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DBD 2.3.10 - N After Tosh

I stayed up late finishing up work since I knew it might be hard to concentrate tomorrow morning.  Let's not forget about Joe Ayoob and Stan Hasiak as examples of The System sucking.


I say feel free to post LOI stuff here but also make sure breaking-news stuff ends up in the appropriate front-page thread.  I'd like to push that we cite offers from other schools, as solarise has been doing, and not so much the # of stars awarded by Rivals/Scout/ESPN THE OCHO.

Regardless of how this shakes out, we should discuss the big picture ramifications.  Namely:

1) HTF did this happen this year?

2) How long untill Tosh Lupoi and possibly others become either over-priced for Cal or in need of a serious promotion?

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BERKELEY – Fans will have the opportunity to follow the excitement of National Signing Day presented by ZipRealty by visiting CalBears.com/SigningDay on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s events is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. PT. Live coverage of a press conference featuring Cal head coach Jeff Tedford discussing the 2010 signing class is slated for 2 p.m. PT.

CalBears.com will be on site at Memorial Stadium throughout the day to update the Golden Bears’ list of 2010 signees as National Letters of Intent arrive and are approved by the school’s administration. A live blog, biographical information, video clips and much more is also planned.

Additional coverage will be provided via the following Cal Athletics social media outlets …

• Facebook (facebook.com/CalAthletics)
• Twitter (twitter.com/CalAthletics)
• YouTube (youtube.com/CalAthletics)

"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 Feb 2, 2010 11:57 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

link to their blog

http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/signingday2010.html

"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 Feb 2, 2010 11:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs



2/2/2010 – M. Basketball
Mike Montgomery Press Conference Quotes
After a tough four-point loss last Sunday at Arizona, California heads right back out on the road to Los Angeles this weekend to face USC and UCLA. The Golden Bears are halfway through their four-game road trip and the conference portion of the schedule. Cal and USC FULL STORY

"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 Feb 2, 2010 11:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs



2/2/2010 – W. Basketball
The California Golden Bears (11-9, 5-4 Pac-10) start the second half of Pac-10 play by hosting the LA schools this week at Haas. The Bears open on Thursday, Feb. 4 with a 7:05 p.m. game against USC (13-7, 7-2 Pac-10). FULL STORY

"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 Feb 3, 2010 12:00 AM PST reply actions   0 recs



Golfstat Tournament Coverage
The Cal men’s golf team charged back by making up 12 shots on the final four holes to win its school-record third tournament of the regular season with a one-shot victory over host Arizona at the Arizona Intercollegiate. FULL STORY

"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 Feb 3, 2010 12:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Great job by the golf team

That’s an impressive tournament win.

I am a Vereenian.

by Ohio Bear on Feb 3, 2010 6:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mrs. Fire Starkey (aka “The Heisman”)?

2/2/2010 – W. Basketball
California women’s basketball head coach Joanne Boyle and her staff will coach in their bare feet on Saturday, Feb. 6 against UCLA in Haas Pavilion as part of the “Bearfoot for Barefeet” Coaches Initiative to raise awareness and money to purchase shoes for the impoverished children affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. UCLA’s staff, led by head coach Nikki Caldwell, will also coach without shoes in Saturday’s 2 p.m. game to aid Haiti’s children, who suffer from foot-borne diseases and infections due to a lack of shoes. FULL STORY

"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 Feb 3, 2010 12:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I like how you put pictures in the posts too. I like pictures.

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by HydroTech on Feb 3, 2010 1:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sobs I TRY SO HARD FOR YOU GUYS AND NOW YOU’VE ALL ABANDONED ME FOR CARP AND HIS AMAZING PHOTO C+PING SKILLS!

President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PS I need a hug.

President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PPS From Lane Kiffin’s wife

President Emperor Warlord Of The Sun!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PPPS by hug you mean….

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You see, when a man loves a woman…..

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She’ll be right with you, she’s still clearing out all the orange sun dresses and trying to decide how much to spend on cardinal and / or gold accoutrements.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If it makes you feel any better, you can blame yourself for asking for more participation.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good work, carp; this is exactly the type of straight-shooting, photo-posted DBD we need on a day like this.

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 7:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WHY MUST MY LIFE BE ONE OF UNENDING PAIN!?!?

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is this what your wedding night felt like?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JYES!!!!

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 7:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer my life to be one of unending panini.

Mmmm, panini.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

thank you!

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know that gesture well I’m sad to say

Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

:)

"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 Feb 3, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Key Notes

Ego’s announcing at 5:45 AM I believe (8:45 in NYC) (H/T California Eternal)

McCain, King, and Allen are announcing together. I think this also means Maynard’s announcing at the same time. Mike Farrell from Rivals thinks it can happen (H/T solarise)

It has come to my attention that Cal also has landed two Ore. St transfers who are already enrolled in school. Does anyone know if the Kreb (Cycle!) brothers are eligible for the coming fall? Any news/info on these guys would be awesome.

"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 Feb 3, 2010 12:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know much other than that they produce a lot of ATP.

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 2:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This.

"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3

by Swamphunter on Feb 3, 2010 3:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

how’s this one?

"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 Feb 3, 2010 7:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

some things sound better after visiting Pic Hunter dot com. Now it doesn’t…

"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 Feb 3, 2010 7:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

…yeah, this title makes way less sense. I’m actually not sure what it means at all…

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

something about relations between my (now) wife and your Recruiter of the Year

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is N a variable?

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no, it’s ‘N’ like ’in." This might help
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/2/3/1284260/cal-football-signing-day-2010-open#30184270

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know about the meme, I just didn’t know what it had to do with the DBD…

it’s okay, never mind.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What was the original title?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope these guys don’t suck

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A better title would have been “I <3 cock”, but it is a bit derivative

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was self-evident.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought today’s DBD would be about Lost. Clearly I was incorrect.

by boomtho on Feb 3, 2010 1:42 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

What'd everyone think?

SPOILER ALERT THREAD!

Email: bearsnecessities@gmail.com

by Avinash on Feb 3, 2010 2:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The opening was amazing.

I only saw the first hour though :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The CGI stuff was really underwhelming.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 3, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did too.

by MN Bear on Feb 3, 2010 4:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I also surmised that.

I suggest that if people want to discuss lost, but LOST SPOILER ALERT in the title of the post, so its big and black. Just the way carp likes it.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOST SPOILER ALERT

I only saw the first hour, but WTF?!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOST SPOILER ALERT

Seriously, do they have two alternate realities?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOST SPOILER ALERT

Well, it continued into the second hour of the show. I’m hesitant to say more, bc you said that you havent seen the sceond hour.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is the second half as mind-bendy as the first half?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 8:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m excited to watch it tonight, then!

I really wish they did the hour-long recap at 7 and started the actual show at 8. Stupid late-running shows.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lost SPOILER Speculation

It was amazing. And totally mind-blowing. And confusing. The creators have basically figured out how to put Lost onto network television. I don’t know how they do it because that was just some mind-bending shit.

by Shadwhand on Feb 3, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let’s have a full theory discussion tomorrow.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOST Spoiler Alert

At the end of the season, you will be just as confused…

Undefeated in Southern California since Oct. 2009...

by CruzinBears on Feb 3, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For Fans of Calvin and Hobbes

The first real interview in many, many years (although I don’t think the quoted year of 1989 being his last, in the article, is correct). Bill Watterson is one of the most professional cartoonists ever to exist. He is the anti-Jim Davis. Rejoice!


Bill Watterson, creator of beloved ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ comic strip looks back with no regrets


By John Campanelli, The Plain Dealer
February 01, 2010, 5:45AM

This marks the 15th year since “Calvin and Hobbes” said goodbye to the comics pages. Creator Bill Watterson, who grew up in Chagrin Falls and still makes Greater Cleveland his home, recently answered some questions via e-mail from Plain Dealer reporter John Campanelli.

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 2:53 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Companion article (released same day by same journalist):

‘Calvin and Hobbes’ fans still pine 15 years after its exit

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 5:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

plus: arriving July 2010!!


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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 5:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There’s something to be said for ACTUALLY going out on top.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Him and Gary Larson were my two faves while growing up.

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 7:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This

Undefeated in Southern California since Oct. 2009...

by CruzinBears on Feb 3, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

1. Calvin + Hobbes
2. The Far Side
3. Fox Trot (which has jumped the shark in the last few years, sadly).

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Get Fuzzy and Zits are always fun too

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Calvin and Hobbes is/was by far the best. The others have their moments but aren’t nearly on the same plane.

My mom likes Zits a lot.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Too True

And for comixs fans like me, the artwork was always fantastic, references to Krazy Kat and all the great old strips as well.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to really like Foxtrot towards the beginning, even if it were a tad predictable.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Putting in a plug for Pearls Before Swine, and not just because the creator is a loyal Cal grad who once had a character named “Tedford the all knowing Bear.” Best comic currently in the papers.

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Feb 3, 2010 7:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you suppose the crocodiles are supposed to be ’Furd students?

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

$c, I would think.

Snobby Chick - Senior Division

by CalBear81 on Feb 3, 2010 8:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was wondering who would take a swing at the tee ball. Glad to see it’s someone reliable in these matters.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God, I hat being so predictable — but not as much as I hat U.$.C.!!!!

Snobby Chick - Senior Division

by CalBear81 on Feb 3, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everyone needs an organizing principle for their life, I suppose.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was raised on it. Though, oddly enough, my mom’s best friend was an $c grad. I still call up this 75-year-old woman once a year and yell at her “SC Sucks!” And a few days later she calls me back and innocently inquires about who won the game.

Snobby Chick - Senior Division

by CalBear81 on Feb 3, 2010 9:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There’s an art to that kind of good-natured malice which too few younger alumni really appreciate.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rec’d so hard!

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Feb 3, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rec’d!

This is awesome!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I sent this guy an e-mail the day this cartoon appeared. All I said was “Go Bears!” He e-mailed me back talking about how much he loves Cal and Cal football. Great guy. Plus, not only is he a Cal grad — he’s a lawyer!

Snobby Chick - Senior Division

by CalBear81 on Feb 3, 2010 8:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Stephan Pastis is CALumbus Bear?

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Feb 3, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or Ohio Bear. Or TwistNHook. Or Me. Or . . .

Snobby Chick - Senior Division

by CalBear81 on Feb 3, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oscar nods are out - DISCUSS
Best motion picture of the year
    * “Avatar”
    * “The Blind Side”
    * “District 9”
    * “An Education”
    * “The Hurt Locker”
    * “Inglourious Basterds”
    * “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
    * “A Serious Man”
    * “Up”
    * “Up in the Air”

Performance by an actor in a leading role
    * Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
    * George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
    * Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
    * Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
    * Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
    * Matt Damon in “Invictus”
    * Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
    * Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
    * Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
    * Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Performance by an actress in a leading role
    * Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
    * Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
    * Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
    * Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
    * Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

    * Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
    * Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
    * Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
    * Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
    * Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Best animated feature film of the year
    * “Coraline”
    * “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
    * “The Princess and the Frog”
    * “The Secret of Kells”
    * “Up”

My quick 2 cents:

Best Picture nods for “Avatar” and “Up” are out of line.

  • “Avatar” is simply not that great of a movie. Yes, it is beautiful; yes, it’s a game-changer. But a candidate for Best Picture? Not even close. The storyline is borrowed from a hundred other movies, and the acting is merely serviceable. Hell of an enjoyable movie, but special effects shouldn’t be enough to garner this honor. This, like the re-introduction of 10 Best Pictures nods, is a reaction to last year’s snub of The Dark Knight. – another movie that was hugely popular and visually stunning. The difference, of course, is that The Dark Knight had a virtuoso performance by Heath Ledger and terribly strong acting across the board by the rest of the cast.
  • The same case holds true for “Up” – but this time the catalyst is the snubbing of “Wall-E” from last year’s Best Picture nods. Both contain excellent animation and a huge following. “Up”, however, is no “Wall-E.” While the former is a quality movie, it lacks the grandeur, scope, and passion of the latter. Though Wall-E does fall a bit flat toward the end of the film (as does The Dark Knight), Up begins to falter much sooner, with plot holes and incredulities enough to pull the viewer out of the world of the film. This nomination seems to be the Academy’s way of apologizing to Pixar for last year’s trangressions.

“9” deserves a Best Animated Film nomination.

  • I’m truly saddened by this omission. “9” was a wonderful movie for all the right reasons – it was beautiful, it had a compelling story, and it completely envelops the viewer into the world of the movie. It has drama, it has action, and the voice performances are engrossing. For having made no movies of his own in 2009, Tim Burton sure backed some winning horses(“Coraline” and “9”). Despite its character and quality, “9” only grossed $42mln domestically – which just means it’s more of a shame that so many people didn’t get to see it.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 5:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Are there really 10 nominees for best picture? Don’t they usually have around five?

by chowder on Feb 3, 2010 6:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This, like the re-introduction of 10 Best Pictures nods, is a reaction to last year’s snub of The Dark Knight. – another movie that was hugely popular and visually stunning.

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 6:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

<3

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 6:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you love your own comment? How Twistian of you!

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, note the overuse of “<3”

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 8:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You just made a comment with “<3” in it.

…don’t push your luck!

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I’m pretty sure I overuse the “<3” more than anyone here.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s what I’m saying – your use of the “<3” threatens to revive certain memes that are finally quieting down.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re going to have to explain this better.

(Please note how I purposely avoided the “explain it to me like I was Twist” meme)

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

RISHI + <3 + ____ = meme you’ve been complaing about of late.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now I understand.

:(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rishi <3 <3

by paleodan on Feb 3, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is he in love with being in love? ’Cause that can be dangerous…

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by BearStage on Feb 4, 2010 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It leads to dangerous events, such as marriage.

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by Rishi on Feb 4, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, Rishi loves <3

by paleodan on Feb 4, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rishi loves heart? As in, for lunch???

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by BearStage on Feb 5, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it sounded too snarky, I was retroactively trying to nice it up.

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 8:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

his nomination seems to be the Academy’s way of apologizing to Pixar for last year’s trangressions.

So, do we treat this like the refs giving ‘make-up’ calls? I didn’t do it right at the time, so I’ll incorrectly but favorably call something for you next time? I never liked that, Seems like the goal should be a 0% fail rate, not a 5% fudge-with-the-numbers.

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 6:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Make up calls"

You mean like Al Pacino winning for “Scent of a Woman” when he got snubbed for “Scarface” and didn’t win for “The Godfather Part II”?

I am a Vereenian.

by Ohio Bear on Feb 3, 2010 7:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most egregious, Scorsese winning for The Departed – a fine film, but arguably not even better than it’s source material (Infernal Affairs) and not winning for . . .well, anything previous.

by LeonPowe on Feb 3, 2010 7:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Denzel Washington winning for Training Day was the rare double make-up call. His Best Actor Oscar was a make-up call for being snubbed for “X”, which in itself was a make-up call for Al Pacino, who won that year for – you guessed it – “Scent of a Woman.”

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

flow chart, please.

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 8:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I left my copy of Lotus 1-2-3 on my other floppy disk.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Denzel was the shit in Training Day. That was the movie that got me to end my boycott of his films.

Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why would you boycott his films?

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was a valet in college and Denzel was shooting a movie in Austin. He came to the restaurant I working at and I took care of his car big time. On his way out, he stiffed me. Not even a dollar. So I said “Fuck you Denzel, I am boycotting your movies because you stiffed me” and I did for 7 or 8 years.

Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is it possible he just forgot, and didn’t stiff you on purpose?

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, he just didn’t give me a tip. I held his door open and everything. Cheap bastard.

It would be one thing if he didn’t have any money but he paid us the fee and took change from us.

I have some funny stories from my valet days. As much as I wish Al Davis would stop fucking up my beloved Raiders, the guy was incredibly friendly and a huge tipper. Suck on that Jerry Jones.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re going to get into trouble for interfering with people’s preconceived notions.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How, um… niggardly of him.

That word is not what it sounds like, BTW.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHA I got lambasted on BI once for using the phrase “niggling injuries” about a player ( I can’t remember who but the player was African American).

“Dude, you are such a rascist!” “Ban him!” etc

After about 30 minutes, someone posted the definition. There were a few red faces after that. I got a good chuckle out of that.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

so

You went to Texas?

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ya mon. Class of ’96

I’ve shared my story previously but the short version is that I gre up in the Bay Area in an all Cal family but left to get away from them and a crazy Ukrainian girlfriend. I settled in Austin and have never left.

I had a lot of conflicted loyalties between Cal and UT until ’04 until that whole fiasco made me 100% Cal. I still love UT but its a distant second to Cal in my heart (from a sports perspective).

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Austin quite a bit, lived there a couple of months with a former GF; I see the attraction (unlike the rest of TX)

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by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES! AUSTIN IS AMAZING!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree, most of Texas blows. Bits of the Hill Country are nice buts thats about it.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I actually thought Ethan Hawk was a better actor in that movie, but Denzel’s character was unforgettable.

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by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, this is so February 2, 2010!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’d think someone would have mentioned it in yesterday’s DBD, then.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But we’re SO February 3, 2010

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What a great year for animation – ok, no super amazing pics, but all 5 (plus 9) of the animated movies were pretty damn good. I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed Princess & the Frog – first Disney traditional animation I’ve really liked since . . .what, Mulan or Emperor’s New Groove.

by LeonPowe on Feb 3, 2010 7:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You liked Mulan???? Flag’d!

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 7:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Loved Mulan. Sure, it was no Beauty/Beast. Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Lion King but it was pretty good. Better than Hercules or Pochahontas

by LeonPowe on Feb 3, 2010 8:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s for sure. Pocahontas was the nail in the coffin, securing Disney’s place as the most horrific, evil and unholy entity on the Earth.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He’s Chinese.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We need to make a man out of him.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

District 9 deserves SOMETHING. Too bad that, much like like Children of Men, it will go unnoticed by the Academy.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God Children of Men was so boring.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

False. Children of Men was a phenomenal movie.

Also, you are boring.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice witty rejoinder

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 7:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How the hell did you not like Children of Men?!

There’s no time to get bored during the movie.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 8:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno, it was all Clive Owen-y

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does his rugged handsomeness threaten all your beliefs?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I felt things that I’ve never felt before. Everything went all squishy!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You had a noitcere?

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 3, 2010 4:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The excellence of Children of Men is one of like only 3 things in the world that Rishi and I agree on.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What are the other two?

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably something related to drinking and suits.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What about drinking in suits, while staring at Clive Owen?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So what are you doing Friday night?

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drinking a suit and staring at Clive Owen?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OMG can I join you guys?!?!

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only if you liked Children of Men.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i preferred julianne moore in that movie. i thought it could have ended better. heartbreaking film though. i think that’s the same movie.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, you can go stare at Julianne Moore then! More Clive Owen for us!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ll stick to staring at Ms. Moore, kthx.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Woah now, who invited you?!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twist is banned! He didn’t like Children of Men! And he doesn’t drink! And all his suits are double-breasted! He could not be more uninvited.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feel as if there are things I could do to make myself more uninvited.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re not even allowed to talk about it anymore. Get back to your roots, son. There’s no line at T.G.I. Friday’s.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wanna go to that Panda Express on campus!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There’s a Panda Express on campus? Seriously? When did that happen?

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twist = Not serious, evair

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A couple months ago, but they’re replacing it with a Subway.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was never actually there. Now they’re saying they’re going to put a Subway in there, which is STUPID because there is LITERALLY another Subway ACROSS THE STREET not a hundred feet away.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let me guess, the ASUC is in charge of this process?

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They succumbed to student protests to remove Panda Express from campus.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, and a footlong turkey and salt sandwich with extra mayo and mustard has too much sodium!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bazil Cafe was supposed to build a restaurant on top of the Bear’s Lair – whatever happened to that?

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Winter came and it stopped being Bazil season.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They can still build once the inclement weather clears! I’m just worried that nothing’s actually been finalized yet, and I hope everything goes through.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wait so is this just a Children of Men movie watching party in suits while drinking? i thought we were going to go stalk clive owen. hot.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Liking Children of Men is a prequisite to joining the club.

Then comes the fun partsr.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You could strike out on your own and increase the chances of success. I’m pretty sure that ending the evening with Clive Owen is unlikely if Twist honks him.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twist isn’t invited!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

awww poor Twist. But he probably wouldn’t want to come anyways. No croquet involved.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My sources tell me Clive Owen is a huge croquet fan.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but where does he want to fax his LOI?

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I tried thinking of a joke.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not sure mine was good enough to warrant a follow up, but I appreciate the effort.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I seriously went down all avenues. I thought about making jokes about British colleges, then Alice in Wonderland, etc. In the end, none of them met my already-low standards, so I scrapped the project.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m sure you tried.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, guess I’m out!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feel like this would be a strange dynamic.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re a good writer. I feel like you could actually write out a sample moment.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You saying nice things about me makes me suspicious.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoyed your DBDs prior to the USC and Stanfurd games. Something like that.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh… boys club. working in finance, liking sports and getting an MBA… i’m always on the outside. sads.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the other hand, you know exactly what makes our feeble minds tick… that has to be worth something. Not much, but something.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

im learning that boy’s minds are quite simple. you’re either hungry or horny. sometimes greedy ($$) but then horny overrules a lot of the time.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

What if you want to hump a giant pile of food?

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that what your giant block of swiss cheese at home is for?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I like everything about this.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twist, isn’t that the state towards which all you men are striving?

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you give away all of our secrets what fun will there be left in dating?

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Honestly, I’d be fine with a small pile of food. I’m not greedy.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is it gonna be that kinda party?
I’ll go get the mashed potatoes.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We’re only greedy so we can use the cash on food or in the pursuit of sex.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FINALLY

a woman who understands.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 3, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I know less about finance than Twist does about getting laid.

I just have a kind of mental picture of Rishi chugging lemon drops and persistently hitting on you while I mumble to myself about voter demographics. Hence the weird dynamic. Not sure how Turkey fits into the whole thing.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why are you not writing this out?!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe if I ever have time this will be my next pictorial DBD.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feel there is a lot of potential for funny now. Please do this asap.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

haha. but sigh… lets just be clear since at some point i’d like to do an HH in the city with you fellas, my darling cal fans.
im like 8 years older than rishi. there will be no hitting on anyone. pretty sure it’s a friendly older sis/younger bro relationship. plus id probably try to introduce him to my younger hot indian gfs.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

plus id probably try to introduce him to my younger hot indian gfs.

Please? I’m a nice guy, I promise.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should qualify this to say that I would only if you are at least at BAM… Baseline Attractiveness Minimum.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A number of people here have met me. I feel they could provide some colour on whether or not I meet your definition of BAM.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you are racist like me, then no, no he does not.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not racist and I agree with Twist.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, this thread has taken a turn for the awful.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve never seen Rishi but I think he’s HAWTTTTTTTT

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

awkward

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

er. pretty sure i’d have to meet you first.

hey GF, come with me to meet this guy from the internet.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Are you setting up a date… on CGB?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I’d rather drink with Rishi than with Twist or royrules.

To be fair, that’s largely because Twist doesn’t drink and royrules cannot legally enter a bar.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Royrules is 21. Remember? He played a VR game for his 21st birthday on got dizzy.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but I’m lazy, so I used the outdated royrules is underage meme.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Get with the times.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m on board continuing this, along with all the other royrules memes.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve been 21 for more than a month now

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fine then, I’m not bringing along any of my attractive early-thirties guy friends until I see if you meet MY BAM

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ooooooo the BAM challenge. Here’s my suggestion. You both submit photos to tomorrows DBD with a poll. The readers of CGB will rate you BAM or not BAM.

Profit!

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I shall play the part of Lorenzo Lamas and bring my laser pointer

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

if Rishi wins that’ll give me the Sads.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well that’s just mean :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

in a forum of mostly dudes, that would be pretty sad if you’re voted hotter than me.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, the voting is just above or below the BAM, not hotness.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed, its not a vote of “who is hawter, Rishster or Since 1997?” (Duh, since1997 obvio) but rather if either, both or neither meet BAM standards. Thus you can safely introduce each other to your friends (or not) for lemon drop consumption.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What’s with the “obvio”? :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahem. I am “all dude”. I’ll let the rest speak for themselves.

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m sorry, did you say “all dude” or “old dude”?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You should be more concerned about your percentage of douchebaggery

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not concerned about it at all!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m like 90% dude. 10% mineral.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you were half-man, half-mammal.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m actually half-man, half-pig, and half-bear.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Excelsior!

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And yet the anguished oink of pigman can still be heard crying out for help.

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well done, Spazzy.

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We also would have accepted “half -man, half-amazing.”

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 6:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ohhhhhhhhhhh. now i get it.
you’re like hewbrew national baby? ;)

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(1) nope, you don’t get it
(2) get yer mind outta the damn gutter
(3) it was a mediocre-to-poor pun on your use of the phrase “mostly dudes”

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1) I DID GET IT
2) I made the leap from ALL DUDE to ALL BEEF… get YOUR MIND out of the gutter
3) Yeah got it

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My apologies. Here, have some Hebrew National. Twist, we need you.

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait wait wait I need to oil myself up first

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

You’re sick

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL. Okay you win.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rishi, this sounds like a challenge

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A challenge to do what?!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drink a lot and hit on every Indian girl you see!

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Otherwise known as my average Saturday night!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That seems like a solid plan. I’m being serious.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fully intend on taking advantage of being young and stupid.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t feel like you have to box yourself in based on age.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 6:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but I have an excuse that I don’t know any better.

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by Rishi on Feb 4, 2010 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some cal alum in SF group on FB is doing a happy hour tomorrow night.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We should totally go. I’m free tomorrow night. Or I’ll just bring the crew I may be hanging with.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=237757903276&index=1

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like I know some folks who are going to that.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why are all these fun happy hours on Thursday? :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thursday night is a going out night.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I miss the days when this was true. :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You just gotta pace yourself, can’t go all out. Kind of like the Colts’ last two games – you don’t need to play the whole game, but it keeps you sharp for Friday/Saturday.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve gone out drinking once on a Thursday night in the past couple months… I have to get to the office before 6 am, so it’s really tough.

And the time I did on a Thursday night was for a Jay Sean concert and I was hungover the whole damn day.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I forgot that you get to work at an insanely early hour.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the plus side, Drink O’Clock on Fridays starts really early!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just talked to my friend, I might be going to this. Rishi! Shots!

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Damnit, I need to sleep tomorrow :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The thing starts at 6…surely your bedtime isn’t before 8 or 9?

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Close =/

I feel kinda old.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I get in on this meeting hot Indian girls thing? My usual Friday night routine of World of Warcraft doesn’t seem to be working out very well.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TwistNHook says I’m pretty!

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s disturbing. A pedophile likes you

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gorgeous, really.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I ran into HP on Friday night. I’ll vouch for him.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It is my understanding that when females gauge a male’s BAM they also need net worth and cash flow statements. That is SO sexist, by the way. [but it is fine to think all females are golddiggers, according to Kanye, who is all knowing]

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Close. It’s more the opposite.

If you’re hot, you’re just hot. If you’re cuspy, a strong balance sheet can help you. For example, met this dude last weekend. I’d say he’s a 5 on looks alone. But…. we were staying in his palatial beach house and he was really really nice so he’s more of an 8+

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

met this dude last weekend. …. we were staying in his palatial beach house

You move fast. Kudos.

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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ha no we were staying in the family home. the guy i knew was his brother so i just met this dude for the first time that weekend. I move at normal speed darling :)

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s not what Avi said.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PS Me-ow!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait Avi told you that I DID know the guy? I swear I just met him that weekend.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he meant that Avi said you didn’t move at normal speed.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he knew that I knew that I was just pretending not to understand.

I can do the same here: “Ohhhhh, oopses!! That Twist, what a little devil!”

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m so confused right now.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I actively attempt to win over the fairer sex with looks and personality, as I have no money to speak of. The good news is, I never end up with a golddigger!

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, I’m pretty sure we use “willingness to put out” for girls on the cusp.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+9 for willingness

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

“Dawg, she’s nothing special”
“Yeah, but she wants to sleep over at my place”
“DAMN SHE’S HOT”

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your problem is that you’re not going out far enough on the crazy-hot scale.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Am I pretty?

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re not Rishi so yes

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not Rishi = pretty?

I mean, I can go with that…. but I can think of a few people who I think are also not Rishi, and well…. their scores are pretty low.

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are billions of pretty people everywhere!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How many are Indian?

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

very few

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

INDIAN SELF-HATRED!!!!

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1.2950 billion

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, very pretty.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

<3, well, my day keeps improving

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh so pretty, and witty, and….

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

just say it… gay… in the old sense

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

brb, looking at your facebook pictures to determine how pretty you are.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t have high expectations.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

</3

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he was talking about my fb pics…

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, turkey just friend requested me.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

what how did he friend request you??

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

there’s this button on a person’s profile that says ’ add as friend’. i totes pressed it on his profile page.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Potentially by searching my name and clicking “add as friend”?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

he did a search for “rishi” and “al pacino”?

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh right, you’re not friends with Twist…

Whoops.

This is kinda awkward now…

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All the cool kids are facebook friends with Rishi.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m really scared of how much judging is going on on the other end.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bwahaha, I have found you

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ruh roh

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

believe you me, i don’t judge

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m pretty sure everyone does, but whatev.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you have no standards?

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

pretty much

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

 * e-high-five *

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just don’t know whether to “ask him to add me as a friend”…. what if he says no?!

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by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rishi never says no!

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No Twist finally took mercy upon me and allowed me into the hallowed halls of his Facebook Picture Extravaganza.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, but be careful while you’re in there! Your newsfeed will never be the same!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

fyi, i won the beer shotgun :)

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only because I wasn’t there.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

true, you did do well at the AZ pregame.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i don’t understand this comment

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

shotgunning beers. yup. remember those days. but what does that have to do with my being fb friends with Twist?

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Twist’s facebook albums have pictures of various CGBers shotgunning beers.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ohhhhh. Twist says I’m not allowed to share anything found on his FB page on CGB. So I can neither confirm nor deny my viewing of said photos.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, just FYI, Twist’s profile picture? From left to right, that’s Twist, Rishi, turkey and myself.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

for reals?

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rishi needs to take off that red shit

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait the Jonas brothers are Indian?

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

holy shit, thats so epic!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yea Rishi is a douche

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think you need a new line.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t take the internet so seriously.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If its CGB-related and others are talking about it here, its prolly OK.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Plus he has like 9,000 photos. How can one find anything in that haystack??

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it involves a football game…

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So 8,000 photos

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It means you can see Twist’s photo albums….

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Great, now you just ruined chances of happy hour :(

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely nothing. turkey is too drunk to reply to the right people.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HP is a polisci guy. Humanities would be a refreshing change from all the business types we’re stuck with all day.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no i was just listing the activities in which i am engaged. these said activities put me around A LOT OF MEN all the time. hence boys club 24/7

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a very close friend who’s a lot like you, in that regard. On the filp side, she meets plenty of new potentials through us, so it’s not all bad.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t forget when you tried to join the No Since1997s Club. Always on the outside looking in.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the problem is by virtue of when my first year at Cal was, I’m a permanent member of this ‘since1997’ thing.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, they let in 1 Since1997!~

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Surely that’s a good thing.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked him in Extras

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Haven’t seen it, but I’m sure he’s dreamy in that as well.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And great extended tracking shots.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The single-frame shot with the baby and the war zone was phenom.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And that one in car, I couldn’t believe they pulled that off, until I watched the special features. Oddly for me that movie was uplifting, in a nihilistic way.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It definitely had an uplifting message, not gonna disagree.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+1, my favorite part of the movie.

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Children of Men was/is a great movie IMNHO

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by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In My Non-Humble Opinion?

Idiotic Municipal Nancies Hate Oranges?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least it got nominated!

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really hope they’re planning on making some sequels.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 8:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

District 10: Rise of the Nigerian Prawns?

by chowder on Feb 3, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Remember that Johnson said he’d be back in three years… there is a ton of scope for a sequel there.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1. Wall-E could have been a 30 minute short. Up is far superior.

2. Re: Avatar, I think a game-changing movie is as deserving of a Best Picture nod as any other movie.

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 7:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How dare you insult Wall-E?!

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 7:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wall-e bored me to tears.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 8:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Was it the lack of dialogue?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i supposed that helped.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was engaged the whole time =/

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

to each their own. just didn’t work for me.

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 9:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, you’ve got that backwards. Wall-E was certainly of its movie length. Up should have been shortened to a 20-minute wordless movie about the man and his wife – then it would have been nothing short of brilliant. That sequence almost brought me to tears, and(sadly) really made much of the rest of the movie feel much less significant.

Or just make the movie about the old man and cut in down by an hour!! That would have made the movie much more poignant.

Re: Avatar: Toy Story wasn’t nominated for Best Picture. If they want to give Avatar its own Special Achievement Oscar like they did for Toy Story, more power to them. To put it in the Best Picture category is too much, in my eyes.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1. yes
2. no, too damn dumb and wholly predictable, such bad dialog.

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by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Alas, of all of those I only saw “Up in the Air,” so all I can say is that I thought it was rather good.

As for Avatar… if it wins, then it’s a case of Internal Affairs : The Departed :: FernGully : Avatar.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Out of curiosity, what movie would you have given the Oscar that year if not The Departed?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m just being an ass. I don’t actually have an opinion about that award.

I just looked up the nominations from that year, and the only film on the “Best PIcture” nominations list that I’ve seen is “Little Miss Sunshine,” which was mildly amusing. But I have no basis for comparison.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

casino royale

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 3, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can accept this as an answer, but is the Departed that undeserving?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, it’s not – it’s more that Scorcese deserved to win for several better movies in his career, so comparitively speaking, the fact that they gave it to him for The Departed (still an excellent film!) is a little bittersweet for some.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And to that I say, “Who cares?”

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Casino Royale was the shit

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A proper Bond film – merciless killing, Aston Martin, hotties.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed. It also encouraged Mrs Fire Starkey to see Bond movies in the future. Her loudly audible gasp when Daniel Craig emerges from the water shirtless early in the film did the trick nicely.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There was a similar reaction from Mrs DC Trojan.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mrs. Twist actually junk punched me in anger at that point

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Is a junk punch ever not in anger? If so, I’m sorry for you.

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He was castrated on his wedding night so it doesn’t hurt him

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Clearly, you’ve never seen America’s “Funniest” Home Videos.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And a DB5 too, did you see the Top Gear show showing that despite their beautiful lines and all that a DB5 couldn’t even beat a 6-cylinder Accord in a drag race? That blew my mind, 1,000s of illusions destroyed.

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by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s life with a classic car. The payoff is that you actually feel like you’re going fast without having to break land-speed records to do it.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, a grittier Bond, which is a nice change from the smooth, suave Bonds of the past.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hm, I thought Up In The Air was rather insipid.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Horses for courses. I don’t look for much in a film – decent script that doesn’t condescend to me and connect the dots for the mouth-breathers in the audience, an occasional flash of female nudity, sorted.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about the nudity… :)

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m pleased that we were able to find common ground.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree about Avatar… I think Up is deserving of a nomination but not deserving of winning probably. The least deserving nomination, however, is Up In The Air.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To what did you object in Up In the Air?

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was extremely predictable, and when Clooney’s character lost his snarky edge all of a sudden it pretty much ruined the only good thing the movie had going for it.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can’t argue with the predictable part – even I knew where it was going, and I make every effort to remain wholly in the now while watching a film.

I did think the fact that he essentially retreated to a plane was the redeeming feature of the plot. It would have been too easy to end with a montage of him re-engaging with his family etc.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I also liked Sam Elliott as a metaphorical stand-in for God. And all the airline/travel refs.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you had seen my look of joy when I finally achieved the meager improvement of automatically qualifying for Economy Plus on United, you would understand why there was a hint of nervousness in my laughter in the frequent flyer / renter conversations.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

STAR TREK GOT ROBBED!

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YEAH!!!

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was definitely a better movie than “Up”, for one.

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

inglorious was baller

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by GoldBlooded on Feb 3, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You misspelled “awful”

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re an idiot

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i concour

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 3, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

“Awful” is a strong word. But it’s not that great.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it was good. Better than Star Trek? no. Oscar worthy? no.

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I’d go more along that type of thought. I just really wanted to use that line, so I did, without abandon.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 6:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, sorry, you’re really not clever enough to use that. Try again sometime.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

woah. okay kinda rough but I agree. IB was RIDICULOUSSSSSS. Lvoed it.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly! It was totally out there and plain awesome. Favorite part is of course the burning theater scene.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It should win based on # of Cal alumni actors alone

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There’s an idea for a DBD – CGB’s Oscars Fujitas

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We MUST call them the Oskis

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

haha YES!!

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by BearStage on Feb 4, 2010 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Avatar has no business being nominated for best picture; best effects, yes best picture no.

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by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Its a very weak year in Hollywood IMO

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Former USMNT and current Rangers player DeMarcus Beasley’s car set on fire in Glasgow.

As much as I enjoy Euro-football, this is one of the reasons I’m glad US sport is the way it is. Fewer absolutely batshit insane fans.

by LeonPowe on Feb 3, 2010 8:32 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

FLAGGED for assuming this was soccer-related. I mean, this is Glasgow, it could have been for a variety of reasons other than the team he plays for.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That said, the sanctimonious wing of the Celtic support will no doubt be hoping that it wasn’t shown to be one of their brethren because that would interfere with their self-delusion about being different from Rangers fans.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Congrats! Let’s hope she doesn’t de-commit!

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 8:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

woot! Congrats rags & AndBears!!!

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

can we ultrasound pic or is that too personal?

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

need to find a scanner first, but we’ll consider it

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by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

kind of cheezy, but take a pic of it and upload it?

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PS – congrats!!!

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just watched “Homeward Bound” recently, so: Girls rule, boys drool! :-) Congrats AndBears & Ragnarok!

by kolwave on Feb 3, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Flagged

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As the father of 2 daughters, I say good luck to you both. Much less time in the emergency room in the early years, but I am assured I will pay for this later.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

less time in teh ER? wholey shit.

I’ve spent more than enough time in the ER with two girls.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 3, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe mine just aren’t risk takers. Assuming we’re not snowed in on Saturday night, there’s some sort of school ice-skating event that has disaster written all over it!

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 6:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yay!

horses, and knives….

just say’n.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 3, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine are convinced that horses are large unpredictable animals that could crush them. So that helps.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

mine lub them

and fall off, sometimes.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 3, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s an occupational hazard, I suppose. I don’t doubt that my younger daughter will end up dating someone with a motorcycle and take to riding pillion in a t-shirt and shorts, just to teach me a retroactive lesson.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

the lesson – teach daughter to ride with dad! More safety and then she has to rebel with kittens and knitting.

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 11:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whats wrong with kittens and knitting?

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by TwistNHook on Feb 4, 2010 7:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If I decided to take up motorcycle riding and take the kids, there would be an orderly line of grandparents forming to kick me in the ass. Unless perhaps I got one of these.

by DC Trojan on Feb 4, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, that is the coolest I’ve seen a sidecar look, but the turns just aren’t as fun.

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 4, 2010 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’m sure they aren’t, but I’m not convinced I could reconfigure my brain to cope with riding a motorcycle anyway…

by DC Trojan on Feb 4, 2010 6:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If the Eastern Bloc isn’t the right call, perhaps the ChiComs can help you out.

It looks like they’re a lot cheaper – actually I was thinking that whenever I moved back to the US, I’d pick one of these babies up. But then I remembered, I don’t like motorcycles.

by LeonPowe on Feb 4, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They seem well suited to use traversing Vietnam or somewhere else with a population handier with a wrench than me.

by DC Trojan on Feb 4, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or defending Pyongyang against the South Koreans?

Actually what I’ve heard from people who own them is you get really good at simple motorcycle repair, but they are really simple to fix too.

by LeonPowe on Feb 5, 2010 1:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you see Christopher Hitchens’ review of some book about North Korea and what they’ve done to the population? I’m rarely shocked, and I was stunned.

by DC Trojan on Feb 5, 2010 7:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not yet, but I’m going there now. I’m still toying with the idea of going to North Korea this year – the high cost (1000 Euros for 5 days) is the main factor in my not going, but now that US Citizens do not have to wait until the mass games .. . perhaps this summer.

by LeonPowe on Feb 5, 2010 8:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just read it . . . .while North Korea is the weirdest place in the world – I read Hitchens’ previous article about North Korea and he gets a few pretty basic points wrong, so I’m not sure how much stock to put into this one – even if its a review of a book by someone who is ostensibly much more of an expert.

by LeonPowe on Feb 5, 2010 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Congratulations!

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Coach Boyle will be pleased. Congratulations!

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought boy had that locked down!

PS Its bad that Im learning this from CGB. Come back into my life!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I swear its on facebook!

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It is.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And thats better?

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Congrats!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I was young (and truthfully even when I was in HS) my parents used to drag me off the bed. Once my brother got older he started splashing my face with cold water and then running like hell before I could catch him.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually my brother still does that now.

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’d be torn between having respect for my son or upset he doesn’t recognize authority haha

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seeing as he doesn’t have much respect for my authority unless I give him crazy eyes, I just thought it was really funny.

Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hit your kid

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t believe in real beatings. The most I’ve ever done is a swat on the ass to get his attention when he’s really out of control. Junior is a good boy with other adults (teachers and other parents absolutely love him), he just has a problem listening to me or Mrs Fire Starkey from time to time.

Goin' balls deep with Cal since 1972!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t mean real beatings either. Contrary to what everyone thinks, my parents never really hit me. They just emotionally blackmailed me. It worked better :(

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This. Once in a while, attention must be got.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s what it means to have a son. If you had my daughters, you could look forward to whining about any of :1) why you favor her sister over her, 2) why you are the meanest parent ever, 3) why you don’t love her at all, etc.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True, my daughter didn’t think the discovery of her own asshole at age 2 to be particularly exciting. Junior thought it was the most amazing thing EVER.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

this comment is disturbing

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

perhaps you had to be there but the excitement and joy in his voice as he proclaimed “There’s a hole in my butt!” while he was in the bathtub was something to behold.

Breed, then judge me.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hear hear.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is hilarious!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

by zoonews on Feb 3, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We seem to have dodged bullets so far on that one. My wife’s youngest cousin (like, younger by ~25 years) went through a phase when she was 2 such that every time you turned around, she was humping furniture for happy time. That was awkward.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How did no one rec this?!

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 3, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OMG Congrats!

Girls!! I grew up with two sisters so you and AndBears will LOVE IT! :)

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

should we ask your parents about that?

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ha. i know it was a stretch. but i have two nephews and i just reeeeeeeaaalllly want someone in my life to pop out a girl.

but i think it’s pretty universally true that Girls > Boys.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wait what?

My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.

by oskisunbear on Feb 3, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha wut-evair.

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then, how do you explain the current Cooties Pandemic?

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

because of this:

The Female has two XX chromsomes, the male has one X chromosome and a smaller Y. The XX more than 1,000 genes and 160 million base pairs of DNA. The Y chromosome – 78 genes, 23 million DNA subunits. Over an extensive period of time, the Y chromosome has been slowly degrading.

Also, sugar & spice > puppy dog tails

Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?

by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I heard recently that the Y chromosome is actually a lot more dynamic and evolves faster than the X chromosome.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure, but that’s what natural selection is for.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Been too busy to post in the DBDs lately, but I just saw the recruiting news. Astounding. Given that 2009 wasn’t one of our best years, did construction starting on the new facilities play a role in bringing this class in?

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 9:40 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I guess so.

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

very in-depth response there.

"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 Feb 3, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ego ferguson is #1

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and #13 as j.r. ferguson

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s the guy on Saturday Night Live, right?

I love when he does Deep House Dish! :-D

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by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Babelfish anyone?

from BuzzyBloggers.com:

We will finally know today what Keenan Allen will pick as his college playing team this 2010, We will be having the Keenan Allen announcement update for those who missed to check out the signing day, We will find out the recruitment results for Keenan Allen, who is from Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guildford, His Announcement will be taking us along a lot of twist and turns, See if he chose Alabama, in which he has been solid for during a couple of weeks.

Keenan Allen is actual No. 70 prospect, And they have both signed in for Cal this morning. The reason of the change of heart for Allen as he been an Alabama solid since November, but when his brother around, The Buffalo sophomore quarterback Zach Maynard, was at Cal, and Allen wanted to play with his brother. Alabama wouldn’t find any good offer for Maynard, so Allen dropped his pledge to the Crimson Tide and went on to the Cal. See more details right below regarding this Keenan Allen Announcement Update for this season 2010.

I’ve never heard of this site before, so go there at your own risk.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

by BearStage on Feb 3, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

“Actual No. 70 prospect”? I thought he was the actual #5 prospect.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Quick Twitter Update before I get some Wednesday Drink Action

My girlfriend and I have been trying to move into a new apartment at a different property under the same management company. After being given the run-around and ignored multiple times, everyone we have talked to finally approved the transfer as long as we are willing to pay a small fee. We agreed, and its been 3 weeks, and no one has done a damn thing to process our request. I wrote some hatemail last night and received an email stating everything is being processed I only need to email Thomas K. I emailed Thomas K. and received an auto-out-of the office email back, saying he would be out of the office until…. and I quote… “Tuesday 12th January 2010” WTF! am I supposed to do with that!

by chowder on Feb 3, 2010 10:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Find a better rental management company?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 3, 2010 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Move back to Ammurica!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least the incompetents here tend to pretend like they care.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PSoCY

"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 Feb 3, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have an loft you can rent

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Feb 3, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Track down Thomas K and break his legs.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hereby declare that I am a Martinian!

Chris Martin FTW!

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 11:20 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Allen to play WR per YOKanes via Gregory
http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2010/02/03/football-allen-to-play-receiver/

good stuff in there

"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 Feb 3, 2010 11:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I’d rather he was a Safety…

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he wanted to be a WR

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can’t he be both? Pretty please?

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You mean, like LaShaun Ward?

I am a Vereenian.

by Ohio Bear on Feb 3, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’d rather he come to Cal and play wherever he wants :)

by turkey on Feb 3, 2010 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fixed

I’d rather he come to Cal and play wherever he wants he fits in best and will benefit the team the most, while simultaneously keeping him happy as he builds his NFL draft stock :)

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by CruzinBears on Feb 3, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should just go ahead and get a #55 jersey

He has an RV named the Juanita Fujita, and he lists Andre Carter as his top teammate of all time.

Allow me to list a few of the ways I’ve been labeled over the years: "…the hardworking, over-achieving, over-thinking liberal beanpole from Berkeley, who’s constantly seen walking two dogs that are way too small for him; the big white guy with the little Japanese family, who out-kicked his coverage with the hot blonde he convinced to marry him; the deep-thinker who encourages diplomacy but seems to argue every point just for the sake of being disagreeable; the tree-hugging, Michael Jackson-loving, belly-laughing kid from Southern California with the 80’s feathered-hair and the t-shirts that are way too short."

by kolwave on Feb 3, 2010 11:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

my bad, forgot to mention that the above refers to New Orlean’s #55, Scott Fujita

by kolwave on Feb 3, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fujita is freakin awesome. He’s one of the few athletes I’ve seen who actually seems to be proud of being smart. And he’s politically active. Good example of what a difference going to a good school can make.

Also, Silver has an article on him today: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-fujitadefiesodds020310&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for that link

When Fujita got to Cal as a 6-4, 195-pound safety who was the last man on the depth chart, his intensity on the practice field routinely perturbed his veteran teammates. "I was kind of the annoying, walk-on, ‘Scout Team All-American’ who irritated the old guys," Fujita explained. […] It was hard not to feel excluded, especially when everyone was lining up for training table and I wasn’t allowed to eat. Andre Carter would sneak me food all the time. He really took care of me in every way. He’s my brother from another mother."

by kolwave on Feb 3, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Andre Carter would sneak me food all the time. He really took care of me in every way. He’s my brother from another mother."

AWESOME

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by AndBears on Feb 3, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OMG SO MUCH WIN

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rec’d times a billion

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 3, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rec’d times a billion plus one.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

niceeeeeee.

this reminds me. I love Aaron Rodgers.

by since1997 on Feb 3, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Funny quote from BI
What Cal coach is strangely missing from todays photo gallery?

Anyone?

Does BG come to mind?

photo gallery
BG didn’t get enough pressure on the front door to get passed it…..

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 12:33 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

BG didn’t get enough pressure on the front door to get passed it…..

That’s a good one…

But it is actually the primary reason we drafted so many LB and DL guys… New doors in renovated Memorial are going to be much much heavier…

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by CruzinBears on Feb 3, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

is t-fizz on knbr RTFN?

"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 Feb 3, 2010 12:36 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Wanna cool it with the acronyms, BN?

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit, them’s fighting words.

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It starts now, bitch.

Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

by zoonews on Feb 3, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are you calling me Brett Favre – because I WILL CUT YOU

by DC Trojan on Feb 3, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OFN

"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 Feb 3, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DINING HALLS GOING TRAYLESS!?!??!?!? WHAT’S NEXT, A JEWISH FRATERNITY?!?!/

As of the start of spring semester this week, Berkeley is joining the trend sweeping college campuses nationwide and eliminating most of the black plastic trays used in the Crossroads, Foothill, Clark Kerr, and Café 3 dining halls.

A few trays remain in each hall for diners who really need them, such as those with mobility issues — and those adamantly opposed to going without, says Chuck Davies, Berkeley’s associate director for residential dining. But they’ll be in one central location in each hall, instead of stacked at each food line.

The student-inspired move is designed to increase the campus’s sustainability quotient by cutting down on food waste, garbage, and water and energy used to wash the trays. As a side benefit, it may also help students keep from overeating — or so the theory goes.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 1:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

“MAN I REALLY WANT THAT SLICE OF PIZZA BUT I DON’T HAVE A TRAY OH NO”

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They’ve been mostly trayless since early last year

by boomtho on Feb 3, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

round or geodesic?

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by BearStage on Feb 4, 2010 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I actually agree with this. My jackass floormates freshman year would load up on EVERYTHING and eat 25% of it, because they had the tray space for it.

Quantity AND quantity!

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 3, 2010 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Without a tray, how will I carry my 8 glasses of POG?

by LeonPowe on Feb 3, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite part of the presser so far

Is you can hear construction going on in the background.

Costs assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 3, 2010 2:21 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

This.

I was all “what is that annoying buzzing noise” and then I was all “oh it’s an electric drill…yay.”

by paleodan on Feb 3, 2010 9:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN makes me facepalm

Bush is a running back and he’s originally from San Diego. Those two items are somewhat significant.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/17730/san-diego-pedigree-a-good-sign-for-bush

by HolmoePhobe on Feb 3, 2010 2:47 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Wow… that’s just the last active brain cell randomly firing. Horrible.

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by BearStage on Feb 4, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had such high hopes for this DBD.

"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 Feb 3, 2010 3:53 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can’t read any of the new posts.

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by Rishi on Feb 3, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tosh stole your thunder. People just flock to him, after all. :)

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Especially carp's wife ;)

Is this a meme now?

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Feb 3, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think she’s re-flocking. She just looks back on yesteryear with good memories…

"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 Feb 3, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, she just reminisces fondly about all the past flockings she’s enjoyed.

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(shrugs)

I think that’s accurate.

"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 Feb 3, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just wanted to use “flocking” suggestively. And give you a hard time :)

by atomsareenough on Feb 3, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, it's not a meme.

I should have clarified that I was in appreciation of Tosh’s raw animal magnetism , as opposed to trying to imply anything about Carp’s wife.

Sorry carp, didn’t mean to start a subthread about this.

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it’s ok

"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 Feb 5, 2010 6:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. All the recruits got really emotional — tears of joy and relief I suppose?

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(By ‘all,’ I mean the NC crew).

by sec119 on Feb 3, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Cal groupie girls in that last pic are hilarious – they’re making plans for next semester!

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by BearStage on Feb 4, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ratto on Bill King. Finest Ratto piece ever? It feels odd to say this, but I couldn’t agree with him more.

"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 Feb 3, 2010 4:13 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

Wow

I’m stunned Bill King isn’t in a broadcaster HOF. I just assumed he was in at least one. He was great.

I am a Vereenian.

by Ohio Bear on Feb 3, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs


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