Hamsterdam Can't Get Enough Of These Delicious Pickles
by RossWB on Aug 8, 2011 8:18 PM CDT
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Someone save Parker Posey. Anyway, this is your regularly scheduled Hamsterdam thread for this evening and tomorrow. You know the rules.
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Jesus, the pickles. So many pickles.
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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RAW IS HAMSTERDAM.
… or however Pat so perfectly put it.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 8:21 PM CDT reply actions
You mean with the little corporal shoulders (or whatever they're called) and tassels?
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Fact: Von Runstedt called Hitler the Little Bohemian Corporal behind his back.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
What is your opinion of Guderian?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Smarter than Hitler, not smart enough to understand he was helping the wrong side.
He and Rommel were pretty close in terms of generalship.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I would agree. Was he involved in the bomb plot?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
No.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you read his biography?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I have not.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I love the German confidence even when you know they are heading into disaster.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Ok, this HHH as referee at SS is a fresh twist.
He’s gonna fuck both of them over and it’s gonna start a long heel boss thing for him, I hope. Then Punk can feud with him, and end his career or something.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Aw, man.
After this weekend when I hear/see the word pickle it makes me think of penises and twinkies. Thanks, Aunt Debbie.
Hey, the corn.
I was lazy this spring and so I’m only getting little baby ears. But that did give me one special moment: one sweet looking little ear was covered in ants, but the kernels were whole. I ate the ants and the corn. I’ve never felt so alive.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like this little corn story should be in a very important book about the nature being.
I like the Carnage and Culture quote.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
That book is fantastic.
My knowledge is expanding! Yay!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh
Polybius – Histories and Cassius Dio – Roman History. Two more books about the Republic.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Thanks.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
They are volumes of books actually.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
And the quote seems to me to fit Ohio State.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
VDH's comparison of Hitler and Alexander the Great is brilliant stuff.
It’s truly remarkable and sad how long Alexander’s kept a reputation of being someone who was bloody but well-intentioned in spreading the enlightened ideas of Hellenic society. Please. I knew that was rubbish before I read this book.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I need to go back and reread the book
I vaguely remember that discussion. I remember reading a biography of Alexander in which it was discussed how respected his campaigns were in his home country. It seems that many Macedonians didn’t respect victories over the persians and said that while they were fighting men in the west (Italy etc.) Alexander was fighting women in the east. He was brilliant, but he was power mad (see: the quickness with which he adopted the Persian ways and abandoned the mutual respect and equality on which the Greek society was based).
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
He was an adolescent. He never truly grew up.
He was even worse than his father, who was fairly bloody himself.
The man wiped out everything he touched. Most history books make it sound like his army was just homesick. False! His army was disgruntled with him because he was killing off their beloved leaders (e.g. Parmenio) and marching them to death in a damn desert!
Simply put, Alexander combined Greek military excellence with Persian theocracy. Worked out real well, to the tunes of tens of thousands of dead bodies. More Macedonians were killed by Alexander, by Alexander’s decisions, than in combat against Persians and other enemies.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
conqueror and good guy are pretty close to mutually exclusive.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
Eh, not always in the view of history. Certainly to the men you conquer. Charlemagne is generally remembered well. When your own troops come to despise you, your place in history is more tenuous.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Alexander destroyed classical Greek culture.
Hence the many thousands of Greeks who fought for the Persians against him at Issus and the Granicus.
The only men who liked Alexander were those cheap kings who took over the remnants of his empire. And shallow historians.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
well there were also Caesar and Pompey, but that actually helps the case you're making
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
There was also a long history of Greek mercenaries fighting for Persian kings (e.g., The Anabasis).
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Yeah, and look at the Ten Thousand.
Before and after their generals were killed, they kept alive the traditional Greek ideals of democracy in their band. Did the same occur in Alexander’s army? Hahahahahaha, instant execution for me for asking!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
No. My point exactly. Xenophon was pretty awesome.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
The Battle of Leuctra was a sad day in history.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I've got like fifteen tons of excess energy.
I need to wrestle somebody right now.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I choose Lycurgus! Tumbleweed!
Wait….wait….WIN BY FALL!
15-2!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I. WAS. NOT. READY.
Shake hands. Let’s do this.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Let's go!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'M UNDEFEATED IN BLOGWRESTLING
I’LL TAKE YOU BOTH DOWN WITH MY DEAF INTENSITY.
YOU’LL CRY FOR MERCY AND I WON’T HEAR YOU.
YOU COULD BITE MY BICEPS AGAIN BUT I’LL JUST PUNCH YOU AND THROW YOU IN THE METAL FENCE.
OH YEAH, THAT FENCE IS ELECTRIFIED. BITCH.
ENERGIZERHAWK 3-0 AND 4-0.
ANF forever.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 8, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you just wrestle me?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I don't know.
I had so much intensity. I’m not entirely sure who the hell I just beat. Pretty sure I whipped Rambler.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 8, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
goes without saying.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Black Heart Gold Pants
WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS!
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 8, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Amazing!
You must teach me how to do sign language in INTENSITY!
/Fellow Deaf Guy-ed
by RH's Bookie on Aug 9, 2011 8:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
we line our ditches with high fructose corn syrup to keep the ants of the plants.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
That...might actually work.
Finally a proper use for that disgusting lot of crap!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
How was the trip?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Read that as "how was the tip?"
Thats what I get watching BBC, reading rawistwitter and hamsterdam at the same time. I clearly can’t multi-task.
No one can.
Those who say they do it well are lying to themselves and 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 8, 2011 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, I missed that
I was making toast.
There's something about orange soda that is deeply satisfying.
by Loosemeatsammich on Aug 9, 2011 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions
It was good.
MOA is overrated, which I knew, and my sister makes me crazy no matter what state I’m in. I have to say I was really impressed with most Twins fans. It is different going to a game there. I like that there isn’t an amusement park in the outfield and that people actually pay attention to what is going on during the game. Imagine that. I liked it.
Oh, I almost got into a fight with a guy twice my size when I tried to get my picture in the giant glove statue. The guy grabbed my shoulder and said “there’s a line Iowa.” This did not go over well and the F bombs flew forth from my mouth. I think my cousin’s husband was worried he was going to have to fight the guy for me.
That same night a couple female cousins were in a crowd downtown that was pepper sprayed. That was not fun for them.
So you budged in line? Can't believe you weren't pepper sprayed too
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!!
He was wrong. It was a crowd of people, there was no line and I was totally there before him. TOTALLY!! He was just bigger and caught me by surprise. Even if I had, which I did not, that doesn’t make it okay that he touched me.
HELP! I'm being repressed!
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
Do you think I said it's not okay to touch me b/c I'm a girl?
Um, no. It is not okay that he touched me b/c it isn’t okay that he touched me. I probably would have punched him if I was a guy.
CALM. CALM.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Is that sig from Livy legit?
Lumps of meat?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I love the cow talking thing.
He had a great one I read the other day.
True moderation in the defense of political liberties is indeed a difficult thing: pretending to want fair shares for all, every man raises himself by depressing his neighbor; our anxiety to avoid oppression leads us to practise it ourselves; the injustice we repel, we visit in turn upon others, as if there were no other choice except either to do it or to suffer it.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
That's beautiful.
Who is this Livy?
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 8, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Titus Livius (59 BC – AD 17) He wrote the “History of Rome”, which begins with Aeneas’ arrival in Italy and ends with the reign of Augustus.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
MOA on the weekends is strictly for tourists.
It’s definitely not as bad on weekdays, although still too damn big.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
but there are like 25 Minnesota themed stores where you can buy stuff that lets everyone know you come from a place at least as bad as Minnesota
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Yeah, I made it around in about 2 hours on Saturday when I was by myself.
It was just an easy place for us to go w/ a lot of stores for everyone.
I got caught on the wrong side of the mall from everyone else on Friday during the bomb threat. It was crazy I couldn’t get to the east side unless I went all the way to the bottom level. I was pissed.
Bomb threat?
I miss all the fun.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
They didn't tell anyone.
Another set of cousins came through right after me and they said the door to Chipolte was down and there were people inside. I went by Legoland and the workers were outside. It was really weird and a little creepy b/c if you weren’t in that area you wouldn’t have known anything was going on at all.
So I heard Jim Tressel’s remaining fans (Thousands, perhaps millions of them!) and CM Punk have the some rockin’ theme song?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
That "Detroit Lions, sleeper team" meme is taking a beating in this preseason.
See ya in 2012, Mikel Leshoure.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Are you willing to go Tanya Harding on Aaron Rodgers' knee?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You fucking know it
Between all of the Lions being hurt, the Bears trading everyone away, and the Packers showing up to camp a bunch of lazy fuckers, I’m all set for the Vikes to win the division with an 7-9 record.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
The NFC North: just like the NFC West, but colder!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I was kinda sad when it got re-inflated.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
you and me both.
I think I am one of the few people here who actually want a new stadium.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
People who like domes aren't humans.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
As we speak, it is 104 in beautiful Phoenix
and the D-backs are playing in a dome. The way things are going, the first two Cardinals games would start off at about the same temperature. Oh, the inhumanity.
FOUR. THREE. COVER. TWO.
The Metrodome is a fucking dump.
Who wants to keep it? I would have thought people would be more favorable about a new Vikings stadium after seeing Target Field and The Bank.
If you’re worried about the cold (and, fair enough, I sure as shit wouldn’t want to sit outside in -20 in January), just put a damn roof on the thing. (But not a stupid inflato-dome thing.)
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
people don't want to "pay taxes" for it
but no one realizes the Vikings might leave and there goes a huge source of revenue for the state.
Is that too politicky?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
banned
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
My sister LOVED that they only put the Hennipen Co flag up and not the MN flag
at the Twins game. She was very excited about it.
I didn't even know Hennepin County had a flag
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
I did not either but it is the one they put up instead of the state flag.
The guy b/s us said it was b/c the county is paying for the stadium, not the state. (not a political comment)
I didn't know that
That’s some bullshit right there!
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Meh.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
There is a lot going on in the middle there.
I liked that they had a veteran raise the flag b/4 the game. Oh, and that I didn’t have to hear the nation anthem end in chiefs. That pisses me off every single Royals game I go to.
I know there are a lot of lakes
but is their flag really a life preserver?
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Inner tubin'!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
On the way up when we encountered our first lake
I said “hey, look, it’s one of the 1000 lakes.” Apparently I was a little low in my estimate.
BTW, Minnesotans drive really slow.
I'm inclined to believe you.
I’ve been to MO twice: once through Iowa in November (left the Twin Cities at 5pm and drove through snow to northern MO) to visit WUSTL, and once through IL to go to St. Louis.
Northern Missouri makes me want to beat a kitten.
I couldn't imagine
ever having to drive through Oklahoma. My mom played college softball and said they would road trip down to Texas for spring ball, and you would see every bit of junk imaginable strewn alongside the highway, abandoned shacks, etc.
My memory of driving from Dallas to San Antone:
Trees, a dingy (But probably awesome, the best ones area always dingy) BBQ joint or two, Whataburger, shacks, and that’s it.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Roadtripping to the Alamo Bowl
we each had something random we were counting for the ride. Giant crosses took a lead while going through Oklahoma.
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
…drive through Oklahoma. My mom played college softball and said they would road trip down to Texas for spring ball, and you would see every bit of junk imaginable strewn alongside the highway, abandoned shacks, etc.
I think they’ve sprinkled in some Waffle Houses now.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 9, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
From my small sample set, Minnesotans are WAY too fond of the left line on the interstate. Move over you dumb fucks!
Wiconsonites
love to tailgate. At least they did when I lived there briefly. You and one other car on the road. Nobody around for miles and they are RIGHT ON YOUR ASS.
I’m sorry, is 15 over the limit not fast enough for you? Then fucking pass me.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
We can't help that we have places to be.
You know, like, over there but in an entirely unsafe, aggressively discourteous manner.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 9, 2011 5:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Better than the drivers here!
Ugh! The native born Pennsylvanians are just as awful as the Marylanders, which simply appalls me!
Anyway, I swear the tailgaters get worse every year. And it’s no wonder. They have children, and somehow the motherly instinct isn’t kicking in and saying, “Hey, maybe you shouldn’t drive right behind him, especially since he’s doing 45 in a 45 zone.”
And I know there’s a tailgater reading this. Man, I have no regrets.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
DON'T DRIVE 45 IN A 45!
At least give me a couple over. In JoCo they like to drive 40 in a 45. And yes, I will tailgate your ass if you pull that with me and I will be screaming all the while. Not to mention pointing at the speed limit sign as we pass.
The law is the law! There's deer around here.
And when you crash into my car because I didn’t have enough time to stop because you were in such a flaming rush you couldn’t follow the law – And where are you going? This is rural Pennsylvania! The only fires are the ones dudes set to burn their brush! There’s nothing to do here! Go back to New York City, hotshot! – I’m going to hire one of those television lawyers and sue you. Moreover, I’m going to give you a stern talking-to.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
And just because the cops are lazy doesn't mean I have to be!
New York City!
Dey took ar deer!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I never really understand the point of tailgating. Sometimes it happens by accident, but generally you are just making things way more dangerous for yourself and others.
I will say, on two lane sometimes it is necessary to be ready to pass.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Yes
Although I don’t understand the complete inability of some people to get the F out of the left hand lane. Especially around Philly where a third lane on the freeway is a rare luxury. And it’s usually New Yorkers. Oh, I’ll just go 5 over in the left lane. Yes, you are obeying the law, but the right lane is wide open!! Get over!! And don’t be a douche and decide to speed up to 15 over once those of us in a hurry start to pass you on the right after waiting impatiently for you to get into the DAMN WIDE OPEN RIGHT HAND LANE FOR A MILE BEFORE PASSING YOU, OH WHAT? YOU WANT TO PLAY CHICKEN AND KEEP ME FROM PASSING YOU ON THE RIGHT. I WILL RUN YOUR DAMN LEXUS SUV INTO THE JERSEY BARRIER WITH MY TEN YEAR OLD ESCAPE YOU F-ING DOUCHEBAG. GET OVER AND LET ME PASS!!!
Yes, this is really how I drive.
I am afraid you might accidentally kill Rambler on a lonely Pennsylvania highway one of these days.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Years ago my dad was on a freeway in LA
Here’s my impression. Keep in mind, he grew up in Chicago. Ahem …
ALL RIGHT, ALL OF YOU SONS OF BITCHES! CHANGE LANES!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 9, 2011 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like my dad. The rage, oh the rage.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Goodness, you sound like me with Kansans
and Missourians and Oklamhomans and Minnesotans. Oh good grief, everyone that drives in my way. All of them!
There are plenty of deer in other places too.
You just have to be vigilant and looking out for the dumb bastards. If you’re too scared to drive even a little over the speed limit, park the buggy and quit whining!
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
This is how it starts!
First, you say, “Oh, I can drive 50 in a 45”. Then you say, “OH, I CAN DRIVE DAS AUTOBAHN IN A 45!” Then you’re a communist. It happens that fast.
As for deer, does vigilant really matter sometimes? Not all tailgaters are alike, but some follow closer than others, and some deer, especially in the fall, don’t give a driver much time to prepare.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I will concede your point about little time to prepare.
If you set your cruise, 50 is easily maintained, however.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
Please stay on your rural roads.
I agree with you there, but you must be one of those slow farts on the turnpike who give me an aneurysm. Your logic does not work on Das Autopike.
I'm talking about driving in town not in the country.
I’m not a tailgater and I can’t stand people who are but I also hate people who don’t get out of the left lane when I am driving faster than they are.
driving in town usually negates Rambler's concerns over deer, although not always.
I don’t normally tailgate, but I will occassionally mess with a Canadian driver or two, mainly because they suck and need to return to their own damn country if they insist on driving like buffoons.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
No towns around here have 45 zones.
This conversation is disjointed, and I’m confused now.
I will finish by saying that I know you real tailgaters are reading this! I know you’re here!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
All of our townships here have 45 zones.
It’s the standard for the 2 lane state highways in this here neck of communists, jackasses, and Catholics part of the state.
2 lane state highways in Texas are 70 or 75, I can’t remember
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Our two lane state highways have a subdivision entrance or other road junction every couple hundred yards
Not like the wide open “two lanes” (with shoulders wide enough to be 3rd and 4th lanes there for people to get over to let other cars pass) of Texas.
In Eastern Texas they're 70. I know this because I drive on them often.
I have little experience with the 2 lanes highways in West Texas, but I am aware that some parts of I-10 have an 80 mph limit.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 9, 2011 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't denigrate Catholics like that.
Just because we are busy adjusting our St. Christopher medals.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 9, 2011 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
No worse than most state flags.
In case you don’t know, the majority of American state flags following the same pattern: blue field, seal with tons of minute details. The writing is a nice (awful) touch. A flag ought to be distinct and easy to remember. If a state’s own citizenry can’t recognize their own flag, then make the flag symbolic instead of slapping a name on there.
Iowa’s flag is probably my least favorite flag. Why? Because it’s not actually a bad design from the start. The eagle with the state motto is pretty cool, and the French tricolor represents the U.S. But they had to go and slap “IOWA” in basic text on the bottom. I hate that!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Another one that annoys me:
Wyoming. Just by itself, it’s a really cool flag. So why do they need to put that seal there? To make it hard for people to draw?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I like how the buffalo is a silhouette
It’s saying, you know those buffalo that were here. Not so much anymore.
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Economics lesson:
Disposable income that would be spent on the Vikings would be spent elsewhere within the state. The only lost income would be from tourism to the state for Vikings’ games which would only reduce some state revenue since some of those people would come to the urban sprawl instead of living in their barren wastelands (i.e. the Dakotas and Western Wisconsin, Nebraska, Canada, parts of Iowa).
The only “economic loss” would be a “morale loss” for those in the state that worship the ’Queens.
Plus, if they want a team that chokes in high pressure situations they can watch the Gophers Twins, Timberwolves or Wild.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Which part is the "uh..." aimed at?
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
dude
1) You can’t take a million dollar franchise out of the state and be that glib to say it would have no effect on the local economy.
2) The rest is inaccurate too.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
sorry, I meant hundreds of million dollar franchise.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
As much as I hate the vikings, taking them out of Minnesota will have a serious negative impact on the economy.
After having been to a game at Kinnick North 1, then NEED a new stadium in the worst way. You can’t even walk through the concourse there.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
The local economy would survive without the Vikings or without the Vikings getting a new stadium
The Gophers left the dome so they could control their revenue and try to bring more students into the stadium.
The Twins left because it’s a piss poor stadium for baseball and they needed more revenue.
If the Vikings could buy the stadium from the county/city/state and do what the Bears did a couple years ago (and just play in TCF) while the Dome is remodeled. It would be best for all parties.
I think the severe impact on the state economy is vastly exaggerated. I hate the “hundreds of million dollar” franchise idea when rating these since most of that is revenue that’s spent on players. Revenue that would be spent elsewhere in the state economy.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I feel like they missed the boat for getting tax dollars for a stadium especially since we just came out of a state shutdown due to budget problems.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
At least they didn't try to push a stadium through during the shutdown.
That would have led to many a head asploding!
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
Are you saying that Wilf would spend money elsewhere in the Cities if he wasn't paying players or that fans would spend money elsewhere?
There is not a feasible way to remodel the dome to make it a quality NFL venue. It’s just not possible.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
The latter.
I bet someone out there has a plan to remodel the Dome. It just might cost big change and may involve bombs.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I think they should give the team a new stadium,
blow up the ‘dome and build a casino in it’s place. Tax revenue from the casino could fund the new stadium.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
They want to put a casino in Block E, actually.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I'm not familiar enough with street names to know where that is.
Was I close?
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
10 blocks.
Hennepin Ave. down by Target Field and Target Center.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 8, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Block E was supposed to be a downtown mall-type thing.
It’s right next to Target Center and Target Field.
It’s been struggling for a while; the latest idea to get it going is to make it a casino.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It would help if the nightclubs in the area stopped having fights outside of them every weekend.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
But that would take away so much charm!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
think of the whores on Lake Minnetonka
WHAT WILL THEY DO?
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
No one ever thinks of the whores.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Bryant McKinnie does
but then again, he’ll eat pretty much anything.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 8, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
And the Vikings just callously cut him.
For shame, Vikings.
FOR. SHAME.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
And when they did gravy came out. mmmm gravy
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 8, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope it was beef gravy.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That is the nature of Vikings, to cut, callously. The Irish have known this for a millenium.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
and replaced him with Charlie Johnson
I hope McNabb still has some wheels.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 8, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
is Grossman is any sign of the discipline in DC
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 8, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Grossman?
Rex? They’re still paying him? I laughed when I saw he was still in the league last year. If the Bears get rid of you as a QB, that’s not a good sign
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
he might start!
his main competition is John Beck, who missed a meeting with the coaching staff because security at the team facility didn’t recognize him and told him to go away.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
by shake n bake on Aug 8, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
The 'Skins are all in on Andrew Luck.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The Shanahan's love Beck. Love him. Sorry, Sex Cannon.
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 8, 2011 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
The Ponder Era will be starting sooner than expected.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I vote the 2nd quarter of the first game
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Because McNabb has been disemboweled by [INSERT D-LINEMAN HERE]?
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Pretty much.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Until it's too late?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Aug 9, 2011 5:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Fixing the dome is not an option. They need a new stadium.
Playing at TCF is not an option.
Jobs would be lost. A lot of them.
Tell the businesses and hotels around the stadium that MPLS doesn’t need a team.
Wylf won’t spend his dollars in the cities if they don’t get a stadium.
Target Field seemed to work out OK. No reason why they can’t get the Vikes a stadium deal.
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
Businesses around the Metrodome?
Huberts and the Metrodome Museum?
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 8, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
1) I’ll agree with you, I haven’t heard good/any options for remodeling the dome.
2) Why is this out?
3) Where?
4) HCMC is right by the dome and most of the hotels near by are within decent walking distance of Target Field, Target Center and the Minneapolis Convention Center. They won’t be desperately without business. They’d be just as fucked if they moved up to Arden Hills (or whatever suburb they were discussing, I can’t remember).
5) Agreed, but how much of Wylf’s money is actually going into the franchise?
6) Most of the funding for TF came in a less inclimate economic period.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
the funding comes from me
FROM ME. Fucking TCF.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
2)TCF won’t allow beer sales. So that’s a wrap.
3)Jobs of people that work at and around the stadium?
5)I don’t have a dollar figure but if they don’t get a stadium I do. It’s $0.
6)Not saying it’s the same thing but losing the team is a far worse option.
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 8, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I bet the U of M will change their tune when they get a sniff of the income from a couple seasons of the Vikings playing in TCF.
3) People that work at the dome? 8 weeks/yr ain’t a career. They’ve got to have other sources of income.
5) Fair. I’ll agree on this one. The loss of Wylf’s income would hurt the state.
6) Possibly. I’m just of the “When is enough, enough?” fiscal belief system.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
TCF will not allow beer sales ever, due to it's location on campus.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
To the general public? Yes.
Suites? That’s still up for debate.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 8, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
It sounds like Los Angeles votes
tomorrow (August 9), and if they keep moving forward, then I think Minnesota has to build a new stadium for the Vikings or they will lose them.
Do the Vikings even want to play in TCF even if beer is served? I would kind of doubt it.
Finally, I think the city/county/state will miss the Vikings (and their jobs and tourism money) if they’re gone.
I’ll admit, I tend to make fun of the Vikings, but it would be difficult to get used to them not being in Minnesota. And, I’m not sure the NFL will expand just to give the Twin Cities another team. Which means they’d have to lure Jacksonville (or St. Louis? or some other struggling franchise).
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 9, 2011 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe that was a Board of Regents decision at the U combined with state legislators
It’s an “all or nothing” deal, which I think would fall under the “all” column if the Vikes wanted to use TCF.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
That was under a different legislature.
I’ll avoid politics, but the U has been lobbying to return alcohol sales to premium seats since this pathetic decision, and members of the same political party as the person who pushed for the ban are trying to get it changes.
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 8, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
That's sort of what I thought.
Thanks for the clarification.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I'm not trying to say that they don't need that income.
It’s just the “Sky is falling if the Vikings leave” schtick gets to me.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
The local beer vendors were one of my favorite parts of Target Field.
We had to walk to the opposite side of the stadium to get out beer, and our brats (thanks again, Ross) but it was worth it.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
the Kramareyqwychuk's brats?
They are delicious.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I'm all about the polishes.
But the brats are good, too.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I've had both.
And they are both heavenly. Now that I think about, I do prefer the polishes over the brats.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
#TeamPolish
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
#TeamLawlish
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Son of a
so you are saying the second time around I should have had a polish? Damn the luck. Of course, I had such a bad experience with the polish at the Royals game I don’t know if I could have done it.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You didn't go wrong, per se, with the brats.
But the polishes are really good.
And so much better than the polishes at another stand. I got one from somewhere else once because it was $1-2 cheaper… I got what I paid for and was sad.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah, we discussed getting a brat from one of the the generic stands
I said I didn’t want to chance it.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
The brats from Halsey's are OK.
I would not bother with the brats from one of the other stands.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I must say the Summit Hefeweisen was fab.
I tried the Left Bridge Farm Girl b/c, well I had to, but it was just okay.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Halsey sucked.
He didn’t need to take T.F. 34 with him.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
They are my world.
I referred to them as the K word brats to the people sitting beside us. So good, in fact, I had to have two.
And GD it! Target Field treats Relish with the respect he deserves. They put him in a container like the two kinds of mustard and ketchup instead of crappy little packets you have to rip apart and barely get any relish out of.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
As a Bears fan
I would lose the joy that comes from watching them self immolate, which usually happens around Thanksgiving.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure they charge tons of entertainment taxes on the tickets and concessions.
That wouldn’t necessarily get charged elsewhere. Plus, you’re not counting the state income taxes on its$110 milliion payroll or whatever it is. No impact, my butt.
meh
MOA
Unless that changed already.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It is now called
Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Trips right off the tongue.
Do you have a source for your Packers lazy fuckers comment?
Or is that just hate fueled wishful thinking? Maybe I should stop reading the reports of the WI papers since none of them are talking about the team like that.
Also, Vikings 7 wins this year? Wow, the fantasy land that is dmbmeg.
McCarthy hasn't been pleased with some of the practices.
A couple fumbles by Starks and one by Grant. At least it’s just practice.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Ok
Guess I should follow more closely… Besides, it’s early.
Also, have you heard that the Eagles may be the best team ever? OMG they’re going to be awesome! Michael Vick is the greatest player ever, anywhere.
/shoots self in head
I hate the NFL anymore, but hasn't every recent Super Bowl champ sucked the next year?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
depends on what you mean by "suck"
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
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Loser in the wildcard or worse.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah I suppose that;s true for the last few years
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
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I'd disagree that being one of the 12 better teams in the league is sucking.
But still, only the Steelers and Saints have done that, the last two. Prior to that, it’s not been the case. And none of them have been below .500. In a one-game playoffsystem, the playoffs can get overrated as a determiner of talent or ability.
meh
Haven't some Super Bowl champs missed the playoffs the next year
relatively recently? (Patriots from about 8 years ago, and maybe the Bucs or the Ravens a bit before that?)
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 9, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Usually it's the super bowl runners up that shit the bed the following season.
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
Dick Jauron managing 9-win seasons
Is all you need to know about the true parity of the NFL
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
Now I want some potato oles
dammit.
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
And pickles?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
No, not really
I was thinking Taco John’s from the other thread. I took it over here to save someone from having to tell me to take it here
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
26 days until kickoff, number 26 on the IMDB Top 250 --- Silence of the Lambs
And this seems perfect so close to media day since I’m pretty sure Kirk would have rolled DJK out on a gurney last year if he had the chance
by hawk6894 on Aug 8, 2011 8:31 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
That's the stuff.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Jeeeeeezus.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
You said it, man.
Nobody fucks with The Jesus.
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 8, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't know about you guys. But I'm stoked to see Stanzi, Moeaki, and Clayborn on Friday.
(Probably not enough Hansterdam, I know)
Hey
Is McDonough going to stick around at 125 again?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
Not sure
I’m hearing he could move up, but also hearing he is staying. Most of the guys we have at 33 right now are probably more natural 25 pounders. They would all probably be more competitive at 25, but would McD be as effective at 33. That is the question.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Maybe.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I'm just trying to decide whether Nico will be losing a straight decision (Ramos) or getting majored (McD).
The dual meet should be what the last one was supposed to be: awesome and actually competitive. But Iowa will probably start off 3-0 depending on how they pick the matches.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't wait for Nick Moore to tame the unicorn.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Nick Moore might not be the starter. I thought he was wrestling pretty even with Kelly.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
It seems Moore is better than Kelly at '65 and Kelly is better than Moore at '57.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
That seems right.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I'm totally fine with him performing the aforementioned rafter piledriver.
As long as Taylor gets it from someone, I’m happy.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Uh huh.
Just like how St. John was going to get that added confidence after the dual and finally beat him last year.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
It's called trash talk, you ninny.
Do I need to include some reference to Chesty Puller?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You want trash talk?
Iowa is like Alexander the Great and his successors, we are the Republic. So yeah!
And here’s Puller’s picture, which is sweet:
I wish I could post the picture I have of him smoking a pipe all awesome like.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you forget how to post pictures just moments after you posted that one?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It's in a book.
I’d have to scan it.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, right.
I forgot the Amish don’t believe in scanners.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
How much money do you think these people pay me???
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
No, they do.
They’re just called eyes.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Appropriate!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, sweet shallow gene pool she is a looker.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Chesty looks like Red from That 70s Show.
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 9, 2011 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Everytime I think of a war general smoking a pipe, this picture pops into my mind
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Which reminds me:
Rambler: Thoughts on Douglas MacArthur?
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
This kind of Lion-deprecation in favour (spelling the british way tonight) of Iowa wrestling isn’t like you.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Oh, please.
You know I’m not delusional; I just don’t believe Cael Sanderson is a determined villain like John Travolta in every bad John Travolta movie ever.
And, anyway, let’s look at the first three weights:
125: McD/Ramos vs. a true freshman, albeit a good one, or some other unheralded guys. Jordan Connaway is 717, so that’s cool.
133: McD/Ramos vs. basically the same as above, except no Nico
141: Montell vs. like, Sam Sherlock?
So, yeah, not the best start ofr PSU.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I know. Your analysis is reasonable.
I haven’t said anything about Cael forcing out Bubba Jenkins in a while. I just don’t think that Bobby Douglas was too grateful over the way he lost his job.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Of course.
I really don’t know anything about the Iowa State deal, so my opinion is basically a blank page. Still, I find it rather interesting that 1) Penn State’s athletes have totally bought in to this guy’s program and 2) Bobby Douglas was at Cael’s award thingamajig a while ago and was one of Cael’s coaches in Romania this past week.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
They may have reconciled (I know Douglas has said that he doesn’t talk to Cael) or maybe Douglas is just a real professional and didn’t want to let personal feelings get in the way of some of this stuff. I don’t know.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I'd favor Iowa at 157, too if it's DSJ v. not-David Taylor.
149 is a definite Penn State-edge, although I wouldn’t bank on bonus points. 165 is another edge for PSU, with possible bonus points.
174 is a slight lean PSU. Ditto 184.
197 is a crapshoot.
HWT is a push.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
157 is a redshirt freshman Dylan Alton.
Bring it.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'll still take the NCAA 4th place finisher over a redshirt frosh.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
CAEL CAEL CAEL PENNSYLVANIA WRESTLERS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS MORE TALENT THAN ANY OTHER STATE AAA STATE CHAMP CAEL CAEL QUENTIN WRIGHT CAEL
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you been hanging out with Tim Brewster?
You seem to have a case of motivational Tourette’s there.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
ROBLES ROBLES ROBLES
What say there, Fuzzy- Britches?
I don't have control of the remote right now
So I’m watching American Pickers.
Mostly because the wife has a crush on Danielle. The “Short list for a threesome” sort of crush.
How’s the oily sweaty man soap opera going?
I have the same fashion sense as Tom Arnold.
Everybody on that show gives me the creeps.
Now, the dudes from Swamp Loggers, oh, yeah.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
It's just their whole presentation.
I can’t stand to watch it.
And I don’t know why I said Swamp Loggers. I meant Swamp People.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Swamp People is quality TV
"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 8, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't pay a lot of attention to Pickers, I'm usually doing something else
and they do the same thing every week. I can’t watch anything that takes place in a swamp.
I know, it's horribly repetitive.
But, those brothers, and their beards, and their hunting rabbits with black powder.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I was never told!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Son of a bitch!
This is a travesty and shall not stand. If I had any power at all I would have the whole season re-shot and you would be featured on an entire episode arc.
To be fair, I'm not sure my beard is majestic enough.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
From the promos it looks like there are some pretty amazing beards.
I only saw yours last fall but if you kept it growing it could really be something by now.
Actually, I have no idea about beards, I’m just making this up as I go along.
I have to trim it back semi-regularly.
I don’t know people stand them when they get really long.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I don't know how you do it in the summer.
Especially this summer, holy hell it was hot. It was bad enough when I didn’t shave my legs every day. I can’t imagine a beard.
It's not that bad
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I likes Danielle, too
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee Barfknecht is either wearing a skin-suit or is a serial killer.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I don't trust people who show both rows of teeth when the smile
They might as well have 2 first names
"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 8, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
So Joe suffered a hairline fracture today, but will be back to practice by *tomorrow*.
I still think we should fire him.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
How exactly does a receiver run over a coach while running a route?
"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 8, 2011 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I really wish I knew.
Also: in 2008, Joe injured his knee while showing our kickers the proper way to execute an onside attempt. He’s been much more active this year (He told the assistants “Your day in the sun is over”), and that’s fantastic because he’s still Joe Paterno, but I wish he would hire a mime or something to do his demonstrations for him.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Mimes are of the devil.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I thought the devil would be less annoying.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
The devil does annoying well.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The Screwtape Letters was actually written by a mime named Paul from Tarbes.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
How does one run over a 148 yr old coach?
it’s not like he darted on the field or anything. You would think they’d know where he was all the time. Nobody wants to be the guy who kills him
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe it was a Pitt spy.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
This struck my funny bone
I’m LAWLing all by myself.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
!!!
So Ben Jones at BSD is doing some video presentation of BSD comments for one of his classes tomorrow between 11:10 and 12:20. I want you’uns to show up there and do your thing. Just do your thing. Post the Murray picture; I don’t care.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
What, like a live presentation?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I believe so.
He’ll be showing the comment section, which means I’ll post incessantly for an hour because I’m a sad little man.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I smell a liveblog!
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Just back from a vacation, and still catching up,
but I wanted to say that this Hamsterdam thing is a terrific move on the part of the admins, in my opinion.
As things grow, they have to change. The fact that BHGP has undergone some major changes in in culture is a sign of its success and the hard work of the site authors. Obviously change is hard for the reaaaalllly old gaurd and those who’ve been around for a few years. Hamsterdam is a really clever way to ensure that people can participate in the elements of BHGP they most like (batshit inanity, dumb Civil War discussions, talk about Iowa football) without being overwhelmed by the elements they don’t like (penis-mole, me).
Thanks, editors!
Hey.
I haven’t said it till now, but thanks for wrestling for us at BSD this year. Rumor has it Cael will find you a spot as thanks.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I am just going to shake my head in sadness and walk away.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
The majority of Iowans are German.
The majority of Germans came through the port of Philadelphia. In Pennsylvania.
From the heart of glorious Keystone Land he has come, and to it he must return.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't deride you, because you're not my nemesis.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Who is your nemesis?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
TUMBLEWEED! I DRAW FIRST! YOU'RE DEAD! 16-2, HO HUM!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
You scalawag.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
You guys just wrestled twice in the same thread!
Go for three?
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I won the third match with a spladle.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
16-3, DAMN
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
How did you get 16? You are inflating numbers.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I've lost count. We'll start over.
BOOM, WIN BY FALL, 6-0.
BOOM, NUCLEAR BOMB, WE’RE BOTH DEAD NOW AND IT’S NUCLEAR WINTER, BUT I WON!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
All right. Truce by mutual death.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
That's the modern way!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Let it be so.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Deriding others improves my self-esteem.
Didn’t you go to high school?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
then you haven't been paying attention
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 8, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't keep up.
He tries to throw me off his trail. Most 15yo girls aren’t this into the Civil War.
This is true. My own forefathers knew the land of Penn as home for a while. Still, it saddens me.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Why did they leave?
Afraid of a little hill country?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
The heard of a land of richer soil and sweeter corn so they left. Also, they heard all the hot Scandinavian ladies were out in the Midwest.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Marge Gunderson is smart and nice, not "hot".
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Very hot.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Women from Germany are just as hot anyway.
Especially Southern Germany and Austria. Just ask Easy Company.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Bavarian women are beautiful, I prefer my women leggy.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Welcome back and keep saying nice things about the site!
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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Hey, I've been wondering.
I see you’re listed as a manager, but I’ve never seen you post anything on the front page, and only intermittently in the comments.
Are you someone’s alter-ego?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'VE BEEN BUSY!
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With mischief.
I bet you’re Ray Brinzer’s cousin, only without the awesome facial hair and Strelnikov from Doctor Zhivago glasses.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll be back sometime.
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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LULZ, RAPTURE JOKE
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
he is being modest
but he’s actually a founder of the site.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
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Yeah, I know.
But it took me ages to figure it out.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
you spelled enema wrong
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 8, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
if spelling enema is wrong
I don’t wanna be right.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
unrec
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by jebushchrist on Aug 8, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I rec'd your unrec
Pretty sure you owe me money now or something
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 8, 2011 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
pube check
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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That's legitimate currency, my good man
It’s also the main reason I don’t mind paying my taxes.
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 8, 2011 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
How many pubes constitute the mandatory income tax percentage?
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
With the chanting and everything?
I loved that song
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I was actually wondering what with 4(?) front page articles today if we'd even need Hamsterdam tonight
Silly me: more articles = more commenting = more tangents = GREATER Hamsterdam need
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
NFL supplemental draft scheduled for Aug 17
Terrell Pryor may not be eligible, if not he can’t join a team until the 2012 draft. LOL.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
But he doesn't want to play in the Canadian Grain Belt!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a real Pryor lover but that's kinda bullshit. Why not let the teams decide?
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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Carolina's probably doing everything in their power to draft him already.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
Can't we all just agree that we want him to play halfheartedly for Saskatchewan?
I can actually imagine his complaints on his Twitter feed now!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
it's to prevent players from side stepping the draft to go to the team they want
usually to get into the supplemental draft you have to be kicked off your team or declared ineligible in the time between the deadline to enter the draft in January and the supplemental draft in August. Pryor left the team before they made any judgement on him.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
I know the rule but it's still bs.
The school let him play when they damn well knew he was going to be ineligible. The whole thing was crap.
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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blame Bernie Kosar and the 1985 Browns
The 1985 Supplemental Draft was particularly controversial. Quarterback Bernie Kosar who had led University of Miami to its first National Championship in 1984 was earning his academic degree as a junior. Rather than finish his eligibility at Miami he wanted to turn pro. At this time college players had to wait for their class unless they themselves graduated early.
A plan was devised by football agent AJ Faigin4 that was to get him to his preferred team, the Cleveland Browns. Faigin was representing former U of Miami QB and future Hall of Famer, Jim Kelly, then in the USFL, but whose NFL rights were held by the Buffalo Bills. The USFL was in its last days and Kelly would soon be available to the Bills. AJ Faigin’s first step was to ask Bill Polian, the GM of Buffalo, if he would be willing to trade the number one Supplemental pick (worth next to nothing at that time) to Cleveland. Polian agreed and Faigin told the Cleveland Browns a trade was available. He next notified Kosar’s father he should not formally submit his son’s application for the standard NFL draft that was weeks away and declare only afterward; which would put him into the Supplemental Draft.
The result of Kosar’s withdrawal resulted in rare open warfare among NFL teams played out in the newspapers with threats of lawsuits between them, notably the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, who had expressed interest in choosing him in that season’s regular draft. But as no rules were broken the Giants and eventually Minnesota had to back down. Kosar went on to lead Cleveland to five playoffs and three AFC Championship games. Following that season, the NFL instituted the current semi-random supplemental draft order.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Draft#Supplemental_Draft
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
I thought the school officially "banned" him
basically so there would be a supplemental draft
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I heard Bernie's daughter does porn
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He certainly drinks like a porn star's father
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Aug 8, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
And she drinks like a porn star
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WAIT NO
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
twitter.com/dmbmeg
by dmbmeg on Aug 8, 2011 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh....yes.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
VICTORY
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Bernie's too drunk to notice.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I read an SI or ESPN article about Bernie and his daughters.
It was extremely depressing.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
weird intersections between Bernie and the Colts current staff
Polian traded the pick he was drafted with and back in college the backup QB who led Maryland back from 31-0 to beat Kosar’s Miami team is current Colts WR coach Frank Reich.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
He can back up Brad Banks on the Barnstormers.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Ok, Piper Perabo is a total smokeshow.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 9:19 PM CDT reply actions
What does smokeshow mean? Good or bad?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I would lean toward good.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
She can do know wrong
Coyote Ugly forever.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here!" Shelby
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Not needed. I my own.
I look for a little thicker girls. Not fat or chubby, but like Catherine Zeta Jones. Curvy.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And that's why I like you
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
You've discussed the twins before
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Christina Hendricks
I would go to the other side for her
"Fish aren't smart. It's not like they have advanced degrees."
Mike Leach - Arrrrrrrrrr
by letsgopsu on Aug 9, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
That's more like it.
I don’t know why I never think of her. She has an actual feminine figure. I don’t know how guys go for sticks.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 9, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I was just discussing this with a female friend the other day
I don’t really have a “type”. A woman can be 95 or 150 lbs and still be extremely attractive. It all depends on whether a woman’s features are appealing together. I know some guys will dispute this, but D Cups on a girl that weighs less than 100 lbs doesn’t do anything for me. Proportions are whats important.
"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 9, 2011 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
You just need a nice feature or two, and work it, girl!
/I realize you are probably not a girl, CSmash.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 9, 2011 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I lust after Christina Hendricks.
Wait, uhm. I’m still standing by that.
by EnergizerHawk on Aug 9, 2011 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
1,000 times yes
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 9, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
If that’s your mama, better strap her to your side
If that’s your mama, better strap her to your side
‘Cause if she flags my train, I’m sure gonna let her ride!
Man, it feels great to post stuff in verse. Where’s OhioHawk anyway?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
She seems nice
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 didn't realize she was the chick that dies at the open of the Prestige.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Yup.
And she’s smokin’ then too.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Give credit where credits due. I reshared that to you on G+.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
If anyone wants an invite, send me an email.
I have a bunch.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
OMG Ross, I don't know if I am cool enough.
I don’t know if I want to be a member of any group that would have me as a member. Paraphrased, yes, I know.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm enjoying going full Scrooge McDuck on my G+ invites.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I just like making fun of people when they do that.
Because I know I do it all the time.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
Did you see the video that was bouncing around today with the Game of Thrones special effects/CGI removed?
http://gizmodo.com/5827439/even-what-you-think-is-real-in-game-of-thrones-is-actually-fake
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by jebushchrist on Aug 8, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't watch GoT,
but I’m not sure if I’d be happy or mad. Either way, very impressive.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
400lb left tackle with repeated legal issues available for the low low price of 2.5mil plus incentives
LOL, this is how you get replaced at your job by someone as hopelessly overmatched as Charlie Johnson.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
So everyone stopped talking when I mentioned tailgating.
You tailgaters are all planning on murdering me now, aren’t you?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
I'm in a particular pissy mood due to a pair of tickets in half an hour.
First was a parking ticket on a street where there weren’t No Parking signs when I parked last night at 8, nor when I got my car at 4.
Second was from a teleporting/speeding State Patrol Officer who mysterious ended up in my blind spot as I changed lanes who then pulled over and had a hard-on for his tint-checking box and gave me a $131 ticket for window tinting that is legal.
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
You guys talking about Deadliest Warrior got me watching it on Netflix...
Rambler: Spetsnaz or IRA, go.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Russkies.
The IRA are a bunch of drug dealers now.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
That's my guess...
The only group that had a chance, imo, lost to them in the original episode. They beat the Green Berets.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
That is the problem with just evaluating weapons. The Green Berets are force-multipliers. They would just recruit and train and indigenous force to take out the Spetsnaz
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
The Green Berets come from a culture that's historically more free.
Russians are good people, don’t get me wrong, but freer cultures produce better tradition, better fighters.
More importantly, the Green Berets can eat snake more easily.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
You really like that book, don’t you
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
It's so refreshing in how true it is, and in how willing he is to state the truth.
I’ve heard reviews – even here, on an Iowa sports blog – saying there’s racist elements, but I haven’t seen anything like that as of now (Just getting to Cannae).
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I think those reviews are biased by Diamond’s overindulgence in the geography explanation for societal success. Contrary to Diamond’s belief that the existence of a cow in a place explains everything, I think that history largely turns on an idea or a person. Democracy is everything, freedom is everything. True advancement in knowledge, at a large scale, has to exist in free society.
The Greeks (a nation with few natural advantages) defeated a nation of slaves at Marathon and Plataea. The Romans beat a nation of slaves at Zama.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I absolutely agree.
It’s really so obvious I feel silly repeating it, but how could a weaker nation – from a weaker continent, geographically – defeat a stronger one so consistently without some other edge?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I just couldn’t stand Diamond’s silly assertions based on correlative evidence at best. He seems to say that the Americas were deficient in domesticable produce and yet the Americas had maize, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, etc. True, they had few beasts of burden, but the vegetable crops provided better nutrition and were more reliable than wheat.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
The genius of the Green Berets is not really in their assault capability (we have other guys for that). They are some of the smartest fighters in the world.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Yeah, I have some serious problems with the show,
but it’s neat enough and I’ve watched plenty of draining shows that ones like this keep the great shows great.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Oh yeah. Not bagging on the show. Just saying that there are other criteria (more intangible) to evaluate good fighters.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Yeah,
and a lot of what the Spetsnaz did (rolls and shit), seemed like it would be pretty stupid to do against an American Special Forces Unit.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
No!
Stuff that looks on cool on television is totally the best way to win a combat engagement!
Seriously, if television channels were in charge of an offensive military force and legitimate officers in charge of a defensive one, the television directors would send forth tanks (with no infantry) to do really cool stuff, you know, like crash through barns and stuff. And then they’d be knocked out one by one. Really, when I was a kid, the History Channel told me World War 2 in Europe was a tank war. It wasn’t! Even Kursk was actually primarily the usual, bloody, loud, and horrific infantry trial.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Spetsnaz FTW
Do not fuck with them.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Where?
Belfast? IRA. Neutral ground? Russkies.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, but we can't have this.
The IRA have been nothing but drug-dealing gangsters for a long time now and cheap bombers for longer. And guess what? The Russians don’t screw around. No, they actually blow up their own people when trying to kill the terrorists. So, the IRA doesn’t stand a chance.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
At the end of The Troubles
Brits were unable to travel the roads because of those drug dealers.
So, I repeat, Belfast? IRA?
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
But this is a combat engagement.
The Brits couldn’t travel the roads because they weren’t heavily armed Russians.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Hitler and Napoleon aside, the Russians have only ever been good at killing Russians
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 8, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Hitler & Napoleon
were sporting the premier armies of their day. If you want to look at pound for pound, WW2 the Germans and Americans are pretty close, you could argue either way I’d bet. The eastern front broke the Germans back, with the aid of US industrial capacity.
If Hitler had left Russia alone forcing the allies to ultimately invade France against the full strentgh of Germany, that may not have succeeded. Not with supply lines like they were. If it were US v Germany sharing a land border, the US wins because we’re so much bigger.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
And they also made the mistake ...
of driving large, undersupplied armies into the middle of nowhere. I have a great deal of respect for the average Soviet and German foot soldiers, as well as some members of the officer corps, but Hitler and Stalin were thugs. Stalin especially so. At least Hitler earned some of his military honors. And I don’t think indigenous people (Siberians, Kazakhs and the like) get enough respect for their service to the Soviet forces during World War II.
Anyway, I stand by my point. Give me the IRA in Belfast.
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Aug 9, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
It depends
I’d have to know more about IRA training.
Spetznaz would be doing small unit stuff, room clearing, movement, etc. They would likely also have a big edge in equipment.
Stalin killed more of his own people than Hitler killed Jews. He was probably worse than Hitler in a lot of ways. And yes, Hitler was no coward under fire. If he would have listened to his generals that war would have lasted a lot longer.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
LYCURGUS
I’ve been meaning to ask you. When I was last in Dallas, wherever I went in public the water tasted like sand. I had to wait in a hospital and I was thirsty and so my most lasting memory of Texas is sandy water. I assume it’s even worse in Lubbock.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
It is salty in Lubbock. The soil is alkali.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Lord, that state is so wrong.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I know friend. I know.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
What does it taste like in El Paso?
The sweat of Marty Robbins?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope. Bob Wills. Here he is still the king.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I’ve nothing against Bob Wills.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
But only because Merle taught himself to fiddle just for that album.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy Shit Ross
This may be the best promo I’ve seen in a LONG time…well since Punk’s initial lash out
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
'Tis good.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You going to invest in Summer Slam?
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Mmmaybe, if I can convince my roommate to go in on it.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
My roommate is a barn cat!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Is he/she interested?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Will he lend me $22.50?
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
It's a she, and probably not.
She’s in heat right now and she won’t shut up. I don’t like talking to her when she’s like this.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know. Probably not yet.
Shut up!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
She sounds useless for my purposes, then.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I would not have taken you for a cat appeaser.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I'm really not.
But Levi is a pretty tough customer and I’m hesitant to ask for a room in the house.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Let me guess
You volunteer your mouth for the litter box?
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
There's nothing voluteer about it.
And to think I just applied for a job at his underground milk booze factory.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Rambler will absolutely be the male version of Creepy Cat Lady in 40 years.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Creepy Cael Lady!
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If that happens, I will go visit him in “the home” and talk military history until the dusk each day.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
One of my favorite things about the 717:
Old people here – and only old people – refer to “the home” as “the old folk’s home”. It’s hard to explain in text form, but it’s sorta funny, with a hint of derision on their tongues.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
You can come watch with me and my totally not fucked up roommates
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope. Not at all
But the only one I’ve seen in the past 3 months is the one I can stand the most
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
But then I'd have to set foot in South Dakota...!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
You'd have to set both foot in South Dakota
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
And ass
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Well that's a dealbreaker.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
We do not have a pants policy though
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
PANTS OFF DANCE OFF AHOY
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Just a heads up
My roommate may have attempted rape before
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
The jury's out on this one
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
It's basement kid
Not surprising
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I just knew you were going to say that.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I can be away for months
And some things never change.
/I missed you guys
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I was asking after you the other day.
I was worried something might have happened to your typing fingers.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
The fingers is fine
Not sure why I’ve been away but it’s good to be back
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
So where exactly in SD are you?
I have ties to the eastern side, tho, thankfully, I haven’t needed to visit lately.
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by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Brookings
I’m actually in Iowa this summer but will be back in 2 weeks
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha!
My grandparents moved to Brookings when I was pretty little. I spent 2 weeks there EVERY FREAKING summer, even thru college. My grandpa is still there…
I’m very sorry for you.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I love it actually
But a lot of that could be because it’s my last year and I am dreading graduation
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
You know the scene in Billy Madison
where Billy tells the kids they don’t want to grow up and shakes them. That is how I feel about you two right now. Stay in school forever boys, don’t ever leave. It’s horrible out here.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm willing to concede that I never experienced the 'college-y' side of Brookings.
I was stuck at their 2BR apt with my little sister & parents. Excitement was driving to McDonalds for breakfast veeerrrrryyyyyyy slowly with everyone in my grandparents’ old car. My grandma would flip the passenger side mirror down so she could ‘help’ drive all the while chastising my grandpa for driving over 15mph. Feigning sleep to get out of the fun was NOT an option.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I forgot all the characters you live with.
It’s basically “Dakota Shore”.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Except only one is Dakotan
The one I like is too. But the other bad one is from Sota
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, there's a lot of douchebags from this state.
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They think MN is the best thing in the world
And constantly shit on Iowa
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Minnesota is amazing.
But I’m not going to shit all over Iowa because I love my state.
I will shit all over Illinois because of the amount of d-bags that originate from there.
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Shitting on Illinois is required
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
How else are they going to shower?
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If their own legislature is will to do it, who are we to refrain.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
My roommate is from Davenport.
Freshman year he was talking to a guy who said he was from the Chicago suburbs and to keep pleasant conversation my roommate asked the guy “which one?”
The guy responded, “Moline”.
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Ha.
That sounds about right.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I knew someone else who tried to make that claim.
Crazy Illinoisians. Or whatever they call themselves.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Nazis.
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I hate Illinois Nazis
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
IlliNazis?
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
My freshman year roommate claimed Chicago
and she was from Indianola. I told her she was not allowed to do that and people who actually were from Chicago would probably be pissed.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Had she been kicked in the head?
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I don't think so.
She felt no one would knew where Des Moines was if she claimed it so she went with Chicago. We are no longer friends.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
She was closer to Mpls and Kansas City than she was to Chicago.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
You don't have to convince me she was an idiot.
I know this. She was a science ed major who didn’t understand science.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Based on my female science teachers from HS
It sounds like par for the course (I know female science teachers who are not awful, but overall it seems to be an overarching theme, apologies for blatant stereotyping/sexism in advance it is not intended to offend anyone and I’m also trying to avoid the banhammer by putting this disclaimer on)
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No offense taken
My worst HS teacher was a female chemistry teacher. She was awful. I refused to take Advanced Chem because of her. Do you suppose I could blame my later Organic Chem issues on her bad teaching? Oh, well…
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by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame my biology woes on my awful female Biology teacher.
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There are things women do well and things men do well.
I don’t take offense to things like that.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm always worried about being overly crass about that topic.
In fear I’ll get mauled for stating a truth that’s hard to swallow for some (on all sides of the gender table)
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I am generally not overly sensitive about such tings
But it’s never wrong to tread lightly- pretty easy to read someone else’s words with a harsher voice than may’ve been intended.
/steps off soap box
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
*things
Is ‘tings’ even a word?
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by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It is now.
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Maybe she got confused by the "Iowa City: A suburb of Chicago"
And just assumed the rest of Iowa was a suburb too.
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No really, she didn't think people would know where DM is.
That was really the reason she gave me.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I just tell people “I am from Bettendorf and fuck you if you don’t know where that is”. I don’t make a lot of new friends.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
It is like currency down here in Texas.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I'm a little more specific I go with SE IA.
In the KC metro people usually know someone from there. I do claim Fairfield even though, technically, if we are going by zip code I would have to claim Douds. This is not something I do.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
That’s my home town for ya… Lots of really dumb people mixed in with a few really smart ones
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by ClaybornSmash on Aug 9, 2011 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Not from
But I do live very near. It wan’t my choice but I like it here.
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by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I only think one of the "Jersey Shore" cast members
is actually from new Jersey.
"...take it to Hamsterdam."
Minus the spray-on tans and fake tits.
But with added bison burger.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
South Dakotans have fake tits too.
They’re just stuffed with gelatinous bacon grease.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
That's why kids breastfeed longer here
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Mmm, bacon.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
He played for Nebraska, right?
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is one way to maintain the minimum population size for statehood.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
I still support merging the Dakotas.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
On the condition they call it Super Dakota
I would live in a state called Super Dakota
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be a lie
why would you lie like that?
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
It still wouldn't really be that "Super," though.
More like “Above-Average Dakota.”
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
justDakota
Everyone fails. The successful learn from their failures. I just wish we'd quit giving ourselves so many learning opportunities.
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That sounds like Delaware.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
That sounds like Connecticut to me.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd live in New Jersey if it was called Super Dakota.
Oh, who am I kidding, no I wouldn’t.
"Infantrymen of the polis think it a disgraceful thing to run away, and they choose death over safety in flight. On the other hand, hired soldiers, who rely from the outset on superior strength, flee as soon as they find they are outnumbered, fearing death more than dishonor."
by ReadingRambler on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that an actual rule?
I’m really asking. Hard to believe either state qualifies.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
It was for admittance, but I don’t think there is a rule for maintaining statehood.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Thank you for clarifying
& improving on my sadly lacking history/government knowledge.
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by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 8, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm giggling like the time KOK saw his first boob
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
When KOK saw his first boob,
he demanded that his sister take off her top the exact same way 30 more times until everybody knew what was going to happen when she reached for her bra-strap.
by The Final Gun on Aug 8, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It's actually when he got the idea for adding The Double Reverse to the playbook.
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I thought you lived with your parents.
Maybe they will give Ross the $22.50.
by Carfino'sWay on Aug 8, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Raw is worth watching for 10 or so minutes Punk gets a night alone.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
And R-Truth
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
And Del Rio fanning himself.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I want his personal announcer to choke on his bowl cut
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
WHY'M I SO SCARED A' SPIDERS
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Moeaki off the PUP list
hopefully that’s it for him on injuries for the year (knock on wood)
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
AHHHHHH splinter!
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Aug 8, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Pirates are chumps.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Rambler: Vancouver Rioters or London Rioters. Go!
Cheering for inconsistent, undisciplined teams [Twins, Wild, Packers, Hawkeyes] since 1989. "False Hope is better than No Hope"
I’m not Rambler, but the answer is obviously London. All the Canadians would have to do is the Union Jack and they would hike up their knickers, bend over, and prepare to take the full might of the British Empire. Canada: the only nation that still yearns for the yoke of oppression.
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
*All the Canadians would have to do is see the Union jack
"The year was marked by ominous signs: fires blazed in the sky, there was a violent earthquake; and a cow talked - there was a rumour that a cow had talked the previous year, but nobody believed it: this year they did. Nor was this all: it rained lumps of meat." -Livy describing the year that Iowa State won their football national championship.
Not Quebec
but they’re like Canada’s big French trailer park. So they don’t really count.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
And yes Rambler
I have never seen a better fit for a Wrestler than Cult of Personality for CM Punk
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
It's pretty fucking perfect.
I think I agree with ROH-mark Ross about “Miseria Cantare” by AFI being the entrance song of Punk’s core, but CoP is amazing.
It’s sort of unfair, since most wrestlers in the WWE either have music that was made for them or made by shitty bands that were contracted, but Punk’s is far and away the best right now. I still pine for the ECW days when RVD came out to Pantera’s “Walk”, though.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Aug 8, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The fact that HHH used For Whom The Bell Tolls to counter Taker was awesome
And I do like “The Game”. But nothing is touching Punk’s. Hell, my favorite theme before that was him using Killswitch
I got 99 donuts cuz a bitch ate one.
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by Pain in the Sash on Aug 8, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
ECW had the best fucking theme music.
It totally made half the wrestlers there.
Or the Gangstas. Seriously, the Gangstas were the only wrestlers I can think of where they played the theme THROUGH THE ENTIRE MATCH.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
But, yes, I would squeal like a little girl...
If Punk came out to this one time.
And normally I don’t give two shits about AFI.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
A coworker helped her daughter move to IC over the weekend.
Not for school, she got a job with the U. The area out by Hickory Hill park. She’d never been there before and was telling me about how pretty it was and how they went downtown and it was all great and what not.
It just made me jealous. Part of me wants to move back so f’n bad. But work and family are near Chicago and you can never go home again and all. Still. I miss it.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Are NFL preseason games televised outside of local markets?
Because i wanna see the chiefs play the bucs.
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 9, 2011 12:49 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
If what the NFL network did last year
holds true this year, you should be able to see it. Last year the NFL network showed all of the pre-season games, either live or on tape delay.
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TOUCHDOWN IOWA! TOUCHDOWN IOWA! - Gary Dolphin
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! - Jim Zabel
by Bloodpunch's Barbasol on Aug 9, 2011 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
They should be on NFL Network tape-delayed.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I dont have the NFL network.
Raaaaaaaage
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 9, 2011 3:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I just 'checked my local listings'
& yes, Bucs/Chiefs is the local (northern Wiscy, ie Packer heaven) FOX station’s 7pm Fri game.
Yay!
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 9, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Meant to add
That I would guess it’s being shown in your area (STL?), too.
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 9, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I live in the CRapids!
But dream of moving back to IC!
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 9, 2011 5:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I believe I saw 'FOX National' listed in a twitter link
Since I’m in the far north for the moment I am absolutely counting on this to be true
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 9, 2011 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
there are very likely ways to get those games
which can’t be discussed here.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair
Apparently The Nephew got tickets before consulting me and I will not be in attendance.
I am not happy with him at the moment.
Chiefs website says Friday nights game against the Bucs is on Fox at 7 pm CT.
I looked at Fox Network’s TV schedule, and I think it is the national game. So, you should be able to get it, methinks.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 9, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Omg.
I am so happy right now.
Thanks guys!!
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Aug 9, 2011 5:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well then
Special open thread for Bucs/Chiefs preseason game Fri night?
Or will Hamsterdam be hijacked by Bucs/Chiefs comments?
Can Hamsterdam even BE hijacked?
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 9, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd think Ham'dam would work.
I don’t know how busy the weekend post was, so it should be fine. Although, EPL does start on Saturday, so there may be a few more comments.
by The Mexican't on Aug 9, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Works for me
The University of Iowa: the best 6 years of my life. My parents are very proud.
by HawkeyeGirleye on Aug 9, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Last weekend wasn't very busy.
I hope there are EPL games this weekend. Crazy UK riots.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Yeah.
When I saw Tottenham had a home game on Saturday, I laughed in a sad way.
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 10, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Liverpool has said they'll play.
Fairly certain that Spurs said they’ll be playing at White Hart Lane despite the rioting. That’s about as close as any team will get to the rioters, so all other games should be fine. I am a bit bummed that the Holland friendly was cancelled, though.
by The Mexican't on Aug 10, 2011 7:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I heard they're deciding today whether to play the games in London this weekend.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
The rioting has been spreading, too. Right?
Somebody said they had some in Manchester today (or yesterday?)
We will become more intensity!!! --What Reading Rambler thinks Tom Brands should do.
by WaterlooChazz on Aug 10, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Feel free to use the Hamsterdam threads to talk about Chiefs-Bucs or any other NFL game.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I get Chiefs/Bucs all the way up here, so maybe you're in luck.
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