DBD 6.23.09 Racist Supreme Court Justices Needed
by TwistNHook on Jun 22, 2009 10:53 PM PDT
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PrintWell, it's seems to be all the rage to appoint obviously racist judges to the US Supreme Court. And for the CGB Supreme Court, it should be no different, right? Just as HolmoePhobe is bizarrely obsessed (his words, not mine!) with the genuine process, we should honor the reality of the sitch.
Now that all the backroom dealings are finished and we have two briefs ready to go, we can have the arguments on the Supreme Court. It took a long time and there was MUCH more drama than you might think behind the scenes. But whats done is done. Now, we need Justices. I remember a few people wanted to be Justices, Hydro, Spazzy, CalUmBus Bear, OakTownMario, others Im forgetting. If you want to be a Justice, please email me at Twistnhook at gmail dot com so I can coordinate that aspect. Thank you!
I'm rereading this and its painfully unfunny, but tevs. It gets the point across. If you want to be a justice, contact me. Thanks.
Alexis Grey-Lawson to join Team USA:
USA Basketball today announced the official 12-member team for the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team with California senior Alexis Gray-Lawson included on the roster. The USA Women will compete for a gold medal at the 2009 World University Games, July 1-11 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Gray-Lawson was named one of the original 15 finalists after the initial tryout camp held in Colorado Springs in mid-May. The team members were selected by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee, chaired by Sue Donohoe, the NCAA Vice President for Division I Women's Basketball, following four days of training for 15 finalists June 18-21.
The U.S. squad will continue training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., through June 25, when the team departs for Belgrade, Serbia.The World University Games is organized by the International University Sports Federation and held every other year. The women's basketball competition will take place July 1-11. Eligible athletes for the USA team must be currently enrolled in a college or university and have remaining NCAA athletic eligibility.
"I'm just excited for the chance to go to Serbia", said Gray-Lawson. "I have never been, and I'm just ready to go."
Gray-Lawson is the second Bear in the last five years and the third overall to be part of Team USA. Devanei Hampton played on the 2006 US Under-20 National Team. Trisha Stafford was a member of the 1990 US Junior National Team.
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.
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My brain hurt too much to make sense of this headline, somethinga bout water polo, I suck tongiht:
BERKELEY – Former Golden Bear star John Mann and current Cal sophomore Luka Saponjic faced off in the 2009 FINA World League Super Final bronze-medal game Sunday in Podgorica, Montenegro, with Saponjic’s Serbia squad edging Mann’s USA team, 9-7.
Saponjic was making his first appearance for the Serbian senior team, and although he saw limited action as the youngest member on the roster, he clearly benefited from being part of the international tournament.
“This was a great experience for me,” Saponjic said. “I am very excited to have represented my country and to have won my first senior team medal. I know I have much to work on, but this is only the beginning for me.”
The match was a repeat of a semifinal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics won by the Americans.
Next up for Mann and Saponjic will be either the FINA World Championships in Rome or the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Final rosters for the World Championships will be announced later this week.
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Cal Rugger doing great:
BERKELEY – Wearing his nation’s colors Sunday night in his first full international appearance with the U.S. National Team, California’s Colin Hawley scored a try as the Eagles broke a four-game losing streak in test matches with their 31-13 victory over Georgia in the Churchill Cup Bowl Final in Denver, making the returning fifth-year senior the Muscle Milk California Student-Athlete of the Week.
Earlier in the week, Hawley was named a USAR All-American for the third time in his collegiate career, putting him on the itinerary for the All-Americans’ tour of South Africa in August.
Prior to Sunday’s full international test, Hawley previously played for the Eagles last summer against French club side ASM – Clermont Auvergne and earlier this month against the “A” sides England Saxons and Argentina Jaguars.
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I’m happy that Lexi made the team. Let the domination begin!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 22, 2009 11:00 PM PDT reply actions
Alan Colmes is a boss.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 22, 2009 11:03 PM PDT reply actions
What is bossy about that?
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s a liberal, not a conservative, talk show host.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Does he poop on the desks of female subordinates who refuse his romantic overtures?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Bears With Fangs has a nice piece on the 3-4
Bears with Fangs writes:
In some previous years under Coach Tedford, Cal’s defense had been the obvious Achilles heel of the team…[click the link for the full story, we can’t post the entire thing or else we’re infringing! Oh noes!]
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
BOOM! ROASTED!!! NAILED IT!!! THIS!!!
adrianthepanther on Calsportsdigest writes:
Cal Blogs – What’s the deal?
So this past 24 hours was huge in terms of Cal recruiting. We got two solid commits. Yet one thing that is bothering me is the fact that two of the “main” Cal blogs didn’t report on this.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com/ – no mention anywhere about this. They seem to be busy focusing on a pretty absurd tournament as opposed to reporting/putting good insight on actual Cal stuff.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
In all seriousness, aside from our general remarks about how excited we are to gain a new commitment, there is little insider information that we can really give readers since we are not in contact with recruits. On occasion, I will sometimes put up a post with my thoughts on the new recruits’ highlight videos, however, I’ve been pre-occupied with the Emerald Bowl Review.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I posted it in yesterday’s DBD. Just because we didn’t dedicate space on the front page doesn’t mean someone didn’t mention it.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Nonetheless
…. this blog and all of us along with it (esp Tbred) are guilty. We should’ve had something more prominent up front. Very few readers actually read the DBD.
This goes back to the debate about who these blogs should cater to: the commentors or the general readership. Commentors make up a small percentage of the readership. It’s a tough balancing act that the guys at CGB have. I tend to think this site tends to cater more to the commentors.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
I also believe we have a higher percentage of commentors then most other blogs.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Personally I don’t get caught up in recruiting and don’t follow it at all. It’s like the MLB draft to me – you have to wait two years for anyone to show up in games and even then most of them probably won’t do much. So…eh. As for actually covering it, I suppose we could do a better job of that, but I’ve never taken an interest in it myself so I don’t look for that information.
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 23, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i agree with yellow fever.
i just don’t care about recruiting all that much.
i wanna see them when they play.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 23, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
We’ve got a special thing going on here. AN is the only other place on SBNation that I have seen anything like it. I go to other places and expect almost everything to have at least 100 comments. And I will see that everything has like 5. I judge them. I judge them hard. Because they don’t have as incredible a community as we have here.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Totally agree. I love the community that has developed at CGB. It amazes me how strong our football presence is on the interwebs in comparison to other more traditional programs.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
CIRCLE JERK TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by TwistNHook on Jun 23, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This.
and
Totes, nailed it.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 23, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
This.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Whose the prettiest? Oh BeastMode, holder of all knowledge, who is the prettiest of them all?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
A certain wearer of nautical themed pashmina afghans (I’m staring at you Twist, I’m staring at you).
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
So, then, where’s Peter Nincompoop?
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But am I Leo?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s natural to cater to the commentors more than the non-commentors because if people don’t comment to tell us what they think/want, then we’re not going to hear their desires.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Exactly
I actually have no idea how to cater to readers who don’t leave comments or give us other types of feedback. I think we do a pretty good job responding to the input from commentators, but we don’t have any market research that tells us what the mass of readers who don’t leave comments actually want.
For the most part, I assume that readers like what we’re doing and continue to come back because of that, and that’s fine. If they want to see something new or different, I trust that they’ll speak up, rather than simply cease reading. In any case, if they do the latter, there’s very little we can do about it.
Frankly, the choice isn’t really between catering to commentators or non-commentators. The choice is sometimes between catering between catering to commentators, and simply catering to ourselves. Generally, I assume that if I write something that I find interesting, others will find it interesting as well. That’s the hope, anyway. Sometimes I’m disappointed, sometimes I’m surprised. However, I know that for my own sake, if I spend too much time writing about anything other than what I want to write, I’m quickly going to cease enjoying this whole ‘blogging’ thing.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Here’s my input: I want more bunny rabbits on CGB.
That is all.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
You want more of me?? Why?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Do we have that in our budget?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
My rabbit has chewed through cables too much for this to be funny for me, but perhaps for you.
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Help, I need tungsten to live! Tuuuuuuuuuuungsten!
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Generally, I assume that if I write something that I find interesting, others will find it interesting as well.
I work on the opposite assumption. That if I find it interesting, we’ll have 40 comments in the post saying “WHY DID YOU WASTE MY TIME WITH THIS?!?!”
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I know. I mean, man, I’ve gotten more recs that ever on my Blogs With Balls post and Rod Benson interviews, but I get more comments on my Eating the Enemy pieces.
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 23, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Tell me about it. I’ve discovered that the number of comments has virtually nothing to do with the quality of the post; if anything, there’s an inverse relationship.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
On one of Hydro’s amazing fball theory posts or a really nice game writeup I feel there’s very little I can add other than a rec. I could comment “yes I agree” or “cool!!!” and sometimes I do. I think that should be your goal a post so amazing that everyone is left speechless.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
weird off-topic or controversial/inflammatory posts must generate the most amount of comments, no? My Cal Baseball post was received as either a) who cares, or b) yep, I agree. My Pac10 expansion post once caused me to get a tomato thrown in my direction during lecture.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Tomato or it didn’t happen.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
might be NSFW…might also make you ill.
http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/humour/images/250tomato.jpg
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Not as bad as the blackface DBD.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s sad that now NSFW is something I have to avoid. *tear
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Second day, first actually in the office. I’m waiting to see if I’m on my own for lunch.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
in this instance, you will come out the better person.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
At the very least, you’ll come out a wealthier person for retaining your job.
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 23, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
dude, that’s not NSFW, it’s just a woman in a normal dress.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think thats funny, but Im having trouble reading it due to all the squiggles. Can you redo?
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I like squiggles.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, often we get lots of comments when a post is poorly written/researched, and people have lots of quibbles with certain parts of it. the comments are fun, though, and easily the most tangible evidence that someone is reading and caring.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Part of it is also that when Hydro posts a super in depth article about some play or the other, most of us don’t really know enough to engage in a substantive discussion of it, so we say something like “nice post”. On the other hand, when someone posts on a more open-ended topic like scheduling or whatever, everyone is reasonably well-informed on the topic, so there’s a higher likelihood of lots of people commenting. In other words, the better the post, the less comments it’s going to receive.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
everyone thinks they are reasonably well-informed
fixed
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
It should also be pointed that the mod’s here aren’t affiliated with the university, ESPN, or any other news agency. It isn’t your duty to provide news and commentary on every Cal event. This is just a part-time thing, even if you spend more than 50 hours on CGB.
I can tie my shoes!
Actually, I’m the CEO of ESPNUCBerkeley. So, there is that.
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And the tyrant boy king of the Oregon Sports Network.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I AM THE SUPREME LEADER OF CNNSI!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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Carp’s already got that covered.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
If by swimsuit you mean hijab, chador, burqa edition, then yes.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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Burqa’s from around the world! I have an amazing double-breasted burqa in magenta, with a touch a perriwinkle blue. It’ll be purfect for the cover page.
I can tie my shoes!
by chowder on Jun 23, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You’ve got a lot on your plate with all that, plus evicting grandmothers. How do you manage to do that AND comment at least 100 times a day? Does the tyrant-boy king have powers over time?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, I’m on a 168 hour news cycle!
The plot thickens.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
This is true, but I never really want to fall back on the “oh, that’s not our job” excuse. That’s not the attitude I want us to have. Furthermore, it’s rather flattering when people think highly enough that they feel the need to complain when we don’t live up to their lofty standards. That certainly hasn’t always been the case.
Would I love it if CGB was able to provide news and commentary on every Cal event? Sure. Is that realistic at this time? Probably not; we’d really have to work at it.
Regarding recruiting, not only do I not care much to follow it (as the other mods have stated as well), but I really can’t see us doing a better job at covering it than the Rivals/Scout/ESPN people. At best, we could probably spend a lot of effort duplicating coverage that they already provide, and with an almost certainly lower level of quality, to boot. Would I be adverse to upgrading our coverage? Of course not, if the right people/resources presented themselves. For now, I’m not going to worry too much about it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 23, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Perhaps you could just post a one liner “New OL recruit blahdeeblah” with a link to BI or Scout or something.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I agree. We can’t really do much more than what ESPN/Scout/Rivals does.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Hm....
The one advantage you do have over those services makes you more important than all of them.
You can aggregate content from all of them in one place… that’s something they can’t do.
That’s the reason I first made CGB a regular stop in the first place b/c I could get the all the links, picts and commentary for a story all in one place. Don’t you think that’s a powerful thing?
I agree. As a content originator, we’re never going to win the recruiting battle. As a content aggregater, the SBN platform has the potential to be extremely powerful.
One thing we’re always going to have to watch out for, however, is copyright infringement, especially considering all three of the services mentioned keep the vast majority of their recruiting content behind a subscriber firewall, so even fair use guidelines don’t apply.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
BOOM, contract breach
Don’t forget about violating online agreements, such as a website terms of use. For example, you might be within a fair use exception to copyright infringement, but if you agreed in some online contract that you wouldn’t do what you just did, BOOM, contract breach. Penalties for that usually aren’t quite as severe as for copyright infringement, tho.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually I was sorta blaming myself. WE ALL CAN CREATE CONTENT.
I just realized that Tbred did post something… so he’s the man. However, the rest of us could have posted pictures, 40times, commentary etc. The CGB team could have frontpaged Tbred’s blurb so we could’ve started a comment thread on it.
We’re all at fault…that’s all I’m saying.
I actually did briefly front page TBreds blurb. But it seemed a bit vague to me, so I de=front paged it. I probably should have come forward with my concern and tried to rectify it.
Also, danzig, where are you getting these videos from? Is anybody gonna get mad at us or something for having them on our front page?
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Well, T-Bred is having some health issues, so I dont know what his role here is. If you wish to blame somebody, it would be me.
But look, Im not so good about the recruiting stuff, I admit it. I look at it the same way yelllow fever does. But its clearly important to some Cal fans and if its important to some Cal fans, it SHOULD be important about it to me as a moderator.
So, if we get a new recruit in and its a big thing, thats great. Lets do one of two things:
1. Put a comment in the DBD and say “MARSHAWNTHUSIASTS, TEAR DOWN THAT WALL…..of no fanshot about this!”
2. Put up your own fanshot and puit a comment in the DBD saying “Fanshot ,bitches!” and well front page that so hard.
That way everybody is happy.
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Usually recruiting info is front paged, so I don’t see what the big deal is. And when will T-Bred be back to commenting? I miss seeing Devin Bishop’s great smile.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I get into the recruiting stuff, I try not to, but I do. That said, what do people want, a huge profile and analysis of a verbal commit immediately? Could have done one with Cassius Marsh who was a solid verbal then decommited only a couple weeks later.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
Maybe a short fanshot with some links to further information and a photo? We can front page it and give people a specific area to discuss it. I realize not everybody slogs through the DBD and that would be helpful.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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I barely even notice fanshots. They are so low. Who scrolls that far?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Thats really above and beyond what we would need. That said, danzig is nothing if not above and beyond what is necessary!!!!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
How dare you not provide this individual exactly what he wants, when he wants it. Why, if I were him, I would immediately withdraw my subscription fees from this blog and take my paying business elsewhere!
Wait, subscription fees? We can do that?
FUCK YOU TWIST. I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR FACE WHEN I GET BACK FROM THE HEATHEN LANDS.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 23, 2009 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait where are you? There was a giant debate without you. It felt empty without your spunk.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Must… avoid… easy… response… rollonu… be… careful… how… you… say… things
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Hes young. Hasnt learned the way of the world. We should sit him down and tell him where babies come from.
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Storks. Duh.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess you are as useful as Rated-R Superstar.
You gonna be a justice or what?
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What does that entail? Remember I am going on the DL soon. Or I may not be. It is an incredibly complicated and stressful situation. I need a hug. Preferably from CBK.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes sir!
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Hug!
As someone who is always convinced he is dying, I am sorry that you are encountering REAL health problems. The best thing to do is to stay positive, so go watch some Jahvid Best highlights.
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I am kind of the same way. But I still have not been cured. I had so many tests done (9 to be exact) and still nothing, other than I am 95% sure I have an anxiety disorder of some sort that has continued this vicious cycle. It is in my head that I am going to feel awful and nauseous, so the anxiety actually makes it happen. I have been prescribed xanax but I need a long term solution.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait….what’s wrong with you again? Nausea and shitty feeling? Have you had memory loss? You could have lyme disease…that one’s extremely tricky to diagnose.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Vomiting for the first few weeks of the sickness. Now I just have round the clock nausea. Can’t eat too much. Occasionally throw up if I do eat too much. Only about 2 meals a day. Seen 3 specialists (had an MRI done just in case. I thought I had a cyst because MRI people reported there may be one. They have to report worst case scenario so they don’t get sued. Neurologist looked at it, said there was a little place that might be something but it was really nothing to worry about and that at most we should have an MRI done in 6 months to make sure it isn’t growing). Gastroenterologist couldn’t find anything. Doctor’s agree there is something wrong with me but can’t find out what. I think it is a mild stomach condition that has been extremely aggravated by anxiety. I don’t know about memory loss (lol?). Any perceived memory loss may be because of anxiety thinking I am stupid and will forget everything on my finals (got A’s on all but one).
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly though, what do you need me to do?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Read two briefs and make a ruling. You dont even have to write anything, per se.
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Alright. E-mail me.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
But I don’t know what exactly I am emailing you about.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Done.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Jeez looks like somebody doesn’t like small talk.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
And don’t ever talk about somebody’s ‘spunk’ on here again
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Whooooooaaaaaaa just looked it up. I thought it meant something like sass. Fuck. This is awkward. Why do you guys keep me?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I really thought our relationship was blossoming. How many more times do I need to reference drink o’clock for that to come back. Was it the banker video?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It also means that. Sometimes, words can have two or more meanings.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
But everyone is reacting to it weirdly.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
If you look back on our 2007 recruiting class, you’ll see the people that are contributing or set to contribute this year, weren’t any of the highly rated guys. Exemplifying how recruiting, and recruiting rankings are a crap shoot. I always get caught up in the excitement of the moment with a new recruit, but in the end, I have to remind myself that there are vast numbers of recruits and the services have a limited range. The only thing we can do is, Trust in Tedford
I can tie my shoes!
pretty absurd tournament
lol
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
No mention anywhere? Didn’t someone post news of these commitments on the DBD? Or was I imagining that?
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
yeah, they were mentioned numerous times, but that guy wanted it on the front page – he clearly doesn’t read the DBD’s, so he clearly misrepresented us. Too bad.
I wonder if we should respond – or would that just make us look petty?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
So for this totally arbitrary list of evil I constructed yesterday, I guess I should ask these questions.
1) Do absolute numbers matter more than relative numbers? Stalin and Mao probably killed more than Hitler, but Russia and China were the two largest countries in the world. Whereas Hitler eliminated 40% of the world’s Jewish population and was responsible for the death of 20% of Poland’s pre-war population. Horrifying stuff.
2) should subordinates count? LeonPowe stated something about more Nazis being on the list like Eichmann, Himmler,etc. But that’d mean we’d probably have to do the same for Mao and Stalin’s subordinates like Mao’s crazy wife and Beria. Without the leader none of the awful shit happens.
3) Should conquerers be included? I know someone brought up Genghis Khan, but for the most part Genghis gave the choice for those he conquered to survive and join him. Well, other than that time they killed his son-in-law and he torched the barbarians to death. Maybe a few others I’m missing.
4) Does scale matter? How do you compare serial killers, child rapists with mass murderers? The same, or different?
Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 23, 2009 7:41 AM PDT reply actions
Have you ever seen this show?
Interesting list of how he classes evil.
Also, Do you take into consideration cultural norms and the era involved? For instance, Genghis Khan offered cities a choice. Surrender at once or be completely destroyed. One Persian city fought for a day or three, lost and every single man, woman and child was killed and the city was burned to the ground. Afterwards, everyone surrendered right away. I would argue that his action was not inherently evil (like a sadistic serial killer) and more a practical use of “terror”.
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by Fire Starkey on Jun 23, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was Genghis Khan’s grandson that burned Babylon to the ground because his Christian wife told him to? In those days, when a city was sieged the inhabitants were given the choice to surrunder, abandon the city, or fight. But from what I recall of the story, Genghis Khan’s grandson didn’t give them the choice, and killed everyone inside and burned all the great libraries. That apparently sparked the holy wars because another Genghis Khan relative had converted to Islam and was controlling up in the north by Syria and got pissed off at that.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a consistent method used by the Mongols for several generation. You may be right on who the person responsible for the Persian anecdote was but it was a standard tactic for them.
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by Fire Starkey on Jun 23, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Jiang Qing (Mao's Wife)
was a scapegoat. In her own words “I was Mao’s dog. Whoever he told to bite, I bit”
Eichmann and Himmler were the architects of the Final Solution and came up with shit like the use of Zkylon-B and concentration camps.
It's difficult to take this at face value
since its a conversation about the degrees of mass killing, but this is how I figure it:
1. Nazis (and the Stalinist purges) were systematic attempts at genocide
2. The Great Leap Forward was an attempt to modernize the country combined with famine. It did lead directly to more deaths than the Holocaust, but famines are not a blame-able wrong. Yes, Mao’s actions did lead to some ~30 million deaths – but he wasn’t trying to kill anyone. Does intent count? I think so in a measure of evil.
3. The Cultural Revolution – well, here its so difficult to figure how much was the Gang of Four, how much was a feeble and barely audible Mao. But (and this is where this conversation gets trite and doesn’t close to even accurately talk about what a nightmade the Cultural Revolution was) – the 10 years of chaos “only” led to 500,000 – 1 million deaths. And even then, there wasn’t one real “architect” – more of a “Lord of the Rings” on a mass scale thing going on, where control of the country was basically seceded to students who had the same conviction of their beliefs as the students who run BAMN.
In no way is this a defense of Mao.
Yknow, that was an OK Purge. A pretty Decent Purge. But a great purge? I mean I dont know if Id put it in the Top 5 purges. Top 10, sure.
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Dude, Xenu slaughtered the human race with volcano nukes and YOU KNOW IT!!!!
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Oh, its up there. But I mean c’mon! Volcano nukes. Tough to beat that.
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Conquerers are a weird category on themselves, but it’s tough to classify them as evil, especially when comparing them to people responsible for genocide and mass extermination.
Really, though, what it comes down to is marketing. Sadly, the reason the common person will think of Hitler as the epitome of evil, whereas they would think of Stalin as evil, but not in the same sense, comes down to marketing and how we were thought to think during history class.
I think I brought this up prior, but in American History in high school, our teacher put up a Soviet flag while teaching us about the Cold War. Another student brought up how people would respond if a Nazi flag/Swastika were hung up while learning about World War II. It’s interesting.
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In “The Black Book of Communism,” the French academics proposed that the moral difference between Nazis and the Soviets was that the Nazis made an essentialist distinction for being murdered, and there was nothing you could do about it. You could be “re-educated” by the Soviets, or repudiate being a kulak or whatever, but the Nazis generally didn’t allow anyone to repudiate being Jewish, a Gypsy, Polish, etc.
A Few Other Acts to Consider
My memory is a bit fuzzy, and I don’t remember the leaders:
the Hutu and Tutsi atrocities
That Ugandan guy that temporarily housed the hijacked plane back in the 70’s
Whatever was going on in Argentina in the 70’s.
Jim Jones – and the Jonestown Cult
The Haitian Dictator – Papa Doc Duvalion or something like that
The Rape of Nanking (or would that be considered the same as conquerors?)
I can tie my shoes!
We should include the United States. 20 million native Americans killed - that ranks right up there.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Interesting article on the behind the scenes actions with the clerics in Iran;
Few key excerpts:
Ayatollah Khamenei now has a very big image problem among influential Shi’a clergymen. Over the course of the political crisis, stretching back to the days leading up to the election, Rafsanjani has succeeded in knocking the supreme leader off his pedestal by revealing Ayatollah Khamenei to be a political partisan rather than an above-the-fray spiritual leader. In other words, the supreme leader has become a divider, not a uniter.
A reformist website, Rooyeh, reported that Rafsanjani already had the support of nearly a majority of the Assembly of Experts, a body that constitutionally has the power to remove Ayatollah Khamenei. The report also indicated that Rafsanjani’s lobbying efforts were continuing to bring more clerics over to his side. Rafsanjani’s aim, the website added, is the establishment of a leadership council, comprising of three or more top religious leaders, to replace the institution of supreme leader. Shortly after it posted the report on Rafsanjani’s efforts to establish a new collective leadership, government officials pulled the plug on Rooyeh.
This one is what I’ve been saying for a while now:
To a certain degree, hardliners now find themselves caught in a cycle of doom: they must crack down on protesters if they are to have any chance of retaining power, but doing so only causes more and more clerics to align against them.
I think we are going to see 4 now, which seemed unlikely before Khamenei’s incredibly arrogant speech last Friday. Some sort of change to the regime. It seems likely that my prediction of somewhat minimal change will be true. The entire clerical sitch isnt going to change, theyll just shuffle a few people on top, make it 3 instead of 1 or something like that. Put Mousavi in (or have a re-vote which Mousavi would win) and then we’ll see how much actually changes on the ground.
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My Stanfurd friend in Tehran
has changed his facebook name and has been slowing down a lot on the photos – but has continued status updates. These are mainly personal saying that he’s safe.
Grainy YouTube video labeled “Amateur Video” by CNN or your Stanfurd friend is Brooks Lopez in the now defunct Tehran Summer League.
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some photos
I de-linked them from his facebook
by LeonPowe on Jun 23, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But I don’t see Brooks Lopez there, at all. I do see Robin, he’s there in the 3rd photo in the crowd under that bridge.
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I see Waldo
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
it's gonna be a f*n mess
unless whatever changes lead to personal freedom type liberalization. which is what people were really fired up with Adminadinijab about for the election.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 23, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see it being that much of a change – I mean, it’s not like he’s a huge liberal, he’s just not as hardline as Ahmedinejad. He’s still way conservative though.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
he campained on
liberalization of personal freedoms.
which is what admedinejad made a big deal of cracking down on.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 23, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I just checked my flags. Wow. I never realized how much paleodan really hated me. Also, I must have said something really crass and vulgar in late May.
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I think the mere fact that you had so many flags should be a ‘red flag’ warning in and of itself.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
You should post some of the better flags. This should be a regular thing.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe we could start Flag Fridays.
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 23, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Genius! And you’ve got the marketing spin already down pat!
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve done this before. It’s been a while since i’ve done this. Perhaps I’ll do it some time again soon.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Have I ever been flagged?
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
:]
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
You could do one just of my flags. I have 55 “innapropriate” flags alone, very few of which seem genuinely serious.
Except for that paleodan. He doesn’t stop!
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You know all those flags are out of love. I’m like your parents, expecting you to do better… always pushing you to your full potential.
Cue Jewish joke…
10 years later, and you finally remember! A decade’s worth of repetition to get something into your long term memory…
I guess I should be happy (…?…)
I knew you were Jewish all along. I was just pretending for the sake of hilarity.
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Do people actually flag posts?
I mean, sure I post “flagged for…” remarks all the time, but I don’t actually flag the posts. That just seems a bit much.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I just flag’d you.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
How do I check my flags? And what happens as one accumulates flags? Do they get banned? Do the posts get deleted?
Wow, I didn’t people think actually flagged the posts. Well, when in Rome…
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I believe the flags go to hydro…where he sifts through a few…reads my flags…then has his nut-crust glazed pork chops come out through his nose. He shares them occasionally.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
hhahaha, ok, i’ll do a flags post soon. Although, I’m pretty sure there haven’t been many flags at all over the past month.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
So how do people know they’ve been flagged? Or is it just for the admins to see. I’m curious to know for what I’ve been flagged…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oddly enough, most of your flags are from Rishi. The vast majority. No idea why.
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What about me?
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes they do. In fact, heres a flag that Ragnarok gave me in early May. Unfortunately, it doesnt say where:
crass and vulgar. funny, but crass and vulgar.
This to me reads “funny and some other stuff of lesser importance.” Thanks, Ragnarok!
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Wouldnt it have been easier just to IM me?
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But I didnt find out about it until months later, I hav eno idea what it referred to, and I think its a compliment.
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SOMEBODY ALERT BN
3. Thunder/Russell Westbrook select …
James Harden, SG, Arizona State
“He can handle, shoot and he’s athletic. And he was in a good system at Arizona State,” says guard Russell Westbrook, who likes the makeup of the 6’5" Harden. But don’t get Westbrook started on sliding to the 2 so Oklahoma City can tap Spanish star Ricky Rubio. Says he: “You trippin’.”
Doug Says: “Harden is the most refined two-guard in the lottery, but he’ll have to learn to play at the next level.”
So let’s see…a former UCLA PG in Russell Westbrook (“RW”) wouldn’t be happy moving off the 1 to accommodate another player, but because Jrue Holiday (“JH”) actually was and wasn’t happy about it…he’s a traitor.
I need to polish my tinfoil hat.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
Not defending the crazy anger towards Jrue at all, but he walked into a situation where a more established preseason All-American point guard was running the point. I’m fairly certain RW would move without a lot of complaint if the Thunder went that direction.
Per tinfoil hats, I find them restricting. And completely useless. A Faraday cage around your entire housing is a lot more useful.
Obama's press conference on Iran
Anyone watching this right now?
I’ll keep my opinions internally, but I really want to know what you guys think.
To clarify, his press conference is more general – a lot of health care reform stuff, but the Iran questions really stick out for me.
JAI HO!
I highly doubt he will say anything substantive. It’s probably going to be blah blah change hope blah blah democracy will of the people.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, it’s really, really interesting. You really should watch it.
There were some confrontational moments on Iran.
JAI HO!
I cant watch it at work. Can you summarize?
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Interesting quote: Obama said something to the effect of “You’re all on a 24-hour news cycle. I am not”.
JAI HO!
That sounds like a school yard taunt. “No, YOU are the 24 hour news cycle. I’m not.”
“24 hour news cycle, NO TAKE BACKS!”
“I’m rubber and you are glue, so anythig your 25 hour news cycle says bounces off of me and sticks to you!”
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Dude, I’m on a 168 hour news cycle!
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this sums it up well:
“This tired strategy of using old tensions to scapegoat other countries won’t work anymore in Iran. This is not about the United States and the West; this is about the people of Iran and the future that they — and only they — will choose.”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Getting around content filters at work.
I cant watch it at work. Can you summarize?
Everyone trying to get around a content filter should try out an Onion network packet scrambler.
Vidala TOR
https://www.torproject.org/vidalia/
or JAP TOR
http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/download_en.html
Most weaker content filters block traffic coming from a specific address (porn, youtube, facebook etc). Using a TOR network, you’re still getting the content you want but the packets are being sent from random locations from the onion network. Content filters cannot tell WHERE a packet is coming from.
Stronger content filters will examine the packets themselves so they’re harder to fool.
Hm. What about going home, downloading these programs and putting up the installation packages on a flash drive. Take that flash drive to work the next day.
If your IT staff enforces removable drive security…then burn the packages onto a data CD… they won’t be blocked.
Are you guys working on Commodore 64s?
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jun 23, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I highly doubt that, but if you’re not joking then I would go with a tunnel to your home drive via DynDNS or a Opera home server (Unite).
Watch these videos.
DynDNS home server
http://revision3.com/systm/dyndns
Opera Unite (can be set up free in 10 mins)
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/exclusive-video-hands-on-with-opera-unite-it-rocks/
DynDNS is harder, but more powerful. If you have a fixed IP at home, you don’t even need it.
Opera Unite is simple and it rocks! If you can connect to the internet, you can download a file from your home drive.
In that case, Opera Unite is for you. It’s a server within the web browser. When you download something from your home computer the data looks exactly like normal HTTP traffic.
I know you can access websites and the web (that’s how you’re reading this now)… well then…you can download programs from your home machine and it will just look like you’re reading a web page.
1) Nobody is twisting your arm. All I’m offering is info… it’s up to you to use it or ignore it.
2) You will always go into arbitration with your own compliance dept before anything will ever get attached to your perm record… and in order for you to get a formal fine from NASD or SEC… it takes alot.
I see. Do you have a way to get around the fact it doesnt look like Im working if there is the sound of a presidential press conference coming from my speakers?
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head phones?
I play the board of supervisors meetings here at work a lot….
the sound is quite similar….
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 23, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
see above…Twist’s firm is pro Ahmedinijab.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I like this
Why would it drive private insurers out of business?…If they tell us they’re offering a good deal, then why is it that the government, which they say can’t run anything, suddenly is going to drive them out of business? That’s not logical.
YES.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, the answer is that the gov’t doesn’t have to profit. They can lose money. That isn’t really an option for companies.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
My point is that the anti-universal healthcare argument is self contradictory: if a)private insurance was actually affordable, and b) government-run healthcare was terrible and inefficient (which are their two main claims), then nobody would want government healthcare.
And yet 76% of Americans support the establishment of a government-administered healthcare system, including 57% who say they’d be willing to pay higher taxes for it.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
It seems like in recent times people have been able to have political discussions without freaking out or getting into a flame war. Esp. since its the off-season I dont want to stifle discussion. So, please lets just try to stay calm and not get into a slap fight and it should be fine.
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Why do you hate freedom? Shouldn’t you be off rigging an election or something, Mr. Ayatollah?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
This wasn’t as funny as I was hoping…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
*picks up punch fist*
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
*rears back pimp hand*
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
*uncorks kick leg*
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, what I said would drive private insurers out of business because they don’t have a taxpayer base to cover their loss.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
That wasn’t really what I was talking about in my comment…I was talking more about how the demand for government healthcare was because people can’t afford private insurance.
Regardless – They would only be driven out of business if they had to lower their rates to the point where they were losing money. Given that they’re currently making huge profits, I think it’s a mistake to assume that the establishment of government insurance would automatically undercut them.
Also, if the insurance companies’ argument that their services are superior is true, then people who can afford them would stick with them – and the ones who can’t, who they aren’t making any money off anyway, would be the ones using government healthcare.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh this sounds more or less exactly like Obama’s answer to the questions posed this morning.
I don’t think health insurers are making “huge” profits, and certainly not enough to cover the losses from an entire tax base subsidizing the gov’t plan. Also Obama didn’t answer the question about employers switching to the gov’t plan because it’s cheaper, depriving people of the choice of health plans.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I think they’re making pretty significant profits: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/industries/223/index.html
I don’t know exactly what employers are required to provide – but I’m pretty sure that employees don’t have a “choice of health plans” right now. In fact, I know that a lot of employers don’t provide health plans at all.
Frankly, I consider Americans dying due to lack of health insurance to be a significantly more serious problem than diminished profits for healthcare companies. I don’t really get how people think it’s not a problem.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure you understand how vast the potential for US taxpayer subsidy is… It could easily dwarf any profits insurers currently make.
And currently at my work, we have a choice of three private insurers. Obama’s whole point was that individuals can decide whether they want to remain with a private insurer or switch to the government plan. If employers themselves switch from a private insurer to the gov’t plan against the wishes of an employee, the employee is left with a choice to go it alone without the company backing, which is a lot more expensive, or switch to the gov’t plan they don’t want.
To address your last point, the fear is that long term, the gov’t will drive insurers out of business altogether and we’re left with a DMV health insurance plan which ultimately will lead to subpar care than we’re currently getting. Which is worse, 300 million people getting crappy care, forever, or 250 million getting great care and 50 million getting none at all, temporarily?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Again, you’re assuming that the government will subsidize their plan down to the point where everyone is abandoning private insurers for the government plan.
Also, that last paragraph is very misleading – I don’t think people who have private insurance think they’re getting “great care”, and I don’t see how the people not getting any healthcare is temporary.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Now, I freely admit to being both naïve and hopelessly underinformed, but isn’t this argument a lot like saying the establishment of the US Post Office should drive UPS and FedEx out of business?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I like that analogy – since the USPS sucks, people who can afford it will FedEx stuff. But for those who can’t, there’s always the USPS. </gross oversimplification>
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, the USPS is much, much older than both, so the situation is reversed, not to mention delivering packages is a lot easier than providing healthcare. UPS and FedEx are much, much better at moving large packages around than the USPS with their fleets of new planes and online business systems and so forth.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
but the question is services.
the gov’t will try to control costs by not paying providers enough for their costs, which will mean additional delays in service. and the beaurocracy will stifle any attempts at efficeincy….so you don’t get the service you want/need even if it is fairly cheap.
private can then provide good service, at a reasonable cost by negotiation with networks of providers like they do now, and keeping the adiminstrative crap to a minimum.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 23, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Because it’s a sunk cost. You already pay tax money for it, so it’s “cheaper”, thus creating artificial demand.
In terms that Twist can understand, 24 Hour in Berkeley > RSF (for sake of this argument). But the RSF is significantly cheaper because our student fees fund it. Thus, it makes more sense to join the RSF because the marginal cost is lower than 24-hour.
JAI HO!
Buhh? For nonstudents the RSF is just as expensive!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m obviously speaking from the perspective of a Cal student (which I am not). Similar to how the taxes only affect US taxpayers.
JAI HO!
That wasn’t obvious at all!!!!!!!!!!! AT ALL!!!!!!!!!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Can you put it in terms rollonu will understand?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, you want a new cell phone that you have to pay for out of your allowance.
Daddy already cut your allowance by $50 to partially pay for his phone a couple months ago.
Now, you have the option of getting his old phone for free or a brand new phone, that is of higher quality, for $50.
JAI HO!
Except daddy didn’t already cut his allowance because we don’t have a single-payer plan yet…and the whole point is that it would cost less.
So it’s more like you have the option of Daddy cutting your allowance by $10 and giving you an old phone (assuming government healthcare really is worse than private), or you can buy a new phone for $50.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t argue the analogy by just changing it.
Argue the real point since you’re older than 14 and smarter than Twist.
JAI HO!
I meet both of those requirements too!
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
You know how to hit me where it hurts.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, your original analogy is not valid.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
No it isn’t. You implied that people are already being taxed to pay for a universal healthcare system, which is not the case.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok now I see what you mean. So what’s the problem? Artificial demand sounds scary on paper, but it’s not going to make people jump wholesale from private insurers to government healthcare – again, particularly if government healthcare is as crappy as you guys are claiming.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Um, but that’s the point… people will if the difference is large enough (which, given the tax bill required for a such a plan, it could be).
Plus, the effect this has on employers, etc. It’s no good.
JAI HO!
So it’s better to force people to pay exorbitant rates or go without medical attention because a handful of private insurers have a monopoly on the market?
Hey, who cares if people die, as long as insurance companies are making profits!
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy strawman, batman!
I can do this too:
So, what you’re saying is that you want everyone to have horrible healthcare instead of most with good and some with bad?
JAI HO!
No, because people who can afford it would be able to pay for non-horrible healthcare. I want the people who can’t afford anything to be able to get medical attention when they need it.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No, the universal health care would be coverage, and technically the payor would be universal (the government), but the plans would be administered by the same private carriers that exist and cover you now.
Check out what they did with Medicare Part D….government pays private carriers a per member, per month fee and the private carriers administer the plans in each region….its cheaper for the government to pay the carrier a fee than for the government to run the plans themselves. Make sense?
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by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Its already more expensive to pay for non-horrible healthcare….unless you’re still working for a generous employer that doesn’t yet use employee cost-sharing of the monthly premiums.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Only in the sense that the employers are going to shift more of the cost-sharing to the employees. And in a bad economy they can get away with that because they need to do less to retain talent in a bad economy.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think we just spent 20 comments disagreeing on that.
I’m curious as to what alternative you propose for people who can’t afford private insurance – should we just let them die?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
There are 40 million uninsured in this country. There are three groups of people among them:
1) those who can afford but don’t want to pay
2) those who can’t afford and don’t want to pay anyway
3) those who can’t afford and want it but can’t get it
I’ll have to dig up my papers to remember what the breakdown is, but of those three groups, there is only one that would really benefit from universal health care.
The people who benefit from universal healthcare will be the small employers, because it will be cheaper for them to offer coverage, at least under the models that I’ve reviewed.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
On that note, the first 2 groups of people aren’t going to take coverage under universal healthcare anyway, so they will still be hitting the ER as uninsured patients.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha ha.
“I mean, people have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room.”
—George Bush, 2007
So you’re saying that people shouldn’t receive medical attention for anything short of a life-threatening emergency?
To say nothing of the strain it puts on emergency rooms, thereby slowing service to people who DO pay for medical insurance – and increasing costs to taxpayers.
http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/mhe/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=367917
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I’m just poking holes in your argument that if someone doesn’t have health insurance, they will die.
JAI HO!
Oh, come on.
WASHINGTON — More than 18,000 adults in the USA die each year because they are uninsured and can’t get proper health care, researchers report in a landmark study released Tuesday.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/healthcare/2002-05-22-insurance-deaths.htm
Apart from the matter of people dying, I think it’s pretty widely accepted at this point that waiting until an emergency and then treating someone costs more than preventive measures – again, that’s costs that are going to the taxpayers.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 23, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
My position is that if someone dies, then they won’t have health insurance. But that’s just my position.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you misunderstood what I said but its ok. The 18,000 uninsured who die because they don’t have insurance, probably would be in that 3rd group I mentioned, those who want/need coverage but can’t afford it. Those 18,000 would of course take it if they could get it.
But there are many who can get it and don’t want to pay for it or don’t think they need it. And others who just don’t think they need it regardless if they can afford it or not. Those people are probably going to avoid coverage until they need it or end up in the ER.
I don’t make this stuff up, this is real research and studies that I get this from.
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by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
3 comments
1. The idea of driving private health insurers out of business by undercutting them with the government is a brilliant plan for progressives,
2. I wish I had thought of it five years ago,
3. I still doubt it will work, but it’s worth trying. Frankly, anything that promises to get rid of HMOs is worth trying.
The right wing figured out “defund the enemy” tactics thirty years ago. It’s past time for liberals to start fighting back on the same terms.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
You wish you thought of depriving people of quality healthcare?
What kind of sick, A’s-loving person are you?
JAI HO!
It won't deprive people of quality health care
but that’s not the point. The point is that it would damage (I’m not optimistic enough to hope for “destroy”) a group which is devastatingly effective at using the political process to transfer wealth from the poor to the rich. As far as I’m concerned, that’s worth any putative collateral damage. (There won’t be any— since, in actuality, universal health care is a really good idea on the merits— but even if there were, it’d be worth it in the long run.)
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Twist, I don't recall offering to be a justice
Although I’m sure I’d make a GREAT one. Because I think I can be really racist, predisposed, and eshew logic and common sense.
In this pending case, I would need to recuse myself because I helped slightly with one of the briefs. Also, I know a certain “facilitator” of this process is throwing all rules of civil procedure as well as attorney ethics laws into the garbage. My first order as a justice would be to impose severe sanctions on this odious “facilitator” to whom “law” is a meaningless word. So maybe next time.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
All your justice are belong to Twist!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought you’d love my seriousness.
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Another reason to recuse myself. And by “recuse” I mean…. never mind.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Just do it, its not a big deal. Just keep an open mind as to which is better, 2004 or 2006 and then rule accordingly. Email me.
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Note to others: BeastMode may not be entirely impartial.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
NBA news
Spurs trade for Richard Jefferson:
The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto a Bucks source told ESPN.com.
I think it makes the Spurs the team to beat next year assuming they can sign a few role players for depth. No one in the league can match the scoring of that starting lineup and Jefferson’s defense isn’t that far off of what Bowen provides at this stage in his career. Of course, it’s something of a black mark on him that he’s been traded twice in two years because his salary is that of a top guy, but has never been given the chance to lead as a team’s top player.
My own personal take on Jefferson is that his salary is what broke the Nets’ salary structure and what caused the breakup of the Nets. He already had a max contract, Vince looked around and saw that Jefferson had a max deal so the Nets had to extend him for more when his deal was up two years ago, and then Kidd looked at Carter and saw the money he was making and demanded more or a trade. Which led to the whole thing being blown up.
The NBA: Where wacky salary structures happen.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
I think it makes the Spurs the team to beat next year assuming they can sign a few role players for depth.
I still think that the Lakers are the team to beat regardless.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I question the Spurs depth at power forward and center. At the swing positions, assuming Manu is healthy they should be fairly potent.
I can tie my shoes!
They’ve got Roger Mason Jr. and George Hill at the guard spots, so they’re solid there. I think if they can resign Drew Gooden and slide Duncan to the 5 they’ve got an incredible starting lineup, and then with Matt Bonner coming off the bench they’re not too bad. If they can pick up the Pillsbury Doughboy (Sean May) or a guy like Mikki Moore with make-good deals, they’ll have a solid rotation upfront. At the wings they still might get Bowen back if he gets bought out, or get another defensive specialist like Quinton Ross.
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 23, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
From what I remember about Drew Gooden when he was with Chicago is:
1) He takes a bunch of bad shots
2) Misses a ton of defensive assignments.
3) He also has horrible, horrible facial hair.
That said I’m sure Popovich is a better coach than Del Negro
I can tie my shoes!
Also, I don’t think Mikki Moore is anyones answer. He is 6 fouls, and not much more.
I can tie my shoes!
As long as they’re not asking him to start, he’s serviceable. Well, ok, maybe he’s not even that anymroe. Maybe they poach Big Baby or Powe from the Celtics.
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 23, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4280344&name=West_Recruiting
Nice piece on Cal’s two new commits.
Cal could be on the verge of putting together one of its best recruiting classes in years after picking up two more elite prospects over the weekend.
Along with earlier commitments from Cecil Whiteside (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor) and David Wilkerson (Danville, Calif./Monte Vista), the Bears may have the top linebacker class in the nation.
The Bears also landed one of the state’s true road graders in offensive lineman Alex Crosthwaite (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral). He was the top lineman on arguably the state’s best offensive line a year ago. He’s a true guard prospect with natural strength, toughness and a mean streak.
Crosthwaite is the third offensive lineman the Bears have secured and probably the best of the group. He turned down offers from schools like Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Nebraska, Fresno State, Minnesota, Duke, UNLV and San Diego State. He was also beginning to draw heavy interest from USC and UCLA.
In other positive news for the Bears, quarterback-commit Austin Hinder (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) had by far his best workout of the spring at the Nike Camp in Colorado. Hinder struggled a bit at the Elite 11 regional camp at Cal and the Nike Camp at Stanford back in May, but was spinning it very well with a lot of zip in Boulder over the weekend.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 23, 2009 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Mitch Mustain has academic issues, could be in need of a Mitch Martin Freedom Festival.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
He needs some guidance.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
He needs some spunk in him!
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 23, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure he can spunk more than Ross.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
pics or you can bench more that Nyan and you’re the strongest Indian dude evair.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Is it because you have the Nyan spunk in you?
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I am so lost. God damn.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently rollonu is a dolphin of some sort.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Lunch O’clock!
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Alcohol is bad for you, sir!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I speak the truth!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The French called, and after surrendering they said “red wine is very good for you, drink up!”
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec’d for truth.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Was it as good for y’all as it was for me?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
You dont get to eat during the day?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Arent you legally entitled to a 30 minute lunch?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
N. Korean cargo ship might be ridin’ dirty.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Japanese media have reported that the North Koreans appear to be preparing for a long-range test planned sometime around July 4 and to be fired toward Hawaii.
This sounds like the plot of a bad summer movie. Frightening.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Fuck I am going to Hawai’i.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2009/06/18/gates-orders-missile-interceptors-to-hawaii/
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Oh dear. Doubt they will be targeting Kauai though.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh that should make you feel much better about the whole thing. While you’re at it, why don’t you try and time it so you’ll have a view of Oahu as it gets blown into 1,000 little islets.
On a serious note, the test is a yoke. North Korea wouldn’t be able to hit water if they fell off a boat…..hey what that reminds me f*)&k trees I ride bouys mutha f&*)er.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as I don’t die, its all good. :]
I’m kidding. Really is a scary situation.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but Aleutian volcanoes are a lot more powerful than anything Il could dish at them anyway.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
they are scared of the Northwestern‘s Sig Hansen. That guy will take his crab boat to the shores of N. Korea, walk up to Kim Jong-il’s residence, shoot his him and his fucked up family, and then return back in time for Opilio crab season.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
THEY SEE ME FLOATIN' -- THEY HATIN'
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
by BearStage on Jun 23, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
The Chicago Bulls have held trade talks with several teams about packaging the 16th and 26th picks into one higher selection, with two league sources insisting the target is Duke shooting guard Gerald Henderson.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions
What do you think about the Celts dangling Rondo?
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it would take one heck of an offer.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Stuckey, Prince, Hamilton for Rondo and Allen. I presume some draft picks also would be involved. Pistons immediately shot it down.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I would’ve also immediately shot that down.
The Pistons should trade with the Warriors and give us Prince, Hamilton and the 15th overall pick for Jackson, Crawford and the seventh overall pick.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure why the Celtics are in such a hurry to move him and/or Ray Allen unless there’s a guy they REALLY like in this year’s draft…which I have a hard time seeing because there doesn’t seem to be any consensus on the top picks this year other than Griffin. The Rondo/Allen for Stuckey/Hamilton/Prince deal makes even less sense to me, because Stuckey isn’t that good, Hamilton’s getting old, and Prince disappears in every big playoff game the Pistons have. Bizarre to say the least.
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 23, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Request for CGB Mods
An interview with Dr. Saturday, Matt Hinton. I’m amazed at the quality of his posts day after day after day, even in the offseason, even when he was unpaid. Can you guys get an interview with him?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
Do you know? If so then I will fuck.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’d bet the Doc (neé SMQ) would be amenable. What sort of things would you like to know about him? Football background? Writing background? How does someone go about getting a full-time job watching and writing about college football? Favorite color?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Here’s the question I would ask:
Complete this sentence: I want to punch _________ in the face.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
rollonubears
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa now.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe you could do a “submit questions for matt hinton” thread like for Rod Benson and Jahvid if an interview is confirmed? I have some q’s in mind…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, Michelle Obama was in SF yesterday and guess where she went:
Bret Harte Elementary School
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
The Excellence of Education!
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 23, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You are employed as my mentor. I pay you in skittles and love.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I have repeatedly told you that this is not an option. And that you should write more blog posts.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
As anyone here can tell you, my blog posts suck. My comments are about par. It’s my life coaching that is awesome.
The The is above souls.
That’s why I am paying you in skittles. For the awesome life coaching.
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
For the ‘funemployed,’ unemployment is welcome
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 23, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who approved these new uniforms for CGB north? Is this what CBKWit has been up to all this time?
They are about 7.5 ounces lighter than the previous ones, probably thanks to those feathers.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
Personally, I didn’t think the other uniforms were that bad. Sure, confusing, but not as absolutely horrible as everyon said. But, really now. WINGS?!?!?!?!?!
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone knows that wings add more protection and better absorbency. It’s a no-brainer.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
by BearStage on Jun 23, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I wonder if the new duds are more water-proof then in past years, allowing them to not bitch so much when it rains.
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--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 23, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Oh Nailed it!
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by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s amazing how badly Rick Reilly writes.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=reilly_rick&id=4281277
I agree 100%, but I have to admit I smiled at this image:
“I’d take my 3-iron out and have my caddie kneel before me and I’d knight him like I was the queen,” Provisional decided.
Nobody uses a 3-iron anymore, even the golf purists have switched to 3-hybrids.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I rock a 3iron and 4iron hybrid. I still suck, but they make the potential to actually hit a decent shot much higher.
I am shamed to admit that I still carry, and use, a 2-iron. Don’t hat me!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jun 23, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Its my favorite club, I can hit low flat shots out of the rough or between trees when in trouble. I can hit it off the tee or fairway 220 yards like a wood, or I can hit it high and soft 140 yards to the green. I’ve even used it for chipping! I love it!
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
the hybrid, i’m referring to
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 23, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Hydro, are you a recruiter?
This was an ad on the front page, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s seen it: 
Wow, that’s the bloddiest fortune cookie ever!
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Guys this is a children’s blog. And no, I don’t like gladiator movies.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea what any of you guys are talking about...
perhaps it’s because Ad Block Plus prevented me from seeing this so-called “ad”.
Also, I don’t get zoonews’ post.
Oh well.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Also, I don’t get zoonews’ post.
Most common thought that members of CGB have. Other than This.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
http://bannerfarm.ace.advertising.com/CDN/137261/468×60_STHST_CCA.gif
Does Ad Block Plus even block images posted in the DBD? I guess it does, but is that intentional?
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
no, images and avatars in the DBD’s come through just fine. It’s just all the ads that are blocked.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I’m just asking because I had posted the image in my first post, but you weren’t able to see it.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, we currently have 6 justices. Which is great. But we need 1 or 3 more. So, please contact me at twistnhook at gmail dot com, if interested.
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I am still annoyed that my attempt at small talk was rebuffed. You basically told me to shut the fuck up and read. L is for Love.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You basically told me to shut the fuck up and read.
Or, as I like to call it, foreplay.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
You give potential love partners a waiver? Don’t you have your wife’s on file?
I bet the waiver says something about potentially getting honked and how they don’t have the right to end the interaction if a honking occurs.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards executed a deal just about an hour ago.
The Washington Wizards have agreed in principle to acquire Minnesota Timberwolves guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller for Etan Thomas, Oleksiy Pecherov and Darius Songaila and the fifth pick in Thursday’s NBA draft.
This is a huge deal draft-wise and many people speculate that the Timberwolves will make the best push for the Grizzlies and their second overall pick in order to draft Ricky Rubio. Minnesota now has four picks in the first round and probably a really good shot to trade up to grab their guy.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 4:58 PM PDT reply actions
If Minnesota isn’t able to get a deal done for the number 2 pick let it be noted that this will turn out to be an absolutely awful trade for them.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 23, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, hey, maybe not. They’re in a spot to grab both Stephen Curry and James Harden. That could work out really, really well.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 23, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
From the creator of Pearls Before Swine - a Cal grad with a hilarious blog.
Why you should always wear your Cal shirt.
My eleven-year-old son goes to school with twins, Zach and Max. They fear me.
I’m not sure when the tradition started, but when I see them, I chase them, as though I’m going to beat them up. I don’t know why they think that. Perhaps it was due to the few times I caught them and beat them up. I’ve pushed them down, thrown them into the mud, sat on top of them and pulled their hair.
Now before you judge me because I weigh three times what they do, consider this: There are two of them.
Consider this as well: I give them immunity if they are wearing a t-shirt that bears the name of my alma mater, the University of California. They now each have several.
As I was about to walk into Whole Foods this morning, the guy working the cafe wildly flagged me down through the window because I was wearing a Cal shirt. walked in, found him, had a good chat. Nice guy, if not a little exciteable.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I spent yesterday meeting people at my job. One of the people knew I was from Cal (and had done her undergrad at Cal) and yelled “Freshmen More Wood!” when she saw me.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
At the company, apparently. But even then, I’m only one person!
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
A sandwich place. I went for lunch with other people from work so I let them lead. It was some place on Montgomery, but I couldn’t find a name anywhere. They had a pretty quality selection of sandwiches/lunch-food, though.
Not dirt cheap, but far from unreasonable for lunch.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, and welcome to the monty/market lunch area. Rishi and I are familiar with many of the lunch places.
Well, when Rishi is able to get out for lunch that is…
I don’t think so, this one was between Bush and Sutter. I actively looked for a name but couldn’t find one for the place.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, sir. I’m still at the whole “I should get to know the people I work with” phase, but I’ll let you know when I get to it.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 24, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Do they judge you for being in rally-comm as I do?
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I doubt it, but that’s just because you’re a dick.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 23, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
But. To be fair, you were in rally comm.
So, these things even out.
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And today I’m a former member. Tomorrow you’ll still be a dick.
All jokes aside, being a part of Rally Committee was one of the most fun things I did while at Cal. It doesn’t get a whole lot of respect from too many students/(young alums), but the level of connection you get to the University (its history, its buildings, its traditions) is something you can’t get and cultivate too many places. Plus, it makes meeting older alums (read: networking) much easier when you can tell them that you fired the cannon, that you helped build the Bonfire and helped run a 10,000 person event.
Plus, by virtue of being around various sporting events (provided you do go), your heckling skills increase +5.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 24, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I was, have been, will continue to be, and are a dick for reasons that have NOTHING to do with your campus affiliations.
That said, I am sure there are many positives to being in rally comm. The next time you stalk me at a Cal event maybe you can stop me, say Hi and explain them to me.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I was trying to apply the reputed exchange of Churchill’s to my interaction with you (“Bessie, you are ugly, but come tomorrow I’ll be sober” or something to that effect). I’m well aware of your dickness having nothing to do with me. I don’t want that sort of blame on my conscience.
I do not stalk you. I just happen to notice you at events I go to due to you and your ridiculous outfits. Also, that’s the creepiest invitation to greet someone that I’ve ever received.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 24, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Creepier than getting stalked by a member of rally comm?
YOU BE THE JUDGE! Actually, not you. Somebody else.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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It’s not as creepy as being stalked by Oski, where you make eye contact with the eye in the eye-hole, rather than the mask.
Shudder.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Show us on the doll where Oski touched you?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
In Twist's defense
I’m pretty sure it’s ok for cal band members to mock rally comm – we have the same ‘connection’ with the campus that you do as well as tradition, potentially moreso in both instances.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Tour guides FTW
We know more about the campus than any of you. :-)
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Dude, I know more than you do for sure. Ask me a question. Anything.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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hmmm… okay, an easy one – what are the hands of the Campanile clocks made of?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I love being right.
Thanks Twist!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Of course it is, and it’s not like it’s one-sided.
And, of course there’s potential, it just doesn’t mean that it’s the case. : )
Also! Nice guess as to who I was (a while ago). I was with her when you sent her the message.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 24, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
She ID'ed me first
So I thought I had caught her red-handed
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
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SF Jazz puts out its fall catalog (caution: PDF). Nothing really jumps out at me as MUST SEE! I’m vaguely intrigued in Savon Glover and Don Byron is good, I saw a klezmer show of his a few years back. But nothing is like OMGMUSTSEE
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