HP SUCKS!!!
I’m a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 8:19 PM PDT reply actions
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m dangerously, dangerously, dangerously in love
I love her more than I love myself and still that ain’t enough
If this a dream I don’t wanna wake up
We go together like the tub and the shower head above
Not even thousands and thousands of miles
Could amount to my love; I’d have countless sky miles
I’d climb up a mountain, climb right back down
I’d run across the world and jog back around
A noun and a verb is just a sound
And a sound is not profound enough
To show my urge for her smile
I’d shout on a curb with a loudspeaker
Until the entire town knew how I felt
And I’m out.
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
good luck, buddy.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
and we all know how that ends….
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Only person I recall thinking I was in young, supple love with before my wife-to-be.
Was a girl named Becky who was three years older than me and married. And hot. After her, I stopped searching for love and just looked for the supple.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
hahaha
i suppose it happens on occasion
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
don’t be facetious, cloudy.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
i don’t remember this line
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m a Danger Man from a dangerous city
And I lead a very dangerous life
I got a dangerous car, goes dangerous speeds
And very hazardous wife
I got 16 or 17 dangerous girlfriends
Not counting one or two
Look out kid you don’t want to get hit
I’m dangerous to you
You better look out
I got long strong dangerous arms
I can grab and hold you tight
I got dangerous eyes and dangerous lips
I can kiss and love you all night
Got a head full of dangerous ideas mama
A heart full of bad intentions
A mess of stuff I cant talk about
Too dangerous to mention
You better look out
I’m dangerous to my fingertips, darlin’
Dangerous head to toe
Got a dangerous mind and a dangerous body
God knows I got a dangerous nose
I been warned by the board of inquiry
Been condemned by the board of health
Wont keep a mirror inside my house
’Cause I even scare myself
You better look out.
"Religion is the banana skin: spirituality is the banana." ~ Roger Nygard, "The Nature of Existence"
it's 9:00 am in India
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of India
Did anybody else see that HBO special about the terrorist attacks there two years ago? Amazing stuff.
by Sabonis4Ever on Sep 21, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot...you won the whole thing.
I remember I thought your team sucked too. Shows what I know.
by Sabonis4Ever on Sep 21, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
It was a bunch of Raptors and the Birdman
by Sabonis4Ever on Sep 21, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i'll do it too.
i’m good for last place most of the time.
I stopped caring a long time ago, and this comment is probably factually inaccurate.
It's so lame.
I just got ready for bed and then looked at the clock and was shocked it was still so early.
It totally feels like 11:30 or so.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
its acutally quite simple
in a day there is 24 hours. since the change of the day only 20 hours and 30 minutes have passed. which is 73800 seconds
Momo
reading through the last junk, I saw you cited Wages of Wins. Is this a metric you like?
It has some kinda big issues that, to me, make it pretty unusable.
it gives the defensive rebounder credit for the defensive stop.
That is a kinda egregious error to me.
Yeah, that’s a pretty big error. But I lack access to Synergy so I’m not sure what the most accurate oerall performance metric is. I tend not to use all-encompassing metrics for that exact reason, and I don’t actually think Noah is more than twice as good as Anthony. But I needed a metric that could account for Noah’s D vs Anthony’s O
z
you want to see something neat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVGrcy8wQHk&feature=related
freaking insane. cant believe a 10 year old can do that.
that girl is gonna be rich
real deal right there
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, I saw her one the show and almost lost my mind.
She’s gonna have a show in Vegas by the age of fourteen
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure my cousin is trying to imitate Twilight in her senior pictures
I stopped caring a long time ago, and this comment is probably factually inaccurate.
hee hee. It’s good to have you back. There were too many occasions where a DS “is she hot?” comment was just missing from the JD.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would be very happy to look like Hugh Laurie when I’m his age, so I’m going to take that as a compliment. Thanks.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
well, i certainly didnt mean it as an insult… you have the same facial features., sort of. specifically the cheek bones
If you guys haven't see the BBC Jeeves and Wooster series
You should check it out. Very funny.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
i think you’re right.
and that’s weird.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I irrationally but understandably want to punch both of them.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Sep 22, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
3rd place is cool, bruh! “Thug Life” on your knuckles is pretty goofy though…
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
nope I’m too ignorant to have heard of Tupac.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
and 3rd is lame
funny story tho. i was 37 pins out of the cut after 4 games so i was pretty sure i was done. 5th game, BAM 268. the kid that i passed to make the cut shot a 230. he need to go XXX in the tenth to beat me XX9 to tie, he went XX8 and i made it by one pin. it was boss.
another funny story from today. brian grant told us about the day he was diagnosed with parkinsons. he went to the doctor with his wife and stepped on the scale(he told us how much he hated scales nowadays) and it said he was at 284. then he did the mobility tests and the doctor went away and then came back later and sat him down and told him that he had parkinsons and that there was nothing he could do. brian said he looked out the window for a good 5 minutes and didnt say nothing but his wife was cryin. the doc came over and put his hand on brian’s shoulder and said “i’m sorry brian, this must be real hard for you.” brian turned to the doc and said…. “man, that scale is wrong! no way i was 284. I weighed myself at home and i was at 274.”
it was funny when he told it but its prob not that funny being said over the internetz in text.
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
I remember him telling that story in an interview
when he first announced that he had Parkinson’s.
I love that guy.
yes, and it's still lame
welcome back btw
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahaha
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s fun. i’ve almost played 200 turns. i haven’t gone to war yet, but my whole continent is on edge w/ me. weeee.
Ͼ_Ͽ
by EvilKaramazov on Sep 21, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
you must beat them in to submission.
or starve them. this is the only way to keep the masses in line.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions
cab is playing favorites
I stopped caring a long time ago, and this comment is probably factually inaccurate.
The wife of my fantasy league pride Tim Hightower?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I’ve noticed that you like em with smallish shnozes.
heeeyyyyyyy so dnrkhgu gotta go pl hdei and skeieek
I watched it last night
It was very funny. Everyone else in my house was asleep, so I was trying not to laugh to loudly.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
yeah, dude, it’s awesome. Glad you liked it and I hope it was able to wash away some of the pain of Knowing.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that movie is awesome. Even my GF loved it.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
dear santa
for christmas this year i want a tiddy bear, ball buster, AYDS, baby wee-wee, and a wunder boner
i’ll give extra cookies for a wunder boner
NICE SIG FILE TIN.
"Religion is the banana skin: spirituality is the banana." ~ Roger Nygard, "The Nature of Existence"
I remember AYDS, and I remember when AIDS was first recognized. Really bad timing for the diet folks, and I remember thinking that at the time even though I was only like 8
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
yeahhhhhhhh
wunder boner is still the best product in that commercial. i mean, what guy wouldnt want a wunder boner?
Mike Rowe is the voice in that commercial too, listen to it again if you don't believe me.
I'm a Greg Oden honk, yeah.
Even when I was still a Sonic fan, I liked Oden more than Kevin Durant.
by AK1984 on Jun 12, 2010 12:20 AM PDT
by Tyler Durrden on Sep 21, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
idk some parts i thought it was him. other parts didn’t sound like him.
by dougall5505 on Sep 21, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
just finished last night's game
that was actually a pretty damn good football game. Niners still made some mistakes but looked a lot better than week one. Man I love football.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I stayed up way to late last night and I gotta work in the morning,
Play nice chillens,Im gone to bed
by southern oregon on Sep 21, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions
someone give me a link to advanced stats proving roy is better than kobe
i want to pwn this nub on youtube who says hes been an nba fan for 18 years and knows kobe is better than roy by comparing their 2010 raw stats
no i clicked on the video where ron artest says roy is better than kobe and this kid was acting like he was the sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
and i wanted to pwn him
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I DIDNT ASK FOR A LECTURE
I ASKED FOR STATS
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
RPS:
Kobe = 1
Roy – 0
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, K*be eaquals 1
Roy is minus zero. Since Roy is starting from 10 he beats K*be every time.
Simple.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Sep 22, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just looking that up
When I came back with the url, I was too late.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow I love this video.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
the town of Corvallis OR for being so welcoming to us
!!!!!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
ya i found it on ****yeahoregon.tumblr.com
by dougall5505 on Sep 21, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello everyone.
Just got back from seeing “The Town.” I liked it, but to be honest was expecting a little more. Affleck has done a nice job of re-inventing himself though. He’s a better storyteller than an actor.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
I haven't seen it yet, but some early reviews had me pretty amped up
Then I looked at this. It still looks pretty good, but not amazing. I’ve taken to using yahoo’s page for their review summaries. It’s nice and fast.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, d_t_m, I'm the guy who prefers Parks and Rec to Community.
On that note, I hope that The Big Bang Theory massacres Community in the ratings this season.
I prefer Parks and Rec, too
I was trying to remember who liked Community better. I don’t know The Big Bang Theory, though.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I casually enjoy The Big Bang Theory, although am surprised about how dominate it was in ...
the ratings to finish off last season — for it even topped Two and a Half Men as the most highly watched sitcom — thus, with its move to Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m., Community looks to take a hit in audience share.
and me. Parks and Rec took a really long time to get going and it’s pretty good now but Community still trumps it
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll agree with the first part of that statement
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Boy did it take a long time
This week 2 sitcoms superior to parks start their second seasons. Community and eastbound and down, throw in some Dexter and this is tv nirvana for me.
by HD on Sep 22, 2010 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Kenny powers in Mexico? Count me in
Especially when he says stuff like “with all that I have gone through I pretty much transcend race”
by HD on Sep 22, 2010 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, this is a nice week for TV. In addition to the shows you listed I also had Chuck and HIMYM come back (and House but we’re half a season behind) and Fringe comes back this week too.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
How is House these days?
I loved the first season (my classmates and I would watch with laptops and textbooks at the ready), but I stopped watching midway through the second, it had tanked so badly.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
It’s a lot of the same thing over and over but I really love Hugh Laurie and think he does a pretty good job of carrying the show on his own. It’s definitely weaker now than it was but it was one of the first shows my girlfriend and I started watching together so we like to keep watching it.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I love both those shows.
And I prefer Community to Parks and Rec, though I like both
God is not a zachhole
-Mrs.Elgin
I am hoping that both continue to do well. Moving BBT to Thursday was a bad move in my opinion. That 2 hour block has been dominated by NBC for quite some time.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm forget that it still matters when a show airs
I almost never watch anything when it’s airing, other than sports.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, it was a fine move by CBS to move The Big Bang Theory to the coveted Thursday night ...
spot — since it’ll give the network a chance to maybe pull in more ad revenue by spreading apart its top two comedies: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/18/which-broadcast-shows-are-the-biggest-ad-revenue-earners/45324 — while Community is now in a tough spot.
This also gives CBS two of its new fall shows, Mike & Molly and $#*! My Dad Says, lead-ins with high ratings.
we shall see. I think it’s a gamble by them and it may pay off, but it may come back to bite them in the arse. Those two, along with How I Met Your Mother, are in my current favorite sitcoms so I hope that they can both survive in that time slot. I know I’ll be DVRing one while watching the other, though and I’m not sure which one will take precedence.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It's good. Worth seeing. Waiting for video might not be a bad idea though.
I just hope Affleck stays behind the camera. He is clearly a very good filmmaker, but to be honest, his character was probably the weakest part of the movie.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he meant
A better pimp than actor.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree. That movie has solid direction.
It works better as an action movie than as a drama too. Some inventive heist scenes that you haven’t seen before in too many other movies. But the drama plot has some slight holes, and he tackled some of those issues already better in Gone Baby Gone. Someone told me the film looks like it was made before GBG leading up to it in the development of the director, and not after it. Good thought.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
rumor has it ‘the social network’ is really really good. i just have a hard time being interested in the topic. i mean, how much should i really care about the problem of harvard graduates-turned billionaires?
I'm a big fan of eisenberg. I'm tired of people saying he's a poor mans Michael Cera when he did Michael Cera before Michael Cera did.
I’m also a big Fincher fan, and I think “The Social Network” is gonna be a lot better than people think.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Zodiac was awesome.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I'm the only person who didn't like Seven
I can’t remember if I even made it to the end, I was so bored.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Where's DtL?
We’ve agreed on most movies. I bet he didn’t like it either.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh good
Now I can talk smack about him, and he’ll never know.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re wrong.
Seven was great.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes. You are the only one.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree. Part of Michael Cera's problem though is that he is permanently pigeon-holed into an awkward caricature. He's become almost a cartoon character.
eisenberg is just a little more believable as a real person to me.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Eisenberg was great in The Squid and the Whale and I’ve loved him since. I like Michael Cera as well(and it’s a good thing I do because my girl really likes him) but Eisenberg definitely takes the cake 10 times out of 10.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
One zaching word...Zombieland. That is all.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Adventureland too. It was cute.
It can not compete with the overwhelming film domination that is a zombie movie with Bill Murray in it though.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel the same way
I don’t care at all. It doesn’t help that I have zero interest in facebook.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll take Rashida Jones
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
She's in it?
She’s adorable, but I don’t think I’d see it just for her.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
you hear his new song? well ft'ing it
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Baby Jesus or older Jesus
cause baby Jesus could rock the high notes like nobodies business
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
go ride your bike or something
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Naw, I'm all yours tonight
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
sick.
i’ve already had enough tonight.
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
free throwing
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been sold on this for a while
I really like eisenberg(he was born to play this role), on film drunk today they said the story is very much sensationalized (yay considering it’s in quality hands) and that is a fantastic trailer it has
by HD on Sep 22, 2010 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
i thought the trailer was really boring.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s not a movie about Harvard graduates turned billionaires. Just like the other billionaire Bill Gates, he didn’t graduate ;)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
it’s at 100% after 6 reviews on RT. i hope it doesn’t keep getting great reviews that goad me in to seeing it. cause i don’t want to.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone here read "The Strain" by Guillermo Del Toro?
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
nah, but I heard it was pretty good. He’s gonna be at the Bagdad next week promoting his newest book. I was thinking of going but I can’t afford it right now.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh cool. I think I might try to go.
It’s not a great book, but very fun, creepy, and fast. Parts of it kept me up at night too. It got pretty scary. I liked it. Anyway the sequel is “The Fall” and I just got a first edition hard-cover that is signed today at Powell’s for 25 bucks and I’m stoked to start reading it.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
nice, that’s cool. The Bagdad reading is sponsored by Powell’s and you have to pay the price of the book to get the ticket and it comes with a signed copy of the book… and sometimes the authors chill afterwards to sign other books but they don’t seem to do that much at the Bagdad readings.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, maybe I won't go then. Thanks for the heads up. It would be cool to meet Guillermo though. I like his movies.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm hungry, but don't want to eat right before I go to bed.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate that dilemma
I usually eat and stay up even though I know it’s a poor decision. I love eating
z
I love eating too, but I also love losing weight.
I ballooned up last year after my back injury. gotta get back to where I was.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm drinking tea
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
good man. Not enough tea drinkers these days.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
tea at night sailors delight, tea in the morning sailors warning
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i want to give you my wunder boner
wait, what?
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
got what?
you left oregon so you cant get my wunder boner
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
They make kits for that
You can create your own battery powered DS.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You should consider making a fanshot announcing you're going into business
There were a whole lot of ladies that missed you while you were gone.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
based right in Portland
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
its a safe link, I think
I hope. I should probably get a commission
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
ok cab clean this up
i didnt expect my wunder boner to get everyone excited to where they’re posting this terrible stuff
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It's Oprah approved, yo
Nothing bad going on here.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
WE ARE CLONING MY PENIS TO GIVE TO PGIIRL
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i never said i wanted it
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
you "rawr'd" at the thought of my wunder boner
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
soooooooo you obv want the wunder boner
sooooo i’ll give you the wunder boner
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i'll give you a lil somethin
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, if that's what you want to do, we won't stop you
Jeez, consider email though. We don’t all need to know about it.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
drinks first dude.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
delete it?
NO, make it GREEN
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I apologize to you, WB, and anyone else offended..
I have a friend who worked there. I remember the site being kind of corporate…
But yeah, Oprah approved
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 21, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
hahah some interesting things
like the finger vibe
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
cant i just cast someone to play it?
and he can show up on her doorstep and be my wun… nevermind this doesnt work for me
by Dirty Socks on Sep 21, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you still with the crybaby?
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhhhh snap!
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
yes but he's still my boi!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
New depressing mainpage post by Ben is up.
Chad Buchanan hopes Greg Oden can play 60 games this year.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
I feel like I added valuable insight to the conversation
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
what are u getting tired of?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Greg being injured. I want him to play.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
when's 100%..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
do u expect him to play all 82 games?!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but I was hoping for 70 to 75.
Also, it’s the way in which this story is presented that’s such a downer.
exactly
if u listen to the audio, chad doesn’t insinuate anything.
“lowering expectations…” gimme a break.
PHILLY!
I just listened to it...
and I agree, nothing insinuated
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Sep 21, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for exactly 98
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Why put extra wear and tear on him?
I want him to be doing that for years into the future, too.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I like your style dude.
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
by dario argento on Sep 21, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
$ easy money $
vegas insider’s odds to win the title (WC only):
Lakers 7:2
OKC 15:1
Utah 18:1
Denver 20:1
Dallas 25:1
San Antonio 25:1
Houston 28:1
Portland 35:1
PHILLY!
Jeez, that might be worth $50
And I’m not a gambler at all.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Also Utah, Denver , Houston and Dallas more favored than us
Really?
I get SA but yeah..
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I still don't get SA
They’re another year closer to the grave. Picking up Splitter was a modest stopgap.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
But its all about encouraging betting
And SA is still the 4-time title winners.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
i think he'll help em quite a bit
but still not enough to propel them from mediocrity to contention. i peg them as a fringe playoff team this year.
PHILLY!
If Parker or Manu get hurt again
They may well miss the playoffs.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
If Denver trades Melo
We suddenly become the favorites to win the NW division, sorry OKC, you haven’t shown you can actually close out games.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
They don't have the pieces Denver wants
Same problem New York has.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Who plays the 4, him or Durant? Also, the Nugs want a young big, which is the 1 department OKCs short in unless Nugs want jeff green
z
They don't have a young stud Denver wants in any case
Denver wants:
1. A young promising player, preferably a big man.
2. At least one if not two first rounders.
3. Cap relief.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Carmelo Anthony wouldn't re-sign with OKC, nor would Denver trade him within the division.
For Anthony, my money is on him going to Chicago for Luol Deng, James Johnson, Taj Gibson, a 2011 first-round draft pick, and a future first-round draft pick (via Charlotte).
I feel sorry for George Karl if that happens
Since his team would go from contender to suck.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I feel sorry for Chicago if it happens
Because they’ll have what should be a very good team, but they’ll still find a way to screw it up.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Defense wins championships
And they wouldn’t have it.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Thibodeau is supposed to be the defense guy
Then again, Nate seems to have a reputation for defense everywhere that isn’t Portland.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate is internationally renowned for his defense, come on.
How dare you question his defensive expertise! Thibideau would love to get lessons in coaching D from Team USA’s defensive coach!
Regardless, Chicago would become a force to be reckoned with if it obtains ...
Carmelo Anthony — while holding onto Joakim Noah — and that’s worth the cost.
color me unimpressed with their summer
everyone over on blogabull and realgm keeps harping on and on about how they’re now contenders.
but all they’ve done is form a lesser jazz team
rose vs williams
brewer vs brewer
deng vs kirilenko
boozer vs boozer
noah vs okur
jazz had millsap, korver, matthews, and miles coming off the bench
bulls will have watson, gibson, korver, and now SCALABRINE off the bench.
PHILLY!
But of all the teams with cap space that weren't the Heat
They did far and away the best at using it wisely to fill out their roster. All the more so when you consider the offer sheet they gave JJ Redick. So while they’re not perfect, color me impressed with their offseason
z
i think ny did pretty better actually
adding felton, amare, randolph turiaf, and azibuike for just a stat padding david lee. that’s pretty good.
PHILLY!
So they moved from really awful to merely awful
The Knicks are screwed for a while thanks to inept management.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
maybe i'm overrating d'antoni and some of their players
but i fully expect them to be in the playoffs this year.
and they’ll still have some capspace to play with next summer. walsh did pretty well, but isiah’s stink is hard to clear out.
PHILLY!
So they could be eighth in the East
And got swept by Miami, better but the East is weak beyond the top 4.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
About all that's left from Isiah Thomas' reign is Eddy Curry; ...
yet, to be fair, that’s one helluva “stink” still slowly smoldering over the franchise.
And no first rounders til 2017
Except for the Rockets pick this year.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
That's not entirely true.
New York has a first-rounder in 2011 — although it’s a pick swap with Houston that’s top-one protected — and from 2012 through 2015 it owes Houston a single future first-round draft pick or, if the team has a top-five pick all of those years, it owes a 2015 second-round draft pick and 2016 second-round draft pick instead.
2017, however, is the earliest year an unprotected first-round draft pick can be conveyed in a trade.
I'm not sure why the Chicago Bulls went after J.J. Redick, since Kyle ...
Korver was already signed to be the backup 2 on that team. Keith Bogans is also a very nice, cost-effective signing as a fifth wing/third-string 3/2 in a 11th/12th man role.
And without Sloan
Who even though he’s never won the big one is a very good coach.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Ronnie Brewer must be used as a backup 3, for there's no way he can be ...
an effective starting 2 on that team. That, of course, is why Rudy Fernandez is such the perfect fit there.
shouldn't they be looking for another back-up big man?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
what about Thomas's back-up?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
he only needs to be 5th big
It doesn’t really matter how good/bad he is unless they get hit with serious injuries
z
in the event that both Thomas and Asik are involved in a high speed police chase and suspended for 10 games apiece, who should they call up from the D-League?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
from now on only use your powers for good
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If only they'd give us their Charlotte pick
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
reading some of their forums
i believe they plan on starting RB at the 2 unless there is a trade.
i kinda fudged the lineups a bit to help my point.
PHILLY!
I, too, have read that's the plan, but starting Ronnie Brewer at the ...
2 will backfire on Chicago offensively.
Denver could get a bit more out of Chicago, but wouldn't be able to pry away Joakim ...
Noah in this case. So, along with a 2011 first-round draft pick and a future first-round draft pick that’s via Charlotte — which is protected from 2012 through 2015 and unprotected in 2016 — the Bulls could also include in its own future first-round draft pick with protection on it (e.g., top-five protected from 2013 through 2016 and unprotected in 2017). All in all, that’d be three future first-round draft picks going Denver’s way.
In any case
Denver would be the clear fourth place finisher in the NW, unless Utah implodes or something.
Ahead of Minny but no one else.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Hmm, it'd be a roughly .500 ballclub.
Nene
Kenyon Martin
Luol Deng
Arron Afflalo
Chauncey Billups
Chris Andersen
Taj Gibson
Al Harrington
J.R. Smith
Ty Lawson
Shelden Williams
James Johnson
Renaldo Balkman
Anthony Carter
Which is probably good for fourth
In the NW, do you really think the Jazz will be worse than that?
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I'll be interested to see what Jerry Sloan can do with Al Jefferson, but ...
my skepticism is there.
The Jazz are definately one of the teams
That could drop out of the playoffs this year to be sure.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
But I don't see
Denver taking back Deng.
by Storyteller on Sep 22, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, yeah
But they’d also take Sasha Vujacic if Gasol was part of the package….
by Storyteller on Sep 22, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Your wasting you're money if you bet yore money on anybody but the Nazgul
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Oh those are odds for the WC championship? Then Blazers all the way
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
madblaze what does 'mean as' mean?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT reply actions
Its a good thing
If you call something mean as, you think it is cool.
Example: Porgy is mean as, bro.
ORLY?
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Aight goodnight all. I leave you all with this oldie but goodie.
Skatt Brothers – Life at the Outpost
"Conan, what is best in life?"
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women."
FOOOOOOOOOOD! I haven’t eaten since 1 and my food just took forever to cook. the first bite was AMAZING.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Such a nice feeling
Although the half hour leading up to that moment is exruciating. I suppose you need to feel low to feel high
z
especially when the food smells really good. thankfully tonight’s meal doesn’t have much of a scent.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
what'd you make?
I’ll be right over
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing fancy. just a little four cheese mac and cheese.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 21, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
oh
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I just polished off the rest of my dinner
Chinese tofu and zucchini. It was awesome.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 21, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I'm out, see all of you online next week
I’m off to New England to hopefully have a wicked good time.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
have fun
bring us back a Patriot
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
A musket?
Maybe I should go do what Ocho said he would but failed and steal one of the muskets they shoot off when they score TDs (So I’ve heard).
Nah, never challenge a dude with a gun.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
I mean an actual Patriot
see if there are any Tea Party rallies going on while you’re in town
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 21, 2010 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, its Boston
Unless we’re talking about re-eneactors, the city makes Portland look conservative.
Every single member of the house and Senate from MA is a Dem, its been that way for a while and will stay that way for a while. That’s insane for a state as big as they are (not that big but big enough).
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Federal reps of course
Although the state legislature is like this:
State House
D-141, R-19.
State Senate
D-35, R-5.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
who occupies Teddy Kennedy's former seat?
a Tea Party Candidate… THEY EXIST
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
in fairness to the tea party, they're not all uber-conservative
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I disagree with that, for the Tea Party is an innately ultraconservative coalition.
The reason for my utter disdain with the Tea Party is due to its backward thinking, retrogressive views on cultural issues, which is why U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) kicked those hidebound fools to the wayside like a disgusting cigarette habit. As a hardcore libertarian, I scoff at a reactionary movement that’s polluted with far-right wingnuts such as Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Nikki Haley (née Randhawa), and Christine O’Donnell in its ranks.
by AK1984 on Sep 22, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
First, I'm not a fan of the tea party either...
but the tenets they are founded on are picked piece meal from “fiscal conservative policies” and pro-religion dogma of the right… however I’m certain that exceptions exist in this as in all things. Also, while they have hard line stances on certain issues, those issues and stances vary from candidate to candidate with the common denominator being draping themselves in the flag/Bible… So without any concrete positions as a movement (yet) there will undoubtedly be people who embrace it for the votes and move to the middle once elected…
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feel free to reply, but I’m not really up for a political debate tonight
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
"the common denominator being draping themselves in the flag/Bible..."
You made my argument for abhorring them — as a whole, of course — for me.
Oh, and with regards to politicos like Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell, they’ve got a long history of this line of thinking — especially O’Donnell — thus, it’s not as if they’re pandering for votes, but rather them lucking into a matter of circumstance that they’re platform has garnered mass publicity.
the key to winning a championship:
have on the roster a towel waving, akward white dude.
10-la- morrison
09-la- morrison
08-bos- scalabrine
07-sa- bonner
06- mia- doleac
05- sa- rasho
04- det- darko
03- sa- ferry
02- la- madsen
01- la- madsen
the “coincidence” is uncanny.
PHILLY!
hmmm
http://twitter.com/MarcusCamby23
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 21, 2010 11:55 PM PDT reply actions
usually it's verified
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I can help with verification on this one
FAKE.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
to authenticate it yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! L0L
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I was going off of his comments
Rather than the marker. If that’s him saying all that stuff, I’d be shocked.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I started with
It looked ridiculous. Then I looked for the marker as an easy sign one way or another
z
I WISH I COULD SEE WHAT HE’S SAYING!!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
nothing interesting
it’s a fake and not even a funny one
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
almost looks like how i talk for a sec
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Fine
@steveKluback jt got me on here pause
6 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to steveKluback
@steveKluback puss
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Hope my boy BD win dat emmy for his documentary!
24 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@Marty2634 feel we can compete with any team in the league, having a healthy G.O can only make us better
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wassup n houston tonite???
about 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@Marty2634 draft nite ‘96, 07’ DPOY
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@Marty2634 challenging but I like to compete
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@Ur_Welcome lol how u
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@Xacutioner31 preciate dat, I miss denver too
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@RasualButler45 chillin kiiiid how u?
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@JR_Swish where u at son
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@JR_Swish waddup brother?
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@50PoCkEtS what’s goin on n da D
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@50PoCkEtS n H-town bout to go back to portland tomorrow
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@DerMarrJ what’s good son
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@50PoCkEtS haaaaa!
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@jwater hahahahahaa FOH son
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Congrats mike vick u back son
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@RasualButler45 F U sual lol. Waddup kiiiid?
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@carmeloanthony checkin on u pause u good?
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Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
this makes my eyes hurt
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I minimized it right away
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
haha, thanks. that looks very fake.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
it'll say "authenticated" or something similar on the feed page
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
man, I can’t get twitter to work on this computer. how annoying. good thing I don’t actually use it but it does suck when you people link to it and I can’t see.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
you always have comp problems brah
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, dawg. It sucks. I blame my job for infesting my computer every day.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
between that and crappy torrent sites and website that run a fake virus scan and tell you that your computer is infected(and, if you’re a real noob and click on the page, they really infect you). And the fact that I visit about 1000+ pages a day during work.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
oh blah blah blah blah
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll show you blah blah blah blah!!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
STOP RUBBING IT IN
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
dang tick still UNEMPLOYED?
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
that's how it goes when you're looking for a career type job
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
From the "it happens to everyone" department
I’m yelling at my ISP about problems with my Internet connection. Grrrr.
I've noticed a trend from calling Comcast
When I’m on the phone with someone local, they never admit it’s a problem on their end. They’re always convinced it’s my problem. When I talk to someone in India, they’re usually pretty cool about telling me they suspect there’s an outage in my area.
On a related note, Comcast just changed, so that when I call to complain about yet another outage, they reset my modem before I even get to talk to a person. I get why they would do that, but it’s a frustrating waste of my time because I’ve probably already done it twice before I even call.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
If you were the Blazers' owner/president/GM and had the power to make a single transaction on behalf of the team, what would it be?
Keep in mind it should be fair, since you’re dealing with real life teams
z
It's so hard to say, since we can't really know what deals are available.
As much as I’d like to lock in a pg, I don’t see a great young one who is available and a good fit.
If I could get Iggy for Nic and another medium piece or two, I’d be all over it.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Contingent on Denver trading Melo
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=34c48q5
A future first instead of/in addition to Rudy. If they insist on including JR Smith I sit on my hands. If they want Bayless instead of Rudy I might make the future pick a 2nd rounder as part of my goal is to streamline the roster.
Kinda boring and rehashed on this site, but I’m firmly in the pro-Billups camp
z
You almost got it right
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2v3j8fg
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
That Epix channel you can get a 7 day pass to watch their stuff online has some neat movies
Like this one:
Tons of old exploitation films, lots of stuff also on Netflix to watch instantly, and then old stuff I ain’t seen on Netflix.
#52
The guy with the big Oden?
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
FLIRTING isn't horribly far off from me in HS
Except I was good at sports, but a friendless nerd like the main character.
#52
Yes, but he was only popular in France
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
How have I never heard of this movie?
Kid Colter is the story of a boy born in the city that is kidnapped by mountain men and left in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. The crazed mountain men left him for dead, but the boy proves to have an uncanny ability to fend for himself. The boy’s experience is horrific, but his ability to tap into skills he never knew he had to eventually find his way back home is remarkable and inspiring for the whole family.
#52
by Mortimer on Sep 22, 2010 12:58 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Did you ever watch the adventures of the Robinson Family in Alaska or somewhere in the north?
I loved those as a kid (2 movies I think, maybe more). Although they were very unrealistic, and even as a kid I found it dumb that the father always left the hut without his rifle when trying to rescue his kids from cougars, wolves, etc.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
No, but I found it
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_the_Wilderness_Family
2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Further_Adventures_of_the_Wilderness_Family
3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Family_Robinson
It was more like the Mountain Man in Colorado. Good clean and rather predictable family entertainment.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
EEKS it sounds too scary for my blood
A pack of wolves, an angry lioness, and a menacing grizzly bear harass the Robinsons, in their otherwise happy new home.
#52
The last one sounds boring as hell
In the final sequel, the Robinsons celebrate the arrival of spring after surviving a fierce winter. Soon their happiness is quickly dashed as a Forest Service ranger informs them they must prove their mountain home is located on a legitimate mining claim or they must move out. Also, Pat finds out that her mother is ill and decides to go back to Los Angeles. Will the Robinsons lose their mountain home? Will Pat come back from the city?
#52
Maybe it was the inspiration to George Lucas for the Star Wars prequel
THE GALACTIC SENATE! CSPAN IN SPACE! People will love it.
Well I liked those movies as a kid and they seem to have been popular in the US as well. But just like Little Home on the Prairie and Mountain Man Grizzly Adams, those type of escapism movies aren’t exactly the pinnacle of Hollywood filmmaking.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
The woman who plays the mother is also the mother of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinessa_Shaw
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Yeah, especially as said above the doofus dad always forgets his rifle when it matters
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Best movie EVER!!!!
In Bayless I trust.
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There's a classic viking movie with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier as the big bad Arabian sultan that is pretty good
Including a very inventive method to publicly execute your enemies
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
and also The Go-Kids
All the same movie… crazy Euros changing the name…
by hoodieNation on Sep 22, 2010 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
its about some kid with my name that is living in Australia
and he finds some lake that is haunted or something and randomly bubbles up. yada yada, it ends up being some old logging equipment… haunted logging equipment.
by hoodieNation on Sep 22, 2010 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I've heard of this, but never seen it
It sounds too good—
A very rowdy Irish-American poacher and his partner in crime, an Eton educated Englishman, take on the entire German army in Africa during World War I.
#52
Supposed to be interesting to watch, but full of historical mistakes and not that great of a total movie.
In Bayless I trust.
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sweet zombie Jesus, that is on Netflix to watch instantly
by hoodieNation on Sep 22, 2010 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
hehe, I guess you already said that above
I don’t read the jd
by hoodieNation on Sep 22, 2010 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it on Netflix too?
It’s on some new channel that also streams stuff online called EPIX, is what I’m getting it from.
#52
Gotta love ol Prof. Farnsworth.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Sep 23, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Good question
Ya might have to get a good digital print somehow and make ’em yourself at Kinkos.
#52
Oh boy, that's worse than the Simpsons episode
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
This movie and it's sequel FLIRTING (starring the lovely Thandie Newton)
Were two movies that I really liked as a young Mortimer.
#52
Thandie Newton is stunning.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
That's too much work.
Anyway, I’m 3:26 minutes in and it’s already an eye-roller with them wrestling in the wilderness.
For me, this seems to rank low on the relatability scale.
yeah anything outside is probably out of your comfort zone. :)
by hoodieNation on Sep 22, 2010 1:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Does everything in a movie have to be something in your own life?
It can’t ALL be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, AK.
#52
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is trash, for Tim Burton failed there.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, though, is pure imagination, indeed.
I think they're at a Peal Jam concert when his voice finally breaks.
by hoodieNation on Sep 22, 2010 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Truth be told, it seems like a moive I'd've watched if it was on IFC back when ...
I was still living at home in my parents’ house — which is a long, long time ago — late at night during my high school days.
Heck, from all the way back then, But I’m a Cheerleader is still one of my favorite flicks, although I’m probably alone there. I mean, heck, I’ve got much respect for a clean & sober Natasha Lyonne, a prime Clea DuVall, a gay couple involving Rufio (i.e., Hook) & Sunshine (i.e., Remember the Titans), and a non-drag RuPaul.
92 was the year (my voice broke)
Not really, I have no good memory of it
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
I don't remember Watts in it
I guess I ain’t watched Flirting since she became famous.
Nicole Kidman being in it always annoyed me because she is in the forefront of all of the American advertising for it because she got so famous, AND I don’t like her.
#52
Yeah, and her character is lame.
I don’t like that Kidman actress lady. And now she looks like a mutant.
#52
She should have stuck with Irish Spring commercials.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Only because both of you are in on this.
I’ll also chant “Rudy” with gusto, and not bitter irony, on opening night. Those Suns of Phoenix better watch out!
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I can't help but like Rudy.
Even though he/his agent did a lot of dumb things, I can’t help but root for him.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
You have been awarded this medal:
Bedgers awarded this medal are granted that I´ll buy them a bear if they ever visit my town.
by amlmart1 on Sep 22, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll take a bear or a beer!
I’mma print and cut this out and wear it on my lapel when I am touring through Spain.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I'd love to go out drinking with that guy.
And see how many people we could confuse.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I guess you misunderstood where you were.
It’s puzzling, really.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Switzerland is now ruled by a majority of women for the first time in its history. 4 of 7 cabinet members are now female.
Women were not even allowed to vote in Switzerland until 1971 :-)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
AND YOU MUST OWN A GUN!!!
In Bayless I trust.
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Not sure if that’s true for all women, but it should be true for all households since you keep your gun from military service. Switzerland doesn’t have an army, it is an army.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Though they are arguing about this right now.
Some guy busted out his assault rifle and mowed down his ex-girlfriend and her new lover, plus they are thinking that even if every family has a powerful gun, it won’t help much against satellite directed missiles, modern tanks, and jet fighters.
In Bayless I trust.
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yeah, but
what if Russian paratroopers suddenly invade? If there was an assault rifle in every home, the Wolverines would have had it much easier.
Seems like there's a pretty easy solution for that
Just store all the guns in schools. Then they’ll be ready for the paratroopers, and nobody will get hurt the rest of the time.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Happy mid-autumn festival everyone!
Eat a mooncake (or something else round), look at the moon, and think of your family.
This is a holiday commemorating weird marital problems which ended up with the man stuck on the sun and his wife stuck on the moon, so if your family is far away and you miss them, this day is for you!
In Bayless I trust.
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Blazers have lost out in the D-League draft lottery (although the second round is reversed, and so on)
First round
1. Reno Bighorns
2. New Mexico Thunderbirds
3. Maine Red Claws
4. Texas Legends
5. Springfield Armor
6. Iowa Energy
7. Rio Grande Valley Vipers
8. Utah Flash
9. Dakota Wizards
10. Fort Wayne Mad Ants
11. Sioux Falls Skyforce
12. Bakersfield Jam
13. Tulsa 66ers
14. Austin Toros
15. Erie BayHawks
16. Idaho Stampede
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
But that means OKC lost too!
So we win either way!
Suck it Durant!
(yes, this is aimed at riling up TiH)
In Bayless I trust.
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They still pick 3 spots ahead
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Who is it that is part invested in the Idaho Stampede?
I thought that team was OKC+POR?
In Bayless I trust.
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Denver
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
It’s a really beautiful song. I’m glad someone else is enjoying it.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
A browser should have a built-in function to automatically test if bookmarks still work
Luckily I found a little tool to do it for me. Oh wow I have a lot of outdated ones ;)
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Man, I hate paying bills, especially when there are a bunch to pay at once
Student loans, power, cable, credit card……woooooooo
Can I get an Armon?
it really sucks. I’m in the same boat right now. After I pay every one of my bills I’m going to end up with about 17 dollars for two weeks.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Just as a good Christian should: First you get married, then you go for the home run
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
kids! all of you!
I was 24 when I started grad school in Portland.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Don't you two mind me.
I’ll just sit in the corner over there and… watch.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I figure that even if I am saving myself for marriage.
My eyes can still witness!
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
welcome to your midtwenties
wait, i’m now in my late twentys, l8r brah! enjoy the one nite stands and junk cuz you’ll start to want to settle once your old and crusty like me
It’s working well for me, he said, tongue darting nervously in between his fangs.
"Religion is the banana skin: spirituality is the banana." ~ Roger Nygard, "The Nature of Existence"
kids grow up so fast
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
¡aye carumba! don’t scare me like that, i know that some mexican chicks can get preggers from online, they are THAT good at having kids
madblaze has child? l0l
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Sep 22, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy birthday!!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Over the last 72 hours, sources said, Anthony’s representatives — headed by agent Leon Rose — have been ramping up the pressure on the Nuggets to complete a deal with the Knicks or the Bulls before training camps open leaguewide next week. Sources say that Denver officials, however, are not inclined to rush into anything.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Replace all the names
And you’ve got the Rudy situation from a few weeks ago.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Man
I walked my dog today an when I got back, there was a tick on my ankle. Since then I keep getting phantom itches.
That's Tight!
Don't get lyme disease
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Did you get the full tick out?
It might have burrowed down to the marrow in your bones and laid eggs.
#52
Major crisis: Rotation of earth plunges entire North American continent into darkness!
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Dude, that's from 4 years ago
You might as well warn us the George W might get elected to a 2nd term.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
It's a problem as pressing as ever. And it's the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, so it fits.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
did you know the Earth is WOBBLING on its axis?
If it falls over the Australians will conquer the world
Can I get an Armon?
Agent Ronald Shade tells HoopsHype free agent guard Dwayne Mitchell will be at the Blazers' training camp.
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Just what we need: More shooting guards
Dwayne Mitchell (born August 24, 1982) is a 6’5" guard or shooting guard formerly from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dwayne played with the Iowa Energy in the NBADL until August 1, 2008 when he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Lakers, who on October 8, 2008 waived Mitchell, who later signed with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.
In June 2009 Mitchell signed with Hapoel Holon, current owner of the Israeli state cup and Israeli Super league Champion in 2007-2008, for the 2009-10 season
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Why would you be jiggy wit it?
It’s stupid. Not the it’s-new-but-I’ll-get-used-to-it kind of stupid either. The we-just-made-our-product-hard-to-look-at-and-hard-to-use kind of stupid.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
yeah I don’t like it one bit.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel bad for ULC
We are missing out on a fanpost reply to Dave because he’s unavailable for comment.
That's Tight!
Ok, he's posing for a picture while filing his nails
He should be careful, he’ll get nail filings on his rape suit.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 6:28 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's a nice tracksuit
"Listening to the media only increases your odds of failing at whatever you are doing" - Mark Cuban
Exam is such a simpler word with a smaller space of possible states.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I often use “exam” to avoid “tests.” I’ve been saying the latter out loud for the last two minutes. Just can’t get it right.
I have struggled with 'aluminum' in my life.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Yeah, like the mineral.
Pronunciation of that one always gets me.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
al-oo-min-ee-um
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd say the same thing about 'tests'!
I’d say a-loon-en-mum or a-lum-ee-num or something dumb instead of al-oo-min-um
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I remember back in 5th or 6th grade two of my best friends couldn’t say “Specific.” I spent like an hour trying to explain how simple it was to just add “S” to “pacific”
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry for bringing up such a sensitive topic, Ash. You’ll say it correctly some day!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
nope me, silly pants.
We were in phone tech support, and he’d started almost ever sentence with “so what you are going to want to do is…”
hahaha. it’s amazing how many odd little eccentricities people have in their speech. there was a girl in my high school Japanese class who would start almost every sentence with “well, ya see, the thing is, honestly” and then say something very simple that really did not need 3 clarifying statements to introduce itself.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll pretend I didn’t hear people if they say things wrong. The “supposebly” one is really common, as is “libary.” I just keep saying “Sorry, what was that?” (I only do this to my sisters and girlfriend, though)
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
My mom says a lot of things wrong that annoy me
and I do the same thing.
She says “ambliance” instead of “ambulance.” She also pronounces motorcycle like how you say popsicle. Motorsicle.
haha I’ve heard the motorcycle thing before. I catch myself saying “innernet” a lot instead of “inTERnet” and I get mad at myself. but I think I’ve only heard one person say “inTERnet” before so I guess that one must be super common.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
so these means that today you are a testee.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions
i always suspected you were a fan of testee
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I like this answer better than Mort's.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Often times taking one's time leads to better results.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Yeah, I can totally see that.
Especially because that’s just the kind of thing somewhat might say at the start of a JD when no one is talking.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Draw a single closed loop going through all the grid nodes. Then break this loop into 16 pieces. In each row and column of the nodes must be exactly two breaking points (some are shown in table as "X"s). Middle points of all 16 pieces are shown as dots.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i would have to print this out before trying it for long periods of time and becoming frustrated at my lack of ability to complete this task.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a great way to spend a Wednesday, huh?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
if i didn’t have so much stuff to do i would for sure.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I thought yesterday before I set out to conquer Maniac Mansion.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i think you should pay me to be your assistant or something.
i need a new job.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I could use an assistant, too.
What are you qualifications?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i’m a quick learner. also, i can bring donuts and doritos.
plus i’m a blazer fan. I’m good at typing.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
These are great qualifications.
Are you familiar with the Dewey Decimal System?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
indeed.
i might need a quick refresher
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Fantastic!
How quickly can you come up with a word’s synonym that is inappropriately more complex and long than necessary?
For instance, if I wanted to say: ’We’re reviewing our process and trying to determine the best way to handle your needs.’ in a more complicated than necessary fashion, how would you go about that?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
nice, momo!
I think DTL has some competition! How is your typing? Can you do the dewey decimal?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
ha
“Yes” isn’t really the answer to the 1st question. I can type real fast, and junking has helped me get back in the flow
z
i would say:
“Your needs are important to us. To better address the circumstances which are specific to your particular needs, we are undergoing a rigorous re-examination of our standards and practices in order to ensure you the best service possible.”
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a pretty great response, too.
Wow, I might need to bring you both in and have you two deathmatch to figure this out.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
no need.
he’s a fan of the New York Yankees.
enough said.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh
Sorry, momo, but that’s a tough recovery. I’d be more likely to forgive you being a Laker or a member of the communist party or a Nazi sympathizer.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
when can i start and how much do you pay?
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll consult with the head of HR and get back to you.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Yankees fans are not worse than Laker fans
At least some of us know stuff about baseball as a whole and don’t troll around going “AROD RULEZ SUCKA” and try to justify our players being the best based solely on how many rings they have.
As for the other 2, I got nothin’
z
ooo now this is enticement I can work with.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
uh oh….
i’m in trouble now.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the benefits to working with you.
Is that it would give us more time to work out our Porgy and Royboy sketch.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
that’s true.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know, Yankee fans can be REALLY bad.
Some Laker fans know stuff too. I know as I was one for the first 20 years of my life. Of course, that has a lot to do with why I despise them so much now as they have only gotten worse as a group over the past decade.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Well, if that’s your deciding criteria then I’m probably boned. Thank you for considering my 11th hour application
z
It's a tough hurdle to overcome.
As I have always disliked the Yankees. Still, does my dislike for the Yankees overcome my lack of care about baseball as a whole? Not sure about that.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
By the time I get in the swing of work, the NBA season will be starting and you’ll forget all about baseball
z
This is so true.
But what about Spring and early Summer?
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Blazers will be in the Finals, of course. Now late summer might be tougher, but we’ll probably still be riding the wave of title euphoria
z
Optimistic thinking is a plus.
Here’s another question. How are your baking skills? Specifically, do you think you could bake a cake with a file or something in it that would help someone (no one we know.. really just a hypothetical person..) escape incarceration? Just curious.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
files in cakes are for losers. i’d be driving a car through a wall to break you out.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
see, initiative like this
Will not only win you the assistant job, but you could segue this into a fullblown sidekick status in no time. That includes all of the benefits of an assistant with a higher pay, more chicks, creative control over uniform (with managerial approval), and.. your own theme song. Yes, it will be hard work getting there, but I think the payoff speaks for itself.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
my own theme song?
awesome. what would my theme song be?
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure on the specifics, but this is what I see.
I enter the scene. My theme music plays. It’s funky, cool ish groove for the master as I recklessly stroll into danger. Despite effortlessly gliding through the perils, I end up being capture.
Although I’m way too cool to care. Plus I know if I wait just a minute long— BAM SMASH
Suddenly POW you’re on the scene like a car through a wall! The music shifts to something jivey and bouncing and frantic as you start nard punching all the bad guys. While they are distracted, I slip free and join you. I say something sorta cool and clever like " wonderful timing, as always, dtl" (i think you need a better sidekick name) to which you reply (probably as we do one of those cool simultaneously dunking/jumping things as we hit the assailant prone to attack the other from behind) “assisting you in a full time job, idol” (i think we can come up with something better and more catchy when the writer are off-strike) and this would be about the time that I would see the main bad guy slipping away and you’d say go get im and got your back and then I’d go after im or something.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
that seems about right.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
if you want the job
make this even cooler because you are the sidekick.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
This is puzzle junk.
Claire misunderstood and posted new junk tho.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
That was a great one.
I miss opposite day.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
that’s not your right, but i won’t go ahead and not let you disagree with what i may not say, never, ever.
I always do what other people tell me to do.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
They are teh bestest!
And Laker fans, in general, are the symbol of respect, honor, and decency. We all have a lot to learn from their stellar example! I only hope that, if we were as fortunate as the blessed Lakers to become ladden with championship, our city would show even a sliver of the classiness and joy that Laker fans showed.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
tell me what have you left me what have I got, last night in cold blood my junk — got dropped
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
oooohhhh that CLAIRE!!!!! [throws up junk gang signs]
My junk got jacked
My junk’s on crack
My sister can’t work cause her z-button shows trax
madness insanity.. junk sans profanity
then some n00b claimin they understandin me
give me a break, what blog do you live in?
junk is my sect, guess my religion
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
skipping ahead...
tblazers pants are missing braided hair
lurkers stare but I don’t care
my junk ain’t knowelgde my junk’s fear
I’ve no remorse so main-pagers beware
....
cos my junks death tho we all want peace
our war wont end – till all bedge cease
junk!
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
let them go
We will beatbox for them.
"Religion is the banana skin: spirituality is the banana." ~ Roger Nygard, "The Nature of Existence"
You don’t disrespect me, fool
You just rec me, cool
But I don’t need your assistance, social persistance
Any problem I got I just put my fist in
We can't believe this is the first time for that.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
fun with word problems!
so a guy on a bike will travel 12mph downhill, 8mph straightaway, and 6mph uphill. If he takes 4 hours to travel from his shack in the woods to his hipster thrift store in southeast and 4 hours and 30 minutes to make it back home, what is the distance from his shack to his hipster thrift store? (assume no stops)
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
silly Spain...
you’ll never conquer the new world this way
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
by The Arkitect on Sep 22, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
one for me
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i think you need roybot for the rest of this song
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
preferably. yes.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
If so, hopefully, for your sake.
He’s skilled as well as lucky.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
you should know better than to say the line “sitting in a tree”
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
well it’s still going
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
There were well over 4000 in a 24 period that day.
Pretty astounding. Claire’s junk alone would have EASILY shattered The Junk’s 24hour comment record without even trying EVEN WITH this junk dueling in the morning.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
- Bertrand Russell
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
some of those things are gonna be waiting a loooooooooong time
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth.
- Joseph Conrad
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
and how
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer sex raises some pretty good questions
- Woody Allen
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope
- Alexandre Dumas
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
—Robert Frost
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
—Oscar Wilde
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete.
—Jean-Paul Sartre
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
—Edmund Burke
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.
—Mae West
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
—Baruch Spinoza
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
—Malcolm X
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
—George Bernard Shaw
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
—Bertrand Russell
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
—Galileo Galilei
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
What is truth?
—Pontius PIlate
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
^^never got an answer, by the way.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.
— Winston Churchill
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
What you perceive, your observations, feelings, interpretations, are all your truth. Your truth is important. Yet it is not The Truth.
—Linda Ellinor
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i think i agree with this one most
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.
—Mohandas Gandhi
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i got a lot of eggs in that basket
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Women should be obscene and not heard.
—Groucho Marx
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
did you find a Bartlett’s or something?
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
i can’t ever remember quotes very well
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I've always been a quoter.
Love finding the perfect quote to start a paper with.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i liked ending papers with quotes if possible
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
That's interesting.
I think I like that idea even better than mine.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
it’s like they said in american history x: someone’s already said it better, just use their words.
just gotta lead up to it correctly and have one salient point to bring the quote home, but the ending quote is the key i think.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
My old approach.
Was to find the epic words to set the stage and then show how everything I am putting forth deduces this same truth. But I like your way.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
that’s not a bad way to go, but if you start out with a killer quote or passage, everything you say after it will probably pale in comparison. i’d rather say, “look, here’s all my ideas.” and then at the end go, “oh what’s this? this super smart person agrees with me. see?”
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a brilliant twist!
I think my way was like a math proof where you put your answer on top and then prove it. Your approach is much more like a porn where you build up to the money shot.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
yup. i always wrote so the ending was best. a professor once told me i should take my conclusions and make them my intros, but i didn’t like doing that.
i think endings are the most important thing because it’s the last thing a person is gonna remember about what they’ve read/watched. so end well.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a trickiness.
Since the beginning is what draws people in to read further but the end is what they are left with if they make it there.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
for sure.
it’s a balancing act, no doubt.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It's been a while since I wrote a paper
But I used to like quoting myself.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
There's only one time I've ever quoted myself.
And that’s this quote:
Age is a state of time not of mind. -dj
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I had a professor who did mostly Powerpoint lectures, and he used a lot of quotes
One day there was a quote up from one of his articles. I think most of the class missed it, since he didn’t draw attention to it. I thought it was funny, so with every new paper I wrote for him, I slipped in a quote from one of my previous papers.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
butt kisser
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
oh wait, i read that wrong. disregard my statement.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass. Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the woods the track of every partridge, and fox, and squirrel.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I’m insanely jealous of Walt Whitman.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i’d see it more like the bait without the hook.
the beauty will draw you in, but without the grace, it’s not gonna take you anywhere.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I get for looking up quotes by that hack, Emerson!
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Mommy! I’m cold! Bring me another blanket!
-Henry David Thoreau
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I ad hom Thoreau in my head
Every time he is referenced. That guy is full of poop.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
i agree.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a fan of pseudonaturalism.
Big fan of Transcendentalism.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i’m not a fan of a guy camping in his mom’s backyard and pretending to be “away from it all”. especially when he’s filthy rich and has a financial foundation.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
His character, or lack thereof, doesn't diminish the logic of his arguments.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i agree.
but some of the stuff he says just sounds whiny because it’s coming from him.
“oh woe is me, i’m soooo rich. i gotta get out of here!” i get the whole quiet desperation thing and i don’t disagree, necessarily. but when it’s coming from a wealthy guy, it doesn’t really ring as true.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
That's entirely true. Although I never found him a desperate minded person.
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
—Henry David Thoreau
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i’m really old
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
also, it’s interesting to never have found him desperate. he did write “most men live lives of quiet desperation”. or something to that effect. so if he isn’t desperate minded he’s just saying everyone else is and he’s gonna show them how not to be?
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
He was a typical east coast well-bred elitist.
Looking down upon others (including Emerson) for not living up to his high ideals.
I just never find desperation in his writing, but rather the words of man who learned a lot by reading and thinking to himself.
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After elgin and southern oregon.
You are one of the few around here who feels older than me, and you aren’t even all that close to it.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
hahaha
i am taking that as a compliment. i think i’m, what….about 5 years younger than you? i’m 28 and you’re 33 right?
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That is right!
And it is mostly a compliment. I generally feel older than everyone I talk to regardless of age. It’s only mostly a compliment because of that Thoreau quote up above and I don’t know if getting old quickly will always suit you. I’m personally glad to feel younger now than I did when I was 15-25.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i’m interested to see if my attitude/feeling changes in the next 10 years or so. i’m not sure if it will or not. but i’ve always felt older than those in my general age range. in college most of my friends were older. i’ve always gotten along better with older people. i’ve felt like i was in my 30s for the last few years. it’s odd. maybe i’m an old soul or something. whatever the heck that means.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This is exactly how I always felt!
And I mean always, from like my earliest memories. It wasn’t until I was 30 or so that I started to feel younger and that’s really increased over the last six months, which is odd, as I would have figured that becoming a widower would have made me feel older.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i would have thought the same thing.
but perhaps losing her and then grieving allowed you to move on to another part of life? not sure.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, this is kind of what I figured too.
I think feeling like an old soul when I was young made me feel like I was never really a kid. Somewhere along the way with this phase of my journey, I think I’ve gotten to understand the simpleness and openness of how a child feels about the world.. how every moment means more because it is fresh and one is more sensitive to the effects it has on you. This is definitely a part of it.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
kids to seem to see the world pretty openly i suppose. i don’t remember feeling that way as a kid. i was mostly bored. i think i have a lot of “kid” in me still. it just doesn’t come out very much.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly!!
This is exactly the way I felt. I never seemed like I had that openness of a child.. I felt born jaded in ways. Yet, I felt the capacity for that was still inside of me. For me, part of releasing it was getting more active and doing more physical activities. The other part is whatever happened to me lifewise, emotionally, etc. over the past year or so.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
speaking of jaded, this is probably more than i should say but….
i think i was in 7th grade or so the first time i said, “it’s not like i’ve got much to live for anyway.”
that wasn’t a good morning.
the childlikeness for me comes out when i don’t expect it most of the time. usually when i’m just having a good day in general.
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I remember think that way here and there.
But it was usually overwhelmed with the sense that I was gifted for a reason and, thus, should give with reason.
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understandable.
i just think i’m gifted. i suspect i’m a dummy though. hahaha
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
haha even with ample evidence in certain situations
I never believe I’m a dummy. Absent-minded, careless, thoughtless, and forgetful.. but never a dummy.
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i try to keep myself humble.
i haven’t been very good at it lately. hahaha
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It's hard to be humble.
But as we lower ourself in Pride we raise ourself in Glory.
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that’s an interesting concept
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It is based on a quote by Andrew Young
That I read at this small memorial to him in Atlanta.
We rise in Glory as we sink in Pride
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
That's exactly why I think of my reaction to him as ad hom
The things he says might make sense, but I can’t listen to him because he’s such a jack.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
That's the true definition of ad hom as a logical fallacy too!
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
AANBAN
—Idoltime
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
also
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
—Mark Twain
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
saw this one earlier and almost posted it.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Yeah, I posted that one on facebook a few months ago.
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.
—Oscar Wilde
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
Wilde is one of my favorite writers. His stuff is so amazingly quotable. I would love to be half as clever as he was.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
I was just thinking the same thing!
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
—Oscar Wilde
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
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—Roybot
"My love winks, she does not bother / She knows too much to argue or to judge"
by DrivetheLane on Sep 22, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'mma make a Wilde Junk some day.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
—Oscar Wilde
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by idoltime on Sep 22, 2010 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I thoroughly approve of this idea.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I would make 15 new accounts so I could rec the hell out of it.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
that would be epic
If tblazer or someone doesn’t step up soon, I might just throw it out there. I don’t want the Misunderstanding JD to get much bigger.
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I wasn’t kidding when I said he’s one of my all time favorites. Wilde is one of the few authors for whom I’ve repeatedly re-read several of his works.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, me too definitely.
It all started for me with the Importance of Being Earnest. I swore that I laughed for like a week straight while reading that.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
I did that play in high school
It was basically one of my best friends and me acting like complete dicks. If not for the colorful language, it would have been hard to tell it was a play. Much fun.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Sep 22, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
that'd be a great play to do with a friend.
As long as you were both smart enough to pull off the lines glibly.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
The Picture of Dorian Gray was one of the first classics I read back when I was around 13. I’ve probably read it 4 or 5 times since. And I read Importance of Being Earnest in a literature class and absolutely loved it. Same situation as you, I was continuously laughing.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's a great book.
That’s one I should pick up to read again. I should actually buy a Wilde Anthology.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
yeah I have a really nice one that has alllll his stuffs in it. I got it for like 8 bucks at Powell’s; it was awesome.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 23, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
—Charles Dickens
I'm a big fan of good quotes.
And there are so many great quotes to choose from! Also, sometimes, I find quotes on patience and love bring me solace when nothing else will.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
There’s been a lot of smart people said a lot of smart things. One of the great parts of haing a written historical tradition. And I agree, it’s funny when something as simple as a quote can totally alter your mood. Stumbling back across this JD made me feel better about myself for sure
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I am glad for that. :)
I don’t try to accomplish much in a junk, but I like it when it makes myself and others feel better. Since this junk never quite got going, it made sense to fill it up with some pretty stuff.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
our back and forth was quite fun. Like you and Momo I often find a good quote very uplifting.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
by GiantBlazer on Sep 22, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That was fun.
I had a couple of amusing back and forths in this junk throughout the day.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
what is this "an email" you speak of?
Do people have a way to communicate electronically? CRA-AZY!
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
As I see it, we could either call that show Hoarders on him.
Or we could prepare ourselves with weapons and plan to seize his e-mail address stockpile.
Is life not a hundred times too short for us to stifle ourselves?
i'll not even reply to that comment tonight, hoodie
and you still won’t get the next last
spes est dum anima est
well it will technically be tomorrow when it closes
:)
by hoodieNation on Oct 6, 2010 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't realize it was made at 4something
crazy Norsk
by hoodieNation on Oct 6, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
1,222,171
somedays it feels like this never goes anywhere and sometimes it feels like I love every minute of it
spes est dum anima est
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