Monday Open Thread
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:29 PM PST
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PrintBusy comment day on a Monday. In other news, Buster Posey and Neftali Feliz both won Rookie of the Year awards today.
The SB Nation awards will come later this month, but the NL ROY ballots from Phil and I both had Jason Heyward, Buster Posey, then Mike Stanton.
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Anyone know who Martin Mull was?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089277/
Funny stuff for the time.
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I remember this
little number. Mayonnaise and ropes!
Blame it on the bossa nova.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Pick up the soap!
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Of course to the young ones, he was Roseanne’s boss
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Not only that but he's been
in a ton of other TV shows over the years, and of course that incredible film known as Clue. And Mr. Mom!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nice youtube video add
poor Brandon is going to have to post a new thread about the prospects, for sure
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Might as well put it here as well
McNabb extension.
5 years/78 million
40 million guaranteed.
I’m sure you’re happy, that is weird. As a semi-Eagle fan, I approve. Maybe Favre took pics of Snider and sent it to his bud Donovan for leverage.
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Maybe we can trade James Loney to the Redskins.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Thats way too much moola
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Intense!
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http://www.truebluela.com/2010/11/11/1807879/dodgers-2011-15-prospect-chat#51694937
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Am I a bad person
for laughing at my Carnac joke again?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Not for that reason
but your suicide humor surely put you into that category
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Would it be ironic to commit suicide after feeling bad about one’s own suicide humor?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
No
I think it would be irony to commit suicide after being congratulated on your suicide humor.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I want to make sure to have the order right. Gracias.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Disclaimer
I am not an appointed member of the Irony Committee, so use my opinions at your own risk.
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Sadly no
the intriguing “Lady in Blue” never returned, she left us to ponder what brought her to post that one word tribute to TBLA.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think
she signed up Day 1, Read through Day 2, found it too much to handle, said her piece and went back to the Popcandy blog
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
No I think she loves us but
can only express it once a week in a one work tribute. She said more in that one word then most of you say in a 1000. She has my heart.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
what's her word this week?
My bet is on: Amazing!
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given the direction
these threads often take, it should be…
Rape! Suicide! Kuroda!
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Isn’t that what shows on screen when Adam West Batman punches a villain?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
You’re word-per-comment ratio is the best in the business!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Not to mention comment to reply ratio!
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Am I the only tool that starts singing the “Lady in Red” song when Lady-n-Blue posts something?
I bet I’m not,
I find myself
hearing a Leon Russell song.
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ha ha
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Holy Crap!
Lady in Blue???
If you’re reading this, come back and socalize. We don’t bite. We’ll put Maddz in her cage!
Sincerly,
TBLA
We’ll put Maddz in her cage!
There goes the surprise on November 26.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Go go dancing just isn’t nearly as lucrative as it used to be…
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you’ll be dancing with me? hott
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You’ve got the brains, she’s got the looks?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
really, the lady was scared by the other ladies? Actually that’s totally possible, I remember initially being jealous of Maddz when she first signed on
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea why
you goofball. :)
You are like the rockstar queen of TBLA!
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And I remember thinking
Dang, Jose better not have insecurity issues or she is going to go to pieces with all the attention this attention sucking Maddz is getting.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
and seriously, what is up with you and leaving the I out of my name?
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I'm gonna
start requiring you all to type out Jocelyn pretty soon
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
If I ignore you, you’ll stop pulling my pigtails
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
that’s pretty much where my brain went, too
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seriously?
I guess I still see myself as a little girl sometimes
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
I still see myself as a 23-year old sometimes. Then I reach for the Advil bottle.
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I was trying to explain to my wife the other day why the name “Mike Hunt” is funny.
She didn’t think so at all. I typed it and giggled.
That is what you’re dealing with here.
Especially if Mike is the middle name
and Phillip is his first name.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Some dude did that in Spanish class once
We had somebody come into the class for some reason, and we had to put our names in a hat for a raffle or something; I don’t remember.
What I do remember is that the lady pulled a card and read the name “Phil Mike Hunt,” to uproarious laughter.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
when i was a freshman in high school
some upperclassmen got me to read “my dixie wrecked”
joke was on all of us, it was at band camp. There were no winners.
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Laughing uncontrollably at one’s desk is hard to conceal.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Phillip with two L's are losers
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I know what you meant
but I totally got a different image there
my face did this: o_0
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No, because I was also in class when they said, “If you ignore the annoying kid, he quit bothering you.” I picked up their strategy early.
i was from the school of
“If you kick the annoying kid in the balls, he’ll quit bothering you.”
It’s extremely effective!!
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Yes, physical pain remains an effective deterrent. I generally appeal to people’s inner voice to leave my balls unscathed though.
I direct you to my posts in the previous thread where I discussed my enjoyment of Linkin Park. My inner voice was scathing enough.
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Thats right
Your inner voice was busy screaming, “Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me.”
I must say
my immature way to get attention of the girl I liked in 2nd (Barbara Overbay) grade was to kick her shins. Her older sister (4th Grade) told me she would kick my ass if I didn’t top doing that. So instead I decided to wow her with my athletic skills so the next time we were on the swings I tried to do a flip out of my swing (never attempted before) and landed right on my face. I still have a cute little scar of that incident and while we later became friends in 3rd grade I never got to hold her hand in the way I dreamed of.
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I did the same shit on picture day at the bus stop when I was in 4th grade. CLimed a tree and tried to jump out and grab a limb. Missed and landed face first.
Ran home crying and dirty. My mom whipped me when I got home for getting dirty before pictures.
Terrible day.
I’m still baffled that whippings used to be a thing. I maybe got spanked by my dad once or twice but only if I really fucked up
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Sure until
you meet kids that really need a whipping. Like those kids on the school bus who were picking on the mentally challenged kid.
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I will never ever forget
the day I sassed my mom so badly she slapped me. My mom is a really sweet, loving lady. She’s awesome. She hardly ever screamed — when she did, my siblings and I stopped immediately. So when she slapped me, it shocked me so badly I don’t even remember what I said.
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My father almost never swears
What I will never forget – I think I was a college student already – was one time when he came home after dealing with a neighbor about something, he was so angry he was actually shaking a bit and he told my mother and me that that woman was such a “bitch”. That had way, way more impact than anyone else using the “c” word, instead.
Sometimes I think I should swear less, and other days I just say fuck it.
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Maddz as a child:
What kind of God would allow a mother to hurt her daughter so? Surely there is a school in Tennessee that will provide this answer.
My Dad used to whip me when I did something really bad.
In my early teen years, that turned to him rapping me in the head with his middle knuckle.
It fuckin hurt
My eyes didn’t see that extra P for a moment.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
I took the belt from my dad
but it was the 1960s and he was raised by a really old dad – 56 when his only son was born.
It didn’t really work though, because I was stupid and kept doing the dumb shit I was being punished for until I simply matured enough to do better.
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My parents found doing so too unpleasant
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I did skip the part
that I also ran home crying to my mom, but given my face was messed up I got the sympathy I needed.
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Growing up with four brothers
I’m shocked that we have photos’ of us looking like angels because most of the time we were hell on wheels.
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That moment
when you realize you missed and are falling really sucks.
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When I was in the sixth grade
I was in a “gifted” class that was half fifth-graders / half six-graders and you stayed for both years. There was a fifth-grade girl that I had a crush on but was too deathly afraid of to talk to. It was the only time we were in school together, until we both, unbeknownst to one another, were at UCLA – English majors didn’t normally associate with us Math types. We happened to meet somewhat randomly off-campus through a mutual friend nine years after grade school, and I did manage to talk to her this time. We actually did date for several months, so that was one crush where I found the answer to “what if?”.
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that's adorable
but will not soften my hardened heart. No sir.
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We older gentleman have ways
of softening lovely young ladies hearts.
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And when that doesn't work
there is always money.
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I will totally
be a trophy wife.
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That is all I have in the 1st place
what are you talking about
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Uh, charm?
And you have blue eyes, don’t you?
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Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn Jocelyn
not a cut and paste to be found, is that enough pennance?
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Yes
But will the Dodgers win enough pennants for penance?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Why thanks, Phil, I’ll be sure to give you a hug next time I see you.
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he’s at about the right height for other things
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He's about the same as me
and I’m 5’7". I always tried to convince taller girls that my being a bit shorter could be an advantage.
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at least your honest
I know I’m 5’7 but I know a lot of people my size who swear they are 5’9.
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Why am I picturing a movie here:
El Lay Dave and the Amazons.
whoa
a snuff film? You really have it out for me!
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You said snuff
and keith had to go get his new pack of gum.
How’s that going anyway?
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That's because Maddz was the new shiny toy for a while, lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Silver Plasticware
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Red plastic cups.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder what the actual number is of people on here that actually even have a basement?
Or still live with their parents?
I'd say a higher % live with their parents then have a basements
if we rule the the ones who live in their parents basements. Being in LA we don’t have basements.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Right hand blue……
always right hand blue
by keithc13 on Nov 15, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Better joke than mine. More specific. Well done.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Walk outside to watch
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Spin the dial and move accordingly, duh.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I love basements
I’ve almost left LA because I want a house with a basement.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Where do you go
when the tornado sigh-REEN goes off? bathtub with a mattress on top?
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
not looking forward to that
bodhi will not like it
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It’s lame. No doubt.
Do the storm sirens go off on campus a lot?
Do they have storm sirens anywhere other than the South?
You don't consider Kansas the South do you?
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
More than Nebraska
Kansas kept slavery and Nebraska didn’t.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Kansas was dominated by non-slaveholders. Missouri kept slavery.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Dred Scott agreement or something? AP US History, don’t fail me now!
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Time line
Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Sack of Lawrence, John Brown, Dred Scott, Lecompton Constitution, Civil War, Jayhawkers take revenge on Missouri, Lawrence Massacre, Frank and Jesse James…sorry, Maddz, can you tell I’ve spent the day getting grad students ready for prelims?
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
very nice. If I can get into a phd program, I am both looking forward to and totally terrified of quals.
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Get your committee arguing among themselves during orals. Worked for me.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
I have to decide on a “project” first. I think I’m leaning towards religion and social movements…
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You’ve got time to get specific. I usually tell students to get through the first year first, that’s generally enough. I came up with my dissertation topic while writing a seminar paper.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
All I know is this is why U Kansas wears Red Socks once a year
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
The Kansas-Missouri football game usually has hilarious Civil War themed t-shirts for sale.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
I defer to the expert
My frazzled brain was remembering “Kansas – Nebraska Act”, instead of “Missouri Compromise”, and garbling things up. My memory is fast becoming like a cassette tape without its shell.
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It’s easy to remember stuff when I teach it every year. Now where did I park my pick-up this morning, that’s a good question.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
you teach US history?
that’s AWESOME.
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Civil War mostly. It’s a lot of fun actually.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
I used to read a lot on the Civil War.
Need to get back to that.
My Mom had me reading Shelby Foote. He was good.
Read some Daniel Sutherland. He teaches at Arkansas, and writes one great book after another.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
I have that series
but man I can’t bring myself to commit.
My Dad was a huge Civil War buff, had a gazillion books that all got lost in a basement flood in DC while we were away.
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Heartbreaking.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
he evidently had some great books, started when he was at West Point.
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I lost most of my old ones when my grandfather died and the house was picked clean before I could get there.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
my brother came home
the other day with like every shirt my grandfather ever owned. It was kind of surreal
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Strange times
when my best friend died I took his last pack of cigarettes and lighter. I still have them. I’m thinking of smoking one cigarette on his death anniversary until there is one left.
Now I’m sad.
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That sounds
like a fine ritual to me.
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I’d be honored to think that someone would remember me like that.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry to hear that
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It’s okay. I guess I got what mattered most.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, I’m the type of student who drops by your office hours and asks you weird questions before finding something else to talk about for 45 minutes.
For example, one of my professors is a huge Yankees fan. We talked about how I could improve my grade for 10 minutes, how I could get into a phd program for 20, and baseball for 25.
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I suggest we combo w/ Keith
Roger that.
Thanks for the push
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
You’d be typical around here.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
if you have people that can do religion and social movements
then I could totally come hang out. :)
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We do, actually. He’s an Astros fan.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
What's his name?
That way I can do some googling and find out the institution you work for without you putting it on blast. Or you can email me at madeleine dot stmarie at gmail
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Email on the way.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
He's a Prof !
Civil War his specialty, IIRC.
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The only sirens I remember
were the bomb sirens. Duck and cover drills!
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
i've heard them go off once
I managed to look at weather.com when they did, the entire map just south of Nashville was red.
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Is that what they mean by red states?
that is not a color you saw here in LA.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I imagine in South Dakota, eastern Colorado and other parts of tornado alley
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
So how was Phil's ROY ballot for SBNation filled out?
Update please – no hiding it down here in the comments!
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Same
I think, I did it yesterday, that is what I think i did.
MVP – Votto, Pujols
CY – Halladay and I already forget who I voted for 2nd.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
like Ukraine?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
TBLA is just respectful that people’s work computers are usually processing other things, like actual work, so not all of their resources can be devoted to TBLA.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
TBLA
understands that most people are using their works CPU and since most IT departments are woefully under funded, the expectation is that they are using systems around four years old.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
A chain is only as good as its weakest link
and I wanted to make sure Pure Azure and keithc13 could still post in the comments. :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
both of them TWSS'd me
they can both DIAF
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Die In A Fire?
or Drown Immediately After Fucking?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
The former
but I am intrigued by the latter
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wouldn't that be the worst?
ah, that was nice fucking. Oh no! I’m drowning!
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
that'll teach you
to have sex on a raft
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Interesting story on how the raft popped though!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
or
a shitty waterbed
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
can’t believe Rose thought Jack could survive with all those frozen bodies around them. They should have just screwed one more time
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
but his balls were marbles by then
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
unless I've been doing it wrong
not sure the balls are involved in the heavy lifting there
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it would have been an innie
in that water.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
shit
that’s in my backyard…too bad I don’t give a shit about either team
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He’s already planning the Cacique Dodger Bowl.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
I was thinking of an addendum
but couldn’t think of a good one. This is excellent.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
On a good day of funny posts, that one does stand out for greatness.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
big reduction in the price of beer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo
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I remember my cousin being huge into XTC in the early ’80s. We spent a lot of time scrounging through record bins trying to complete his collection at bargain prices.
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they were very good
Skylarking is excellent, and this song helps
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I didn't know
that Todd Rundgren produced that album until I looked it up just now.
“(Rundgren) was so bloody sarcastic, which is rare with Americans. He’s got it down to an extremely cruel art. He’d ask how you were going to do the vocals and you would stand in front of the mic and do one run through to clear your throat and he’d say, ‘That was crap. I’ll come down and I’ll record me singing it and you can have me in your headphones to sing along to.’ I just thought it was so insulting.” – Andy PartridgeReally, rare for Americans? Andy needs to visit TBLA!
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Limey's have no idea what sarcastic is
until they cross the big water.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
they call it
“dry humour” ..Johnny Rotten knows sarcasm
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The Farmer John Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog Dodger Bowl?
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Glad we didn't just give $5.5mm to Contreras
Like the Phillies did.
Although they are probably still laughing at us about Sherrill.
When your unperturbed
by the four foot square box delivered to your door because you know it’s your brother’s Brazilian drum, you have an odd life
Clearing one's name
A daily requirement of TBLA!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
I come back from lunch and scan the roughly 600 comments to see I need to clear my name.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
this needs to be turned into a game
where we sneakily and quietly besmirch Mr. White and see if he notices.
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True
I can see him thinking all day what did they write about me today. We should never disappoint him.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
G White got him in the last thread
pretty funny.
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Actually, the preferred nomenclature is African American.
…no?
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After 1 night with me
You’d swear I was.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
sober madeleine is unimpressed
you’ll have to check in with drunk maddz later
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since when has anything ever “worked” for Ivdown.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
There we go
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
awww :(
Another one from G. Scott? I feel as thought I’ve wronged you somehow and now you’re getting revenge…the others who say this stuff are just assholes :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Works every time
haha
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
You know, it’s the Enrique Iglessias song about sex with beautiful women.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
While your there, can you remind me what that episode of Gilligan’s Island was when Gilligan screwed it up for everyone.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
or that one episode of The Office when Jim gave a funny look to the camera.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
By the way, I’m sick of CC dammit. I’m sick of her in the show, I’m sick of Pam and Jim talking about her nonstop. Are they trying to annoy everybody out of watching that show anymore?
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
They ran out of ideas for Jim and Pam after season three, so now they’re just using cliche sitcom baby plots to give them something to do.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Kind of the problem when the “will they, won’t they” question gets answered.
It’s still better than going through breakup and get back together for several seasons like in Grey’s Anatomy or Friends I suppose.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Babies have ruined every sitcom in the history of sitcoms
except for I love Lucy.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
“This smells funny” (like every picture of Don Fehr ever)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
For some reason I've always liked the styling of the Altima
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
HAHAHA Holy Hell
I just got back from lunch and let me say, the suicide humor was hilarious!
I thank you.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
All this reminds me of one of my favorite songs
and I don’t know why I like it so much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bOjc70f4p8
Jim Carroll People who Died
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
AFL on Gameday today. From the Loons:
Former Loon Jerry Sands just found a two-out single to put Phoenix ahead of Mesa 3-2 in the Top of the 6th. #AFL
Sands is playing RF
How does one find a single?
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Go to TBLA karaoke night
(Dave’s joke is better)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
your story about Jeff Weaver at a strip club will forever haunt my imagination.
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The truest definition ever
of The Grabowski Principle.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
we're supposed to talk about
prospects, right? I like toolsy outfielders and Jewish shortstops and…um, er…fuck it! More death and sex please…
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Oh for ffs
Its been an hour and I come back to 271 comments?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Nothing like going through your phone on a Monday and discovering you purchased Seperate Ways.mp3 at some point during the weekend.
That sounds like a normal weekend to me.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
I just hope this doesn’t awaken something in me.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
oh man, that reminds me
i let drunk madeleine out of her cage on saturday night. She needs to be put away, forever
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I totally saw the beginnings of that, where’d you go from there?
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
I'll put it this way
remember when you and I went to karaoke and I drank most of a bottle of whiskey? It was like that, except you weren’t there to save me from making terrible, terrible decisions.
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he looked at you and thought
“Now there’s a man who needs some early grey hair.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
Just for Men.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
No fuckin way.
The girl that cuts my hair will do it for free, but I’m good on it.
Just gonna be grey, I guess.
fuck it man
you earned it.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Damn straight. Unlike reg, I am never coloring my hair.
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Not to cover the grey/gray
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
What do I look like, some dude in a rapcore band.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Mike Shinoda is half japanese and totally had some bitchin’ red hair in the One Step Closer video
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The girlfriend is out of town, I should surprise her when she gets back.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
hahahahah
just wear the glasses, you can do anything
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I’m more concerned about showing up to work than that.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
“Your girlfirend’s out of town and she doesn’t have to no. Oh a oh.”
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
Im going off what David and the cat are telling me.
I have no clue.
I do wonder what you guys look like, but I usually just make up an identity in my little mind.
The writers are all good looking Andre types
the ex-writers are not
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Odd
You always seemed more like a Tomato than an angry asthmatic
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google maps is the best
true that DOUBLE TRUE!
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by Maddz on Nov 15, 2010 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
it’s the Chronic(WHAT!)cles of Narnia!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
oh wait
my favorite line
“They think we’re Aaron Burr from the way we’re dropping Hamiltons!”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
When I menacingly stare at someone, I mean it!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Besides we have posted a gazillion photo's of ourselves
to keep the TBLA woman from forming mental romantic entanglements for their own mental health.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
You've seen Bearface?
And awesome, I made the cut of the 7 people you’ve seen on here, nice! Obscurity my ass!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
so your wife can spend your beer money on shoes for her
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
At least yours is young and innocent
mine is just three years younger than Maddz.
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I’m gonna find her and…nope not a funny joke
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
what?
you’re gonna find her and teach her the finer points of being a refined British lady? You’re right, that’s not very funny. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
oh Tommy, you’re such a pussy.
/I hope Mr. F is still around, or this could get out of hand quickly.
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Soldier: When I miss your lips, I’ll put this fag in my mouth… and think of you.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Made me laugh. And you are on the same campus….
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heh
tell her if she ever comes across a girl with hair like this, do the opposite of whatever she does
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
everyone knows the women’s soccer team is a one way ticket to bisexuality
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
the hot version of softball you say?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
this is true
D. Young your daughter should also avoid tequilla. And college, she should avoid college.
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
oh it’s way more so. I remember at the wrap party for the first of my plays that was produced, I fell on the floor I was so drunk, and then made out with my lead actress. This unfortunately led to problems
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
actually
theater will do it, yup.
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the good thing is that it's non discriminatory
theater, sorority, co-op house, soccer team, softball team, quidditch team, football games, the library, at this one guy’s apartment…
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, college is all about experimentation and finding one’s self. If one finds one’s self occasionally while in the arms of another woman, who am I to judge?
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in the arms of another woman, at the end of a bong, you can find yourself anywhere in college
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
21 was tame. 18 and 22, though, not so much. ;)
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Heh
It’s all out of my hands anyway. I did my job raising her and influencing that brain in her head, hopefully for the better. Now I just have to hope she makes good decisions and comes to me when she needs advice.
She’s had the same BF for two plus years, so I imagine she’s not getting too wild out there…..
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Now I just have to hope she makes good decisions and comes to me when she needs advice.
If you raised her right, wouldn’t she be seeking advice from her mother?
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
hahahah
if it’s any consolation, I make it a point to keep my dad completely ignorant of my adventures.
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I’m sure that is best in the end. But I’m also sure that he remembers being 16-25 and what was going on inside.
I’m already dreading it.
But I’m also sure that he remembers being 16-25 and what was going on inside.
must…stop…giggling…
I believe someone dropped something about my teenage shenanigans at a family get together. That’s a FML moment if ever there was one.
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just make sure
you have plenty of guns to polish when she brings her male “friends” over
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
you’re full of shit. Hey, newsflash… some guy is gonna get it in on your daughter one day!
by delias man on Nov 15, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No offense Keith
but I immediately thought of Ice Cube’s “Nappy Dugout” song from Death Certificate here.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Not full of shit about the arsenal.
I am full of shit about being a huge dick to my kid.
My wife runs this shit.
I just work there.
Im not kidding in the sense that if she brings a kid that is disrespectful to her or my home in I will check his bitch ass in a second.
come on
you want some kiss ass or some one with some spirit. The kiss ass may seem like the right guy but in the end he’s just a kiss ass.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
have them all out at once
“So….I understand you and my daughter are….aquaintances? Easy son, the ones on the table aren’t loaded…now the one in my hand…….”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
everyone knows that small concealable weapons go on the left of the table setting
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
my dad used to scream at me when I answered the phone
“IS THAT A GUY?! IS HE GAY?! HE BETTER BE GAY!!” knowing that the guy on the other end of it would be terrified of him.
I have some guy friends that avoid the house to this day.
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I could like you Dad
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
that is the tip of the iceberg.
when I was dating, he put a sign on my bedroom that said “Champagne Room”
I’m sure you can guess as to why
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Maddz should bring him to TBLA karaoke night, along with iiidown.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Is that real
because he was telling us to get his son some balls?
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
I believe it is. Either that or an older brother.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
It's my dad
He’s a TBLA reader, just not a big poster.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
he just lost a numeral, oh no!
before long he’ll be iDown
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
I think you'd like iiidown
he’s an encyclopedia of knowledge much like yourself, knows a ton of Lakers history, Rams history, and made me the hardcore Dodger fan I am today (don’t worry, I just veered off the path, he’s actually quite smart, hahah).
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Let’s see…I was dating this one guy and for some reason, every time the guy came over, it was late, so my dad was in his boxers. After about the fourth time, the guy came over, and my dad saw him, but my dad had pants on. My father just stares at the guy and then unbuttoned his pants so that he was in his boxers and then held out his arms like he wanted a hug.
I’m surprised guys even DATED me.
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we get along better now that I’m out of the house, we’re wayyyyy too similar. And he’s a giants fan. :(
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A friend of mine
told me every time a boy called her, her dad would ask “is he black?”
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
That guy may have been gay, but at least he wasn’t 20…probably.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
this kid wasn't 20
but apparently he had a girlfriend. Whoops.
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Well I hope you at least got an omelet out of the deal.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
no
I got a righteous rainy 5 am walk of shame though, complete with a backpack
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Oh that’s just messed up. I’ve at least had the grace to end my regrettable hookups with an omelet.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
i basically felt like a text from TFLN
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On the bright side I’m sure TBLA Karoake Night attendance will be way up now!
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
I shudder to think about what y’all think of me now. ;)
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Maybe these stories will get Tommy Blackjack to go to Karaoke night.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
No problem just don't take it personally
when I introduce you to my wife and say this is “Maddz, you know the one who got totally shitfaced, slept with some guy who had a girlfriend that showed up at 05:00 AM and made her walk home in the rain with a little backpack. Plus she didn’t get her omelette”.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
The world would be a better place if everyone got omelets the morning after.
Well that and it gives me a clear conscience when I give them a fake number.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
But if you’re making them omelettes, they know where you live
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
That’s why you gotta make sure to show them a mediocre time.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
I need to practice my omellete making skills.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
The logic behind it is
Whether you end your night alone or with company, your wrist gets a workout.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
hey man, single Maddz is single
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is it a walk of shame for guys, too, or is it just awesome?
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the walk of shame
is so notable for you’re wearing wrinkled up clothes from last night in the early morning. I have doubts you could tell guys that scored last night from guys who just woke up in someone’s bathroom
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I resemble this comment
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I woke up in Tijuana one day about 11 am. Not in the bar district, but in TJ. Had no clue where I was and no one around spoke English.
walked out of this girls bedroom and at least 5 dudes were in the living room just eyeballing the gringo.
walked out the front door, found the sun. Figured out which way is North and started walking.
Not very shameful though. No clue how I got there or what happened.
Crazy night
it's keithc13
the man is real
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I’m considering moving to Arkansas so we can be friends in real life.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
That’s awesoke. You’d regret it when you got here.
That was 19 yr old keithc13.
I play golf and poker now.
:)
Fine, when you do make it to a TBLA event we’ll play a round of golf.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't that the Marine right of passage
for those in Pendleton.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Kinda.
My buddies said some Mexican girl was buying me shots and we left about 1 am.
I remember trying to talk to her. She spoke as much English as I do Spanish…… I spelt tostada wrong today if that sheds any light on it…
They thought I was dead!
are you trying to tell us
there could be a baby Keith out there in TJ? Anyone on this board fit this description? Half mexican/half keith13, born what, 20+ years ago?
18 and with daddy issues
if it is a girl, check in Chatsworth.
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Did that once - may have already told this story
me and a group of high school friends all decided to park in the US, then walk into Mexico. The club our taxi driver takes us too is only serving blue drinks, which I later learn are AMFs. Then abunch of swooshy. When I can function again, my best male friend from HS is throwing up on the floor and looks like death, so we drag him out of the club and get him a quesadilla from a taco stand. Meanwhile one of our friends has literally just walked off and we can’t find him. Apparently he just headed for the border, so we find him and start to head back, but my other friend is wearing a CCCP shirt and the border guard got upset, calling him a spy. As we walked through the gates, another in our group told me I was the prettiest girl there and all the other guys missed out, so I did something that I regret on the way home.
All in all a fun night
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
the “prettiest girl there” line actually works occasionally? Or did you just vomit out the car window upwind?
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and is still working through her daddy issues
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
The most imporant thing I can do as a father
is not give my daughter daddy issues. I hope I didn’t.
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Chris Rock had a bit like that
he said his one job as a father was to keep his daughter off the pole
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Isn’t that more his problem rather than yours? Unless she’s totally psycho.
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Don't know her, don't know him
as far as I’m concerned, when you’ve had as much beer as I did, all forethought goes out the window. I’m sure we’ve all been there.
No?
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It was the Four Loco. If they’re gonna ban it, I need to see what all the hype was about.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
how is Four Loco different than Sparks?
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Twice the booze, comes in a 24 ounce can.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
ahhh
yeah, I had a sparks once, I thought I was going to die.
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Yeah, I learned that I can handle one, but opening a second one is buying a ticket to blackout town.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like we should do that
and then go dance at Rage or something
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Well the last time I blacked out at a gay bar went surprisingly well, so why not.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
I mean this in good humor but today's open thread is brought to you by
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
ROFL
Eric, I just saw the Gibson picture. Still Awesome indeed!
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Is this the only comment
that deals with baseball at all in this thread?
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
I tried talking about baseball
or things tangentially related to baseball, and that went nowhere. Why swim upstream when you can just float along and enjoy yourself?
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:D
I knew that already. But I couldn’t say anything. Teehee!
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Heard This
Roy Halladay makes it incredibly easy to give him gave covers.
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they’d make for wild times as drinking buddies!
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by Pure Azure on Nov 15, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
you really should come to LA for TBLA Karaoke Night/Thanksgiving
I’m sure someone here will host you for Turkey Day. Maybe Lawrence of Hesperia?
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Last time I celebrated a birthday with a non-gf girl, I spent 90 bucks on $3 Patron shots and didn’t have a sip of alcohol. I still don’t know how 3 people have 10 shots each and don’t end up dead, in the hospital, naked, or some combination of the three.
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We talking over like two hours, or six?
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Somewhere between 3 and 5 hours. So not all at once, but still.
I was not offering transcontinental shots, Maddz. The Fonz would never drink shots.
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Are you located someplace outside of Los Angeles? Cos it won’t be transcontinental on the 26th if so. :D
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10 shots is nothing
15 and I’m still standing, 20 and I’m calling everyone that was there to find out what I did that night because I don’t remember.
or the (former?)
closer for the Dodgers
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that seems like a lot of tequila
I don’t like shots, really, so you’re safe. :)
But it would be great to hang out with everyone!
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I’ll be in the OC for Xmas and New Years, 2 weeks in all. That’s all I’ve got, I’ve done a bunch of traveling this year and spent some savings, so Thanksgiving I’m staying put.
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So we need a second night
is what you’re saying?
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If you build it, I will come…pending use of a car or a ride
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I smell TBLA Bowling Night
or some such thing between Xmas and New Year’s.
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by David Young on Nov 15, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
are you stalking me!
/looks behind him
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Let’s cruise for 16-year-old girls (that was totally a joke, ahem…TBLA is not responsible for the content of this message)
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hm
my wife might have a problem with that
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depends on how she found herself in college.
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She found herself...
in my eyes.
Too corny?
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300 in Anaheim
Won’t regret going there, might regret what happens once you’ve realized how awesome their bar is.
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This is an LA Dodger Blog
and we not be doing any sponsored TBLA meet ups in fucking Orange County.
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by meercatjohn on Nov 15, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking it
but I’m glad you said it
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Well, then
what David said.
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It's a bowling alley
I don’t need an awesome bar there, just cold beer in bottles. Longneck bottles.
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I can’t do super hoppy beer. I’ll take a coors and just continue my streak of being (anti) classy around y’all.
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if this were draught I’d pop a stout with you, but my bottle beer has to crackle on my tongue
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Coors might be tolerable, if it is chasing a shot of Wild Turkey.
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I have actually tried
bourbon with a beer chaser only once, but it was surprisingly good. And I don’t remember what bourbon it was.
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Wild Turkey
Somehow it was decided every celebration at my apartment in college had to be kicked off with some as keith put it, “kickin chickin”
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ugh
that shit gives me the chills just thinkin’ about it…Wild Turkey, on the other hand, I can handle :)
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I'm not proud of it
but it’s cheaper and less dangerous than jameson.
It just occurred to me that I better pray that LBB is not on the admissions committee if I apply because hooo boy, that could be hilarious.
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Too bad he couldn’t be on the cover of World Series 2K10.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Then who will be on the cover of the show?
WHO!?!
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If keeping how it's been the last few years
whoever the AL MVP is. So maybe Josh Hamilton?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Beat me to it
after I had done the research. Hamilton I think is a great bet.
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I just can't wait for the commericial
the last two were great.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I got off the phone today
with a client, and ended the call with “Thanks, Dick.” (that’s his name). And I immediately started laughing once I hung up the phone. I really am a 12-year old.
Webb for 6 million + incentives or Padilla?
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same contract?
Padilla
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Padilla.
Webb gets two packs of saltines, plus incentives, from me.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Webb
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
The only man willing to take the risk
Any chance anyone other then Monk/Ely will be able to make a spot start by the end of the year?
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Yes
we will sign a group of NRI’s that everyone will make fun of but one of them will make a few starts in 2011. I’m not sold on Webb but for 6 Million and Incentives I’ll take the risk over Padilla. Padilla was not exactly Mr. Clean Bill of Health in 2010.
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I think the chances of Padilla pitching in 25+ games are a lot higher than Webb’s.
That is the only reason I’d rather have the Night Stalker.
Do you think it will cost $6M to get Webb into camp?
No idea, NoLander threw that number out
probably based on the MLBTR report. I agree the odds are that Padilla would be better and pitching in 25 games but I’d rather gamble for the moon then a safe fifth starter.
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IF you shoot for the moon
and don’t get it, you have to settle for Monk/Ely/NRI making a lot of starts in the five spot.
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But it is the five spot
so I can live with it. If we had not signed Lilly/Kuroda I would not be willing to gamble but for that spot I am.
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$6 million is too much to gamble
$2 million, maybe
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah pretty much
I mean shit who knows how much he will get.
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ERA is stupid anyways
or so I’ve been told. I agree with his basic premise, but I don’t think it requires eliminating unearned runs entirely. After a certain point felix should have been charged with any additional runs that scored.
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just putting it out there into the TBLA ether
ESPN’s Buster Olney tweets that some clubs “perceive the Marlins are absolutely intent on moving Uggla ASAP, and they are not asking for a high rate of return — a couple of decent guys, no A-plus prospects necessary.”
Olney, grain of salt, etc.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 2:28 PM PST reply actions
There was another report that condridicted that
WHO DO I BELIEVE
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
If the other was Rosenthal
I would be in a real quandry.
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This team has to jump on that
Power from 2nd base would be huge for them.
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esp given
that we don’t have any A-plus prospects anyway.
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Is it odd for a couple to have sex in plain sight at the exact time their neighbor is leaving for work on purpose just to screw with said neighbor? I think those people would have a great sense of humor.
What do you do if the neighbor decides
to just stand there and watch?
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What if he starts whacking it while watching?
Who cracks first? Who stops?
These are the questions that haunt my mind.
:)
the questions that haunt mine
are what position would G Scott be in for the viewer to see his grin?
I need to go lysol my brain
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So, are your neighbors made at you and the wife?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Reg and I made a term for this
revengegasm
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you could lose an e or lose your, either way
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Olney quote
Assuming it is the Marlins that are feeding Olney on Uggla. Would Gordon and a pitching prospect get it done? Or would it have to be Loney and a pitching prospect?
If you could get Uggla with Gordon and not a primetime but decent pitching prospect, assumption contract is only for a year than Loney’s defense is more important, and his hitting might improve.
Would rather not give up Gordon, but I wonder if they’d be interested in a Lemmerman package
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i knew it would be good for the Dodgers, I’m more curious if the Marlins would go for two mid-level prospects in return for unloading Uggla’s salary.
No idea. For the reasons Phil says, I assume they wouldn’t feel strongly about Lemmerman. Martin was a number 1 picked, but has been pretty shitty. Elbert was also a number 1 pick, maybe they’d want him?
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Not to many deals made
for rookie league prospects. No way you can sell that to your fan base. In fact I can’t think of one deal where a rookie league prospect was the centerpiece of any trade.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Lemmerman package
I heard of a Duke co-ed……
At some point I will tire of this, but not yet.
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They have Sanchez
at 1st so they already have a Loney and if not Morrison could simply play his natural position.
Would you all trade Kenley Jansen for Uggla? I think you have to say yes.
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If money isn’t an issue, sure. If Ned’s on a serious budget from here on out, I don’t know if you can put $10 mill or so towards Uggla.
never gonna happen i know
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Doesn’t save FLA much money, and Uncle Ned doesn’t send cash in his packages.
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I wish he'd cash in
his frequent flyer miles
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Phil, Trading Jansen For Uggla Would Be Idiotic...
…and do take note I didn’t call you an idiot.:)
by CanuckDodger on Nov 15, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
yes
but I’d rather trade Kuo and sell high than trade Jansen
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I think you’d be selling high on Jansen too.
x-FIP of over 3 compared to an ERA of less than 1. And he really only throws one pitch.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
This
with a high-90’s fastball, you really only need to turn the ball over to have a good slider. And even then, it only has to be good enough so that guys can’t sit fastball.
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He Doesn't Only Throw One Pitch...
and an x-FIP at his age and experience level is cause for dancing in the streets.
by CanuckDodger on Nov 15, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
they said just decent
maybe Belisario, Troncoso, and X-Paul? Maybe Elbert as well?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Webb
I think we need to go cheap on the 5th guy. We still need to put together an offense and everyone’s 5th starter sucks. Ours can do, we’ll be fine.
I'll say what I said last year
Sign Padilla cheap, and if one of the young ones takes the job, fine.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 15, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed, and last year Padilla was #4 and the field was #5. Padilla at 5 next year will be much stronger than what the club went into ST with.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’m fine with re-signing Padilla and letting their be a batte royale for whoever needs to be the 6th man. But how much is it going to take to re-sign him?
Time to go quote the gospel of RATM!
Thanks for making time fly today. :)
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Same to you
No shit, it’s nearly 3:00 P.M. here!
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Did you know that every library in Los Angeles is closed on Mondays
and I don’t feel like getting my act together just to go to the LMU library. oh well, more time on TBLA it is
That has been the case
for as long as I can remember. Most museums are too. I remember seeing a claymation short in the early 80s called “Closed Mondays” about the museum pieces becoming animated on Mondays. I wonder if they got money from the folks that made that Ben Stiller movie. Doubt it.
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museums
always take their weekends monday tuesday, but I expect my libraries to be open every day but sunday, at least every school day
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
as I pointed out
When I was a kid, the libraries were open 1P to 9P, Tues – Fri, and something like 12:30 – 5:00 on Sat. Closed on Monday dates back to a time when the gov’t wasn’t strapped for cash.
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No food, just computers. Minimal staff.
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This would depress me. Research librarians have helped me in countless ways. Its a truly undervalued profession.
I would think they would be the only staff, plus the traveling IT dept. It would be the clerks that are eliminated, nothing to shelve, no checkout, no fines to collect.
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so basically we’re going back to the old library model where it isn’t self serve and you have to place an order to get a book?
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
You know, maybe my memory is off here
I seem to recall going to the library every day after school, where my mother would pick me up after she got off work. We didn’t have a special Monday arrangement. I’m mixing up something else here. Lots of restaurants are closed Mondays, maybe that’s it?
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I didn't grow up in LA
but San Bernardino County Libraries were open every day but Sundays and holidays.
oh we’ll have to, gun toting corrupt bastard of a man
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
I read this as
“Rosenthal upholds track record, contributes nothing”
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why does this man have a job? at least someone attractive would be nice to look at
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
I hear crickets
time to actually do some work, transcribing political geography lectures FTW
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new Uggla news
•MLB.com’s Bill Ladson confirmed that the Nationals have interest in Uggla (Twitter link). The Marlins want both a pitcher and a catcher in return.
Now, would you see if they would take Ellis, and take a chance on Martin? Or see if Martin would go in a trade?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 3:28 PM PST reply actions
Preston's
already gone
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Nationals have interest in everyone
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this is true
I just highlighted everthing, I was more trying to post what they apparently want.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus had a low slugging percentage and played terrible defense.
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He wasn’t very good at WAR, either.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha Ha
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
The Dodgers need Jesus
like they need holes in their hands.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
If only Eric got paid by the comment............
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Eric: I deserve more money. Look at all the comments.
SBNation: Its the same twenty people.
Eric: But they talk a lot….
Then I can pull a Patrick Aloysius Ewing
They talk a lot, but they spend a lot too.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I'd rather see you pull a Latrell Sprewell
and tell em. “I can’t work for this! I gotta feed my family.”
Any word on Prop 13 getting repealed?
I’m looking to buy a house and the housing market crashing again sounds selfishly good to me.
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I’ll be stunned if Prop 13 gets repealed. You’d still be paying market rate on your property taxes though. The benefit comes from years living in the same place.
I think he means listing prices would crash based on senior citizens dumping their real estate since they wouldn’t be able to pay the tax burden based on assessments.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
How much more
can the market get depressed?
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Much more. Are salaries twice as large in LA area than in Seattle? Nope, yet real estate is still probably twice as expensive.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
I doubt its going down much
if at all more.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I’ve heard 2012, but I’ve also heard scenarios that could end in the housing market getting completely destroyed.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Your call. There’s still a shadow inventory of properties that haven’t yet been foreclosed yet the borrower has stopped paying. Those properties will have to come on the market at some point. That will exert downward pressure on listing prices.
And I agree with G.Scott that something drastic like repealing Prop 13 would further drop listing prices.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
or that people would much rather live in LA
location location location
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Michael is arguing against 35 years of history
or about as long as Real Estate has been a boon.
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Maybe
I do have some life long Los Angeles friends who retired from business, moved to San Antonio and started a short sales business (flipping houses) because they felt the Los Angeles market was due for even more of a correction due to the problems in the infrastructure of California, but I’ve been hearing doom and gloom about Los Angeles Real Estate for 30 years and it has always bounced stronger then the last hit. Maybe the streak has played out, but I wouldn’t be betting against it.
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oil crisis
if the economy recovers to the point of increasing oil demand, and gas prices increase to record levels, the oil crisis will make urban sprawl a thing of the past, as many analysts have said. LA will be hit hard, especially the far-flung suburban areas.
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He wants it to go down more, I’m explaining how repealing Prop 13 would do that.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
I’m always impressed with how money smart you appear to be. I need to hire someone like you to run my financial life
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
First you have to have income
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
When did the housing market go back up?
pretty sure its still down at the bottom. Interest rates are below 5. If you want to buy a house, and have the cash, just f’ing do it now.
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I'd love to
I have the down payment and the job security, problem is I can really only afford a house south of $250k and the only places that’s available I’m told I shouldn’t live there.
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Usually thats just the down payment
can’t really expect them to make all the payments too can you?
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Dad just lost his job, so I’m getting no help. He’s a plumber that is sick of and physically unable to do manual labor anymore, so there you have it.
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Sucks
Did he hope you would follow him? Trades are great if you like the trade.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Working below the house sucks, a young mans job for sure
but a lot of plumbing does not entail that.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Clothes, Schools, and Houses
Christ don’t kids do anything on their own?
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
my parents where nice enough to loan my the down payment
for my place. Gonna have to start paying them back soon.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
that being said
if the house I’m looking at comes through it’ll be TBLA night at the hot tub/bar in my backyard.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
no, but I also haven’t inquired. I just found it today and am going to drive by to take a look at the neighborhood after work.
It’s on Rosecrans and Prairie.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
nice
Short sales might be worth looking into if you aren’t in a hurry, and are willing to spend a year being jerked around by the banks. I personally find it hard to believe the housing market will go down any more, but we’ll see.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
my plan is to look around at what is out there, then go to my credit union and see how much they’ll pre-approve me for so I can actually go out and bid without having to get jerked around.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
Right
but one way or another if you go short sale you will be jerked around. If a house sounds too good to be true, its probably because it was listed low on purpose to generate a bunch of bids, many times by the banks.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I used to live on 135th near Prairie, it wasn’t good then, so I’ll just assume it’s not better if not worse now
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
I agree, he will stand out.
Crack houses to the right of me
Meth houses to left of me
Stuck in the middle with you
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
I pay 6%, but was just offered 4.75% a few days ago. I passed; not worth resetting the clock after years of payments.
It’s worth it if you plan to stay there.
If you’re planning on moving in the next couple of years, then I wouldn’t refi.
As soon as you do that they’ll repeal prop 13 and your lack of income won’t be adequate to service the property tax bill :)
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
and OGScott Swoops in to build the empire.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
Refi to a 20 or 15
year and reap the interest savings. I just went to a 20. Basically the same payment, but knocked 5 years off the loan. Try to add principle each month too if you can afford too.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Ramon Hernandez helping out the Dodgers
signs for $3mil with a TSL of .297/.364/.428/.792
Sorry, Russ. If we non-tender you, you ain’t getting more than $3mil.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
Wow, he had a very nice year
Where was he last year?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
The Reds, where he was bad.
The year before that, I think Baltimore, where he was bad.
The year before that, Baltimore, where he was bad.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
How is .800 OPS bad?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I saw that
Mike Wallace went all Dwayne Bowe in the 4th quarter yesterday as well.
I was down 24 going into SNF with Mendenhall, Wallace, and the Eagles D still to go. He had Hines Ward and Santana Moss.
I’m up 6 now with my defense going against Santana Moss.
OT! ;-) New Sklarbros Country podcast features Patton Oswalt
http://www.earwolf.com/episode/episode-16-patton-oswalt-chris-cox
always a fun podcast anyway. they talk about Oswalt’s film Big Fan, about Steve Bartman and Moises Alou, Atlantic City and more.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Adam Richman has some life. He gets to pig out at these fabulous spots and gets paid for it! Yesterday he was eating what looked like a delicious pork tenderloin sandwich. I hate you, Adam. :)
At least until he has a heart attack in a few years.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Richman exercises twice a day while he’s on the road.23 When the schedule permits, he does not eat the day before a challenge and he tries to stay “crazy hydrated” by drinking lots of water or club soda and forgoing coffee or soft drinks.4 After taping for a challenge is complete, Richman spends an hour or so on a treadmill
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Compare the guy season one to today and let me know how that’s working out for him.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
doesn't look like he has put on that much weight if any to me
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
He’s got the strategic neckbeard to hide new chins and greying complexion.
Don’t get me wrong it’s a great show, I just kinda wish they would get rid of the challenge part and turn it into Diners Drive Ins and Dives not hosted by a guy I want to punch in the face.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Took long enough.
But I have my 2009 remasters. I’m just waiting for the remixes, preferably available in 5.1 blu-ray as well as standard redbook.
(dreams about listening to John Lennon’s guitar on “Honey Pie” in 5.1 blu-ray)
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I got both sets.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Very cool.
I’ve been enjoying the White Album a lot recently. “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” is a hoot.
Yup. I love the Beatles (sorry keith?), so I was super excited last year with the new remasters. They’re really great. Hearing the mono remasters for the first time was also very cool. Like all the little differences between the mono and stereo versions of their albums, particularly Sgt. Pepper’s.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
That’s when you just tip your cap and say “it’s been real, yo.”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
The posting fee?!
That’s gotta be wrong.
Or they’re delusional.
Or someone’s gonna pay way too much.
Fugedaboutit. I was only semi intrigued by him when I thought he might be cheaper.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I hope mcNabb throws for 500 yard and 4 tds
fuck you Philadelphia sport fans.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
by nolander on Nov 15, 2010 5:51 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
He'll need that, and more
14-0 Eagles, 4:43 in
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
If he didn't kill dogs...
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
In seriousness
its his own fault he got injured. As a QB scrambling that much you are putting yourself at risk. If you can’t stay healthy for 16 games playing the brand of football that makes you good, then that has to be taken into account.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I'm sure you are rooting for the meteor
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
If there is one thing besides Futurama that we can agree on
It’s fuck Philly, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
dgoold Derrick Goold
by Dejan_Kovacevic
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@Dejan_Kovacevic Walker was easily in the conversation, and deserved more attention: batted third, was among best second half in RBI.
THIRD FOR THE PIRATES.
Really the two guys who voted for Gaby Sanchez did a much worse job than Kovacevic did.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
Periodic table of Hall-of-Famers
http://wezen-ball.com/other/other/the-periodic-table-of-hall-of-famers.html
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Welcome back!
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
can we get this man a Wine Country gift basket? And by this man I mean Kuroda
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
I don't mean this in a Professor Farnsworth kind of way
but Good news, everyone!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
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