DBD 6.19.09 - How Do You Like Your Fridays?
by Rishi on Jun 19, 2009 6:38 AM PDT
Email
PrintSo, no DBD up at this point - figure I may as well post something here.
So, an open-ended discussion here, mostly applicable for those of us that either work or those that are in school and actuall study (anyone?). After a long week of hard work, what do you like to do on Fridays to unwind? We all know my answer (Drink O'Clock in less than ten hours!), but answers vary across the board.
Do you like happy hour? Gym time? Sleep? Spoon with the girlfriend/boyfriend/dog?
And what does the rest of the weekend look like? Catch up on tv/movies? Hang out with family? Friends? Read and learn? Work more? Do whatever the wife says (Twist only)?
Links? We don't need no stinkin' links!
Oh, but Apple is launching a new iPhone today. Stay tuned!
The opinions expressed in a FanPost are, in every way, reflective of the opinions of every California Golden Blogs Marshawnthusiast. Moreover, they are reflective of every employee of SBNation, including Tyler "Blez" Bleszinski.
495 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I may go
for Drink O’Clock as well. I haven’t been to Raleighs/Mannys in nearly a month! And after 4 whole hours of work I definitely deserve one or nine cold beers.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
Raleigh’s was never my place at Berkeley, but they have a quality beer selection at awesome prices.
Fortunately, happy hour in SF is the one time where drinks here may be cheaper. $3 draft beers, $3 lemon drops. It’s going to be sick.
JAI HO!
Wow…that’s a really good deal. Must get crowded.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Hipster Polaroid or you spent so much time at Raleigh’s they had to get a restraining order.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
For some reason inexplicable to all, those who find importance in being on the cutting edge of so many things have decided to always have their photos taken in polaroid. There is always like 1 guy tasked to take polaroid pictures at the party and then hand them out. Later, you’ll find them scanned into Facebook etc etc etc.
Its so 80s!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
ugh
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't Hate.
Lemon Drops are one of the few drinks I can stand vodka anymore. : /
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This is entirely irrelevant but it involves vodka
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Feh!
Consumers have bit hard on the way vodka has been marketed.
Vodka is tasteless – it’s insane to pay twice or three times as much for a “premium” vodka like Grey Goose when it tastes exactly the same as a “cheap” vodka like Smirnoff. There’s no such thing as a “better” vodka except insofar as the cheap stuff (plastic bottle) isn’t filtered enough.
Don’t believe me? Even spirit experts can’t tell the difference between cheap and expensive vodka: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26wine.html
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, yes, you can definitely spend too much on vodka, but you do have to spend enough to make sure that it’s filtered properly.
Personally, I’ve enjoyed Hangar 1 quite a bit, and their factory tour in Alameda is definitely worth taking.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I’ve heard good things about Hangar 1 – I have yet to try it, but the Buddha’s Hand intrigues me.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
wait…but you JUST SAID it’s impossible to taste the difference!!!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hangar 1 actually puts out a number of flavored vodkas, and of the ones I’ve tried, they’ve all been good to excellent. In particular, I like the lime one on the rocks.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
flagged for enjoying racist vodka.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
dude
DEFINITELY after hockey
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m in. I just wish there were an Alameda BART station.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that how Rags keeps the riff-raff out?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they should straight up undermine the island and turn the whole thing into a kind of floating boat-island, so when the decency of humanity and truth itself is being swallowed into the beast maw that is Oakland, Alameda can just cut the ropes and sail over to Redwood Shores.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s looking like a greater and greater possibility.
Some businesses in town are already grappling with a decrease in business that they say is caused by the temporary closure of the High Street Bridge. Now two more bridges may be closing.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed that cities and counties divert their gas taxes to help offset the state’s $24 billion deficit, an idea that Alameda County officials say could result in the Fruitvale, High and Park street bridges being kept raised at night.
The Bay Farm Island Bridge is part of State Route 61 and would not be closed.
“For the county to suggest closing the bridges, it’s just ridiculous,” Mayor Beverly Johnson said. “It’s not like we can drive down another street to get on and off the island of Alameda.”
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You can filter vodka using a Brita filter. It removes almost all of the taste, to the point you can sip it with an ice cube. I’m not sure what effect it has on the alcohol-by-volume though.
Interesting. I’m not being specific enough, but putting it through a brita filter 5-6 times made it seem as though you were just sipping water. But it occurred to me that might have been because the alcohol was filtered out as well. I don’t frankly know.
Good vodka is tasteless. Crappy vodka tastes horrible.
Effen Vodka is my favorite. It is so incredibly smooth, and mixes so well. There’s barely an odor when you open the bottle. Soooo nice.
and before you ask:
Effen: adj. - Dutch: smooth, even, balanced.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I can't believe Manny's is still around
but Raleigh’s glass night was my all-time favorite
How can you not love a team that does this?
Tuesday nights
they would highlight one of their beers and you got a free pint glass with it (usually with that beer’s logo on the glass, but sometimes just the Raleigh’s logo). That’s how I built up my first post-college inventory of drinking glasses. Seventeen years later I probably still have 20 of them.
How can you not love a team that does this?
Five Water Polo players earn All-American:
BERKELEY – Five California women’s water polo student-athletes were named All-Americans, the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches announced Thursday. Junior driver Meghan Corso and junior utility Camille Hewko earned third-team honors, while freshman driver Emily Csikos, redshirt freshman goalkeeper Stephanie Peckham and redshirt junior utility Stephanie Peckham earned honorable mentions.
The five All-American honors are Nos. 39-44 in program history, and this marks the third time at Cal that five Golden Bears have received All-American recognition. Richard Corso has coached nine different players to earn 10 All-America distinctions.
Meghan Corso led the Bears in 2009 with 66 goals, scoring in 36 games and totaling 22 multi-goal games. With her 66 goals, Corso moved into seventh place on Cal’s career scoring list with 131 goals in three years. To read a Q&A with Corso, click here.
Hewko, who was named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation second team as well as the MPSF All-Tournament Team, was third on the team with 54 goals and had nine multi-goal games. She was named the MPSF Co-Player of the Week on April 7 after she scored four goals to lead the No. 5 Golden Bears to an 11-9 victory over No. 8 Arizona State on April 4. Hewko is also now tied for sixth on Cal’s all-time single-game scoring leaders list after she knocked in five goals at Colorado State on Feb. 8, which was also a team 2009 season high for goals in a game. Hewko also led the team for the third year in drawn ejections and penalties. To read a Q&A with Hewko, click here.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Sandy Barbour, best athletic director of the year!
BERKELEY – California’s Sandy Barbour, who oversees a 27-sport program that has won a combined 53 team and individual national championships during her tenure at the school, has been named one of four regional Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Barbour joins Penn State’s Tim Curley, Georgia’s Damon Evans and Tulsa’s Lawrence “Bubba” Cunningham as the Football Bowl Subdivision regional winners. She will be recognized during the 44th Annual NACDA Convention at the James J. Corbett Luncheon on Saturday, June 20, at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Fla. NACDA will honor recipients in the FBS (formerly Division I-A), Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), Division I (formerly Division I-AAA), Division II, Division III, NAIA, and Junior/Community Colleges, along with one international winner.
“Sandy Barbour’s leadership of our Athletic Department has been exemplary and I know that she is a well-deserving recipient of this honor,” Chancellor Robert Birgeneau said. “Throughout her time in Berkeley, she has shown that student-athletes can succeed at high levels both in the classroom and on the playing field. Sandy has helped develop a model program, and with the building of the Student-Athlete High Performance Center well underway, I am excited about the future of Cal Athletics.”
NACDA Executive Director Mike Cleary said that the AD of the Year Award is essential because it highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to campuses and their surrounding communities.
“Before the program’s inception, our Honors and Awards Committee recognized a need for an award such as the AD of the Year,” said Cleary. “The program brings to light the exceptional jobs done by athletics directors across the country. These 29 winners exemplify that, providing us with a group of outstanding athletics directors who excel at their jobs.”
Barbour arrived at Cal in September 2004 and has helped the Athletic Department become a mainstay among the Top 10 in the annual Directors’ Cup standings. The Golden Bears finished in the top 15 during each of her first four years in Berkeley and in the top 10 three times, including a high of seventh in both 2006 and ‘08. Cal is currently fifth in the 2008-09 Directors’ Cub standings.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Ayatollah Khamenei could be making a big mistake. He delivered a big speech on Friday (technically overnight for us Americans) to the whole of Iran. Mousavi called off rallies so people could hear it. Now, I dont know whats going on behind the scenes, so if Khamenei is feeling good about the political maneuvering amongst the clerics, he might be more aggressive. If he feels threatened, he might be more conciliatory and try to calm everybody down.
Well, maybe he feels like he has shored up his own power base amongst the clerics, because in his speech last night, he apparently threatened a crackdown on protesting as soon as tomorrow (ie tonight). This could be a large mistake, because things are going to only get worse if they try to put this whole thing down by violence. Could be hubris at work here.
The speech was not at all what the street wanted, passionately defending the vote. Although he did say there will be a limited recount, which is of minimal interest.
So, we’ll see what happens tonight. If Khamenei does crack down on tomorrow’s protests, he could be potentially signing his regime death warrant. Perhaps that is extreme to say, but it’s not implausible.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
What does the Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah think about all this?
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 19, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
it's a tough call.
it seems that most people don’t want the whole system tossed just amedininijab (sp).
But I agree a crack down, might very well throw the whole thing on the fire. Which would be a fuck’n disaster….how many people have to get killed for something soooooo stupid, when it’s not necessary.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Marge: Can we get rid of this Ayatollah T-shirt? Khomeini died years ago.
Homer: But, Marge! It works on any Ayatollah — Ayatollah Nakhbadeh, Ayatollah Zahedi. Even as we speak, Ayatollah Razmada and his cadre of fanatics are consolidating their power.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
More Ebullient Optimism About Cal Basketball
The Pac-10 bows before its new overlords … the Cal Bears?
Not a great article, but all these people picking us to win the conference is starting to scare me.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Hahaha this forum is so ridic. Every other blog would be ecstatic to see their team picked so high. We’re OH SHIT NO…NOT THAT HIGH…NOOOOOOOO…..
ps I agree totally
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Well we are definitely going to the tourney. Why does it scare you?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Well I don’t think Monty will put up with that. If it happens, he will call Mike Singletary and they will get their asses in line (pun definitely intended).
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
oh rollonyoubears
You think you might know Cal sports disappointment because of 2007.
2007 would’ve been the 3rd best season of the 90s.
DO NOT TEMPT THE WOOFING GODS. Cal isn’t going anywhere until we prove anything. Optimism must not be associated with Cal sports.
Sorry to all. I shall put my excitement away for now. However, after the first Randle to PChris ’oop from half court, it will probably come roaring back.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
lewd acts at the nudist side of Muir beach (SFW).
The UC Faculty Association all but declared the 26-member board AWOL, noting a two-month gap between meetings as the university faces cuts of more than $800 million this year and next as part of the state’s effort to close a $24.3 billion budget gap.
“We urge that emergency and open meetings of the board be convened to explore the implications of the budget crisis for the future of the UC system,” faculty leaders wrote in a two-page letter signed by Dwight Read, Warren Gold and Ian Kennedy, chairmen of the Faculty Associations at UCLA, UCSF and UC Davis, respectively.
Regulating big firm bad behavior
Anyone see the Iran protests in SF? They’ve got numbers that’s for sure.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
have you read this?
Obama Reform Plan Fails to Fix Whats Broken
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/06/obama-reform-plan-fails-to-fix-whats-broken/
I can’t confirm or deny any of this yet cuz I haven’t read the proposal… it’s still sitting on my desk. I’ll get to it this weekend. However, if what Barry is saying is right… I’m terribly disappointed too. The fact that he didn’t touch the ratings agencies and isn’t proposing to reinstate Glass-Stegall is a big mistake and a big waste of a great opportunity for real reform.
Regulating big firm bad behavior
That’s ..naughty.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 19, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
The hype train continues as Lunardi picks Cal as a 4 seed in the 2010 tourney. They’d play in San Jose too!
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
San Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
YES!
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
He also only picks 3 Pac-10 teams to make the tourney (UW to win the conference and get a 4-seed, UCLA grabs a 5), though he does have ASU as one of the first 4 out. Looks to be a down year for the Pac-10 (but we kinda knew that already).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
He has UCLA in? I feel a 4 seed is a tad low. I am feeling we are a 3 seed.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly? I don’t think there’s a Top 10 team in the Pac-10. Maybe not a Top 15 team. It just doesn’t look like it will be a great year for the league. Cal and UW (and UCLA) will all get ranked highly in the preseason, because they look the best in traditionally strong league, but beyond that, I think there’s very little to justify such high rankings.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Exactly, our record will be inflated. I presume we will have another mediocre non conference schedule, and then we will rip through a weak Pac-10.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Have they put out the non-conference schedule yet? I expect an underwhelming slate at home, though I’ve heard we’re in the Coaches V. Cancer event in NYC to open the season, and we also play at Kansas this year. Unfortunately, our Big XII / Pac-10 Hardwood Challenge opponent is Iowa State (I think we get the home game this year).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
It is unfortunate that we are playing subpar teams if you want real competition, but in a way it is good because it inflates our record and makes us look better. I feel like a Texas Tech fan saying that but I don’t want this to be just a 2 year flash in the pan. High ranking (and being a program on the rise) = better/more recruits. We really need to play Kansas tough. We are probably going to lose to them (Prediction: Cole Aldrich gets a 20-20). We beat a whole bunch of crappy teams non-conference, ravage through a weak Pac-10 (hoping for at least 14 wins. That’s reasonable because we own Washington’s soul) and then we have a somewhat inflated record, a very high seed in the tourney, and enough talent to use that confidence and high seed to get to at least the sweet 16.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like, ultimately, kids look at where a team is relative to its conference, and where it finishes the season (i.e. how far it goes in the tourney). The gaudy win totals make look shiny and pretty, but I think they mostly get ignored (although getting to 20 wins is nice); I know the Tournament selection committee mostly ignores them. And if the wins don’t help you get a better seed, what’s the point?
Well, the point is partially to build confidence and get some wins early on, and I’m ok with that to an extent. It’s also to get home games so that the program can make money. I’m less ok with that, though I understand the reality. However, as someone who attended 75% or so of the Bears’ home games last year, I can tell you that it’s having to pay for a bunch of cruddy home games against teams I’ve barely heard of that has really kept me from going whole hog and becoming a season-ticket holder.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I went to 0 games last year and I feel guilty about it. Can’t drive yet and my parents don’t feel like driving an hour to Berkeley. Though it will help me get the requisite 50 hours for my license, so that is an excuse to go this coming season. Gaudy win totals also boost local excitement and student excitement.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Gaudy win totals also boost local excitement and student excitement.
To an extent, though no one is particularly impressed by a 30-point blowout of Texas-Pan American.
Also, BART is a great way to get to Cal Basketball games. I would strongly caution against ever, ever driving.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I am not saying play teams like that. But why not play shitty mid-majors?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Like Pacific and USF? I like those games if the teams can bring some local interest. I’d love to see a series with (non-shitty) St. Mary’s.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
St. Mary’s lost Patty. They will probably be mediocre next year.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a tourney team, no, but they’ve still got a decent program going. They could still end up being the 2nd-best team in the Bay Area.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Plus they have former WCAL player of the year Collin Chiverton, so that WCAL infusion will make them good.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
CougCenter picks Cal to win the Pac10 next year.
Way-Too-Early Pac-10 Power Rankings
1. Cal – New version of WSU 2007-08 … but with more talent. Scary.
2. Washington – Could easily repeat as Pac-10 champs if even one of their big men steps up inside. None of this foo-foo face up stuff; who will get dirty?
3. UCLA – I’m betting Ben Howland can figure out an adequate solution at PG.
4. Arizona – This shows just how fast it drops off after top 3. Depth still will be a major issue, but the combo of Wise and Fogg will make for a formidable backcourt.
5. Oregon State – This is a tough one: Does the Pac-10 stop being fooled by the Princeton offense, or does OSU get even better after another year in the system?
6. Arizona State – Still lots of experience here. Derek Glasser is underrated — I understand, it’s tough to take that chest hair seriously — and Ty Abbott could be the breakout player of the year in the conference out of Harden’s shadow.
7. Washington State – My heart wants to rank the Cougs higher, but with a new coach and still loads of inexperienced players …
8. Oregon – Lots of talent. However, Ernie Kent doesn’t exactly have a track record of coaching guys up to dramatic improvements between their first and second year. Look for the Ducks to be better in 2010-11. If Kent can hang on that long.
9. Stanford – Big losses (Goods, Hill, Johnson) and a solid-but-unspectacular recruiting class don’t scream “mover and shaker.”
10. USC – Until they get a coach and one or two of the as-yet-unsigned recruits, this is a team staring at the bottom of the conference.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
For about 2 seconds, I thought this was football rankings and was very confused.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
This is all coming so suddenly!
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
This is a tough one: Does the Pac-10 stop being fooled by the Princeton offense, or does OSU get even better after another year in the system?
\
That is a really interesting question. It’s also weird to think that anything less than a 3rd place finish would be disappointing for Cal.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
man
Today’s DBD is dead.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
I managed to turn off my alarm in my sleep. Woke up 3 hours later. I’ll take the blame.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
It needs an option for _fill in your own
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Divas taking over the WR position?
Obviously this is nothing new, but here’s a nice excerpt:
“Owners need to hire a head coach who can handle these kind of players,‘’ said Dilfer, whose 14-year NFL career ended with the 49ers. "Coaches need to be a strong enough personality to handle that kind of dynamic. The player has to understand and be convinced he’s one of 53. Crabtree has diva written all over him. All over him. But he’s going to be brought into an environment where Singletary will never let that happen.
“I saw [49ers tight end] Vernon Davis the other day, and he’s as humbled and broken as you can find because of what Singletary has done with him. He’s part of the team. You need a dynamic, explosive player at receiver today. But they have to playing for the good of the team. I’m totally anti-diva. I’m pro solid football players. I’d take two 1B receivers or two 2A receivers over one A-plus receiver any day. You’re a better football team. And the quarterback can now go play his position and not have the offense based on getting one guy the ball.’’
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
I have the swine flu!
PS I actually have a friend who went on a surfing trip to Nicuaragua and got swine flu. Ai!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I hear stegosaurus flu clears that right up.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 19, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s time for you to see a man about a cough.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I voted Drink O’clock. Not because that is what I do, but I just want to make Rishi proud.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
We would be a little worried if that was what you did.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, I am required to for summer.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s the “by the fire” part that are throwing people off.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I curl up beside the fire and read a nice book. Also, I have many leather bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think mahogany has a smell… what you’re smelling are likely clouds of smug.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am also friends with Merlin Olsen. He comes over on occasion.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, as much as I enjoy books (I just went to the library yesterday), Friday night isn’t when I get most of my reading in.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
There were these two chicks at the North Beach beerfest who were sitting there, not drinking beer, and reading…
I don’t understand people!
JAI HO!
There is almost nothing in this world I enjoy more than sitting outside on a summer day, drinking a beer and reading a good book.
If you could somehow integrate politics and football into that scenario it would be perfect.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You could be reading a book about a former NFL player who is now a congressman (there is at least one I believe). Problem solved.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
There are a fair number of athlete-politicians. You hear about guys like Jack Kemp, KJ and Dave Bing, but possibly the most impressive (to me) is Alan Page: 9-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle, marathon runner, Minnesota Supreme Court justice, and philanthropist.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always been a fan of H.P. Pennypacker: wealthy industrialist, philanthropist, and bicyclist.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Well there has to be a book on him, so boom! Problem solved!
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
BAD NEWS!
Bear’s Lair Beat the Clock is supposedly on hiatus for the summer!
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions
You know, you could just take a bunch of 30 packs, climb over the fence into Bear’s Lair, and have your own Beat the Clock…
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Or just buy some argyles and have your own Wear the Sock
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Get some marrow bones and play Make the Stock.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Insult the Vulcans and Piss Off Spock.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Kay youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Thread destroyed!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Destroy a thread and Say Mother Fock.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Intelligent rhyming game or the thread was actually improved.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
and Bernstein.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Morrah is in the money, 4 years, $1.79 million:
http://www.fieldgulls.com/2009/6/18/914067/te-cameron-morrah-signed-4-years-1
Once you get past the first day, everyone just signs a deal with the same bonus clauses for minimum salaries. I think the only differences are in the bonus amounts. Morrah got peanuts, but then as a seventh round pick he might not even make the team anyway.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 19, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I hope he gets something out of it. It sounds like he was a case of really wanting to make an effort to support his family.
I though he had a sick grandmother or something who he really wanted to get to see him play in the NFL before she passed. I could be totally misremembering things, though.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You are correct, sir.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of happy hour
Anyone have any recommendations for uptown/downtown Oakland?
I like Cato’s in Piedmont Ave. But I’ve never been on a Fri happy hour, only Monday nights.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Downtown Oakland, try the 12th or 19th street Bart stations and then go to San Francisco.
But if you must do Oakland, here are a few:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/penelope-oakland
http://www.yelp.com/biz/arsimona-oakland-2
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pacific-coast-brewing-company-oakland
Cool – tried Arsimona’s but it didn’t particularly stand out to me. Is Penelope new?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea if they even have a happy hour, but I really enjoy The Trappist on 8th Street in Oakland.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
The Trappist is AMAZING. The only problem is that a)it gets crowded as all hell because it’s so small and b)you have to go with the right people because if you’re not somewhat of a beer nerd, it may not have any particular appeal for you.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
What about that place at Jack London thats a shack?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
depends on the transport....
the train is right across the street…..that takes you do Davis….
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/cheering_fans_thrilling_ncaa
Cheering Fans, Thrilling NCAA Tournament Disgust BCS Officials
“I frankly cannot even believe what I’m seeing, and I can’t stomach the sight for long,” said a pale, trembling Jack Swarbrick, the Notre Dame athletic director who, along with the commissioners of the major conferences, manages the complicated system of polls and computer rankings that make up the Bowl Championship Series in college football. “The elegant logic of actually having teams play one another instead of having a council of their betters select which team is superior to which—that is not what sports is all about.”
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
all the while screaming that both stochastic and determinist calculations prove that Xavier could not have beaten Wisconsin in the second round.
Hilarious. But then again, I support the BCS.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Rollonubears, the Indiana Pacers worked out Brandon Jennings and Eric Maynor recently.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 19, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions
HE PICKED DEJUAN BLAIR. DID YOU SEE THAT? DEJUAN BLAIR. DEJUAN BLAIR.
Yeah, I read that. They have been working out a lot of point guards because there is a fucking ridiculous amount of point guards in this draft. And our real position of need (PF) there are only 2 lottery prospects that come to mind, and one will definitely not be on the board at 13.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, there are a lot of point guards in the draft. I think of the top 18 prospects on my big board, half of them are point guards.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 19, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Serious Opinion Needed
So I’m Jewish. Recently two friends of mine took a trip to a wax museum in Asia and posted on their facebook pictures of themselves with wax Adolf Hitler. They have faux-solemn expressions and are giving the “heil Hitler” sign to the camera. There are comments by the people in the photo about how hilarious and awesome the poses/picture is. On top of that, the tagger and photo-poster left a caption saying something along the lines of “lol I told you I would tag you in this pic lol!”, and tagged their friend, to ensure that the friend would receive a notification that the photo was taken.
I don’t know what to do.
I’ve known these people for some time and are fairly close to them. As a general rule, I espouse the idea that almost anything is fair game for poking fun of in irreverence. I really and truly NEVER get offended by anyone making fun of my heritage or any other stereotypes of the culture…it has always been that if you just have to laugh at the funny shit that defines our heritage and makes us who we are. Every culture has foibles that can tickle our funny bone and I have almost made it a crusade in my life not to get offended by generally funny trivialities about Judaism and being white. I NEVER want to be “the guy who always gets offended.” But that’s the thing, I’ve never really felt truly offended until now. I’m offended as a jew, and even moreso I’m offended as an American.
I guess I feel extra upset because the two in the photo are Chinese. Both their parents immigrated from China to the US to pursue better lives for them and their children. Their lives and their success at Cal would not even be possible without the work of the allies to take down Japan. I’m almost crying thinking of the idea that thousands upon thousands of allied men died in agony to ensure the US could maintain the institutions which attracted talented immigrants whose children will, in turn, have Laughter Funtime Lulz with Hitler. And just forget the six million who were never given the chance to have descendants who enjoy that freedom…
Should I chastise them? Bitch them out? Do nothing? Say nothing and laugh it off like I’ve always done? I don’t want people to think they have to walk on eggshells when they talk to me…but I don’t want to have that horrible, mocking, trivializing picture up for the masses to laugh at. Ugh, there is no good solution to this.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
Hmmm. I would talk to the poster about it individually. Say there is a line between playful ragging of other cultures and too far, and that they definitely crossed the line. I wouldn’t comment on the photo because I presume you want to avoid a scene and get characterized as super-sensitive. Tell them that it really isn’t funny, send them photos of the holocaust to get your point across. Tell them that taking a photo that shows them playfully in support of a man who was directly and indirectly responsible for the death of 30 million people isn’t something they should be joking about, and that you really lost some respect for them and would appreciate it if they took it down.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.bustedtees.com/LMAO
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They love Mao………..
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
How? Because he was one of the worst leaders ever? Its not that he was pure evil, like Hitler or Stalin (still a very very very bad man), it was that he was a complete idiot with no idea how to run a government. He didn’t understand the concept of getting things done gradually. I WANT TO GET EVERYTHING DONE NOW AND THEN WE WILL BE A WORLD POWER! He really was just an idiot. Not necessarily evil, just incredibly stupid. I would probably be better at running a government then he was. How can Chinese people still love him?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
This isn't a pissing contest
But Mao was evil.
At least 65 million Chinese died were purposefully killed under his reign, which – and this is where I really have no intention of making it into a pissing contest – is more than either Stalin or Hitler. True, it wasn’t quite genocide, but Mao vs. the “counter-revolutionaries” was really no different than Stalin vs. the Kulaks.
1) History book left that out, but did include such ridiculously dumb policies as the Great Leap Forward (hmmm. I want to motivate workers. I KNOW! I’LL SEPARATE THEM FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES! THAT WILL MOTIVATE THEM! SCORE ONE FOR THE MAOSTER).
2) Would you say he was more evil than Hitler? I will learn a lot more in AP Euro next year. Mao just seemed like more of an idiot with no idea what he was doing. Good revolutionary, not so good leader (Fidel was like that too, no?)
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
You are obviously way more qualified in this topic then I am (I basically know the very base of things not topics in depth. That is coming next year in Ap Euro. I am not looking forward to it. AP Euro teacher said to us who are taking it next year: “It is possible that you will study 4 hours a night and get a B”. I think I shat myself when she said that) so could you explain what you mean there?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
My US History AP teacher wanted to make the class three semesters (one would be a zero period class at 7am)
After a ‘oh hell no’ I just did the final two semseters + a little summer independent study. People were pissed when I aced the AP test. A history degree later those who studied math/econ feel much better about themselves…
My sister said she had the worst APUSH teacher ever. Only one person (her) got a 5. And it took her many mental breakdowns to do it.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Just learn how to take the test. Rock the DBQ and you’ll be fine.
Wow, 12 years later I remember ‘DBQ’
by turkey on Jun 19, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I got a 5 on the AP US History test. It has improved my life not one iota since then.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
The APUSH teacher was my history teacher from this year. We are best friends. He would joke and call me a loser in class. I openly challenged him to tell me I was not his favorite. He just kept laughing and said he wouldn’t do it. He could not look at me in the eyes without laughing. That is the one thing I am looking forward to about APUSH.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
My AP History teacher once came into class claiming he was high on vallium. He then proceed to jump up and dance on the table. Did I neglect to mention that he was in his 70’s? It was amusing.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Haha my history teacher is in his 60’s. What is with me and talking to older men? Is it a problem?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think for every awkward silence, Kevin Craft throws an interception.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
History is not a discipline that consists of ranking world leaders by evilness. I realize that the victors write the history books, yada yada, but history still endeavors to study what actually happened as opposed to how we perceive it.
To present an overly simplistic example: it’s more important to know how many people Mao killed, how, and why, than whether it was better or worse than Hitler did. The world “evil” is kind of worthless in this context because it has no objective descriptive value.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
History is not a discipline that consists of ranking world leaders by evilness
So then what do we rank them by? Penis size?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I’m currently at 4. How do I rank against history’s greatest monsters?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Hair count. Stalin wins hands down.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright I am pretty sure I get your point. Essentially it is like arguing whether USC was better than LSU in 04. It is arbitrary. If that is not the point you are making then you know full and well that I am dumb so you shouldn’t expect more out of me.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it’s not like that at all. There are statistical measures for comparing football teams. There is no way of quantifying evil.
So it is like arguing who is better at blowing their nose? Dammit HolmoePhobe stop being smart.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
One other thing you should know
Invoking Hitler as an argumentative tactic leads to automatic failure of your argument. This is known as Godwin’s law.
What about invoking Mack Brown’s name as an argumentative tactic?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
You are just like Mack Brown’s Texstapo!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
That's a bit of an exaggeration
I only took AP Euro for a semester and I managed a 5.
Pay attention in class, take good notes, and do the reading, but the real thing you need to do is just take about 10 practice tests. As many as you can get your hands on.
When I say “were purposefully killed” I don’t mean herded into a gas chamber, though plenty were executed. I suppose that might have been misleading, so don’t please get that impression.
What I meant is that the Great Leap Forward was China’s version of Stalin’s 5 year plan, and its implementation was directly responsible for the death of millions. The Cultural Revolution was more like Stalin’s purges. As you can see, I’ve studied a lot more Russian history than I have Chinese, so that ends up being my baseline comparison.
My baseline comparison is Mack Brown’s 04 Massacre where he murdered all voters who voted for Cal bove Texas.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
wouldn’t that imply that Mack Brown actually murdered Jeff Tedford nearly five years ago, and our team has been coached by Zombie Tedford ever since?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
How do you define evil? Is there a certain number of people you have to kill to be evil? IMHO it’s better to stick to descriptive terms like “murderous” or “genocidal” than normative terms like “evil”.
Good question
and a reasonable point re: descriptive adjectives. I just think that evil is one of the few words powerful enough to describe the actions of those three men. If I need an actual definition, I would describe an evil person “as being acutely insensitive to the sufferings of innocents while acting with malevolent intent.” But don’t hold me to that.
Charles Manson is fairly described as murderous and evil, but not genocidal. Mehserle is murderous but not evil. Mao, Stalin, and Hitler are all three.
Again, I don’t have a great answer, and as I admit above, part of the reason for the use of evil is to provoke the emotional reaction.
No, I mean, like there are pictures in the same album of them hugging Mao and holding up the Little Red Book.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes no sense. He was awful for China.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but that is not what you’re taught in China.
My friend knew all about the Rape of Nanking but did not know a single person died in the cultural revolution.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
We had to read Red Scarf Girl for history this year. Autobiography about a little girl’s time during the Cultural Revolution (her grandparents were landlords, which meant she did not have a fun time).
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
which is pretty astounding.
Deng Xiaoupeng was the first emperor in 5,000 yrs to feed the entire country.
and he did it by…..
not fucking with farmers, and letting them grow crops.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
When a guy whose legacy is murdering a group of students in a world famous incident is an improvement over your last leader, then your country has problems.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
no body said empire was pretty.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
they don't call the president emperor
but they really are.
mao certainly was, Deng certainly was, more recently a bit less so.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Prior to Deng
every few years there would be a famine, brought about in large measure due to central government policies that caused the deaths of many many of the poor rural people trying to grow food.
Deng said, just let them grow food and sell it. no collective farms, no conscription of people to work the collective farms, paying the farmers rather than stealing the food, etc.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
could be.
but to say Chaing Kai Shek, mao and deng were not just continuations of the empire with a different method of picking the emperor, is I think glossing over the system of government used in China.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
China as a political entity has only existed for about 3000 years. It certainly wasn’t unitary for much or more of that time. It was conquered by other states for a significant length of time. And it’s hard to see many similarities between most of the imperial dynasties and the PRC. I’m not sure how you can the current administration a continuation of empire.
Empire isn’t the perfect word.
But China has been autocratic and authoritarian since at least Shi Huangdi and his Chi’in dynasty. Though probably apocryphal, the stories relating to his construction of the Great Wall of China describe how the bones of all the workers who died were thrown into the interior of the wall.
The Manchus, even with their meritocratic exams, Chiang Kai-Shek, Mao, Deng Xiaoping, and Hu Jintao all fit the bill of leaders presiding over an “autocratic and authoritarian regime.”
Yes, and Japan was an authoritarian regime until 1945. France was an authoritarian regime until the late 1700s. Most states were authoritarian until this century.
Just because Shin dynasty China and the PRC were both authoritarian doesn’t necessary imply any other similarities.
Right. And if Japan was still an authoritarian country and if France was still a bastion of Absolutism then those examples wouldn’t work. Which is why the fact that China still has a significantly authoritarian when so many other countries have gone away from that governmental model is a reasonable and relevant observation.
But it’s a completely different form of authoritarianism.
It’s like saying that the Colts under Manning are a “continuation” of the Colts under Unitas because both of them are good QBs. Just because two regimes share one attribute doesn’t mean that one is a direct continuation of the other.
First, great analogy. Second, I agree, they are different forms of authoritarianism in their sources of power and what they purport to represent. For instance, the dynastic period of Chinese history derived its legitimacy from the idea of ‘the mandate from heaven,’ etc. Mao and subsequent dictators rely more on the “will of the people” phenomenon.
In spite of those differences, you would agree, would you not, that the same basic authoritarian methods apply? That is, that neither tolerated dissent, executed political opponents, tightly controlled economic policy and exports, engaged in violent power struggles, offered patronage, so on and so forth.
To use an analogy of my own, I can’t imagine you’d care much whether you were in the Gulag or Dachau if you were staring certain death in the face, no matter the fact that National Socialism and Stalinism were very different forms of totalitarianism.
holy fuck this is an awesome statement
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not enough of a scholar to say
But, I don’t think Chiang Kai-Shek was any more repressive than Mao. Just less effective.
China’s certainly advanced technologically as a result of the GLP. But, at what price? It was not a natural industrialization.
I agree.
the big change was being less effective.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Chiang ran Taiwan under martial law for almost 40 years and killed close to a million people in just one escape attempt (blowing up the dams)
Chinese history is some fucked up shit.
The official view – and what most people who good perspective on what happened – is that Mao was 70% good and 30% bad. There’s a huge huge premium placed on Mao uniting the country again after some 40 years of constant civil war and getting rid of a lot of social ills like prostitution, drugs, beggars (it’s difficult to be more poor, when everyone is poor). Even amongst Chinese who are highly critical of Mao, they’d still argue that his first 7 years (from the revolution in 1949 – or “liberation” as they call it here) through maybe the 100 Flowers Movement, he did a lot more right than he did wrong.
Now as to the damage Mao did to the country – let’s take a look at the two key periods of fuck up in modern Chinese history under Mao:
1. The Great Leap Forward – a combination of staggering incompetence with 3 years of the worst famine in several thousand years and also a fall-out in relations with the Soviets (which meant that they couldn’t get help from the Russians). It was the 2nd five year plan under the Communist government – based on collectivization and co-ops. The real disaster comes with Mao’s proclamation that China would surpass the UK in steel production – and takes, what, 50% of the farming workforce out of the fields and into their own backyards and forces the communes to try to produce steel in the backyard. Yeah, that really didn’t work. Combined with the famine, the reduced farming workforce, the disaster of collectivization into one big clusterfuck and you get anywhere from 15 – 50 million deaths. There’s a whole lot of incompetence not mentioned – like the deep sowing of seeds, distribution of food problems. So the question is – was this evil . . . or just a downhill rolling snowball of increasingly horrible ideas and the stubborness of a peasant distrusting intellectuals? (I don’t have an answer for that. Is it a different degree of evil to refuse to listen to experts, refuse to ask for help because of pride and stubborness – as opposed to marching people into death camps? People in the end are still dead)
2. The Cultural Revolution – much lower in the death tolls (probably somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million) but psychological damage it inflicted on society continues through nowadays – and its not difficult to draw a direct line from Deng’s treatment during the Cultural Revolution (purged and exiled) to his reactions in 1989.
As for the authoritarian government – I think its instructive to take a look at what I’d believe a good percentage of the Chinese people currently believe. They credit the central government with the openness and progressive economic policies which have created a small, but significant middle class and taken much of the country out of absolute poverty to well, less poor. But there is a large large undercurrent of deep rooted anger against local governments here. City, county and provincial governments are almost universally vilified as corrupt, profiteering scum who are in the pockets of land developers, factory owners, brothel owners and gangs. A Chinese social critic has recently said that all over the country there are Tian’anmen Squares happening every single day. What he meant was that there are social protests – mainly rural or suburban – against local government or police happening on a regular basis. And that’s where the anger is directed. The central government is seen as non-corrupt and a beneficial force – but there is so much anger here at local level – and even in a big city where I live, its palpable.
by LeonPowe on Jun 19, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
…then rec it?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
WHO ARE YOU TO TELL HIM WHAT TO DO, YOU AUTHORITARIAN BASTARD!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I AM THE BOY-KING OF UC EUGENE!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
hmm, bro code says a ‘dude, not cool’ should get the point across. Then they should go with a ‘dude, my bad, bro’. Then beer + high fives = moving on.
I’m of the opinion if you’re bothered by something feel free to speak up. If they can’t handle it or don’t get it, that’s their issue.
I left a note that said “you DO know who that is right?”
and the poster responded with “yeah didn’t he have something to do with the VW you just bought?”
I don’t think the point was gotten across…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually there is one article in the Bro Code that I vehemently disagree with and almost ruins the whole book for me (pulls out Bro Code which he keeps handily on his desk). Article 141, which states: A Bro can only get a manicure if (a) he’s trying to sleep with the hot Asian woman performing the manicure, or (b) it’s been longer than a month since his last manicure. It’s called the Bro Code, not the Slob Code.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I responded “no, not really.”
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Then, what car did Hitler have a hand in you purchasing???
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I don’t really know. Hitler didn’t really have much to do with the 2009 GTI.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
When all else fails, crowbars to the ACL don’t.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
They're your friends so you'd know
but what if you found a google image of the Spanish basketball team making slant eyes and tagged them in it? That’s if you’re just going for pure insensitivity. That or build a scale model of Nanjing 1937 and mail it to them. That’d be pretty dick too.
Otherwise, punch them out and then offer to buy a beer. Or just specifically address their actions without leaving room for ambiguity.
Right.
The brokenness will represent the city post-Japanese invasion. And the note would make it clear what all the brokenness represented…
/nevermind. Idea fail.
Personally, I don’t find jokes about history offensive. There’s a big difference between “look it’s Hitler lol” and “I hate Jews and we should nuke Israel”. Or in my case, I wouldn’t find a joke about Gandhi or Indians running 7-11s offensive, but I might find a comment about how Indians aren’t real Americans (which I have been told) offensive.
I mean, for example, would you find this video offensive?
Also it’s a little bit specious for you to suggest that their being Chinese means they’re unappreciative of American (or Jewish) losses in WW2. Don’t forget that 20 million Chinese died in WW2 – a hell of a lot more than anyone else except the Russians.
Having said that, if you do find it offensive, I would say something along the lines of “dude, that’s actually pretty fucked up”. It seems like a stronger reaction than that might be lost on them.
I mean, for example, would you find this video offensive?
Not really; they used it as a vehicle to make fun of a football team. In the photo they are doing a heil Hitler and laughing about it. There is no joke and no punchline…
Also it’s a little bit specious for you to suggest that their being Chinese means they’re unappreciative of American (or Jewish) losses in WW2. Don’t forget that 20 million Chinese died in WW2 – a hell of a lot more than anyone else except the Russians.
This is certainly true, however I think my overall point still stands. If I immigrated to China I certainly wouldn’t be disrespecting their military sacrifice by hanging up posters of the Emperor.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know your friends, and I don’t get their joke – but I wouldn’t necessarily assume they’re mocking all of Hitler’s victims. Maybe it’s some joke that we don’t get because we’re not morons like them. I dunno.
I wouldn’t find a joke about Gandhi or Indians running 7-11s offensive
What about about a joke about Gandhi and Indians running the A-11?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
What about a joke about noted “pansy toolbag” Digger Phelps being Ghandi?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I don’t think Gandhi would have a very good 40 time. Especially in a dhoti.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 19, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Worst bench press EVAIR!
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m confused…McGee isn’t a common Jewish name, is it?
/tasteless joke
It seems 99% likely to me that these friends of yours aren’t out to offend anyone; they simply haven’t been properly educated about Hitler and what their behaviour actually signifies. I think it’s entirely appropriate to take it upon yourself to educate them, letting them know what sort of (hopefully unintentional) hatred that they are implicitly endorsing You should tell them that a) this isn’t cool, and b) here’s why. Then end with a Jew joke; you know, one of the less-offensive ones that Twist would tell.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
thanks rags.
Little known fact: there were originally two McGee clans. One from the highlands and one from Tel Aviv.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I am still confused why your parents named you Spazzy.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s short for Spazzythaniel.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If the worst thing that happens to you today is 2 of your friends post up some inane photos on Facebook, I think you ar eliving a pretty good life.
And since Im about to drive to Oakland to pistol whip you in front of your house Ragnarok-style, it probably wont be the worst thing to happen to you. But you get the point.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
by TwistNHook on Jun 19, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where in this post did I say it was the worst thing that happened to me?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
shit, shoulda left out that line.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, if you think you are not easily offended, you shouldn’t really be offended by this. It doesn’t sound like they set out to offend Jews with this, especially if they were mocking Hitler…
Also, being an immigrant Chinese should not be a conditional in determining whether they can be irreverant towards other people’s cultures or not. Would you feel less offended if it were two Jews in the picture? What about two Germans? Really, I think the fact that they were Chinese has nothing to do with the offensiveness of the gesture.
Do you not laugh at Cartman’s jokes in South Park?
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Saluting the man who orchestrated the murder of how many millions? If that’s not to be offended by then dear god what IS?!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Umm…if their intention is actually saluting Hitler, then I would have to ask why you are friends with them in the first place. I assumed they were just doing it ironically for shits and giggles, which is not really that offensive at all.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
ironically for shits and giggles, which is not really that offensive at all.
tell that to a WW2 vet
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i think he’s trying to point out that anything is offensive to the right audience
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I mean I really don’t get that…Hitler was trying to END THE FREE WORLD. Is there really no difference between that and “black ppl go like wakawaka white ppl are like weeeooweeee”?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
weeoweeowee, like a cop car?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet you wish your name was Mrs. Carter, huh?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Somewhat off-topic but I was thoroughly disappointed by that album. It was pretty universally lauded by critics. It was decent but not great. However, that is an awesome song.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
For Li’l Wayne, I thought it was a decent album. I’ve never really been a fan of his, and this was the first album where I thought he had a decent set of songs.
Let the Beat Build, Got Money, and Dr. Carter were strong tracks. I think A Milli was the knockout punch on the album. Still wasn’t quite good enough for me to buy it.
His track “Kobe Bryant” was pretty tight. Linked in the NBA Finals thread here.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
A Milli is easily the best song on that album. That is a great song. Dr. Carter and Mrs. Officer round out the top 3.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t listen to Lil’ Wayne. I prefer Taylor Swift.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 19, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s the “Rodney King, baby, beat it like a cop” line that takes Mrs. Officer out of the top 3 for me. Other than that, though, we’re in agreement.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
What turns you off about that line?
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that was a pretty serious event in LA history – there’s a lot of weight attached to it, in terms of police brutality, cultural relations, etc. And to just sort of toss it in the song seems cheap. Also, making light of police brutality just turns me off.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Mental Note: Never show BearStage photo of Spazzy McGee giving reach-around to wax LAPD cops statues.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
In general, I am very very very very very very supportive of peace officers. But the few bad apples that ruin the bunch do really piss me off.
Still… the HJ’s might be a bit much. Besides, Spazzy needs to work on his technique – too much friction will just melt the wax.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I know, he was doing too much up and down. Needs to work the tip!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
And THIS isn’t potentially offensive?
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 20, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. Let’s have a 400 comment discussion on it.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
by TwistNHook on Jun 20, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
My grandftather was a wax LAPD officer that was given the reach-around by Spazzy. The carelessness with which you treat this issue is striking.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Certified copy of a Police Report or your dad was a wax SWAT team member and Spazzy blew him.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Pics or this meme has evolved more than life itself.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, it depends on how you determine offensiveness. Would you find similar jokes about Mao or Stalin offensive? It’s really pretty subjective.
I really don’t think it’s that subjective. The designs on conquest Hitler had were much different from Stalin and Mao, as awful as they were.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, Hitler was a much better artist, though. So, it evens out.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
edgy
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright, objectively? Number of countries invaded. shrug Hitler invaded many more countries than Mao or Stalin.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I really felt that shrug. It hammered the argument home.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I just don’t really buy the subjective offensiveness of Hitler. Who cares if he killed a few million more or less than Mao or Stalin by whatever means? HONORING HIM, IN JEST OR NO, IS A HORRIBLE THING TO DO.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
But that’s the point!
Was their intention to honor? Or to mock?
If they were mocking the Nazis, what’s your argument?
If they were honoring Hitler for what he did, why are you friends with these people?
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
When I mock people I generally don’t salute them…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh, if you can’t understand how gestures can be made in jest, then I resign.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I flip my gf the bird every time I see her. She thinks its hilarious!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably neither. Just because they thought it would be funny. I think his argument is that you shouldn’t do it because, y’know, trying to exterminate an entire culture isn’t really something that should be carelessly joked about on Facebook 65 years later to get a few giggles out of similarly closeminded friends.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys, they were all pretty fucking evil. This is the most pointless dick measuring contest ever. Argue about Indian girls for God’s sake. Honoring them in any way shape or form is offensive to a lot of people. It may not be offensive to a select few, but a lot are offended by it. Just flip off the Hitler wax figure instead.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Just flip off the Hitler wax figure instead.
SOMEONE gets it.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you know CaliforniaBone ISN’T a World War 2 vet?
You are so offensive.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
edgy
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you a WW2 vet? Or, are you actually more easily offended than you prefaced yourself out to be?
If so, then yeah, I can see why this offended you.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything that you and I are and everything that you and I will ever be is because of WW2 vets. If you are not offended by people honoring the man who murdered thousands of vets and would have loved to have murdered more, then there is something really wrong with you.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But Hitler’s not the only person who’s responsible for killing thousands of Americans. Hell, you could say the same about General Cornwallis.
The point is that not everyone is offended by the same things. It’s not necessarily a matter of degree (ie. everyone is not necessarily more offended by people who killed more Americans). Even if that were a more rational reason to be offended, that’s not how people think.
So I’m allowed to make September 11th jokes in 65 years?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
People make Spetember 11th jokes now.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Do those make you happy? I don’t think so.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
So I can say something like “Indians aren’t real Americans,” and you’d be OK with it because someone somewhere DOESN’T find that offensive?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And you’d be totally cool with that? What if they were some white folks you were friends with? What if they went taking pictures with signs saying “Indians aren’t real Americans,” posting it on facebook and laughing about it? Does that change the picture?
You’d just be like “lulz you krazy kidz” ….? I find that difficult to believe.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there are certain borderline things that will offend a few people that you can risk making a joke about, like comedians do. But something like the Holocaust is not really something you can joke about. There has to be a limit.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
When did I say I would be cool with that? My only contention in my last 3 comments is that different people find different things offensive, which is why it’s hard to argue that jokes about Hitler are inherently more offensive than jokes about Stalin or Indians or whatever.
I agree that it’s in poor taste precisely BECAUSE most people would find it offensive.
It was never my intention to have to argue that jokes about Hitler are inherently more or less offensive than jokes about whatever…someone else brought that up. It was my intention to ask what I should do about the situation.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
And then CaliforniaBone said it really wasn’t offensive and shit kinda blew up.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I was responding to your comment “I really don’t think it’s that subjective. The designs on conquest Hitler had were much different from Stalin and Mao, as awful as they were.”
As far as what you should do, my response above was that your friends probably didn’t realize they were being that offensive because they’re morons, and you should tell them you think it’s fucked up.
That seems to be the consensus and I’ll do that. Thanks.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
In one of my stand up routines, I have a joke that encompasses American Southern slavery, the Holocaust, Dachau, and the Armenian genocide. Ive found it to be one of my most popular routines. Am I a bad person?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Yes.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m offended that you left out slavery in New England. They had slaves up there, too, you know! How dare you not make jokes about that!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Its about a restaurant in Myrtle Beach, SC called Plantation Pancake house. And how that seems like a terrible PR campaign to run in the South. So, the slavery is specific to the region.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Spaz, it’s alright for you to be offended. You’re the one asking us for our opinion.
Obviously some things will offend certain people more than others.
I’m still confused as to why you think their Chinese heritage makes it more offensive for them to be irreverant and tasteless.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 19, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Because their current wonderful lives were borne out of the allies winning WW2. If a starving tribesman from Africa made the same awful gesture, I would be less offended because they do not owe any respect to the allies as their lives were probably not affected so drastically by WW2.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t buy that logic. It’s like the argument that France should never criticize the US because we helped them in WW2. By that logic, the US should never criticize France because of the revolution. You can stretch that argument back forever.
carbon monoxide molecules condensing on hot mineral surfaces underground to form fatty acids, which are then expelled from geysers or you can only stretch arguments back to Abraham.
by Nashville on Jun 19, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But how would I learn anything from the carbon monoxide molecules condensing on hot mineral surfaces underground to form fatty acids, which are then expelled from geysers? It would need to be a reflecting carbon monoxide molecules condensing on hot mineral surfaces underground to form fatty acids, which are then expelled from geysers.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
There’s a difference between “criticize” and “honor the man who tried to destroy you.”
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything that you and I are and everything that you and I will ever be is because of Revolutionary War vets. Yet you so willingly use powdered wigs as toilet paper in your household.
You disgust me. For really a variety of reasons, the least of which is the whole wiping your ass with powdered wigs. .
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
by TwistNHook on Jun 19, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love how you just wait for the flame war to end to add your inanity. It must really hurt keeping it in for so long.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah I was just bored at like midnight last night before I went to bed.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Isn’t that what wives are for, or is my view of marriage skewed?
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 20, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think you’re asking if this gesture is offensive… because it clearly is.
I don’t think you’re asking whether you have the right to be offended… of course you do!
I don’t think you’re asking if these dopes have the right to keep the picture up and distribute it… crude as it is, you probably would agree that they have the right to keep the picture up.
- – - – -
I think you’re really just asking everyone if you’re overreacting or not…. and if we too would be offended by the picture. In my opinion, if you were to tell them that this picture is offensive and should be taken down… it would be perfectly normal. It would also be fine if they told you to fuck off. Calling up the anti-defamation league and making a big stink would be overreacting.
I think what really needs to happen is you need to determine intent. If they really are your friends, AND they really didn’t mean to offend you…then you getting offended should be enough for them to take it down immediately. If they start to fight to keep the picture up… then you need to start wondering.
I think intent is important… otherwise The Producers would’ve been sued by every Jewish group in NYC multiple times by now.
I agree with most of the comments here that them being Chinese or immigrants shouldn’t change the way we judge their act. I also agree that we’ve become too thin-skinned as a country and can’t take a frickn joke anymore.
- – - – - –
On the topic of AP history classes. I think this series of lectures from TheTeachingCompany.com is worth a listen. It’s, hands down, my favorite TTC class. Discusses the link between the pursuit of utopia with totalitarianism. If you’ve always wanted to read Hannah Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism but were too lazy… then just listen to this lecture series. It’s totally fascinating and I learned a TON.
Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century (course summary)
http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=8313
Download it here (300mb zip file)
http://www.filedropper.com/utopiaandterrorinthe20thcentury
by danzig on Jun 19, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don’t think you’re asking if these dopes have the right to keep the picture up and distribute it… crude as it is, you probably would agree that they have the right to keep the picture up.
Oh, I would never go against the right of them to post that picture. That’s what makes America America… But I can think they’re douchebags for posting it.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
OPEN QUESTION
What do all you Jewish dudes think about the Jewish jokes in South Park? Going too far or do you see parallels between that comedic angle and what Steven Colbert is doing (reverse satire)?
I actually love the jew jokes in South Park…a) they’re hilarious b) they do exactly what you mention, reverse satire.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
...btw
here’s the list of lectures included in this class:
1. Defining Utopia and Terror
2. The Legacy of Revolutions
3. Omens of Conflict
4. World War I
5. Total War—Mobilization and Mass Death
6. Total Revolution in Russia
7. War’s Aftermath—The Hinge of Violence
8. Communism
9. Stalin
10. Soviet Civilization
11. Fascism
12. The 1930’s—The “Low Dishonest Decade”
13. Nazism
14. Hitler
15. World War II
16. Nazi Genocide and Master Plans
17. The Cold War
18. Mao
19. Cambodia and Pol Pot’s Killing Fields
20. East Germany, the Soviet Union, North Korea
21. From the Berlin Wall to the Balkans
22. Rwanda
23. Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
24. The Future of Terror
T-minus 2 hours.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
17 minutes. How is the desk holding up?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting article on the future in Iran from the Guardian. They sketch out 4 possible end games here:
Four scenarios
Happy ending
To widespread surprise, the hardline Guardian Council conducts a thorough recount of votes, as ordered by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and decides, amid much embarrassment, that there should be a new election. Mir Hossein Mousavi wins. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accepts defeat. Pro-democracy demonstrators celebrate triumph of “green revolution”. New government responds positively to US invitation to “unclench fist” and open talks on nuclear issue.
Damp squib
The partial recount ordered by the Supreme Leader concludes Ahmadinejad won a clear victory, although by a narrower margin. Despite lingering suspicions of foul play, the opposition is forced to accept the verdict amid a continuing nationwide crackdown on dissent and warnings that further disorder will be dealt with harshly. Ahmadinejad, in bad odour with the Supreme Leader for provoking demonstrators, moderates his line on policy issues. Mousavi vows to fight again.
Confrontation
The Guardian Council’s partial vote recount and investigation into electoral fraud are rejected by the opposition. Demonstrations spread and intensify, with ever greater numbers of Iranians taking to the streets calling for the resignation of Khamenei and Ahmadinejad. Security forces respond with increasing force, arresting thousands and closing down media coverage, texting networks, websites and Twitter. Purge of reformist leaders, intellectuals, students and journalists continues. Leaderless demos gradually peter out, leaving resentment. Ahmadinejad steps up anti-western rhetoric. Resumed protests at a later date considered highly likely.
A second revolution
An insider cabal of senior clerical and establishment conservatives challenges Khamenei and forces his resignation after a vote in the Assembly of Experts. Former president Hashemi Rafsanjani is elected in his stead and orders an investigation into the actions of Ahmadinejad and other senior members of the regime. Hardliners rally round the president while reformists demand new elections. Amid growing instability, Iran’s unique Islamic/secular system of governance appears in danger of collapse.
One and two are no longer going to happen. One, bc Khamenei pretty much is holding firm. Two, bc the protestors arent going to be fooled by some inane recount.
Now, 3 seems like the most likely one. Because 4 would be incredibly difficult to pull off. But the chance of 4 occurring rose today (or, more accurately, yesterday). Theres going to be huge protests tomorrow and if Khamenei is going to stick to his guns, there will be huge bloodshed.
And then it becomes a dangerous game of chicken. Does Khamenei have the balls to put these protests down through violence and intimidation? Is there enough violence and intimidation to put these protests down?
These are truly exciting, if somewhat terrifying, times to be alive.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Um, yes, this Iran situation is complete and utter madness.
The best part is no one knows what’s going to happen.
JAI HO!
CALumbus bear hasn’t been commenting a lot in the past few days. You have been extra serious talking about Iran. Coincidence? I think not.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
CALumbus Bear has been busy with that work thing. Not with fomenting trouble in the Middle East.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 22, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
No way in hell 1 or 4 happen. 2 and 3 aren’t that different from the regime’s POV – it depends on how the protestors react.
I still think that at the end of the day, if you start shooting people, most of them are going to bail. My money is on #2.
The diff btwn 2 and 3 is that essentially in 2 the protestors grit their teeth and go “Ok,well, this sucks but what choice do we have?” and move forward. In 3, the protestors go "HELL 2 DA NAW!’ but then after a week or soof violence, they bail like you say.
I think 3 is more likely, just because I think itll take some honest to goodness largescale violence to get these protests to stop. Small amounts will only intensify it.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I mean when you have hundreds of thousands of protesters, you need to do more than kill and arrest several hundred or even several thousand.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
what a mess.
I think 3 is the most likely, and that it will escalate into either something along the lines of number 4, or some manner of complete nationhood collapse.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 19, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I could make a wittily inane rejoinder to your post expressing genuine concern for the protesters…
…but I’m not a dick.
I know, edgy, right?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dont deprive the world of your gift, Spazzy. Don’t do it!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Every ten minutes, you say it is ten minutes from now.
Reflecting crystal ball or you are stuck in a time warp at 350 PM.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
It’s like that one episode of Star Trek.
…now I’m trying to figure out which Star Trek character Rishi would be.
Justice? I'm sorry, we're all out of that.
Donte Stallworth pleads guilty, gets 30 days in prison.
MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida, a punishment made possible by his cooperation with investigators and the fervent wish by the victim’s family to put the matter behind them.
Stallworth, 28, also reached a confidential financial settlement with the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes, a construction worker struck and killed early on March 14 by Stallworth, driving drunk in his black 2005 Bentley.
Stallworth had faced 15 years in prison for his DUI manslaughter conviction. After his release from jail, he must serve two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation. The house arrest provisions will allow him to resume his football career, his attorney said.
I just cannot abide this bulls***. It just sickens me that being an athlete means that you can plea out to a month in jail and house arrest, while reaching a “financial agreement” that keeps you from going to trial.
One of my dear friends was convicted of DUI manslaughter. She was just as sorry about the incident as Stallworth. She was just as horrified by what she had done as Stallworth. She has to live the rest of her life with what she did, just like Stallworth does. She is a good person with a good job who made a horrible mistake, just like Stallworth.
So why is my dear friend serving a prison sentence of 13-15 years, while Stallworth gets to go home after a month? Why does he get to resume his career, while her life doesn’t resume until her mid-40’s?
Maybe if she were athletically gifted, she’d be home too.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I wonder how much this ridiculously short prison sentence has to do with Stallworth’s fame, and how much has to do with his ability to reach a “confidential financial settlement” with the family. I can’t believe that didn’t play a role in the family’s “fervent wish” to put the matter behind them.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah, that’s gotta be a major part of it. If Stallworth were a regular schmoe, they’d throw the book at him and put him away for as long as possible.
I guess that’s the thing – if you can convince the family not to press charges, you’re home free.
Still makes me sick.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Dude, both your friend and Stallworth should be in jail for 15 years. Stallworth’s a prick for buying his way out of prison, but your friend is no angel…I’m sorry.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t saying that my friend shouldn’t be in prison. That wasn’t my point at all, not really sure how you got that. I was saying that Stallworth should be in prison, and i was disgusted by the fact that he was basically able to buy his way out of it.
That said, I do think it’s twisted that you get more time for a crime like this than you do for rape.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Yeah, sentencing is fucked up, but then again there’s so many gray areas. What is the punishment’s purpose? To punish, eye for eye style? Or to dissuade others from committing the crime?
I would think that the “harsh” penalty for DUI manslaughter is designed to dissuade others from doing something incredibly stupid (DUI) that kills thousands of people every year, but not inherently evil or with malicious intent. But the “soft” penalty for rape is designed to punish one person for their heinously evil act, which, though terrible, is not as likely to kill an innocent than DUI.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
But to imply, as the lighter sentencing does, that the physical and psychological damage inflicted by rape is less heinous is crazy. I mean, the sentence should be a punishment and a deterrent, and a longer prison term would definitely be that.
(and interestingly, there is a question of whether my friend it should have been charged with DUI manslaughter or regular manslaughter, which would have seriously affected the sentencing, but that’s not germane to the discussion.)
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
that the physical and psychological damage inflicted by rape is less heinous is crazy.
Well, killing someone is generally thought of as worse than rape. Also, it seems like DUI manslaughter sort of NEEDS a larger deterrent factor simply because it is so easy to do…literally millions of people drink on a daily basis and millions more drive, too. The psychological fucked-uped-ness required to rape someone means the pool of potential criminals is way, way, way smaller, meaning sentencing is more about punishment and less about deterrence…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 20, 2009 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear what you’re saying, and I agree that the sentence for rape is less deterrence than it is punishment – but I just feel like the heinous nature of the crime ought to dictate much worse punishment than it currently does. Moreover, it being a willful act (as opposed to manslaughter) should play into the punishment.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
The world is a sad and depressing place, and that’s why we follow Cal sports, to find brief moments of joy. Oh wait, nevermind…
I am doing my best, Leon.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I hear you. Rape is fucked up.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 21, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Stop denying the world you wit with this endless cavalcade of “seriousness” and “intense conversation.”
This isn’t like you, Spazzy. You are one of us, Spazzy. As much as you try to avoid it, as much as you won’t admit it. As much as you try to pretend you are offended by “things” and care about “stuff” its all a sham and you know it. You are just as much of an inane asshole as me. I know it, you know it, everybody else knows it.
The first step towards getting help is admitting you have a problem.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
You really got your money’s worth from the 33SwisherSweet Finishing School For Ladies, didn’t you?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I definitely did.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Ugh.
I have to do an online trig course so I can be in Precalc honors next year. FML. I was supposed to start this morning. CGB made me just get around to it right now.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
During drink o clock!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Yeah. I am pretty hardcore about drink o’clock. College trig from a BYU online course and some gatorade.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
College trig from a BYU online course
Divine revelation or you’re a Mormon.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
How exactly do I provide divine revelation over the internets?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Look into a hat and then pull out characters.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Joseph Smith was called a prophet DUMBDUMBDUMBDUMBDUMB
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 19, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Recruits! Cal has them!
Suck it, Arizona, Arizona State, Nebraska, Colorado, Washington State, Duke, Wake Forest, Minnesota, Syracuse, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah, UNLV, and Colorado State!
You, sir, are an American hero.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Recruits
Moar of them
Nick Forbes, LB
Frederick, MD
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
You know what I love more than 4 star LBs? 4 star LBs from the east coast. I guess his 3.64 wasn’t good enough to warrant an offer from UCLA.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Rollonubears, nice signature, man!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 20, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Accurate signature on my part.
We need recruits from Virginia. Because then I have a friend who can provide scouting reports.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Scouting reports are useful.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 20, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly the point. And it would be from someone who would potentially have played against the hypothetical Virginia recruit.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
is there a non-member article we can read somewhere?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
In the spirit of useless flash games
I don’t quite understand it, but I’m kinda playing it.
Friend tells me it’s beatable in less than half an hour.
JAI HO!
I treat everything I read/see on the internet as a life lesson I should follow. That game teaches me: put everything possible into your mouth. Good things may come of it.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar
by rollonubears on Jun 20, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that almost made me cry at the end there. Thats so powerful.
I wish I could sit Ayr and Runnie Dub and Dumpster Muffin down and show them that video and others of its ilk and tell them that what they do is nothing in comparison. That its just the extension of their ego and little more. But theyd never get it. They have just their little world and in their world, they are “Doing Something” while others are “Doing Nothing.” In reality, its just ego.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
GoldenBlogs' FAQ and Community Guidelines
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
About Us
• About the Golden Bloggers
• Our previous site @ Blogsome
• Avinash @ Bears Necessity
• Best of the Golden Blogs
• Golden Blogs Interviews
• HydroTech's Cal Football Analyses
• Ron Fimrite's Anatomy Of A Miracle
• CGB Weekly Guides
• GoldenBlogs' Community Guidelines
• GoldenBlogs' FAQ
• CGB GIF Army
Learn More About The California Golden Blogs Clothing Store
Pac-12 On SBN
Pacific Takes (Pac-12) NORTH AddictedToQuack: (Oregon)
UW Dawg Pound: (Washington)
CougCenter: (Washington State)
BuildingTheDam: (Oregon State)
Rule Of Tree: (Stanford)
CaliforniaGoldenBlogs: (Cal)
SOUTH
BruinsNation: (UCLA)
ConquestChronicles: (USC)
HouseOfSparky: (ASU)
Arizona Desert Swarm: (Arizona)
TheRalphieReport: (Colorado)
Block U: (Utah)
Golden Bears Football Schedule
| Fresno St. | Sat 09/03 | W 36 - 21 |
@
Colorado
|
Sat 09/10 | W 36 - 33 |
| Presbyterian | Sat 09/17 | W 63 - 12 |
|
@
Washington
|
Sat 09/24 | L 23 - 31 |
|
@
Oregon
|
Thu 10/06 | L 15 - 43 |
|
USC
|
Thu 10/13 | L 9 - 30 |
|
Utah
|
Sat 10/22 | W 34 - 10 |
|
@
UCLA
|
Sat 10/29 | L 14 - 31 |
|
Washington St.
|
Sat 11/05 | W 30 - 7 |
|
Oregon St.
|
Sat 11/12 | W 23 - 6 |
|
@
Stanford
|
Sat 11/19 | L 28 - 31 |
|
@
Arizona St.
|
Fri 11/25 | W 47 - 38 |
|
@
Texas
|
Wed 12/28 | L 10 - 21 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
Oregon Ducks
|
8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
|
Stanford Cardinal
|
8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
|
Washington Huskies
|
5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
|
California Golden Bears
|
4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
|
Oregon St. Beavers
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
|
Washington St. Cougars
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
USC Trojans
|
7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
|
UCLA Bruins
|
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
Utah Utes
|
4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
|
Arizona St. Sun Devils
|
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|
Arizona Wildcats
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
|
Colorado Buffaloes
|
2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
