DBD 090625 - Readers or Lurkers?
by ragnarok on Jun 25, 2009 8:22 AM PDT
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PrintThe other day, SierraBear, a reader and very infrequent commentator, left a rather interesting comment:
As a regular reader of the CGB and a very occasional poster (I try only to post when I have something of value to say that has not already been said) – I hate the term “Lurker” I’m a daggone reader… period. I’ll say something if it need sayin’! My primary interest is in learning occasionally valuable and generally esoteric information about Cal sports (except when Hydrotech posts – I always learn new and amazingly insightful stuff from his posts – I invested a few years in coaching frosh football at the HS level and used to think of myself as a knowledgable insider until I began reading Hydros analyses).
I prefer to think of my kind as massively intelligent and profoundly thoughtful observers who enjoy the veritable cornucopia of opinions and innane sarcasm that is the heart and soul of the CGB (used every big word I could think of).
When I stopped to think about it, I realized that SierraBear really had a point there; the term 'lurker' does have some creepy, almost stalker-ish connotations that don't really apply to frequent readers of this site who rarely, if ever, comment. Merriam-Webster's first two definitions of 'lurk' certainly aren't kind:
1 a: to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose b: to move furtively or inconspicuously c: to persist in staying
2 a: to be concealed but capable of being discovered ; specifically : to constitute a latent threat b: to lie hidden
The third definition, however, is more benign:
3: to read messages on an Internet discussion forum (as a newsgroup or chat room) without contributing
Wikipedia notes that lurking can be viewed either positively or negatively, depending on the forum's character:
The term dates back to the mid-1980s. Bulletin board systems (BBS) were often accessed by a single phone line (frequently in someone's home), there was an expectation that all who used a bulletin board would contribute to its content by uploading files and posting comments. Lurkers were viewed negatively, and might be barred from access by the sysop, if they did not contribute anything but kept the phone line tied up for extended periods.
By contrast, many modern Internet communities advise newbies to lurk for some time to get a feel for the specific culture and etiquette of the community, lest they make an inappropriate or redundant comment, ask a Frequently Asked Question, or incite a flame war. This leads to the tongue-in-cheek command to "lurk more", often intentionally misspelled as "lurk moar". The verb to "de-lurk" means to start contributing actively to a community having been a lurker previously. Lurking in terms of a forum makes sense because the forum is there to educate.
Irrespective of this more positive definition of lurker, an interesting question occurred to me on this topic: does it even make sense to refer to our less-particapatory readers as lurkers?
See, the prevalent metaphor operating on newsgroups, forums and chat rooms is one of a conversation between a number of participants. Take a typical chat room conversation. Now, imagine that you're actually in a room having that conversation face-to-face with those same people. Ignoring for a second the fact that all those people you thought were chicks are actually dudes, this translates pretty well. Of course, where do those people fit in who are reading this conversation, but not actively participating? They are in the room also, but they're hanging out on the edges of the room, eavesdropping on a conversation that they're not a part of. In terms of this metaphor, it's pretty easy to see how users would come up with the somewhat creepy term 'lurkers' to denote those who were sitting around, listening in on their conversations.
However, the typical blog doesn't really work like that. For the most part, it's an "I talk, you listen" sort of situation, a one-way conversation in which the readers are not expected to participate. Instead of a conversation in a room somewhere, a blogger can be seen as something closer to a lecturer on a stage, with the readers being the mostly silent audience. Yes, some interaction takes place in the comments section, but it's usually short and on-topic, with participation optional but certainly not expected, much like a Q+A session following the lecture.
Of course, the blogging platform here at SBN is industry-leading, and its comments section is amazing. Interaction between readers, sans blogger, is exceedingly high here, to the point where the Q+A session metaphor breaks down. A more accurate picture might be illustrated thus: the blog posts are lectures to an audience, and the comments section is a post-lecture mixer. Readers may choose to attend the post-lecture mixer (read the comments section) or not, and if they attend, it's not seen as odd if they listen in and don't participate (after all, the cold cuts provided are quite tasty). But what of the Daily Bear Bump? Now we strip the lecture metaphor down to the level of a talking point offered for attendees' consideration, and the subsequent mixer is pretty much all that is left.
So, with operating metaphors such as these, I don't really believe that 'lurker' is a term that really applies to readers who choose not to comment. We can call them readers, and us bloggers may refer to them as our 'audience', but to suggest that they 'lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose' unnecessarily denigrates them, and I for one won't have it.
I appreciate all of our readers, and moreover, at many other blogs and forums I would be considered a 'lurker' myself. My one request to those readers who don't normally comment: if you do find that us Marshawnthusiasts are catering to a small cadre of commentators, and ignoring what you're looking for in a Cal Blog, please do let us know before you decide we're not worth reading and walk away. It's the only way we can improve..
And now (finally! why won't he shut up?), on to the links:
BERKELEY - Cal Heisman Trophy candidate Jahvid Best will chat on the Bear Talk blog this Thursday, June 25 (1:30 p.m., PT). Cal football beat writer Jonathan Okanes of the Contra Costa Times will moderate the live chat in which Best will answer selected questions from fans.
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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Lurkers to me are like the kids who went to section, but never answered any of the GSI’s questions.
JAI HO!
by Rishi on Jun 25, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Commentors to me are like the kids that never received enough attention as a child, and act out accordingly.
I can tie my shoes!
by chowder on Jun 25, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Lurkers to me are like the kids who show up to the party, grab a cranberry vodka, and stand in the corner the whole night.
JAI HO!
Commentors to me are like the kids that go to a party, drink way too much, and participate in a wet T-shirt contest.
I can tie my shoes!
by chowder on Jun 25, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Lurkers to me are like the kids who go out to happy hour with coworkers and just snack on french fries.
JAI HO!
Commentors to me are like the kids that go to happy hour with their co-workers and try to keep everyone drinking until 2:00 am then visit a strip club.
I can tie my shoes!
NOBODY TELL MY WIFE I COMMENT IN THE DBD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS MEANINGLESS COMMENT!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
A) How do you know so much about my life?
B) Lurkers to me are like the kids who go to football games, then sit down.
JAI HO!
A) I am a Lurker, therefore I:
lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
by the way, you are wearing a nice tie today, I would have gone with a lighter shade, but still… nice tie.
B) Commentors are like the kids that go to football games, get drunk, get raucous, then push a 5 year-old girl down the steps in an attempt to confront an opposing fan.
I can tie my shoes!
pics of chowder pushing 5 year-old girls down steps or he’s a USC fan…..oh wait, USC fans push 5 year old girls down steps……so pics of chowder doing said action or he’s really a Cal fan.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
All I have is a pic of chowder doing a constitutionally protected strip search on a 13 year old girl.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Post it!
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
AGH HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS WEARING A TIE?!
Lurkers to me are like the kids who play a game of pick-up basketball and just stand right next to the basket, hoping the ball comes to them.
JAI HO!
Is that not a valid strategy when playing pickup basketball?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
No one is questioning the validity of commentating or lurking – just providing absurd metaphors.
JAI HO!
I was referring specifically to standing next to the basket waiting for the ball to come to me.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
From Wikipedia
A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the word “like” or “as”.1 Even though similes and metaphors are both forms of comparison, similes allow the two ideas to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas metaphors compare two things without using “like” or “as”. For instance, a simile that compares a person with a bullet would go as follows: “John was a record-setting runner and as fast as a speeding bullet.” A metaphor might read something like, “John was a record-setting runner. That speeding bullet could zip past you without you even knowing he was there.”
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
No, but if you catch it with your hands, its considered a penalty and the other basketball team gets a free kick.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Commentors to me are like the kids who play a game of pick-up basketball and foul everytime when it gets to game point.
I can tie my shoes!
Im more like that guy who plays pick-up basketball, but spends the entire time obsessing over which headband to waer.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Commentors to me are like the analysts who make spreadsheets in excel only to insert a chart shaped like a penis.
I can tie my shoes!
I prefer bell curves shaped like boobies
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Lurkers to me are like analysts who look at treasury yeild curves and think of their own penis.
JAI HO!
Commentors to me are like analysts who present treasury yield curves by showing their own penis.
I can tie my shoes!
Readers to me are like analysts who study treasury yield curves by measuring the circumference of their penis.
Am I playing the game correctly?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
GAME?!?! I thought we were having a genuine exchange leading to the discovery of truth.
I can tie my shoes!
HAHAHAHAH YOU SAID PENIS.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Lurkers to me are like people who go to McDonalds and order a diet coke to go along with their Big Mac, Fries, Milk Shake, and side of lard.
JAI HO!
Commentors are people who go to Burger King and order the seven incher because of disturbingly sexual advertisements.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I declare you lurker!
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Well it certainly isn’t the Nyan in him – General Ackbar saw to that.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Yeah and the Marvininmeum idea never really took off either.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Commentors to me are like people who go to McDonald’s order a kid’s meal, then masturbate in the bathroom.
I can tie my shoes!
Lurkers to me are like the people who have to clean the bathroom at McDonald’s after commentators are done masturbating in it.
JAI HO!
Commentors to me are like the people pee on the toilet seat at McDonald’s bathrooms.
I can tie my shoes!
Lurkers to me are like the people who have to clean the toiler seat at McDonald’s when I’m done pissing on it.
JAI HO!
Commentors to me are like the people that remove the toilet and wear it around their neck at a party saying “look at how funny I am”
I can tie my shoes!
seems like the term “lurkers” is just negative enough to try to get “readers” to become “commentors.”
We should call them “TwistNHookGroupies” a term SO negative, they’ll all begin commenting immediatey.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
with a slogan “I twist for Cal football”
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
3 new telecasts for football announced:
BERKELEY – At least three additional California football games for the 2009 season will be telecast with live broadcasts now officially scheduled for contests against Eastern Washington, Minnesota and Washington.
Comcast SportsNet California will air the Sept. 12 Eastern Washington game, with kickoff slated for 2:30 p.m. In addition, CSN California will show the season finale at Washington Dec. 5, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Cal’s road contest at Minnesota Sept. 19 will be broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2; becoming the fourth nationally-televised Golden Bear game of the campaign. The ESPN/ESPN2 determination will be made six days in advance of the contest that will begin at 11 a.m. CT (9 a.m. PT).
Other previously announced 2009 Cal football telecasts are against Maryland (Sept. 5, 7 p.m. PT – ESPN2), at Oregon (Saturday, Oct. 26, 12:30 p.m. PT – ABC) and versus USC (Saturday, Oct. 3, 5 p.m. PT – ABC).
Game times and television information for the six other 2009 Cal games will be announced during the season, either six or 12 days in advance of each contest. Options for those games include ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, FSN and Versus.
Over the past two seasons, every Golden Bear football game has been televised live, and a total of 73 contests have been on TV during Jeff Tedford’s first seven seasons as head coach.
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by TwistNHook on Jun 25, 2009 8:40 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So when we are told we have 4 Nationally televised games, they really mean 2, plus the ABC regional package. Am I wrong on this?
I can tie my shoes!
I guess it depends on what you mean by “nationally” televised (i.e., does it include GamePlan access). Also, I don’t think the USC game is necessarily “regional.” ABC doesn’t always split the nation for the Saturday night telecasts (though it’s prolly likely). And don’t they sometimes “reverse mirror” the Saturday night game (i.e., putting the game not in your ABC viewing area on ESPN2)?
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
Reverse mirror is not available for Pac-10 games.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
the decision on the weather the 5 pm games are regional or
national is not final, i think.
’cause if both us and $c are undefeated…..that might be a game to show nationwide in prime time….(8pm eastern)
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 25, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
does anyone know if baby carp (TBB 8/23/2009) will be able to make it to any Cal games this year?
Pics or your wives/gfs stopped taking bcp’s too.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Cal Football: At least there’s Santa. Right?
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 25, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
We had this discussion several months ago
The answer was a ginormous NO.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jun 25, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Mens golfers at final 32 in state amateur championship:
DALY CITY, Calif. – Eric Mina and George Gandranata continue play today in the Round of 32 at the CGA California State Amateur on Lake Merced Golf Course, making the cut after Tuesday’s conclusion of stroke play with Mina in a tie for 18th (70-73 – 143) at 1-under and Gandaranta in 23rd at even par (74-70 – 144).
Mina, a rising junior from Fremont now seeded 14th, takes on No. 19 seed Grant Rapplye of Elk Grove as the tournament shifts to single-elimination match play today, while Grandranata, a 2009 graduate from Emeryville now seeded 23rd, tees off against No. 10 seed Scott Travers of Trabuco Canyon.
Each day’s winners advance to the following day’s round, with a champion crowned after Saturday’s final round
Fellow Golden Bears Stephen Hale (72-76 – 148, +4) and and Devin Hexner (76-77 – 153, +9) did not advance in the 156-player field.
Lake Merced Golf Course was redesigned in 1929 under the guidance of Dr. Alister MacKenzie and more recently in 1996 by Rees Jones. This championship marks the first time since its inception in 1912 that the State Amateur has been played in Northern California away from the Monterey Peninsula. The championship began at Del Monte GC, then shifted to Pebble Beach in 1919 and Monterey Peninsula Country Club in 2007.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I like the term “lurker” because it intimates that they are dangerous and creepy, which is EXACTLY like our regular commenters. Gives these lurkers the thought that they too can be as reasonable and calm as Spazzy or as hilariously witty as Rishi.
Let’s not crush their hope, Ragnarok.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
the comments section is a post-lecture mixer.
Somebody spiked the punch here.
With salvia!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I spiked the punch with saliva.
Whose, I’m not telling.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
it’s an “I talk, you listen” sort of situation, a one-way conversation in which the readers are not expected to participate
It’s almost as if you WANT me to insult my wife/marriage. I mean c’mon, don’t give me these eephus pitches anymore, give me a challenge!!!
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
but to suggest that they ‘lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose’ unnecessarily denigrates them
You clearly know very little about AERose, then. Dude LOVES to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose! It’s what he lives for. It’s his raison det’rierre (I didn’t even attempt to figure out how to spell that). He lies in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose, thus he is.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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No. Because I go through it and then when I think of something, I put it in. It ensures that I dont forget anything and also that its easier to respond to each individual thought.
But I certainly understand how reading is hard for you
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
My Hook is a little rusty though (ENTENDRES GALORE).
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Let me talk about this awful Shaq to Cleveland trade
Awful. AWFUL. Suns fans should be apoplectic at what Sarver has turned his team into after being on the cusp of a title two years ago. He has now helped turn Shawn Marion, Raja Bell, and Boris Diaw into Ben Wallace, Jason Richardson, Sasha Pavlovic and a bunch of knives to stab Suns fans with. They’re like the team of broken toys. All they need is Nash to go to New York and deal Stoudemire, and Sarver will have the money to pay those cougar mistresses of his.
As for Shaq to Cleveland…I guess it’s a good short-term move to win a title in 2009 (probably Shaq’s last prime season). They finally have a low post defender to match Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, and/or Pau Gasol, and all indications are Shaq’s getting in pretty good shape this summer. If he doesn’t get injured down the stretch they’re in great shape to win a title.
But they might as well be calling this Lebron’s last tour in Cleveland, because this team isn’t winning anything after this year. Big Z’s heading to the bench and on his way to retirement, Shaq staying healthy is a big if, Wally’s worthless, which leaves you with a core going forward of JJ Hickson, Varejao, West, Gibson & Williams. It’s going to be a huge ‘if’ for James to return to Cleveland.
And why didn’t they make that move last summer when it was being actively discussed? I guess Ferry needed to make it so one-sided that Phoenix would only look REALLY bad making it.
Get ready for this alternate Kobe/Lebron storyline: Kobe and Shaq, who will get #5? Kill me. Now.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 9:02 AM PDT reply actions
I think the Suns problem began when they were good, then started to sell off their draft picks. The Suns always needed just a little bit more depth to keep their players healthy and fresh for the playoffs. 1st round draft picks would do that, particularly the 7th pick in 04, which they traded for nothing.
The Joe Johnson fiasco didn’t help, though I understand that a bit more.
I can tie my shoes!
Sarver is a notorious penny pincher, and it didn’t help that almost all his financial success was tied into the housing market. I wouldn’t be surprised if he sells the team in the next three years.
I feel the Cavs can win the title; they do have the potential to win 66 again if Shaq meshes well. But there’s no dynasty being born for Rock City. LeBron and Mike Brown have to deliver this season or both of them could be gone, one of them to New York.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if the Cavs will be much better. I don’t know if Shaq is all that effective. I also think, he’ll clog the lane for Lebron. You may suggest alley-oops, or drive n’ dishes but Shaq doesn’t have that explosion anymore to propel a 350 lb frame into the air and make those plays work. He will provide a 2nd option offensively.
I can tie my shoes!
Maybe he will use some of his new MMA moves to get an advantage over the younger guys:
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
The Cavs don't fastbreak that much
That offense is perfect for Shaq. Stand around, watch Lebron, he gets ten to fifteen touches in the post to relieve James of the burden, hope that’s enough there. Plus Shaq plays Bynum/Gasol and Howard pretty well straight up.
If it’s anywhere Cleveland will suffer, it’s on defense…Shaq couldn’t guard a screen and roll in his prime, he’s not going to do it now.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna have to agree, I think it’s a good fit for Shaq. This trade address one of their issues, but it still doesn’t change the rest of the team – even with Shaq, I don’t think the Cavs beat the Magic. Shaq doesn’t provide a response to the quick ball movement and outside shooting of the Magic. The Lakers had to be strong defensively at all 5 positions to beat the Magic, and the Cavs just don’t have that yet.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
My SEC-Pac-10 Bowl
I asked people from CGB, Track’em Tigers, and Team Speed Kills, where they would want a Pac-10-SEC bowl game to be held. The winner was…. Why Bother it Will Never Happen with 18 votes (20%), edging out Dallas, which was hugely popular with Auburn people, Dallas totaled 15 votes (16.9%). Washington D.C. finished in last with 2 votes (2.2%). And write-in votes included Arizona, Denver, So Cal, and Vegas.
Why Bother it will never Happen received 2/3 of their votes from CGB.
I can tie my shoes!
This is all zoonews’s fault. He makes everyone dour. Needs more photoshop.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard things are big in Dallas.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The enhanced breasts sure are
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jun 25, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't realize this was the DBD because the date format was all fucked up
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
CGB standard is 6.25.09, but then again I’m not a justice. I want Twist to do DBD’s from now on.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
If I answer incorrectly, Eric Bana will stab my with his sharp pointy staff.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Nyan put that trap there as retribution for beating him in the Meme Madness Tourney
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
So is that a vote for lurker or reader?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
IT'S A TARP
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 25, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
IT'S CARP!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
On one hand, I know one person commented, but seriously is there a majority out there who feel sensitive to being referred to as a lurker? Who cares.
On the other hand, let’s call them readers then and be done with it. Maybe it even makes CGB sound more professional to say that we have “readership” which is much more appealing than to say that we have “lurkership”.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather have a lurkership. Lurking implies a certain amount of obession, readership implies a mild appreciation. I want people to be obessed with me, to think of me and only me, to live and die with every breath I take. I don’t want their appreciation, I want their tears, blood, and SOUL!
I can tie my shoes!
Go push a little kid down the stairs and you’ll have your 15 mins of fame
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
So basically you want everyone to be rollonubears.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 25, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
He didn’t say anything about being incapable of constructing a sentence without superlatives, so I’m assuming he’s not talking about rollonubears.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I would defend myself, but both sentences are entirely true so I really don’t have any ammunition.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I wrote this diatribe, and, my rhetoric aside, even I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I merely thought it was an interesting discussion of internet terminology and the metaphors we all use (mostly unconsciously) to relate the internet to real life situations to which we’re already familiar.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I THINK ITS A HUGE DEAL. IM OUTRAGED!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Lincecumian!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I’m going to eat at BK today… for the first time in years. B/c I gotta support a company that is THIS ballsy. Damn!
by danzig on Jun 25, 2009 9:54 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
The only thing that could make it better is the King is somehow involved.
BUT HOW??
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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What about his seven inch meat sandwich in your mouth? (Don’t forget to clean off the sauce from your face before you got back to the office).
Hilarious…but not enough to make me eat there.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Her mouth is not nearly big enough for that sandwich.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 25, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, that sandwich feels pretty good about itself right now.
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 25, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where’s the requisite news story of people offended by this campaign?
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 25, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Im sure jezebel.com is ALL over it.
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flag’d (ask hydro)
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
let’s just say that “Angry Pirate” was involved, and leave it at that.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Im so happy I figured out how to check flags.
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How?
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Become a Marshawntusiast. Thats the first step.
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Please?
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna do it for lunch, I want my mind blown away.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what she said!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
The Super Seven Incher doesn't exist
Is that ad real? I was really fucking disappointed to go to the BK here in Burbank only to be told "no the only thing we have like that is the chicken sandwich or the burger shots. Um, well burger shots are nothing like the super seven incher. Dime, me entiendes pendeja? Estoy preguntandote si tengas una hamburguesa asi [proceed to whip out my own seven incher]. Still nothing. Fuck. False advertising. BK really isn’t that good, and my double whopper was really disappointing, maybe especially disappointing because it wasn’t the super seven incher.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
According to this article, it exists
Article is dated today.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see this sandwich in Ohio. Our market seems to be a guinea pig for new shit like this all the time.
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I take back everything I said about Singapore.
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A place that enjoys the BK Seven Incher sounds like a magical rainbow place with cotton candy and gumdrops and a single-payer health care system.
Which is EXACTLY how I imagine Ohio is.
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Best international cities to travel to
My friend and I were having this debate about the best cities to visit overseas. She argued for Paris because ’there’s so much to see’ and it’s perfectly picturesque. I argued for Prague, because people from Prague are awesome, it’s just as beautiful as Paris and it’s pretty freaking cheap.
Rome is a close second; certainly a lot to see, but a little too touristy. My impartial list goes something like this.
1) Prague
2) Rome
3) Bangkok (The Asian Prague)
4) Tokyo
5) Vancouver
6) Ljubljana (in Slovenia, beautiful)
7) Venice
8) Singapore
9) Paris (have to go there one more time for the Louvre, don’t really feel obligated to go there after that).
10) Vienna
Next-to-last) Manila (A great place to visit, if you love malls)
Last) Mumbai (I’m Indian, and I hate that city)
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 10:14 AM PDT reply actions
not enough Elizabeth Dindial.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
sadly, I’ve never been farther west of Hawai’i, farther south than Isle de Cozumel, farther north than Whistler, and farther east than Boston.
I have been to 23 states…that should get me a gold star or two, right?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I think that there might only be 23 states worth seeing, so that in itself is a big accomplishment.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Alaska, Maine, and the greater DC area are the only major states not on the list. I’d like to see DC, catch a game at Camden Yards (Baltimore), and do whatever the hell I’m supposed to do in Maine and Alaska. Some of the redneck states I’d do only to catch a game.
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--Coach Clark
I’m going to DC for the first time next week, for the 4th of July and the AT&T National tournament!
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
big golf fan?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
wife could have been a professional golfer. we’re going hopefully to see Camilo Villegas, her countryman. and of course to see Tiger.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
DC can be fun but the weather is atrocious this time of year.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Im at 5! GO TWISTNHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK!
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by TwistNHook on Jun 25, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I haven’t been west of Hawai’i either. I also have been to about 25 states.
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I believe I’m up to 27 states, with Minnesota to come this September.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I presume that changing planes does not count?
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It does not. Georgia and Wyoming are both borderline cases for me, as I only got out of the car once or twice in each state.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Well that takes away Texas for me. And Illinois that I remember, but I apparently went to it when I was 2 and living in Indiana.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve changed planes in Texas a bunch, but I’d never actually left the airport until last summer.
Incidentally, I had an eight-hour layover in London changing planes a couple years ago, so I took the opportunity to go into town for lunch. Something like that is worth counting.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Does it count “west of Hawaii” if you went East to get there?
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Dude, the earth isn’t round. If you keep going east you’re going to fall off the world.
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They all got laid off. Because of the economy.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been to more countries than states…I think I’ve been to a total of two states that don’t have a coastline.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Carp, I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but having met her in person, she’s not the goddess you imagine.
The The is above souls.
Stenography or you met a cardboard cutout of Dindial.
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I was going to say that I think either Barcelona or Madrid should be on the list. Madrid is so easy to travel around on the metro, probably as easy as Paris. Barcelona is nice just because of the beach but I didn’t find it very easy to get around, and the people are either really nice or complete a-holes…depends if they’re Catalan or not.
So I guess that just leaves Madrid. It really should be on there.
Been to Rome, Tokyo, Paris, Vienna….they are all great.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Haven’t been to Spain. Biggest failure of my life.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I am putting the fact that you didn’t kill me when you had the chance higher.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I hated Madrid*
Even though:
1. I had the best meal of my trip in Madrid
2. The museums were better
3. My wallet didn’t get stolen (unlike Barcelona)
*Hated in this case means: liked the least of the 4 cities I visited in Spain
Barcelona
1. Expensive
2. THIEVES!!!!!!
But man, I just liked that city
Been to Sydney too, its great. Not sure its better than Madrid.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
No, Im asking where is it? Asia? Europe? Africa?
IM STUPID!
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you’re not stupid, you’re twistnhook
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, Ive been to Singapore. I was so freaked out the entire time, I couldnt spit or chew gum. And then I couldnt COMPLAIN about not being able to spit or chew gum. Singapore is like if Disneyland said “Lets make a vibrant Asian city.” It seemed more like a facade of vibrancy than actual vibrancy.
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I saw it out of a plane once. It looked tiny and distant.
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It seemed more like a facade of vibrancy than actual vibrancy.
Exactly. Singapore is like the dead-and-zombified version of Hong Kong.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I might go to Hong Kong this winter. I’ll try to stalk LeonPowe.
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Leon lives in Hong Kong?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 25, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, Im not entirely sure. Thats what makes the stalking so fun!
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How many people are stalking LeonPowe???
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Who isn’t stalking LeonPowe???
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was China but one time he made a reference to Malaysia. He is just an international man of mystery.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hong Kong is teh awesome
if you really do go, post something here. I have a continuing-to-grow (it’s at about 7 pages printed out) list of recommendations for places to eat, see and do there.
Well, its all up in the air now, money has to be saved, plans have to be made, virgins have to be sacrificed at the altar of Xenu. You know how it is.
I was in Hong Kong once before when I was 12. I remember seeing junk ships and thinking the name sucks. I remember being told we were going to an “arcade” and being SUPER excited. But it turned out to be a high end shopping mall, WHICH SUCKED. I remember the humidity being BRUTAL! And I remember being really confused by money exchanging and thinking breakfast cost like 70 American bucks (when it actually cost 70 of the Hong Kongese currency).
I preidict its changed some since then.
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It's changed
But I predict confusion for the older TNH anyways.
Humidity is still brutal (although I think BKK and Manila are worse).
If you want, I can direct you to some video game arcades. My favorite has all 4 Time Crisis Machines in a row, so you can progress and get crisis-ier.
Never been to Delhi before. Had a friend who worked there as a law clerk for 6 months. She hat hat HATTED it.
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Well, hat just means hate. Helpful?
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Are you kidding me? I’m not sure what’s worse, the heat or…no, it’s the heat for sure.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
DONT GO DURING SPRING! OUR SPRING IS THEIR SUMMER! ITS BRUTALLY HOT, THEN! RISHI IS TRYING TO AMBUSH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go during our winter. Its not as hot.
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FUCK NO IT AINT! Ive been up at like 6 AM in the morning and required little more than a thin jacket.
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Um… what?
I’ve been to Delhi in winter too many times to count.
It’s freezing. Colder, significantly so, than here.
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Maybe its diff up North. Never been up that way.
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Yes, it’s tremendously different up north.
Bangalore is still warm to hot during winter. Delhi is freezing cold.
Stop arguing things you have no personal knowledge of (incoming lol guess u cant talk about sex lol)
JAI HO!
Yes, India’s seasons are “too hot”, “too rainy”, and occasionally “too cold”. Kinda like DC, except for the rainy thing. Yet another reason I’m grateful for California.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
It can never be too rainy. I have only been deterred by rain once. And that was because it was record rainfall… for Vancouver. When a city that is well known for its rain has record rainfall, it is fucking terrifying. Then it got really cold and started snowing. In November. And it snowed more on those 2 days of vacation then it did in the 4 years I lived there. Thanks for really random weather, global warming!
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Delhi? DELHI? DELHI???
That’d be like picking the best cities in America and starting with Fayetteville, Arkansas.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I don’t even know what to say to this. But then I remember that Beckett’s is your favorite bar in Berkeley and that you like lemon drops, and it all makes sense.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
We’ve been over this, but we’ll do it again:
Beckett’s is a good go-to joint in Berkeley, especially on weekdays.
$3 lemon drops > $3 shots of tequila.
QED
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Motherf*cker
fixed again. I am dumb
$3 shots of anything > $3 lemon drops
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What kind of whiskey? If Jack, I agree with Rishi.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I can think of quite a few bars that do $3 shots of jack…
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
lemon drops are too sweet, they make me sick. Shots make me less nauseous.
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Agree – I find sweet drinks more sickening than strong drinks.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I can have one or two sweet drinks, max.
Beer is a better happy hour vehicle, but beer also will make me sleepy faster (which makes no sense).
Tomorrow, I’m pulling a 4-4. There is no way I’ll be able to do it with beer or vomit-inducing $3 whiskey.
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Does this happen to anyone else – if I’m low on sleep or tired for some reason, the first beer always makes me sleepy, but the second one wakes me up again. It’s kinda odd.
And a 4-4 is insane. CBKWit should buy you a shot of $4 whiskey.
I like how CBKWit stops by once a week or so to discuss Arkansas family life and lemon drops.
His words are few, but profound.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Mrs Berkelium, is that you?
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jun 25, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
How come you dont have Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on there?
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You’ve clearly never been to South Carolina.
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Wearing a hood and a bedsheet doesn’t make one international.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Well-played, young chap.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven't been all over
A fact, I’m working on changing next year. I do talk travel with friends and from what I’ve heard:
-Prague is awesome
-Vienna is great
-Croatia is awesome
-Italian Alps (near Lake Como, awesome)
-Rome, Venice and Athens are overrated.
I’ve also heard great things about New Zealand, with mixed things about Australia.
I can tie my shoes!
My friend and I took at detour to Rome and spent 48 hours there in the old city. Saw pretty much all one would want to see, and then we were out. I don’t think I’d want to spend more than 2 days there, but it was definitely something to see all the ruins and monuments and the vatican in real life.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Athens is worth a day for the historical sites. The best part about Athens is that they have the port to catch the ferries to the Greek Islands. Makes it all worth it.
I think an ideal trip would be to fly to Athens, see the sites for a day, and then charter a catamaran to sail around the islands.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I forgot about Crete. Crete’s pretty sweet. Still want to check out Malta.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Eh, seen one former Knights Hospitaller island outpost, seen 'em all
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
Prague – great town to visit, cool old buildings. But outside of the tourist area, it’s all run down Communist apartment blocks.
Rome – Tourist trap central. Go see the historical sites and get out of town.
Paris – Is awesome. I could easily chill there for a month, if I ever mastered enough French to not be that American guy.
London – ok, it’s expensive but is loads of fun.
I chilled in Paris for a month. I never mastered any French and was that American guy.
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The french don’t seem to care if you’re american, as long as you smile and at least say “hello” and “thank you” in their language.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Not nearly enough great beer cities
Munich, Cologne, London, Brussels, Portland, San Francisco, Philadelphia, …
Go Bears!
by California Pete on Jun 25, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
“Best city” + “Philadelphia” = Error, does not compute
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Ben Franklin, Dr. J, Rocky Balboa, THA1 … They’ve got to count for something?!
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by California Pete on Jun 25, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
The Fresh Prince of Philadelphia?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 25, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Last) Mumbai (I’m Indian, and I hate that city)
Hey, there’s one thing we agree on.
Singapore sucks though. It’s sterile, soulless and boring. Hong Kong is way better.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I just loved their airport/airlines so much that I translated it to the city.
Singapore Airlines isn’t just an air service, it’s an experience to be treasured.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they are pretty good. Although I’m somewhat embittered towards Singapore/Cathay/etc. in general because I associate them with 18 hour flights that make me want to stab myself.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I associate them with 18 hour flights that make me want to stab myself.
I KNOW!! I hate those long flights. I got a portable DVD player, which is nice. And now many places have TVs, so you can play video games or watch movies or as many episodes of Fresh Prince as you can!!!!!!!!
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I always have books, watch movies, etc…it’s the sitting in one place for that long that drives me crazy. Also, I can’t sleep on planes, which doesn’t help.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Singapore airport is sickeningly good. KoiPond4liiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!
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Vancouver airport is amazing. They used to (or still may make you) pay $10 every time you enter the building. Its worth it once you see what they do with the money (giant waterfall that pays homage to native americans).
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone been to the Riviera
What is better the French, Spanish, or Italian version?
I can tie my shoes!
Spanish is ok, Italian is ok…..the French Riviera is fucking amazing. Luxury yachts parked offshore, topless French women bronzing themselves (not all of them should be….ugh), Monte Carlo casino just up the road. Its more glitz and glammor than the other two, so its a chance to feel like you’re really somebody special, whereas the other two its more of a typical coastal vacation.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Its more glitz and glammor than the other two
I think that’s why I enjoyed the Italian Riviera so much. Different tastes, that’s all.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I think both have their place, different vacations for different objectives, I would say. I would go back to both….or I would charter a sailboat and sail around the whole area.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I would charter a sailboat and sail around the whole area.
Now that’s an idea.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I’m chartering a catamaran next spring and sailing around the Virgin Islands….its surprisingly cheaper than you would imagine. Which has inspired ideas of doing the same around Belize, Greek Islands, French Mediterranean….etc
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
It's "ask danzig" time!
Danzig, what is your list of awesome international cities?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, but I’m the wrong person to ask about travel. My boss and I travel so much that we generally don’t go anywhere if we not required to. Plus, I keep telling everyone how cool Canada is, which most people scoff at.
There are definitely places in Canada worth visiting. Banff is beautiful, and Vancouver may be the cleanest city I’ve ever been it. Niagra Falls is worth a visit. Would have liked more time in Montreal, but Quebec City is a really cool walled medieval(-style) city, the kind you normally have to travel to Europe to see.
Calgary was pretty ‘meh’, however. A lot like Texas, but colder.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Vancouver is great
2010 Olympics here I come!
Tickets to:
Men’s Ice hockey – Germany vs Belarus, Russia vs. Czech Republic
Women’s Curling – Qualifying
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Love Victoria and LOVE Vancouver. Like the U.S. but with less attitude. Plus if you love seafood and fishing… and the outdoor life, then you’ll love BC.
I've been to Victoria and Vancouver a lot
Vancouver is more fun, but they’re both pretty great.
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Ohmygod I am going too! I don’t have tickets. My dad has an apartment there. You are welcome to crash on the couch :]
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Are your parents still married? does dad leave for long weekends alone “to unwind”?
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--Coach Clark
Birth certificate or rollon is SC gov Sanford’s illegitimate bastard son.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Owww.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
They are still married. My dad has a very complicated work situation that I am not going to explain.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad works in Vancouver?
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad calls Calgary ‘Houston North’
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough, except Houston doesn’t have the Rocky Mountains looming in the background. I think Denver is a much better comparison.
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by California Pete on Jun 25, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
First off… I flag you for thinking for thinking that Freida is more beautiful than Katrina.
Secondly, I flag both of us for flagging someone else for a preference that is completely arbitrary and not really dependent on merit.
who is katrina? besides one big bad bitch of a hurricane.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Unlike Rishi (and apparently Danzig*), my knowledge of Bollywood actresses is marginal-to-non-existent, but the filename points to it being http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Kaif.
*I doubt Danzig’s knowledge of any topic is marginal-to-non-existent
Katrina is more “omg, she’s so hot I could never talk to her”.
Freida is more “hey… let’s go to dinner and I’ll buy you a stuffed bear”.
JAI HO!
Do you think all it would take is a stuffed bear? Cuz I’m feeling a little portly, and I AM a Cal alum, after all……..buda-bum……nailed it!
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I toured Italy on my honeymoon, and while Rome is definitely worth visiting (especially for the Vatican), I think my favorite city in Italy (and the one I’d most likely make a return visit to) was actually Florence.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I dunno. I’ve been to a lot of cities in Italy, but not for too long. Genoa’s pretty run down, Milan’s really cosmopolitan, Venice is a two day stopover (but still pretty cool), Florence I saw in about three hours (definitely need to visit again), Naples in a day (to see Pompeii mainly), Pisa for the tower.
I need to backpack next time.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Vancouver for the win. Or for the 5th place.
Prague: Czech it out!
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Singapore?
I’m one of the biggest Singapore fans in the world, and even I wouldn’t put it on my top 10.
Bangkok – the Asian Prague? Really? I love Bangkok, but aside from a very few small pockets (Wat Arun . . .and maybe the Temple of the Jade Buddha and the Teak Palace) there’s very little about BKK that’s anything like Prague.
Off the top of my head what your list seems to be missing:
1. Kyoto – I’d argue a better place to visit for first time visitors to Japan than Tokyo
2. Beijing – The Summer Palace, Tian’anmen Square, Temple of Heaven, 3000 years of imperial history, Great Wall, amazing food
3. Hong Kong – in my mind, the most well run city in the world. it’s also my favorite city in the world. the best skyline, probably my favorite eating city, fantastic public transport, compact and easy to see what you want to, good nature trips, there’s a million things to recommend about HK.
4. Rio – it’s Rio.
5. Capetown – TWO OCEANS!
6. Melbourne – yeah, Sydney is much more famous and has more landmarks, but I just find the feel of Melbourne much more pleasant than Sydney. Sorry Sydneysiders
7. Luang Prabang, Laos – If you spend enough time in Asia, everyone goes around saying how magical Laos (or Lao, if you’re being pretentious, which most people are) is. I didn’t really find it that, but Luang Prabang is pretty cool.
8. Hanoi – if they could get rid of the scooters. Or at least the horns on the scooters.
1aaaaa. I can’t believe I forgot this: BARCELONA – IT RULES. I love Barca. It should be #1 or #2 on any list of cities to visit overseas.
9. I’ve never been to these cities, but I could see how they could make a list: Buenos Aries, Budapest, Istanbul, Beruit (really! it gets high marks from all my friends who have been), Edinburgh and Dublin.
10. Manila does have its weak points, but its not armpit of the world bad. There’s plenty of worse places: Shenzhen, China, Belize City, Belize, Lagos, Nigeria, Brasilia, Brazil, J’Berg, S. Africa, etc.
5. Capetown – TWO OCEANS!
Which two?
Buenos Aries
You ain’t alone, apparently!
Whats your view on Brisbane? I’ve never been to Oz, but I have a lot of friends there and they love Brisbane. SunshineCoast4liiiiiiife.
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Needs more Vancouver.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
This video of Allen Iverson, Jim Mora, Dennis Green, Mike Gundy and others is epically hilarious.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 25, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions
Dont forget about the Best interview in a few hours.
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At 1:30, to be specific www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk to get the link
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Weve got that open thread to discuss it in. Lets be calm, reasonable, professional.
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Are you suggesting I’m neither calm, reasonable, nor professional?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I want my membership fee refunded.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
We already used that to pay somebody to strangle a mountain ox with their bare hands. Sorry.
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By the way, in the new Transformer movie, there’s a line where the dude says “kissing her was like kissing a mountain ox”. I wonder if that’s where Megan Fox got the idea for the line she was quoted saying about the other chick.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That movie was not nearly as bad as the critics made it out to be.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I am putting the over/under at 100 status messages over the past few days that said something along the lines of: “ZOMG BEST MOVIE EVAIR”
Then one kid said it was just alright. And like 30 people responded calling him an idiot. And one told him to go kill himself. High comedy.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Also a long history of Michael Bay sucking lead me to believe that this movie blows
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Those summaries are comical. This sounds like one of the worst movies of the decade.
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by Berkelium97 on Jun 25, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I doubt high schoolers are the best judges of actual movie quality.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather listen to Mr. Roboto on a loop for 150 minutes than watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen again.
For the win, Mike Ward of Richmond.com, for the win.
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by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, going in, I had really low expectations – the only reason I went is because my roommate was going, and I’m still getting to know him, so I figured I should go out and do sociable things. I was expecting wretched, horrible, supremely unwatchable putrescence. But that’s not what I got. I got a fairly watchable movie. It wasn’t great by any means. But it just wasn’t as bad as everyone made it out to be.
And seriously, it’s not even the worst movie of the summer. My roommate said that Year One (which he saw a few days ago) was much, much worse than Transformers 2.
You want to talk bad movies? Go watch “Bangkok Dangerous”. Then, on the off chance you didn’t rip your eyeballs out halfway through that suck-fest, go see Transformers 2. There is no comparison.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I went is because my roommate was going, and I’m still getting to know him, so I figured I should go out and do sociable things. I was expecting wretched, horrible, supremely unwatchable putrescence. But that’s not what I got. I got a fairly watchable movie. It wasn’t great by any means. But it just wasn’t as bad as everyone made it out to be.
Thats one gender specific word away from being my experience everytime I go to see a movie!
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That’s good. I’m going to see it tonight. I’m expecting it to be ridiculously, hilariously (you remember me busting up laughing during the preview of Transformers 2 before we saw Star Trek?). Also, I’m planning on being quite drunk, which should help immensely.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I moved two meetings this afternoon just so I could follow the live chat. Now THAT is dedication, gentlemen.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I should point out though that I should be punished for not blocking off that hour on my calendar in the first place.
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by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
ESPN
So ESPN has been doing this NFL All-Decade feature…here’s the link to their All-Decade offense: http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcwest/0-3-2376/All-decade-offense—Brady-leads-packed-roster.html
I couldn’t help but notice the extent to which they lean on Super Bowl appearances as a deciding factor. ESPN seems to have this weird inability to distinguish between team and individual success – best example I can think of is Gene Wojgljeropwewski (the guy with the Favre fetish) saying “Rodgers was a better quarterback, but Favre won more games”.
Look at this quote from the article I linked: “Manning may be more gifted and have more impressive numbers, but Brady has won three Super Bowls and is widely considered one of the most cunning players ever to suit up.”
So…Manning is a better player and has better numbers, but Brady has more wins. Is it just possible that since a football team consists of 22+ players, the rest of the team may have something to do with Brady’s wins?
Look at Brady’s and Manning’s numbers. Apart from Brady’s insane 2007 season, I can’t see how you would put him ahead of Manning.
Any thoughts?
Some may say that Manning’s performance in the playoffs and lack of ability to drive his team to victory, the way Brady has, plays a role in his team losing.
But that’s just me.
Regardless, there really is no wrong answer to the question of who is better – Manning or Brady
JAI HO!
I strongly disagree with people using “clutchness” or other intangibles as a measure of a player’s skill/performance for two reasons:
1. There’s no way to determine for certain that one given player is responsible for winning a game, particularly when that player is the quarterback. Even when it’s a close game that’s won due to one crazy play – everything from field position to pass protection to the receiver’s actions are also a factor, and it’s impossible to untangle them.
2. One playoff game can be an anomaly. Regular season performance has a larger sample size and is therefore a better indicator of a player’s ability/skill/whatever you want to call it.
If you’ve read Moneyball, you may recall the chapter where Lewis reads off a list of quotes from various sports analysts about how the As are “chokers” and “not clutch” in the playoffs, and then shows that statistically they’re actually BETTER in the playoffs – talking about clutchness is just a lazy way for sportscasters to explain away a defeat.
Btw: Manning’s playoff rating is 85, Brady’s is 88. The difference between Manning and Brady in the regular season seems larger than the difference in the post-season. I feel like the whole “clutch” and “choker” tags are just reputations they’ve acquired that the facts don’t back up.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you only disagree with ‘clutchness’ when applied to football, or all major sports?
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Depends on the sport…I don’t really know that much about baseball, for example, so I’m mostly going off what I read in Moneyball.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you think it might have something to do with the 50+ players on the Chargers and Colts NOT named “Manning” or “Rivers”?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, here are the combined QB numbers for the Colts two playoff games vs. the Chargers:
Manning:
58/90 (64%), 712 yards, 4 TD, 2 int
Rivers:
34/55 (61%), 481 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
How is that relevant? We’re talking about who’s better, not who experiences a sharper playoffs dropoff.
If Manning drops from 95 to 85 (example) in the playoffs, and Jeff George drops from 11 to 7, does that mean Jeff George is a better QB?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
No, but if Manning drops (example) from 95 to 85, while Brady stays consistent at 88, that would prove that, while Mannings puts up better numbers, he is less clutch.
JAI HO!
I’m not sure exactly how you’re defining clutch.
I am arguing that if (Regular-season-Manning – Regular-season Brady) ~= (Post-season-Brady – Post-season-Manning), then Manning > Brady, because regular season is a better indicator of performance (sample size).
(those – are minuses)
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Clutch means they perform better in the playoffs than in the regular season.
Clearly, Brady performs better in the playoffs than does Manning.
JAI HO!
By a passer rating of 3, which is probably within the margin of error, but ok: Brady is slightly more clutch than Manning.
The question is who is the best QB of the decade: Does Brady’s slight superiority over Manning in the playoffs outweigh Manning’s more substantial (IMHO) superiority in the regular season?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s just because he’s from San Mateo.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 25, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I mean, what is Manning’s dropoff?
Because he may be better in the regular season, but if he has a substantial dropoff, that would support the claim that he’s not clutch.
JAI HO!
Again: the question is who is the best QB of the decade, not who is the most clutch.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s less clutch, it could be a number of things including:
His coach is worse at game-planning against playoff caliber defenses
His offensive line is worse at blocking against playoff caliber defenses
His receivers are worse at getting separation against playoff caliber defenses
Bad luck in the teams they play
I’m too lazy to do attempt the statistical analysis to figure out what it is though. It might not be possible.
I would draft Quizno’s number one, but my current location is lacking in Quizno’s talent, hence I’m left with subway.
Quiz > Sub
I can tie my shoes!
JaQuizzno’s Rogers is a lighter, more agile and entertaining sandwich, but the $5 special at Jahvid SuBestway can’t be beat for a speedy lunch.
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, but in the morning in humidity, the SuBestway sandwich throws up green liquid
Wait, what?
JAI HO!
you try not throwing up after taking a helmet to the solar plexis
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
solar plexus? try not throwing up after…never mind
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celiac_plexus
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Good idea from Heisman Pundit
Proposing a quiz that anyone who scores below 7/10 isn’t qualified to vote in the AP poll. Quiz here.
I feel confident about only six of the answers (questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8), though I’m reasonably certain I would have guessed one of the remaining questions correctly. What about everyone else?
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I didn’t remember if Kyle Reed was at San Diego State or San Jose State. I was pretty sure it was San Jose, but not enough to say I felt fully confident about it.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So I had my picture taken with Reed at the Fan Day two years ago, a day later he transfers.
Who should I transfer-jinx with a photo this year?
Matt Barkley.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Bear fans should have to name another non-Cal related Spartan. Good luck.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I think carp meant non-Cal related San Jose Spartan, not Michigan State Spartan.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think YOU’RE joking.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
pics or you looked Strubeck up and/or you’re facebook e-friends with him.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
They have parties at San Jose State?!? I thought they all commuted to school and then went home after.
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pics or you grew up in Morgan Hill
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I’m insulted. It’s Gilroy! I’m a Mustang, not an Acorn.
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pics or you still have garlic breath even after relocating to yohio as Justice CALumbus Bear’s bailiff.
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--Coach Clark
Ahem. That’s CHIEF Justice CALumbus Bear. And I do need a bailiff.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 25, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I was confident with 1, 2, 3, 7, and 9 and had eliminated enough choices in other questions that I probably would have guessed correctly on two or three of them. That quiz system is a good idea, though. A mid-season and pre-bowl quiz would be nice to keep the voters’ knowledge of what’s going on nationwide would be also be useful.
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by Berkelium97 on Jun 25, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Edit button por favor
A mid-season and pre-bowl quiz would be nice to keep the voters’ knowledge of what’s going on nationwide would be also be useful.
A mid-season and pre-bowl quiz would be useful to keep up with voters’ knowledge of what’s going on nationwide to ensure that they are making informed votes.
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by Berkelium97 on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure I got all 10.
yellow fever, I’m surprised you don’t think you got #s 2 and 7. Should be gimmes for us, shouldn’t they?
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Is Jahvid the leading returner in yardage or just average? That’s what I couldn’t remember.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure it’s both.
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by Berkelium97 on Jun 25, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually feel pretty confident about 9 of the questions, and I might be able to guess question 9.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I know the answer to 9
It happened in the 60’s I think…the guy never played pro football, became a dentist instead..or something
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by Fire Starkey on Jun 25, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I know it, too. He’s the 1967 Heisman winner.
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Yup, thats him
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by Fire Starkey on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I’ve been told by people alive back then.
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I tell people in Ohio that Chuck Muncie should’ve won in 1975 over Archie Griffin. Then I run because I would otherwise get beat up for saying that.
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IIRC Griffin wasn’t even the leading rusher (or scorer, can’t remember which) on his team in 1975.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think that’s right. Griffin had more yards, but Pete Johnson had more TDs. Both Muncie and Ricky Bell of USC (who finished 2nd and 3rd in Heisman voting, respectively), I believe, had more yards and TDs than Griffin in 1975.
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Thanks. Not that it should be based wholly on statistics, but that seems suspicious.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Awards voting was all weird before the Internet and mass awareness. Hell, the NFL had a kicker for MVP in the 80’s. 81, I think?
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
'82
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Moseley
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Doh! Partially right
He did play ball, only for 2 years though
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by Fire Starkey on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I got 7, although I’m confused, I thought Donald Brown was returning next year…
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 25, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
'Lurkers' is the superior term
As a Lurker, you have the ability to burrow underground, remain invisible, and attack enemy units. As a reader, you are only able to grade undergrad papers, which is much more boring that killing marines or zealots.
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Plus you get to be a Hydralisk, and Hydralisks are the T-34s of space warfare.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Whereas readers get to be underpaid self-hating sock-and-birkenstock-wearing singles
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by GoldBlooded on Jun 25, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy damn, I am so sick of Lady Gaga
I swear, Just Dance was a decent, albeit catchy, track that was good for bars.
Poker Face was Just Dance Part II and bearable for a little bit.
But she just won’t leave me alone!
So my bosses are at meetings and I’m alone in the office, so I thought I’d put 94.9 on, just because I can. Plus, who wouldn’t want to spin their spreadsheets right round?
And, my God, Chillin’ just came on. What a horrible song. It’s like Lady Gaga trying to be MIA. Ugh, I can’t listen to this.
She just needs to disappear from the scene. One writer commented that she’ll be dentist office waiting music in a few years.
JAI HO!
I’ve never heard Chillin’. I do like Just Dance and Poker Face though.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ve been unexposed to her. Lucky.
Chillin and Love Game are the two most overplayed songs on the radio. They make Flo Rida look like an obscure artist.
JAI HO!
I can honestly say I’ve never even heard of Flo Rida. I never listen to the radio.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless you’ve been hiding in Nate Longshore’s garage for the past five years, I’m sure you have.
You haven’t even heard “Shorty Get Low”?
JAI HO!
Oh. Never knew that was the name of the guy who sang it.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I have an iPod speaker dock set up next to my desk. Beats the hell out of listening to the radio.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
BCS rejects MWC playoff proposal.
“There was no overall support for the proposal, although some conferences were interested in considering certain elements of it in the future — particularly those related to revenue, access and governance of the BCS arrangement,” said University of Oregon president David Frohnmayer, the outgoing committee chairman, in a statement.“In the last six years, I’ve read pundits, heard the pronouncements of broadcasters and collected several cubic feet of e-mail printouts from advocates of an NFL-style playoff system. Even those that go beyond sound bite certitude share two intertwined and fatal deficiencies: They disrespect our academic calendars and they utterly lack a business plan.”
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah, it’s almost disappointing listening to him give interviews. It’s great that he’s so humble and that he represents the university so well, but I wish he could be more outspoken like Boateng.
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We need some saucier questions in that chat. Something different than the usual football questions.
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“JB – what’s your favorite sorority house?”
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--Coach Clark
Ask Jahvid who he’d punch in the face. Bonus points if he follows Marshawn’s lead and says Patrick Chung.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
you first!
There’s always the possibility that we’re not actually chatting with Jahvid but one of these guys.
where did you get that graphic?
i know it’s old because Sudsbury left last October or so to take a job with the Sugar Bowl. also, his answers would be even less interesting than the ones Jahvid is giving.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Old media guide. That’s too bad cuz it seemed to me John did a good job keeping Desean’s personality under control.
He also did a great job of keeping us out of credential-city!
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I’m sure he’s doing the right thing and doing what JT told him, but the answers are kinda boring.
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Damn... nothing is getting through.
I even threw in a few silly, softball questions to see if they hit… no dice.
We need some more interesting questions in the chat, like:
What’s your favorite beer or alcohol?
What’d you dress up as for halloween last year?
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Someone ask him all of the same questions we asked Rod Benson, especially the last one. They’ll make even less sense.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Check that
Vince and Ryan Anderson. EVEN BETTER WORSE
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently the Magic must be convinced Hedo is going to walk this summer, because that is way too many scorers.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
This is making me want to cry.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
What would be your starting lineup? Devin Harris, Alston probably will get shipped around again, Courtney Lee, Brook Lopez, The Chairman?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure the Chairman isn’t starting next year. He got demoted near the end of last year and Ryan Anderson was starting instead. The starting lineup at the end of last year was Harris, Keyon Dooling at SG, Vince at SF, Ryan, and Brook. I’m guessing if the deal goes down it would be Harris, Lee, (maybe a SF tonight, if not then Jarvis Hayes), Battie, and Brook. 25 wins, here we come!
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He may be good, but that is seriously the most boring name I’ve ever heard.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
He’d still only have the second most boring name of any first overall pick ever. 1995 – Joe Smith. I don’t think there’s another more generic name in the United States.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, I’m about to cry.
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by yellow fever on Jun 25, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno man, Lee is a solid pickup, definitely good for the Nets’s future as a cost cutting move. I like it way more than the Shaq-Cleveland deal for Phoenix.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea Vince Carter isnt anything to be upset about. He’s never really won anything, except when he had Jason Kidd to carry his ass.
I can tie my shoes!
And the Magic might not need to keep Turkoglu if he gets a ridiculous offer from a team like the Portland Trail Blazers. Just slide Mickael Pietrus(notes) into the small forward slot, start Carter, and continue apace. Hell, Anderson will be a starting-quality forward in two years.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish anderson would some how wind up with the Bulls. I think he might fit well there, provided Noah gets stronger, and Gordon adds a bit of set-up/pass to his game (I know, I know, highly unlikely)
I can tie my shoes!
Is it me, or has the draft produced a highly irregular amount of trades and teams moving around. Is it because of the salary cap, 2010 FA, or both?
I can tie my shoes!
Economy, especially the last two. The Nets/Suns deals were all about payroll.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I know the team probably wasn’t going to go anywhere significantly higher with Vince, and I understand logically the idea of playing for the future, but it’s still hard emotionally to part with your favorite team’s star player. I’ll be like this if/when the Eagles get rid of McNabb too, even if he’s thrown 30 picks the year before.
Kinda makes me sound like a Packers fan after Favre.
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 25, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Who wouldn’t want to chat with California’s Jahvid Best? You can do so today for an hour starting at 1:30 p.m. — just click here. And maybe you could ask Jahvid how he feels about possibly moving the student section at Memorial Stadium [update: A Cal administrator called and said this isn’t being considered].
BTW, he linked KenCraw’s post and not CGB post…so I guess that means danzig/hydro’s idea could still be on the table?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I did find it interesting that he linked Crawford’s post when presumably it was our front page post that was the reason for him bringing up the subject in his Daily lunch links thing (albeit Crawford’s post was the reason for our post on it).
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
If I had an independent blog, I would have linked Crawford’s post over our own, since his was both first, and the source of the rumor.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I agree. I’ve got no problem with Miller doing that.
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 25, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It just means we NEVER ever cite to any other blog on our front page to ensure WE get all the linky goodness.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Whaling to Expand Scope
I can only imagine this is a response to the current economic situation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8116551.stm
Down With Blinky!!!
I can tie my shoes!
Can you do a brief fanshot for the front page?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
TMZ Reports: Michael Jackson dead
He has been rushed to the hospital for a heart attack. TMZ allegedly is reporting that he’s passed (TMZ is blocked at work)
JAI HO!
Olsonist hasn’t been this happy since Nate graduated.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jun 25, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fixed
TMZ: CBKWit NOT dead, just has a job that requires him to work, unlike TwistNHook
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Fixed
TMZ: CBKWit should get a NEW job!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Favorite Michael Jackson song everyone?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
wow… I don’t know that I can choose one.
I mean, every song on Thriller is amazing. Every single one. They all could have been #1’s. Just one of the greatest albums of all time.
Off The Wall? OMG forget about it. Even if you don’t like 70’s music, listen to Off The Wall. It’s just a great album. Yes, it’s largely disco (not all of it though), but it’s not crappy disco where the songs are just completely pointless. They’re really good songs, all of them. I don’t like disco, but i loooove Off The Wall.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I’m surprised at the number of people that care.
I can tie my shoes!
by chowder on Jun 25, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t know what was more depressing today….
1) that the Burger King Super Seven Incher wasn’t available when I went today
2) that only a couple of our questions got thru during a lame (not his fault) chat with Jahvid (who is still the Best)
3) that Michael Jackson died
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 25, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
General Question
I’m thinking of putting together a fanpost, but believe that chart format would be the best way to show the information. Can I make an excel spreadsheet using a mouse, then import it, or what would be the best way to go about this?
I can tie my shoes!
I am very, very, very sad that Michael Jackson passed away.
Just had to say it :-(
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
He made Thriller
Thriller.
I miss the black Michael Jackson. The one after bad and all the deviant behavior I could do without. But Jackson 5, Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad – that’s 15 years of home runs.
He flushed his own legacy down the toilet, which is a real shame.
Not as useful as Rated-R Superstar, but, hey!, I stick my Grease watching to once a weekend.
by rollonubears on Jun 25, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He was f’ed up as a kid by his dad. He really had no chance after he became so famous so soon.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 25, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you!
People really need to consider his childhood before they talk about how he was all crazy and weird. I mean, not only was he in the blaring spotlight since the age of 5, his dad screwed him up something fierce.
The main reason I don’t think Jackson actually molested any children is because of this. He wasn’t sexually attracted to children – emotionally he was a child. he never had a childhood – his father saw to that. So Mike’s got an emotional arrested development – not like he thinks he’s a child, but that’s where he stopped developing emotionally. All the toys, the ferris wheel, Neverland Ranch – it all makes sense in that respect. I just don’t think that he set out to molest any children, it doesn’t make any sense. Besides the fact that it cannot be ruled out that kids’ parents could just go after Michael for the money. I’m not trying to be a major apologist or anything, I know Michael was pretty f***ed up, and probably needed some professional help – but i don’t think it was as cut-and-dried as some would like to make it seem.
Anyways… his music and incredible philanthropy will always be remembered, and that is a great legacy to leave the world.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
And his legacy isn’t f’ed up. His music will live on long after we’re dead.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 26, 2009 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions
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