DBD 7.14.09 Stewart or Colbert?
by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 10:34 PM PDT
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PrintThis day will go down in history as the greatest debate in the history of CGB. That's right: Colbert v. Stewart!!!!!!!!
In this corner, coming in at 5 foot 7 and 46 years of age, The Hebrew Hammer, Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And in this corner, coming in at 5 foot 10 and a half, and 45 years of age, The Bear Hunter, Stephen Tyrone Colbert!!!!!!!!
Personally, I am a Jon Stewart fan. If somebody wants to give a piece on why Colbert is better, I would gladly add it to this DBD.
My reasoning for Stewart is as follows.
The Daily Show, and therefore Jon Stewart, is funnier because it does not rely on an act. The Report is about Stephen Colbert first, everything else 2nd. The Daily Show is about current events first. Stewart's jokes all come from the ridiculousness of current events, while Colbert's jokes just come from his act. While the act can be funny, it gets tiresome after awhile. The Daily Show doesn't get as tiresome because, since the news is always changing, the show's topics are always changing. Also, The Daily Show uses other contributors, because the show is about telling the news in a humorous way, not about the host.
The quality of the Colbert Report has dipped recently, a large part of that is due to the fact that its best asset, President Bush, is gone. The adamant Bush supporter role did wonders for Colbert and helped his show take off. Without it, they don't have any go to material to fall back on.
I can understand that you would prefer the Colbert Report if you love Colbert's character and never get tired of it. Colbert has a more hardcore cult following, but such a colorful character is bound to get that. However The Daily Show is funnier to a wider audience. For those who get tired of the faux shock jock act, The Daily Show is where we turn.
Wail away, Avinash.
Avinash: In the past, maybe a year or two ago, I’d have said Stewart. But Jon is having to reach back most of these days, make those painful New Yorker accents, like he’s in a bad mob movie. I wince whenever he does it.
Colbert? He brings it every night. Sometimes the stuff doesn’t work. Sometimes it succeeds big-time (like his recent tour of Iraq, a big hit with the soldiers). More importantly, he can still do some correspondence like he did back on the Daily Show, such as his occasional interviews of lobbyists/congressmen, etc. In other words, he's more versatile than Stewart. He can do more things well.
(It'd be like Jerome Randle and Patrick Christopher at their peaks. Jerome Randle does one or two things consistently well; beat you off the dribble, layups in traffic, pull up jumper 3s. But everyone knows Christopher is the one with NBA-ready talent if he lets it loose, since he can do many of those things, plus slash, work off the dribble, play solid defense, etc. If you had the choice of someone who could take you deep if they played to their respective talent levels, you take Christopher almost every time.)
Just as importantly, Colbert’s writing staff is really really good, kind of like the Daily Show 2002-2005; they find really clever ways to reach the punchline. TDS’s writing has been sometimes great, sometimes good, sometimes average, sometimes bad.
Also, they’ve been making Jon do a lot more and the correspondents do a lot less, which is a mistake. I know the correspondents aren’t as funny as the Colbert/Carell duo back in the day, but their segments are almost always the best part of the show. I’d prefer that way more to Jon talking to Elmo with a beard.
I’m not sure what rollonubears is talking about Colbert losing his best material in Bush when it’s clear it’s Stewart who’s been the one suffering the most. Even though he does it most of the time, his man-crush on Obama will come out whenever the President comes up. Whereas Colbert hides his biases quite well, burying them under his character.
I will say Jon does have an edge over Stephen as an interviewer, especially when he’s going up against people he disagrees with. But Stephen is again in a tougher position, having to play a faux conservative. The writing is really impressive here, really sharp, and Colbert plays fabulously through it.
So right now the edge is with Stephen. Not by much, but he has the conch right now. The Report is a platform where he can accentuate all his strengths. Jon is more a faciliator than a personality, and right now he’s trying to do too much when he doesn’t have to (and probably shouldn’t; let his army of correspondents do more).
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I like it when people post these things before the next day.
Rollonubears, I found a picture of us.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 10:39 PM PDT reply actions
I can’t tell if the first sentence is sarcastic. And where is said picture? Is is the Colbert/Stewart one?
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
No, the first sentence was legitimate. Anyway, this is the picture.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
No, the first sentence was legitimate. Anyway, this is the picture.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one am I?
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
(The damn thing posted twice.)
You’re the one on the right, of course.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, I am the sidekick.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s too bad, Pokey.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The only problem is they are BOTH the wacky neighbor!
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The wacky guy in the bushes! He is such a character, with his binoculars and his heavy breathing.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, you are always number one in my book. BFFF.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Golfers named to the All-American team:
BERKELEY – Returning senior John Murphy and newly graduated George Gandranata received Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors Monday in an announcement from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
They are two of the 108 golfers to be so recognized in Division I, where only juniors and seniors who have competed at least two full years in 70 percent of their team’s rounds with a stroke average of 76.0 and a GPA of 3.2 or higher are eligible for the accolade. Recipients must also be considered to be of high moral character and in good standing at his college or university.
Gandranata ended his undergraduate studies with Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention and All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors for 2008-09. He competed in 11 of the Golden Bears’ 13 events and finished his Cal career with a 73.9 stroke average. He has also received a Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship to assist his future plans to pursue an MBA and eventually a Ph.D. in either economics or business administration.
Murphy, a 2008-09 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention, competed in 12 events with a 72.7 stroke average to lead the team, finishing fifth at the Pac-10 Championship in his first year at California, one year after transferring from Old Dominion.
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4 rowers get to U23 team:
BERKELEY – Four members of the California men’s crew team were named to the 2009 U.S. Under 23 National team that will compete at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, as announced by USRowing on Monday. Sean Engel, James Long-Lerno, Nareg Guregian and Nick Lucey will be competing. In addition, assistant coach Luke Agnini will be coaching the U.S. lightweight men’s four without coxswain (LM4-).
Engel will row on the men’s quadruple sculls (M4x), Lucey on the men’s eight (M8+), and Long-Lerno and Guregian will compete on the men’s four (M4-).
This past season, Lucey and Guregian rowed on the varsity eight that placed second at the IRA Regatta last month. Also at the Regatta, Engel and Long-Lerno participated on the second varsity eight that placed third.
Twenty-one crews will represent the United States at the world championships scheduled for July 23-26 in Racice, Czech Republic. World champions will be crowned in a total of 21 events.
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4 track members make All-American team:
BERKELEY – Four members of Cal’s track & field team – Cyrena Giordano, Alison Greggor, Kristen Meister and Brook Turner – have been named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic squad, student-athletes must have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Division I Indoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard or the NCAA Division I Outdoor regional or national qualifying standard in their respective event.
Meister, a junior majoring in history, was also a member of the Pac-10 All-Academic second team. She had the Bears’ second-best high jump mark of the 2009 season, clearing 5-8 3/4 at the Cal Outdoor Opener March 7.
Both Turner and Giordano received Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention notice this past season, as well. Turner ran a best of 53.34 in the 400 meters during her senior year in 2009. She was fifth in the 400 at the Pac-10 championships, fourth in the event at NCAA regionals and reached the semifinals at the NCAA champions. A three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection, Turner majored in film studies and has received a Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship.
A pole vaulter for the Bears, Giordano, who has not yet declared her major, jumped a personal-best 13-4 1/4 at the Pac-10 meet, where she placed fourth.
Greggor, a psychology major, ran 37:34.01 in the 10,000 meters this past spring, and she was a key member of the cross country team in the fall, finishing as Cal’s second-fastest runner at both the Pac-10 and NCAA regional competitions.
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Alexis Gray-Lawson helps Team USA get gold! GOLD, GRAY-LAWSON, GOLD!
California Golden Bear senior guard Alexis Gray-Lawson and the United States team swept through the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, securing the gold medal with an 83-64 victory over Russia on Saturday, July 11.
Gray-Lawson started three of the seven games for Team USA. She scored in all seven games, averaging over 20 minutes of playing time. She finished the tournament averaging 7.9 points per game with 4.3 rebound per contest. Gray-Lawson also had nine assists and ten steals in her gold-medal performance.
“It feels great,” Gray-Lawson said when asked what it was like to win the gold medal. “It’s like the greatest feeling in the world. We’ve been waiting a long time to do this and obviously we might never get this opportunity again. We thought that we should take full advantage of it.”
Less than a minute into the gold medal game, Tine Charles had put a quick four points up on the board, but Russia answered with a 3-pointer at 8:41 and the score was 4-3 in the USA’s favor early on. From there, the USA answered each Russian score until the 2:33 mark, when four straight points from Russia’s Elena Danilochkina gave Russia its first lead, 17-16. Russia went on to score five more points to the USA’s four to close the period up 22-20. It was the first time the Americans had trailed after the first quarter in all seven games of the tournament.
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It may not necessarily be true, but it will get his attention.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
wow…I have never met a hot librarian. And I’ve been looking!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You definitely go to the wrong libraries, then.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
and the right ones would be ____________________?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I went to the Library in Lake Forest, they were all topless and dancing.
by chowder on Jul 14, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
heh…I mean actual libraries!!! You know, ones with card catalogs and stuff.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
very true. I’m on a committee that will likely vote to decrease the library space by 75%, increase the size of the coffee house area (for studying students), move the antiquated books/paper journals to a wharehouse that is within 2 h of campus, and increasing the number of electronic journal subscriptions.
I’ve been told 20 years ago, university libraries were hot spots where professors rubbed elbows while pouring over paper journals. Now they are empty.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I believe there will always be a place for libraries, but the days where they are massive domains of public knowledge are over. I’m not sure what the future for libraries becomes, are simply warehouses to store unique collections, do they specialize to maintain interest, or do they morph into a space of interaction. Interaction between people, time periods, information types, etc.
I love libraries. I love picking up someone’s original research paper from 1880. But that happens once or twice a year. Researchers (profs, postdocs, visiting scientists, grad students) – likely the principal user of the content on the shelves – don’t go there anymore. We have web-based institution subscriptions and can dowlodad PDF’s on our own computers. I’d argue even undergraduate student attendance is down and those that do frequently violate the food/drink policy which can destroy some of these precious collections. If the library is to once again become a space of interaction, they need to be drastically redesigned. I’m not even sure such a design is possible with web-access to journal articles to anywhere on campus. Off campus access is possible if you register your computer with the university.
Students like quasi-quiet/intellectual places like coffee shops. Moreover, researchers a) like caffeine, b) enjoy a neutral site out of the lab to discuss important results and plan future experiments, and c) run into the occasional random colleague from a different department.
Perhaps it’s the coffee shop that should evolve to a larger building with free secured wifi access, printing/photo copy access, comfortable and ample seating, clean tables of various sizes, plenty of laptop plugs, and good food/beverages.
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by carp on Jul 14, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pics or you once looked over briefs in the Dorraine Zief library.
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--Coach Clark
I don’t know if this has changed since I was a grad student, but for the social sciences, sometimes I had more luck finding obscure but pertinent books by getting a bead on the right general section in the stacks and then going and looking – the categorization made sense to a librarian but didn’t always reflect the lateral connections that made sense for reading purposes. Also, and again times may have changed, but the journals were not as important for reading purposes except as a preview of people’s book proposals.
But that said, I suspect that the layout that you’re suggesting would make a lot of sense. Just because I prefer to work in a relatively quiet environment doesn’t mean that these gosh-darn kids feel the same way.
Definitely agree. I love reading nonfiction + history, whenever I went to the library I was like a kid in a candy store.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That kinda how I felt when I would go to Fudge Alley!
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I just want to say good luck, we’re all counting on you.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Libraries won’t disappear completely because there is value in having all the information physically infront of you. If there are two maps from two separate books, you can physically look at them at the same time. If the maps happen to be bigger than 8.5×11, it is nice that you can see the entire map without having to scroll.
It is also much easier to browse.
Agreed…that’s why they’ll only be scaled down to 25% of their current size with these essential library pieces with the rest of their archives available for viewing (either a paper copy or electronically – usually the latter) within 4-12 h of requesting it.
We’ve already started doing this with the UC’s NRLF.
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--Coach Clark
Pics or your car was once peppered with bullets while visiting NRLF.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Nah. there will always be a place for libraries.
personally, if I ever become a teacher, I will make it a rule that a certain number of my students’ references for papers have to be books. Contrary to popular belief, there is still tons and tons of reference material that is not available online, and you just have to go to libraries to get it. Besides that fact that online you can only look at one thing at a time, instead of spreading tings all around you the way you can with books. it’s important for students to learn these research skills, and if I ever teach, I’ll make sure they do.
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As someone who got 3 points off a project this year because I didn’t have a print source, please don’t. All I had to do was find 3 interesting facts about Pablo Neruda and recite a poem of his. Why do I need a print source for that? It is just 3 god damn facts.
For research papers, I can see why you would want to do that though.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it’s an important skill to have. Like I said, not everything is online, and the sooner you get used to how to look up print sources (be they magazine, book, or journal) the sooner you’ll have that skill in your back pocket.
Sorry, but I agree with your teacher’s methods.
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Not on such a small topic. God damn. That was my only B+ last semester. Boy, I hated that class. I barely studied for the final.
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by rollonubears on Jul 15, 2009 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
The man in the suit was just encountered. OMGOMGOMGOMG. Hasn’t been revealed what the hell he is doing though.
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THERE IS NO ON IN THE COFFIN! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop talking to yourself, weird kid.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me, or is Sawyer delightful? Everything he says makes me laugh.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
You just like him because he has nicknames for everyone.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Quiet, Freckles.
What he says is funny though. The nicknames help.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions
You will quickly discover that the best characters on the show are not named Sawyer, Jack, or Kate.
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Locke, Charlie, and Sawyer are my favorites so far.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
What about Jacques, the mischievous but lovable Frenchman who always seems to be getting into trouble?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
The best characters are the ones who get things done with no nonsense.
Which is what makes Sayyid awesome.
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The best character is the one who’s most awesome. Which is what makes Benjamin Linus awesome.
The The is above souls.
It was his birthday? I EVEN GUESSED MAHARG.
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by rollonubears on Jul 15, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually only took 4 shots. There were three girls I was hanging out with. Mixed drinks were a different story, had a whole lot of those.
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Your drink:chick ratio is a good way to evaluate the night. It’s almost as good as the Price: Earnings ratio to evaluate a stock.
All part of Rishi’s CAPM (Chick Asset Pricing Model).
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I want Seattle stories.
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by rollonubears on Jul 16, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
When I got home from the bar, the girl:me ratio was 3:1, it went downhill from there.
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Can we just have story time from one of you guys?
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by rollonubears on Jul 16, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That night ended with a guy puking all over my backyard and a girl puking red wine all over my bathroom (at 9am). And that’s how I learned not to offer a fully stocked bar to people under 22.
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My condolences. I once had a girl throw up some red alcohol something-or-other on my carpet. Not only is it disgusting to clean up, but it is never going to disappear completely from the carpet (lucky for you your case was in the bathroom). I’m glad I don’t live there anymore and don’t have to be greeted by a subtle red stain every time I get home.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
I agree with rollonubears.
Having said that, I am still at work, so the prior statement may just be a result of my hallucinating or something.
Hmmm, so I know a bit more about the secret life of HolmoePhobe.
Also, first time you have EVER agreed with me. Or, at least, the first time you have vocalized it.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I’m somewhat delusional right now so it shouldn’t count.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 13, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, too late. I have already celebrated.
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by rollonubears on Jul 13, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
The silence that permeated Busch Stadium during the majority of the Home Run Derby on Monday night met its equal during the news conference minutes after the contest ended. Prince Fielder sat atop the dais all smiles, a big trophy in front of him and 10,087 feet of home runs behind him, when somebody who knew no better asked Fielder about his dad.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:20 PM PDT reply actions
didn’t the A’s trade Nelson Cruz for Keith Ginter?
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Yes
December 16, 2004: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Justin Lehr to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keith Ginter.
Praise be to Tedford!
Heh heh heh.
Well enough Monday to vanquish Cruz 6-5 in the final round. Fielder switched bats in the middle of the contest, dropping teammate Rickie Weeks’(notes) for Braun’s, which was longer. This is nothing new. Fielder said he last used his own bat in May.
by CaliforniaBone on Jul 14, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Pedro Martinez is having a physical in about nine hours in Philadelphia.
Martinez flew to Philadelphia on Monday. If the physical reveals no problems, Martinez will likely sign with the Phillies by Wednesday.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:26 PM PDT reply actions
Tim Lincecum remains an unknown to most of the American League, including Derek Jeter.
“I’ve seen some highlights of him,” said Jeter. “Doesn’t seem like he’s much fun. The most I know about him is his video game commercial. I haven’t played it. I’ll probably play it tonight and try to find some things out.”
Mariano Rivera, meanwhile, has never heard of teammate Andrew Bailey of the A’s.
It’s nice to see that we (the Bay Area) get noticed.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:32 PM PDT reply actions
It’s Derek Jeter’s opinion. IT DOESN’T MATTER. F*** JETER!!
He shouldn’t BE an All-Star, it’s all the damned Yankee fans who vote him on popularity!
(…I just compared his stats to other AL SS. Crap.)
but STILL… f*** Jeter. Right in the keyster.
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Right in the keyster.
I, personally, am going to pass.
I can’t hate Jeter. There is something magical about him. It doesn’t make any sense. I have named it the Jeter effect. It is when a player isn’t very impressive statistically, but you would still argue they are one of the best players in the game. There is just something about him. This aura. On paper, no way you would consider him as a hall of famer. But he is a sure fire first ballot. And I can’t argue against it. You just have to watch him play.
Anybody understand what the hell I am talking about?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t hate Jeter. There is something magical about him.
Well, his hookups have included Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, Vanessa Minnillo, Scarlett Johansson, Lara Dutta (Rishi knows about her) and Jessica Biel. So clearly the ladies feel it.
rollonubears, are you actually an aspiring 21 year old gorgeous female actress?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 3:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, if it makes me a mod.
I am gorgeous. And aspiring. So I am at least close.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Mark Teahen realizes his days of steady duty at third base for the Royals are numbered with Alex Gordon poised to return from the disabled list. The increasing drumbeat of trade rumors could even spell an end to his time with the Royals.
"Do I wonder what happens?" Teahen repeated. "Not really. I think it’s inevitable that I’ll go back to bouncing around. Where I’ll get the most time, I don’t know."
Several teams are tracking Teahen as the July 31 nonwaiver trading deadline approaches. The Red Sox took a hard look this weekend in their search for alternatives in case Mike Lowell continues to struggle with his injured hip.
The Giants, White Sox, Cubs and Mets have also shown interest.
Some of you may remember that Mark Teahen used to play for the Athletics.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:36 PM PDT reply actions
R-Rated Superstar, I think people are always happy for further discussion links during these long off-season months. Just remember what happened last time you started overloading with NBA links. And we’re not adverse to creating a MLB fanpost at all if need be. Just try to find a balance between bringing in links that people overall will be interested in. So far, I think you are doing a great job. Just being proactive and changing the paradigm, like I am oh so good at!
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I, too, am enjoying his links. I think hes doing a great job of finding that balance, especially during this long-offseason. Im sure, however, that if he starts posting up links to every Pittsburg Pirate who is designated for assignment similar to how he was for the NBA stuff, people might raise similar concerns.
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I was just particularly bored, so I found some MLB stuff and posted it.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You should start watching lost. That’s what I do late at night.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Are we debating which is the better show, or if we personally like Stewart or Colbert more?
I like the Daily Show as a program more because of the way it holds the news media accountable and for the thought provoking interviews. God knows Stewart debating conservatives is 1,000,000x more civil and substantive than left vs. right debates on major networks.
But I think Colbert is a funnier comedian and entertainer. Stewart’s intelligence is the driving force of The Daily Show’s success, but his actual comedy mannerisms can be repetitive. Colbert is incredible on his feet and his interviews, while less substantive, are typically vastly funnier.
Basically, I see the two shows as different sides of the same coin. They cover more news ground together but are different enough to not get repetitive and stale over a full hour.
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by norcalnick on Jul 13, 2009 11:50 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Rec’d, this is about what I meant to say, except way shorter.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Ichiro Suzuki was asked to comment on Rickey Henderson going to the Hall of Fame and said, “I thought Rickey was still playing.”
Prior to playing the Blue Jays on a Saturday evening, the A’s will retire Rickey Henderson’s jersey on August 1, 2009.
Other All-Star stuff is here courtesy of John Shea.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 13, 2009 11:55 PM PDT reply actions
The lineups are out for tonight’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
1. RF — Ichiro Suzuki — Seattle Mariners
2. SS — Derek Jeter — New York Yankees
3. C — Joe Mauer — Minnesota Twins
4. 1B — Mark Teixeira — New York Yankees
5. LF — Jason Bay — Boston Red Sox
6. CF — Josh Hamilton — Texas Rangers
7. 3B — Evan Longoria — Tampa Bay Rays
8. 2B — Aaron Hill — Toronto Blue Jays
9. SP — Roy Halladay — Toronto Blue Jays
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
1. SS — Hanley Ramirez — Florida Marlins
2. 2B — Chase Utley — Philadelphia Phillies
3. 1B — Albert Pujols — St. Louis Cardinals
4. RF — Ryan Braun — Milwaukee Brewers
5. LF — Raul Ibanez — Philadelphia Phillies
6. 3B — David Wright — New York Mets
7. CF — Shane Victorino — Philadelphia Phillies
8. C — Yadier Molina — St. Louis Cardinals
9. SP — Tim Lincecum — San Francisco Giants
I think that on paper, the National League lineup is slightly better despite having Victorino and Molina in there. The first three hitters in that lineup are the best at their position, and plus, Ibanez is having a monster season.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 12:09 AM PDT reply actions
Mike Huguenin of Rivals.com calls Jerome Randle the most underrated player in the country.
Why doesn’t California point guard Jerome Randle get more attention? He had a great junior season in 2008-09, leading the Golden Bears – who were surprisingly good – in scoring (18.3 points per game) and assists (5.0 per game, with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.7-1). He also shot 50.1 percent overall, 46.3 percent from 3-point range and 86.3 percent from the free-throw line; he hit a bit more than 53 percent of his two-point shot attempts. He’s also a tough kid, averaging 3.0 rebounds. Randle did a superb job in his first season under new coach Mike Montgomery, who is notoriously tough on his point guards. Randle could stand to cut down on his turnovers, and his quickness means he can improve as an on-ball defender. But he’s also just 5-10, which means his height always is going to be a negative on defense. This guy deserves more attention. Maybe he’ll get it next season, when Cal will be favored to win the Pac-10.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Bears With Fangs has the Jahvid Best on the Xbox 360 Cover
For those gamers out there, this is pretty cool. Definitely worth checking out.
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Hydro, do you play on the XBox, Wii or PS3?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 4:00 AM PDT up reply actions
We have to play 08. In December, when I get xbox live. To hook it up to the internet, you have to buy another $100 adapter or something. What the hell.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
The $100 thing you’re talking about is the wireless adapter. You don’t need that. You can just hook up an ethernet cord to the back of your xbox to get it connected to the internet.
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Ok explain this whole thing to me. Where does said cord go?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
ethernet cord goes into the back of your 360. the other end of the ethernet cord goes into your router. voila.
but… if you want to spend the $100, then buy a wireless adapter (so you don’t have to use an ethernet cord), and then hook that up onto the back of your xbox and then do whatever you need to do to gain access to your wireless network.
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Oh now I see why my uncle said I couldn’t do it. I have a TV in my basement, and I can hook my 360 up to my monitor, which is on the top floor. The router is on the middle floor. Unless I am going to run a cord through my house (I’m not), then that isn’t happening.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s not as unheard of or destructive as you think it is.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Running a cord through my house?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you have a laptop? If so, you can run an ethernet cable from the laptop to the 360 to piggyback off the laptop’s wireless connection. Let me know if you want me to go into further detail about how to set this up. It only takes a couple minutes and it’s very easy.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
No. Would a desktop work?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that would also work.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think it would work unless his desktop has a wireless adapter, which I don’t think is likely, since the ethernet port in his house is apparently on the middle floor.
by CaliforniaBone on Jul 14, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I told my dad about that idea and he said it wouldn’t work.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I was under the impression rollon was connected wirelessly. If it’s not a wireless connection, my method below won’t work.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I am connected wirelessly.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh good, then my method will work.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re running Windows, right? Vista, XP, or 7?
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
XP
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh good, I’ve only ever done this back when I was using an XP pc.
Go to Control Panel and then to Network and Sharing. From here look at the menu on the left side of the screen and click “Manage network connections.” The following screen should have an icon for “Local Area Connection;” right click on the icon and choose “properties.” Select the “Sharing” tab at the top of screen and then check the box that says “Allow other network users to connect through this user’s internet connection.”
Connect an ethernet cable from your 360 to your PC and you will be able to access the internet anytime the PC is on and has a valid connection.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes. That’s why you have space between walls!
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
You realize there are stairs involved. And it would have to be the longest cord ever.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
They make long ethernet cords, and though it isn’t a job you yourself should necessarily be doing, it is possible to run the cord through the walls, downstairs.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
My father says all the ports are taken up. Guess I will just wait to get the adapter.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
This is actually pretty common. Depends on the house, but it may not be that hard to run a cable between the walls.
Also, you can get a 100 ft cable for less than $30.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
my internet enters the house in the office, near the back of the house, whereas the TV is up in the very front. running a cable from one to the other would be completely impractical (especially given the plaster walls i try not to drill into).
for the same $100, i bought a second AirPort (an Express, instead of a Base Station) and set that up right behind the TV, which extended my wireless network, and was able to just plug the XBox ethernet directly into that. as an added bonus, i was able to plug my stereo into the airport as well, and i get to use airTunes to play music wirelessly from my laptop.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
The whole thing is me looking for a way that doesn’t involve spending $100. Because I know how to do it by spending $100.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Understood. Then your solution is to move the XBox, or buy a long cord.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Take one of the Internet’s sets of tubes and tie it to your XBOX.
by CaliforniaBone on Jul 14, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Hid my answer and just copied/pasted it into the DBD
Also removed slanderous material about me carrying rollonubears around on a leash. Thankfully I’m a nice guy. You’re lucky you didn’t say that about Hydro or your face would probably be in pieces right now.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 4:17 AM PDT reply actions
Why did you edit a readers post to include YOUR thoughts?
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Because I am his bitch….
I did invite someone to add their piece and I would edit it in. He just edited it in himself, because he can.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
But I am your bitch!
I don’t recall ever saying anything about a leash.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Can I just note one thing.
Both shows have a writing team of about 10-15. It is unclear to me what of Stewart AND Colbert actually goes into their show. Except for the fact that during the strike last year when Comedy Central forced them to go forward and they DIDNT have those writing staffs, Colbert was EPICALLY funnier than Stewart.
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Stewart doesn’t do a great job of hiding his own amusement, whereas Colbert has that as a big part of his character.
One thing they both have down, for much of what they do, is their delivery. Sure Stewart does the New-York-accent stuff, but his “Here’s what I don’t get” comments are pretty well-communicated.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
NCAA FOOTBALL 10 OUT TODAY
How is that NOT the topic of today’s DBD?
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Tell me if it is an improvement at all. On the PS2, the basically copied and pasted the gameplay of 08 and put it in 09. I was annoyed.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I haven’t gotten it yet. I was thinking about picking up a Xbox 360 just for the game so I could play it with the rest of the CGB’ers, but it doesn’t look like there’s much enthusiasm for it. I might just get it for PS3 instead.
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
For you, I would buy it. Unless it is like 60 bucks. Then fuck that.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if CBKWit has a 360, but he used to be a big time gamer back in the day. He and I would have some epic battles on Madden. Being the super-stud that I am, I almost always won.
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I’m not sure if CBKWithas a 360is alive, but he used to be a big time gamer back in the day. He and I would have some epic battles on Madden. Being the super-stud that I am, I almost always won.
Edited for accuracy
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Reed Diehl could spend the rest of his life behind bars:
SANTA ANA — Reed Diehl, a former University of California lineman who spent time in the Tennessee Titans’ camp in 2001, has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.
Prosecutors say the 30-year-old Diehl entered his plea Monday in Orange County federal court. He was indicted last year by a federal grand jury on charges that he bilked a developer out of $2.5 million.
That sucks. I wonder if this is another case of “I’m a college football player so I’m going to the NFL or bust.” Of course, I’m speculating but I have a feeling he wasn’t a Draddy Award finalist while at Cal…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I remember hearing about his arrest last year. Diehl ran an investment firm and was also an offensive line coach for Mater Dei at the time of his arrest last year.
Here’s a blog posting I found from last year after his arrest.
Praise be to Tedford!
Stewart
If only for some of the more “real” journalism pieces he is able to put together under the guise of comedy – all of the campaign coverage and Jason Jones’ trip to Iran being two that immediately come to mind.
Colbert himself is funnier – but if I only get 1 choice I’m watching the Daily Show.
by LeonPowe on Jul 14, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think I agree, but for me it is hard to separate the person from the show.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t answer this DBD.
I typically enjoy the Daily Show’s take on day-to-day events more, but whenever Colbert’s interviews someone (Aside from the guest), I find it to be FAR more funny.
"It’s spelled S-H-U-F-E-L-T-M-E-U-P"
I smell a sitcom!
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Somebody’s masking his bitterness in humor!
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Somebody’s confused!
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s okay, I’ll understand when I’m older.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to understand, but now I’m older.
I used to be with it, then they changed what it was. Now what I’m with, isn’t it and what’s it seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to yoooouuu.
by chowder on Jul 14, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That’s all well and good for you, but I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. …Then it was every other day. Now I’m lucky to find half an hour a week in which to get funky. I’ve got to get out of this rut and back into the groove.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Update from Cal Campus
Individual tickets for USC just went on sale at the ATO — people are already upset that they can’t get through. Oh, it’s because it turns out this is a pretty popular game
also, CalSO counselors have been teaching chants since 9am. Apparently it becomes Bear Territory very early here
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by AndBears on Jul 14, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
FUCK
I suppose I need to get a ticket if I’m going to go all the way to Berkeley for the game, right? Anyone have any spares?
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes. You will have to act as a child though. And you will be in section MM. And you will be with me and my grandpa. So, you might want to find someone else. That is just worst case scenario.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, you won’t have to act as a child. I am pretty sure all tickets are the same for that game. And senior tickets are the same price as youth. But still, you will be in the endzone which will suck. And you will be with me and my grandpa, which will suck.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I started trying to get tickets at 830am and had no problems at all. I spent a little while trying to get the best available seats (best section, optimal height) and it was a smooth process throughout. I was surprised because I expected their website to be slow due to all the traffic.
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ah, these were phone calls, maybe the website is better. Perhaps the less internet-savvy are the only ones with problems.
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Hmm…I think I’ll reconsider calling about UCLA tickets until later this week. Thanks for the heads up!
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Just bought my tix to Maryland. Section J, I’m satisfied. Looking forward to the massive CGB tailgate.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 14, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
When do they start
telling the incoming freshmen about the crushing defeats that becoming a Cal fan will deal to their soul? WHen does THAT happen? HUH? HUH?
Did I ever tell you about the time that we were about to end the curse of the Palouse . . we had the ball on the 1 yard line, about to score the go ahead touchdown with minimal time left . .. and Pat Barnes fumbles the snap. FUMBLES!
I’m still bitter about a 15 year old football game. WHEN DO THEY TELL THE FRESHMEN ABOUT THAT?!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
O-Chem – no one has a soul left after that
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by AndBears on Jul 14, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
some do!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays!
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Decent tagline.
CGB: Where we always have a case of the Mondays.
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I believe you can get your ass kicked for saying something like that.
by chowder on Jul 14, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tell them? They have to find out themselves.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
i wish someone had told me
Maybe I wouldn’t have been so emotionally invested in a team quarterbacked by Ziv Gottleib.
So you regret becoming a Cal fan to the extent you’ve become one?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
well insofarasmuch
as its eaten my soul, then yes.
But it will be all that so much sweeter when we get that Rose Bowl.
Last year an SC friend of mine told me “I hope we don’t go to the Rose Bowl again, its becoming boring” – she’s lucky I didn’t throw her off the roof of the Petronas Towers (also, its murder)
All of the trials will yield far greater satisfaction. This is what I’m telling myself.
WHERE'S EVERYONE SITTING WHERE DO I GET MY TICKET
Of course, this might all be moot if they’re all sold out by now anyway.
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I told you, I have your ABSOLUTE worst case scenario option.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, they are available. Now I just need to figure out if I’m going to be bringing the girlfriend with me.
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I presume you like this girl, right? Yet, you are considering bringing her to a place where she will probably meet Twist. I see a slight flaw in this plan.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The girlfriend says she doesn’t think it’ll be worth it to bring her. So I guess it’s down to one ticket in Q or QQ.
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, its a Cal football game. You can sneak into pretty much any section pretty easy. And be with us and we’ll be fine.
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I keep getting Section C. Does that seem fine?
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, fuck it. I’ll just get the ticket and then sneak over or something.
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, its fairly far away from Q or QQ. But, look, worst comes to worst, we’ll just have you wait up top and then have somebody come up with 2 tickets to the area where we are. We’d have to get in a bit early, though, but I generally get to the game early to watch pre-game, because Im a giant loser.
All you have to do is get into the stadium.
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Or well enter from the North side and then walk horizontally through the student section.
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Actually, I’m in section J, row 20, seat 8. Whatever, I’ll just meet you guys inside the stadium or something.
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by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Or chill beforehand. Tailgating shall start early that day, I predict.
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But I dont drink at these tailgates. Plus, Rishi doesnt have a monopoly on the concept of tailgating before football games.
UNLESS HE DOES?!?!?!/ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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It was the combination of the word “chill” and a reference to drinking early.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
And they are still together? Man, this girl is worth it.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh fine, nobody come join me in MM. That’s cool. Doesn’t hurt my pride or anything guys. Yeah, go ahead and enjoy your fucking young alum section.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought we weren’t allowed to meet you in person, due to many many laws about meeting children through the internet??
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by AndBears on Jul 14, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you meet him in person, you are then legally required to inform your neighbors that you met him and you cant live within 20 feet of a school.
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I only live within 3 blocks of an elementary school, so I should probably play it safe. Rollonubears, I fear we shall never meet, unless you’s like to babysit in about 5 years.
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The offer is nice, but why would I babysit when I am 20?
For some reason, kids worship me though. I don’t understand, but they all love me.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I live next door to one is that bad?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
AND you have a goatee!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Are there actual laws against it?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually don’t know, it’s probably more of a ‘bad idea’ than a law. Although if there was proof of predation, then that might be another story.
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There is plenty.
I may show up at a tailgate just so I can hug HolmoePhobe and leave.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you’re thinking of rape. You’re not allowed to meet someone over the internet and rape them. Glad we cleared that up!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I really wish someone had told me this a little earlier.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you allowed to meet someone on the internet and kill them? I want to make sure you don’t break any laws when you murder me.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If you hug me you’re not going to be alive long enough for Spazzy to murder you.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you would self destruct. So I would probably die in the explosion. Still may be worth it.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You are usually bitter, but you are extra super bitter today.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
“oh, ho hum, crushing yet ANOTHER BigX team? Will those midwesterners ever learn how to play football?”
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My father in law teaches at Michigan. We went for a visit last summer and his wife made some comment about me wearing an SC cap – I replied “it’s not my fault Michigan keeps losing at the Rose Bowl,” which she thought was worth repeating to all their neighbors whom she felt over-identified with Michigan football.
Which makes sense if you’re a yoga teacher since generally you don’t see fist-fights over ashtanga versus iyengar, but less so when you’re insulting people’s CFB allegiances. That was a tense weekend.
DONT FUCKING TALK SHIT ABOUT BIKRAM, BITCH!
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Dude, Im in fucking Warrior 2 bitch. Thats 2x more awesome than Warrior 1!
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Finally, Cal beats USC at something!
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When you will continue to be unable to respond with witty rejoinders? I, for one, cannot wait!
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No, I was trying to suck up and imply that this is Cal’s year to beat SC. That’ll teach me to avoid being too subtly in being a lickspittle.
You thought you should be subtle? Look at the road signs. You are CGB now.
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That’s where I went wrong… I’m just trying to walk the line between sucking up and being shunned on Conquest Chronicles.
I think theres a way to be a USC fan here without being, yknow, a USC fan here.
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Interesting stuff.
South Carolina argued that its use of “SC” represented the state as a whole and not just the university, and that its use predated the Revolutionary War. But the patent office relied on the actual registration of the logo.
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A load of piffle if you ask me, they didn’t even use the name University of South Carolina until the 1920s, or 40+ years after USC was opened.
Yes, but I thought it was more about a specific interlocking logo, not necessarily the name. Like the paragraph I quoted above noted there, its about when the logo was registered, not when the name “SC” was first used in a general sense.
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Wow
I thought I was the only one still bitter about that game at the Palouse. It was the 1996 season. We were 5-0 at the time, coming off a win at USC. It was the beginning of our tumble to 6-6.
Praise be to Tedford!
We were 5-0 at the time, coming off a win at USC. It was the beginning of our tumble to 6-6.
Wait, I think I’ve heard this story before.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I haven’t. Please don’t tell me.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
How can you not be bitter?
Yes, I still curse Pat Barnes and his butter fingers.
Worse though, was the 24-23 loss to Washington after being up 23-0 and UW throwing 5 picks in the first half. I believe Dave Barr got injured in that one as well.
Sigh, the early-mid 90’s- it could have been so much and yet it ultimately failed.
*Bruce Snyder’s mythical monster recruiting class after the 10-2 season before he bolted for ASU. Jake Plummer, Juan Roque, Rashan Salaam, Rae Carruth (pre murder), forget the name but a 2 or 3 year starter at safety for SC, others. Oh, what could have been
*puzzling painful loss after painful loss
*Starting 5-0 before going 6-6 (redux 2007)
*Gilby- ’nuff said
*The sad descent into Holmoeism
shudder NEVER AGAIN I TELL YOU! NEVER AGAIN!
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 14, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
In the long run, I think the fact that we don’t have the black mark of Rae Carruth on our university is a good thing.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree but he was a BADDDDDDAAAASSSSSSSSS at Colorado.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jul 14, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
not just up 23 nothing
but up 23-7 with about 5 minutes left to play. and our student section waving good-bye to all of the departing UW fans. Na-na-na-na good bye!
Gah.
Five minutes? That’s enough time for 75 the Plays!
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome!
are they also teaching them the words to Fight?
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jul 14, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve still got my fingers crossed that more people learn the words to “Toast to California”.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
i'd be for hail to cal or all hail before toast.
but that’s me.
i’m irrationally excited for football, and it’s bastille day.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jul 14, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
So far its been the Spell-Out, the 2part ‘Go Bears’, Bear Territory (with extra ‘what!s’) ,and I think that’s about it. If they start actually singing ‘Fight’, I’ll let you know.
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extra whats?!?!?! Back in my day, we had enough whats and we were happy with that. No satisfied with these crazy madscientists trying to stuff more whats in ther!!
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what i love is how things get added....
the “team sucks” to drinking song…..came from a road trip to play Oregon St. in Portland, in 84? i think? we sucked ass, and as we’re driving around trying to find beer, food, and the stadium (in that order)…..we were singing things and making up stuff….and after the 12 days of Kapp Football….
“we’ll win the game or know the reason why….TEAM SUCKS”
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jul 14, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yoo’s in the news again…
President Obama’s Justice Department, which represented Yoo in unsuccessfully seeking dismissal of the suit, filed a notice saying he would ask the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to intervene in the case. Department attorneys also said they were dropping the case and that Yoo was now represented by a private lawyer, not identified in the court document.
Yoo, a UC Berkeley law professor, was a Justice Department attorney from 2001 to 2003 and wrote a series of memos on interrogation, detention and presidential powers. One of his memos, which he wrote in 2002, said treatment of captives amounted to torture only if it caused the same level of pain as “organ failure, impairment of bodily function or even death.”
I suppose innanity disccussions are better than really shitty Cal news. AndBears livechat?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Ryan Anderson
Make’s ESPN’s All Orlando Summer League Team
As a sweet-shooting power forward with 3-point range, he fits perfectly into the Magic’s system behind Rashard Lewis. And as he proved this week, Anderson has enough game to be a solid contributor in Orlando’s rotation.
He averaged 21.4 points (second overall), 9.4 rebounds (first overall) and hit 12 3-pointers (second overall). Magic coach Stan Van Gundy raved about Anderson’s fit with the team, his knack for grabbing offensive rebounds and his surprising toughness on the block.
Anderson delivered the best performance of the five-day league on Tuesday with 33 points and 14 rebounds. He made 12 of 15 shots, hit both of his 3-pointers, nailed all nine of his free throws and grabbed seven offensive boards. Most impressively, he beat defenders on the perimeter when guarded by bigger forwards and on the low block when facing smaller forwards.
Did nobody besides me watch the Summer League? It was hilarious. Josh McBobs (or, Josh McholycrappleasedontpunchmeinthefaceBerts) was the actual MVP of the league. Then he sprained his ankle. And he became a Chuck Norris like figure.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Marco Bellini he dominated summer league, didn’t do shit in the NBA
Derrick Rose struggled in summer league, future all-star, nuff said.
I am just saying. McRoberts looked very nice. And he wasn’t just scoring (which is all the Bellinelli was doing). A monkey could score in the summer league. He was running fast breaks (he ran the floor, then did a one handed no look pass for an easy layup), he was rebounding, he was hustling his ass off, he was being bearded. Very impressive all around effort.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
The Suns Gorilla could posterize LeBron, given proper trampoline apparatus. He’s not the best example.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
If I bought my season tickets after people received the emails telling them they were allowed to buy Big Game tickets, does anyone know if I can still order Big Game tickets online? Under “2009 Away Games”, it says “No Items/Events Available”.
Also, has anyone heard of this “blue-out” that athletics is trying to do for Maryland? Is it just me, or does it just not sound like it’d be that visually appealing?
agreed. a blue-out wouldn’t look as neat since most peeps where blue anyways. Except for the Stanfurd girls who receive the “Take off that red shirt!” line.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Awesome part of Big Games at Stanfurd: “Take of that red shirt!” to the vendors.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure part of the deal with whatever company does the Gameday shirts is that they have to be blue, but if the Gameday shirts were gold, it’d be a step toward a more defining student section. Have you seen photos of the student section when everyone wore white? Fucking amazing.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was unofficial.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
It would look intimidating as fuck.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be somewhat impressive, but it wouldn’t stand out. I’d much rather have a gold out because bright colors are much more intimidating than darker, neutral colors like our blue. This is the first I’ve heard of the blue out, though.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
It sounds like this is the real deal this time. Too bad it couldn’t be white or something that stands out more. Maybe they’ll be more likely to try it again with gold or white if this works well.
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me or are those shirts not blue enough? How about all blue versions with a very simple “Cal” in whatever color that suits your fancy over the left man-boob region?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
they should hand out full body bear costumes
by chowder on Jul 14, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
2nd Amendment Rights!
Joe Roth Bear Arms for USC!
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this is in line with my live grizzly bear mascot request.
Apparently they tried this before with “mixed results.”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
what is the definition of mixed results?
fans loved the grizzly bear, until it started to maul them?
also, I’d love to see our grizzly bear go after Bevo!
I just blue myself!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jul 14, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
even the Scandinavian regions?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
…please…don’t call yourself that.
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t leave your uncle D-bag hanging.
Fixed.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
No…..it’s T-Bag. Tobias. Tobias-Bag.
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
You couldn’t think of a better way to say that?
I watched that episode the other night.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I ran through all the DVDs about a year ago. Perhaps my memory is rusty.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
“You couldn’t think of a better way to say that?”
That was Michael’s response. This was after Michael sledgehammered the wall looking for money.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Speak of the devil, look at one of the new shirts from Busted Tees
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
It looks like somebody is pointing a gun at Cameron Jordan while he does his thing.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Close now that Obama is President
For me, balance is key to any news oriented show, satire or otherwise. Stewart was at a near fever pitch during the final years of the Bush presidency and lacked any objectivity or balance. In those days, Colbert was by FAR the better of the two hosts.
These days it’s a lot closer game. Stewart is equally critical of everyone and in many ways has had the hard-hitting content that Colbert has not. His interviews have including some very important topics, most notably the Jim Cramer interview.
Personally, I love Colbert’s much better and more thorough understanding of religious topics, particularly Catholicism, that makes me more sympathetic to him. Stewart seems to have the average media IQ when it comes to religion.
So, I’d go with Colbert, but these days I give Stewart a lot of credit and if he keeps up his pace, he could surpass Colbert in my mind, despite my biases.
When he was on Conan, Colbert jumped into a big song and dance of “The King of Glory”, much like this, and unfortunately, that’s what comes to mind when I hear it in Mass. : )
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
One of my favorites
Every music director, particularly those who lean towards adding liturgical dance should be forced to watch that King of Glory video until they understand it.
What about music directors who lean AWAY adding liturgical dance?
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If Fat Joe was a music director, he’d just lean back.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
The liturgical dance is my least favorite part of the Holy Thursday service at Newman Hall. I have to keep from cursing out loud.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Does Anyone Want Cal Songbooks?!
As RocksandDirt and Yes We Cannon were lamenting the loss of Cal knowledge, it occurred to me that I have it in my power to facilitate songbooks!
If you want simple paper songbooks that have the words to:
All Hail - Stanford Jonah - ‘Hail to Cal - the Golden Bear - Palms of Victory - Sons of California — Big C — Fight for California email info@alumni.berkeley.edu with your address. They’ll be mailed FREE!
IF you want fancier songbooks with History, Pictures, Music and Lyrics, you can purchase them for $20 at www.shopcaa.com. Shipping takes a little longer.
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Thanks. This helps a lot.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you wish such that we do a fanshot of this and then frontpage it to make it more appearnt?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
If you think it would have mass appeal. This is not a decided effort to advertise, I just thought people’d want to know.
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Do I just say, I want a songbook!
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
where would that be sent?
C/o Rollonubears, located: the internets?
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Well I would add my address too.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I didn’t mention I was rollonubears in the email. I will tell you the zip code: 94086.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Its understandable. As Avinash revealed, I am a gorgeous aspiring actress.
Are you the one receiving that e-mail? So you will be the one mailing it?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
well, it goes into a shared general inbox, I just grabbed it and put it together for you. I sent some other goodies too. Any requests?
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Ragnarok. I will take care of him. I will return him in a week.
I don’t know what I can request.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What kind of goodies are you able to send out?
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by Berkelium97 on Jul 14, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. Because the Cal merchandise I want most is a Cal collared shirt (button down or polo) so I can wear it to school. However, I figure that is too much to ask.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
They are all so damn expensive. My jersey was like $65. Why would i drop $50 on a polo?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Look more carefully, there are polos for $25. And yeah, trademarked gear is always overpriced.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Where is Bancroft Clothing? I don’t know much about the city of Berkeley. Next time I am there I will stop by and browse. I prefer the trademarked polos, but they are pretty expensive. Having one with the Cal logo at all will be cool. Better than a regular boring old polo.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know much about the city of Berkeley.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa, I totally typed a non smart ass follow up that didn’t go through….
Anyway, it’s on Bancroft, just east of Telegraph. Across the street from the school.
I don’t feel like working:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bancroft+clothing,+Bancroft+Way,Berkeley,CA&sll=37.87006,-122.259207&sspn=0.007877,0.013797&g=Telegraph+Ave+%26+Bancroft+Way,Berkeley,CA&ie=UTF8&ll=37.876208,-122.258263&spn=0.031504,0.055189&z=14&iwloc=A
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Is it near where they have water polo matches? Because I vaguely remember walking past a water polo game on my way to Sproul this year.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Bancroft sells cheaper stuff, as do some of the other little stores in the area. If you want a jersey but don’t want to spend $60+ you can get older ones there (Lynch, D-Jax, etc.) for pretty cheap.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, I got my Follett jersey. I am never going to need another one.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
My roommate got a #56 jersey for $20. He knew nothing about the Pain Train.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Then he doesnt deserve to get a great deal!
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He get run over by the PAIN TRAIN. He sure as shit will know about him then.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots and lots of window statics with the CAA logo. And free songbooks.
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Nice! Thanks so much. It will go with the pom-poms from last years games, and the signs I got at the official Emerald Bowl tailgate.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
If you’re a member, I might be able to get you a novelty CAA membership card with your CGB Handle on it.
Rollon, you are not a member.
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My father may be? I am not sure. He is an alumni. And I am reasonably sure that he donates a bit each year. We don’t get any official newsletters or anything, so he may not be part of it. I will ask him.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He is not, he is a lapsed member. (UC Database knows all..)
He can use the membership form I included in your care package.
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Oh you can look by last name I presume. He said he does contribute to the College of Natural Resources.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, Cal uses a donation management program created specifically for Cal. It is Dos-based and hasn’t been significantly updated since the early 1990s. It tracks every alum + every donor EVER. There are over 1million records.
So, although many other companies use Raiseredge, I have mastered a system which gives me no useoutside of Cal.
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Oh, but they keep claiming they’re going to update soon. But of course, until they do, they won’t be doing any fixes on the current system. Plus, it’s so damn old it’s barely even worth putting on your resume.
Boooooo.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
LAPSED MEMBER?!?!
LET’S EXCOMMUNICATE HIM!
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
A bit late for that I would have thought. That’d be like punishing me for going bald by shaving my head.
Luckily, my father is not a member of CGB. So he can’t be excommunicated.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m curious – are there any substantive benefits to being a CAA member besides giving back to Cal?
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
www.alumni.berkeley.edu/benefits
The most popular are
1)Borrowing books at all UC Libraries (free)
2) Discounts with UC Extension (all campuses)
3) Discounts at Cal Student Store/UC Eye Center/Cal Rec Sports/Cal Performances
4) Career Services
5)Lots of other tiny discounts with various companies.
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That doesn’t benefit my dad much, because we live an hour from Berkeley (and he is a university professor, so he doesn’t need access to libraries and such).
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Discounts at Cal Performances? Thats good to know.
AndBears, can you draft up a quick fanshot with the song book info and tell me and Ill front page it, thanks.
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Aren’t career services extra? The Career Center tried to convince me that they were, two months ago.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
2 Separate Career offerings
1) Career.berkeley.edu — Career Center ($100 per year). Good for recent graduates, letter forwarding.
2)Alumni.berkeley.edu/Careers — Career Services through CAA, geared towards lifetime career path, networking, and professional career services (i.e. paid head hunters). Free to alumni.
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I’m still not sold, but I know I’m going to join eventually anyway.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I Heard on the Radio
That work on The Hangover 2 has already begun. I wonder what the subtitle is going to be.
I hope Electric Boogaloo
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jul 14, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
That is the only acceptable answer
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
The Hangover 2 : The Secret Of The Booze
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jul 14, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hangover 2: Hungover Harder.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Hangover 2: The Wolfpack Expands
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hangover 2: No Lessons Were Learned Last Time
by DC Trojan on Jul 14, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hangover 2: Fewer Teeth
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hangover 2: Tyson Strikes Back
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I have heard that movie is hilarious. I really am excited to see it, but I am waiting for DVD.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re still too young to see it.
True story: when I went to see it, there was some 15 year old high school girl in front of my trying to buy a ticket saying that she had forgotten her ID at home. STUPID. I felt like yelling and making a scene saying there’s no way she’s 18 and she should go home and play with her Barbies before her parents call the cops because she’s out so late.
No longer wanting an interview with Ryan Anderson.
by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been told by many people that I look older. People are usually shocked when I tell them I am only a freshman.
I have bought tickets to R rated movies and not even been asked to show anything. I believe that happened for both Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have hated you when I was 15. I got carded for EVREYTHING. Pissed me off, because it’s a fucking movie!! It’s not like I was trying to underage drunk drive!!! I just wanted to see an R-rated comedy with my friends!
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when i was 26 I got carded for an R Rated movie. I just looked at the woman, laughed, and they said, “seriously?”. I think she was just bitter that I had all my teeth.
I’m shocked she didn’t hit you in the head with a dildo.
No longer wanting an interview with Ryan Anderson.
by yellow fever on Jul 14, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Is every single response to a post by chowder going to be “dildo”?
JAI HO!
by Rishi on Jul 14, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yes.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
She should have grown a beard. Everyone thinks you’re older than you are when you grow out a beard. The sad part is that you look so much younger when you finally do shave.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s working for me! I’m growing a funemployment beard. Also, I swear I’ll be back somewhat regularly at some point.
The The is above souls.
Thank GOD.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually am currently growing out a beard.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, I told you I was happy you are commenting again. NICENESS REVOKED.
I am going with the Ryan Anderson chin beard thing. It has kind of stopped growing. I have been shaving for 2 years. Yep, take that statement literally. I keep a razor on my face at all times.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I shaved yesterday. It was a sad, sad day, but at least my face is ready for summertime.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The Hangover 2: That Guy Who Was Stuck in the Trunk Strikes Back.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hangover 2: Carp’s Revenge. Not Safe For Work.
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Remind me
Never to visit Florence in the summer again. It’s like the Disney World of Europe; a billion tourists, no Italians. And f’ing hot. Is it a nicer place to visit in other parts of the year?
PS: I’m going to what looks like the coolest place in the world tomorrow. If you guess what it is, you get a free Cal football ticket courtesy of me.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 11:57 AM PDT reply actions
OMGOMGOMG CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU IF I WIN?
Milan.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Milan sucks. It’s easily the worst city in Italy.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know many italian cities.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I had an awesome time in Milan. Just go to the train station and watch the clicky schedule thing, then go to the Duomo and walk on the roof and get a view of the alps. Then go to the giant covered mall thingy and stroll around.
CGB: Optimism is dead to us.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Eat dinner somewhere. Avinash, you complain that Florence is too touristy, like a Disneyland. Milan is pretty much the most “business” city in Italy; in other words real Italians going about their daily life. This should be right up your alley. I’m not sure you can have it both ways.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife and I ate at this place the last night of our honeymoon – http://www.ristorantealgrissino.com/eng/ – absolutely fantastic meal, partly because they took mercy on us not having a reservation and put us at the table in the kitchen. That was a while ago but I’d be surprised if they’ve gone downhill since.
I would prefer a mix of both, because it’s not like I can walk up to a Milanese gal dressed in Prada and say “Ciao! Sei la donna piu!” (Actually, I probably couldn’t do that anywhere)
Rome might be touristy, but there are plenty of Italians around. Venice, Florence, Pisa have some flavor to them, but they’re drowned out by the tourists.
Bologna and Genoa are pretty cool for less crowds, some cool things to see, plus local flavor.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would you go up to a Milanese gal dressed in Prada and say “Hello! Say, the don pukes!” ??
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I might do that to a Jersey girl dressed up in blue jeans.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a hundred places in Italy which are pretty temperate during the summer. Florence is undoubtedly the hottest.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Hot damn, forgot about that place.
At least I know where I’m starting my next trip.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
When do you get back?
Are you enjoying yourself?
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Chowder isn’t sure what he likes more.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s colder, the South Pole or Mt. Everest?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I got about halfway through researching this then asked myself, WTF am I doing? I think it’s the South Pole, but I was too lazy to find reliable Mt Everest summit data.
Some city off the Road of Bones
in Siberia – reaches -70C in the winter.
Two years ago – I went to this. During the day it was -10C and at night it got down to -25C (that’s about 14F and then . . . -14F) – it was so cold your camera only works for five minutes before you need to stuff it back in your jacket to warm the battery.
NOT THE INTERNET
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I hear this place has good wireless.
Do not pass go, do not collect 200.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Lake Como
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 14, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
2nd place to check out for next visit.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh! The Matterhorn? or is it Nice, if its Nice you’ll have to give me a list of what to do while there as it appears I’m going in two months time.
Nude beaches. I was 9. It was…. yeah.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard from other stories of the riviera that you tend to see the people you wish you didn’t go topless. Though it might be fun trying to pursuade the girlfriend to go topless.
Actually, based on my one experience, the dude to chick ratio was not in my favor, but 90% of the people out there were at least close to the requisite level of attractiveness for nude sunbathing.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Well, the continuum of acceptable speedo physique is a bit broader there, but only you can answer that question.
also, my girlfriend wants to lay on a beach for 5 days, but after 2 I’ll start to get stir crazy, any recommended things to see in the nearby area?
How much does it cost to gamble in Monte Carlo?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
price: your soul.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
CGB, I need your help
Since everyone here knows how to get cheap airfare, except me.
I need to get to Vegas for Labour Day weekend. I’ve checked Southwest, United, Virgin, and Kayak and the prices are high.
Anyone know where else to look or of any specials?
JAI HO!
Hitchhiking to Las Vegas? I can think of some times where that has not been the best experience
I have only read the first few chapters of that book, so don’t ruin it for me.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I did a lot of research for an August trip to London, comparing prices on:
For you, I’d also try JetBlue, since they go to Vegas.
Did I go a little nuts, spend too much time on the London research, and ultimately not get a breathtaking deal? Yes, yes, and regretfully yes. $800 round trip seems a “well, I don’t think I got shafted, but this is no steal” price.
I was looking into that a while back, before my family decided we were going to Hawai’i. Dublin is one of the cheapest places to fly to in Europe.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
*Forgot to mention that all these price comparison websites returned similar but not identical results. I think (for my UK trip) results ranged from $800-830 across all websites listed above, and I ended up using Mobissimo. In any case, the fares were lower than those on the airlines’ own websites (which again were different from the prices quoted by telephone customer service). Not huge differences, maybe $20-30, but enough to get confusing and aggravating as I tried to chase the best deal.
$800 is respectable. Although for my last two trips to Europe I managed $500 SFO-LHR (via YYZ) and $550 SFO-CDG/FCO-SFO (via EWR both ways). So the deals are out there, but if I was set on going and could only manage $800 I’d be ok with it.
There was a double mileage bonus going on as well for the last trip so my wife managed to get elite status and was bumped into business class for a flight to Florida last month. So that was cool too.
I found $400 SFO-Rome using JetBlue/cheap Italian carrier, transfer at JFK. Cheapest I’ve seen so far.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m still looking for cheaper! If I get it down to $250 overseas I win the Internets.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You know I don’t speak airline, English please!
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
drive? Yeah I know.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Tim Lincecum is officially 8 years old.
DB: Reading about a recent pregame meal of yours — from a start against the A’s — it was a Choco Taco. Why not a Drumstick?
TL: Choco Taco was, like, my all-time favorite from growing up, summertime in Seattle when they had ice cream trucks going up and down the streets. The Choco Taco was always my first pick.
DB: If the ice cream man didn’t have the Taco?
TL: I’m a big fan of the Push-Ups, but … I don’t remember what it’s called, but it’s red, white and blue and shaped like a rocket?
DB: The Bomb Pop?
TL: Yeah!
DB: How important is the right ice cream to your success?
TL: Umm [laughs]. I’m actually a mint chocolate chip guy, but those are really hard to find in Choco Tacos. I think any ice cream is pretty good, so …
Sandoval, Lincecum, Cain…the Giants are officially fun to watch again.
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We missed a lot of potential jokes about him declaring the other team Sanchez.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, he may be gone in short order
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
To be honest, I am surprised he is not gone already.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
the Giants are officially fun to watch again.
But…………..we have Jack Cust! sobs
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The night is always darkest before the dawn, my friend. Keep your head up.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, its generally darkest in the middle of the night when we have Jack Cust.
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We defied the odds for like 6 years. This was bound to happen some time. Don’t worry.
I guess it is just the eternal optimist in me. I think I am going to keep it a lot longer than you guys give me credit for. None of my favorite teams have won a championship in my lifetime (except the B.C. Lions, who have won 2). The only one that was close was the Niners, and I dislike the NFL so they probably shouldn’t count. 2 of my favorite professional teams have never won championships (the Pacers won some ABA championships). The A’s always choked in the playoffs during my life. Cal sports are doomed, as is told to me every day. 2 of the ugliest incidents in the history of professional sports in the U.S. have happened to 2 of my favorite teams in the past 6 years. Despite this tortured existence, I still keep my head up. I don’t understand how everyone tries to get me to give up my optimism (Ragnarok and BearStage are exceptions).
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My roommate is a Giants fan so I’ve watched more of their games than ever before. They are fun to watch — seems as if they’ve swiped the goofy vibe the A’s had a few years ago — and my roommate crushes on Brian Wilson.
Last night we watched the home run derby and the Legends v Celebrities game, and later I stayed up watching bloopers. I’d never seen MLB bloopers before, they were pretty funny:
NO! DONT GIVE IN! BE AN As FAN! WE HAVE A GIANT ELEPHANT AS A MASCOT! YOU LOVE ELEPEHANTS (potentially).
And I’m an As fan. swats eyelashes
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Twist, I have no problem being a baseball bigamist. I’ll always pick the A’s over the Giants because of East Bay pride, and I have an A’s t-shirt but no Giants gear, but I’m the type of “fan” who doesn’t feel sad no matter the results of any Bay series.
- The first athletes I ever remember are Rickey Henderson, Jose Canseco, and Mark McGwire. Shining baseball heroes, I know, but their names formed my baseball imprint, faint as it is
- I like green/gold better than orange/black, aesthetically speaking
- I do like elephants
Now, if somebody would just tell me what TV channel (also, radio station, because it seems like the A’s hopped around a lot and fought for air time with an evangelical group) the A’s are on, I might consider putting up a nominal fight for the remote, instead of dreaming about giving Lincecum a haircut.
and my roommate crushes on Brian Wilson
really? Brian Wilson? I’m glad he’s on the Giants, but he doesn’t seem attractive in both the looks and personality departments.
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I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed “Smile”.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Jenna Fischer is Funny in Real Life
Q: What’s your favorite Cardinals memory?
A: Oh boy, that’s a good question. When I was a little girl, during the 1982 World Series, I wrote a poem and called into the radio station and they let me read it on the air.
Q: Can you remember the poem?
A: I wish I could. I feel like it was ’Roses are red, violets are blue, Cardinals … something.
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Did this shock anyone else?
Q: If you were to pick one person from “The Office” to be on your team, who would it be?
A: In real life, the guy that plays Kevin, Brian Baumgartner … he’s an excellent athlete. He’s a great tennis player, great basketball player. In real life, I’d want him on my team.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah, can’t really see him pulling off a fast break. I think they dress him to look larger (fatter) than he actually is, though.
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 14, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s that episode with the Office vs. Warehouse basketball game and one of the funniest scenes was watching Kevin knock down consecutive threes. Probably a nod to Brian Baumgartner being a pretty good basketball player lol.
by CaliforniaBone on Jul 14, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s startling to hear him talk in an interview. Pretty solid character acting.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Is she the cutest actress on TV right now?
I don’t watch much TV. But it’s always nice to see smiling Pam Beasley on my television.
(Pam+Jim, not so much)
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d actually go with Tina Fey. Definitely.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya, Tina Fey. So hot! And hilarious, too!!!!
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Her on-camera work was consistently stellar, but Tina Fey was the undisputed best writer ever in the history of the show ever champion.
She really is Rishi’s type of girl.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Rashida Jones better, but Pam is pretty friggin cute
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Stewart vs. Colbert
I think both of them have their pros and cons. While usually hilarious, sometimes Colbert’s schtick gets a bit tiring, and the (relative) no-nonsense Daily Show approach to news is better. Colbert’s scripted interviews (better know a district etc…) are awesome and some of the funniest TV bits I’ve ever seen (check out the one on Wyoming’s only district).
I used to like Stewart’s interviews a lot more, and they’re getting better again, but towards the end of the Bush regime, every interview was pretty formulaic: invite liberal-slanted guy with a book, make the same sarcastic jokes about the Iraq war (“Iraq war? So how’s that going over there. GREAT I hear!”) Stewart has on multiple occasions made a complete ass of himself on economy and business-related interviews. One that sticks out in my mind is when he had a spokesman for some oil company on and he proceeded to completely undo the laws of supply and demand, and basically gave a polemic on “you guys are rich therefore you’re evil!!!” The spokesman was like “um no.” Also, he takes FOREVER to word his questions the way he wants: “Don’t you think that—-why do you suppose that——I just think that it’s like——but what I’m trying to—-.” He’s a much better interviewer of celebrities due to his self deprecating nature.
Then again, Stewart’s correspondent reports are fantastic. In my opinion they strike a perfect balance of humor, embarrassment of the interviewees, and making strong satire, without being overly juvenile or shocking (cough Sacha Baron Cohen), much like Colbert’s scripted interviews.
If I only could watch one, 3-4 years ago I’d definitely be watching Daily Show, when making fun of Bush wasn’t overplayed yet, but now I think I’d opt for Colbert. His monologues are just funnier and through his character is able to preach without being preachy. Stewart could learn from Colbert in this regard.
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One of the biggest things I’ve noticed the past few years is a dropoff on correspondent reporting. There should be way more of it, and less Stewart trying to carry a show on his own as the main and secondary act (which he isn’t really that good at doing).
These problems aren’t even that hard to fix. TDS has plenty of correspondents, but for some reason they keep them idle a lot more than they should. Oliver, Mandvi, Jones, Bee, Hodgman, Wilmore are all pretty talented (jury’s still out on Wyatt Cyenac, and that new nerdy looking kid actually had a pretty funny segment before I left, forgot what it was about).
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I wish we’d see a LOT more of Oliver, Riggle, Bee, and especially Hodgman. That guy was hilarious. And Dmitri Martin’s reports were awesome before he got his own show (which I thought was great, too).
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Riggle got his own show too, if I’m not mistaken.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn. Why don’t these correspondents understand that their show is going to flop. Everyone leaving makes everyone less well off, except for Colbert. The sum is greater than the parts!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Steve Carell has gone on to a pretty successful career as well. Ed Helms, Dave Attell, and Mo Rocca are all doing just fine as far as I know.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Yeah that’s true. Statement partially redacted. Although the jury’s still out on Ed Helms. Also, keep in mind Martin and Corddry haven’t done much.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
neither has vance degeneres, beth littleford did some stuff, but then she popped out a kid and moved on.
Oh how I miss the Vance Degeneres era.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Ed Helms is in one of the biggest comedies on TV and a huge summer blockbuster. I think hes doing OK.
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OKAY FINE YOU WIN THIS ROUND INTERNET
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Correspondence work over a dozen news programs. I see him everywhere!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!, CNN every now and then, Early shows, etc. Mostly pretty dry, suburban humor.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He and Paula Poundstone are pretty amazing on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, did anyone by any chance catch the Xylophone adaptation of Ravel’s Bolero this morning at 10 on 102.1 KDFC? It was friggin amazing.
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Ddue, I fucking LOVE Bolero. Where can I hear it online???
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The only info I could find was from searching on their website: my guess is it would be HARD to find online without having to purchase the official recording (which I might do).
Here’s the search results from KDFC:
http://kdfc.radiotown.com/whatpiece/whatwas.php?dm=7&dd=14&dy=2009&th=10&tm=5&ap=am&x=38&y=3
it’ s the one at 10:05
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
here we go
Ravel’s Greatest Hit: The Ultimate Bolero
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Taken: Best Movie EVAIR!
Ok, not. But it was still very entertaining I thought. Why bring up this seemingly random topic? Because I just read BearStage’s thoughts on this film from a few days back. He hates it. Why? Obviously it was written in a couple of hours but Liam Neeson kills EVERYBODY. How can this be bad?
I’m extremely perplexed by this.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
Joe Starkey: Best Announcer EVER!
Ok, not. But he is still very entertaining I think. Why bring up this seemingly random topic? Because I just read Fire Starkey’s thoughts on this announcer from a few months back. He hates him. Why? Obviously he only says things every couple of hours but Joe Starkey has one of the most he most amazing, sensational, dramatic, heartrending, exciting, thrilling calls of all time. How can this be bad?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying that...
Liam Neeson should kill Joe Starkey?
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 14, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
No
But you wouldn’t be against it would you?
“Riley back to snap and OH MY GOD NO!”
gunshot snap, dead silence, cannon booms, Cal scores
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
LOL Awesome
Outstanding post
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 14, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, the cannon is aimed at the press box, right?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
dude Dan is AWESOME what are you talking about?!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
oh ok I thought you were agreeing with Fire Starkey’s premise.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, the Big East would like to add Penn St.
I grabbed this from Penn St.‘s blog, I don’t know why I go there, I only get mad when I do.
http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/7/14/948813/the-big-east-25-years-too-late
And a quote:
SI.com: When I asked fans over Twitter whether there were any specific subjects they wanted me to address with you, the No. 1 response by far was potential expansion plans. Is it on the horizon?
Marinatto: It’s not in the immediate future. I don’t think our membership has an appetite for it at this point, unless [going to 17 teams] happens to be something that brings value to football. If Penn State was interested in moving back to the East, we’d be interested in that because they bring value.
FTR – I don’t think Penn St would ever leave the Big-10.
Why do you get mad when you go to Black Shoe Diaries?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 14, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He thinks its a knocoff of the the Pope’s blog Red Shoe Diaries.
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I thought you were about to tie in the Pope to the Red Shoe Diaries that aired on showtime back in the day with David Duchovny.
Dildoed.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, that post isn’t so bad, but they usually have an arrogance and lack of reality that irritates me. Not to mention the people I know from there in actual life are irritating close-minded jack asses (i know my stereotyping everybody off of 2 people isn’t good, but the commentors over there remind me very much of these 2 people)
I did enjoy their run-up to the last Rose Bowl along the lines of “USC’s never seen a running game or smashmouth football like ours, those west-coast nancies will fold like a cheap card table” transitioning afterwards to “we won the second half.”
or “SC pays their players”
though when touring sbn I’m still most surprised by the amount of hate Texas has of USC and Reggie Bush with regards to the 05 Heisman.
I don’t get that. I mean, I understand why they thought that Vince Young should have won it, and the effect of his departure proved how dominant he had been, I just don’t understand the lingering resentment. They won the MNC in our backyard, what else did they need?
Hey guys omg
There’s a kid in my office talking to my boss right now who played on the 2004 Cal football team…
Must find out what position!
JAI HO!
Are you sure he’s not just saying that he played in the second-to-last Holiday Bowl?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG, he really did!
He played a defensive position on the team and was on the 2004 and 2005 squads; travelled with the team too, so he wasn’t a benchwarmer.
Now he’s giving me Vegas advice. This is so sick.
JAI HO!
I hope you weren’t typing that while he was talking to you.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 14, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
No, he’s talking to my boss again.
I want to ask him so many questions about 2004, but I should be professional.
He also suggests travelling for the ASU game since it’s gonna be Halloween then.
JAI HO!
ASU+Halloween= you not remembering anything the next morning.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Spazzy?
The featured comment on the front page of sfgate right now:
“I eat plain, unsoaked, unheated pinto beans for every meal. I swallow them like pills. Then they expand in my stomach and I’m full for like a week. Monthly budget? $8. It makes finding a girl hard though. " by spazzy_mcgee
Wow, Spazzy. What an honor!
hahaha I can’t believe that was front paged
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Youve had 2 things surprisingly front paged today
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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More or less everything you write is surprisingly front paged ZING HIYOOOO
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 14, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
For danzig
I know you were interested in the Xinjiang riots – Imagethief has put together what I think is one of the better summaries of the incident from a media perspective
They need less pitchers on the all-star teams. I am taking out players from the AL pitching staff who don’t deserve to be there (plus there team has another rep): Verlander, Wakefield, Beckett, Fuentes. Fuentes and Wakefield shouldn’t be on the roster in the first place (neither should Mark Buehrle, but he is his team’s only rep). Beckett and Verlander have ERAs over 3. They are both having very very good seasons (Verlander should be on the team ahead of Buehrle). But the pitching staff is too crowded, and Dallas Braden deserves to be on the team more than all of those guys anyway. That leaves us with 9 pitchers (5 starters, 4 relievers) which is perfect.
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I wrote that during the 8th inning. Rivera is obviously going in for the 9th. Mark Buehrle (the second least deserving all-star, other than one of the dumbest picks ever in Tim Wakefield. Lifetime achievement? HIS CAREER ERA IS OVER 4. I think Joe Maddon may name me to the all-star game next year using the same logic, because I hit a home run in little league once) got to pitch an inning, over Andrew Bailey. What the hell.
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by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t have a big problem with Wakefield. When there are so many damned spots you may as well use one for a nice story like him. The problem is that the all-star game for some reason means something. But I think what Wakefield has done over his career and his uniqueness is worthy of recognition. It wouldn’t be an issue if it weren’t for the idiotic ‘home-field in the World Series’ thing.
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