YouTube Thursday: America Heck Yup! Edition
by TwistNHook on Jul 3, 2008 10:14 AM PDT
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In honor of July 4th, we thought this YouTube Thursday could be enough filler to last the 3 day weekend, where many of us will be far away from computers. So, enjoy this slowly like a fine wine. It might be the only thing to get you through the weekend!
And what will many of you be doing over this delightful weekend? Swimming! In pools! And breaking world records! So, in honor of your new world records, we thought we'd do a YouTube Thursday highlighting one of the finest athletes from Cal: Natalie Coughlin.
Here's a video about a MP3 player or some such thing you wear while swimming. Sounds futuristic.
And here is Natalie's advice for young swimmers. I know *I* feel inspired!
Natalie Coughlin wins a race in 2007:
Natalie Coughlin breaks her own world record (but what else is new?):
Training tips from Natalie:
And, of course, a classic scene from the movie Independence Day, which is about as apropos as it is ever going to be:
Have a happy July 4th! Go Bears!
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Come on now...
Ah come on, Twist! WTH kind of choices are these? I realize the idea is to be funny, but these choices suck. We need more choices in the polls you guys run… (-:
I might be able to edit it, Seth. What are you doing for July 4th that you so desperately want represented?
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Hmm...
How about, “Having BBQ with fam and watching fireworks.” Something nice and simple like that might work out well for the less radical among us. I am not criticizing your poll, I just think we need one semi normal option. That is all. Hope ur not mad at me…
I guess I’m just disappointed Seth. Disappointed that you think I could ever look into setting up a committee to perhaps authorizing a vote on scheduling a timeline to lay out an agenda towards appointing a sub-committee to investigate whether I could be something close to reasonable semi-normal.
After everything you know about me, you still hold out hope for that unlikely eventuality? For shame, Seth! For shame!
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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PS Happy now? Now, we’ll just need your contact information. I’m bringing 200 of my closest friends, I hope you have enough food.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Ooooh man.....
Jeez you didn’t have to do all that, Twist. I shouldn’t have even commented on it, and now I feel like the whole poll thing has been blown out of proportion. I realize you are just joking. Sorry for making a big deal out of nothing. Gosh I feel like a jerk… )-;
hahha, for you, Seth, anything. Now, where you do live? Is it OK if I bring all of Hydro’s dogs, too? I’m on walking duty tomorrow in the afternoon, so I am going to need a place to take them.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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I’m flying from Seattle, so the sooner I can get a destination, the better.
By the way Seth, I’m bringing some beer and guacamole. You need me to bring anything else?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
(-: Uhhhhh, could have a problem with that...
I’d really love to have you guys over, (you know that) but I am actually going to my parents house. I know, bummer right? They have a tendency to look down on most of my friends. It really pisses me off. Even if I explained what nice folks you all are, they probably wouldn’t be swayed.
Seriously though, please everyone have a wonderful and safe fourth of July! As soon as George Bush is out of office we can all get back to feeling good about our country. It’s not that I don’t feel good about it now, but seven years of that idiot sure has put a damper on the last few Independence Days.
America! Fuck Yeah!
I never knew that you’d actually love to have us over, why didn’t you invite us sooner? We could have had pool parties (you have a pool right? it’s kind of a deal breaker), at night we could make a fire and have s’mores, then we could tell ghost stories and Twist could braid everyone’s hair.
Are you telling us that your parents are too good for us? Just for that, I’m going to have a boring and dangerous 4th, that’ll show you and your family that’s too good for all of us.
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
Why u gotta put a stupid answer like 'letting the terrorists win'
And what faggots would even choose that?
NorCal
99% of everything Twist says is just a joke… he put that selection as a bluff to see if anyone would pick it. Plus given the irreverent nature of this group, a few called him on his bluff.
Wait wait wait, just 99%? Damn, I gotta try harder, then.
Also, NorCalLonghorn, certainly, I can’t control what you do or say here. I just hope you remember we are trying to build an inclusive community here without concern over slurs being tossed around. Instead of saying the word “faggot,” here is a list of other words you could use:
1. Fuckers
2. Fucking fuckers
3. Motherfucking fuckers
4. Dumpster Muffins
And I’m sure there are even more choices I’ve forgotten. So, there you go, you fucking fuckers! Let’s work to build this community to be as strong as possible, instead of potentially creating splinters or fissures.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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NorCalLonghorn's political DNA
From the tenor of your comments, I take it that the “Longhorn” part is the dominant gene in your geographic hybridity.
Thanks, though, for steering me in the right direction. I was going to select “letting the terrorists win,” but you’ve helped me see that writing in “Pissing on Mack Brown’s photo” would be a much better choice. Happy 4th everyone!
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Jul 3, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
the poor gays can’t catch a break- the word “faggot” is used to as a label for everything from sexual preference, to lack of intelligence, and now apparently its used to indicate terrorists as well. Osama Bin Faaaaaaabulous?
How is blowing up a small part of America not letting the terrorists win?
In the former you are actively helping the terrorists and in the latter you are just not helping them out at all. So I say letting the terrorists win is the more patriotic option!
Does that mean
That planting trees is actively helping the Hippies win?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
America loves all her children!
This comment was entirely inappropriate, especially for a Cal blog. I have a few gay friends, they’re human beings too, just like you and me. These sorts of comments cannot be tolerated. As an unabashed America lover, I can understand why you were upset, but please use Twists list of suitable replacement words in the future.
Natalie Couglin is so flippin hot.
And when will sci-fi villains ever learn not to engineer defense mechanisms that have one small weakness easily compromised by one person (i.e. the Deathstar, the ID alien mothership forcefield computer thing, the giant robot maid in Spaceballs…)?
Yes, I'll respond to my own post
...it’s like having a bend don’t break defense, if you ask me.
by CalBandGreat on Jul 3, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
RE: The Poll
I voted for St. Dumpster Vigil, but really I’ll be eating hamburgers and watching the twilight zone marathon on sci fi.
To Serve Man....
Its… A COOKBOOK!!!!
i know what you mean about liking those old school ladies. they just seem so innocent…
Castlevania. Because his dad is the dark lord of the night. I dont know exactly who Helsing’s dad is. Is it also concentrated evil in the form of Dorrell? Clearly, I failed to adequately craft that joke.
"Save The Oaks: Overthrow Capitalism" said Dumpster Muffin sanguinely
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Daily Cal article on CNN
Wow, this article was one of the front page links on CNN.COM http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/03/trees.berkeley/index.html
2007 Cal @ Washington DVD
Someone finally posted the 2007 Cal @ Washington game.
Myself and one other person are the only ones downloading so far so its slow. If we can get 3-5 of us downloading, we can really speed it up.
Ai!
The remaining torrents were posted a few months ago. I was seeding the UW game for a while but then nobody was downloading it so I cleared that game off my hard drive.
I <3 Longshore
I looked for a while back but gave up searching
I’ve been wanting it for a while now and thought I’d never get it, but here it is. Can you re-download it? It will speed it up for us slackers. You don’t have to of course, but it would be appreciated.
I've seen it live, of course
... but I always try to have a copy in DVD form so I can re-watch the games from time to time. When I re-watch a game without all the anger/excitement I see so much more, tons actually. Ask Hydro and Ken Crawford, I don’t think those guys actually watch regular TV.
Of course winning games are so much more easier to watch for me (i’ve seen the TENN game about 11 times), but i learn more from watching torture games like WASH, OREST and the BIG GAME from 07… the BIG GAME… oh my god… it’s… so… painful.
RR, do you ever re-watch any games?
I agree
When you watch games later on, after the excitement and anger have settled, you see more. Also, I think that when you watch games multiple times, you see more. When you watch the same play 10 times, you see more. When you force yourself to look at players you normally don’t watch, you see more too. Seriously, just watching the games as a fan only takes a few hours but watching the games with an analytical eye can easily take 2-3 times as long.
I think watching the games where we lose are the best ones to watch because they are more revealing and you can see what went wrong.
I <3 Longshore
I do re-watch certain games but I usually fast forward a lot of it. I’m still not at the point where I have the patience to re-watch a full game. And the games I do watch are the ones where we won (i.e. last season I saw the Tenn game and the Oregon game). Hell I can barely re-watch a movie if I’ve seen it in the last year.
In other words, Go Bears!
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