DBD 7.10.09 Immediately Regrettable Decisions
by chowder on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 AM PDT
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PrintOne of my favorite lines from Anchorman occurs after the hero Ron Burgundy finds Veronica Corningstone trapped in a bear pit. Overwhelmed by the situation and attempting to act, Burgundy himself jumps into the bear pit, realizing he accomplished nothing and rather than helping Corningstone, he has added himself to the list of those endangered. At this moment he proclaims, “I immediately regret this decision!” Most people, much prefer the line Brick says about a minute later (I’m riding a fuzzy tractor), but I like Burgundy’s line more. I like it more because I can very much relate to it. Often times I find myself saying “I immediately regret this decision.” I consider myself an intelligent person, but I do make a large number of either brilliant or dumb decisions, with the proper adjective determined by the outcome.
One such situation occurred in the summer after my high school graduation. Myself and two friends were at our favorite Orange County beach. Like most South Orange County beaches this beach involved descending a large hill leading to a cliff and stairs and/or a ramp. On this particular day, upon arriving at the beach we noticed a giant sand dune imported from elsewhere. The sand dune was perched against the cliff, and was about 45 feet tall, the slope of the sand was approximately 20 degrees. Being a competitive bunch, we immediately devised a race. First to the top and back, wins. Myself and friend one lined up at the bottom, with friend two being the judge and possessor of the elusive hand marking the finish line. Friend two, shouts go and we were off. Friend one and myself are charging hard up this giant sand dune, and as we reach the top we are neck and neck. Slapping the cliff face we start racing back down the giant sand hill. As we race towards friend two, my inner competitor begins to overwhelm my good sense. As such, while running downhill I lean forward.
The problem is, the act of leaning forward also acts to move my center of gravity from over my feet, to somewhere in the airspace in front of my legs. My next step acts to propel me into flight. I fly past friend two (finishing first in the process) and beyond the edge of the sand dune. I look down at the ground 4 ft. below me, my body parallel is to the flat beach below, and I think to myself, “I immediately regret this decision”. I soar over the beach, and gravity begins to catch up with me. My upper body begins to nose dives towards the ground. BOOM! My whole body tenses up. I stick the landing, only I landed face first, and very much like a cartoon, the wet sand caught my body, and for a long moment my body sticks at a 45 degree angle. A second later, my feet fall straight to the ground. My friends come rushing over laughing their heads off. I roll over and my chest, shoulders, and left side of my face are all purple. Not red, not pink, but they immediately went purple. Dizzy and in pain I walked to my towel and laid down as my friends went to go ride the waves. That hurt. It was one of my many “I immediately regret this decision” moments.
Immediately regrettable decisions are a part of sports, and frequently mark momentum shifts, altering the eventual outcome of the game and possibly championships. Reggie Bush’s ill-fated lateral in the Rose Bowl is one such example. Chris Webber’s time out in the final four is another. Bartman’s decision to try and catch a foul ball in the Cubs-Marlins NLCS was another.
As sports fans, I ask you, what are your favorite or most painful immediately regrettable moments in sports? For the record, the ’07 season ended with a victory over Oregon, there is no need to mention anything else regarding that year? Do you have any entertaining immediately regrettable decisions?
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If 300 comments of this DBD don’t involve Anchorman in some way, then I don’t even know CGB anymore.
I randomly though about it today and started giggling to myself. I think it was the chocolate squirrel line. I had never put much thought into that line, but I just realized what made it a lot funnier: Why would he be eating a squirrel anyways??? That is when I realized it was a joke with lots and lots of layers, not just a poop joke.
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When I tried to ride my bike on the freeway to the Rose Bowl.
When I decided that that girl was giving me eyes.
When I forgot to wear pants one day.
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HAN SOLO SHOT FIRST! THE SPECIAL EDITION IS A TRAVESTY!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 10, 2009 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This has to be photoshopped. This picture cannot be real.
George Lucas wearing that shirt might possibly slightly imply that George could conceivably have a hint of a notion that he may have made a mistake. We know for a fact that George Lucas feels mistakes are made only by mere mortals, never by one such as Lucas, who is above and beyond such paltry, immaterial concepts as right and wrong or life and death.
Someone ’shopped it.
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Do you who this is? Is LUCAS! You are like the buzzing of flies to him.
(bonus points if you name the movie)
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But without Jar Jar, who would have been the hero of the Battle of Naboo?! The Gungans would have been crushed!
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Flagged for actually knowing any of the plot of one of the worst movies ever made.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
At least he didn’t quote Episode II. That would mean instant execution.
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Even better.
Bearstage…you’re breaking my heart.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, come on – I mean, I didn’t think Anakin Skywalker could be any more annoying than when portrayed by Jake Lloyd. George Lucas then proceeded to prove me wrong by casting Hayden Christensen.
Wow. I mean, Jake got on my nerves, but… Hayden Christensen took it to a whole new level of absolute shittiness. I felt like givin’ Jake a freakin’ Oscar after I saw Episode II. Throw in a ridiculously cockamamie plot with some random dude named Count Dooku (whose name sounds like something for which you congratulate your toddler when he learns how to do it all by himself), a horribly thin subplot disguising itself as a love story which can best be described as disturbingly awkward, and making the Jedi Council look like complete idiots – and voila, you’ve got yourself a shitstorm of a movie.
As bad as Episode I was (and man, did it stink), at least it had Darth Maul to save it. Episode II was just… honestly, I’ve run out of words for how bad it is.
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I actually liked Episode II more than Episode I, mostly because it had less Jar Jar and Jake Lloyd. I can’t really remember much about either now though.
I do have to agree that less Jar Jar was a HUGE improvement – that cannot be overstated, I agree with you 100%. But there was also a lot more Darth Maul. On the other hand, it felt like they were on Tatooine FOREVER. And the Midichlorians – good lord, the Midichlorians!!
Wow, it’s all coming flooding back now. Ugh – what an awful film.
Hayden Christensen just ruined Ep II for me, though. Is he more watchable than Jar Jar? Good lord, a thousand times, yes. But… the horrible acting (though it may also be attributed to horrible directing), the stilted love scenes. Natalie Portman was awful in this one, just awful. For some reason, I liked her Ep I ‘weird voice’ as the Queen better. oh, it’s just so tough.
They’re both just putrid. And yes, I’ve seen them both several times, and will probably do so several more times. Actually I just downloaded The Phanton Edit yesterday, so I’m hopeful for its potential. Here’s hoping!
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Oh lord. I’m going to have to talk about this in a future DBD.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He is NOT more watchable than Jar Jar
At least Jar Jar was a minor character that you could just shake your head about. Like a super annoying Chewbacca. Mis-casting Anakin Skywalker of all people is just unforgivable.
I know no Star Wars fans who haven’t seen Episode I, despite it being horribly, horribly shitty.
Also, there is The Phantom Edit.
The changes include:
* re-editing nearly all scenes featuring Jar Jar Binks and removing some of what he dubs ‘Jar Jar Antics.’
* removing or re-editing most Battle Droid dialogue
* limiting redundant exposition throughout the film
* trimming reiteration of the politics
* re-arranged shots and scenes to match original trilogy presentation style
* removing “Yippee” and “Oops” from young Anakin’s dialogue in order to make him a stronger character
* removing dialogue that specifies the nature of Midichlorians as a biological basis for Force sensitivity.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I was very young when Episode 1 and 2 came out. My mom is a big Star Wars fan. George Lucas basically made those movies for me. He was so excited by the new effects that he wanted to make a movie for a 6 year old. And it worked. I loved it when I was little. But, over time, I realized the incredible shitasticness of them. I remember that episode 3 was decent.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The 140 minute lightsaber battle? It wasn’t as bad as I had set it up to be, so I was pleasantly surprised.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So I have watched the Phantom Edit...
It’s definitely worth watching. My impressions:
* re-editing nearly all scenes featuring Jar Jar Binks and removing some of what he dubs ‘Jar Jar Antics.’
There’s definitely less Jar Jar, regarding both his presence and editing out some his dialogue, which is great. The editor deserves major credit for lessening Bink’s impact on the film. He can’t be edited out completely (sadly) so he still drags it down a bit, but his role is mostly expository in nature now, which is a huge improvement.
* removing or re-editing most Battle Droid dialogue
This made them a little less silly, but they’re still nowhere near intimidating (it’s the CGI that does it).
* removing "Yippee" and "Oops" from young Anakin’s dialogue in order to make him a stronger characterAgain, this did help some, but the essence of Anakin is still pretty intact. Upon this viewing, the one thing I did notice more than before is the cold glances he would give when someone was talking about him behind his back, or when the Council refused to train him – really nice foreshadowing. It’s possible the lack of childish squeals helped me to notice these more. He is very watchable and interesting during the time on Coruscant – in the Battle Of Naboo, though, he’s still his more annoying impish self, but no amount of editing could change that. In general, Jake Lloyd does a good job in the more dramatic scenes, and Hayden Christensen is really SO much less watchable than Jake Lloyd.
* removing dialogue that specifies the nature of Midichlorians as a biological basis for Force sensitivity.The edit removes the explanation about Midichlorians that Qui-Gonn gives to Anakin, which really helped reduce the bulls*** factor. I loved that cut. At first, I thought that I would’ve preferred a complete removal of all mention of Midichlorians, but after discussion with a colleague, I agree that the brief mention is necessary to establish Anakin’s potential to be the most brilliant (or horrifying) of all Jedi.
The other thing I mainly have to say about The Phantom Edit – this movie hauls. It moves along at a clip much faster than the original. It loses a bit of its tongue-in-cheek-ness (I miss Obi-Wan’s quip about negotiations being short), but overall the cuts really keep the film moving (the Tatooine and Gunga City sequences are significantly shorter, for example), and that’s definitely a good thing. The cuts are invisible, which really shows the talent of the editor. I really had to think back and watch some sections a couple more times to even find where some of the cuts had been made.
I also just wanted to make a comment on what really makes this movie the best of the prequels: Liam Neeson. He’s just amazing, and really the best-acted and well-rounded Jedi we’ve ever seen on film. He’s personable, eridute, wise, an excellent swordsman, has a sense of humor, composed under pressure – everything we want to see in a Jedi. The interactions between Neeson and McGregor are so strong – it’s so nice to see what happens when two great actors work together so well. McGregor is excellent in the other two films as well, but not only does he have Christensen weighing him down, but there’s just less chunky, BS plot for him to slog through in Episode I.
My only complaint regarding The Phantom Edit is that the editor failed to remove the ‘virgin birth’ BS from the movie. That, in my opinion, was something that could have been easily edited out and really improved the movie.
So overall, The Phantom Edit is something you should certain spend a couple of hours on. The movie itself still has its weaknesses, of course, but the edits really help the movie move at a healthy clip and significantly improves the watchability of the film.
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Dude, Ep I is by far the worst of the prequels!
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Well, we’re just going to have to disagree on this one.
Or you can capitulate. Your choice.
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The fact that Liam was able to seem human under Lucas’ direction proves that, without a doubt, he is the best actor of our generation.
My mother is madly in love with him. The only movie I can think of that he was in that she didn’t like was Taken.
I think it may be a bit much to say without a doubt. He is certainly up there, but I think he has some competition, like Daniel Day-Lewis. Plus, Heath Ledger had the potential to be one of the best actors ever.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, Taken was an awful, awful movie. I’ll be nice and leave it at that.
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I wouldn’t say it was awful. Just not my mom’s type of movie. It was a solid movie. Fun for an hour and a half. I certainly would not watch it again, but I enjoyed it while watching it.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Liam is a good actor and all, but Day-Lewis is in the pantheon of greatness.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 4:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Sean Penn just called and said “I can’t hear you, I have a best acting Oscar stuck in each ear.”
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jul 13, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Liam Neeson is a great actor, there is no doubt about that.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
First, am I so wrong to like Ep II a ton?
Second, Yes We Cannon, can you email me at twistnhook at gmail dot com. have a question plus SO BUSTED! thanks.
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Well, we all know you are an idiot so we aren’t surprised.
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by rollonubears on Jul 11, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Hell must be frozen for that photo to be authentic.
Honestly, what was George Lucas thinking? “Wow, these first badass scene of Harrison Ford sucks. If Han was shooting in self-defense, this would make the scene so much better.”
Plus Greedo, supposedly one of the top bounty hunters in the universe, missed a POINT-BLANK SHOT by at least half a meter. Han didn’t move, didn’t flinch, sat in the exact same place. There is no possible way he could’ve missed this shot unless he was drunk off his ass, but he appeared to be perfectly cognizant when he was shooting.
My theory is that there was a THIRD SHOOTER. Boba Fett actually was hidden somewhere in the cantina, took the shot, surprised Greedo and then Han took advantage. That’s the only way this could possibly make any sense. Otherwise it’s sheer nonsense.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 10, 2009 5:16 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for revealing epic level of nerddom to the world.
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Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder
by LeonPowe on Jul 10, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I care
Still my favorite line in all the Star Wars movies
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 10, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
No, I don’t
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 10, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star, or bounce too close to a supernova and that’d end your trip real quick, wouldn’t it?
You idiots! You caught their stunt doubles.
A Druish Princess?!?!
I WILL GIVE HER BACK HER ORIGINAL NOSE.
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Haha, my friend has a band called Nerf Herder! He toured with Wheezer.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure, I just know the lead singer. They did the theme song for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he still gets residual checks that pay for the groceries every month.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I was making a joke…
…anyone? Anyone?
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Family Guy?
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Since when is Greedo a top bounty hunter? George Lucas’ “explanation” was that he thought it detracted from Han’s heroism, but I’m pretty sure it was early stage dementia.
George Lucas used to be my boss. He’s also a pimp, I wouldn’t be surprised if he banged that girl in the pic above. He was banging half the Warriors’ cheerleading squad when I worked there.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
He might be a fat old dude, but his company isn’t publicly traded, so that means all that cash belongs to him. With that kind of cash, I’m surprised he doesn’t have all the Warriors’ cheerleading squad.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
George Lucas is banging Kelly Hu? Nice. You heard it here from LeonPowe.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
He was described in the books/anthologies/character descriptions as being one of the top bounty hunters in the universe.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 10, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I was in Meldrick Taylor's corner during the first JCC fight
I immediately regretted telling him the fight was riding on the last round, and I REALLY regretted it when Meldrick went and got knocked out with 2 seconds left in the round.
/Julio Cesar Chavez’d
Seemed to be an epic discussion on the woeful/declining state of American reading yesterday
That would suck, if it were even remotely true.
Literary reading increases
* For the first time in the history of the survey – conducted five times since 1982 – the overall rate at which adults read literature (novels and short stories, plays, or poems) rose by seven percent.
* The absolute number of literary readers has grown significantly. There were 16.6 million more adult readers of literature in 2008. The growth in new readers reflects higher adult reading rates combined with overall population growth.
* The 2008 increases followed significant declines in reading rates for the two most recent ten-year survey periods (1982-1992 and 1992-2002).
Demographics of literature readers
* Young adults show the most rapid increases in literary reading. Since 2002, 18-24 year olds have seen the biggest increase (nine percent) in literary reading, and the most rapid rate of increase (21 percent). This jump reversed a 20 percent rate of decline in the 2002 survey, the steepest rate of decline since the NEA survey began.
* Since 2002, reading has increased at the sharpest rate (+20 percent) among Hispanic Americans, Reading rates have increased among African Americans by 15 percent, and among Whites at an eight percent rate of increase.
* For the first time in the survey’s history, literary reading has increased among both men and women. Literary reading rates have grown or held steady for adults of all education levels.
Trends in media and literary preferences
* Fiction (novels and short stories) accounts for the new growth in adult literary readers.
* Reading poetry and drama continues to decline, especially poetry-reading among women.
* Online readers also report reading books. Eighty-four percent of adults who read literature (fiction, poetry, or drama) on or downloaded from the Internet also read books, whether print or online.
* Nearly 15 percent of all U.S. adults read literature online in 2008.
A tale of two Americas
* The U.S. population now breaks into two almost equally sized groups – readers and non-readers.
* A slight majority of American adults now read literature (113 million) or books (119 million) in any format.
* Reading is an important indicator of positive individual and social behavior patterns. Previous NEA research has shown that literary readers volunteer, attend arts and sports events, do outdoor activities, and exercise at higher rates than non-readers.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 10, 2009 5:21 AM PDT reply actions
That’s interesting – I’ve read anecdotal articles from the UK press indicating that writers there view the US market as quite vibrant in terms of what’s being written and also what’s being bought.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 10, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes sense. Libraries are more crowded right now because of the economy.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes but...
Where is the dildo hitting you in the head in this story?
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yeah but any chowder story has to have a dildo hitting him in the head otherwise it just isn’t the same
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 10, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe there was a dildo buried in the sand.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
My story involves hitting on a married woman right in front of her husband.
That was bad.
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by Rishi on Jul 10, 2009 6:30 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Haha
Years ago, I knew a guy that all of my friends called “cock block” for obvious reasons. Despite his otherwoldly prowess in killing off a guy’s chance at scoring with a chick he once sat at a table with 8 or 9 other people and proceeded to ask out the girlfriend of a buddy of mine while my friend was sitting right there.
When confronted with “Dude, WTF?” he responded “What? You’re going to break up with her soon anyway.”
Sadly, the girlfriend was not aware of this fact at the time.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 10, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My wife’s best friend caught me looking (before we were married). It wasn’t my fault. She was sitting down, wearing a jean skirt, and was going commando. She didn’t protect the jewels though. No man can resist looking, right…RIGHT?!?! She smiled when she caught me!
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by carp on Jul 10, 2009 6:43 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It doesn’t sound like you regretted that decision, immediately or otherwise.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
She smiled when she caught me!
If you get that reaction, you don’t regret your decision.
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I regret a) looking, b) being caught, and c) knowing her reaction.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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…because you knew she liked it, but you couldn’t hit that?
…of course the “no comment” above makes us wonder!
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perhaps both?
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so you knew you couldn’t hit that… but you did anyway!
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Some regrettable Cal sports related moments
In no particular order:
1. A profanity laced tirade at Andrew Vlahov while I was in the student section at Harmon. (The person in front of me turned around and asked if I could stop swearing.)
2. Staying up late to watch the Cal/Oregon State basketball game this past season. Ruined my night and I couldn’t sleep.
3. Traveling to San Diego to watch the 1995 (?) football season opener, Cal vs. SDSU. We lost 33-9. To a post Marshall Faulk team that wasn’t even supposed to be good. Drunken Aztecs fans coming to our section to talk trash. It wasn’t fun.
4. NOT traveling to Orlando for the 1992 Citrus Bowl or to San Antonio for the 1993 Alamo Bowl. Should’ve done both.
5. NOT traveling to Omaha to broadcast College World Series games for KALX in 1992. Opportunity was there and I turned it down. Had a reason that seemed good at the time, but I immediately regretted it.
6. NOT attending the 1993 Big Game.
Praise be to Tedford!
- 5 is painful to read. Makin it out to Rosenblatt Stadium is on my bucket list.
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New ticket program for mens b-ball:
BERKELEY – Cal fans who would like to become new men’s basketball season-ticket holders for the 2009-10 campaign will have the opportunity to personally select their own seats in Haas Pavilion during a special event on Wednesday, July 15.
Fans must register in advance by clicking here to reserve their spot. Haas Pavilion will be open from 6-8 p.m. for the selection process.
Fans can also purchase season tickets on Wednesday, July 15 at 8:30am and receive top priority for the Select-A-Seat night.
Current reserved season-ticket holders will select their seats in advance during the Haas Pavilion reseating process Friday, July 10 through Wednesday, July 15.
For more information contact the Athletic Ticket Office at (800) GO BEARS or ato@berkeley.edu.
The Golden Bears, under the direction of head coach Mike Montgomery, are coming off a season in which they finished 22-11 overall, tied for the third place in the Pac-10 and earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2006. With four starters back, including first-team All-Pac-10 performers Jerome Randle and Patrick Christopher, Cal has been mentioned in virtually every preseason Top 25 poll for the upcoming season and is listed as one of the favorites to win the Pac-10 title.
Cal’s 2009-10 home schedule features 16 regular-season dates in Haas Pavilion, staring with games against Murray State and Detroit in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Iowa State visits Berkeley Dec. 5 in the annual Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, while the annual Golden Bear Classic runs Dec. 28-29.
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Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian continues to rock:
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Cal’s Nathan Adrian added another accolade to his already impressive resume as he won the 50-meter freestyle Thursday, July 9, at the ConocoPhillips National Championships held at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Adrian insured himself a spot on the United States’ squad that will compete at 2009 World Championships July 26-August 2 in Rome the by winning the 50 free in a time of 21.52.
A 2008 Olympic gold medalist as a member of the United States’ 400-meter freestyle relay team in Beijing, Adrian gave Cal its first national collegiate title in the 50 free since 2000, touching in at an American record time of 18.71 at the 2009 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in College Station, Texas. He won his second NCAA individual event in the 100 free, setting another American record with a time of 41.08. Adrian was a member of the Bears’ 200 medley relay team which finished second in an NCAA-record time of 1:22.50 as well.
At the conference championships in Long Beach, Calif., Adrian was named the 2009 Pac-10 Swimmer of the Meet and later was named 2009 Pac-10 Swimmer of the Year after claiming the 50, 100 and 200 conference freestyle titles. The Bremerton, Wash., native also swam the freestyle leg of the Bears’ 400 medley relay team which won the Pac-10 title in a then-NCAA record time of 3:03.30.
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Woman’s rower kwalifies for U23 World Championships:
Mary Jeghers of the California women’s rowing team won her pairs race with teammate Grace Luczak at the 2009 Under 23 World Championships Trials on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. on Thursday. The crew was one of 15 that qualified to represent the United States at the FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Racice, Czech Republic, later this month.
In the three-crew race, Jeghers and Luczak crossed 7.6 seconds ahead of Felice Mueller and Lauren Shook to win in a time of 8:01.859. Rowing unaffiliated, Mueller and Shook clocked an 8:09.443. Penn A.C. Rowing Association’s Jenn Agee and Mairi Trimboli finished third at 8:45.064.
Competing as a sophomore last season, Jeghers rowed on the varsity 8 that came in second at the Pac-10 Championships. She was also a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable-mention selection. As a freshman, she was named the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year.
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Q+A with field hockey player:
BERKELEY – CalBears.com spoke to Cal field hockey forward Natalie Nurnberg recently about next season, last season and basketball. A junior next fall, the San Jose, Calif., product played in all 18 games, starting 17, in 2008 and collected eight goals, five assists and 21 points as a sophomore Golden Bear.
CalBears.com: How difficult was the end of last season, which ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to Stanford in the NorPac Tournament final with a berth in the NCAA play-in game on the line?
Natalie Nurnberg: It was tough, because we had to play them three times in a season. We know each other very well, so it was just who wanted it more. I don’t know; it was just pretty unlucky. We were obviously the better team if you watched the game, not if you saw the stats, but it was pretty hard afterwards. We are just looking forward to next year.
CalBears.com: The team had a long winning streak against Stanford. Did you ever discuss that with your teammates?
NN: We did, but we look at every game pretty much the same. We try to compete to the best of our ability in every game. We didn’t overlook Stanford just because we beat them so many times. We do know their team very well, which can be a bad thing or a good thing. It works both ways.
CalBears.com: Your team graduated 10 players, including, really, eight and a half starters, from last year’s roster. How good will the team be this fall?
NN: I think people have very low expectations of us and as a team we have very high expectations. I think it will be interesting. We’re known as the underdog since we lost eight starters. I think it is a rebuilding year, but we will be the same successful team that we are in our conference.
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That’s almost an unfortunate last name.
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You do realize "Nurnberg" is just German for "Nuremberg," right?
It’s just a city… I bet every German city has some skeletons in the closet if you go back far enough…
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
Incoming b-ball freshman makes national U19 team:
Incoming Golden Bear freshman Layshia Clarendon has been named to the 2009 USA U19 World Championship Team that will compete at the FIBA World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. The USA Women’s U19 Team will train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 9-16 before departing for Bangkok.
Clarendon, a WBCA High School All-American and a member of the Parade Magazine High School All-American fourth team, was named one of 14 finalists for the U-19 team after the initial training camp and tryouts in May. She was named to the final 12-player roster by USA Basketball this week.
Named to the 2009 USA U19 World Championship Team are returning USA Basketball gold medalists Kelsey Bone (Dulles H.S. /Stafford, Texas); Skylar Diggins (Washington H.S. / South Bend, Ind.); Kelly Faris (Heritage Christian H.S. / Plainfield, Ind.); Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford / Cypress, Texas) and Samantha Prahalis (Ohio State / Dix Hills, N.Y.), who helped the U.S. advance to the ’09 U19 Worlds by claiming gold at the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
Also selected for the ‘09 USA U19 Team were: LaSondra Barrett (Louisiana State / Jackson, Miss.); Layshia Clarendon (Cajon H.S. / San Bernadino, Calif.); Shenise Johnson (Miami, Fla. / Henrietta, N.Y.); C’eira Ricketts (Arkansas / Louisville, Ky.); Chay Shegog (North Carolina / Stafford, Va.); Taber Spani (Metro Academy / Lee’s Summit, Mo.); and Destiny Williams (Benton Harbor H.S. / Benton Harbor, Mich.).
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Gray-Lawson continues to kill it with Team USA:
BELGRADE, SERBIA -
California Golden Bear guard Alexis Gray-Lawson went 4-for-5 from the field, scoring 10 points with five rebounds to help the United States World University Games team earn a 81-66 victory over Australia. The victory sends the US squad into the gold medal game with a 6-0 record in the tournament.
Down 13-9 with 4:53 remaining in the first quarter, the 2009 USA Women’s World University Games Team (6-0) launched a 25-0 run that established an insurmountable U.S. lead and helped propel the USA past Australia (4-2) 81-66 on Thursday evening in Belgrade, Serbia.
The USA advances undefeated to the 2009 World University Games gold medal game, where it will meet the winner of also unbeaten Russia (6-0) and Czech Republic (4-2) at 3:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. PDT) on Saturday, July 11 at Belgrade Arena. The loser of the Russia versus Czech Republic game will face Australia in the bronze medal contest at 12:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. PDT).
“I think we came out, got a little run and then we let up,” said USA and Arizona State University head coach Charli Turner Thorne. “As a coach I don’t understand that. We always want everybody to go out and work hard every possession. You have to credit Australia. They’re a tough, physical team. They play hard every possession. Our team can learn from that. We take possessions off and every time we took a possession off in the second half, they capitalized.”
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The future of Drink O'Clock
Here, if you continue to insist on nothing but bromances.
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by yellow fever on Jul 10, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
One was already hit
Bush’s lateral against Texas was one. Going for it on 4th and 2 without Bush on the field was another.
I’ll be honest, I haven’t given it a great deal of thought since it happened. A fantastic game even though I didn’t care for the result.
You were happy when Mack Brown won?
Also, it was a great game, but in my memory, there are still two lingering issues that persist:
1) Bad calls – the aforementioned “fumble”, as well as Vince’s knee hitting the ground on a forward pass
2) Vince Young had a superhuman day, but this has overinflated his legacy to stratospheric proportions. SI just released a list of the most “thrlling” college players ever and put Young at #1. Some lists suggest he’s the top college QB ever (Michael Vick was more “thrilling” and Leinart was a better QB, though also not the best ever).
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I felt like someone kicked me in the stomach when Young scored that last touchdown. I’m not saying that I was happy that Mack Brown won, but people who don’t even care about college football were telling me months later, upon finding out that I went to SC, that it was one of the best games of football they had seen period.
As for Vince Young… after the game Texas alums were saying, don’t make it sound like this was Young’s victory, etc., but show me another QB that year who could have done the same thing. It’s not unusual for Texas fans to get all triumphalist about “41-38,” and who could deny them their excitement, but it basically took an exceptional athlete to beat SC by three points, against what I think was probably the worst – or maybe more accurately least good – defense fielded by Pete Carroll.
Leinart I think was the smarter quarterback over his career. But frankly, Young and Leinart are well on the way to professional anonymity, so perhaps they’ve got that much in common at least.
I mean, sure, but one game (and a great, though not exceptional) college career should not make him one of the best college QBs of all time.
Also, their pro prospects are 100% irrelevant when it comes to judging them as college players. That said, Leinart is not a bust yet – he has the misfortune of sitting behind Kurt Warner, having a career year. I wouldn’t give up on him yet and if the Cards do, I’d easily fork over a third (or even a second) round pick for him.
JAI HO!
As a Texas alum and devout college football fan
I can honestly say that VY was the most electrifying player I’ve ever seen in college. Reggie Bush was right there but Young touched the ball every play so I think that makes a difference.
There may be some inate homerism coming out there from me, but I watched every play of every one of his games and once Brown and Davis stopped fucking around and trying to make him a dropback passer the middle of his sophmore year, VY was unreal. You say “one game doesn’t make him one of the best of all time” but it wasn’t just one game. It was huge plays in big moments (running for 30 yards on a 4th and 28 vs Kansas on the game winning drive to keep the NC dream alive for example) again and again and again.
The other aspect of VY was the leadership factor. I’ve never been around a player who changed an entire program and culture of a school through the sheer force of his will. He OWNED that team, every single guy hung on his every word and action. Mack Brown changed his entire coaching philosophy because of him. This leadership and confidence carried over his rookie year at Tennessee when he won ROY but he has lost the plot since then.
Going into that game with SC, I thought UT had at best a 1 in 5 chance of winning that game. And to those who talk about the bad calls, it was an atrociously officated game for BOTH teams. Still one of the 2 or 3 best games I’ve ever seen though.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 10, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
So let's see here
It was huge plays in big moments (running for 30 yards on a 4th and 28 vs Kansas on the game winning drive to keep the NC dream alive for example)
So Texas needed VY’s considerable heroics to win at Kansas, a team that finished 4-7 (2-6 Big 12) in 2004. Some three weeks later, Cal struggled on the road to beat Southern Mississippi, yet managed to win 26-16. USM finished the year 7-5 (including a bowl game win).
Yes, it’s so clear how we were leapfrogged in the BCS standings on December 5, 2004.
(Yes, somebody’s still bitter.)
Praise be to Tedford!
I mean, Vince Young obviously got more touches, but Reggie Bush was, in my view, clearly the more electrifying players.
Every single college runningback that has the ability to bust huge gains and run laterally is compared to Reggie Bush. I’m not sure many QBs are called “The Next Vince Young™”.
I’m not downplaying Young. He had a superhuman game and he was a great college player. Just not one of the best of all times.
JAI HO!
I watched the Texas/USC game recently and Young worked wonders, but mostly because his offensive line gave him years and years of protection on every play. If USC is able to actually put pressure on Young, a razor thin loss becomes a solid win. So yeah basically no one talks about the offensive line.
Honestly, does anyone?
All Day would not have had the rookie year he did last year had it not been for Minnesota’s strong offensive line.
Sam Bradford would not have won the Heisman if not for the brick wall of an o-line he had.
However, it really was less an issue of Young’s offensive line being incredible than an issue of USC’s defense being weak.
JAI HO!
Well, Sam Bradford didn’t deserve the Heisman, so there is that.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I am still annoyed at that. He was third place in my mind. I love me some Tebow.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I have him 2nd.
GRAHAM HARRELL LOL! LOOK AT HIS STATS!
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah, I think they got the top 3 right.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you a Fox Sports commentator in your spare time?
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Actually yes. You know what is the most life changing experience possible? 15 minutes with His Holiness, Timothy H. Tebow. If you haven’t jizzed in your pants just a tad by the end of those 15 minutes, you aren’t human.
In reality, I just really like Tebow. He is a great player. And despite how people hate all the attention he gets, you have to admit he is a pretty admirable person.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
or maybe more accurately least good
Jerk.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh come on. I’m trying to be nice to a squad that did a good job but not a great job all season with the least depth of the last few years. And only two of them were caught using steroids (the Ting brothers).
I am saying you are being a jerk to us.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I think my track record of not being unduly smug stands up. Especially considering my alma mater. I mean have you met many of my fellow alumni?
by DC Trojan on Jul 10, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Flagged for implying that a question contains truth.
by AERose on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for questionable questions about questions.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. DC Trojan, while potentially being the biggest asshole ever due to his USC and DC venn diagram of assholeosity, manages to avoid ALL of that. He’s BY FAR the greatest USC fan I’ve never met and couldn’t pick up out o fa line up of 1.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, so you are like the Maharg? Is that what DC does to people?
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d disagree on Michael Vick being more “thrilling”… I remember his last game and watching him faring pretty poorly in what appeared to be a completely overmatched VT team in the BSC Championship Game. Under the brightest lights, VY was amazing that last Rose Bowl.
That game was significantly closer than the final score would indicate.
That said, Vick for sure, carried that team to the NC when they honestly did not have the talent to be there.
He, throughout his career, not just in one game, was the most thrilling QB to watch.
JAI HO!
Really? I remember watching that game and thinking VT had no business being there. Agree on everything else though.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100004/100004350.htm
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VIRGINIA TECH (2) 7 7 15 0 29
FLORIDA ST (1) 14 14 0 18 46 FINAL
Virginia Tech was leading into the Fourth Quarter, when FSU had an eighteen point explosion and won the game.
Also from the game story:
Michael Vick, the outstanding redshirt freshman quarterback of the Hokies, played a spirited game. He carried 23 times for 97 yards and completed 15-of 29 passes for 225 yards and one touchdown. He was undone by a pair of fumbles, one into the end zone on Virginia Tech’s first possession of the game
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Funny thing, I know that they were up by a point going into the 3rd, but the first half was all FSU and with the exception of the 3rd quarter, VT seemed off-kilter the entire time. Just giving my impression, that’s all.
Fair enough. Also remember this was one game as well.
Throughout his short college career (two years), he was, in my mind, the most thrilling player I’ve seen. Maybe Eric Crouch should be on that list too.
JAI HO!
He definitely had a lot of highlight reel moments in college. my problem was the one VT game I did watch was that one; and if anything, he was running away from FSU most of the game.
Sadly, other than my own teams, I rarely have time to watch other teams. So I make my decisions based on the small window I have to see them. Probably makes me unqualified to give an opinion. But I’ll give one anyhow :P
I mean, that was in the national championship game, against the #1 team in the country, with FSU’s strong defense that manhandled VT’s offensive line, making him run away the whole time…
But that’s just me.
JAI HO!
True. I think my general impression was the only reason VT got in that game was due to the fact that they were still in the Big East at the time and ran through a fairly easy schedule (Miami was the only good team on their schedule, and they were having a down year).
I think I was also pissed at FSU because they bumped my Bruins from the NC game the prior year. Yes I’m bitter.
You think we will listen to you being bitter?
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Hope & Concern for California
Unfortunately, nothing new or original.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/pac10/0-10-33/Hope-and-concern—California.html
10 sports decisions they prolly regretted
In no particular order, these decisions were regretted immediately, or pretty close to immediately.
1. John Elway: Calling timeout with 8 seconds left instead of, say, 4 seconds left in his final college game.
2. Brian Sipe: Throwing a pass to a covered receiver in the end zone with under a minute remaining in a 1980 playoff game in which his Browns trailed the Raiders 14-12.
3. Robin Ventura: Charging the mound against Nolan Ryan.
4. Fred Brown: Not taking one more look before throwing that pass…to James Worthy! DOH!
5. Rick Pitino: Not guarding the inbounder
6. Tim McClelland (?): Calling George Brett out in the Pine Tar game
7. Don Denkinger: Calling the runner safe in Game 7 of the 1985 World Series
8. Dennis Eckersley: Throwing a 3-2 backup slider to Kirk Gibson
9. Wayne Cook: Trying to run for it as time expired in the 1994 Rose Bowl.
10. Kevin Riley: Trying to run for it…OK, sorry.
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Jul 10, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Good list.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
by norcalnick on Jul 10, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We are all witnesses…or at least, Patrick Christopher was. LeBron Jr saw the dunk that never happened.
Christopher, who has worked James’ skills camp for the past three summers, said the dunk itself was great but just short of legendary. The play came out of nowhere, he said.
"Oh man, it was a nice dunk. He made a nice dribble drive down the middle of the lane," Christopher recalled. "To me, it looked like LeBron jumped to try to block what he thought would be a layup. I don’t think LeBron jumped to his highest point. I think he caught him napping.
"I’m not going to try to belittle anyone’s dunk or anyone’s highlight. The biggest deal is you have one of the greatest players of our era, and any highlight against him is going to be a great play.
"As far as it being the greatest dunk of all time, that’s not for me to judge."
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Immediate regrets
I immediately regretted coming back from my Fourth of July vacation, and immediately regretted even more agreeing to Twist’s earlier demands that I write an opinion for the CGB Supreme Court.
On a sports related note, I immediately regretted not going to NYC to watch Cal in the NIT finals. Not that the NIT finals are a huge deal, but I was at UVA law at the time and never got to see Cal play, and I could have driven there to catch the games with some fellow alums.
Conversely, I was immediately pleased that I did NOT attend the game at Tennessee, and that I did NOT attend the 04 Holiday Bowl, and that I DID attend the 06 Holiday Bowl.
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Rivals has some notes up about Summer Workouts:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=rivals-305758&prov=rivals&type=lgns
by turkey on Jul 10, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
wow, great stuff
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by HydroTech on Jul 10, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Not sure how the author can even dare to put Allen Iverson and Vinnie Strang in the same sentence.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe. The article didn’t mention whether these workouts are in pads or not. I’m guessing that they aren’t in pads, or maybe just shoulder pads and helmets?
A little concerning, the overall team seems stronger, faster, more capable than last year. But the QBs still aren’t completing passes. During the breakdown of play by play, its obvious that the timing isn’t there. Good thing its still early.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, I don’t know if it is because we have really good corners, or our qbs are still missing receivers.
So you know how we’re saying that Max Zhang dominating the world university games is going to boost his self-confidence and give him some success to draw upon? Does having a really good secondary do the opposite to our QBs, and lower their self-esteem and self-confidence because the QBs are being dominated in practice?
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, that would explain JaMarcus Russell.
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by yellow fever on Jul 10, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Looks as if Drink O'Clock may start early today!
I’m the only one still here and the market closes at 1 PM!
JAI HO!
How many drinks do you normally drink during a regular drink o’clock before you go home?
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How many drinks do you normally drink during a regular drink o’clock before you black out?
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I don’t black out.
I guess what I’m trying to say is Drink O’Clock starts at happy hour and doesn’t end until 2 am (when the state cuts off all sales of alcohol).
And that number is usually in the double digits.
JAI HO!
My mind is still in college mode. It’ll disappear with age, and my Friday nights will be spent sipping on glasses of fine wine, while I debate the merits of oak casks vs redwood barrels and munch on a wedge of havarti cheese.
JAI HO!
Liking cheese.
As for being pretentious, if you spend time blathering on about terroir or the salutary effects of Norman grass on cheese or whatever, that may or not improve your day, but getting on with consumption certainly will, without bothering anyone else.
Assuming of course that you’re not tearing into the foie gras in a room full of vegans.
I love scotch.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I loves me some scotch too. There’s so many good, different-tasting scotches and they warm my tummy. I’ve got 14 opened single malts at home and I always get paralyzed thinking “which 1 am I gonna drank 2nite?”
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 10, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’m gonna guess I pay about 5% less for each bottle in sales tax alone. 2 redeeming values FTW!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 10, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Scotch is for when I’m forty with kids.
Wine is for my late twenties/early thirties when I’m pretentious and want to appear cultured.
JAI HO!
Oh dear.
You never told us stories from Seattle.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Fool. Life is short. Drink as much good scotch and wine NOW. You will not regret it. Life is too short for crap!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 10, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
What about never?
Waits for Rishi to respond with Yet…
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You should put a death clock on your liver. It probably has 3 years left.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually check my liver health regularly (along with all the standard indictors, such as cholesterol, HbA1C, white blood cell, etc).
If I ever see any negative signs, I’ll stop.
JAI HO!
Good for you.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude Rishi
Today wouldve been a perfect vacation day…. no news or earnings. I just woke up about an hour ago with a nasty hangover. I brought in a bottle of absinthe for after work yesterday and I really don’t remember much after that. I think someone helped me onto the grass at Bryant Park but don’t really remember how I got home or why there are blood stains on my pants.
by danzig on Jul 10, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Best. Comment. Ever.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a bar opening up in my office building, they were unloading boxes of absinthe yesterday. I think it’s going to be a good bar….
Haha, tell me about it.
It’s okay, I’m leaving the office in half an hour. No use wasting a vacation day on a day the is at least four hours shorter than normal.
I’d rather use my vacation days for epic three-day Vegas trips and the like.
Absinthe, though, is serious business.
JAI HO!
I’m not into the culture or anything but I do think it makes a great gift for clients, friends and the like. It’s unique, somewhat illegal, has a ritual attached to its consumption, imported and oh yeah, always Fs your S up.
wrong greeting to National Guard
I graduated from SC right after the Rodney King riots. At the tail end of a pre-graduation celebration, we decided to go on a Tommy’s run (chili burgers so revolting I wouldn’t even eat them when plastered). Usually the place was packed out with a couple hundred people; when we got there there were three guys in their 50s and that was it.
A CA National Guard Hummer came in, the Guardsmen got out, we got to talking, I asked if we could get a picture with them. They said sure, taking pictures was mostly what they had been doing anyway. Just as my friend took the picture, I replied to one of the Guardsmen that taking pictures had to be better than shooting innocent bystanders.
One of my friends immediately threw me in the back of his Pathfinder and hustled me off the premises.
On balance, I’d prefer not to have said that.
by DC Trojan on Jul 10, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
There goes that rep for not being an asshole.
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by yellow fever on Jul 10, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t mean it quite the way it came out. It had been drink o’clock for some time at this point in the evening.
The real asshole maneuver, that was throwing up on the lawn of the day care center next door to the building I lived in.
Class act, right there.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I was kidding. Still, I don’t think I’d be in a joking mood around anyone who handles firearms regularly for a living.
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by yellow fever on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, as a general rule I treat people with firearms with extreme caution, but I was a bit giddy that night. And the point I was trying to make was that taking pictures with the locals is better than having to shoot at them… but got it horribly wrong. I didn’t realize quite how wrong until it was explained to me afterwards.
A Zoolander reference on the day that Brüno is released. How timely!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
That Hansel is so hot right now!
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
How is it timely? One movie is awesome – the other is Bruno. How are they related?
Sorry, I’m just confused.
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Yeah, I don’t need to.
Thanks, though.
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I thought you were into the creative arts?
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Oh I am. I just don’t find Sasha Baron Cohen’s ‘over-the-top-character-who-is-interacting-with-ordinary-people’ schtick to be funny.
Ali G was kinda funny in its own way, but that’s as far as I go with Cohen.
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I see. I guess I just thought youd have respect for one of the most creative and challenging performers in your field.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 10, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Tommy’s run (chili burgers so revolting I wouldn’t even eat them when plastered).
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TOMMYS IS DELICIOUS
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 10, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU
Dude, hes a USC fan living in DC. Its an acronym only a UCLA grad could love.
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Tommy’s is good… but nothing beats Carney’s. Used to go there all the time, my high school was just down the street from the one on Ventura Blvd. Best chili cheeseburgers EVER.
I used to get a chili cheeseburger with chili cheese fries. Their chili cheese fries are great – can’t eat them til the fries are orange!
Yum.
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I hope you weren’t planning doing anything the next day.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve said a billion things I shouldnt have.
But I came unbelievably incrediblyt dangerously close to saying something REALLY bad once. Just a month ago. When I was telling Coach Tedford he should keep up with Twitter, because all the other coaches were doing it. I came within a hair of saying something like “Maybe you can finally beat Pete Carroll at somethign again.”
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DUMMMMMM
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This is ridiculous
So I just need to wrap up this pitchbook before I can finally leave for some dranks…
And now nothing works.
It’s supposed to get quotes from Reuteurs using StaticQuotes, but the system just decided “Hey, let’s stop working”.
JAI HO!
Are you in a cage working on this pitchbook?
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Rishi is actually in that video.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I know. They had the blog Huge in Asia.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Insulted a cop at Candlestick Park
So I was organizing a group outing for my office, and had purchased some 20 tickets to a Giants game when they were still at Candlestick. Of course, it wasn’t company-sanctioned so I paid out of pocket for the 20 tickets, and we only had like 12 people go. Not wanting to eat the money on the other 8 tickets (and already feeling pretty lame about my organizational skills), I found a guy in the parking lot willing to take them off me. Just as I was getting to talk about price, some cop comes up and pushes me away, separates me from my group (which included like 9 girls and 3 guys), and starts asking me what the hell I was doing.
Of course, I had shed my typical double-breasted work attire, and was wearing a hoodie and a beanie, and had a goat-ee at the time. After like 10 mins of being questioned about trying to scalp the tickets, I had had enough. I started talking back, saying things like “for all you know I was going to give the tickets away” and “we never talked about money, he looked like he could use a free ticket” and worse “you interrupted us before we could exchange the tickets”.
The girls tried to tell me to shut up. The cop was getting mad. I was mad. I finally said “if I wasn’t wearing this beanie and if I didn’t have this goat-ee, you wouldn’t be treating me like this, you’re discriminating against me based on the way I look.” The cop, an asian guy asked me “are you saying I’m racist?” “No,” I replied “I’m calling you an idiot, now let me go watch the game with my coworkers.”
The cop, offended, said “maybe I should throw you in the paddywagon and your little girlfriends can come pick you up after the game.”
At that moment, I immediately regretted what I had said.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
I had to supress my inner protester….or at least my inner protester was no match for my inner libido, and the prospect of getting laid by one of those 9 girls was enough motivation for me to shut the hell up. As luck would have it, one of the girls was really nice to him and convinced him to do a background check, which resulted in me being let go with just the warning. I never properly thanked her, come to think of it.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Does a proper thanks involve sexual favors?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
who do you think I am, rishi?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
too much punctuation for you?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Who, Yes We Cannon, do you “think” I am, Rishi?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that a question or an answer?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You have made me lol a lot the past few days. Somebody is on fire! (Hint: its you)
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
lol wut
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll refrain from age comments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7dFMbubxr4
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I have actually heard of that.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
You have no idea how much you make me weep.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
What? Come on. What am I supposed to do? Fertilize myself earlier, so I don’t miss NBA Jam? It isn’t my fault.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Miss? It’s still available! You can even get it in ROM form if you don’t want to try hard.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
my favorite line from NFL Blitz:
“That was completely unnecessary, but a lot of fun to watch.”
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But it is different for me to play it now. It will feel illegitimate.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing you will feel is confusion that this passed for quality gaming only fifteen years ago or so.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
go get a room you two
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, dballisloose. I only have eyes for ewe.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You had me at ‘yes’
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
You actually have eyes for me as well, but those eyes get you arrested.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
that reminds me...
I have to go buy a bunch of tickets for the Minnesota game, before they go on sale to the general public.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
when they become available, is that at like 1 minute after midnight or after like 8am or how does it work? because i’m going to be trying to buy the tix when they go on sale to the general public next week.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe that it’s 8:30AM, but I would check with the ATO to be sure.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
would you recommend buying over the phone or over the internet?
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
who's to stop you from trying both?
I’m usually more confident of being able to get through via the web than over phone lines if there’s a big demand, but there’s no reason you can’t try both. i don’t have any experience with the ATO specifically with regards to massive ticket rushes, but in the past 2 years i’ve gotten tickets to both Tool and Smashing Pumpkins concerts that sold out within a couple minutes each, and both times I got those tickets via the web.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Hinder shows some moxie at the Hawaii QB camp.
With a dry erase board perched against a rock wall a few yards away from the crashing waves along Wailea Beach, the sun-soaked, makeshift classroom suddenly turned into a roundtable discussion in which “The Super 7” took a break from breaking down defenses and focused on breaking down each others’ college commitments.
“Why would you go to Cal?” Phillip Sims, who committed to Alabama, asked Austin Hinder. “You know you’re only playing for second place. It’s USC and everyone else in the Pac 10. That’s a weak conference.”
“Are you serious? The Pac-10 went 5-0 in bowl games this season,” Hinder shot back. “You guys lost to Utah!”
. . .
While each quarterback got better during the camp, learning how to drop back from Montana, follow through from Leinart and elude the blitz from Moon, there was always a friendly rivalry between the quarterbacks during drills and even afterwards as they raced around the hotel’s pools and debated football over Oceanside meals.
“This is how Washington is going down the next three of four years,” said Hinder, dropping back to pass in a drill against Nate Montana, who simply laughed and said, “Let’s go.”
“Whatever,” said Sims. “You guys are going to be playing for second place behind USC.”
“Yeah, and you guys can’t even beat Utah,” said Hinder. “I wish we could start playing right now.”
“Me, too,” Sims said. “Me, too.”SFExaminer interview with Tedford (who is relaxing at his Lake Tahoe vacation home).
"I’ve changed my mind a little about those polls," he said in a telephone conversation from his Lake Tahoe vacation home." "I used to emphasize that we still had to prove ourselves, but now, we’ve been in this position a few times so we’re accustomed to it. When we start practice [first week in August], I’m not going to make a big deal of it."
Tedford is more relaxed, too, actually seeming to enjoy his vacation while preparing for his 30th high school reunion.
It helps that the tension surrounding his quarterbacks is one. When we spoke in the spring of 2008, he was visibly upset over the criticism Nate Longshore was getting from media and fans. Longshore is gone, and Tedford isn’t as emotionally invested in the three quarterbacks he has now.
Kevin Riley won the starting job last summer but had an uneven year, which Tedford attributed to his problem with mechanics when we talked before spring practices.
"He was much more consistent this spring," Tedford said. "He has to keep working on that, to stay consistent."
Tedford has always liked Riley’s decision-making, apart from that famous brain lock at the end of the Oregon State game in 2007, so his improved mechanics make Riley the No. 1 going into summer camp.
That doesn’t mean he’ll still be the starter in the Bears’ Sept. 5 opener at home against Maryland, because backup Brock Mansion looked good in the spring, too. Mansion is an imposing physical specimen, 6 feet 5 inches and 237 pounds, with a strong arm and good speed, able to run for yardage if a play breaks down, as Riley can, too.
But Tedford had his highest praise for redshirt freshman Beau Sweeney.
"He may have the best potential of any quarterback I’ve had here," he said.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jul 10, 2009 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think I posted that yesterday.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This is worth re-posting...
But Tedford had his highest praise for redshirt freshman Beau Sweeney.
"He may have the best potential of any quarterback I’ve had here," he said.
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Wasn’t Tedford friends with Sweeney’s dad at Fresno State or something? Am I mis-remembering things?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I like this part
But Tedford had his highest praise for redshirt freshman Beau Sweeney.
“He may have the best potential of any quarterback I’ve had here,” he said.
JAI HO!
I like this part.
"Are you serious? The Pac-10 went 5-0 in bowl games this season," Hinder shot back. "You guys lost to Utah!"
Oh shit!
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 10, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
And we are all in love.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re really lucky to have talented QBs coming into the program. Could Sweeney be the starter in another year? Ahead of Mansion? And then what about Hinder, who seems to have more swagger and passion than any of them. I love it. Love the succession.
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by dballisloose on Jul 10, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
3. It is well known in the legal community that Michael Robb, Esquire, wears shoes with holes in the soles when he is in trial.
4. Upon reasonable belief, Plaintiff believes that Mr. Robb wears these shoes as a ruse to impress the jury and make them believe that Mr. Robb is humble and simple without sophistication. . . .
* * *
6. Part of this strategy is to present Mr. Robb and his client as modest individuals who are so frugal that Mr. Robb has to wear shoes with holes in the soles. Mr. Robb is known to stand at sidebar with one foot crossed casually beside the other so that the holes in his shoes are readily apparent to the jury . . . .
7. Then, during argument and throughout the case Mr. Robb throws out statements like “I’m just a simple lawyer” with the obvious suggestion that Plaintiff’s counsel and the Plaintiff are not as sincere and down to earth as Mr. Robb.
Ive so wanted to waer my seersucker suit to court and be all “Now, I’m no big city lawyer….”
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I’ve wanted to wear an animal skin and carry a club into court and say, “Now, I’m just a caveman…”
Praise be to Tedford!
haha Phil Hartman FTW!!
Please enjoy a clip of one of his most underrated characters.
“Your world frightens and confuses me…”
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Not nearly as funny as the Motion to Kiss My Ass
but still good.
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
Actual lawsuit filed in federal court in Ohio
Selina Miller
v.
National Basketball Association; Commissioner Stern; Kobe Bryant
7/8/2009 2:09cv580 Sargus
(Columbus)
Complaint for declaratory judgment and defamation. Defendant Kobe Bryant had an extra marital affair with the plaintiff, raped her mother and brother, and accused her of being a porno-filming prostitute who gave him a transmitted disease
As you might guess, it’s a pro se plaintiff.
Praise be to Tedford!
Wearing 'Sex Panther'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLq2-uZd5LY
Immediately Regrettable Decision.
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I don’t see how it is Immediately Regrettable. It works 60% of the time, every time.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This is how I know I'm evil.
This is my favorite part of the whole movie.
“Well guess what? Now this is happening.”
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Shattered the shaft of my 2 week old 3 wood today. I am awesome.
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Shattered? What, was it actually made of wood? Wow.
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Well shattered is hyperbole. It broke. Very poor quality. Very disappointing club.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I did that once with my uncle’s $500 Big Bertha driver. He took me out to the driving range when I was about 14, let me borrow some of his clubs, and about a half an hour in, the damn thing snapped. The club head flew further than the ball. I immediately thought “Oh shit! I just busted a really expensive golf club!” but apparently it was so expensive, that the company replaced a broken one for free.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Ron Burgundy auditions for SportsCenter.
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JUST GOT BACK FROM BRUNO, ITS EPIC, ITS UNBELIEVABLE, GO SEE IT, GO SEE IT, GO SEE IT.
WHAT PART OF GO SEE IT IS SO CONFUSING TO YOU!??!?!?
BearStage also agrees, because as an actor himself he appreciates all the work that goes into hours-long single take scenes where the actor cant break character, even once.
I always love to come out of movies where there are long lines of people and ruin the endings to the movie. But there was no ending here, so I just loudly said “WHAT DO YOU MEAN DARTH VADER IS LUKE’S FATHER?!?” repeatedly.
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That was a real dick move man. I had just started the trilogy and I have lived in a cave my whole life.
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by rollonubears on Jul 10, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice try, Twist.
I mean, I appreciate all the work and physical training that Keanu Reeves went through when he made The Matrix, but that doesn’t make him a good actor.
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I fail to see the comparison between what Cohen does and what Reeves did.
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The fact that someone put hours of dedication and work into a role does not necessarily make that person watchable.
I’m not saying this as an actor, just as a fan. It’s not like I think i can just go up there and make a blockbuster movie. I’m not really knocking either of them – it’s great that they can be huge successes doing what they do, more power to them. But as a fan, while I respect their dedication to the craft and supreme work ethic… they do what they do, and I don’t like it. That said, I will watch a million Keanu Reeves movies before I go see Bruno.
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The fact that it is Keanu fucking Reeves makes him a good actor.
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by rollonubears on Jul 11, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I should just ban you for that statement. Luckily I’m in a nice mood.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 12, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Banned for joking? If that happened, the only commenters around here would be you and Hydro!
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by rollonubears on Jul 12, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
there are quite a few of us!
There a bunch of us!
Chris Pine
John Cho (new-school Sulu/Harold of ‘Harold and Kumar’)
George Takei (old-school Sulu)
Gregory Peck
Stacey Keach
Bill Bixby
Roxann Dawson (B’elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager)
Jerry Mathers (‘Beaver’ Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver)
Joe Spano (Hill St. Blues)
…and the rest of us who are not famous :-)
Will I ever be on a list of famous Cal alums? No. No, I will not. But I don’t need to be, so it’s all good.
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No, I will not.
Dream Big!
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
well, it’s kinda hard to get famous doin’ regional theatre.
But I love it, so that’s cool. But it’s true that I don’t know what the future holds, so… who knows.
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Worst comes to worst, I have a futon with BearStage engraved in it.
Or, you could just stay with someone you actually know. Like Rags.
I don’t know why I engraved BearStage in my futon. Not my best idea.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Worst comes to worst, I have a futon with BearStage engraved in it.
Ummm… what?
Or, you could just stay with someone you actually know. Like Rags.
Huh? Why would I need to stay with someone?
I don’t know why I engraved BearStage in my futon. Not my best idea.
Yeah, I’m gonna classify that as an Immediately Rgrettable Decision. I really don’t know where you’re going with that… but you’re definitely going Champ Kind on me, and it’s creeping me out, so that’s a plus!
I’m officially declaring this to be your theme song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8egz_yXL0
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Yeah joke fail on my part.
Let’s just forget about it and move on.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t forget Ed Quinn! From “Eureka”, “True Blood”, and those Ketel One commercials.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 13, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That movie seems hella funny
Stop.......... Hammertime!!!!!
by MR. Bigshot 123 on Jul 10, 2009 10:14 PM PDT reply actions
He is going to be traded within the week.
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by rollonubears on Jul 11, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
He was trade bait already, now his value is MUCH higher. Probably would be a good move.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jul 11, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
WHY DOES GOD HATE THE AS SO MUCH!?!? WHY?!?!??!?! WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS?!?!?
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Some of Grant from McCovey Chronicle's 50 awesome things about the no-no
4. It came on the exact same day that Jayson Werth found out he had gonorrhea. At least, that’s what I like to pretend.
5. It was the first no-hitter for the Giants since 1976. It was the first no-hitter thrown in a world with "Star Wars", Sega Genesis, and Kajagoogoo. Seriously, though: 1976. Good gravy. I think the Marlins just threw three last week.
6. Aaron Rowand’s catch.
7. Aaron Rowand’s catch. You think it’s cheating to mention it twice? Go back to the U.S.S.R., pinko. That catch was just that awesome.
10. The seventh inning, in which Sanchez struck out the side, was as nasty of an inning as you’ll ever see anybody pitch. He ended the inning by hitting someone in the foot and getting a strikeout. That’s like a bad Chuck Norris fact.
13. Pablo Sandoval’s home run ball just landed, and it took out a creepy carnie across the water. Sandoval is only programmed to do good things for good people in good situations.
18. Anything that makes you pace and talk to the television without making you feel like an idiot afterwards is, by definition, awesome. It’s a handy barometer for awesome. Last night passed.
19. After Charlie Manuel said, and I quote, "Well, ehs a nnffa good play mmm hmm steal you a base mmm rfffa my guy mm hhhfff take my guy," the spotlight went right back to the Giants. ESPN and MLB Network broke from scheduled programming to watch the game end, and I love the idea of people across the country focusing on the Giants, even if only for a couple of minutes.
25. The post-game thread was so active, it broke this site. Broke it real good.
26. Scott Hairston didn’t ruin it because he wasn’t on the team.
27. There’s good times to be found laughing at random Dodger message boards around the internet. Not quality boards like Dodger Thoughts, mind you. The real salt-of-the-earth boards in the bowels of ESPN, Yahoo!, or YouTube. Caps lock hilarity, 24 hours a day. My favorite find so far: "This was good news for the Dodgers. It means the Gnats will probably keep that bum in the rotation, hopefully replacing Sodomski, who kind of worries me."
29. This should probably be number one, but Sanchez’s dad being in the crowd for a start that should have been right around the lowest point of his son’s career. It was the first time his dad had seen him start a game. Hold on…I got something in my eye…damn these allergies….
31. Somewhere, a Padres fan exists who both owns a Ken Caminiti jersey and who gets really, really righteous when talking about Barry Bonds. This person watched the entire game last night without cracking a smile once. That’s awesome.
34. One of Sanchez’s perceived problems was that he would lose focus, or that he was too mentally soft. Yet he survived one of the more stressful non-playoff situations a pitcher can go through, even pitching through a teammate’s error.
40. Now we don’t have to hear about the stupid rumors, like Sanchez for Adam Kennedy or Scott Hairston. He still might be traded, but you can be sure it wouldn’t be for complementary piece.
44. Right after the final out, Comcast Sportsnet cut to a camera that looked like it was at the bottom of a dogpile. Fuzzy shapes wrestling with fuzzy shapes. It was totally accidental, but it also captured the mood perfectly.
46. Brian Runge’s final strike call made me wonder if Reggie Jackson was running around the park, trying to kill the Queen.
48. The no-hitter would have been a part of Giants lore if it had happened in the midst of a 100-loss season. That it came in a contending season makes it that much more special.
49. When they showed a clip of John Montefusco’s no-hitter, there were, like, two people celebrating: Montefusco and Gary Alexander. The rest of the team was looking at Montefusco and Alexander as if they were trying to make love to a catcus in the middle of a memorial service. Modern baseball is so much better, it’s not even funny. Cram it, grumpy nostagists.
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Coincidence?
This didn’t occur to me on Friday, perhaps because my mind was focused on the anniversary itself, but it is funny to me that the DBD on my 10th anniversary is titled “Immediately regrettable decisions”. Have you been talking to my mother-in-law?
Yes, yes I have. And man, you are such a shmuck!
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4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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Arizona St. Sun Devils
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Arizona Wildcats
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2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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Colorado Buffaloes
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2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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