Hamsterdam Teaches the 619 to Kids in Grade School
by Adam Jacobi on Aug 2, 2011 7:00 PM CDT
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PrintHere's Hamsterdam, Day 2, kiddos. The first one was awesome. (Click here if you're unfamiliar with the BHGP Hamsterdam concept)
For your entertainment, we offer the totally credible world of Japanese Pro Wrestling, some guy named Kenny Omega (who stole Sammy Hagar's hair and dyed half of it black), and a nine-year-old girl. She is the spirit animal of each and every one of us.
Hey, she's already better than Sin Cara.
(video via The Daily What)
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So I googled "batshit insanity" and now I'm here.
Am I in the right place?
by Pete Rossman on Aug 2, 2011 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
'I'm feeling luck' does bring you here
Add that to the reasons to love BHGP
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
A little to the left
and then say “I don’t know”
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I am not a fan of Professional Wrestling
and now I have the proof that it is fake. There is no way a little girl could lose or get hit by to that douchebag.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 2, 2011 7:23 PM CDT reply actions
She may need more mana
Most mages will run out of mana very quickly. I know this from my WoW days.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 2, 2011 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Kenny was being kind.
He didn’t even hadouken her.
So, for some reason when it's August and it's hot as balls out...
I’m always compelled to watch baseball. I’m not a fan, I don’t even watch the playoffs. But there is always a spell in the summer when I feel the urge to watch a couple games. Genetics? Subliminal Don Henley replay? Mentally killing time until football season? I don’t know. Happens like clockwork though.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 2, 2011 7:29 PM CDT reply actions
I used to be like that
but now i play MLB 10 the show and that cures it. However I do enjoy going to watch the minor league team in Indy. That is fine family entertainment.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 2, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you just watch random games or are you a closet fan of a team?
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Random games, but local-ish teams.
The Mets or the Angels won’t cut it, Cincinnati or Kansas City is fine though. It has to be hot as hell out too, some day in the 70s won’t trip it.
by Norm Parker's Amputated Toes on Aug 2, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like something a little football would clear right up.
I love baseball, and I watch the Braves almost every night, but as soon as football returns, I start losing some interest. The playoffs hook me again depending on who’s still in it
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome! I thought I was the only Braves fan on this board.
What did you think of the Bourn Acquisition?
Ok, but on the way we've gotta stop by a toy store and at least get him a stuffed animal, something. It's like...meowschwitz in there. -Sterling Archer
I'm a fan
Flat out upgrade over Shafer/McClouth in every facet of the game. Once everyone is healthy (Chipper and McCann) I think the offense will pick it up.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, losing Mac definitely hurts, but Ross is as capable a backup as there is
Chipper getting back for the stretch run will certainly give them a boost, I just can’t understand why we can’t beat the friggin’ nationals!
Ok, but on the way we've gotta stop by a toy store and at least get him a stuffed animal, something. It's like...meowschwitz in there. -Sterling Archer
Oh, and I was about ready to fly to ATL
and murder Dan Uggla myself, glad he was able to turn it around
Ok, but on the way we've gotta stop by a toy store and at least get him a stuffed animal, something. It's like...meowschwitz in there. -Sterling Archer
I hear ya
The real Uggla finally stood up. The last month has been fun
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you guys remember when Uggla
had that All-Star game about 3 years ago, and he had 3 errors and it went into several extra innings?
That was awesome. I was at a bar, and they started passing out little shots when weird shit happened. Good times!
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Ross is probably the best back-up in the NL
But it’ll be good to have Mac back.
The nationals drive me nuts. I don’t get it. Especially Lannan and Hernandaz. They aren’t that good
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously
sometimes when I watch him pitch, I’m pretty sure I could hit off Livan Hernandez. Then I realize I’m 100 lbs overweight and probably couldn’t get off one swing without dying
Ok, but on the way we've gotta stop by a toy store and at least get him a stuffed animal, something. It's like...meowschwitz in there. -Sterling Archer
I don't get it either
That’s the beauty (or ugliness) of baseball
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Boom. I'm one too!
The Bourn signing is great, if he can hit and cause havoc on the bases. The offense is horrific right now, especially without McCann. If the starting pitching can return to form a bit and the back end of the bullpen stays solid, I think they’ve got a great shot at making a run.
by One Night Stanzi on Aug 3, 2011 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
It was hotter than a mother fucker at the K tonight.
And I watched some shitty ball but stayed till the end.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm headed to KC this weekend
Well, technically the ‘burbs (Lee’s Summit MO). Niece’s 1st birthday party. I’m looking forward to the party and getting my BBQ fix, but not the heat. Sis told me it’s cooling off all the way down to the upper 90s this weekend. I told her I’d pack a sweater.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 2, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I no longer have words for how much I abhor this heat.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy crap, I drove up from Houston to Iowa.
The temps never dropped below 100 while I was driving through TX, OK, MO, and finally dropped when the sun went down. Max temp I saw on my dashboard: 117 degrees F. Ridiculous.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 3, 2011 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Welcome to my world
Richmond had multiple instances of repeated days over 100 degrees this past month. Which is bad. But the one thing I still can’t get used to is the omnipresent humidity that goes along with the heat. There is a vestigal Iowa organ in me that still screams, “when it’s this humid, it can’t be over 85 degrees out!”, to which the South’s weather just laughs maniacally.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
by HoyaGoon on Aug 3, 2011 1:05 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Baseball was my first love
But more and more my thoughts turn to football and soccer. Haven’t ever played soccer, may leave mediacom just to get fox soccer for less.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
On the futbol topic:
On a whim I picked up FIFA World Cup ’10 for PS3 the other day. I had never played a soccer game before but it was 20 bucks and I figured I could get 20 bucks worth of entertainment out of it.
Does anyone else have this/another FIFA game and advice to go with their experience? I feel like I understand the basic strategy of soccer (win loose balls in the midfield, look for a well-timed through ball down the wing or a good cross, and go for the shot). But even on the easiest setting, I am having difficulty beating teams like the US Virgin Islands and Montserrat with USA, supposedly the 18th best side in the game.
Against those shitty teams, I’m pretty good at stealing the ball and limiting their shots on target, but when I get my own decent looks, the shots/headers almost always sail high. I think I’m holding the shoot button too long, so I’m working on that. Even semi-competent teams still give me problems-Guatemala killed me the other day. The other big problem is it seems like the AI players on my side do a lot of standing around, even when the opponents are moving in for a score. Is there something I can do to get them to play their man a little more aggressively? Looking through the game menus, I haven’t found much.
I hoped to avoid it, but I guess maybe I need to give up on the USA and grab a Spain or Argentina, at least until I get better.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 2, 2011 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Play the ball into space.
The “through ball” button (probably triangle) is your friend.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks, I'm starting to learn that
after losing possession many times via the short pass (X) being stolen and the lob pass (square) not finding anyone.
When the defenders are closing in, are the “fancy dribbling” moves (L1 I think, with the right stick) worth learning to create space? I seem to lose possession pretty easily when defenders get within a few feet of me, but a lot of the L1 moves seem like they are more for show than actually accomplishing something.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 2, 2011 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it's L2 for better control of the ball
and then as they close in you hold L2 and R2 together which allows you to block the defending player
if you’re having trouble scoring you can hit R1 on your way toward goal (it’s a finesse shot) and just tap the shoot (circle) button- – unless it’s a good keeper, or you get too close, it’ll usually go just past one of the keep’s limbs
or if you’ve got good reactions and see the keep coming out, you can L1 and circle for a cheeky little chipper
don’t sprin all the time (I still fall back into that habit sometimes)
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
sprin=sprint
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm slowly breaking the sprinting habit
when I started out playing the awful teams, I could just sprint past their defenders. Suffice it to say the decent ones aren’t beat that easily. I definitely will work on dribbling to create space and that should lead to better looks and more shots finding the net.
Is there anything to improve the AI defending on my side, other than switching who I’m controlling more often? I found out you can hit left and right on the d-pad to go from ultra-defensive to balanced to ultra-offensive play, but it still seems like AI players let a lot of passes and shots go by them that they could easily break up.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 3, 2011 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Use the directional pad to set up your offensive and defensive mentality/tactics.
Change it up during the game to keep the other team from adjusting to you.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know how that game works
but in real life it’s best to pass the ball more than to dribble. Also you don’t always have to go forward, sometimes it is best to go backwards or to the side. The key to any game is possession. If you control the ball more than they do, then you have a better chance of getting the shots that you want. Just remember to work the ball around the field by passing. Always look for the open man and keep it moving. When you get to the last third of the field that’s where you use your through passes. Good luck
Tika Taka
It’s a beautiful thing.
Much better than the traditional english press-the-ball-up-the-pitch-fling-it-into-the-box defense-clears wash-rinse-repeat style.
America needs a style. “Gritty” is not a style. “Give up a goal and come from behind” is not a style.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know very little about soccer,
and yet, I agree with nearly that whole comment.
I’m not sure if that means you are correct, Eyeheart, or if it is a bad sign.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Man, I miss that channel.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions
My baseball watching was great for cleaning the house.
Sometimes, especially early in games, there is no point to watching pitching. Only bad things can happen. That gives you a lot of time to not pay attention. Then you can pay attention in the last 2 or 3 innings.
That’s the best way to watch baseball.
meh
"Boys of Summer" is actually about a teenager banging an older woman.
I think.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
By "banging," you mean biblically speaking, of course
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Vagina?
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
In the parlance of our times?
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
by Adam Jacobi on Aug 2, 2011 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wasn't here last night, but I like this idea a lot
Looks like I’m gonna be keeping this open in a tab at work from now on. It’ll be next to my e-mail and twitter feed.
That’ll be good for productivity…
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 7:34 PM CDT reply actions
Did that come across as a thank you???
It wasn’t suppo….oh who am I kidding.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Ricky Stanzi signed a contract $2.2 million and
my bet that his first “big” purchase is a…house
or…blonde triplets.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
How does it feel to be wrong?
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Visit Captain's Dead
The site has the Hamsterdam engineer recordings. Free for download.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
So, new BSD...
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But it's still BSD, still fun.
It’s just….different in ways I don’t really like.
One thing’s for sure: I’ll stick around and I won’t act like Fugi, who was basically copying the same “pot shots on Twitter” behavior I deplored when SOME PEOPLE were doing it before.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I say yeah
because really, you sum it up perfectly
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
game threads are my favorite
I am betting they will still be awesome
"Fish aren't smart. It's not like they have advanced degrees."
Mike Leach - Arrrrrrrrrr
I don't know.
Will we need to have two windows up? One for talking about the game and one Hamsterdam for non-game related topics?
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to guess
that the Hammy threads (and yes, that’s what I’m calling them) will slow down dramatically on Saturdays. As it is, there are normally 3-4 game threads
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 3, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
One day, we'll get to the point where
we’ll need entire threads dedicated to naked mole rats.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 1:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but my question is will off-topic mini threads be allowed?
I don’t recall an open thread that was not riddled with off-topic banter from everyone, not just a select few people.
It probably depends on if someone asks you to take it the 'Dam.
This whole thing really seems to be a “how much will others tolerate” situation.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't imagine keeping track of a game, a game thread, and a separate open thread.
So let’s just say that game threads will continue to be the same brand of anarchy they’ve been of late.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Thank you for the clarification.
A certain spirit of anarchy is what makes this place fun for me.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Game threads can get a little emotionally heated for my taste
So it goes when cheering for a team that plays (and, last year, loses) so many close games. No worries though, I usually just show myself to the sidelines and watch the carnage, and everyone is back to normal by Monday.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 3, 2011 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Game threads murdered my computer.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Should we setup a PC store for you in your living room?
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
To quote the Duke of Wellington when he went back to Waterloo in 1817 and saw the idiotic changes that had already been made to “honor” the battle (See: Victor Hugo, Les Miserables): “They have changed my field of battle!”
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
...speaking of Duke
even Coach K cheats it seems. Sheesh.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
Don't ever connect the Duke of Wellington to that man.
Do not dishonor the noble Duke.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a damn near thing
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
At least you got the point
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Rambler pointed it out to me once a few months back
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But everyone says he's gotten over it.
Which, well, the Corey Maggette thing was a decade ago, but still.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
What was the "Cory Maggette thing?"
I don’t particularly like Duke, but I’ve never had too many problems with Coach K. If this phone call is his worst infraction, then he’s doing really well.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
It's really more of a Myron Piggie thing.
But, anyway, here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/07/11/sports/main214287.shtml
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
You mean the “JaRon Rush thing.”
Difficult to blame Coach K for this.
Thankfully, most of these AAU coaches/handlers are forthright individuals. [sarcasm font]
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 6:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Whine....
I have what can only be described as TMJ, ear infection, sinus infection all rolled into one. Feel a little pity for me. Please?
Go Hawks!
The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it. Bill Nye (yeah, the science guy)
Go for a long run
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just looked up "skullfucked" in the dictionary
I’m pretty sure the definition similar to how you’re feeling.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Don't talk to him.
Don’t commiserate with him. He’s a wimp, and he needs to run 1.5 miles (I’d normally ask for three), then he needs to do at least 60 crunches in two minutes, and then he needs to do twelve pull-ups.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Marine Corps PFT
I don’t remember the minimum for enlisted candidates (But the DIs will make you go loooooong past that anyway), but for hopeful officer candidates, they need to get a 300 (Anything below 270 and you shouldn’t bother showing up), which is (Not necessarily in this order):
- Three mile run in 18:00 or less
- 100 crunches in 2:00
- 20 pull-ups
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Three miles in 18 minutes
is hauling ass. I can do 7.5 minute miles but a 6 minute pace I’m done in less than half a mile.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Easy as pie for those (Read: not me) athletes who typcially compete for OCS.
Theoretically, 5:00 first mile, then 6, then 7.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never been much of an athlete
I’m also 42. Oh, and I went to do a pull up at the gym a few weeks ago and failed. My excuse is that it was at the END of my workout so I was tired.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Do negatives (Search that one for more information) until you can do at least one. Then try the Major Armstrong method. With it, I’ve gone from one to about five. But the real key thing with pull-ups is to just do them consistently. Armstrong’s a really good workout routine, but if you stop for a couple of weeks, you will lose your progress. That’s true for a lot of exercises, but crunches and pull-ups seem to be really constant examples.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, and do push-ups.
Lots and lots and lots of push-ups will help immensely. Major Armstrong did three max sets every morning for a reason. I’m not sure what the best total upper body exercise is (Probably the one-armed push-up), but the push-up does so much for so many muscles that it’s always a firm competitor.
Finally, although you may already know this, once you’re on Armstrong or some other such program, make sure you switch between underhand and overhand every four weeks or thereabouts.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
300 is a perfect score, of course
It’s just that what’s you really need to be able to actually compete.
Which should tell you all need to know.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
They can afford to be that selective these days
There was a time, and it wasn’t long ago, when they weren’t. Even then, yeah, by the time those guys got through OCS they were much better than that
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How long ago?
Vietnam for sure (In Phase Line Green, Nicholas Warr freely admitted that he decided to go infantry because an officer at TBS pointed out to him how bad some of the new officers were going to be if they went infantry), but after that?
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
For a while after 9/11
There are many factors that go into it
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Many factors, you say?
Amazing assessment. Are you a bored high school student?
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 3, 2011 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
are there like negative scores?
me thinks I am with them
Long Live the Pellican Whore - like FOREVER
Probably.
Remember: puking is the best sign of extra effort there is.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm calling bullshit on the pull up count.
Tony P90X Horton can’t even do 20 pull ups, and that exercise is the basis of the whole fucking exercise program.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
That much is true
If you can’t do 20, you automatically fail the Marine PFT if you’re an ROTC student.
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Twenty dead-hang pull-ups with perfect, USMC-approved form.
That dude has other videos wherein he goes past 30, so a slightly skinnier, more run-oriented Marine could certainly go to 20.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I never saw the ground. I call bullshit.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
I knew guys in college who could go above 40
I stopped at 20 because that was good enough to work out with the Marines, but it’s totally possible. Like a bench press, it’s not pure strength; there’s a great deal of form involved as well as training your muscles to “fire” in the right sequence.
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can totally hear the trampoline.
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Aug 2, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
And then we can add Rhabdo to his symptoms.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
by Yabbs on Aug 2, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's copying the Marine PRT, I think
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If he doesn't we can add late 4th quarter failure to his symptoms!
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by ckmneon on Aug 2, 2011 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You bastard.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I was wondering how long it would take someone to notice
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
26 COMMENTS IN ONE HOUR
WHAT IS UP WITH THAT, YOU’UNS?
ANYways, it’s another glorious day in the heart of the apple-knockin’, Jersey cow-raisin’, corn-growin’ 717!
It was a nice day, so I drove around and got all sentimental like always when I got to the Irish Brigade’s beautiful monument:
ALSO: The birds have stopped singing with some exceptions (Cardinals are still enjoying their singing, mockingbirds sing always (I once heard one sing in a snowstorm, I swear it)), the crickets are singing, the locusts are singing, and I smelled that autumn-y dead leaf smell once today (A result of the recent dry weather). You know what that means.
FOOTBALL COMING! FOOTBALL! FOOTBALL! AND AFTER FOOTBALL RASSLE RASSLE RASSLE! WOO!
Bydand.
I don't know if they are Locusts or Cicadas,
but they have been loud as hell at times (usually in the evening) here lately in Waterloo, Iowa.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
School me on the Irish Brigade.
I’m lazy and don’t feel like googling.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Aug 3, 2011 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
The first regiment was the the 69th New York – the Fighting 69th! It was composed before the war of Irish immigrants from the slums of New York City and was formed by a Michael Corcoran.
Later in 1861, Colonel Thomas Meagher, another prominent member of the Irish community and a noted member of the Fenians, requested that the 69th be given to him to form the core of an Irish Brigade composed of the many, many Irish immigrants of Eastern cities. Eventually, the unit consisted of the 63rd, 69th, and 88th New York, 28th Massachusetts (Irishmen from Boston), and the 116th Pennsylvania (Irishmen from Philadelphia).
In keeping with the martial heritage of the Irish race, they were one of the bravest units in the Union Army. As line infantry of the AOTP, they were second only, in my opinion, to the equally legendary Iron Brigade of the West.
Due to a variety of reasons, mostly because the Union Army was essentially a collection of armies from the different states, it was not until 1864 that units were allowed to receive replacements. What happened to the best units was natural; as good as they were, war is war, and war begets blood, “casualties” or “losses” the softer terms. At Antietam, they took 60% casualties. At the awful, mindless, and hopeless charge on Marye’s Heights above Fredericksburg – Burnside’s Folly – they suffered 84% casualties and they were reduced to the size of a medium regiment (By Civil War standards). By the time they got to the confused fighting around the Wheat Field of Gettysburg, they had about 600 men, the size of a large regiment. They took, once again, heavy casualties. In 1864, the brigade was disbanded and most of the survivors, who freely reenlisted, were placed in other units of the Second Corps.
Through it all, they showed the utmost loyalty to each other, to themselves, and to the flag. That they inspired their Irish brothers is but a distraction compared to what damned good men they were.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's some somber music to go with that reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_p1Olaurg8
(it just got really dusty in here).
I guess it really can be said about any war, but so many fought and died for a country that really didn’t want them here. My ancestors (the ones we’ve tracked down anyway) didn’t make it over from Kilkenny until closer to the turn of the century.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 3, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Interesting.
This might explain why my wife is so feisty; she’s half Irish.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Aug 3, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Re; Summer wearing on.
I can tell also. There’s that feeling that change is coming, time to get those outdoor projects finished up. School starts for the kids in two weeks.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Aug 3, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Anybody else watch
America’s Got Talent? Those African guys are nuts.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Usually do, but forgot about it tonight
I’m watching Madmen on netflix instead. I’ve seen them before and it’s impressive.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
On a Hawkeye related note
Matt Roth got a work out with the Pats today. I didn’t realize he wasn’t on a roster. They’re looking at him in a LB role for some pressure in a 3-4. Could be interesting
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:19 PM CDT reply actions
Gallery
might end up in Seattle.
any news on DJK? Has he actually signed anywhere?
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
I saw that Gallery story
looks like he’ll still be playing G. Aside from the Eagles thing, I haven’t heard anything about DJK. He has enough talent to make it. I hope he gets a legit shot.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought Gallery had already signed with Seattle.
And considering he’d be playing for Tom Cable again, it’s probably the best move for him.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess he did
(googled it). He also has a cameo in Sons Of Anarchy, which I never watch but have seen commercials for
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Really?
I don’t remember seeing Gallery in any episodes of SoA.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently
it’s a very small part, in the background.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Me neither and you'd think it would be hard to miss him.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Maybe it's in the new season.
I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, in the article he said it was at the end of S3.
He was in the background and it was hard to identify him, I guess.
I don’t think this was quite like Dallas Clark’s CRIMINAL MINDS cameo.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Well that's what I get for not reading the whole article.
Stupid articles with lots of words.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the talk I've been hearing for months.
Belichick wants a guy he can just turn loose outside of Haynesworth and Wilfork. It could really be scary.
I hate the Patriots. A lot.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
Sweet Baby Jesus (or Jebus)
If Haynesworth is at all motivated, then that lineup just isn’t fair. RUN TO THE OTHER SIDE.
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Aug 2, 2011 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Thing is, Detroit's d-line may still be better
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait to watch that d-line play
You have to double Suh, but blocking Fairly 1-1 is no easy task
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Fairley is already hurt
Walking boot. Vandenbosch won’t be far behind.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
More like VandenBOSS.
Seriously though, a boot doesn’t mean that his season will be doomed, just that Fairley may be a little behind out of the gates. As a rookie, that may not be a huge deal, even if it’s less than ideal.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
When a guy who gets hurt the 1st day of practice (when they’re essentially walk-throughs) it’s a bad sign. Also, they showed some video of him in his walking boot and he just looked rill dumb.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
Dammit.
I just wanted the Lions to win the division so I could mock all the asshole Bears fans at work.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I like the Lions a lot
I could see them winning 10 games and the division. However, their 3 core guys (Stafford, Best, Megatron) on offense are all injury prone and I don’t see them winning without all 3 healthy.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
Hey! I'm that asshole!
But here in Vikings country it’s a different story. Football didn’t exist until Cris Carter started drawing phantom PIs.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't dislike all Bears fans.
My father-in-law is a season ticket holder and takes me to a game each year. I’ll be seeing the Chicago-KC game in December this year. Last year I got to see the Jets game. The seats are less than good, but they’re inside the stadium so that’s a plus.
Really, there’s just one fat bitch at work who pretends to know football and I love seeing her squirm.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
No. We can be real assholes.
Our team, your team, whatever; our assholeitude is really underated.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
My favorite Bears memory is watching them in the Super Bowl a few years back.
All of my roommates were giant Bears fans, but I kept reminding them that Bob Sanders was going to crush their dreams. After the Bears ran back the opening kick-off I took a lot of shit. Once Sanders got his INT I nearly ran thru a wall. I was banned from the living room for the rest of the evening and spent the rest of the game cackling at the top of the stairs.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I watched that game with a bunch of Bears fans, too.
I was rooting for the Colts since they had Bob and Dallas, so I was pretty happy with the outcome.
Really happy that Bob got a clutch INT, too.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That INT is the first piece of art I commissioned to my brother.
I’ve got a nicely matted pencil drawing hanging in my office. It’s glorious.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I've lived my entire life in the Chicagoland area
and don’t have any pro football allegiances. Bears fans are, generally speaking, incredibly irritating.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions
That's not entirely true.
I remember when Leo Lewis was playing. Watching him seemed like a little kid in the JC Penney plastic pads set got on the field, but kinda good.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 2, 2011 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Fairley the new ____ (can't remember the fatass from Alabama from a year or two ago)?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Terrence Cody?
Fairley is not as fat as Cody.
Cody is about 6-3, and 350 lbs (and that might be after he dropped some weight, as he may have been 360 while at Alabama, and maybe 400 or 410 lbs while in junior college). But, he was an all-american and all-SEC in his junior and senior seasons, and some people raved about his quickness (even though he got very few sacks as a DT).
Fairley is 6-4, 290.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Did you see video of him on NFL Network from yesterday?
Dude looked really fat. And dumb.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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I did not.
What show was it on? Total Access?
I knew Fairly was dumb, but even if he ate everything in sight, I don’t think he could have gained enough to approach Cody-status.
Don’t make me post the Cody photos.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, Fairley hurt already,
and let’s see how healthy he stays after he pisses off a few O-Linemen and O-Coordinators with his cheap bullshit.
Amari Spievey is the only reason I’m not wishing the Lions turned into the smoking crater that their town already is.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I love Detroit.
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Aug 2, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Isn't the new kid hurt?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, I made you a video thing in case you didn't see it.
It’s at BSD in the Marine thread.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I recommended a song change
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard Trent Mossbrucker has grown a mustache
or balls. I can’t remember exactly which.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
My Kind of Town Hamsterdam is
(with apologies to Frank Sinatra)
Now this could only happen to a guy like me
And only happen in a town like this
So may I say to each of you most gratef’lly
As I throw each one of you a kiss
This is my kind of town, Hamsterdam is
My kind of town, Hamsteram is
My kind of people, too
People who smile at you
And each time I roam, Hamsterdam is
Calling me home, Hamsterdam is
Why I just grin like a clown
It’s my kind of town
My kind of town, Hamsterdam is
My kind of town, Hamsterdam is
My kind of razzmatazz
And it has all that jazz
And each time I leave, Hamsterdam is
Tuggin’ my sleeve, Hamsterdam is
Reading Rambler, Hamsterdam is
Ross, Hamsterdam is
Boilerhawk, Hamsterdam is
Carfino, Hamsterdam is
Jebushcrhist, Hamsterdam is
Energizer, Hamsterdam is
Bellanca, Hamsterdam is
Mexian’t, Hamsterdam is
Blackheartnopants, Hamsterdam is
SaturdayMorningKegStanzis, Hamsterdam is
SomeJerkPoster, Hamsterdam is
HoyaGoon, Hamsterdam is
Chaz, Hamsterdam is
Fucking Pellican Whore Forever \, Hamsterdam is
One town that won’t let you down
It’s my kind of town
Long Live the Pellican Whore - like FOREVER
Only when Hamsterdam wins
So, yes, every night.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 2, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
well Hamsterdam has to have traditions
and my ex wife, at best was once a week
i think i can beat that
Long Live the Pellican Whore - like FOREVER
Peter King tweet
Good getting to chat with Marshal Yanda at Ravens today. Yanda: “Thanks for putting me on your all-pro team.” Much deserved, Iowan.
Always good to see a Hawkeye getting some love.
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research." - Albert Einstein
"Consider them rolled." - Jim Delany
by 6 seconds of hell on Aug 2, 2011 8:51 PM CDT reply actions
He was considered a big-time FA.
I recall seeing his name at the top of the FA list on one of the NFL Network reporter’s whiteboards.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
The Ravens signed him up immediately after the lockout.
So they must like him a lot.
It’s good for him (er, obviously) and good for Iowa; guys like Steinbach and Gallery are probably winding down now, so it will be very helpful to have pros like Yanda and Bulaga that the Iowa coaches can use as examples.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I'm pretty sure
he is the reason KOK still runs reverses/end-arounds. Always hoping that another block like that happens again.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
IS YANDA GONNA HAVE TO DECLEAT A BITCH?
Yes. Yes, he is.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If ever there were a time to use "Paralyzer" in a sports highlight.
It’s that video.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Get Yanda and Ballard on the same team
and even the opposing team’s trainer would be keeping his head on a swivel.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Where's the "IT'S A TARP" gif when we need it.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions
That is one sweet de-cleating hit.
by Stay thirsty, my friends. on Aug 3, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
And that's a lineman he de-cleats.
Feet. Off. Ground.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Tyger just vomited a bit.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Frank the Tank kills it once again, re: conference expansion talk.
Or: why Texas A&M to the SEC ain’t happening.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Great stuff
Texas got back what they had once and always wanted: the SWC, and they won’t let it go without a big fight
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Independence is a tough road (as I think BYU will be finding out shortly)… even tougher if A&M is in the SEC.
I do wonder how much the SEC is kicking themselves for locking themselves into such a long TV contract, though.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Probably roughly as much as I was laughing at them at the time
ESPN got a steal and everybody knew it except them and the lol Big Ten suxorz types in the media
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by ckmneon on Aug 2, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fastest conf. to get conned out of $$$
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sometimes SEC speed will do that to you
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by ckmneon on Aug 2, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Demeaning toward the SEC?
Gotta be rec’d.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess Slive should have rolled the dice.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bbbbbbuuut Paul Finebaum just told me last summer how great the SEC contract was
and how stupid the B1G was for running their own network! You can’t possibly expect me to believe he was wrong, can you?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I just want to point out that the temperature in the plant where I work is still over 100
I am so sick of this heat.
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
What kind of plant?
Please tell me it’s meat prep., that’d be so cool!
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a chemical plant
cement/concrete additives and can sealants mainly.
Sorry, nothing interesting
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 2, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
It was 106 when I left work this afternoon.
1-0-6. I’m pretty sure they keep the office I work at a freezing 60. I have to think it is for the flashers on the first floor. So those of us on the second floor have to wear fleece jackets in the middle of the summer to not freeze to death. No wonder I have been sick.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate you.
Just kidding.
It isn’t like I said literally freezing.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I hoped.
I would have hated to have to put you on the throat punch list. It has already gained a new member today.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Being on the throat punched list is worse.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 1:01 AM CDT up reply actions
J Robinson agrees, while grumbling.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions
People I work with
whine when it’s 77 in the building.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
I CANNOT SLEEP IF IT'S 1 DEGREE OVER 65
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
awful flashbacks to childhood complaints from my sister.
Thanks.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
How about 2 degrees?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That is more than 1 so no.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
I though just 66 was unpleasant.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Temperatures below 57 and above 62 can get bent
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
by ckmneon on Aug 2, 2011 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
64 degrees with the ceiling fan and high and an oscillating fan right next to me on high.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
You must have amassed quite the energy bill.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I AINT CARE
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't be bothered to turn it down past 73.
With a bedroom upstairs, it doesn’t matter how awesome the lower level feels, there’s no way I can sleep under the covers until fall.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
The Pirates are regressing to the mean.
Plus Derrick Lawlee
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
The Pirates are like the Indians
an OK, not great team in an awful division. If everyone was healthy all year, they’d probably win it. This doesn’t happen.
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by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, my team is in that "awful division" and they are the awfulest.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Royals.
They aren’t for everyone. Some day they will be good. All the boys are working their way up from the bottom right now. Just you all wait. 2013 is supposed to be the year.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
No really, that is what people are saying.
The pitching is atrocious right now but there are some guys coming up. Most of the team is hitting around .300, I know not impressive on some teams but it is pretty good for ol’ KC.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep in mind that "people" refers to some that have taken residence up Frenchy's ass for not being the second coming of
I don’t George Brett or something. I have read some blogs where “fans” are complaining about Frenchy’s leadership and batting and all kinds of crazy shit. Umm…WTF? This team has been one of the worst in all of baseball for quite some time. They had a winning record in April, I think, and people STILL complained about stupid crap like how Frenchy “motivated” the guys but taking batting practice naked or in his undies (yes, please) to loosen everybody up.
The guys look like they are having FUN for the first time in a really, really long time and, frankly, if they aren’t going to win ballgames I would at least like them to have fun. It makes it a helluva lot easier to go to the park as a fan. Personally, I think the people that are anti-Frenchy are jealous of his beauty. The guy is amazing looking. None of the Royals ever take a good picture for the video board, I’m looking at you Mitch Maier and Matt Treanor, but every single one of his is fantastic.
Most of the team is hitting around .300…
As an Oakland A’s fan, I would kill for that type of “OK-ness”, as most of the A’s regulars are hitting .265 or below.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:07 AM CDT up reply actions
It is 9:30 CT
and the Cardinals-Brewers game is turning into head-hunter fest. Also, tied at 7 in the bottom of the 7th inning.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I love how Motte threw at Braun TWICE after Pujols got hit.
Gotta love TLR.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Yep.
While I probably tolerate/like baseball more than some people around here, I secretly think that many MLB players are kind-of-pussies. It makes me laugh when they start acting “tough” by throwing the baseball at each other, and then having fist-fights where nobody lands a punch.
Tell me you all saw the David Ortiz-Kevin Gregg “fight” from three weeks ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3iphLDvTDI
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too
I watched it last year but I’d’ve enjoyed it more if I had a dog in the fight.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
You could always pick one.
It’s like NASCAR, you don’t need to justify your selection, just make up a reason to follow a team.
I’ve been a Liverpool follower since the Michael Owen days, and the 2003 Champions League final at Istanbul was one of my all-time favorite sports memories. That game is up there with Tate-to-Holloway.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I need a brawler, a striker, and hooligan fans
Not so interested in wins and losses.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
If I were a better follower I'd have a suggestion.
Tottenham is a recent favorite of quite a few people on Twitter, and cause me a headache nearly every time they play because I can’t ever remember what the #COYS hashtag is for. (Come On You Spurs).
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Man, Newcastle might've been your team.
But they sold their striker (Andy Carroll) and they’re letting their brawler (Joey Barton) go this summer.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You can follow Carroll to Liverpool and support the Reds.
I don’t know where you’ll find a brawler, but the hooligans are certainly covered. Those Scousers are fucking crazy.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm... that may be my club
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
NEWCASTLE!!!
One of the team’s all-time greats (arguably greatest) and I share the same first and last name. That’s why Newcastle is my EPL team
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I rewrote this in a Tyneside accent.
I couldn’t understand any of it.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Your name is Demba Ba?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
no
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No
Peter Beardsley
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MISTER BEARDSLEY
MST3k at its finest.
“Now you gonna be the worm face!”
“She’s way over-Southerning.”
“We curl our hair into waves down heuh, boy!”
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I have no idea what you're talking about
this is true most of the time, sure, but especially now
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that was awesome
is there anyway i can redeem myself, i was not sure if i should say "we" at that moment
by Skins4ever on Feb 2, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I consider myself a pretty big MST3k fan
but Rambler is a source of quotes I could only hope to be.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 2, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Mom! We live in MICHIGAN!
"THIS IS EVERY SCOTTISH WORD EVER: LAPHROAIGFRAOGHRAFLAGLLAPHLAIG" - Joe Paterno/BHGP
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Aug 3, 2011 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Newcastle? Hmmm... I love that beer
I’m wondering about their unis. Liverpool was fun to watch last year but I hate red unis.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Newcastle look like referees.
Black-and-white vertical stripes.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Hmmm... I hate them worse
And they were relegated recently so that’s out. I guess it’s the Reds.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
If you want the hooligans, there's always Everton.
They also claim Liverpool as their home city, and they wear blue. I know nothing of their scorers or bruisers, though.
by The Mexican't on Aug 3, 2011 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Also, they have Tim Howard.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of Joey Barton...
BBC, 2009
Interviewer: "You look down the list of trouble you have been in over the years, and it goes from inciting a ten-man brawl, to stabbing a lit cigarette into the eye of Jamie Tandy, breaking the leg of a thirty-five year old pedestrian, slapping a teenage fan, biting a teammate, dropping your shorts, assaulting Ousmane Dabo, attacking a sixteen-year old boy. It is quite a list that you’ve clocked up over the years."
Joey Barton: "Yes, without a shadow of a doubt. And that it just the stuff people know about, which, obviously there has been other stuff I’ve gotten away with as well."
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Oh, I like this Barton chap. Unfortunately it looks like he's got no club now.
Maybe I’ll have to be a free agent until he signs with someone.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Hooligans have been just about banished from the English game
You want insane menace, Partizan Belgrade is your team.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
UEFA really needs to crack down on the ethnic cleansing shows at halftime there.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The man with the "Say No To Racism" banner has been stabbed
In the face.
With a broken table leg.
And set on fire.
He got off easy.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
And there are so many flares that no one knows how many have died until hours after the match.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I WANT A TEAM THAT REQUIRES FLARES TO END ALL DISPUTES
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Red Star Belgrade aren't a great team
but true “fan” or not, their matches are fun to watch, for the fans in the stands as much as the action on the field.
It’s good stuff
But they obviously aren’t the only ones who do it.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow. thats pretty great. Hawk fans ought to get some sparklers
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Its unfortunate
that the flares and chants in soccer, which are awesome, come in a package deal with mortal danger. Seriously, some of these clubs still make the SF Giants beating a monthly occurrence.
by UpUpDownDown on Aug 2, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Franklin Foer's excellent "How Soccer Explains the World"
has a harrowing chapter on how Red Star Belgrade’s “Ultra” fans graduated to the shock troops of Yugoslavian genocide.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm cool with a fire-free Kinnick experience.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions
But they're not in the EPL, sadly. I like their moves.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
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by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
No to your NASCAR reasoning!
You must choose the most redneck driver. I say this because the only way to make NASCAR awesome again – and, yes, the 1979 Daytona 500, when Yarborough and Allison fought in the infield, was purely awesome – is to bring back the redneck roots.
I mean, Jimmie Johnson? Really? The man’s a boring robot employed by a former criminal.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
You'll never guess who my NASCAR driver is.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Clearly I should have said you'll guess on the first try.
In fairness, I grew up a Swervin’ Irvan fan. Races in Charlotte were incredibly fun.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I grew up a Dale Jarrett fan but I think I love Davey Allison more.
Dale’s not as redneck as his old man, but he’s still pretty cool. I loved watching him race at Rockingham, one of the greatest tracks in all of motorsports. So what did NASCAR do? Close up Rockingham, move to New Hampshire or Texas or Fontana or some other boring generic piece of trash.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Close up isn't really accurate
They just left because they didn’t own the place. I think Pocono is the only track on the schedule that’s not owned by ISC or that sleazy guy whose name I’ve forgotten who owns Bristol.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Bruton Smith, who also owns about 8 other big tracks.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, tacos are good.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Tony Stewart?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I'd like to amend my vote to DICK TRICKLE.
I miss that guy.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Used to love ESPN when I was in middle school
cause the SC in the morning (while I was getting ready for school) would show the Dick Trickle Report, which was three times longer than their actual race coverage, all about how Dick Trickle’s day went.
One time he blew an engine or something on like the 13th lap, and so they talked about what he did in the pits during the race, and then mentioned who won the race, in passing, right before going to commercial.
But tWWL is dead to me now, unless they’re showing the Hawks, and even then I do several things: 1)turn down volume, 2)Dauph & Eddie, 3)drink heavily, 4)bar [trifecta]
so that I don’t have to listen to their usually incompetent rambling and mispronunciation of our players’ names.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I was watching the 2002 Iowa-Purdue game
Bob Davie has to be the worst offender with mis-pronouncing Iowa player’s names. There were 3 or 4 pronunciations for Sean Considine. Let me see if I can remember them all:
John Constatin
Sean Constantine
Sean Constadine
He never ever really got it right.
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 3, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Yet he never called a game with Trey Stross
or Terry Strauss
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
He never ever really got it right.
What a nice summary of his Notre Dame coaching tenure.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't forget John Constantine.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
You just described way too many professional athletes to even start counting.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I always liked Alan Kulwicki as a kid.
He name was fun to say and he had an owl on his car.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't say I was a fan of anyone,
but I kind of liked Rusty. Who was/is also probably very corporate.
I also enjoyed hating Sterling Marlin, particularly after he killed Earnhardt, even though Earnhardt was also kind of a dick.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:24 AM CDT up reply actions
The fact that you like that smug clown Wallace is quite a shameful thing.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, dude.
He had a nice career, he’s from Missouri, and I enjoy MGD and tolerate Miller Lite.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Missouri?
MGD? MILLER LITE?
Ugh, you disgusting little man!
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
You earlier said NASCAR wasn't redneck enough anymore,
and then you rag on Missouri and MGD.
Make up your mind, guy!
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Missouri isn't redneck, and neither is Rusty Wallace.
Missouri is just….Missouri. Methnecks?
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
have you spent any time in Missouri?
I spend a week there every summer, at the Lake of the Ozarks. Since my ideal vacation is sitting on a lake drinking beer and playing cards it is perfect for me. But to say they are not rednecks is ridiculous. Also, I don’t mean the term redneck in a completely derogatory manner, most of us Iowan’s, myself included have some redneck tendencies and that is just fine by me.
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
But they're not Southern rednecks.
Just not the same.
I find Northern rednecks (Yes, there are idiots here in PA who drive Dodge trucks with loud pipes and Confederate battle flags) and Midwestern rednecks (I prefer methnecks for Missouri) detestable when compared to good old Southern rednecks.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not going to lie to you
I don’t get it.
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
This weekend is the Community Shield match (EPL champ v. FA Cup champ) and while it’s still just an exhibition match, it should be pretty fun with the whole “Battle of Manchester” aspect.
And then next weekend the season gets going. Which is crazy, because it sort of feels like their season just ended. August-May is one long-ass season.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Question,
what is the difference between winning the EPL and winning the FA Cup? Also, can the same team win both?
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
EPL is a league, FA Cup is a season-long tourney
Yes, you can win both
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The EPL is the top league in English soccer.
The FA Cup is a knockout tournament which consists of all eligible clubs in the Football Association, or FA. According to Wikipedia there were 762 entrants in the FA Cup last year.
Teams can win both, and it’s happened plenty of times. Last year’s FA Cup winner was Manchester City, while Man U won the EPL, setting up the incredible Manchester derby for the Community Shield. Should be a good one.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
You guys wanna put together a team?
Can’t be more than like a $1000 application to the Football Association, I figure.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
Sounds like a great idea.
I’ll play the position of 70th minute substitute.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
As a Mexican (even a bad one) and one of the more knowledgeable soccer guys
I think you’d have to be the striker.
Is there a soccer equivalent to hockey enforcers? Because I could do that. That, or backup goalkeeper. Something that doesn’t involve a lot of running.
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 2, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you guys need a Peter Crouch?
Cause I’ll be Peter Crouch.
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 3, 2011 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
You're the 3rd best looking, though
Behind Ross and Horace, both of whom I’m never met but I assume are gorgeous.
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 3, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm totally shorter than that.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Me too.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
And I call Goalie
Because my fat ass isn’t designed for running back and forth on the pitch.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Peter Crouch
Why?
“I dunno.”
OH I KNOW WHY!
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions
How dare we have two guys mention Peter Crouch
without a pic of his robot dance?
For shame, Eyeheart and HFMR.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Zoinks!
Let’s go, Scoob, before Rooney cleats me in the thigh.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hes actually worse than Tom Brady.
I’m impressed.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you a talentless knob?
You’ll be perfect.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Only if we call it Scunthorpe Rovers.
It has to Scunthorpe.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 2, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I actually had a discussion with a friend about this recently.
All you’d have to do is find a small (so small) village in England (? or Wales ?) and then start a club.
You’d have to make it through the early rounds against other small teams, but if you get far enough you could actually play in some of the bigger venues against some top quality teams. It’d be a blast if you had some cash and a really good string of luck.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 2, 2011 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
The EPL is the league — it’s a (mostly) weekly series of games. Every team plays every other team twice (home and away). You get 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the season is the champion.
The FA Cup is more like the playoffs in American sports: lose and you’re out. It encompasses club teams in England from the EPL (top level) all the way down to some of the lowest levels, although the EPL teams get automatic byes into the tournament later on. Teams are (allegedly) randomly drawn against one another, so you could technically get a heavyweight clash like Liverpool v. Man Utd in the 4th or 5th round. But part of what makes it fun is seeing some of the lower-level clubs make unexpected runs and knock off bigger clubs. It’s a little like the NCAA Tournament in that regard. Each round consists of 1×1 match-ups, winner advances, loser goes home. (If there’s a draw, they replay the match at the other team’s home ground. If there’s STILL a draw after that, they go to extra time and, eventually, penalty kicks.)
The FA Cup title has lost some of its luster in recent years as big teams have prioritized winning the EPL and the Champions League (Euro-wide competition of the best club teams).
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That focus on the Champions League is why Liverpool may have a shot at the double this year.
Assuming they can shore up that backline that has been playing like shit during the preseason. Since Liverpool is left out of all European competition they should be able to stay healthy enough to make deep runs in the major domestic competitions.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
True.
Although like most of the big clubs I suspect they might still be playing a lot of kids/reserves in some of the cup games (especially Carling Cup) since they’ll want to emphasize the league to try and get back into the Champions League.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
A top 4 EPL finish is a must this season after all the midfield acquisitions.
If Aquelani would make up his damn mind I’d feel better. Sounds like Dalglish is only going to get one crack at returning to the CL.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
They have added a ridiculous amount of midfielders.
I’m still jealous they grabbed Suarez last January, though. That was a hell of a buy.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
He is a machine.
But I don’t know how well he’ll pair with Carroll. We’ll see. I’m hoping that Suarez gets a healthy share of goals, but I think Liverpool may be scoring quite a bit on set pieces, which falls right into Carroll’s wheelhouse.
by The Mexican't on Aug 2, 2011 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
I believe with all the depth that’s been added, #20 is in the cards for Manchester United. The only thing that concerns me, other than everybody getting stabbed for cheating on their wives, is the keeper situation.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 2, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you're right, unfortunately.
Especially if they sign Sneijder.
(Psst — you should think about joining the BHGP Twitteratzi Futbol League.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Done and done.
Any opportunity to say or type “Ameobi” and “Odemwingie” makes me smile.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 2, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a hot rumor yesterday.
Soccer transfer rumors are even less reliable than the reporting on NFL free agency, though, so take it with a heaping amount of salt. It makes sense from a tactical standpoint, at least.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah,
but which EPL team signed DJK? I thought he tweeted that he had a deal in place with Blackburn?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Not them.
Not enough swag.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Oh, so he plays for Barça?
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
No faith in De Gea?
He’s probably better than any of their competitors keepers save Cech, no?
by UpUpDownDown on Aug 2, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He’s 20 and played in a 2-team league. It’s not like the EPL (suck it, Barclays) where the top half of the league can take at least a point in any match.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 2, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rate Hart and Reina ahead of him for now, too.
He might already be ahead of Gomes and whoever Arsenal is rolling out this year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Thanks for the lesson.
As I may have said here before, I want to get into soccer but can never understand what games mean what so it’s nice to get some clarification.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Teams at the lowest levels
have to win a shit-ton of games to keep going and eventually play the EPL or other big teams.
Also, it can be confusing when you have EPL season, FA Cup games, and (for some teams) Champions League all going on over the season. We Americans tend to be used to more division between parts of some of our sports schedules (particularly college sports).
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 2, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, they really lower-level clubs almost always get bounced before the EPL teams enter.
You still get teams from a level or two (occasionally even more) levels below the EPL playing EPL teams, though, which is a blast.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
This is what was so great about FIFA and other soccer video games.
You learned about all of this.
meh
That's where I learned most of what I know.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
We are not really here.
Just like the fans of the invisible man.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
You'll want to bookmark this, too.
Constantly updated US TV listings for EPL (and Champions League/Europa League, too) matches.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
This Necessary Roughness show isn't very good.
Although it doesn’t help that I can’t watch the lead without thinking of the crazy broad from RESCUE ME.
I feel like they stole these pro football uniforms from THE REPLACEMENTS, too.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I kind of like it.
But yes, it is difficult to watch both shows at the same time. I was watching Rescue Me this weekend and was very confused. Of course, it could have been the fever.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't the fever.
I fear this last season of Rescue Me will be pretty dumb.
They seem to be trying to portray Tommy as finally having become more settled and responsible. I have a feeling that Lou will have a heart attack and possibly die, and maybe Tommy will go off the deep end again.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I think I cried when the other chief died. That was very sad.
Why the hell would ANYONE marry Colleen?
I once thought she was good looking.
But not so much lately. Maybe it’s the “I vomit every third episode” thing.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Apparently Bryant McKinnie was on whatever the opposite of a hunger strike was during the lockout.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Julius Peppers will miss him. Loadholt still there?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes. I heard he's in good shape. He's staying on the right though.
Apparently they believe Charlie Johnson (castoff from Colts) can do the job. I watched a lot of Johnson (twss) in Indy and I don’t think he’s great but he’s a hell of a lot better than McKinnie. That guy was a mess at 340. Can’t imagine him at nearly 400 lbs.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
by jebushchrist on Aug 2, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
400? Fuck! Well, not much, I reckon.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
So bizarre,
because Mt. McKinnie has always made such good decisions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_McKinnie#Boat_cruise_scandal
(read the whole list, not just the Love Boat section).
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions
He was released because he tried to eat Leslie Frazier.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 3, 2011 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm trying to pretend he's doing the Charleston.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, tried.
But nobody’s seen the special teams coach in 4 days. (Not that anyone would notice a special teams coach missing)
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 3, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
The Vikings HAD a special teams coach?
Huh.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Except Iowa
(Not that anyone would notice a special teams coach missing)
We noticed.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
TOO SOON
"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney
by ClaybornSmash on Aug 3, 2011 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank God we dumped McKinnie.
He never lived up to the mountain of potential they saw in him. Coming into camp at 400?! No fucking way.
Makes you wonder if a few more organized workouts in the off-season would’ve helped stem that tide.
All he has to do is stay within 5 or 10 pounds of his weight limit
Its not that damn hard. Did Wootton beat him on Favre’s final play?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 2, 2011 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I've got an idea for our English football team.
I know you all must love the idea of Scunthorpe Rovers as I do, but perhaps we should adopt a West Country town with a ludicrously English name.
Barford St. Martin Wandering Bastards?
Berwick St. James Ramblers?
Leigh-on-Mendip Molerats?
I could see us revolutionizing the sport.
Bydand.
Oh boy.
Courtesy @bubbaprog:
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
MOLINASPIT
for the win.
I love how you can see it gets caught on the umpire’s hat.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
I guess Yadier wanted an extended vacation for most of August.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah, not the time to do it, though.
In the 10th, you never want to leave your team without a backup catcher when the game has no end in sight. Not to mention that losing your All-Star catcher for an extended period of a division race is never good as well.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Very salient points.
Unfortunately, Yadier was full of rageahol at that moment, so I don’t think they registered.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
My guess is that it was the type of pitch
he thought his pitchers got screwed with earlier in the game. But oh well, such is life.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
It is going to be hotter than a bitch this week in StL (2 day games this weekend).
And Yadier was seemingly having trouble waddling out that double.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Harry Potter umpire?
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Pretty chill of the Twinsbros to make sure I won't have to worry about any September or October drama this fall.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yup. Getting ready for Hockey season and watching the start of Hawkeye Football without an eye on baseball will be nice.
It’ll be like being a Cubs fan.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Turns out getting 20 games under .500 is too big a hole to climb out of, even in the shitty AL Central.
Who knew?!
But, yes, it will be nice to focus entirely on the football (and the futbol).
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Apparently it has been for almost 20 years for some teams.
WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL GOING TO GAMES UP THERE!?! Is the Hrbek/Gant bobblehead THAT big of a draw? Do they even do Friday Night Fireworks? Is it Buck Night? Those are things going on at the K the same night and I doubt the Royals sell out.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
We like the new stadium smell.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 2, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Eh?
I don’t know of any Primanti Bros at Target Field.
(Give me Kramarczuk’s or give me death.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Well,
“new stadium” “almost 20 years” and assumed Pittsburgh (PNC). I should have read “I doubt the Royals sell out”. Then I would have looked like an idiot. Again.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
I blame the Purdue in you.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Aug 2, 2011 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
EASY GUYS, EASY
Ross, I told you no more ethnic slurs.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
by Adam Jacobi on Aug 2, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mea culpa.
OMHR just gets my dander up.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I just blue myself.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Aug 3, 2011 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Then you'll probably want to avoid
walking around at twilight.
by DrHenryKillinger on Aug 3, 2011 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
It's criminal that this isn't green yet and that I'm the first to rec it.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm quite fond of the polishes at Kramarczuk's.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
At least once a year I get a Sheboygan bratwurst at the K
at least once a year I remember how disappointing they are. Tonight was that night.
FWIW, the Nathan’s dogs at Busch are divine and that is something coming from me b/c I hate the Cardinals.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I look forward to that too but seriously people.
$40/ticket for a team that is 20 games back playing another team that sucks? It’s too much I say.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 2, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, if you spent 30 years watching games in the goddamn Hump Dump, you'd be stoked about a new field, too.
(Also, I really do think the bobblehead thing is driving up prices on the secondary market. I expect a lot of those suckers to hit eBay Saturday morning.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That's when you scalp.
There really aren’t many cheap seats at Target Field, particularly on weekend games.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, they should. Because the Twins aren't getting better.
I can’t believe they were seemingly talking about trading Denard Span.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions
On a side note,
the best MLB seats I’ve ever sat in were when I scalped some tickets for $25 a piece at a Cincy Reds game.
If you are willing to haggle, you can find a deal. Then again, if you have a big group of people, maybe it isn’t the best plan.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions
They're talking about trading Span
cause they’ve got at least 3 young guys in the system that are capable of replacing him in center field. Hicks won’t be ready for a little while yet, and neither will Benson or Morales, but it’s clear that Revere can at least be a place holder for those guys. He’s not gonna produce offensively like Span, but he’ll play better CF defense and actually swipe some bases.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
As an Oakland fan,
and a Twins fan, it just gets frustrating watching my favorite teams trade or not re-sign their good players.
Now, if Span has another year or two of shitty hitting, then I’d understand. But I have trouble believing very many Twins should be judged on 2011 alone. Maybe Capps.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Capps most certainly should be.
As should Delmon Young. That guy’s season last year was a complete fucking aberration.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, and Young had another year or two
of being sub-par for the Twins, as well, right?
Capps is just a guy who is out of shape, and was never really a proven-closer (I’m not sure it counts with the Nationals). Being out of shape isn’t a deal-breaker for being a good closer (see Rod Beck, Heath Bell, and some others), but it makes the pot-shots easier when you start playing badly.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Capps and almost all of the Twins bullpen should be handed their walking papers after this year.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I have some patience left for Nathan.
But Mijares is obviously on thin ice, when Blyleven is questioning him on-air.
I’ve never been impressed with Swarzak.
I don’t mind Duensing, Baker, Perkins, Blackburn, Liriano, and obviously Pavano. But none of them would have been untradeable IMO, particularly this year.
I know nothing about the other guys.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't listen to Blyleven.
Scott Baker was in his doghouse for years.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like it has to be someone.
Brings new meaning to being circled by Bert.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Now that we're on the topic of Blyleven, I feel this is appropriate;
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Perkins has been unhittable this year
And Nathan has been lights out since he got off the DL and replaced Capps.
I like Swarzak as the long reliever/spot starter.
The move I want to see the Twins make is send Blackburn to AAA to work on his sinker again and call Slowey back up.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Perkins has definitely been excellent.
I’m really happy for him. He’s finally lived up to his potential and freed himself from underneath Gardy’s “I HATE YOU” mat. I definitely don’t want Slowey back though. Dude is a clubhouse cancer, by all reports.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Nathan has finally looked more like the old Nathan, which is nice.
And Perkins has been pretty good. I’m indifferent to Swarzak.
The rest? Bleh. Especially Mijares. Fuck that guy.
I think there might be a better chance of T.C. starting a game for the Twins than Slowey at this point.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Span has not been having a shitty year at the plate.
He’s been one of the most consistent players on the team this season and has above average numbers for a lead-off hitter.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
True. Just not as good as 2009.
And, since he’s currently age 27, I kind of hoped 2009 wasn’t a career year for him.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
He's also barely played since May, hasn't he?
So his numbers are a little funky. Given the malaise that’s gripped most Twins hitters at some point this season, I’m not convinced he wouldn’t have suffered through some sort of godawful slump at some point in June and July, too.
He’s been one of the most consistent players on the team this season
I think I could count the number of players who have been consistent hitters on one hand, even if I was missing a few fingers. Unless you want to include hitters who have been consistently bad, too.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
If they're going to get rid of Span, at least get more for him than another damn closer from the Nats.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yep.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
The difference is that Storen
is a grade A closer, and he’s 24. Capps was overvalued like crazy during the deadline last year, and the Twins fell for it. He’s never been more than a last option closer guy, but because he’s had success accruing the most arbitrary stat outside of wins, he gets paid and gets placed in a role he shouldn’t be in. Storen is not Matt Capps, he’s the real deal.
But it’s not gonna happen now, so I shouldn’t get excited.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I dunno.
I probably like Storen a little more than Jonah Keri does, but I’m still not sold that selling big for a closer is a great idea. They’re just such a crapshoot.
Storen looks far more promising than Capps, for sure, but I’m still happy that trade didn’t go down.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
HAHAHAHAHA
Yeah, like the Cubs know how to climb up
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 2, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
This, 1000x.
As much as I want Ross and I’s Twinkies to do well, I need to focus my full attention on Toews treating fools for a full season.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
So the Pitt blog is apologizing to BHGP
Acceptable? I don’t think so, this aggression will not stand, man.
I did not realize that they actually sent that to him.
I kinda gotta side with Cardiac Hill on this one.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
I think the cardiac hill guy might have serious doubts about the mental competence of BHGP
Obviously, this is not what I was expecting went I first reached out to BHGP. At first I thought “Is this a joke?”. I soon realized that this is actually what I was sent … I appreciate the effort that the author put in to writing the piece, but it was not what I wanted and not what I felt was best for Cardiac Hill. I did what I thought would be the right move and I stand by my decision.
I think he’s trying to let us down easy.
by UpUpDownDown on Aug 2, 2011 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
He's breaking up with us?
awwwwww
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 2, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
"its not you, its me"
or
“Can we still be friends?”
Pathetic!
All my good friends at BHGP helpled pick this most awesome name!
TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 3, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It's like a superior
explaining to you that your work simply isn’t good enough and letting you go, only to find out his superior fired him and is replacing him with you.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Here's his problem
I take my role as a contributor seriously
When you ask a bunch of smart asses for a contribution, you just gotta brace yourself for the reply. Not that Adam & Co. don’t take a lot of stuff seriously of course, but when they decide to go over the wall, you just gotta let ’em run.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
It's not like the 5th grade writing idea was created to piss off Pitt fans.
It’s been done here before. Also, weren’t the people that were mocking Pitt fans mostly Penn State fans?
by The Mexican't on Aug 3, 2011 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes
Also, weren’t the people that were mocking Pitt fans mostly Penn State fans
"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney
by ClaybornSmash on Aug 3, 2011 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I know
but I can also see where it would be easy to miss the joke if it was just sent without the headline “as written by a bored high school student”. Heck, I didn’t even remember the original post until I followed a link.
Pitt missed a great opprotunity. He could have edited the whole think to look like a Q&A with a bored high school student. There were some great lines in there when you looked past all the not so great ones.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
If you are BHGP,
you could see how it would get tiring, getting e-mails from other blogs trying to get you to do their work for them.
BHGP writers seem to get asked for their opinions a lot, but don’t seem to have to post other blogs’ crap (outside of the round-up that is INPIYLTI) too much.
Fuck Cardiac Hill! There, I said it.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Minneapolians I need your help
I am invading your fair city with various family members; mom (67), older sister (47), aunt (51), cousin (34) and cousin’s 3 month old son on Thursday. We are in need of a place to eat Saturday night that is nice but not too expensive. We are staying near the MOA but are not afraid of going downtown. Any thoughts?
Hmm, let me think on that one.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Taking the wife and son there this weekend as well.
Visiting my brother and his fiance in St. Paul. Don’t have anything else to add really. I’ve just read every damn comment in both Hamsterdam threads, and felt the need to say SOMETHING.
Also Ross forgot you lived up there. I will be waiting to read your recommendations to Carfino. I know we are eating at the Happy Gnome Friday night, but not sure where else the brother has planned. Always open to suggestions for good eats!
I ate some Greek food in Union Depot in St. Paul.
It seemed like kind of a nice place, with decent food. The lighting seemed a bit dark.
Maybe it’s called Christo’s. I have no clue how accessible it is compared to the MOA area.
http://www.christos.com/christos.html
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't realize that lurkers lurked around these props.
I wish you well on your endeavors throughout Hamsterdam. Feel free to return any time.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
The Happy Gnome is so good.
I was just over there when I was visiting family the other day and was in The Muddy Pig, which is just as awesome.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Pazzaluna, perhaps.
Or Mancini’s.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 3, 2011 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
If you like a German theme,
this place was awesome. I think they call it “Gasthaus” up there. Not sure if it’s the right location for you, but it was really fun, kind of an Oktoberfest atmosphere. You’ll want reservations though, it seemed to get pretty busy. Some of the menu items get kind of pricey, but they do have a kids menu too. It may or may not be kind of loud for a 3 month old. A guy walks around playing accordian singing polka songs.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Aug 3, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Major's Sports Cafe
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I will pay 50 Internets
to the first person to make a .GIF of the that wrestler doing the Backbreaker on the 9 year-old girl. That video is one of the coolest things ever.
My porn name is HogOfHawkness
by HeartOfHawkness on Aug 3, 2011 12:21 AM CDT reply actions
...a .GIF of that wrestler...
/typo’d
My porn name is HogOfHawkness
by HeartOfHawkness on Aug 3, 2011 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I wish I could just wave a wand and make gifs.
Cause this would certainly be an appropriate time. Kinda like the other day when I was at a bar in MSP and saw an attractive young lady lift her cheek of her seat to let one go, thinking no one was looking.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions
in this episode of Hamsterdam
dmbmeg will play the role of the catnuts person:
FUCK EVERYONE HERE AND FUCK HAMSTERDAM. THE BHGP CONSTITUTION SAYS I CAN THREAD JACK EVERY POST ABOUT EVERYTHING EVER AND THE VISIONARIES OF THIS BLOG CANNOT STOP ME AS THIS IS THE INTERNET AND EVERYTHING GOES.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I forgot
YOU’RE GOING TO MISS MY PAGE VIEWS, SUCKAS! CAUSE THIS BLOG WOULD BE SHEEIIIIITTTTTT WITHOUT THEM.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
and
AT LEAST I KNOW HOW TO SPELL ALL KINDS OF U.S. CURRENCY CORRECTLY.
drops mic
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Oh yeah?
Can you spell quarter?
Oh. You can. Carry on then. Wait, wait, how about farthing? Dammit, no, that’s not U.S. Fine, you win.
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 3, 2011 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions
"Pipebomb!"
That one was for Pat and Ross.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 1:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Now I have a boner
You’re like a female member of the Wu Tang Clan.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 2:10 AM CDT up reply actions
That seemed rather mean for a person who posts about three times a year anymore.
/sorry, Meg, but Catnuts really wasn’t that bad. Compared to me.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 7:53 AM CDT up reply actions
To wit: She has zero comments on the non-Hamsterdam boards
compared to dozens on the Hamsterdam ones, which is completely antitetical to her assertion that the noise on the standard boards kept her from commenting.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Aug 3, 2011 8:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, I think that is a slight part of the reason she stopped commenting.
But it was mean to come over here just to dis you about it.
DMBMeg has a right to an opinion. But I feel like she (unfairly) exaggerated your statement.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Leave Catnuts Alone!!!!
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
I'm not even close to approaching that dude (or is it a gal?)
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
NO ONE KNOWS
creeps me out
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
it's a guy
he is very passionate about Britney Spears.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I will agree
with the second part of your statement. As to the first part, i would demand photographic evidence but its not really something I want to see.
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
His/her appearance on Tosh
was off-putting.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Did this really happen?
Or is this a John Hartlieb reference?
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 1:24 AM CDT up reply actions
It's Meg's way of saying
that self-righteous douchiness is the exact thing we’ve never wanted around here, newb or regular. And it’s a terrific Hartlieb reference.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 1:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Guess which one you are
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Aug 3, 2011 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions
he can be as douchey as he wants
he certainly has every right to, but it’s the “I’M LEAVING THE BLOG!” attitude and then still posting is what sets me over the edge. Oh yeah, and that horrendous sense of entitlement. And I have every right to tell him that.
Also, bully reference? Really? I barely touched you.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I'm the guy on the right!
Yay!
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Careful, Catnuts.
You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.
To be 100% truthful, I was attempting to speak in generalities, cause you’re certainly not the first and won’t be the last person to post something that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Hell, I’ve done it before, on several occasions. The post you made the other night is just the most readily available example, and is exactly what Meg’s talking about. And if it feels like I’m picking on you, I’ve made the exact same comments to guys like Bellanca before.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
You say that as though there's more than 1 guy like Bellanca.
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
by jebushchrist on Aug 3, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
There SHOULD only be one Bellanca.
Hell, that might even be overstating it.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I was attempting to evoke the "cool kids" idea.
There’s definitely only one of him.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I just realized I just re-typed what jebus said
I think I’m still waking up.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I thought you guys just shared the computer.
“Ok hunny, I’m done, your turn.”
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm pretty sure Bellanca owns a Supermarine Spitfire.
Those things have Browning .303 machine guns, so don’t screw with him.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
were you the one he was talking about all the guns with?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
You might as well ask
“were you the one [insert any commenter] was talking about [insert random subject] with?”
The answer would still be yes
"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney
by ClaybornSmash on Aug 3, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, sure.
He thinks shotguns are cooler than rifles, which is just absurd, but to each his own.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
well DUH
Everyone knows rifles win cause you can shoot someone in a the head from a REALLY FAR DISTANCE.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
ALL TEH HEADSHOTZ!!!
"He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " - Jim "Huge Brass Balls" Delaney
by ClaybornSmash on Aug 3, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
indeed
don’t veer for dear. KILL EM ALL
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
wait.... *deer
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I liked it better the first time.
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Better than bear.
You kill ’em, then you have to make meatloaf with ’em ’cause the meat is bland.
Stupid bear!
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
My comment she's referring to
Feel free to make your own decision.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Aug 3, 2011 7:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Meg vs Catnuts! Who you got?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QGQtJL7hSk
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I don't think I'm necessarily correct in any of this, but I'm 100% certain she's wrong.
You just don’t treat people that way, even if it is the internet. We’re all human beings typing on these boards.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Aug 3, 2011 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions
You know how else you don't treat people?
Being non-productively critical of a post that my friend spent a lot of his spare time writing FOR YOU. Then you go and say you’re entitled to make all comments of this blog into your own personal chatroom. Not fucking cool man.
You’re like the guy who cut me off without signaling and almost drove me off the road the other day. And you wonder why I flicked you off and call me mean for flicking you off.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I really don't care
I’m just sitting here enjoying my popcorn
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Well, this should certainly help people feel comfortable enough to post freely.
God forbid anyone disagree with the cool kids.
/sarcasm font engaged
Catnuts and I have had our issues, seriously dude I didn’t get a shout out?, and his manifesto was a bit much, and in certain places not very self-aware, but he did make some points in it. This blog can be very mean if you disagree with the masses and I think this series of comments illustrates his point.
Every blog can be mean
Seriously. I’ve been doing this internet thing since the Rutgers BBS back in 1990. Ever. Single. Site. Ever. follows the same basic set of rules with comments. One of them is if you disagree with the general sense of right and wrong for that site, you’ll get people attacking you. The further from the mean you are, the harder the attacks.
The good thing about a site this “size” from a user perspective is that you can learn to recognize a lot of folks and figure out if they seem to know what they’re talking about, if they’re an asshole, or whatever. I’m sure there are a few of you who think I’m an idiot and would just go away. Fine, whatever. I think that about a few of you too.
If you’re thin skinned, internet comment boards probably aren’t the best place for you to spend a lot of time. And oh yeah, you don’t have to actually READ the full comment when somebody lays into you, nor do you have to respond to it. Just let it go.
BTW, this isn’t directed at you Carfino. This is just a general comment.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
See, that's the interesting thing.
Most people would probably call me a bit closed-minded. But I actually welcome anybody (Flakbait included) here.
You can be critical or disagree with people without being mean. Otherwise, the internet just turns into a place for people to blow off anger. I don’t think we want BHGP to become that way, do we?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
again, I never attacked his opinion on Iowa related stuff
I attacked his sense of entitlement to a blog other people created. He also could sent an email to the authors, but instead he wanted to be all, “LOOK AT ME! I’VE BEEN OPPRESSED! DID YA SEE HIM OPPRESSING ME?!” It’s tacky and cheapened what he was trying to say.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
ding ding ding
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't want BHGP to become that
and I don’t think it wil. There’s bound to be a bit of it though. Especially because there are a number of us who frequent the place. Eventually you get comfortable and well, shit happens.
If I’m in the mood to be a jackass or blow off some steam or pick a fight, I’ll take it to reddit. Other people may not. And if they come after me, I actually try to think if I did something to deserve it. Whether or not I respond to it is anybody’s guess. There’s a couple folks on here that like sniping at each other and if they’re just playing, fine. If they’re taking it seriously. LET IT GO! It’s just a comment board.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
"LET IT GO! It's just a comment board."
well done there sir. Can we talk about the civil war, agriculture, hawkeye football, or anything else now?
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
PRO WRESTLING
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
MMA. Meg loves watching guys beat the ever living shit out of each other.
by The Mexican't on Aug 3, 2011 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
KNOW YOUR ROLE, AND SHUT YOU MOUTH
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
the fact you referred to people on a blog as cool kids
gets a giant facepalm.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
by dmbmeg on Aug 3, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The general implication of the term "cool kids" is that said kids are not cool at all, they just think they are.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
See, it's getting mean.
And nobody’s even trying to be (at least, I hope).
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
No.
Someone once threatened to tea-bag me on here once. From Ohio State. THAT was mean. I mean, Ohio State balls? Gross.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
True. That sounds very mean.
But he/she (I’m assuming he?) was from Ohio State. That seems downright gentlemanly for those whack-jobs.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
He was trying to say he liked you, meg.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
He really wasn't.
It was a “hey, a girl, I’m going to say something savagely chauvinistic to her for the sole purpose of making her upset and making this whole thing worse” situation. And it was, unsurprisingly, an Ohio State fan.
Ceci n'est pas un blogue.
by Adam Jacobi on Aug 3, 2011 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Karmic cycle swung in my/Iowa fans favor this fall
at the OSU game when I was dogging on OSU fans for being dickholes. For some reason an Iowa fan that is a mutual friend with my group at the top of the north endzone actually took offense to what I was saying (she was semi-drunk and not paying attention to what was going on) and actually reported me to the security staff. I’m not exactly proud of what ensued, since i was being drunk and was sorta mean to this lady, but when the security actually came up I insta-sobered, plead my case and actually got the security guys to reprimand the asshole OSU fans instead of me. Probably doesn’t reflect well, but for once (in my experience) OSU behavior was actually cracked down on by the official people.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I would hope anyone who threatens to tea-bag someone is a male
Unless maybe she was thinking of regular tea-bags?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
The latter is somehow much more threatening.
Bydand.
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah
you would expect it to end with a throat slashing
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
If you're talking Revolutionary War, sure.
And please don’t talk Revolutionary War.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
They're small. Marble sized. All the PEDs.
Iowa junk, on the other hand, as you well know, is like the dominant bull at the rodeo.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Umm, if you think I'm implying in some way that I think I am cool you are sorely mistaken.
I don’t claim to be cool. I’m just here doing my thing floating through all the different types of people here, interacting with everyone to the best of my ability without trying to insult or piss anyone off too badly and scrolling through comments that don’t interest me.
right
just the only other girl on the blog, you attack.
Smooth.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
You aren't the only other girl on this blog.
In fact, I get along just fine with all the more regular female posters to the best of my knowledge. i didn’t attack anyone.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
right.
May I point out you’ve explicitly attacked me, but not any other man for saying the same thing? See above if you are obviously so obtuse to think you didn’t attack me for being a girl.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
my god
may I also point out that I went out of my way to acknowledge how hard it is to be a female sports fan and you purposefully ignored me to make a fucking point? I’m not an idiot.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I don't even know what you are talking about.
I didn’t attack you for being a girl, you are the one that brought that up. You are reading WAY to much into my post. Besides I didn’t attack anyone. I responded to your initial post just like all of the guys did. If one of the guys would have made that post I would have responded directly to them, they did not. If you think what I said was an attack, you should go back and read some of your own comments.
When did I ignore you to “make a fucking point”? I saw that you agreed with me about being a female sports fan and I didn’t think I needed to say anything else. We agreed, there wasn’t really anything else to say. I guess I’m sorry your feelings were hurt, that wasn’t my intent, but like the people say below don’t take it so personally. Chalk it up to a misunderstanding, I suppose.
I didn’t say you were an idiot nor did I imply it.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
And honestly, this is all I have to say on it.
I hope we can get along. It appears we are going to both be around and it will benefit the blog for us to do so.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 3, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
/fills baby pool with KY Jelly
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 3, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Mudwrestling is all fun and games
until someone gets punched in the throat.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
does this mean you are about to go into cardiac arrest?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Hey, can we just move on to a less touchy topic:
what does your grandma call Brazil nuts?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 4, 2011 3:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Please tell me you saw that episode of "Louis."
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 4, 2011 6:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, although I'd gone through that whole uncomfortable scenario myself by then
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 4, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
O RLY?
Perhaps my best years are gone... but I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
twitter.com/jebushchrist
by jebushchrist on Aug 3, 2011 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
While this site is different from 99% of those that allow comments, it does have a slight internet bully feel at times. If people are so fucking sensitive that they’re getting their feelings hurt by what other people reply back, they might want to think about dialing down their feelings meter a touch. This community is crazy welcoming, and dissent is tolerated and encouraged, particularly if it’s clever and actually, god forbid, articulates a coherent argument for the point they are trying to make, rather than all, fuck you, no fuck you, no fuck you. I also just realized placing this comment here is stupid, but so what?
by txhawkeye on Aug 3, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
well received none-the-less
thank you!
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Yeah, for some idiotic reason I’m happy when the two of you are participating on here. Not because I think you’re entitled because you were there at the beginning (actually, I do think that) so much as there’s value in institutional memory. Just ask Rambler.
there’s value in institutional memory. Just ask Rambler.
I’m laughing, because he’s a PSU fan that spends a ton of time on an Iowa blog.
Also, because his favorite wrestling team hired an Iowa State guy who immediately forced dudes out and started bringing Iowa guys out east.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
You stupid git, he didn't force anyone out.
Bubba Jenkins was a totally lazy shirker while he was on Cael’s team. He deserved to get kicked off the team because he was totally unbecoming of a senior wrestler on a respectable team. Afterwards, he ran his mouth because that was (is?) his nature. Then Penn State’s rivals took the truth – Penn State forbade Bubba from wrestling for Big Ten and Big 12 programs – changed it to “Cael told Bubba he couldn’t wrestle at Iowa State”, and now Cael’s the bad guy.
I’m not going to spend all of my time defending Cael, because he’s not perfect, and because that’s stupid. But I will not accept the idea that Cael “forced people out” because it’s based entirely on the story of one guy who has no right whatsoever to complain.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe.
My main point here was to flip you (and Cael?) some shit.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Then make the shit stink.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Well said, tx.
I think the problem arises from the fact that the “old guard” pretty much share the same basic political/social belief set, and also happen to all have a very similar sense of humor. So when that gets punctured by someone with a different opinion, it looks like a pack of feral dogs is attacking said someone.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow.
Good luck dodging the banhammer with that “pack of feral dogs” comment.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey, feral dogs can be wonderful sometimes!....
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
nah
he wasn’t calling me a feral dog. He was saying someone’s perception of me is like a feral dog.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Yes.
I was doing my usual “trying to be funny but not succeeding” thing.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey, I understood.
And found it to be funny. WELL DONE CHAZZ, GOLD STAR FOR YOUZ.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
my sarcasm meter is off, apparently.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
No, I'm just not funny.
If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here taking comedy notes from Police Academy 2.
(Yes, I’m actually watching the last 15 minutes of it right now).
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
TACKLEBERRY!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
Also, I enjoy seeing Bobcat Goldwaithe.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, he might not have been a cop until part 3,
but he was a gang-leader in part 2.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I still want to know what happened to Guttenberg
Seriously, dude was EVERYWHERE in the 80s, then has been MIA since 1992 or so.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Sounds like he
worked on a charity that helped kids.
He also enjoys surfing and golf.
He was on Dancing with the Stars for a bit in 08.
He didn’t do much in the 90s, but he has had some bit-parts in the 2000s.
I guess he’d like to see sequels or re-makes for Police Academy, 3 Men and a Baby, and Cocoon. And some might even get made.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Guttenberg
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
He was on Party Down last season (?) for an episode. Although I think I’m the only one who watched that show.
I was thinking the same thing.
I loved that show, and I don’t know anyone outside of BHGP world that has even heard of it. Part of why I started liking Parks and Rec is because that one guy was on Party Down.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Aug 3, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Everyone knows this.
What is wrong with American children today?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Sadly, yes.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
"old guard"
does this mean I get a sword? Where is my sword?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Deep within the confines of Hyrule's Lost Woods.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
did...
did you just make a Zelda joke?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Fuck yes I just made a Zelda joke.
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Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
want to waste rest of day playin zelda
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Until you play the soul crushing boss of the Skull Woods.
I declared war on every fucking moth I saw after that damn thing.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
i played that game constantly
on my gameboy.. but it was so long ago that your comment makes no sense to me. This makes me very sad, need to find my gameboy and Zelda.
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Grumble, grumble, grumble...
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not claiming any status
but trying to keep a good thing good seems like a reasonable response to the invasion we endured here last fall. Posters from other boards brought some of their crazy shit here, and everything changed.
I like the new version, but some of the commenters who showed up due to Expansionpalooza and the hype train last fall brought a lot of new people, some/many of whom have mixed in like oil and water with the established posters.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
As a person, who I am sure is considered a contributor to the previous decline of this place, I would like to say that my motivation for posting was devoid of any conscious effort for obtuseness. I don’t claim any particular cleverness or intellect, I just came over because, having lived so far from home for so long, it made me feel a little closer to Iowa. I generally had a good time here and enjoyed talking about things that interested me and others, seemingly, though it seems now that this was not so much the case. I don’t think that anybody who contributed to the much lamented issue of off-topic tangents did it to ruin anyone’s good time and so, maybe people can ease up a little.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
Was it ever explicitly stated that those good times
can’t be had anymore? I don’t think it’s unreasonable for the powers-that-be to create a daily thread for completely off topic and non-Iowa stuff because they were tired of those things bogging down threads about Iowa sports. In fact, 99.9% of blog and comment communities don’t enjoy that kind of leniency from the people who run the show. I’m not necessarily saying we’re lucky, but that’s pretty much what I’m saying.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I think everyone likes Lycurgus,
I know I do.
But a Rambler/Lycurgus thread can go for a long time. About nothing Hawk-related. And I sometimes join them.
It can still happen on Hamsterdam. I hope everyone (Catnuts, the “old guard”, Grixxly, anyone) continues to post here, there, and everywhere. But some of us (yes, including me) will need to just try to take some of the off-topic stuff to the ’Dam.
And like Ross said, game-threads will still be the most free-flowing clusterfuck of batshit insanity that we would expect.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Eh, whatever.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
Did somebody jump your shit about this?
Tell me who and I will say “NI!” until they appease you.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I am just terribly vexed by the prospect that I contributed, in any way, to making this place less fun for other people. That would never have been my intent.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
I've never heard anyone say anything of the sort (which is why I asked).
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I took the bemoaning of tangents as indication that they were responsible for people staying away is all. I realize I have contributed to those, but I don’t think I was aware of the strong feelings many people seem to hold.
Oh well.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
Look, don't take it personal. I've learned a lot about the american civil war that I never would have known if it weren't for you and Rambler.
If talk of drunken generals kept people away, that’s on them. This place had room for batshit insanity in the threads, but then the population exploded and this is simply a re-tooling/re-design in order to continue to make it work.
Some people have taken it as an opportunity to play the poor-me card, but they’re still here, aren’t they.
You’ve done nothing wrong. You’ve contributed to the unique community that is BHGP, and I for one am happy for your presence (even if we occasionally disagree on some things).
The Ly/Ram “wedding” is one of the funniest spontanious running gags to happen around here since Pelican Whore (Weren’t you a part of that as well?).
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Jinx.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Just don't take it personally.
That’s the lesson. We’re all to blame, really. Which is why this was created, so that they don’t have to compromise what the comment threads have become for many people, while inviting new commenters into the threads that are (in principal) easier to get intimated with.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
No one here should be ashamed of anything.
We got a little bit carried away and might have scared off some potential new commenters, but nothing was done with malice. We were having a good time and being friends.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
The problem is that this place straddles the line between internet community and true, non-digital friend groups. When you hear someone talking about something that might interest you while you’re walking down the street but have no idea who those people are, interjecting can be strange and awkward. On the internet, that shit is as commonplace as racial slurs being thrown around at YouTube. But here, it’s hard for new people to figure out whether it’s ok for them to do that or not.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
For those lurkers who are asking themselves this question
IT IS!!!
A THOUSAND TIMES, IT IS OKAY TO JUST JUMP IN!
IT’S THE ONLY WAY! DO IT! DO IT NOW! INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO ME GODDAMN IT!!!
MAKE A JOKE AT MY EXPENSE OR FUCK OFF!!
(Did I come on too strong at the end there? I can never tell.)
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
my 2 cents...
The off topic posts have never bothered me. In fact, most posts have never bothered me at all; and I’ve been reading here as long as there has been links from sportsillustrated.com.
What bothers me is that we seem have to gone from civil discourse, or differences of opinion if you will, to flat out my side your side mentality; exasperated by some who by their ‘status’ have not helped maintain the status qua of civil, yet lively debate but have now ‘chosen’ sides.
It now seems that if you do not tow the party line you are a hater, or don’t know the game, or are just a homer that can’t take criticism. Or something of that nature.
I very much enjoy the articles here and the humor, but the conversation, in my opinion has taken a tumble for the worse and takes away from the over all joy…
This whole line of discussion is SO tired.
I mean, if I get shouted down by one of the mods (which I have, several times) then I just don’t reply to one of their comments for a while. There are still so many people here to talk to.
No one is stopping anyone from posting, unless you are banned. You will never be banned for disagreeing with Ross or AJ or anyone else- – you may be banned for being a doucher, but the two aren’t even comparable.
I guess what bugs me is people complaining that they can’t express themselves, and then telling people that it’s because of who others have expressed themselves. Just because someone said something you think is mean (or simply disagreed with your viewpoint), doesn’t mean you stop talking. I kinda just wanna say to those who continue to argue about what I see as a non-issue “Got it. Your opinion is unassailable, but my opinion should always be tempered in order to not keep you from expressing yourself.”
If a mod calls you on your grammar nazi posts (not singling out, but it was talked about above, so…) and tells you to fuck off, then did you really want to talk to them anyway? Do any of the BHGP readership REALLY need approval THAT badly? Do we need to start a Pat Vint Made Me Cry Support Group?
And if someone else doesn’t want to talk to you because they saw a mod has disagreed with you (or internet yelled at you) then “If they were laughing you don’t need them cause they’re not good friends.”
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Just a point
Got it. Your opinion is unassailable
Never said anything like that and I wonder if you even read my post. There used to be a time when this site could agree to disagree instead of just attacking someones viewpoint.
I’m guessing that time has come and gone; your post being an example…
I don't think that's true at all
for proof, all you have to do is go back to the DJK drug-bust/other off-season fuck-ups threads and it quickly becomes apparent that disagreeing with the mods’ general consensus suffers no repercussions nor does it hinder discussion, even argument, amongst the rest of us.
Look, there have been times almost all of us have gone too far or been too strident/dickish in our viewpoints and gotten smacked by one of the mods or even top posters. It happens, so be it. It just seems to me that you’ve internalized it to an unwarranted degree; I don’t know if that’s because you truly believe it or just want to play the victim/martyr card. Either way, it doesn’t matter and certainly hasn’t stopped your ability to post/respond. You haven’t been banned nor, to my knowledge, have any of your posts been deleted. Any “censorship” you feel is entirely self-actualized, not the result of actions undertaken by this site’s operators.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
One more thing
In my time here, I’ve actually been impressed by the tendency of people to NOT pile onto someone when AJ, PV, Ross or the like gets into with someone or tells them they’ve gone too far. Usually, it seems like everyone backs off it, and kind of leaves the argument to its own little room and goes on with something else. This is a far cry from a number of other message board/blogs I participated in in the past where everyone would jump on some hapless poster the second a mod made it “cool” do to by disagreeing with him.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
It's funny that you posted at the same to as me
cause disagreements we’ve had in the past are an example of how this “division” doesn’t really exist. It’s water under the bridge, we both still post, and as far as I can remember, we both still reply to each other and find humor in similar things.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Sour grapes, man.
That’s what this comes down to.
You’re evoking this idea that there were better times here, and as eyeheart said, that’s a tired conversation that only those who feel slighted by the overriding philosophy here as well as the powers-that-be tend to hold. The comment threads, whether we like it or not, from the honchos all the way down to the peons, have always been catered towards an open-minded, intellectual, and highly humorous viewpoint, one that frequently taps into nerdy, reference heavy stuff. As Pat pointed out in the first Hamsterdam post, all that stuff is awesome and makes this place fun and “home-y”, but can make it seem unwelcoming to new posters and also get very, very off topic. That’s what this is for, and if you’ve been following along, it’s obvious that the same olf BHGP is alive and well in Hamsterdam.
The problem arises when people cry murder but aren’t willing to fess up to the fact that they themselves committed it. You accuse eyeheart of not reading your post, but based on what you just said, one might wonder if you even read his. And frankly, using the “did you even read what I said” quip is just about the most dismissive and “your side, my side” kind of comment you can make, which is exactly what you seem to be saying that you have a problem with. The first step to solving the “problem” here is to admit that you’re part of it. I’ve done it on multiple occasions; when I’m wrong or inappropriate and it gets pointed out that I’m wrong or inappropriate, I step down. Or in other circumstances, when I’m at an impasse with someone, I pass it off as such and move on. And many other guys/gals here will shake their head in agreement and echo that. It’s the self-righteousness of saying “nothing bothered me until the commenters were fractured into two sides and the majority cracked down on the minority” that’s extremely bothersome. That, to me, is saying, “these people who disagree with me aren’t part of my understanding of BHGP anymore.” It’s clear that not many people agree with that, and that’s evidenced by the fact that the overwhelming majority (even Chazz!!) agree that the BHGP comment threads are still great even if they aren’t getting off topic ,and that Hamsterdam is a great idea to further carve out this awesome online community we’ve all found.
Now… I’d be lying if I said I fully disagree with you, because there are certainly times when two sides fracturing and the whole thing turns into a massive pissing match. That’s unsightly and no one really likes it at all, no matter who “prevails.” But the larger the community gets here, the more opinions there are gonna be. And as they say, opinions are like assholes; we all have one. Arguments and disagreements are be unavoidable and will only continue to be. But my point is that these comment threads have always been catered to a pretty general mindsight and disposition (even if it may be unwelcoming to say that). If you, myself or anyone doesn’t fall in line with that, then it is what it is. No where was it ever written that we all must get along here… but what is implied is that you’ve got to try to fit yourself within a certain decorum for the betterment of the whole place.
…exhales
Hopefully this whole thing makes sense and isn’t too tangential. If so, I apologize.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I concur.
And I’d add that there aren’t generally any feuds here like is so common on many other sites.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm rec'ing this post, despite not finishing it, because it's really long
and I’m fairly certain that’s all it takes here most of the time (good post though, Jack).
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Never said anything about "you" specifically (wasn't even thinking about you when I wrote it, actually)
I cited catNuts’s post, and again, it was a ready example, and I meant nothing by it. I think TRCN and I are still cool enough that he wouldn’t take it personally, otherwise I would have found a different example.
I was talking about this entire argument that people are having. It’s absurd.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty much what I was trying to say.
You just put it a lot better than I did.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, I missed the first few days of this.
Job transfer has meant much more time as a grownup. See you guys in a few, don’t burn the place down.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
Did you move, or just switch workplaces?
Either way, congrats and good luck.
/sorry if this sounded stalker-y, but it is nice to hear from you, McCann’t.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Just got moved to a downtown store
but now I have a commute and fewer “off-hours”. That, however, translates to less time around when anyone else is awake.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I hope you at least got a raise, a promotion, or some better future job opportunity out of it.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
On another note
am I the only one who was creeped out by that Kenny Omega video? In my neck of the woods, we don’t take kindly to grown men in tights messing around with nine year olds. I’m just sayin.
I swear the "robbed a place" was actually not ment as a smart ass remark. I just forgot that he actually robbed a place for a second. ~ justsomehawkeyefan
Yep.
I didn’t click that link on Deadspin or here.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I hope to the heavens
that you never visit Japan then. There’s a lot of shit on TV there that’s far more suggestive and could qualify as borderline pedophilia in the States than this vid.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, Japan is damn weird.
I “know” about two people that like Japan and Japanese culture, and they’re both weirdos.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Well SEG is definitely one of them.
Chazz… I’m about to introduce you to one of the most disturbing cultural phenomenon’s to ever exist. His name is Hard Gay, and Japan made him.
Vint will see this and say, “HE’S ACTUALLY CALLED RAZOR RAMON, LIKE SCOTT HALL.”
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's a bit disturbing.
I only see a slight resemblance to Razor/Hall.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I miss SEG
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Did she quit? Or is she just busy?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think she quit
if she did there was no formal announcement. I would guess she his lurking over at Arrowhead Pride trying to start Stanzi tangents.
Actually thats not true, i’m an AP lurker and never see her there.
He sired a baseball team... An orchestra, if you count the bastards!
by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Aug 3, 2011 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I bet she’s just physically stalking Stanzi, particularly now that NFL facilities have opened.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Nope, didn't quit!
Been super busy with a toddler and work. I’ve had a comic book due like every other week!
Looking forward to football starting up again soon, and hoping I can make it to Kinnick sometime this season! I miss you guys too!
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 3, 2011 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey! Hey! Alive and well!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Every time I go to Galaxy in CR and get sushi beforehand
I remember when you said you do the same thing. Oh, for cute.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a little afraid to post over there, mainly because my screen name will make me look like a stalker.
Which I definitely am not.
By the way, did you know that while Stanzi likes strawberries he won’t eat strawberry jelly? That’s just kinda weird.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 3, 2011 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I know people that don’t like bananas but love banana-flavored laffy taffy. I hate banana-flavored laffy taffy
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
Fake banana flavor is totally different from how real bananas taste though.
Same with grape.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 3, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I always think that banana laffy taffy is the taste you experience when you get a brain tumor. It just isn’t natural.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
No. That's Tootsie Roll. Blech
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I can’t go there with you.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
I don(t know what cat ass tastes like...
but it tastes like Tootsie Roll.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 3, 2011 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
It tastes like chicken
or so I’ve heard. (Yeah, that’s it, he’ll believe that!)
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Has anyone else downloaded OS X Lion?
I haven’t done much playing around with it so I don’t know if there are any worthwhile features that I’m missing. (TWSS)
I was about to ask the same question about Google+.
I have an invite, just haven’t activated it yet.
Apple had been making way too many changes recently. It’s impossible to keep up with.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't worry
By the time I get an invite, no one will go there anymore.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
I have it.
I’m still learning all the features, but I do like the full screen apps and the ability to swipe the windows back and forth with the trackpad. I like running my itunes in full screen and I can swipe all the way to the end and find it in the same place everytime. I’m still learning my way around a little, but I have found that the interface is becoming more iPad/iPod-like. I am ambivalent towards this concept.
Ask me again in about 30 days.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 3, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We miss you.
/you’re the one in the band, right?
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 3, 2011 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
In case anyone is too happy today,
here is a depressing article about football killing some kids.
http://deadspin.com/5827289/the-preventable-annual-tradition-of-high-school-football-deaths
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
31 days until kickoff, Memento is the 31st ranked movie according to IMDB users
“I’m looking for this pig”
by hawk6894 on Aug 3, 2011 1:57 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Beautiful.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
And disturbing.
I keep looking at Ferentz’s neck contorting like that and getting freaked out.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The neck is so small.
I imagine that after this picture was taken, Ferentz’s head rolled down the street.
by The Mexican't on Aug 3, 2011 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
And we're going green
"West Texas seems to be full of fake boobs providing a comfortable shade for well-developed pot bellies" - Lycurgus (06/24/2011)
by BStylin Hawkye on Aug 3, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
He's safe.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 3, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
BULLSHIT!
Floyd has been infested by rodents! Call the ASPCA! Call PETA! Call an exterminator, and get his ass back across the state border before November, or else!
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Get that filthy gopher out of there before he gives Floyd rabies.
Otherwise we’ll have to let Iowa State borrow him to work their animal science hoo-doo on him and, well, we can’t let them see an actual cool rivalry trophy.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
by RossWB on Aug 3, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I actually bought one of those plush Goldys
With the intent to tie a noose around its neck and bring it to the game last year…
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Why is there a hole drilled on the back of him
and semen running down his hindquarters?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brewster hasn't turned in his key yet.
And we’re too cheap to change the locks. Sorry.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 3, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
DON’T MOVE UNNH CIGARETTE!!!!
(I feel gross)
"Hi, I'm Bob Executive. Which way to business?"
by IPeeBlackAndGold on Aug 3, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, that's a perfectly logical explanation.
UNLOCK LOVE RELEASE!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 4, 2011 3:16 AM CDT up reply actions
An incredibly small hole
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 4, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Photoshop.
"Nein, ich bin Schnappi das kleine Krokodil."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 3, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that a thing?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 4, 2011 3:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I really wanted to like Memento because I love Inception...
but I just found it too gimmicky. I think if it didn’t use the backwards storytelling it wouldnt have worked.
But perhaps if I had watched it when it first came out I would feel differently. But now it just feels like I’ve seen the techniques used too much.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 3, 2011 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I couldn’t like a movie that I spent 95% of its run time hating. Once we got to the end things made sense, but most of the time before that I was really frustrated.
"To bottomless perdition, there to dwell, in adamantine chains and penal fire" -Milton
My brother said the same thing about American Psycho the other day...
To which I responded by pooping on his pillow.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 3, 2011 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't want to see what his tatoo notes/reminders are.
Sorry if I took a simple quip that was meant as a rebuke for a single-minded poster and turned it into a completely uninteresting and inconsequential tangent.
-McCann't
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Aug 3, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh!
That’s such an unflattering picture of me.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 3, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
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