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DBD 9/24/2009 - NEWS YOU CAN USE . . FROM CHINA!


I didn't have any place to post this so I decided to start the DBD.

A colleague and friend of mine was on a business trip to Beijing today - on his way back, he goes to the Beijing Airport Burger King and there is this huge guy in front of him making an order, which the Burger King staff messed up. My friend helps this huge guy out with translation to fix the order and they get to talking.

The huge guy turns out to be: Devon Hardin.

Apparently he had spent all summer playing for a team in Henan Province. He's currently on his way home for the birth of his kid (godfather: Leon Powe, not LeonPowe) and then after that off to Thunder Training Camp.

And you thought I couldn't get any scoops on Cal sports living in China. Just wait Twist, I'll see if I can track down that Jamal Sampson interview.

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Leon, how good is the Chinese Basketball League, or whatever they call it? Is it way below the Euro leagues, or are they comparable to any of them?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 4:40 AM PDT reply actions  

Its not to the level of the best euro leagues (italy spain greece russia and most eastern european) but its better than say sweden denmark the uk or the swiss league)

Its probably indicative that the main foreign stars here were not huge stars in the us, but rather fringe nba players. Most had a cup of coffee in the league (gabe menouke, god shammgod). The individual talent might get up to pac 10 level, but for the most part these are small div 1 to good div 2 level talent players.

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 5:32 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

GET HIM TO GIVE US AN INTERVIEW

Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.

by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Already on his flight back to the bay area. If I wad there, I’d have asked. Dammit was, not wad. Too difficult to edit on blackberry.

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 7:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Who sets the better example, Rick Neuheisel or Jim Harbaugh?

Bruins Nation debates:

That said, I thought this story from late summer is worth noting now that the Cardinal are our next opponent. Jon Wilner from the San Jose Mercury News reported the following at the end of August:

This summer, Stanford mega-donor John Arrillaga built a private luxury bathroom and shower for Harbaugh that sources said cost between $50,000 and $70,000.

“John A did a nice job,” Harbaugh said Monday of the man who built Stanford Stadium.

The bathroom might look good from the inside, but it looks awful from the outside.

The Stanford athletic department is facing a multi-million revenue shortfall. Fundraising has cratered. Team budgets are being sliced. More than 20 jobs have been eliminated through layoffs and buyouts, and at least one sport (fencing) is in danger of being cut.

So by all means, build the football coach a private bathroom.

“It was something I’d asked for,’’ Harbaugh said. "It cuts down on drag.’’

In other words, it saves time.

Until now, the nearest bathroom was about 20 steps down the hall from the football office. The nearest shower was two floors below Harbaugh’s desk

Wilner went on to speculate how the project “would enrage athletic department staffers and members of the Cardinal sports community,” in the current economic climate.

 I thought the story was kind of interesting given the message Coach Neuheisel and Howland sent to the UCLA community this past summer when both of them volunteered to take as much as 10 percent cuts from their salaries. Note even though the cuts were mandated for other state employees even though, Neuheisel and Howland were not subject to that reduction because of their multi-year contracts.

Well, I think what folks at Stanford Athletics decide to do is strictly their business. I don’t really have an opinion on Harbaugh’s (rather expensive) throne. The stark contrast with what CRN (and CBH) did is kind of funny though.

What do you guys think?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 4:51 AM PDT reply actions  

Illogical comparison

One is a public university, funded by the state of California (SOC), while the other is a private school, funded by donors (D).

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Those BNers are always constructing some weird straw-man comparisons in order to help the beatification process of their abbreviated, initialized coaches. So, of course CRN and CBH will end up appearing to be the face of altruism and humanity in any conversation. Notice how there is no mention of the humble CRN’s recent purchase of a membership in the Bel Air Country Club?

Just to be clear, I don’t think Newhayzel’s membership in the BACC is a bad thing at all … he has the cash and has earned it. It’s just silly how those idiots over there continue to paint their coaches as something divine.

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m curious how they viewed Karl Dorrell upon his initial hire.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

We’ll never know as Dorrell was hired pre-BN days. By the time BN was up and running, Dorrell and his moustaches were already hated.

But it wouldn’t surprise me if their first reaction was one of babyblue lovin.

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

you’ve unearthed a gem there my friend. fqp’d!

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by Fire Starkey on Sep 24, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dayum!

Well, I sure am not surprised! But seriously … is this legit??

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

...

haha, no, I just wrote it.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Damn you!

but well done. excellent report.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Sep 24, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

<3

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

God, that was completely believable.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

seriously. It was too believeable. Down to the acronyms I don’t understand. did FCBT have any meaning?

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Sep 24, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Football Coach Bob Toledo I think.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I assumed the same.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmm...

… if I had figured that out, I would have known it was a fake!

He never refers to the outgoing coach which he’s decided was awful as “Coach”. For example, Karl Dorrell is just KD, never CKD. Lavin isn’t CSL, he’s CHP (Coach Howland’s predecessor).

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Sep 24, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yuppers

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was running out of the room screaming like a fearful suburbanite listening to War of the Worlds on the radio for the first time.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

What’s interesting is any of the BN admins will tell you they started BN after enjoying blogging about UCLA sports from the predecessor site, firekarldorrell.com. So I dunno.

Either way, they’re a passionate group. I personally liked the hire at the time, but realized over time that he wasn’t a good fit. IMHO, removing him from the position was the right thing to do, but I don’t think demonizing him now is quite the way to go. That’s just me though.

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Sep 24, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

To be fair, Karl Dorrell does kill little children in their sleep.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

I thought that was you in a Karl Dorrell moustache?

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Sep 24, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why can’t it be both?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Good point. Those moustaches make people insane, i tell ya.

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Sep 24, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t think demonizing him now is quite the way to go. That’s just me though.

Careful, Harsha — that kind of level-headed, sensible talk might bring out the banhammer over at BN

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

oh i don’t post anything in BN. Saves me the trouble of getting banned.

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Sep 24, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

OMG!

MIS? What a BOBS. HDA read TP? ICDK.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Rec’d for the great video clips. Praise be to the Juju.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 6:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

Their Cameron Colvin fumble into the end zone is kind of the same trauma as our Riley OSU game.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

In retrospect, not really. Oregon recovered after that, whereas we tumbled epically after the OSU game. Remember, Oregon reeled off a bunch of wins and was a legit NC contender until Dixon got injured.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Blount Force Trauma.

Is that original? If so, I’ll rec it……very rec-worthy!

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is not. Another thing Avinash stole!

It was actually a nickname BEFORE the Boise State game, if you can believe it.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gregg Doyel argues...Tressel is a better coach than Carroll???

This is like Best-Quizz all over again.

Tell yourself. You’re the one who insists Pete Carroll is a better coach than Jim Tressel because he wins more than Jim Tressel — even as you conveniently forget that Carroll should win more than Tressel.

Yet Carroll doesn’t win the games he should. Not every time. About once a year his team loses a game it has no business losing. Carroll got the choke shock out of the way early this season against Washington, but I’m disagreeing with Dennis Dodd on one thing: He suggests Carroll’s dynasty is teetering. Not me. As long as he’s there, Carroll will win 84.9 percent of his games and the occasional national title. He’s the perfect fit for USC because he knows how to attract future NFL talent. Does he know how to coach it, how to maximize it? No. He does not.

Tressel coaches. Tressel maximizes. His teams don’t choke or get shocked. Do they lose to the best opponents on the biggest stages? Yeah. They do. All things being equal, the more talented team wins, and Ohio State hasn’t been more talented than LSU or Florida or USC or Texas. And Ohio State should never be more talented than LSU or Florida or USC or Texas.

But Tressel does get the most out of his teams. I’m sure of that. Carroll? I’m not so sure about him. The only thing I’m sure of, when it comes to Carroll, is this: He signs guys like Leinart and Bush and White and Sanchez and stud after stud after stud, but it’s wrong to say Carroll signs great talent and then just rolls the ball onto the field and lets them play.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 4:57 AM PDT reply actions  

Tressel coaches. Tressel maximizes. His teams don’t choke or get shocked.

2006 National Championship game, undefeated consensus #1 Ohio State, heavy favourites, get pummelled 41-14 by a Florida team that many journalists argued should not have made the title game.

2007, #1 Ohio State loses, at home, to an Illinois team coming off a 3-9 record the prior season.

Yeah, okay, little buddy.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t get this part either:

And Ohio State should never be more talented than LSU or Florida or USC or Texas.

“Never”? Why never? And one could make a reasonable case that the undefeated consensus # 1 2006 Ohio State team was “more talented” than the 2006 Florida team.

To be fair, the Illinois team that beat Ohio State in 2007 went to the Rose Bowl. Undeservedly so, yes, but it was a good team. And I was never sold on the 2007 Ohio State team as a NC quality team. That team reaching the BCS title game had a lot more to do with what went on around them (read: other teams losing) than with how good Ohio State was.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sure, but both those games are examples of getting shocked or choking.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah, I’d agree w/ that.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

I get his underlying point, but it’s funny that he didn’t have this burst of inspiration at any time when a counter-point to the “Tressel = choker” theme would have been interesting and individualistic, as opposed to a slight twist on the Great Carrollian Panic of 2009.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Danzig, what do you think about this Daily Cal volleyball article?
Seems pretty top-notch. Cal ranked in the top 3 according to their sports writers.

1. Washington

In the preseason Pac-10 coaches’ poll, Washington garnered the top spot. The Huskies clearly haven’t had a problem dealing with the high expectations.

No. 3 Washington has come out more emphatically than nearly any other team in the country, easily putting together the most impressive non-conference resume among its Pac-10 peers.

On the road, the Huskies destroyed then-No. 4 Florida in straight sets, holding the Gators to a .067 hitting percentage while reeling off 44 kills. On the same road trip, Washington also defeated then-No. 9 Minnesota.

But as everyone knows, the games only get harder once you hit conference play. Luckily for Washington, it returns practically everyone from its 2008 squad — and every one of those players earned all-conference honors at the end of last season.

So, do we have a winner in Washington?

-Katie Dowd

2. Stanford

This isn’t the 2008 Stanford volleyball team. This isn’t even the 2005 Cardinal.

For the first time in four years, Stanford comes into the Pac-10 play with a significantly different look — and it’s a lot smaller.

After the 2008 season, the Cardinal graduated two of the most influential and dominant players in program history, Foluke Akinradewo and Cynthia Barboza. With them gone, though, Stanford has endured the pain of adjusting to thenew personnel changes.

No. 10 Stanford continues to run the 6-3 offense that it started using last year, but with setter Cassidy Lichtman also taking on outside hitting duties.


Expect the Cardinal to be a lot smaller but a lot scrappier this year. And while it might just be a down year for Stanford’s lofty standards, it’s hard to count out the juggernaut across the Bay.

-Katie Dowd

3. Cal

The Cal volleyball team reached the final four in 2007 and the elite eight in 2008, but it’s hard to see the Bears making as deep of a run into the postseason this year.

While the usual suspects have returned — outside hitter Hana Cutura had a career-high 30 kills against No. 4 Hawaii, and Carli Lloyd has two years of experience as the starting setter — the rest of the team’s production has been less than consistent.

When Pac-10 defenses key on Cutura, Cal’s younger players will likely have to shoulder the load for Cal (7-3) to be successful.

On a roster that has only three seniors, freshmen like Correy Johnson and Tia Gaffen have been utilized by coach Rich Feller in non-conference play.

Especially in the No. 12 Bears’ Pac-10 opener against No. 10 Stanford on Friday at Haas Pavilion, depth at the net will be important against a Cardinal squad that is very familiar with Lloyd and Cutura.

-Jeff Goodman

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:01 AM PDT reply actions  

Actually, this was very well done. The reporting has gotten better ever since Goodman got on Katie’s ass. In the podcast she still makes some mistakes like saying Stanford is the smaller / scrappier team…this used to be the case, but not this year. We’re a tad smaller than Stanford, even with Correy on the team now. But overall, good insight and I was surprised that Katie actually did some research.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah, the one thing that still bothers me is them not watching the matches. If they watched the San Jose match, they would know that Robin’s right arm was in a sling and she was not playing (she’s our go-to serve specialist now). It’d be nice to know if she’s ready to play vs stanford and what that injury was. But, the Daily Cal is improving, so I gotta be happy about that.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm going tomorrow night

Beat the clock and Big Spike, go bears

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by CBKWit on Sep 24, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Everyone who’s around should go for the Big Spike.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Looks like I’m probably going to go too. I’ll bring my camera.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Epic IM convo on Bears With Fangs during Cal-Minnesota
How many convos have you had like this during a game before?

2:25 PM Jessica: BearwithFangs,
i cannot handle this
are you watching
this is ridic
i’m so pisssssed off right now

2:29 PM me: I’m pretty pissed too

Jessica: RILEY SUCKS RIGHT NOW
I"M SOOOOOOOOO MAD
OMG
OMG

2:30 PM me: ..

Jessica: I’m feeling so let down
i hate being let down
because it happens ALL the time

me: ANGER SMASH!
I know
I know

2:32 PM Jessica: we need a better DEFENSE
i’m so pissed
i cant watch this
i really cant
i hate being a cal bear
hate it
2:33 PM OMG
BAD CALLLLLLLL
2:34 PM we have to dig really deep right now!!!

2:35 PM me: That was a horrendous call
Our defense is playing ok
Except for hagan

Jessica: that guy
2 TDs on him
wtf

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Who is Jessica? She seems so perfect for me and every other Cal fan out there. Irrationally upset over problems and full of self-loathing.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think “Jessica” is actually rollonubears in disguise.

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

“disguise” or “drag”?

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think "Jessica" is actually rollonubears except there is no disguise.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

That explains why Twist wants to marry rollonubears

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

3 CBS experts pick Cal, but one takes Oregon
Dennis Dodd gives his take.
I’m not sure we know how good Cal is yet. The fact that it needed every one of Jahvid Best’s five touchdowns to beat Minnesota distrubs me. Oregon’s offense is just rounding into shape with LaMichael James going for 152 yards against Utah. On the undercard, watch for the DB battle between Syd’Quan Thompson and Walter Thurmond III. The Ducks, wearing uniform combo No. 1,324, catch the Bears looking ahead to USC.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:07 AM PDT reply actions  

I think that anyone who says Cal should never have been tied with Minnesota implies that Minnesota is a really bad team. But is that really true? I don’t know enough about big 10 football to say, although I do know Cal did eventually win by two touchdowns.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think Minnesota isn’t awful, but I don’t know that they’re in the top half of the Big 10 yet. I also think that Minnesota got a number of lucky breaks in tying the score.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fiuisiutuickic says Minn is the 7th best team in the Pac-10 so obviously we sock.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Also, Best will not win the Heisman since USC will slow him down.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

We plan to staple Allen Bradford to his ankle. Works every time, except when it doesn’t.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Super Glue Joe McKnight

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Epoxy for his hands, and a bag of quik-crete on the sidelines as a reminder of the price of fumbling.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Math Phail
The fact that it needed every one of Jahvid Best’s five touchdowns to beat Minnesota distrubs me.

4 out of 5 would’ve done the trick.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

that IS distrubing.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Actually, it only needed 4 out of 5 of Jahvid Best’s TDs to beat Minn. You can still win a game if you are up by 7.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

YOU OWE ME A COKE!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

that IS distrubing.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Phil Steele has Cal beating Oregon, 31-17
LINK

Cal’s offense has been dominant avg 48.7 points per game led by Heisman hopeful RB Best (137 rush ypg, 7.8, 8 TD). Last week OU QB Masoli completed just 4-16 for 95 yds (3 TO’s). This one will be won in the trenches. Oregon is inexperienced along both the Offensive and defensive lines and I rate Cal in the top ten of the country on both the offensive and defensive lines. Cal has won 4 of the last 5

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:10 AM PDT reply actions  

I think it says CAL 37 – 27 ORE.

by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 24, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

BUSTED

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

I read this part and figured he meant Cal would win:

Phil’s FORECAST: California 31 OREGON 17

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

BUSTED

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I see. I don’t know why he has two scores then.

by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 24, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

He has this to say:


This one will be won in the trenches. Oregon is inexperienced along both the Offensive and defensive lines and I rate Cal in the top ten of the country on both the offensive and defensive lines.

Hmm, I wonder who will win the trenches based off of that assessment.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ze Germans?

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

I must go to ze lobby…

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Its a pretty good compliment that he views our lines as both being in the top 10 in the country, considering we technically have a fairly young and inexperienced offensive line, with 1 RFr and 2 So’s.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

After a long and brutal first three quarters there will be nothing decided. Then the Ducks will launch an all out blitz and make significant gains before Cal’s superior depth takes over the depleted Oregon players and wins the game.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

just like WWII

The Ducks will have their line focused on a frontal attack, and the Bears will use their speed to get around the outside of the line, and deep into Duck territory.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Clearly, we what we need is another force to enter from the East. Can we get Oregon State to just run onto the field and start tackling Oregon players?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did you just call Mike Riley Stalin?!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Needs a better mustache.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also, needs to murder a few million more people.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Baby steps. Lets just start with the mustache first.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Their bomb shelters are always well constructed.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

MSNBC picks Oregon, 31-28
LINK

No. 6 California at Oregon
3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Now that the clouds have rolled in on USC’s half of Los Angeles and the sun is shining brightly in Berkeley, it might not be the best time to be visiting rainy Eugene.

With everything seemingly going right for Cal and RB Jahvid Best booking a flight to New York City in December, the Bears ought to be wary of the trap that awaits them at Autzen Stadium.

Fresh off its 31-24 victory over Utah, which snapped the Utes’ 16-game winning streak, Oregon is dead set on distancing itself from the nightmare of that opening night game at Boise State.

The overhyped Bears provide the Ducks with a golden opportunity to get that done. Cal QB Kevin Riley hasn’t made any mistakes yet this season … meaning that he is due for a couple.

Opening point spread: California by 6

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:11 AM PDT reply actions  

Avi,

yet again all your posts seem to be ripped from BI? keep up the good work.

by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 24, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

I am confused by this post for a variety of reasons. It is response to a MSNBC story about who will win the Cal-Oregon game. Also, it seems to be discussing ripping posts from BI, but I have no idea what you are talking about. Halpo!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think he’s saying that that MSNBC link was hidden from the entire internet, except BI, which is where Avi CLEARLY got it from.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, “http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/expertpicks” is CLEARLY a BI URL.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

You know, you’re not supposed to post BI URLs without the written consent of BearInsider. Inc.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Shit. Twist, if BI sues me, will you defend me in court?

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately for you, yes.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

So I can expect to lose my case AND have my grandmother evicted?

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not in that order, no.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

So I can expect to have my grandmother evicted AND lose my case?

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

So my grandmother can expect to lose my case AND I have evicted?

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

So far you are the only one even remotely close.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

So my grandmother can expect to evict my case and lose me?!

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

So I can expect to lose my grandmother and have my case evicted?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Also, that Cal sites should be reporting independently, without others, despite reporting on the same subjects.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Raise your hand here if you visit BI on a daily basis or nearly as often as you visit CGB.

Thought so.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

I do visit it on a daily basis, but pretty much just once. They might have a unique link or two but for the most part it’s just rampantly stupid speculation and unfunny people.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

BI makes me sad. So I stay away.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Used to go there a lot. Pretty much daily. Nowadays, not so much.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

you mean like this one?

or this one?

how about this one?

maybe this one?

is this one from BI?

Avi you have been exposed as nothing more than a charlatan by his majesty holy keeper Of The Real! Keep up the shitty ripoff work that is unoriginal and sucks!

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m pretty sure he stole that Report Card one from the hard working readers of CGB. THAT LOUT!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Are you trying to be funny?

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Sep 24, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm confused too

Are you mad at me for not giving hat-tips to Bear Insider for the links? Or are you really encouraging me to keep up the good work?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cal QB Kevin Riley hasn’t made any mistakes yet this season … meaning that he is due for a couple.

I agree with that logic. I’m also about to win the lottery.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

I flipped a coin and it came up heads. I’m definitely due for tails…

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

You’re due for tail? You’re … night to night! See what I did there?

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I thought it was Miles “Tails” Prower.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

lol. DON’T YOU KNOW THAT IF THE BALL LANDS ON A BLACK NUMBER 10 TIMES IN A ROW THAT IT’S MORE LIKELY TO COME UP RED THE NEXT TIME?!?!?!?

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by HydroTech on Sep 24, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Now you tell me – where were you last time I was losing $20 in Harah’s?

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Losing $20 in Harrah’s back room?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did you know there’s a new Toaster Oven on California?

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s quite close to my office, so I’m not complaining.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

There’s one really close to my office – like a block away.

Isn’t it good? Especially their hot peppers.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

There’s a back room?

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s where HydroTech gets his game on.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Very impressive.

The only Harah’s I’ve been to is in New Orleans – it’s mostly obese people throwing money into the slot machines, and occasionally me attempting to remain even or slightly better on the express roulette so I’m not actually paying to drink Heineken.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Clearly, Vegas is the answer.

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by Rishi on Sep 25, 2009 6:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

To the question “how will people be able to tell when I’ve finally lost my mind?”

by DC Trojan on Sep 25, 2009 6:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

We’re not playing Jeopardy here.

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by Rishi on Sep 25, 2009 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

Clearly, he should have just gotten all his mistakes out of the way during the EWU game!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly! Then he could be mistake free the rest of the season. Damnit! We need to fire Tedford for not using all our mistakes early in the season.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Also, Jahvid Best has had too many touchdowns and he’s due for a slowdown.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

I feel, however, like Oregon has 2 wins in a row. They are due for a loss.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

No, they got all their bad play out in the first game. Clearly, after that much suckitude, they’re going undefeated the rest of the way.

Those clever ducks!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Have they got all the punching out of their system too?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Clearly, a Cal player should have punched a Marylander in the face.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Always a good idea, with their crabcakes and boiled crabs and other crabby things.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Generic punching joke

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Didn’t Hagan get pushed to the ground? That’s some violence right there.

by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 24, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Does Cal need to open the playbook to beat Oregon?
Interesting questions proposed by a Bear Insider poster.

Do we need to pull out all the stops and use the whole playbook to beat Oregon, or can we just overpower them and save some plays to surprise u$c? Or, assuming we can win while holding back part of the playbook, should we use everything and increase the margin of victory? Do coaches even consider this topic? Or are they really focused on one game at a time? If we get ahead by a couple of touchdowns, will we follow our typical pattern and get conservative to run time off the clock?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:12 AM PDT reply actions  

Realistically, the answer should be to open the playbook and reveal bits of it as the game goes on.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

I certainly hope they’ve opened the playbook up before this game. How else would they learn the plays?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think they practice too. Not sure.

by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 24, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jordon James, considering Cal?
His top pick is UCLA though.

James, the No. 4-ranked running back and the No. 18 player overall, and Wright are considering three of the same schools: Arizona, California and Washington. The touted recruits are even taking two official visits together: They visited Washington on Sept. 5, and they will travel to Arizona the first weekend in November.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 5:15 AM PDT reply actions  

WTF is going on here

Those headphones are half the size of DeSean’s head! You may proceed to make jokes about how DeSean has a big head as well.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 7:03 AM PDT reply actions  

Is Desean still day to day? How is he?

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Aren’t we all really day to day?

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 7:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

He missed practiced yesterday, says he’ll be ready for the Chiefs. Who knows. I expect him to play, but that’s more grounded in my hope that he’ll play than any kind of special confidential information.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m night to night…

…if you catch my drift.

…did you catch it? My drift?

Ehh? Ehh?

Aw.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

That looks shockingly photoshopped.

I’m sure it’s not. It’s probably just fashion. Hell, I bet those headphones aren’t even plugged in.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Haven't you guys seen big headphones before?

This only means he appreciates high quality cans. I look pretty crazy when I wear my headphones, (Sony MDR-CD3000)… which are considered to be the largest headphones ever made. I seriously look like Leah… of course I never wear them outside. Diaphragm size is similar to these.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I actually wear huge headphones, too. Not as big as those monstrosities, but still preetty big. I dont like those little ones. They hurt me.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Do you mean Grados? Yeah, they hurt. What are you usually rocking at home?

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have Vmodas. They’re awesome squishy ones you stick in your ear that do an awesome job of limiting outside noise and don’t make my eardrums feel like they’re being cornholed by satan, a la iPod earbuds.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, i’ve seen those on the subway… they look so cool. What’s the sound quality like…. low end?

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t know, but better than the iPod ones. Probably not up to your standards but to my ear they sound fine.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I just have some basic sonies. I guess Im not the audiophile like you guys.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m certainly not an audiophile. In the city… we have thin walls and small apartments… so we spend our money on headphones instead of stereos.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

You are too nice. I have thin walls, too, but that doesn’t stop me from rocking out to “It’s Raining Men.”

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’d feel silly if I ever wore my headphones outside. They’re too big. I guess it helps, though, that I don’t have an ipod or anything so I don’t need to wear my headphones outdoors.

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by Berkelium97 on Sep 24, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thems like mine everyday (work) phones. Mine are Sony MDR-V900 from maybe a decade ago.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Danzig! Leah?!
For shame.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I think it’s really more due to the white dress I wear and not the headphones… per se.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, I just meant that it’s “Leia”, but you do your thing.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

hahhahaa….

yeah… um, I knew that. I’m just using the British spelling, and stuff.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

You’re actually using the biblical spelling, but whatever.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dude, that’d be sick if you can get that Jamal Sampson int.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Dude, that’d be sick if you can get that Nate Longshore INT

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dude, that’d be sick if I can get that Dante Hughes INT

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

If the Packers play the Giants and Aaron Rodgers’ pass is picked off by Dante Hughes… who do you cheer for?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dante Hughes plays for the Giants? When did this happen?

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

By Giants, I clearly meant Giant Horses aka Colts.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Colts waived him before the season started. I believe Hughes is a free agent at the moment.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

:( :(

You’re right.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Replace situation with Thomas DeCoud and the Falcons

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Replace Schrute Bucks with Stanley Nickels.

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

What’s the conversion rate?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

I cheer for Tony Gonzalez.

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

What sort of sick, three-way football match is this?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

In women’s tennis, I always root against the heterosexual

by LeonPowe on Sep 24, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well then you have no one to root against!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

heh heh heh

A buddy of mine, another Old Blue, has Nate as one of his LinkedIn guys.

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Man, Rishi is on a roll today.

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

See, this is what happens when my boss is gone for meetings and I have time to think my posts through!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

hiyoooo

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jahvid answers Qs and looks sharp:

BERKELEY – California Heisman Trophy candidate junior TB Jahvid Best addressed the media Wednesday following a Cal football practice at Memorial Stadium. Following are selected comments of what he had to say.

On how much he played against Oregon last year
“I think I played about three quarters worth.”

On what he remembers about the 2008 game against Oregon at Memorial Stadium
“I remember that it was raining. And it was a physical game. They had a good defense, and we’re expecting the same thing this year.”

On the 2007 game at Oregon
“I don’t think I had a handoff that game. I played special teams mostly, recovered the fumble. The biggest thing I remember about that game is the crowd. Crowd noise is crazy in there. Honestly any other away game I don’t really even hear the crowd. Oregon’s the only place where it just really got on my nerves.

On whether he has noticed more Heisman hype this week
“Well I noticed I was on ESPN a little more. But besides that I don’t really pay attention to it so I don’t know if I went up or down or anything like that.”

On Oregon’s defense
“They’ve changed their defense around a little bit. They’ve got pretty much almost the same personnel coming back so I’m assuming it’s going to be the exact same type of game.”

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:43 AM PDT reply actions  

Orange.

I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.

by GBB4188 on Sep 24, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

it’s more of a rust color

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

I believe the appropriate term is salmon.

by Shadwhand on Sep 24, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Unless salmon is pink. Then I fail.

by Shadwhand on Sep 24, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

You know what likes salmon? Bears, that’s what.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

better not wear that one OSU week.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Womyns Soccer to take on Cal Poly:


This Week in Cal Women’s Soccer
The No. 7 California women’s soccer returns home, where the Golden Bears are a perfect 4-0, to host Cal Poly on Friday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m. Cal holds an all-time 3-1-0 series record over the Mustangs, and won the past two meetings, the most recent of which was a 2-1 overtime win Oct. 3, 1997. The Bears have won their past five games, and have three more nonconference games before heading into the Pac-10 Conference season.

Last Week in Cal Women’s Soccer
The Bears rebuffed East Bay rival Saint Mary’s, 4-1, on Sept. 18 at Saint Mary’s Stadium. Sophomore midfielder Katrin Omarsdottir had a team-high two goals while junior forward Alex Morgan scored the gamewinner. Senior Katie Oakes got Cal on the board in the 16th minute, successfully converting a penalty kick. Omarsdottir tacked on her two goals in the 67th and 78th minutes to put the game well out of the Gaels’ reach, and increase Cal’s winning streak over SMC to four games and improve its all-time series record up to 15-8-3.

On the Pitch With Neil McGuire
“We are looking forward to the game this weekend. Cal Poly will provide us a stiff test. If we have hopes of winning we will need to be at our best.”

Did You Know?
• You can read all the newspaper articles from this season about the Golden Bears by going to the side bar of the women’s soccer home page or clicking here.
• You can get inside information, links to stories and scoring updates by following Cal Women’s Soccer on Twitter? Go to www.Twitter.com/CalWomensSoccer or click here.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Lol

Is there a Catherine MacKinnon book reading to follow?

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Mens Water Polo to take on Pacific:

Bear Bites: The No. 4-ranked Cal men’s water polo team (7-2) will travel to Stockton this Saturday, Sept. 26 for a noon non-conference match at No. 16 Pacific. The Golden Bears, who will play the Tigers in an MPSF match Nov. 14 at Spieker Aquatics Complex, are fresh off a fourth-place finish last weekend at the NorCal Invitational at Stanford. Cal defeated Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara in day one, but fell in close matches to then-No. 2-ranked Stanford (8-7) and then-No. 1-ranked USC (8-6) in day two. Head coach Kirk Everist’s troops feature several key returnees from last season, including senior captains Spencer Warden and Mike Sample, and juniors Brian Dudley and Zach White – all members of the Bears’ 2007 NCAA championship team. Warden and Dudley notched scores during the 8-6 win over USC in the `07 final. Warden garnered second-team All-America honors last year after leading Cal with 40 goals and 68 steals, while Dudley was an honorable mention All-American after scoring 28 goals, including a match-winning shot in overtime at Long Beach State. The Bears also feature 6-2, 190-pound sophomore attacker Cory Nasoff, who earned this season’s first MPSF Player of the Week accolade when he notched 11 goals in three Navy Open matches with seven assists, five steals and two ejections earned. Nasoff is currently tied for fourth in the MPSF with 2.38 goals per game. As a team, Cal is second in the MPSF with 14.0 goals per game.

Cal at the NorCal Invitational:In their toughest test of the season, the Bears were 2-2 at the NorCal Invitational, defeating No. 10 Santa Clara, 14-9, and No. 6 UC Santa Barbara, 12-8; before narrowly losing to host Stanford (who won the tournament) and defending national champion USC. In the scoring ranks, Cal was led by sophomore Ivan Rackov’s eight goals, including a team-high three goals against both UC Santa Barbara and Stanford. Nasoff added six goals and Dudley notched five goals in his first action of the year since sustaining an injury to his left hand prior to the season-opener. The Bears also recieved strong goalie play from sophomore Wil Toppen, who had 33 saves over the weekend, including a career-high 15 saves versus UC Santa Barbara.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:44 AM PDT reply actions  

Field Hockey to take on Stanfraud:

This Week
The California field hockey team looks to rebound this weekend in its NorPac conference home opener against No. 13 Stanford. The Golden Bears (2-5, 0-1 NorPac) have lost their last five games after starting the season 2-0. Cal hosts Stanford on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. at Maxwell Family Field.

Lohre Earns All-Conference Honors for the Second Time
Junior Lisa Lohre earned NorPac Defensive Player of the Week honors this week, the second time this season, when she recorded her second and third defensive saves of the season last weekend at American and Delaware. In Monday’s contest at Maryland, Lohre went on to post her fourth defensive save of the campaign. She leads her team and the conference in that category. As a team, this is Cal’s second conference weekly award.

Cal Goes Winless in Three-Game East Coast Road Trip
The Bears trekked to the East Coast for three matches last weekend, but unfortunately were not able to secure a victory. In addition, Cal only managed to score one goal, while allowing 12.
The trip started with a contest against then-No. 19 American. After tallying two second-half goals. American defeated California, 2-0. Junior Natalie Nurnberg and freshmen Deanna Kennedy and Rachelle Comeau recorded Cal’s three shots on goal.
Sophomore Jessica Kreck earned the Bears’ lone goal of the weekend against Delaware on Sunday. After giving up a goal in the fourth minute, Cal tied the game at one in the 52nd minute on Kreck’s third goal of the year. The Bears eventually lost to Delaware, 2-1.
The Bears were not able to produce much offense in their 8-0 loss at Maryland on Monday, as Cal finished with just one shot on goal from Kreck.
One of the few bright spots of the weekend was Lisa Lohre notching three defensive saves, giving her a conference-high four on the season.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Cal baseball has a great new crop of recruits to lose with:

The University of California baseball program’s 2009 recruiting class has been selected the 24th best in the nation, and third-best in the Pac-10, by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The national publication selected the Golden Bears’ 15 newcomers among the conference’s top three, behind only 2008 College World Series participant Arizona State (2nd) and Bay Area rival Stanford (10th), and ahead of Oregon State (25th), Oregon (26th) and UCLA (33rd).

Cal’s 2009 recruiting class features seven pitchers (two of which are also position players), three infielders, two outfielders, a first baseman/outfielder, a first baseman and a catcher.

Among the 2009 class is Brett Bishop, a 5-11, 175-pound infielder from Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan High School) and Jimmy Bosco, 5-10, 180-pound left-handed hitting outfielder from Granite Bay, Calif. (Jesuit High School). Bishop was a four-year varsity player for Buchanan HS and last spring batted .369 with eight doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 32 RBI, earning first-team all-conference and second-team all-state honors. Bosco set a Jesuit HS batting record as a junior when he hit .505 with three home runs and 24 RBI in 2008, earning Delta River League MVP and first-team All-Sac-Metro honors. He was also Cal Hi Sports first-team All-State Underclassman in 2008, helping his team to the 2008 San Joaquin Section Division I championship, and was Cal Hi Sports second-team all-state in 2009.

David Buscovich, a 5-11, 195-pound first baseman, is a junior college transfer from Diablo Valley College where he was a 2009 first-team All-Big 8 Conference selection, batting .308 with seven doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 50 RBI. Buscovich played high school baseball at San Leandro HS, batting .478 with six home runs and 26 RBI as a senior, earning All-East Bay honors.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 7:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Cal baseball has a great new crop of recruits to lose with:

I see you’re quite satisfied with the direction of the program.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Are you?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hell no.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sounds like my snarky aside was a complete success!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

This

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Somehow, I knew carp would weigh in on this subject.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Sep 24, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

getting top talent was never their problem.

getting the “roster fillers” was their problem. They suck at walk-on recruiting.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jesuit HS batting record as a junior when he hit .505 with three home runs and 24 RBI in 2008

Jesuit’s got a short RF porch, iirc. Hmm. Still, .505 is redonk.

David Buscovich, a 5-11, 195-pound first baseman, is a junior college transfer from Diablo Valley College where he was a 2009 first-team All-Big 8 Conference selection, batting .308 with seven doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 50 RBI. Buscovich played high school baseball at San Leandro HS, batting .478 with six home runs and 26 RBI as a senior, earning All-East Bay honors.

Great pickup. He can swing it.

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--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Can CGB Help?

What section is the visitor section at Oregon? I’m thinking of going, but I want to sit near some Bear fans.

by Cugel on Sep 24, 2009 7:51 AM PDT reply actions  

39 I think

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

It is section 39…that’s where I’m sitting, and I bought through the Cal ATO

by Trilogy44 on Sep 24, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yep. 39

Avi was going to post a DBD for all GBC’s going to Eugene, but, I have not found it. Does anyone have any idea where we might meet for Tailgating. or watering hole after the game?

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think its right here.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Parking

Did u ever see my reply to you on where to park? If not, try the Autzen Stadium site on google. There are at least 10 stops downtown for the $5 roundtrip shuttle, and we are parking ( free) at a garage near 6th and Oak, which is one of the shuttle stops.

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Tailgate? drinking after?

did you ever get an answer to best watering hole in Eugene? Or, anywhere we can meet before t he game?

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Seeing as how I’m not 21 finding the best bar is useless for me :( <- this is me being fed up at not being 21 yet

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Find the best bar that doesn’t card.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’ll be in a bar after our Rose Bowl (either the game or MNCG) victory in January!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why would you do this to us?!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

There’s so much wrong with that statement.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

You are hereby banned from ever turning 21.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

OH NOEZ

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

NON-MOD FIGHT!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 26, 2009 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

you get the rollonubears award for today

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

GOD, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ROYRULES DOESN’T COUNT FOR ALL CAL FANS! PLEASE STRIKE ONLY HIM DOWN WITH A FURIOUS VENGEANCE! PLEASE!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Royrules just said what’s in your hearts, and Football Jesus knows what’s in your hearts.

Just sayin.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Crap, Tim Tebow knows what’s in my heart? Is he going to try and chop pieces of my heart off?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rec’d for bizarreness and irrationality.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Get out of hear!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

YOUR UPSETTING THE CRYSTAL FOOTBALL OF POWER!??!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I cursed us all

Sorry guys

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 27, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just meet up and drink beers at a tailgate.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nah....that's no fun...

much rather get loud and obnoxious ( my 6’3" son is very good at that…had to shut him up in La La after last yr’s U$C game..) where ever the Ducks are crying in there beer.
Besides….no one has mentioned where/if they will be t’gating. Rather than just crashing other Bear fans, would like to meet/see some GBC’ers,….should I look for a Yacht Party?

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

If you find any GBC’ers run away. But if you find some CGB’ers, you should join their party.

At CGB, we whine because we care

by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

got me....

As an English Major, I owe all my typing skills to any of the gf’s who I cajoled into typing up my hand-written papers in the wee hours the morning of. To that, I add drugs, old age, and a coma from a MC accident. Have you seen any of my attempts to Quote or submit links or pics here? I have become the poster child for the weak and dyslexic on a moon launch…..this is a VERY tough room, full of Catholic Nuns with leaded rulers impersonating Don Rickles. I enjoy every minute, and wonder how all you find the time.

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m going to try and remain impervious to your attempt to coax sympathy or empathy out of me. I will not cave in. Must…..remain…..an asshole. Ah darn it…..sorry for all of your problems. Some of them aren’t your fault. But others are completely your fault. We’ll take you regardless.

Welcome to CGB, where we accept people regardless how flawed they may be….unlike the others that will shun you.

At CGB, we whine because we care

by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t want to see if I can find any “Asshole FAIL” or “Dick FAIL” photos online, at work or in general.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can’t even request a complimentary shun?….how wicked and compassionate….please don’t change a thing here.

 BTW, Avi has a post up for CBG’ers meeting in Eugene.

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish I were going. As it is I may be pulled into something with the family and not able to watch the game live. FML.

At CGB, we whine because we care

by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

and to think, I rode my motorcycle to work today. hmmm. must…ride…safely…

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

The logical conclusion re: typing skills is that you’ve cajoled your gf’s (plural) into typing your comments on CGB while riding a motorcycle.

My hero.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can we hire Tyrone Willingham as our recruiter?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 7:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Kade or Rishi pretending to be Kade?

""King Arthur"" wasn’t a fairy tale, it was a prophecy. Welcome to Kadealot"

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by Fire Starkey on Sep 24, 2009 8:16 AM PDT reply actions  

The comic he posted is the greatest thing ever.

Well, other than maybe this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GYRSTeUlAo

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, that comic killed me. Honestly, what was he thinking?

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by Fire Starkey on Sep 24, 2009 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

It’s good to make fun of yourself, but seriously…

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love the video though.

The best part is the actor playing Kade is better-looking, taller, more talented, and more muscular.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like how ‘more talented’ is only the third attribute you list.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

It’s in order of impression.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Evidence that soccer refs favor Man U?

From Deadspin:

When Man U were leading after 90 minutes, referees put an average of 191 seconds on the clock — less than the average for Liverpool, Chelsea or Aresenal. But when they were tied or losing, refs put on 257. That’s more than a minute in additional stoppage time when they most needed those extra seconds.

Does it matter? This year, United have led two games after regulation and played an average of 304 seconds. If that held true on Sunday, City would have secured a draw. But instead referee Martin Atkinson allowed seven minutes.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 9:12 AM PDT reply actions  

The fact that how much time is added is left to the discretion of the referees is yet another illogical component of soccer.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yet another? That’s pretty much the only subjective element that exists in soccer (except penalties, which are subjective in all sports).

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

I saw that…ridiculous.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Surprised?

Let’s face it, Man U is the fair-haired child of the Premier League, and has been for a while. Chelsea is the ill-behaved upstart, and Arsenal are the cantankerous old men.

Thank god Barca beat United in the Euro championship last year.

Mark it "8", Dude.

by SoCal Oski on Sep 24, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Only three days behind the Guardian – internet age FTW.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Picking up carp's slack

NSFW pic of Florida fan

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions  

Is that the “Tebone” picture? If so…

OLD

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

flagged for anorexia

I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.

by GBB4188 on Sep 24, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Flagged for liking fat chicks.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Flagged for hattin on the large lovelies.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Raq’d for big boobs.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed. Too skinny. Be healthy, women of the world!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

She’s storing her fat in strategically located places on her body.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Stop talking about her humps.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Her lovely lady lumps?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

In convenient saline-filled pouches?

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

You can’t prove that!

Stop messing with my fantasy.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you can touch them, they are real.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

But then again, I might not ever be able to touch them.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t sweat the details.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

got that shit yesterday.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Water on the Moon?

Forrealz this time

Space scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that water exists on the moon, a discovery that helps complete a picture of a water-rich solar system and that could make colonizing our nearest neighbor in space much easier than previously thought.

Using data from three spacecraft that have made close flybys of the moon in recent years, research teams in the United States say they have found proof that a thin film of water coats the surface of the soil in at least some places on the moon.

Awesome, awesome, awesome.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 9:25 AM PDT reply actions  

Sweet! Bring me back some of that moon water, will ya?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

sweet

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is how we show that Capitalism is the SHIT.

omg, is that a lego toothbrush!?

Honk if you think Rags is great!

by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

It removes plaque especially well! Also, teeth.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m confused. USC will reign unmatched until Tedford retires?

Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com

by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cal must transcend the master in order to overturn injustice in the universe.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cal may still overturn injustice in the universe if the master loses one more conference game

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Leave SC’s master out of this.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Great treasure find in England.

Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found

Experts say the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, is unparalleled in size and worth “a seven figure sum”.

It has been declared treasure by South Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh, meaning it belongs to the Crown.

Terry Herbert, who found it on farmland using a metal detector, said it “was what metal detectorists dream of”.

“I declare you TREASURE!”

“(It is) absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells.”

Omg Book of Kells NO WAI!

“We also cannot say who the original, or the final, owners were, who took it from them, why they buried it or when.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:46 AM PDT reply actions  

This should also be in blocks:
Experts say the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, is unparalleled in size and worth "a seven figure sum".

It has been declared treasure by South Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh, meaning it belongs to the Crown.

Terry Herbert, who found it on farmland using a metal detector, said it "was what metal detectorists dream of".

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Lol

Someone in a nearby office is cursing out loud. Real loud. He’s pissed off at something. He must have used all the curse words known to mankind in a 5 minute outburst. He just calmed down…

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 9:53 AM PDT reply actions  

hahahaha

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

bahahahaha

I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.

by GBB4188 on Sep 24, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I bet he pumped in soothing animal noises and used a white noise machine. To help them get ready.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Like this?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thats so Stanford!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

SUPER FLAG’d for incorrect spelling.

by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 24, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dude, what are you talking about? I jsut checked and its spelled Stanford.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

MSG has flu and may not play

I know someone else posted this last night…but, how much of an impact will that be if he can;t play and how much of a dropoff is it to Boskovich?

by Trilogy44 on Sep 24, 2009 10:13 AM PDT reply actions  

flu + 300lb offensive linemen = toilet bowl phail once or twice.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

Some would say this much:

Others would say this much:

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

This

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t like. Short choppy sentences. Especially when they are so smug.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Agree. I meant content, not tone.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Could it be that Wilner’s bipolar?

Other than the final score from Eugene — and the amount of time Mike Bellotti spends on the Oregon sideline talking to players, consulting with coaches … and calling plays — what interests me most is the performance of Cal QB Kevin Riley.

He has won just two road games as a starter, Washington State last year and Minnesota last week, and neither came close to approaching the significance of Saturday’s tango.

This is the kind of game, against a conference rival in a rowdy stadium with Rose Bowl implications, that elite quarterbacks win.

How Riley performs will go a long way toward determining whether Cal wins the game, obviously. But it will also tell us a ton about Cal’s prospects for the next two months.

So far, Riley has done everything right: five touchdowns, 0 interceptions, a 64.8 completion percentage, a 170.6 passer rating.

"We’re very pleased with his preparation, his maturity level," Coach Jeff Tedford said. "He’s grown so much and he’s making great decisions, handling the huddle very well, the clock, play clock.
A first-rate performance from Riley, which is what I expect, won’t guarantee success the rest of the season.

But an erratic performance will surely signal trouble ahead for the Bears.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions  

Prof’s strike despite coeds being on campus.

I must say, there’s a quite a few 5-star recruits floating around lost as all hell. They also haven’t managed the bike + skirt = phail eqn yet.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:18 AM PDT reply actions  

AIDS vaccine works.

Would like to see this in a peer-reviewed science journal first…but I suppose that’s coming.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions  

Cal v. Oregon 2007 on ESPN Classic at 11AM.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Sep 24, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

oooo

I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.

by GBB4188 on Sep 24, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is amazing.

Rome digitally rebuilt in hours

U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE—Using a new computer algorithm, researchers were able to take 150,000 tourist photos tagged "Roma" or "Rome" downloaded from the photo sharing Web site Flickr and combine them into a single 3-D digital model in about 21 hours.

Video of the digitally reconstructed San Marcos Square and St. Peter’s Basilica .

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 10:34 AM PDT reply actions  

How many times does the article reference the saying?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

“No one rides the Rishi Train”? Not once.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not enough pigeons in Piazza San Marco.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

OT Question for All-knowing CGB DBDers

anyone familiar with SlideRocket and how does it compare to Mac’s epic Keynote program and lame ass powerpoint?

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:38 AM PDT reply actions  

Williams, Felder, and Sundberg are playing for the California Redwoods

http://www.ufl-football.com/teams/california_redwoods/players

Under coach Dennis Green!

I hope they make some kind of impact and eventually go on to fruitful NFL careers someday.

by Shadwhand on Sep 24, 2009 10:52 AM PDT reply actions  

DeCoud’s starting at FS for the Falcons now!

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

speaking of decoud, this is one of the first things to come up doing a google image search for him:

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Flag’d for google image searching another dude.

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I google image search “Angry Hobo” all the time. Does that make me a bad person?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

No, you’re a bad person for so many other reasons.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t you have that image saved on your desktop by now?!?!?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wouldn’t bookmarking the link be better?

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Probably. I’m just imagining that image as Twist’s desktop background.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why would he have a picture of himself as his desktop?!

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Have you met Twist? The guy can’t go more than 10 seconds without checking himself out in a mirror! You can’t pass parked cars without him stopping to gaze at his reflection!

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seconded.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe he’s secretly looking at your reflection but he’s too shy to admit it. Did you ever think of that?

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

As he’s preening his hair and telling me how facially attractive he is? Unlikely.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

You and Andbears should start a sitcom: “Everybody Hates Twist.”

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hates?
More like “is disappointed with themselves when they’re laughing with”.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

except for somewhere to aim when speaking, he’s barely aware anyone else is around.

Honk if you think Rags is great!

by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

he shouts everything, including your name?

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I view most of my friends as little more than bobblehead dolls, who merely need to exist and keep nodding in appreciation at the mad wit I’m spitting.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Really? I think he’s just confused by his reflection…

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

You know I’ve been getting better with the cars thing. I’ve honestly worked on my vanity over these past several years. Now, I’m more HILARIOUSLY self-absorbed than just self-absorbed.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Plus, hello, if you had this sexy Jew sweater all over your chest, you’d be vain, too!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

But juice is already wet.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

And this is why I don’t do juice.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

How do I save an image to my desktop again?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right-click on it.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

My mouse only has 1 button!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh that’s the short-bus version.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Says the man who, most likely, beats it to the J Crew catalogue.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Patently false. J Crew catalogue is safe for work.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Then what catalogues does carp jack it to?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

none…again, see YF’s comment on “The Internet”

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

flag’d.

Victoria’s secret, however, does arrive almost daily.

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lots of recognizable names there. How much does the average UFL player earn?

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

UFL salaries

Found this:
The UFL has a proposed structure by which each team will operate. It includes a player salary cap range of $12–20 million per team with a staff salary cap of $3 million per team. They hope to be paying at least 10 players on each roster in excess of $1 million.33 In the initial truncated 6 week season, the 4 teams will have a total of $16 million in labor costs, reflecting the shorter season.

And this:
The NFLPA has advised any NFL player cut in training camp to consider the UFL as an employment opportunity.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

but then i found this...
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Will-they-play-for-35k.html

Base salary: $35,000. Punters, kickers, long snappers: $25,000.

Each team is permitted to sign a quarterback for an amount greater than $35,000.

Bonuses for top players are yet to be determined, but I was told it would be less than $10,000 per player.

Players on the championship team receive $5,000; losing players get $2,500.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

OMG. WHY DOES TEDFORD HATE RILEY???
“Very pleased with his preparation going into games, his maturity level,” coach Jeff Tedford said. “He’s grown so much and he’s making great decisions, handling the huddle very well.”

JT NEVER GIVES COMPLIMENTS TO RILEY!!! JT SECRETLY HATES RILEY! OMG CONSPIRACY THEORY!!!

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by HydroTech on Sep 24, 2009 10:58 AM PDT reply actions  

This is from the Daily Cal article.

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by HydroTech on Sep 24, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

hey, in all fairness he just wants to ride on the BMPY.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

C’mon Hydro, stop stealing things from BearInsider.

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by BeastMode on Sep 24, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I too wish that Tedford would treat his players with more deference and respect. This shit has gone on long enough. First the vague hints about DeSean Jackson being somewhat divisive, now these clearly sarcastic comments about Riley! Grow up, coach, and coach these young men better!

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

What am I missing? What is sarcastic about the above quote from Tedford?

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s actually secretly about Longshore.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hi, have we met? I’m a weirdo. K thanx bye now!

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

What are you missing?

A sarcasm detector would be the first answer.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

My bday is coming up in November, I’ll pencil you down for the sarcasm detector. Thanks Twist.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

For your bday, how about I get you a Tyler Frederickson documentary DVD

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Somebody’s bitter!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Inside joke, I think that’s his way of saying thank you.

Tyler Federickson documentary DVD, of course a metaphor for a Top Dog and a beer.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s not inside if everyone on the Internets knows it!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Knowing your enemy: Oregon poon

Since tomorrow’s a travel day en route to Eugene, I thought we’d get this out of the way on Thursday.

I’m trying to stay away from the low fruit that is the Oregon Cheerleading Team. We’ve been there and we’ll let you explore that on your own.

All links NSFW and some may have audio/video components to them:

http://community.civilwarsports.com/Oregon-Poon-vs-Arizona-Poon/video/210129/18710.html
blank">http://pac-10poon.blogspot.com/2008/02/quack-like-duck.html
http://thedirty.com/2009/08/20/oregon-cheerleader/
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/lGNADH5L7Fc/SpQ9LUIR9I/AAAAAAAAAms/9jKmvlilpqg/s400/Oregon2.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/lGNADH5L7Fc/RyXug6QEdWI/AAAAAAAAANc/8FR5mFlnBUA/s400/Oregon.jpg
blank">http://thedirty.com/category/portland/page/3/

Go Ducks?

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

preview button phail

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

in high school we would taunt our arch-rivals with the cheer “FUCK THE DUCKS, WAIT A SECOND…..WOAH”

kinda lame but that Oregon poon got me think about it.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

http://www.uncoached.com/2008/12/18/why-i-miss-college-because-the-oregon-ducks-cheerleaders-know-how-to-party/

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

NSFW!!!

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Keith Law on Tyson Ross

Here

Dale (San Francisco)

Can you tell us something about Tyson Ross? He came on really strong at the end of season and looks good on paper (low ba against, lots of ground balls and a decent amount of strikeouts).
Keith Law (2:09 PM)

Average to slightly above velocity, awful delivery, below average command, low arm slot. I didn’t like him in that draft or when I saw him this spring.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 11:32 AM PDT reply actions  

I’ve never gunned him, but his delivery always did look awkward to me at Cal. He got results with it, though, so as long as he avoids injury, who cares?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

like Philip Rivers throwing a football? dude looks like he’s going to tear something every time he shotputs that ball.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Arthur Kade has a new post up. Not surprisingly, he’s a Lakers fan!

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions  

I’ve wondered the same thing.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

If you think looking at a blog once a week constitutes stalking, I’m not sure how you would react to Twist’s habit of hiding in the bushes outside people’s bedrooms.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

You just answered your own question. Why do people slow down to look at car accidents?

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why do people read threads at BN?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why do people touch the plate after the waiter says “careful it’s extremely hot”?

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why do people read anything Twist writes?!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Court ordered punishment, I believe.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wait...

So you’ve evicted everyone on this site?

by Nashville on Sep 24, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, but have you talked to grandma lately?

HINT: the landline may not be working.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can I just note that I’m a bad attorney and have never successfully evicted anybody ever!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why do you have to note that, we already know.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

But I DON’T slow down to look at fake, contrived car accidents created solely to attract attention to themselves.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

…I do!

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Because it’s tremendously entertaining.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kansas athletics has issues

Fights between members of the University of Kansas football and basketball teams over the past two days may have shocked fans of the nationally-ranked programs, but former players say the hostilities are nothing new.

“It’s about who’s more popular on campus with the girls and stuff like that,” said the player, who also requested anonymity. “It’s escalated really bad now, but it’s always been there.”

Are there not enough girls to go around?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions  

AY, YO THATS MAH GURL DEONTRAE!!!

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well, I mean. It is Kansas. We’re not talking about a real hotbed for NSFW material here. Unless carp wants to prove me wrong.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Facebook rules for reasons like this...
Officers were unable to identify the individuals who were doing the fighting, but Taylor gave more than a hint on his Facebook page early Wednesday morning.

“I got a dislocated finger ..from throwing a punch ..so don’t let the news paper gas yall up aite,” Taylor wrote. Minutes earlier, around midnight, he wrote: “real (racial slur)s do real things .. point plankn.”

Taylor’s earlier posts on Tuesday hinted at a potential conflict.

“keep my name out ya’ mouth for you get smacked in it,” he wrote at 11:12 a.m. Tuesday, and 30 minutes later, he posted, “never get outta character .. I’m always a G about it.”

About 4 p.m., Taylor posted, “(racial slur)s be muggin me ..you know I’m mugging back.”

I’m sooo gonna start using “point plankn” from now on. That and “(racial slur)s be muggin”.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ay yo keep my name out ya mouth for I smack it

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey what should I use to upload and print out photos online?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions  

+1

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

You continue to amuse us all. Now, what service?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

If you have a Costco membership, I’d recommend using their printing service.

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by Berkelium97 on Sep 24, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

I do! Do they have high quality prints? These are very important photos and I want them to be high quality.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Kinko’s/Fedex?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

I wouldn’t use any internet source if you want high kwality.

Go to a Ritz or local camera shop.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’ve been so disappointed lately sending my prints electronically to Target or Costco over the internet. Quality sucks.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I used kodak before and found the quality to be great. But a friend worked there and got me a discount. Now, I dont know.

Does Ritz have an online service that I can use?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right here.

What do you have against just walking in to the store? Afraid that microbes that tell you Free Masons rule the country will attack?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought they went out of business, if not they could be as good an option as anything.

If you want to go a little higher end, and support a local shop I used this place for some wedding prints:

http://www.sarberscamera.com/

They aren’t the cheapest option but they do a good job.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

At first I thought that website said “Sandy Barbour’s Camera”

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m not sure if they have a high qwality service. If that’s what you need, I’d look into a more professional printing service like the ones rr22 and CBG list above.

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by Berkelium97 on Sep 24, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t think Polaroids are what you think they are.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

lol

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guess that’s a goose akshually.

Playing duck, duck, goose at the lake.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

WATCH OUT! THAT LADUCK IS ABOUT TO LAPUNCH YOU!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Take that duck home and prep him for tonight’s Eating the Enemy.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

He did! Then he went and yelled at some old ladies who were sitting on a bench watching.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Please...

Its “That LeDuck is about to LePunch You”. Please get your facts straight. That is all.

by SeattleDucks on Sep 24, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you feed them enough (or feed the non-aggressive ones) sometimes the big mean ones will come and attack the eating ones. Get them to declare each other Blount and suspensions will decimate Oregon.

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by Berkelium97 on Sep 24, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

I did notice that some ducks (and geese) were more interested in fighting each other then eating the bread I was dishing out.

Genetics?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe they were battling over mates. Who can we contact to get the Oregon cheerleaders to stand behind the Oregon sideline and create similar skirmishes?

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by Berkelium97 on Sep 24, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Carpman?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you feed them enough (or feed the non-aggressive ones) sometimes the big mean ones will come and attack the eating ones.

same goes for women

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dunno if it’s still there, but a few years ago I remember there was a monstrous duck at Lake Merritt that went around terrorizing all the other ducks and occasionally a small child. So maybe it is genetics.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

When my mom was but a wee lass growing up in Oakland she took sailing lessons on The Great Lake of Merritt. Later in her life, as I weaned from her teat and demanded stories with my vitals, she would regale me with tales of feces and toilet paper surrounding her vessel on The Great Lake Of Merritt , for in the days of yesteryore the sewers dumped right into that bad boy. True story.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Remind me never to go back in time and then party yacht across Lake Merrit.

Or, in the alternative, upset the crystal football of power.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Same goes for Strawberry Creek.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m always a little sad when I see those signs up in Tilden from the 30s / WPA asking people not to disturb the spawning salmon and trout in the little creeks.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

No. Because you fed them today, they’ll be full on Sat. And, thus, lazy and sleepy. Go bears!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dude, were you in that little park at 20th and Harrison?

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by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

You mean Snow Park? No, I was at Lake Merritt. I live right by it.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh ok. I see ducks in that park when I walk by it.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah some parts of the grass surrounding the lake you can practically skate across because of the goose shit.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Check out the park at E. 18th/Lakeshore. There’s a huge group of them living there.

It’s fun when they try to cross the street:

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

DESTROY

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Sep 24, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Those are turkeys, you nit-wit.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think we should be allowed to hunt them. Wait are we? Like if I were to just go up to a goose and strangle it, is that allowed?

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Those are pheasants. Get it straight!

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I can’t actually see the picture…

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s a picture of chickens crossing the road.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why are they doing so?

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought they were mongooses?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, they are Western Meadowlarks. Common mistake! You can tell by the beautiful plumage.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guess the plumage is beautiful. I guess.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think you need a hunting license. All the deer belong to the King or something.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

PIG ILLEGAL KING’S FOREST IN THE TO KILL IT IS A

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Perhaps if you were to carry a hatchet for impromptu goose beheadings, I can’t see that being a problem.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Which part of the Lake?

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

The bird sanctuary. Or do you mean where do I live?

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Address, middle name, and social security number, plz.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

742 Evergreen Terrace, Hussein, 000-00-0001

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Better start with Greektown.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ohh! Pick me up one of those gyros too.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hussein?! TERRORIST!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

DEATH PANELS FOR OREGON FANS

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, I submitted my longform birth certificate to CGB a long time ago and freely admit my name is CalHusseinBandGreat

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

CalHusseinDirtyTerroristBandGreat?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

The non-underwater part?

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

No identifying Lake Merritt from that picture, please.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

No more apples in the vending machine, please.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

No sex in the champagne room.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, you made them fat, and therefore too slow to catch Jahvid on Saturday.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did you feed them Wonderbread? Their gluttony will be their downfall!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Feldman weighs in

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California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC Regional)

Now that Cal has snapped its four-game road losing skid, the Bears will try to make it two in a row in a much more hostile place. Can Cal cope with the pressure of being the Pac-10’s front-runner? I think so. Jahvid Best gets to go against the country’s No. 76 run D, and the shaky Oregon O-line figures to have fits with a talented Cal front. The pick is Cal 34, Oregon 20.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Whoops, blockquote fail.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Riley wanted to throw against Oregon in 2007
Riley actually got into the 2007 game at Oregon long enough to hand off twice to tailback Justin Forsett after starter Nate Longshore limped off with an ankle injury.

“I just remember yelling in the huddle and being a little nervous,” Riley said. “If I threw it deep, it probably would have gone 70 yards. We should have opened it up.”

Source

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions  

"If I threw it deep, it probably would have gone 70 yards. We should have opened it up."

I like it.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s not a Kade quote?

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not enough “quotation marks”.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

No sign of the word “dominate,” so no.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is why my friends and I all call Uncle Rico. Scramble wildly, fling the ball down field. Love KR.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Sep 24, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Uncle Rico: How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?… Yeah… Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would’ve been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.

by BeastMode on Sep 24, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s actually the conceptual basis of the run and shoot offense. (Literally, I seem to remember reading on Smart Football that Tiger Ellison, who is credited with originating the ‘shoot, was looking for a more intuitive form of football and so decided to observe some uncoached pickup games and see what they did, which was have the quarterback run around while all the receivers adjusted their routes to get open. Hence, the run and shoot’s reliance on varying degrees of rollouts and adjustable receiver routes.)

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Sep 24, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

the curb, of course a metaphor for our defense

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

How the Dennis Dixon injury occured.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Joke’s on us: those ducks have avian flu. Our team is fucked.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

hahaha

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep, they’re going to come up short of a Bowl.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Duck Week Caption Contest 4

Meet your Oregon offensive line.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions  

The puffy feathers, of course, a metaphor for the softness of their offensive line.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Clearly, this is the duck version of a boy band, which is indicative of how high Oregon will be singing when we kick them all in the nads.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I love these.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I KNEW Patrick Chung was actually Chinese!

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Betting trends on this Saturday's game

Here

Matchup: Cal at Oregon
Line moves: Bears opened at minus-6.5, currently at minus-5
What that means: Bookmakers posted a number based on perception right now. But sharps are betting on the history of close games between high-level Pac-10 teams in a rowdy environment.

Stone says: “Look at it on paper and Cal looks like the right play. Oregon has been one of the bigger disappointments in that part of the country, and I think the novice bettor just looks at that game and says, ‘OK, I’ll take Cal.’ The Bears, however, are not often a favorite at Oregon, and in these conference games, where the staffs know one another, the talent difference can often be neutralized. Besides, Cal has not historically been a good road favorite. Last week, Minnesota was in the game until late, and Oregon is better than Minnesota. I think in the past six games where they’ve been road faves, Cal is just 1-5. I made the number 4.5 and it has moved close to where I made it. I would like to take Cal, and it’s my gut feeling, but I would kick myself if I ignored the fact this would be a revved up crowd.”

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions  

The other possibility they might be counting on is Best’s health.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

his toe, or, what?

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy crap that’s creepy.

I am a horrible bruin-bear crossbreed.

by GBB4188 on Sep 24, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Creepier? The love scene.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

She kept spitting out feathers. It was awkward.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

At first she thought “get plucked” was a euphemism…

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

nice Pac-10 article from back East

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574429300357094012.html<a

Bear danger
"Running away can activate the bear's hunting instincts and lead to it perceiving the human as prey. Finally, if a bear does attack, the usual advice is to curl into a [[fetal position]] so as to shield vital organs and appear non-threatening."

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

by Primo on Sep 24, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

LINKY

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Update from Campus

World Saved by Signs, Slam Poetry

My favorite signs:
Tax Oil – Not Students
We Make the University – They Make the Crisis
I Scoff, You Scoff, We all Scoff at Yudof

Honk if you think Rags is great!

by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions  

yet plate tectonics continues it’s shadow reign of terror!

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Rec’d for speaking truth to the power.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, Slam Poetry can be pretty tight.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

True dat homie!

95% of it is complete shit though.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tax Oil – Not Students

Surprisingly insightful for a bunch of college kids…. or could be that thye just thought it sounded cool.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was also unsure of this. It was one of the big signs at the doors to sproul hall, so you’d think some thought went into it.

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by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Danzig – there’s no severance tax in California. Even Texas has an oil severance tax.

Gotta love the right-wing myth that corporations are overtaxed and taxes drive businesses away.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dude, I didn’t know that! btw, texas has a severance tax, but there’s credits that mostly cancel almost all of it out. I used to be very interested in the E&P biz, but later lost interest, so I can’t tell you the details.

I don’t think it’s a right-wing myth only. Both liberals and conservatives have sold out to oil companies…. it’s politics, in general. However, the conservatives have been more publically beholden to big oil. But really, both sides have guilt to bear.

by danzig on Sep 24, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree with you about the selling out to big oil. I meant the more general idea that any kind of taxes on corporations are bad – of course these are the same people who complain that the government isn’t funding xyz services adequately – go figure.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

one more

Honk if you think Rags is great!

by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Dispatches from the Daily Cal

LINK

11:49 am

About 15 minutes leading up to the noon rally, over a hundred protesters and onlookers have gathered on Upper Sproul Plaza, with hundreds more gathered at the picket line at Telegraph Ave. and Bancroft Way and walking around campus.

Hundreds of students moved from the picket line to join rally on the plaza at about 11:48 a.m., many holding signs and chanting, “Whose university? Our university!”

In the minutes leading up to noon, hundreds of UC Berkeley community members gathered on Sproul Plaza, chanting, “No cuts no fees, education should be free.”

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I, like many, want to kick Yudof in the balls. However, what’s a one day walk-out going to do? “I’m pissed…but I’ll be back tomorrow!!!”

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by carp on Sep 24, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

but you didn’t hear the slam poetry…

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by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh god I wish I coulda been there with my “It burns when I pee” signs.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

You’re not there? CRAP what am I going to do with my counter-protest “You burn with it pees” sign? These things cost money yknow.

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

That doesn’t make any sense.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

For those not going to Oregon

Where are you watching the game? I just heard about this: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136381951452 event which apparently involves drinking lots of beer and watching the game on Sproul.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions  

You’re not going to watch with your awesome Ph.D. roommate again?

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

You should make your PhD roommate take a shot everytime the ball is snapped.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ugh. That was only because I was at home studying the entire day (except for the duration of the game) and my other roommate was out of town. Look, I’m all for people having different interests and all that crap (as long as one of the interests is football), but how the hell do you not know what first and 10 means? Seriously? He’s from Texas, too.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

okay, okay, so you know how I was in band, right? And the full band is at every home game, and many people travel, right? So, I’m on a trip with the band, to Illinois. And a senior bandsmen, after 4 years of staring at football, turns to me and says “so, they get 4 tries, right? and those are called downs?”

jaw = dropped.

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by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

In his defense, he was staring at 4 years of Holmoe football.

by turkey on Sep 24, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

It gets difficult to keep track of how many drops LaShaun Ward has, after all.

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

In his defense? That makes it even more unbelievable considering Holmoe never got a first down…

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Like that other roommate is any better. He spent an entire football season out of the stadium!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dude…remind me the next time I see you…I have a legitimately hilarious story about him.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I will forget. But if I don’t, it’ll be great!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe you shouldn’t drink so much!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately, I can’t run on tungsten.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

What about lemon drops?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

How dare you confuse me with Rishi.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didn’t say that! Things that taste gross can be good for you. Like brussel sprouts. Or eggplant.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gross? Lemon drops sound delicious.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ok Rishi.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Shit…uh…I cast…circle of TwistNHook!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I lose.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

I cast TwistNHook!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn’t you cast your wrist a while back?

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but I can’t uncast it for another two months or so. It takes a long time to recharge its mana.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jeez get a room you two.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

This does look pretty cool. I might even consider hopping on a train Saturday morning to go to it.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

AWW YEAh!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 2:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Is that a reply fail? Or is royrules having an awesome 2pm Kool-Aid break from work?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s what I was wondering. Either way, he seems quite happy about it.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is my new shtick. I post one random post every day (or try to). First it was the FUUCCCKKK post, then the Rishi loves lemon drop and now this. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

You just ruined your shtick.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yea probably

I’m ruining everything today.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was funnier before you explained it.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I also never noticed how the Kool-Aid man is holding a giant pitcher of himself. Cannibalism?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kool-Aid man and gerbil mothers have something in common?

by sec119 on Sep 24, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s his baby!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ole Miss -4 vs South Carolina tonight

If you were a betting man, which way would you go? I’m leaning toward the Cocks.

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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 24, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh come on, it’s just too easy.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think we’re all fans of cocks tonight.

Wait, what?

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by yellow fever on Sep 24, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Sep 24, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Has anyone seen these Cal shirts on eBay? Some of them aren’t too bad.
http://shop.ebay.com/jscult09/m.html?nkw=&armrs=1&from=&ipg=25

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions  

I just stole this from BI
1. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: “I want all them kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I want all the kids to copulate me.”

2. New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: “I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first.”

3. And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the ’Skin’s say: “I’d run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl,” Matt Millen of the Raiders said: “To win, I’d run over Joe’s Mom, too.”

4. Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: “He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings..”

5. Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann: “Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”

6. Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh : “I’m going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes.” (Now that is beautiful)

7. Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: “You guys line up alphabetically by height..” And, “You guys pair up in groups of three, and then line up in a circle.”

8. Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson going to prison: “Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton .”

9. Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a color photo of himself above his locker: “That’s so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my clothes.”

10. Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime of heavyweight Andrew Golota: “He’s a guy who gets up at six o’clock in the morning, regardless of what time it is..”

11. Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: “My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.” (I wonder if his IQ ever hit room temperature in January)

12.. Frank Layden , Utah Jazz president, on a former player: “I told him, ‘Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?’ He said, ‘Coach, I don’t know and I don’t care.’”

13. Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told a player who received four F’s and one D: “Son, looks to me like you’re
spending too much time on one subject.”

14. In the words of NC State great Charles Shackelford, “I can go to my left or right, I am amphibious.”

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 2:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Dude I bought the pimpest double breasted cardigan at H+M yesterday. All black. Sleek. I got a small, which, surprisingly, I can fit into.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Are you:
a)British
b)A woman
c)A British woman?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why can’t it be both?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’ve been on a diet. I eat tons of regular, greasy fattening food, but then I have a diet coke. So, it’s OK!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

That’s the American way!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

You need help.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

When Rishi says you need help, you know you need help.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Says the man who sleeps in a full suit.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s okay, Twist, not everyone can look good in a suit. :( :(

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Then, how come you always wear one????

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just so you’d know how suits are supposed to look on people.

I’m sorry you can never reach that high standard :( :(

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

ZOMG!

I must respond to this Walk-Off opening salvo with something as hip!

Extra high knee-high socks? NO! Double-breasted baseball jersey? Maybe…

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

You did done crush me with your ronic mustache/legit db suit combo.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

You didn’t even see my shoes that day!

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Photo me!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Most people ask if you came. Champions know how to make you cum

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Listen... you'll understand when you're older.

Act all day, dance all night. Let's get it poppin'... I'm in Bombay, trick!

by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh god

Just because I can’t go into a bar doesn’t mean I don’t drink.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

But…but…you’re an engineer!

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m a EECS nerd that travels across the country to watch football live. How much more confusing can I get?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’d be more confused if you went there with friends.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’d be more confused if he had friends……oh wait, he’s driving by himself to Eugene.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Way to take what I said and make it mean :( :(

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rishi, you’re a bad person for saying what you said.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

royrules knows i’m just kidding. if i were going to eugene, i would meet up with him and embrace him in a masculine way, like this:

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

ouch

I guess it is my fault that my friends turn out to be asshats.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

i’ll be your friend

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

come ride in my van

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

TWSS?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

its Oski!

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

sounds like you’re a fan

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously?!
Lady Godiva’s Hymn! The Engineer’s Drinking song!

Sample verses:

A maiden and an Engineer were sitting in a park,
The Engineeer was busy doing research after dark,
His scientific method was a marvel to observe,
While his right hand wrote the figures, his left hand traced the curves.

Now Venus is statue made entirely of stone,
There’s not a fig leaf on her, she’s as naked as a bone;
On noticing her arms were broke, an Engineer discoursed,
Of the course the damn thing’s broke, it should be reinforced.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ha I’ve actually heard this

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

But have you sung it? To the tune of “Ramblin’ Wreck” or “The Ants Go Marching One by One”. Singer’s choice.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, but you’ll have to wait until you’re older to understand the actual appeal of $3 lemon drops.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Judging from photos friends are posting on Facebook, the walkout is/was pretty impressive in size.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Look, some kids will do anything to miss class, especially if their friends are all doing it and especially if it makes them feel as if they are “making a difference”.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah I’m sure all those people just wanted to miss class. Because there’s no other possible reason for not going to class.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m glad you finally get it!

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

I never missed class unless there was a walkout. Or I overslept. Or I was hungry. Or I saw a car. Or I was breathing.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Saying “This really chaps my hide!” is one thing. Figuring out how not to get cornholed every time the budget needs a revision is a whole other ball of wax.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Summary: Walk-out = Sleep-In

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by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

If all you cared about was getting out of class why in the hell would you go to the protest?

Besides, it was probably pretty genuine – people respond when it hits their wallets.

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by norcalnick on Sep 24, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

There’s also no reason to ever do drugs. Except when you’re bored.

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Sep 24, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions  

There’s also no reason to actually reply properly to the post.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rishi is on a roll today. What will stop him?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

A bar with all-you-can-drink lemon drops?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ok, the lemon drop thing is starting to get old. What else does Rishi drink?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Human blood?

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Most people drink. Champions …

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t actually drink lemon drops!

I drink what you’d expect a frat boy straight out of college to drink:

Beer – Western European, usually German or Belgian, if on tap; some sort of light beer if in the bottle (if I drink beers at clubs).

Vodka – As a shot or with club soda and lime

Long Island / AMF – For when I walk into a club sober

Kamikaze/Scooby Snacks – For when I take shots with chicks.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

forget Long Islands.....its all about the Tokyo Tea!

Tokyo Tea
1 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Tequila
1/2 oz Triple Sec
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Rum

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Haha, I do like the tokyo tea; Straights makes a good one.

AMFs can be good – usually, I tip the bartender really well and order a top shelf one, ergo, they are really, really strong. Adding a splash of pineapple juice kills the taste.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

What’s the point of a “top shelf” AMF? You won’t be able to taste any of the “top shelf” ingredients…

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cuz Rishi’s big pimping spending cheese.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cheap alcohol still burns in your throat.

A top shelf usually costs $2 more and ensures no vomiting after many of them.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

There’s a big gap between overpriced “top shelf” liquor and crap liquor. The Grey Goose-Popov gap, so to speak.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

...

I’m confused, what’s the disagreement?

A top-shelf AMF costs, say, $12 and is made with Goose, Saphire, Bacardi, and Patron. A regular AMF is made with plastic bottle stuff and costs $10.

How is that $2 not worth not getting sick?

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t drink AMFs so I don’t know how much they cost. If it’s only $2 to go from plastic bottle stuff to Goose, that makes sense.

As far as bottles of liquor go, paying $25-30 for a fifth just because it’s Goose or Belvedere or whatever is dumb.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Great, and just when we agreed…

Really? If you’re drinking vodka sodas, you wouldn’t rather have a Goose… actually, screw Goose, it’s overrated. It’s the Armani Suit of vodka… you wouldn’t rather have Ciroc vodka in there? I do not enjoy the taste of alcohol, but Ciroc is definitely smoother than a Smirnoff or a Skyy…

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by Rishi on Sep 25, 2009 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

You order Kamikazes and Scooby Snacks in front of chicks? That’s totally metro, dude.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

And? They like it.

Usually, if a chick wants to take a shot with me, she’ll want to have the same thing I do.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

You’re going to be a wonderful father.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Sep 24, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I feel like that could be better, but rec’d for creativity.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tequila, here’s to usted;
Salud to your history
To your fire and anger
You make last night a mystery;
Always hecho en Mexico
Rules my nights
Straight up, or with a burrito
You are responsible for many a fights
Let there be tequila, viva my friend,
Tequila, salud to you, and the worm at the end

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s a lot funnier when you are plowed on Scotch, believe me!

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

My grandparents used to put whisky on my mother and aunt’s gums when they were teething as infants. Zoonews is just being prepared.

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

scotchscotch?

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/24/MN2Q19S3FS.DTL

(09-24) 15:47 PDT BERKELEY — Thousands of UC students marched through downtown Berkeley and the area around campus this afternoon, staging a sit-down protest and blocking traffic as part of a demonstration against cuts to the university budget and proposed fee increases.

The unscheduled march started at the end of a two-hour rally on Sproul Plaza attended by an estimated 5,000 students, professors and other university employees. The protesters, shoulder to shoulder and chanting “Education should be free. No cuts, no fees,” marched through campus, passing by UC Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s office, and then went off campus to Shattuck Avenue, ultimately blocking all lanes of traffic for two block.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions  

At least everyone’s all riled up for GameDay!

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Viewing party is tomorrow you turkeys!

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

TOMORROW?!?!?!?!

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by TwistNHook on Sep 24, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I could have taken that photo, if I wasn’t lazy and/or using my iPhone™

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by AndBears on Sep 24, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

LOL FRANK CHU

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think we missed another livechat

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 24, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions  

YO was actually at the rally

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn’t miss much. MSG might have the flu, he’s apparently lost a lot of weight. D’Amato is going to handle kickoffs.

Other than that, nothing newsworthy.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also, I have no new information on that at this time.

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by Rishi on Sep 24, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t worry, Best is still a premier running back.

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

And Riley’s mechanics are great but he has too much adrenaline….thus some throws are a little high, according to YO.

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by dballisloose on Sep 24, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

The chats aren’t nearly as entertaining as they were when he’d take humorous questions.

by Yes We Cannon on Sep 24, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like how now that football season’s here the inanity has gone up to the point of forgetting things like this.

by CalBandGreat on Sep 24, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I got the full report from CBKWit's Zombie on the Premier Level of this blog:
[Comment From CalDre1998]
Despite last weekend’s poor performance, Vereen has been a solid second RB. With so much attention on Best, will he see less playing time this weekend?

Jonathan Okanes: I didn’t think Vereen’s performance was poor. It’s not always about stats, especially as the backup. Vereen will continue to see semi-regular playing time to give Best a rest.

CBKWit’s Zombie: morons

by zoonews on Sep 24, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why are we letting zombies wander around. What if he bit Twist?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t think a zombie eating Twist’s brains would have any effect whatsoever on Twist’s posts.

dboneisloose

by HolmoePhobe on Sep 24, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

But what if it ate his chest hair?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

That would definitely reduce the sexy.

(What the fuck am I doing with my life?)

by DC Trojan on Sep 24, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think they mean that they are playing possession football? Or something.

by DC Trojan on Sep 25, 2009 6:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

In the SEC, you want to score as FEW points as possible, I think.

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by TwistNHook on Sep 25, 2009 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow, that kind of game would give John Madden a heart attack.

“Well Al munch munch munch I think the team that scores fewer points will win”

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by Rishi on Sep 25, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

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