DBD 3/19/10: Fair-weather Asshats
by CBKWit on Mar 18, 2010 11:34 PM PDT
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PrintHey DBD circle-jerkers! Guess What? Cal has a game tonight! 6:55 against Louisville. Of course, this will come as a surprise to many of you (Carp, Rishi, Twist, for starters) because you apparently are not Cal fans. If you were Cal fans, you would have picked Cal to beat Louisville in your California Golden Blogs NCAA tournament bracket challenge extravaganza.
Why pick Louisville? Well, you get virtually no benefit, as picking a winner in a first round game gets you a whopping 1 point, out of something like 25,000 possible. If you really think Louisville is going to the final four and you have to pick them over Cal to do so, fine. But guess what? Rishi, Carp, Twist, and probably everyone else who picked Louisville has them losing to Duke in the second round! So you're picking Cal to lose for only one possible bracket point, which will make absolutely no difference in the final standings.
Are these guys even Cal fans? Sure, they hang out 50 hours a week on this site...but 99% of it is right here in the dbd. Twist would skip a Cal game to hold his wife's hand while she got a pedicure. Rishi would skip a Cal game for a Lemon Drop. I'm pretty sure Carp doesn't even know we have a basketball team (we do have a women's basketball team, who beat those farmers from uc davis on Wednesday. Yeah, our women's bball team is better than your women's bball team. Eat it, Aggies).
Of course, maybe you guys are just cold-hearted, dispassionate thinkers who don't allow sentimentality (like four senior starters leading us to our first pac-10 championship in 50 years) to get in the way of your expert analysis. Oh wait, you know who knows virtually nothing about college basketball? Rishi, Carp, and Twist, that's who! What's the over/under on the number of games the three of them, combined, have seen all year? 8? So maybe they're going with the betting public? Nope, the game is a pick 'em. No favorite, no underdog. What we have here are 3 people (and I'm sure there are more of you - out yourselves!) who know nothing about college basketball, have no favorite to go on...and pick against Cal, when there is no benefit to do so.
So why? Why such a stupid, dick move? Attention. They're all attention whores, which is painfully, annoyingly clear after reading approximately 3 comments in any dbd. And now I'm giving them the attention they want. I'm no better than they are, except I am because at least I picked Cal to win.
Real Cal fans, it's time to stand up. As Mike Silver said, get your goddamn game face on. Enough cutesy bullshit picking against Cal in a toss-up game. Have some fucking faith in your team. Go bears, prove the fair-weather asshats wrong.
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This DBD is amazing
Particularly this part:
Twist would skip a Cal game to hold his wife’s hand while she got a pedicure. Rishi would skip a Cal game for a Lemon Drop. I’m pretty sure Carp doesn’t even know we have a basketball team
In fairness to carp
He believes that his not watching Cal play enhances our chances of winning basketball games. Perhaps he is extending that logic to his brackets — pick against Cal and Cal wins. Genius!
I am a Vereenian.
I consider myself an all-weather asshat.
Stop half-assing your asshattery, assholes! I am ashamed of every single one of you.
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by BearStage on Mar 19, 2010 1:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
How many people have Cal winning it all in the bracket?
CBKWit, how far did you have the Bears going?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 1:22 AM PDT reply actions
I’ve got them going all the way!
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by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2010 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I’ve got them going all the way, too! To the end of round one.
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I also putten bucks on the Nets to win it at all at 75/1 when I was in Vegas last year!
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by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2010 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Ironically, Yahoo! was created by Stanford students!
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WHAT’S YOUR DEAL?
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
me, and I’m the hugest Cal bball fan!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I got us losing to Kentucky in the Final Four… if we can get out of the opening weekend, we have an awesome road
Cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.
by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
955 Eastern.
And 955 shanghai. We have 6 people watching it at the Big Bamboo (Nanyang Road behind the Portman Ritz Carlton, near Xikang Road)
Is that south of Zhihua Street? Or north of Lomying Road? I’ve always liked Zhao’s Restaurant there, over there on Li-Ting street, but west of the Ho-Lum bakery.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Boy, I’m sure glad I picked Cal to win in my bracket!
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by HydroTech on Mar 19, 2010 2:12 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Whew
I’m not an asshat in the CGB bracket. Thank Oski!
But before CALumbus Bear calls me out, I’ll confess I’m an asshat in my office pool, where for the 1st and 2nd rounds, you get points equal to the seed number. So if Louisville wins tonight, I’ll get 9 points in that pool. If Cal wins tonight, I’ll get zero…but be VERY happy about it!
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Ohio Bear is dead to me in the office pool.
For the record, I have Cal going to the Elite 8 in all of my brackets. Yes, I’m overly optimistic, but that makes me opposite of an ass hat. I’m a horse shoe!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
DONKEY, BEEYOTCH!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 20, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
SOMEONE PUTS CAL IN THE FINAL FOUR!
(8) Cal vs. (9) Louisville
Cal: We’ll open with Cal’s music credentials because Louisville doesn’t seem to be much of an obstacle. Lead singers Stephen Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), Les Claypool (Primus), Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) and Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) were all Golden Bears. On the literary side, Terry McMillan, showed us what it’s like "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," while Philip K. Dick got over his unfortunate name to create short stories that later became movies such as "Bladerunner," "Minority Report and "Total Recall."
Louisville: Johnny Unitas, Tom Jackson and Wes Unseld can only take you so far. It’s never good when Larry Birkhead is in your top-10. The alleged gay father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter Dannielynn, Birkhead is likely to find his way on a VH1 reality show here in the next five years. Sorry Sue Grafton, L is for Loser.
WINNER: Cal
(1) Duke vs. (8) Cal
Duke: Hayden Panettiere’s TV dad in "Heroes" (Jack Coleman) went to Duke. So did "Mad Men" British import Jared Harris. Sports writer extraordinaire John Feinstein did some graduate work in Durham. Ken Jeong (Senor Chang in "Community" and nude trunk dweller in "The Hangover") got his M.D. at Duke, while super agent Drew Rosenhaus earned his law degree from Duke. Just another reason to hate the Blue Devils (not Jeong, he’s hilarious, I’m talking about Rosenhaus).
Cal: So Duke had Ken Jeong. Cal had "American Idol" reject turned awful sensation William Hung for a few months. Cal’s answer to Drew Rosenhaus? How about the model for "Jerry Maguire" Leigh Steinberg. We’ll cal it a wash, because both battles are obviously lopsided. The tiebreaker? Jeff Cohen went to Cal. Who is Jeff Cohen? You might know him better as Chunk from "The Goonies."
WINNER: Cal
(8) Cal vs. (12) Utah State
Cal: Before starring as a stoner in "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle," John Cho was starring as a stoner at Berkeley. He ditched the bong for the Starship Enterprise, where he starred alongside fellow Golden Bear Chris Pine in "Star Trek." The creator and founding member of MySpace, Tom Anderson, went to Berkeley, though he probably knows by now, nobody uses it anymore. But I’m sure he’s not too worried about it. He sold it to Rudolph Murdoch’s News Corp. for $580 million.
Utah State: Cal has Hall of Fame-bound tight end Tony Gonzalez, Utah State’s response? Chris Cooley, the penis-picture taking, cheerleader-marrying Washington Redskin. Utah State also has Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.), the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, but not too many people want to be Harry Reid right now.
WINNER: Cal
(8) Cal vs. (6) Notre Dame
Cal: Berekely has so many alumni even the fake ones are famous. There’s Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner’s character in "Field of Dreams"), Nancy Botwin from "Weeds," and Jack Bauer, who claims to have gotten a Master’s in Criminology and Law from Berkeley even though no such degree is offered at the school. Come on, you were expecting something else? Ever hear of the Islamic Republic of Kamistan? Didn’t think so. But the prize of the Cal fictional characters is Dr. Emmett Brown, who brought us the Delorian time machine in "Back to the Future." Can’t beat Doc Brown.
Notre Dame: The Irish have their own fictional characters, but they can’t really compete, though Josiah Bartlett, the fictional President on "The West Wing," did manage to snag quite a few write-in votes for President in 2000. On the fiction kick, Nicholas Sparks, author of "The Notebook" and "A Walk To Remember," is real and went to Notre Dame. I still haven’t seen "The Notebook." Want to know what that tells you? I haven’t had a girlfriend in a while.
SOUTH REGIONAL CHAMPION: Cal
(8) Cal vs. (12) Cornell
Cal: MySpace blows and is an avenue for pedophiles to exploit youngsters. The guy who invented PowerBars (Brian Maxwell) went to Berkeley, and I’ve still yet to come across one of those that tastes decent. Chunk was a great find, but he’s canceled out by the awfulness of William Hung.
Cornell: Frank Gannett, founder of Gannett Newspapers, went to Cornell and since they sign my checks, I’m going to say I’m a bit biased. Plus, the Coors Bros. (Adolph and Joseph) went to Cornell, and while I’m not the biggest Coors fan, it beats PowerBars.
WINNER: Cornell
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:35 AM PDT reply actions
The band used to make him do the truffle shuffle before anyone would listen to his pleads for the student section to cheer.
I wish I could have seen that….
“Gimmie a C…”
Truufffflleee Suffffle"
“I can’t hear you, gimmie a C!!!!!!”
“TRUFFLE SHUFFLE! TRUFFLE SHUFFLE!”
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Actually
We wouldn’t even let him talk until he did the truffle shuffle. Every home game. We were pretty cruel. He he he he!
by yorzepol on Mar 19, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd
Well played sir, well played
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Unit III Priestley FTW!!!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
what floor was he an RA on?
"It’s not a good car and not a good boat, but it’s the best car-boat ever made"
We were both freshmen in Unit III Priestley. I don’t recall what floor he was on. If he became an RA it was after I left to bribe apartment managers to let me live in a shithole apartment.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 20, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Cornell's biggest fake alum -
The Nard Dog.
Okay, he beats Chunk like a runaway slave.
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What are your favorite hangover foods?
Eat like a hungover Irish girl = Ulster Fry with Farls
If you are certain that green beer is the cause of your sweaty, head-pounding post-Patty’s problem, treat your ills the Gaelic way: A full breakfast including fried breads (read: pancakes) called farls. The exact components vary, but basically you are looking at Irish bacon, black pudding — a sausage made by cooking blood — tomato and eggs. The regional Ulster Fry from Northern Ireland is particularly hearty, and, at a time like this, fried carbs are your friend.
+ Try this recipe or this one!
Eat like a hungover German = Currywurst
Imagine this mash-up: thick sausages, chopped up in pieces with a tomato-y/ketchup-y curry sauce. Sounds like it would make a man out of you, too? Good, time to man up to this German national dish so you are no longer crying about last night. A German friend says that he only eats it when drunk or trying to pull out of a hangover because it is the only thing open. Sure.
+ Try this recipe.
Eat like a hungover Belgian = Pommes frites with mayo
How American is a French fry? Not very. Then how French is it? Not incredibly, say the Belgians. It is not really what the Flemmish do with the chunky, fresh-cut, twice-fried rectangles of the root vegetable that will do you in, it is the ridiculous (ridiculously good) accompanying mayos they’ve created that make this hangover cure le bomb.
+ Try this recipe and steal this mayo idea from the NYC restaurant chain.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:46 AM PDT reply actions
Any sort of traditional fry up is good. A couple of bacon rolls and a mug of tea helps. Back when I was in grad school, there was an Indian place called Curry in a Hurry that had lentil soup which, with adequate assistance from naan and a lassi, did good things to clear out a hangover.
Where’d you go to g-school? There was a place in Berkeley several years ago that used to be called “Curry in Hurry”. That’s right, no “a”.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you a secret Cal grad? There was a Curry in a Hurry close to campus a few year ago, that was open for all of a year or so.
Curry in a Hurry
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Stop doing situps and crunches
You’re hurting your back. Stick to pushups.
As it turns out, the exercises synonymous with strong, attractive abs may not be the best way to train your core—and may be doing damage to your back.
"We stopped teaching people to do crunches a long, long time ago," says Dr. Richard Guyer, president of the Texas Back Institute. That’s because the "full flex" movement—the actual "crunch" part of crunches – puts an unhealthy strain on your back at its weakest point. The section with the most nerves (and most potential for nerve damage) is in the back of the spine, which is the very part that bends and strains during a sit-up.
"There are only so many bends or a ‘fatigue life’," in your spinal disks," says Stuart M. McGill, a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo. Inside each disk is a mucus-like nucleus, he says, and "if you keep flexing your spine and bending the disk over and over again, that nucleus slowly breaches the layers and causes a disk bulge, or a disk herniation." A herniated disk won’t show through your swimsuit, but it’s no fun, and can cause persistent back and leg pain, weakness, and tingling.
Think of the oft-repeated advice for movers: bend at the hips and lift with your legs, not your back. And what is a sit-up but a back bend done in a lying position? "When people are doing curl up over gym balls and sit-ups, and this kind of thing, they are replicating a very potent injury mechanism on their back," says McGill. "Every time they bend it they are one repetition closer to damaging the disk."
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:49 AM PDT reply actions
That’s why I use the ab machine at the gym. I used to hurt my lower back all the time doing crunches the way that they were depicted in my New Modern Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding, as written by our esteemed governor of California. I enjoyed telling people that I was following a workout routine written by the same guy who signed my diploma.
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by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Ahh, here's a bracket worth filling out
Beer Bracket Madness! Fill out yours and tell us your picks!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:51 AM PDT reply actions
Has anyone ever tried the Troegs HopBack Amber Ale?
I’m intrigued. Especially since I have to spend some time in Harrisburg, Pa. in the near future. If that stuff’s good, it might improve my outlook on the trip.
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How did Tsingtao get in the tourney??
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
When I was 7, Olivia Newton John rocked my world
Worst movie ever A musical with 5 songs by the Grease songwriter, 5 by ELO and Gene Kelly on roller skates. What could go wrong?
Sigh, Oliva. What did you do to your hair?
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 5:52 AM PDT up reply actions
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You asked for TV crushes as a kid. Gotta go with Christina Applegate (aka Kelly Bundy) on this one.
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Hottest. TV. Crush. Ever.
Back when I was a young sprig, it was JoAnna Cameron as Isis.
Drooooool
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Going back to that era...
There was also Lynda Carter, aka Wonder Woman.
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by Ohio Bear on Mar 19, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh yeah
Of course, there was also Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, for those with the Mommy-Daughter fetish thing going.
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Superman’s Sportsmen Double?
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ooooooo, I forgot about Lynda. She lives next door to my mom’s best friend’s son in the Hollywood hills and she was absoultely stunning in real life when I met her. Drop dead gorgeous in her 50’s at the time and extremely nice. Yummmmmmmmmmmmy!
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Penny from Inspector Gadget
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
This
and that Mr. Claw… mmmmmmmmm that voice… I’ll get you next time Mr. Clawwwwwwww
wait what
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Defending champion Cal in 3rd place after Day 1 of NCAA women's swimming championships
And Liv Jensen wins the 50 free
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – California sophomore Liv Jensen won the 50-yard freestyle final, and the Golden Bears had major contributions from a variety of swimmers to stand in third place after the first day of the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at Purdue’s Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Cal compiled 122 points to trail only leader Stanford (142.5) and Georgia (134) through day one of the three-day meet.
“It feels pretty good,” said Jensen, a product of Palo Alto, Calif. “It’s gratifying, and the best feeling in the world to look up and know that I swam that. It feels really great to be able to swim for my team and do that.”
“It was a great effort, and I’m really proud of her for finding a way to get her hand to the wall first,” Cal head coach Teri McKeever said. “She’s pretty excited. For Cal to pick up another national championship is really special.”
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Men's golf finishes 5th at Golf NIT
Good final round for the Bears
Cal equaled the second-best round of the day at the National Invitational Tournament on Thursday and finished fifth overall at the event hosted by the University of Arizona at Omni Tucson National. The Bears posted a five-under team score of 283 in Thursday’s final round and was six-over par (294-293-283 – 870) for the 54-hole event. TCU (286-283-283 – 852, -12) led the tournament wire-to-wire and finished 10 strokes ahead of second-place Texas (291-288-283 – 862). The Bears also finished behind third-place SMU (293-294-278 – 865, +1) after the Mustangs’ posted the best round of the day with a 10-under par 278 and host Arizona (293-284-290 – 867, +3).
Chad Vivolo was the top individual finisher for the Bears, tying for fifth place overall after shooting a three-under par 69 on Thursday to improve to one-under par for the tournament (71-75-69 – 215). Vivolo finished five strokes behind tournament winner Dylan Frittelli of Texas (73-67-70 – 215) but only two shots back of a pair of golfers tied for second. Vivolo birdied seven holes, including five of his first seven, and posted his three-under par round despite suffering a double bogey.
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Cal goes to SLO for 3-game series at Cal Poly
Unfortunately, the games will not be broadcast on KALX
Fri., March 19 at Cal Poly Baggett Stadium, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 6 p.m.
Sat., March 20 at Cal Poly Baggett Stadium, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 6 p.m.
Sun., March 21 at Cal Poly Baggett Stadium, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 1 p.m.
BEAR NOTES:
California (9-6), which recently won two-of-four games at then-No. 9 Rice, travels to Cal Poly (6-9) this weekend for a three-game non-conference series at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo. The Golden Bears will be looking to avenge a 1-2 series loss to the Mustangs, a 2009 NCAA postseason participant, last season at Evans Diamond. Coming into this weekend’s games, the young Cal squad is led by a pitching staff that has already recorded five shutouts this season, the most shutouts by the Bears in a single season since 1978 (7). Cal’s starting pitching rotation – sophomore right-hander Erik Johnson (3-0, 0.00 ERA, 20 Ks in 19.0 inn.), freshman left-hander Justin Jones (3-1, 3.48 ERA, 27 Ks in 31.0 inn.) and sophomore right-hander Dixon Anderson (2-1, 4.12 ERA, 21 Ks in 24.0 inn.) – have all been involved in at least one shutout this year. Add to that list junior right-hander Kevin Miller’s gem (6.0 innings, four hits, no runs in 6-0 win) March 7 versus then-No. 17 Arkansas that earned him Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors. Offensively, the Bears have been paced by sophomore catcher Chadd Krist, who is batting .456 (26-for-57) and is first in the Pac-10 with five home runs, and second with 52 total bases and a .912 slugging percentage. Cal also features sophomore left fielder Danny Oh (.344, 13 RBI), returning junior All-Pac-10 first baseman/outfielder Mark Canha (.379, team-best 19 RBI) and junior second baseman Brian Guinn (.349). Last season, Canha led the team with a .366 average, 12 home runs and 43 RBI, while Guinn is a .322 career hitter. Also bolstering the Bears is the play of sophomore shortstop Marcus Semien (.333) and freshmen starters Tony Renda (3B, .368, a triple, two home runs, seven RBI at Rice), Devin Rodriguez (DH .357), Jimmy Bosco (RF .364) and Darrel Matthews (CF .250, 2-for-5 with double, triple, two RBI March 17 versus Houston).
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Okay, I feel old.
Cal shortstop Marcus Semien is the son of Damien Semien, the 1990s Cal WR.
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welcome to Cal
where everything, and i mean EVERYTHING has had the juvenile pun/joke potential examined.
while high.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 19, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I knew someone would say something like that. Knew it.
The catch I remember Semien for was on Pawlawski’s somewhat desperation heave on the final drive in the classic 1991 game vs. Washington. Semien caught a pass that took us the UW 22 yard line. We ended up having 2 shots to the end zone and didn’t score. :-(
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as noted in my recap of the Houston game
the games will air on the San Luis ESPN station
Cal Poly baseball’s series preview
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"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
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Cal softball wins a Hawaii tournament
HONOLULU – The California softball team improved to 21-5 overall and 2-1 at this week’s Chevron Spring Fling Tournament with a 5-0 win over Hawaii on Thursday evening. The Golden Bears scored once in the second, twice in the third and twice in the fifth en route to the shut out.
[Valerie] Arioto allowed just four hits in seven innings of work. She also struck out a season high 17 batters, four Ks above her previous 2010 season high.
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Earlier, the Bears got revenge against Lipscomb
Jolene Henderson pitched 4 hitter and struck out 11 in 3-0 win over the Bison
The No. 12/13 California softball team got its say against Lipscomb with a 3-0 win on Thursday evening in the second day of the Chevron Spring Fling Tournament.
The Golden Bears (20-5) lost the day before to the Bison, 1-0, in a one-hitter to open the spring break tournament. But today, it was a different story today with Cal scoring its three runs in the second inning and tallying a collective six hits.
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Sean Cattouse will miss the rest of spring practice
Broken thumb suffered in Thursday’s practice
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At first I thought “CRAP!” but YO has a positive take on it, in that it forces the other safeties to compete more.
BTW, Cal had first full pad workout of spring practice yesterday
“We had some good hits out there today,” said head coach Jeff Tedford when speaking to media members after the workout. “We cut them loose a little bit and guys were flying around.”
The practice included a couple of extended full team sessions with two long scoring drives highlighting the latter.
TB Covaughn DeBoskie-Johnson scored on a five-yard run to cap the first drive of the final session. The Bears ran another play from the 10-yard line after that with QB Kevin Riley running the ball into the end zone. TB Dasarte Yarnway finished off the second drive with a one-yard run of his own.
Riley and fellow signal callers Beau Sweeney and Brock Mansion each saw action during the final period.
“They all got time and we’ll evaluate the tape, but we mostly ran the ball today,” said Tedford. “We didn’t throw the ball much. It was meant to be a physical day to see what was going on up front, and we had a couple of sustained drives on offense.”
The Golden Bears will be out of action during spring break before returning for the fifth of 15 spring practices on Tuesday, Mar. 30.
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Alex Logan
had a HUGE hit on Michael Calvin at practice yesterday. Calvin had caught the ball, but Logan hit him hard enough to knock it out. I was with the LB’s when It happened, and the defense went nuts. Pretty cool play.
I've been Honked...
I doubt the hit had anything to do with Calvin not holding on to the ball. The dude couldn't
catch a cold if he were riding on the infamous train to Mubai.
by 33SwisherSweet on Mar 19, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Did cattouse break his thumb by celebrating a play that he "defended" as a result of the receiver dropping the ball.
by 33SwisherSweet on Mar 19, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know, what makes you say that?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
He's retarded, and he's an internet tough guy.
That’s what makes him say that.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Internet tough guy.
Do you watch games? Cattouse is a poser out there. He sure know how to celebrate.
by 33SwisherSweet on Mar 19, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Hate Love Hate to agree with Swish, but he’s right. Cat House loves to pose out there
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On par with them. Hagan, Cat House, and Tucker are on the same level, if my memory serves me well.
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Yup, Hagan didn’t have any plays after which he could pose last year, unless he was doing it on the sidelines.
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Nnabuife was the worst offender. Every non-play Nnabuife made he crossed his arms like he was internet tough.
aggregating recruiting notes at the solarise collection
33SS IS NNABUIFE. IT ALL MAKES SENSE.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
if memory serves, he got an unfortunate celebratory penalty in the Minnesota game at critical point in the contest.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
ahh, I stand corrected.
Cattouse’s hit was epic on the roided out Decker. yes I said it. Toby G too.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
on the roided out Decker. yes I said it. Toby G too.
Uhh what?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Mays, too. Got ’em from the tittied Cushing.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
If you’re going to make wild and unsubstantiated accusations, at least use something that gives the ring of truth by association and accuse the Ting twins of providing the goods.
To think, I turned down the Elder Ting’s suggestion of exploratory knee surgery. If I had only said yes, maybe I, too, could have been an undersized, yet curiously over-muscled college athlete.
As soon as they quit the team to dedicate themselves to preparations for medical school, I knew we were in trouble.
One of my friends still has nightmares of the Ting brothers bouncing off of Vince Young like chihuahuas trying to take down a pit bull. Ah, good times.
Watch the 2nd to last defensive play by Cal in the Big Game. Not Hagan.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Man I yelled in absolute fury when at Oregon where Tucker was interfered with but decided to taunt throwing away what would’ve been a 1st and goal. I think I scared everyone that was near me.
In other words, Go Bears!
With the score 25-3 at the time, my only reaction was to facepalm. I didn’t have fury at that point in the game.
I am a Vereenian.
This happened right in front of me and I was listening to smug Duck fans around me for a while. A TD would’ve made it 25-10 which sounds a lot closer even if it wasn’t
In other words, Go Bears!
It was NOT 25-3 at the time. It was 11-3 and we were driving. Oregon got called for a PI which would have put us in the redzone but Tucker’s stupid taunting penalty negated that , the offense stalled and we missed a FG. Tucker also dropped a critical 3rd down pass early in the game that probably would have went for a TD.
Thanks guys for bringing up these horrible memory.
Rick Pitino makes a funny
Louisville coach Rick Pitino talked Thursday about how his career path and that of Cal’s Mike Montgomery actually have paralleled a bit.
"I’m very shocked, though, (that) he went back to a rival of coaching at Stanford [sic]. I was very disappointed in that."
Laughter ensued.
I am a Vereenian.
Good one, Ricky!
Cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.
by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Faraudo's game preview scouting report of Louisville
LOUISVILLE SCOUT:
With a smaller lineup on the floor tonight, the Bears will try to help each other defensively, especially when 6-9, 260-pound forward Samardo Samuels gets the ball. Boykin will defend Samuels, but gives up more than an inch and 20 pounds and knows he can’t do it alone.
"He’s as good a guy as I’ve faced," Boykin said.
"I feel like Samardo is going to be the key for us in this tournament," Louisville senior PG Edgar Sosa said. "He’s our go-to guy and we go to him whenever we need two points. I feel that we’re going to make an effort to go to him even more this game just because we know that they’re going to try to double him and that just gives us a better chance to get open for jump shots."
Perhaps, but over the past six games, Samuels has seen increased double-team tactics and has 23 turnovers and just three assists.
Pitino, asked about his team’s up-and-down play, said the Cardinals do not have a Jekyll and Hyde personality.
"I think we’re an average to good team that played in the toughest conference in basketball," he said, alluding to how his team lost to St. John’s, but twice defeated Syracuse.
I am a Vereenian.
SFgate notices Cal Ruggers getting hosed
Cal Rugby Team ‘gutted’ by Stadium Overhaul
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"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
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LET'S DO IT BEARS!!!
GET PUMPED GET PUMPED GET PUMPED
That’s ok, my assumption is that you’re currently not pumped, therefore you’re supposed to get pumped.
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that is pretty weak. You guys know you’re obligated to pick your team to upset at least one team before you’re allowed to have them lose, right? Yes, I had Richmond beating Villanova in my bracket, as all of you should have Cal beating Duke before it’s acceptable to pick them to lose (I think I also picked Cal over Duke). You’re really letting your bracket trump your fanhood? That’s as bad as people who are more interested in their fantasy team (in any sport) than their real team. Definitely makes you an asshat, no doubt about it.
I watched one game this year. Oregon St. Of course, that was the same number of Cal basketball games I watched last year (Maryland)…and I got that pick right, too.
I don’t watch ping-pong either.
To say I’m a fair-weather Cal basketball fan would mean that i would have to be a Cal basketball fan first…which I’m not. Must I be in order to be a Cal fan when I closely follow football, women’s volleyball, baseball, and rugby?
So that boils me down to: Cal’s best player is 5’8", Zhang is recovering from a collapsed lung, they’re playing in another country, they live n die by the 3, they don’t have their PF, and Louisville has Rick Pitino. So, my “gambling” side picked Cal, but I’m still rooting for them in the sense that I’m not rooting against them.
You see, I really picked Louisville just to ruffle your feathers because, dear occasional blogger, I think you’re the fair-weather fan.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
A real Cal fan would never actually bet on Cal, because doing so automatically jinxes them, guaranteeing a loss. Not wanting Cal to lose, you are obligated to bet against them.
Then, if Cal wins, you can take rightful pride in being helpful, and continue to do so by never betting on them. If Cal loses, you can take solace in the bitter cynicism of knowing that nothing ever good happens to us and our lot in life is to suffer in misery. Kind of like the Jesus.
That’s Cal. The Jesus of college sports. Cal fans are like the apostles.
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
by SoCal Oski on Mar 19, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s Cal. The Jesus of college sports. Cal fans are like the apostles.
Who’s the Judas?
I am a Vereenian.
Dude, I just turned on Jesus once. Did you know that CBKWit denied Jesus 3 times? IN ONE NIGHT! That’s a Deny to Night ratio that heretofore has gone unchallenged!
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You can’t bet AGAINST Cal, because then you will be making money on the misfortune and misery of your fellow Golden Bears, and that’s just wrong.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s very questionable and says a lot about a person as both an individual and a fan when they let monetary, betting, and/or fantasy team interests take priority over their fan interests.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re right, of course. But keep in mind that betting for or against is not the same as rooting for or against.
Given the option of not betting, that would be the way to go – just never bet on any game in which Cal is playing, but root like hell for them.
However, in a situation like this, where you have to choose, the dilemma is very real. What do you do? Betting on Cal guarantees a loss, so you can’t do that. Yet betting against them is a horrible thing to do as a fan. Kind of an Oski’s Choice thing going on here — only without nazis and children.
Interesting philosophical question. Is the better fan the one who tries to help the team by betting against them, or the one who shows their support by betting on them, thereby ensuring to loss?
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
or the one who shows their support by betting on them, thereby ensuring to loss?
This one.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I think I get your logic. You are a Cal fan and want to support your team openly and completely. Therefore, you bet on them and root for them to show your support in a very strong and open way, even though you believe doing so will result in a loss. However, the loss is acceptable because your support is explicit, even if the result is negative.
The counterpoint is this. You are a Cal fan and want the team to succeed. You believe that by betting on them you will cause them failure. Wanting their success above all else you bet against them while you root for them, thereby ensuring they win. The bet against is acceptable because your support is implicit and results in a win.
I would argue that this option is the way of the true fan, because it results in the greater good.
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
As someone else pointed out, you also profit by Cal losing, and you lose money if they win, taking away from your enjoyment. Your interests and Cal’s interests should always by the same.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
you also profit by Cal losing
No. Betting against Cal ensures they win, so you don’t make any money. You’re essentially paying for a Cal win.
Whose Axe?
OUR AXE!
I’ll pay for Cal wins. DC Trojan, how does it work?
by LeonPowe on Mar 19, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
rec’d
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I dunno why I’m arguing with this ridiculous notion!
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you’re the fair-weather fan.
OH ZHANG
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Picking Louisville to ruffle my feathers would only work…if I wasn’t a fair weather fan, so I’m not sure what you’re talking about.
That paragraph of analysis is what gets me, and I think a lot of people think the same way. You admittedly don’t follow Cal basketball (or college basketball in general), but you throw out things like Zhang recovering from a collapsed lung (which is not true, he’s be fine for a couple weeks now) and Cal living and dying by the three (they take less per game the Louisville and have a better three point shooting percentage). You’re just cherry picking incorrect, bad news for Cal and ignoring the good things about our team while not considering that Louisville has their faults too. This is a defeatist, chicken-shit attitude that permeates Cal fandom and we need to stamp it out.
If you know enough to know that you don’t know enough to actually analyze this game, why not pick Cal? It’s for one point, the game is a toss-up, all these games are crapshoots and are coming down to the wire…grow a pair! Have some faith! And Go Mother Fucking Bears.
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If you know enough to know that you don’t know enough to actually analyze this game, why not pick Cal?
Because whenever we pick Cal to win at anything Cal loses. Therefore, if we pick against Cal…
I used to think I controlled the outcome of Cal games too
then we lost to Maryland…and Arizona…and USC…
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but Louisville has the better NSFW pics.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
and thus we arrive at the heart of Carp’s support for Louisville.
wait, maybe heart was the wrong word.
Becca Mans or Manns. Whatever.
Lizzy Dindial kept her honest.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
As is the case with about 50% of your posts, I literally have no idea what you are saying here.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, carp has a baby, a full time lab job, a presentation to give at ACS, and a wife. If you had ONE of those things I guarantee we would see you post even LESS than you already do. Maybe, just maybe he has more important things to think about than a fucking college basketball bracket. Lay the fuck off and give him a break, nothing is more annoying than an overfanny superfan mcfan calling out your lack of fandom.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
CBKWit has a baby, a full time lab job, a presentation to give at ACS, and a series of girlfriends, each one more attractive the last, so just stay off his back!
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I thought one was about that and the other was about the chemistry-related issues with pleasing a UCLA girlfriend!
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You can’t please those people. You can only try to assuage their sense of entitlement.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
potassium sensing and B-cell lymphoma.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
If you don't know anything,
just pick Cal. Not very difficult.
And if Carp had mold in his apartment causing health problems, was looking for a new place, had a bruin girlfriend, the oakland ice center bronze league playoffs, AND had to read 10 emails a day from Twist, he would be on here even LESS than he is now…maybe it’s “lame” to call Cal fans out for being such defeatists (though Mike Silver did a pretty awesome job of it) but it’s far lamer to pull the “my life is so much harder than yours” card. Which, carp, to his credit, didn’t. You did. Sack up Spazzy!
For the record, I think Carp just picked Louisville for the skanky cheerleader.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
AND had to read 10 emails a day from Twist
CBKWit wins. Except in this case, winning = losing, because you get 10 emails a day from Twist.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I mean, she deserves to be in the college NSFW HoF.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
had a bruin girlfriend
And you sure its the mold causing all those health problems. I’ve heard that proximity to UCLA fans can cause major problems.
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lesions.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t say my life was difficult. I said carp’s was, which certainly he wouldn’t say.
I honestly and openly admitted that I don’t follow college basketball because it sucks, which you refuse to acknowledge even remotely as the cause of people not giving a shit about their brackets or, in general, the Cal men’s bball team this year. But no “traitor fairweather lame good for nothing fans wah wah wah wah!!!!”
Did you follow Cal Badminton this year? I did. What’s that, you didn’t? TRAITOR FAIRWEATHER LAME GOOD FOR NOTHING FAN!!!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
badminton.berkeley.edu
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry to tell you that I, too, did not follow Cal Badminton this year.
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YOU FAIR WEATHER GOOD FOR NOTHING CAL FAN!!!! KILL YOURSELF!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
completely missing the point
you’re not a fair-weather fan for not liking basketball. It’s about picking Cal.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Wait, so we should just pick Cal regardless of their (apparent) chances of winning?
Brackets are supposed to be about predicting outcomes, not displaying loyalties.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
right
which is why I picked Duke in round 2. I’m just saying, in a toss-up game, with no rhyme or reason to go one way or the other (and when the selection won’t actually hurt your bracket)…why not pick the bears?
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Brackets are supposed to be about predicting outcomes, not displaying loyalties.
FALSE. FALSE FALSE FALSE. ABSOLUTELY FALSE! Seriously though, brackets are just part of the fun that is watching sports and rooting for your team, I really don’t understand how people let things like betting, fantasy teams, and brackets come ahead of their rooting interest in the sport. Why even bother watching it if you don’t really care about your team? What’s the fun in the other things if you’re not first a fan of the sport? I don’t get it. You bet, you do brackets, you play fantasy sports because you enjoy being a fan of that sport and those add to the fun. Putting them ahead of being a fan completely misses the point of being a fan to begin with.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Uh…how am I suppose to determine a Villanova-Siena matchup based on loyalties? I literally don’t even know what state either of those schools are in.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
delusion and denial.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Who cares? Use whatever method you want. I’m only talking about games you have an actual rooting interest in.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. Basketball does suck. College basketball’s interesting in March.
That being said, I would say that I was an A-1 heckler at high school basketball games. Those were a lot of fun, being in the ears of opposing players and refs…a mere 15 feet away from the action with 10 other chemically altered buddies.
It’s just dawned on me that I’ve attended 0.0 college basketball games in person. Should I?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
absolutely!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
if there was a badminton bracket
I would pick Cal over Louisville. That’s the point. If you don’t like bball, fine, I could give a shit. Watch some badminton. Or some club ice hockey. But fucking stand up for the bears when you don’t have any reason not to.
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I feel like you would fit in well with the fans who attend draft day at ESPN studios and scream, and I mean literally scream at the cameras when whomever is picked in the first round to their team is announced.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
because picking cal to win a first round game is akin to this. Got it.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Blindly, it is, yes.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
So if you know nothing about the sport, you pick against Cal, just because?
Look, I’m not a homer compared to most fans rooting for other teams around the country. I recognize Cal’s flaws in the sports I follow all too well. I don’t expect them to beat Duke. But, if the game is a toss-up, or I don’t know any better, or fucking both, I’m going to pick Cal. In an online bracket. I’m not going to pick against them just because. And if you think that is the same as traveling to new york and screaming in a camera…that’s fucking nuts
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Twist clicked “popular picks.” Rishi had reasons that Louisville would win, so did carp. You rejected them.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I accepted them once they were presented. I apologized to Rishi. I told Carp what was wrong with his analysis, and he admitted he just liked the louisville chick. Twist could have easily changed that one game.
Moral of the story: Go Bears.
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For the record, at the end of the day, for what it’s worth, GO BEARS!
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PS Can I say I like the Louisville chick, too, to get you to stop 33SSing at me?
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given the nature of this DBD, pot, I’d like to introduce you to kettle.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
The inherent problem with Cal fans is that they’re just too smart.
We learn from the past.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
except the people that picked against cal don’t know anything about college bball
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Look, I had my reasons, OK? I think that Louisville can get that ball into the peach basket more than Cal can. And I think Louisville can get more double play outs, which will really help them. Finally, I’m concerned about Cal’s ability to protect against the run up the middle as their DLine play has been subpar recently.
SO, DON’T TELL ME I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
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YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
If I happen to watch the game, which I most likely won’t, I would throw on my “false starts only encourages us” Cal T-shirt, put the baby in a Fuck Stanfurd onesie, and pray to Bak Bak that P-Chris finds/keeps his jumper. It doesn’t matter about my bracket.
Most likely, I’ll read Farudo’s excellent write up tonight/tomorrow and call it good.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
just pick Cal. Not very difficult.
This! You should always be picking your team to go farther than the odds say they will!
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Dear CBKWIT,
I apologize for disturbing your peaceful rest with my poor bracket decisions.
Honestly, I follow your logic — that you should pick your team in at least the first round, because it’s only a risk of one point in a bracket. I unfortunately had to make an exception here because I have Louisville going to the Elite Eight. By my calculations, utilizing the standard “32 points per round” scoring method, picking Cal over Louisville, if my bracket is accurate (if I may murder a physics concept, until the March Madness, my bracket is both incorrect and correct), that costs me an aggregate of seven points, which can make or break a bracket.
Please accept my apologies and, at the very least, know that I am bad luck for Cal, so hopefully, my picks reverse a trend and Cal can win its first-round match-up this year.
Respectfully,
Rishi
7
My apologies Rishi
I thought you had Duke beating Lousiville, and I was wrong. Your bracket is acceptable, and picking Duke to lose in the second round is not necessarily a bad decision. Please accept my apology.
Carp and Twist: you guys are still fair-weather asshats. If the DBD was playing Louisville, I’m sure you would pick the DBD.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I still don’t think it’s acceptable. Placing your bracket interests over your fan interests is BS. Louisville shouldn’t be in the Elite 8 of any Cal fan’s brackets because they should be picked to lose the first round.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Yknow what? YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! THIIS IS MY HOT BODY! THIS IS MY HOT BODY!
Ya, you got me. You got me, CBKWit. I don’t respect the sanctity of the bracket. I DON’T MOTHERFUCKING RESPECT THE SANCTITY OF THE BRACKET. So, while you might bow down to the Bracket at your Bracket Ashram in Bracketritsar, I’m over here just pissing all over my bracket with a 40 in one hand and a rolled up dollar in another. I’m a Pick Em Rockstar and I do things the way I want to do them before artfully combing my fauxhawk back into position.
So, sure, you might tell me turn down my rock and roll music and demand I remove my physical presence from your front lawn region at some point in the near future, BUT YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, OLD MAN!
PS Seriously, last year I chose “Popular Picks” autofill for the CGB Bracket in the SBN Pick Em and we got like 3rd out of 100. Just trying to recapture the magic(k). Didn’t even really give it 2 thoughts until CBKWit drove to my house and punched me repeatedly in the face.
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by TwistNHook on Mar 19, 2010 7:49 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
A 40 and a dollar bill? Dude, let me get you some decent champagne and a c-note so you can at least look like a moderately convincing hoodlum and ne’er-do-well.
by DC Trojan on Mar 19, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Surely that would be moonshine and a receipt for groceries bought on your common law wife’s WIC card?
by DC Trojan on Mar 19, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually flagged.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
where's my bracket ashram?
So, while you might bow down to the Bracket at your Bracket Ashram in Bracketritsar, I’m over here just pissing all over my bracket with a 40 in one hand and a rolled up dollar in another
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 19, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey… I didn’t pick Cal. I never got called out. :-(
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-O-B-L-I-G-A-T-E-D-T-O-D-O-I-T"
Go back to Eugene, jerkface.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
This is not funny, paleodan. You know better than to make “jokes” like this.
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This isnotfunny, paleodan. You knowbetter than to make"jokes"like this.
Here, I fixed it for you.
FWIW, I liked it :)
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Well then… don’t let the door hit me in the ass on my way out!
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-O-B-L-I-G-A-T-E-D-T-O-D-O-I-T"
I bet you’d like that!
(Is this “called out” enough for you? Eh??)
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd so hard...
I like your style dead-one
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Dude, the cops can’t come down hard on the shoulder tap, can they? NOT THE SHOULDER TAP!
In an effort to reduce underage access to alcohol, UCPD and the Berkeley Police Department participated in a statewide “shoulder tap” operation Saturday, citing 11 adults for purchasing alcohol for underage decoys at local liquor and convenience stores.
The statewide operation, which was run by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, resulted in 81 citations issued by 18 law enforcement agents in Northern California.
“We just want to get the word out to adults that it’s illegal to furnish alcohol to minors,” said John Carr, spokesperson for the department. “We hope that minors will realize it isn’t worth it.”
During the shoulder tap, underage decoys approached adults at convenience and liquor stores, asking them to purchase alcohol and telling the adult they were underage. If the adult bought alcohol for the decoy, police officers cited him or her on the spot.
Decoys were unpaid volunteers under 20 years old, according to Carr.
Berkeley police officers and decoys approached 18 adults and issued seven citations, according to Berkeley police Officer Jamie Perkins, who added that the number of citations is average for these kinds of operations.
Those unpaid volunteers under 20 years old are the real Judas’ here!
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Statewide. 11 citations. Ladies and Gentlemen, your tax dollars at work!
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
over one per county!
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by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
My counsin ran a liquor store. Those underage decoys are often HAWT ladies who ask middle-aged men to buy them some likker. Apparently those ladies can be very persuasive with those poor, yet helpful, dudes.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like entrapment – maybe not in a technical legal sense, but that’s clearly what it is if you think about it. What a bunch of jackass cops, trying to get people in trouble who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and who didn’t have any intent to do anything illegal until they were approached.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Never trust a big butt and a smile.
by DC Trojan on Mar 19, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thankfully, I am not secretly Sir Mix-A-Lot.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, those of us with LA faces and Oakland booties resent that.
by Scootie on Mar 19, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I’m an old man, there’s only so many lyrics I can remember.
I actually had an argument the other weekend with the missus about her insane contention that Boys to Men and BBD were somehow related, resolved to my satisfaction by rendering sections of “MotownPhilly” and to her satisfaction via Google.
It’s better than arguing about domestic trivia.
Insane contention? LOL, they are totally related.
Michael Bivins was a member of BBD (one of the B’s), and he’s the one who discovered and produced Boyz II Men’s first album. You know the part on “Motownphilly” where the guy says “one day back in Philly, 4 guys wanted to sing”? That whole spoken part is Michael Bivins. He was a big part of New Jack Swing music in the early 90’s.
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/ Philly is slammin’ / Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD / The east coast family / Never skipped a beat, na / While cooling on South street / Jet black Benz, plenty of friends / All the Philly Steaks you could eat
Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD = The East Coast Family
BBD = Bell Biv Devoe
ABC = Another Bad Creation. Remember “At the Playground” and “Aiesha”?
member of BBD (one of the B’s)
I’m guessing he must’ve been “Biv”.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 31, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like its similar to what happened with Tiger Woods.
Tiger never saw it coming.
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Tiger clearly suffered from the infection caused by aliens that only affects rich guys. I believe this has already been proven.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
that would get me 100% of the time.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I think it would usually get me 100% of the time.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
usually
100% of the time
For the record, I don’t think those two add up.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the internal contradiction was intentional.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
When all is said and done, you’re correct.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
they're not unpaid
they get to keep the beer.
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by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
ASUC Party thinks moderately odd title will poke fun at massive budget crisis:
The UC Movement for Efficient Privatization party announced Tuesday a slate of five UC Berkeley graduate students running, tongues firmly lodged in their cheeks, for the ASUC executive positions.
The party’s executive candidates are Mandy Cohen for president, Shane Boyle for executive vice president, Brandon Woolf for external affairs vice president, Jessica Smith for academic affairs vice president and Daniel Marcus for student advocate.
The party’s platform has distinguished itself from competitors with proposals for more buildings and fewer students on campus, filling the Bear’s Lair Food Court with fast food chains as well as the ambition to dissolve the ASUC student government entirely.
Bringing attention to issues-such as the police presence on campus-that have largely been ignored by other parties is an important element of the party’s electoral strategy, Boyle said.
“With our platform, (the sarcasm) gets people to think about the issues in a different way,” he said.
Woolf, who auctioned off parts of campus at the Sept. 24 UC systemwide walkout said he intends to work as closely as possible with civic leaders including an intended trip if elected “to the Governator’s office” to ensure the swift privatization of the university.
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I think UC’s entire budget problem could be solved with In n Out’s open on campus.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, keep it open late at night and distribute free weed.
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by Rishi on Mar 19, 2010 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ok, in yesterdays open thread I did a bet with Missing Barry about the Spiders-Gaels game. Gaels won, so I get to write him a new sig to be up until the end of the tourney.
So far, “Richmond, VA. For when West Virginia is too classy” is the front runner. Any other Richmond or Spiders related suggestions? Let’s try not to be mean or inappropriate. Its just a friendly bet.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
“Richmond, VA, is for lovers… of slavery and failed rebellions.” or
“Richmond, VA, the place where Lee-Jackson-King Day was invented.” or
“Richmond, VA. You may have to drive through it to get to Virginia Beach.”
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
For the record, I’m not putting anything race related in my sig. So anything mentioning slavery is out.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
(Also, the rebellion hasn’t failed yet, it’s still going on)
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
By rebellion, you mean The War of Mr. Lincoln’s Tyranny, no?
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Can you blame them? Screaming about socialism and gay marriage has proved to be an excellent electoral strategy.
Leadership, maybe. The grassroots…not so much.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi Holmoephobe!
As a registered independent, I just wanted to express my concern that you may be over-generalizing the Republican Part here. While it definitely has its share of “right-wing southerners” (a stereotype that is not proveable), one could say that the Democratic Party has been “taken over by left-wing elitists”. Neither characterization is necessarily true.
Just remember that America needs a two-party system as its own check and balance!
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1. Stop pretending not to be a Republican
2. “Southerners” is a demographic term with a specific definition; “elitists” is not
3. These facts are provable
4. My characterization is accurate
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you for your counterpoints! I will address these points individually:
1) I tend to vote Republican, but while fiscally conservative, I am socially moderate.
2) Okay, we can go with “West Coast” or “North Easterners”, but the argument remains the same.
3) How so?
4) I really don’t think it’s fair to characterize an entire party with an oversimplification.
I really hope my argument is clear. Please let me know if anything I said doesn’t make sense!
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If a) don’t believe in Jesus b) support the right to choose and/or 3)gay marriage you have already been rejected by like 90% of your party.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I found SO MANY TYPOS IN WHAT I JUST WROTE DEAR GOD.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
1. You’re not a Republican? Because you’ve said in the past that you were you in BCR.
2. How is it the same? The region distribution of a party’s member or voters is quantifiable. “Elitism” is not.
3/4: It’s not an oversimplification or a stereotype or unprovable. There is a shitload of academic work and opinion research on this topic.
I’m not trying to sound like a dick, but I don’t think you know what you’re talking about. The Republican Party has significantly more self-identified conservatives than the Democratic Party has self-identified liberals. The Republican Party has a significantly greater proportion of its membership, its Congressional delegation, and its electoral votes in presidential elections coming from the South than the Democratic Party does from the East Coast or West Coast. These are not “stereotypes” or “oversimplifications”, they are quantifiable facts that are widely accepted by both academics and political professionals. So yes, it is accurate to say that the Republican Party is dominated by right-wing Southerners, while the Democratic Party is not similarly dominated by left-wing East Coasters.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
What about the California Republican Party? Are they dominated by right wing Southerners?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
They are descendants of Okies and Arkies, I suppose.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I took a class on Terrorism and Genocide at SC (not a “how to,” as it turned out), and a large proportion of the funding of Sikh extremists tearing shit up in the 80s in India came from a core group of Sikh immigrants who had made their fortunes in the OC… so not all Okies and Arkies.
I also grew up in OC, and am not an Okie or Arkie.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, a lot of the money comes from the US and Canada. FYI, you’ll see a lot of cabs in the Bay Area with Khalistan separatist bumper stickers.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
lol, not the Orange County people, the Central Valley people.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
HP – this healthcare thing has me worried a bit. At it’s core, I believe in it…I don’t want to see folks dying in the streets.
However, should I buy what Pelosi et al’s selling, err…BeastModing, through the house/senate?
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Hey, heres a thought. If you want to continue this discussion, why dont you go to Politico.com or Huffingtpost.com or HotSexyCollegeCoeds.Louisville.Edu.
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PS I definitely think you should go to the last one?
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if you like blondes, you’ll like Becca.
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you should marry Fat Slice
baby got back!
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by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I want my pizza to have an LA face and an Oakland booty
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I think that's
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by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Carp, I think the problem with the bill is that the whole process has been such a clusterfuck that nobody (liberal Dems, moderate Dems, indies, Reps) is happy with the final result. I’m pretty surprised that they’re actually going to, as you say, BeastMode it through the Senate. I’m not thrilled with the bill, but I think it’s a step in the right direction.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I’m not completely thrilled because I think the bill could theoretically have been much better, but I think it’s definitely necessary and it’s a very good bill in a lot of respects. The way to think about it is, is the bill better than the status quo. Because the status quo is completely unsustainable, so something HAS to change.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
^^^I agree
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, they’re not really “BeastModing” it through the Senate. The Senate has already passed the bill. The House is going to pass the bill, and it will become law. The only thing they’re using reconciliation for is to pass amendments to the bill to improve it in ways that almost all people can agree on (removing special deals for certain states, fixing the Medicare donut hole, reducing the overall budget impact slightly, etc…). I don’t think it’s exactly a big deal, regardless what the Republicans want to say to demagogue it.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I really like the “no denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.”
I like to tell myself it will be a UPS/Fed Ex vs. USPS kind of comparison, tho I’m not sure if that’s a good analogy.
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--Coach Clark
Except there will be no USPS, because there’s no public option in the bill.
And the thing about no pre-existing conditions is that, while I think it’s great, if you say no pre-existing conditions, you pretty much HAVE to mandate that everyone buy insurance, because if you don’t, then nobody will buy it until they get sick, and then the prices will skyrocket and the insurance industry will essentially fall apart. On the other hand, that may be a good thing if it leads to single-payer in the long run, but in the short run it will be pure chaos.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no problem with the procedural elements they are using – BUT this means the Republicans will be even more likely to use similar tactics when they regain the majority (not that they didn’t in the past).
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they already have been using these tactics, so it’s not like we gain anything by denying ourselves the opportunity to use them.
And for all the ridiculous hue and cry, nobody really has pointed out that the level of obstructionism in this current congress is absolutely, breathtakingly unprecedented in its scale and scope.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Um, yeah. Remember what a big deal the Republicans made of “obstructionism” in 2002? But obviously the media isn’t going to do it, and, well, Democrats suck at politics. So yeah.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
They really do. It’s kind of embarrassing being a Democrat sometimes, until you stop to consider the alternative.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s like being a Cal fan, except instead of Tedford you have Captain HopeNChange in charge. And when you win the Rose Bowl, the other team gets angry and yells at you, so you give them free touchdowns because you want them to like you. And the opposing fans insist that Memorial Stadium is only 3 months old. And…
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love how the physician’s are all paranoid about this. The AMA/their profession has given them a sense of entitlement/power that is fake as hell: a) they shouldn’t make that much and b) we’ve got thousands of qualified med student applicants who get turned away at the pearly gates of med school in order to keep their profession small.
I would love to see them knocked down a few pegs.
/bitter R&D guy.
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--Coach Clark
A lot of doctors are at best really well trained plumbers. That’s a valuable role to be able to play, but they aren’t scientists or even particularly good thinkers. And yet one of my wife’s friends in grad school used to room with med students and they all thought, across the board, that intellectually they were god’s gift.
Doctors are notoriously bad business and financial people. I’ve had some doctors as clients, and — at best — they have no idea how to run their offices/businesses or how to invest their money. At worst, they don’t think the law applies to them because, well, they’re doctors.
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by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
the whole profession is a little goofy to me (“I’m doctor so and so”). The Ph.D. culture is on a first name basis. You take off your lab coat when you go to seminar or get a slice of pizza.
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--Coach Clark
Calling doctors all across the board “really well trained plumbers” is a rather broad and unsubstantiated claim, don’t you think? You should read Atul Gawande’s “Complications” to understand that medicine is an imperfect science.
It really is insulting to assume that anything beyond fairly conventional surgical procedures can or should be compared to what your local Roto Rooter does.
Regarding your anecdote about med students, all I can say is that there are pompous assholes in any graduate school. I know plenty of people in medical school who are the complete opposite to that stereotype.
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I have read Atwul Gawande’s Complications. It’s an excellent book, but he’s no more representative of the average doctor than I am of the average plumber.
As for broad and unsubstantiated claims… heaven forbid that I make poor use of a literary technique in the form of hyperbole for effect. The fact is that most basic medicine doesn’t require the training or the attitude that many doctors bring to it, and is based largely on the observational comparison of symptoms to a memorized list of possibilities. Not exactly rocket science.
I’ve had the good fortune to have decent doctors the last few years when I’ve needed them, and without exception their attitude improves when I tell them that I have an MA from a (lesser) Ivy League institution during the “get to know you conversations.” They may not be assholes, but they have spent their academic and professional lives being rated, and they respond better to people whom they think are their peers.
I also want to point out that while I do believe there is an “art” component to the practice of good medicine, I think it has largely been lost from our modern medical culture. All they do is order up fancy technologically-enabled tests. Part of it is CYA behavior because of malpractice suits and such, and part of it is just simple over-reliance on medical technology. Why waste time actually talking to, and interacting with, and observing your patient up close, when you can just order up a test and move on to the next paying customer?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of it’s cultural even to an institution. I had an issue with my eye a few years ago that was causing me to lose vision. I went immediately to an ophthalmologist, who started treatment and ordered a battery of tests. I went next to my regular doctor, who looked at the diagnosis and the test and said, “those are a waste of time at your age, I bet we can stop this by getting your blood pressure down. He must be a Hopkins guy.” Regular doctor was right, which I know because the ophthalmologist harangued me until I got every test, including the ones suitable for people in their 70s.
I mean, on the one hand, better safe than sorry, but that was a lot of time and money to try and disprove the obvious (and accurate) explanation.
I am sorry to hear that your experience with doctors has largely been with those who somehow use their degrees and “standing” in life as a piss poor excuse to be condescending, pompous assholes. But I still don’t believe that’s representative of doctors as a whole.
Many of my close relatives living in the states went to medical school and became doctors because through their faith, they found it their calling to help others, especially those less fortunate than they. It wasn’t for “dropping the MD bomb” or bragging about their level of education. I despise people who do that in any line of work.
I still will have to disagree with your contention that what doctors do isn’t “rocket science.” Yes, oftentimes “basic medicine” is, as you say, based largely on observation of symptoms to a memorized list of possibilities. No, it doesn’t take much thought to, say, diagnose someone with eczema or something.
But that obviously only defines a portion of what doctors do. I don’t think anyone would be willing to tell an electrophysiologist that threading a soldering catheter with a camera into the atria of a patient comes down to memorizing symptoms.
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Also, in fairness, the better treatment – socially speaking – has come from both the pompous assholes and the ones who were very pleasant. I assume in the latter case it’s because they were giving me the benefit of the doubt in terms of being able to understand what I was being told.
Yeah, if I’m understanding you correctly, you’re saying that the quality of treatment you received may not necessarily correlate to the level of asshole-ness of the doctor.
I agree with you on that – if anything, one could make the argument that the jerk doctors are just as good – if not better – than their “nicer” counterparts because the only way they can feed their egos is to excel at the job they do.
The penultimate paragraph was brought to you by the middle school ch0ster, who has for the first time used the words “jerk” and “nicer” in an adult-level argument.
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Most, and I stress most, plumbing mistakes don’t kill people.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
One of my neighbors is a lawyer who makes a tidy living on class action suits against building companies who use substandard plumbing parts resulting in massive instances of water damage. It’s only killing anyone in the sense that he’s in one of the redeveloped houses that’s twice the size of the originals and drives a Range Rover. By “killing” I mean I am jealous and it’s not helping my blood pressure.
I would love to see them knocked down a few pegs.
That’s what teaching is for — “fail a premed, save a life.”
I once said, “Look, if you can’t problem solve your way through a retrosynthetic analysis, how the eff are you going to know if you’re looking at a polyp or a rogue piece of poo.”
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--Coach Clark
Sorry, have to disagree here.
Re: your point a), you do realize that how much doctors make can vary significantly depending on area of specialization, right? Not all doctors are financially well off.
Let’s also not forget how long of a path it is for those who decide to choose a career in medicine. Once med students graduate after 4 years, they have, at the very least, a few more years of interning where they make very little relative to the level and amount of work they do.
Re point b, do you know why it is they keep the profession small? See the ratio of law schools/law school students to the number of jobs available in the legal field for an example of what happens when you don’t control the applicant pool.
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I think just about all doctors ARE financially well off. Maybe specialties like plastic surgeons are much more well off, but you’re not going to see a doctor making say, under six figures for the most part. Some lawyers are quite poorly paid by comparison.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, specialists such as radiologists or anesthesiologists do make a healthy six figures, so do plastic surgeons. But also keep in mind that, as an example, plastic surgeons spend up to 7 years on top of the 4 years of med school interning/specializing for their position, so one could make the argument that they definitely earn their keep. And it goes without saying that such specialties are in fact complex, difficult, and highly stressful. But again, those are for specialists, who arguably “deserve” their pay. Internal medicine doctors (the so-called general practitioners), as far as I am aware, usually make under 6 figures.
During the obligatory internship period, doctors make somewhere around $60,000 to slave away in the hospital. I’m not saying that’s chicken scratch, but that’s not exactly big time, six figure money either.
Many lawyers are paid poorly because the big-paying corporate firm route represents something like only 2% of the legal field in total. Also, there are many more law schools (and thus law students) out there than there are med schools and med students, which also creates an imbalance in terms of the number of lawyers and jobs available.
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my father in law makes 500k+
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--Coach Clark
and he gets smokin’ hot reps from pfizer, merck, etc. who bring him delicious things to eat and to watch them try and talk about pharmacokinetics of lipitor.
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--Coach Clark
My cousin, an ER doctor, makes $70k. Not a little, but not some extravagant sum, either.
Partners in law firms make millions. Many lawyers in the government/nonprofit make around $40-60k. I don’t know what you’re trying to establish by saying your father in law makes as much as he does. There are salary discrepancies in every field.
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damn. He needs to get the “how much docs make” memo.
Although, I think ER docs gets their malpractice paid for by the hospital (and most other docs don’t).
Nonetheless, I agree with what you’re saying.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
And I agree with you so far as that it seems that what we both equally despise is the politics of healthcare moreso than the doctors themselves.
The things that some pharm reps get away with, or are allowed to do, is atrocious. And of course that doesn’t even broach the issue of how broken our healthcare system is.
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This suggests two things to me
1. There need to be a lot more public-service jobs for doctors, and
2. Medical schools should be forced to admit more applicants to reduce the control on supply of doctors, thus encouraging more people to actually take the public-service jobs.
Of course, part of what’s going on here is that people have a right to court-appointed counsel but don’t have a right to health care. Which is pretty stupid, when you think about it, but whatever.
Shawn Spencer: "I’m receiving a transmission from your husband. Really more of a voicemail, if I'm being honest. A status update. Perhaps a twitter."
Burton Guster: "I believe it’s called a tweet."
Shawn Spencer: "There’s no way I’m saying that."
Hence the ridiculous shortage of primary care physicians, and why the aging ones are not retiring since noone is there to take their place. But, no matter how you slice it, interns “slaving away” are going to make 10-15,000 more than I’ll probably ever make for the next 10-15 years, so you’ll forgive me if I don’t offer a whole lot of pitty. I chose my profession, and I knew what I was getting into, but listening to people who make between 60-70,000/year griping about how little they make gets old.
I would hope that said people aren’t griping about how much they make either, as that was not my argument. Anyone who goes into medical school should not harbor any illusions that their road to financial solvency will be a short one. Unfortunately, too few going into med school understand this reality.
What I was merely trying to say was that the idea that all doctors are rich is not a correct one.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Not in the least. I just felt like joining the bitch-fest. The one physician I do know pretty well is the chief of staff at the hospital he works at. he was an OBGYN for a long time, and I can only assume did very well for himself. He lives in a very nice house, but he also drives a mini-van and is a very nice guy. He comes across as pompous at times, but he ‘s just a really smart dude, and I think it’s just his personality.
my wife is a med student and my father in law is a general practitioner. Moreover, two mentors of mine have been MD, PhD’s so I have the academic perspective as well. That being said:
-Nearly all of them who get private insurance reimbursements make too much. They could come down to earth, say in the low 100k range.
-You know why their road is so “tough?” Because they all want reimbursement from private insurance companies. No residency training, no private insurance company money. Moreover, it’s not that tough. No tougher than other professions and most of it is really just applied technology. Med school itself is tough to flunk out of: 2 condensed years of classes followed by 2 years of 9-5ish rotations in hospitals. Some PhD fields have also too many graduates wrt available jobs. However, this also supplies excellent competition and the cream rises to the top.
-Their field is romanticized; “I love to help people get better” = load of shit. Title, power, and money is what it’s all about. The general public praises them because they don’t understand that groundbreaking research occured 15 years before their new wunderdrug even hit the market.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Spoken like a research chemist :)
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, there’s def some venting in there.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Don’t worry, I toads understand. My dad is a pharmacist. No respect, I tells ya.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
that is a field that gets no love. No one wants to do the consult, no one thanks you for not accidentally giving you the wrong dose/medication, and people want to come after you with a pitchfork should you have a rough 2 minutes.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Yeah, not to mention you have to know much more about pharmacology, and about a wider range of drugs than an MD, you get paid way less, you don’t have a huge lobby like doctors do, you get taken for granted because you have to do consultations for free to anybody, even if they call you on the phone and don’t even buy anything at your pharmacy, and you’re still on the hook if you fuck up, and sometimes even if you don’t.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds like it, huh?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
w/ or w/o pants on?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I fully agree that many doctors that use the “I want to help people get better line” are full of shit. On a side note, it ticks me off to no end to hear bright-eyed college grads who want to go to medical school throwing around that hackneyed response whenever someone asks them why it is they want to go into medicine. There are many ways to help people – so by their arguments they would/should be equally happy being an auto mechanic, because they, too, help people.
With that being said, however, not everyone is in it for the money and power. Some people, like my 2 cousins and 2 uncles who are all doctors, do it because they find it to be their calling from God to help people in this manner. I would also hope and assume that most of those who work in Doctors Without Borders (or those that went to Haiti recently, including one of my cousins) also are not in it for the prestige or wealth.
It seems that you are perceiving some sort of slight against research chemists. Coming from a family all involved in the clinical side of medicine, I have nothing but appreciation for what you involved in the research field do, and I would find it extremely disappointing and misplaced for doctors to criticize or belittle what you do.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Dr w/o Borders is a fantastic thing. Along those lines, UCSF focuses on 3rd world diseases like Chagas and malaria…which I find to be a true service to humanity.
Doctor’s don’t criticize us per se…nor anyone, they just don’t really have any clue what scientists do (and that’s the fault of scientists).
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
If someone asked me why I wanted to be a surgeon it would be because I think the idea of surgery is fucking COOL.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That is quite possibly the best answer I've heard to that question.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
As Dr. Cox said in Scrubs, being a doctor is about chicks, money, power, and chicks.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi Holmoephobe!
Correct me if I misunderstand your argument, but it appears that you are making two claims here:
1) Anyone who says they are conservative is a “right-winger”
2) Regardless of whether someone votes holds beliefs that would be identified as “liberal”, those individuals are not “liberal” unless they identify themselves as such.
I identify myself as “conservative”, yet my views are hardly right-wing on a national scale, so it seems unfair to assume that all conservatives are, in fact, “right-wing”.
Also, please draw your attention to this map and tell me which states are blue.
Finally, let’s please refrain from insults, name calling, or provocative statements like “I don’t think you know what you’re talking about”. I would prefer we keep this discussion civil. Failing that, you win and I will stop the discussion.
Thank you,
Rishi
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-Yes, the terms right-wing and conservative are used largely interchangeably. If you prefer, we can say that the GOP is the party of “conservative Southerners”.
-And yes, I am classifying people as liberal or conservative based on their own descriptions of themselves. I’m not sure how else you would propose to do it.
-That map is irrelevant.
-It’s not an insult, unless you’re claiming to be knowledgeable about opinion research and political science. Are you?
You seem to have largely ignored – or avoided – my main point: the Republican Party is predominantly conservative/right-wing and Southern. Again, it’s a fact.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi Holmoephobe!
Honestly, “right-wing” is a loaded word and I believe you are using it in a disparaging manner. This is my main objection to what you have said.
I think he means the ongoing takeover of the Republican party by right wing southerners.
by DC Trojan on Mar 19, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh…I think you’re a little behind on that one.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think they’re finished? There are a couple of moderates left who haven’t been purged.
by DC Trojan on Mar 19, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you blame them? Screaming about socialism and gay marriage has proved to be an excellent electoral strategy.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel that we should realistically treat all viewpoints with fairness and recognize that having a two-party system does not mean that all viewpoints neatly fit into those two categories.
Best,
Rishi
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You’re still dodging my point. “treating viewpoints with fairness” and all that is totally meaningless. You still haven’t addressed my main point – the Republican Party is predominantly conservative (since you dislike “right-wing” so much) and Southern. Are you denying that?
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi Holmoephobe!
I don’t disagree with that, but it seems to me your statements were disparaging.
Would you disagree with me that the Democratic Party is majority liberal and made out of people from the West Coast and Northeast?
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Thank you for your response, Holmoephobe!
If my math is correct, roughly 75% of John Kerry’s votes came from regions on the West Coast or in the Northeast (not including Hawaii). That would constitute a majority.
Furthermore, I have not found data on this, but it appears that more than 50% of the Democratic Party’s membership is composed of self-identified liberals. That would also constitute a majority.
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Yeah, now you’re just making shit up.
About 17 million of Kerry’s 59 million votes came from the West Coast and Northeast.
Self-identified liberals are around 35-40% of the Democratic Party. Not even a plurality according to some studies.
Self-identified conservatives are 75-80% of the Republican Party.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I did say I would quit this discussion; however, I must defend myself:
http://politicalmaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2004-electoral-map.gif
That’s where my math came from
Furthermore, if I identified myself as a moderate, would that mean that I am?
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Oh, electoral votes. You said “people from the West Coast and Northeast”. A majority of Kerry’s votes were not people from the West Coast and Northeast, ie. a majority of Democrats or Democratic voters are not from the West Coast or Northeast.
Also, yes. Self-identification is the only reliable method of classifying people. How else would you do it?
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe you could survey people’s beliefs or how they tend to vote and categorize those as “liberal”, “moderate” or “conservative”.
It is an unfortunate byproduct of politics that “liberal” has a negative connotation associated with it in other parts of the country.
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Any such system would be subjective. Would you tell people “you’re not really liberal/conservative, you’re actually moderate”?
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Regardless, self-identification is pretty much the universal standard, so my point still stands.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are we talking about 2004 instead of 2006 or 2008?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s resorting to generalizations which are code for prejudice, and there is resorting to generalizations because it’s faster for CGB posting purposes.
It’s not biased to point out that the Republican Congressional Caucus is by and large very conservative, and that southern States tend to produce, proportionately, more Republicans in their Congressional delegations than do other states. This is a trend that has become more pronounced over the last 20 years and correlates to several different trends, including a social sorting by geography and deliberate work undertaken by “social conservatives” to systematically seek election to local party positions in order to affect candidate selection and platform content – which is certainly well within their rights, by the way, I’m not trying to imply that it’s sinister.
It’s also not biased to point out that a large portion of the platform for the current Republican Congressional Caucus revolves around essentially cultural issues: who is a real American, who is a real capitalist, what areas are appropriate for the state to intervene in people’s personal lives, etc., etc.
The fact that you even have to protest about being tarred with the same brush indicates to me how extensive and profound this transition has been.
Thanks for your input, DC Trojan!
While I understand your points, I feel you would protest just the same if I were to paint Democrats with the same brush
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Because – for like the 5th time – the proportion of conservatives and Southerners in the Republican Party is significantly greater than the proportion of liberals and West/Northeasterners in the Democratic Party.
What part of this is so hard for you to understand?
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi Holmoephobe!
I feel as if we are not on the same page in this argument — it appears we are arguing different matters.
As such, I kindly withdraw my participation in this argument.
I hope you enjoyed your time here as much as I did!
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We aren’t arguing different matters; you just don’t want to admit that you’re wrong. It’s not a stereotype, it’s based on empirical data.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, there went my “Richmond VA. Except for the widespread hatred of black people, oppressive humidity and lack of Asian chicks, it’s just like San Francisco!” suggestion.
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
you must not be very fat
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Mar 19, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t go that far, but you get used to it. A friend of mine came east for the USC – Virginia game in Charlottesville to start the 2008 season – she’s from Hilo originally, which isn’t exactly desert like, but many years in LA have removed the humidity tolerance she used to have, so she was sweltering whereas I was a bit heated but basically okay.
Mind you, having row ZZ seats helped, because we could stand up and get the benefit of a breeze that most people were denied.
Richmond: Home of the Spiders AND the Flying Squirrels
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"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
We’re an FCSfootball schoolNational Champion.
:)
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
For the record, I probably won’t be online at all over the weekend, so if you don’t figure it out soon, I won’t be adding it until Sunday night/Monday.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Quit doing stuff for the record. For the record, it doesn’t mean anything. For the record, it is pretty much useless. Sort of like saying “for me, personally, I’m of the opinion that people picking against Cal are asshats”. Cut to the chase! For the record.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha, a little overly grammar sensitive?
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s not grammar, it’s one of those phrases that’s overused, insofar as you’re unlikely to ever be in a position where people will be examining your record for any reason.
In an ideal world, people wouldn’t rely so much on cliches, but at the end of the day, all that matters is that people understand the point you’re trying to get across.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
For what it’s worth, I agree.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I once got a brief from an opposing attorney that began with the sentence: “At first blush on its face, Plaintiff’s argument appears to be superficially plausible.”
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
The judge must have been very shallow, because he agreed with my argument.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
I'm sure
he/she stopped reading after one sentence.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Mar 19, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Why was the judge shallow? Was your best argument a low-cut blouse?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I know it’s not grammar, I just used that for lack of a better word. Anyways, as atomsareenough points out, “at the end of the day, all that matters is that people understand the point you’re trying to get across”. In both cases, this happened. :)
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
you might be surprized how many of us
are in positions where ‘the record’ is real.
Almost all of my work ends up as public record documents.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 19, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Your signature on California Golden Blogs is presumably not part of your work.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
does this look like work?
:D
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 19, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
When my ol’ roommate started to work for the Department of Justice, he told me to cool it on my emails to him, as anything I sent him may end up a part of the public record. I’m sure carp would support more email porn forwards as part of the public record.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
And therefore, Missing Barry’s CGB-visiting schedule is not part of the record. QED.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
You don’t know how much of what I do is on the record or not. Stop pretending like you know my life. :)
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
For the record, I probably won’t be online at all over the weekend, so if you don’t figure it out soon, I won’t be adding it until Sunday night/Monday.
by HolmoePhobe on Mar 19, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I fail to see where that makes my CGB-visiting schedule not part of the record.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
For the record....
that’s crap.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 19, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s a record?!?!? Where can I purchase a transcript?
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Please send $50 to CALumbus Bear, who will print screen for you.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Let’s just do “Richmond, VA. For when West Virginia is too classy” for now and I reserve my right to alter that at any point between now and the end of the tournament independent of any other factor.
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For the record, he reserved his rights. All other things being equal, that was a good move.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
With all due respect, all other things being equal, at the end of the day, fuck you
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You can only control what you can control.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I reserve my right to alter that at any point between now and the end of the tournament independent of any other factor.
Where is it stated, in the records, that you have that right?
And people wonder why I make statements for the record!
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I consulted the record and saw no mention that you took exception to any reservation of rights. I’m afraid we’ll have to allow Twist to take such reservation. Costs still assessed against Twist, tho.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
The court decides who is the prevailing party. Code Civ.Pro. §1032(a)(4).
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
And also decided you are not the prevailing party. Why is this so hard for you to understand?
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
The record only reflects that Twist is authorized to take such reservation. That means I win. I prevail. I dont have costs assessed against me. I assess the costs here! MEMORANDUM OF COSTS, BITCH!
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So you think that just because you won, that means you prevailed? That’s not how the law works, Twist.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
1. You can’t “remand” to federal court
2. A federal judge would destroy you
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
Stop giving away our secret lawyer lingo. That one symbol is worth $5/hour alone
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I consulted the record and saw no mention that you took exception to any reservation of rights.
Why do I have to take exception of it? You can’t just make up rights. I reserve the right to back out of the bet in that case. He never took exception to me reserving that right! Lawyers, ugh, what a drain on society.
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Multiple, but apparently unless someone took exception to my reservation of rights, my understanding is I can!
"Richmond, VA. For when West Virginia is too classy"
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m reserving my rights to go back in time with a Hot Tube Time Machine and take exception to your reservation of rights!
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
That’s the second time you’ve said “Hot Tube”. Freudian slip, perhaps?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
All my work, for naught.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
NCAA tournament "news"
SAN JOSE — In a decision reached in consultation with CBS Sports and other sports media figures from around the country, the NCAA announced today that Washington’s 80-78 victory over Marquette Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament will be rescinded. Marquette will be declared the winner and advance to the second round to face New Mexico on Saturday in San Jose.
“We had to do this to preserve the integrify of the competition,” said an NCAA official on condition of anonymity. "Everyone knows the Pac-10 just isn’t any good and the Big East is probably the best conference in the history of college basketball. Washington beating Marquette had to be a fluke.
“And with New Mexico sitting there in the second round, we just couldn’t take the chance that Washington would make it the Sweet 16.”
People at CBS Sports asked the NCAA to make this unprecedented move, citing the ill effect that Washington’s advancement would have on the credibility of its analysts.
“None of us saw that coming,” said Seth Davis, a studio analyst for CBS Sports’ coverage of the NCAA tournament. “I mean, a Pac-10 team beating a Big East team? There are many things we can tolerate in this tournament, but that’s just a little much.”
Another Pac-10/Big East matchup looms tonight, as California is scheduled to play Louisville in a first round game in Jacksonville, Fla. CBS Sports has already suggested to the NCAA that the game be canceled and Louisville advanced to play presumptive first round winner Duke in the second round.
“Look, I didn’t even think Cal should be in the tournament,” said Davis. “Yes, Cal was the regular season champion of the Pac-10, but the league was absolutely horrible. Nothing good can come out of having them play Louisville. I mean, could you imagine if Cal won the game? It would show that the Pac-10 might have been better than we gave it credit for. And what good could come of that?”
The NCAA is expected to make a decision on the outcome of tonight’s Cal/Louisville game this afternoon. Options include allowing the game to go forward, but declaring Louisville the winner regardless of the final score. Another option is to assign the officiating crew from Thursday’s Robert Morris/Villanova game to do the Cal/Louisville game, with instructions to give Cal the same treatment as the crew gave to Robert Morris.
“We might implement a new policy next year,” said the NCAA official. “We’re looking at a ‘Pac-10 sucks’ rule that would enable us to take away Pac-10 victories in the tournament at our discretion, except in the case of Ucla.”
I am a Vereenian.
by Ohio Bear on Mar 19, 2010 8:27 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Once I saw the spelling of “Ucla”, I started to think Ohio Bear may have made this thing up…
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
So, not until the last word in the article…
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep, he really tripped up there on the last word.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Goes to show, east coast bias is just that believable.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Ohio Bear, I think you should fanpost this, esp. if you wrote this yourself. Hilarious.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I think its the onion?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn. Oh wells.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Tiger Woods Announces Return To Sex
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL—In an announcement highly anticipated by sex fans around the world, Tiger Woods told a small gathering of reporters, family, and lovers Friday that the most dominant fornicator on the planet would soon return to sex.
The rest of the article is too sexually explicit to paste in here, so please click the link to read more!
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Hi DC Trojan!
Thank you for your concern. Everything is great! I would just like to have a more positive impact on everyone around here and would hate to burden everyone, so I’ve decided to be positive and happy. :)
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Twist got to you huh
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I like lobotomized Rishi a lot more than human Rishi.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I’m more of a fan of dickish Rishi than passive-aggressive dickish Rishi.
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Because I’m dickish TwistNHook and not passive-aggressive dickish TwistNHook.
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Seriously, dude, just chill. You are acting like a 4 year old who had their ball taken away.
CGB's Jimmy Carter
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I’m pretty sure the rest of us had two when we were four. You may want to get that checked out.
:)
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Hi Rishi! Oh ZHANG!
Great weekend, everyone
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Shut the fuck up you insolent prick
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Mar 19, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Shut the fuck up you insolent prick
In other words, Go Bears!
Probably the most awkward way of saying “Go Bears!” possible.
Go Bruins!
by Harsha on Mar 19, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hi royrules!!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
can we haz press pass plz?
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys I just heard that we’re gonna get an interview with Tedf—
never mind.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Well not now!!!!
CGB: Preventing the rest of the Cal blogosphere from getting press passes since 2006.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. I must’ve been asleep.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I would be RICH from the profits off my partner!!!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure Twist filled out the bracket randomly.
Except I did the same thing and changed Cal to winning the national championship.
However I would contend that I’m not much of a bball fan. I just think the college version of bball makes for 39 minutes and 50 seconds of boring sports. On a good night.
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Cool story Hansel.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Olaf
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
BORK BORK BORK
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This photo is so sexy it might get me fired from work!
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Oakland.
Well, I’m probably not an SF peep, technically.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi solarise!
It depends on the geographic area in which you reside. I’m a fan of watching the game at Pete’s Tavern, just for the Cal contingent they bring in. If you do decide to go there, maybe I’ll see you there tonight!
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Hi Rishi!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi CALumbus Bear!
I hope you are having a wonderful day today. I’m not sure how the weather is in Ohio, but if it’s anywhere as nice as it is here in San Francisco, I hope you get a chance to enjoy the sunshine!
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Hi Scootie!
As long as I make at least one person smile in a day, then I am doing my duty in life!
:)
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the magic of cosmetic surgery, with a little bit of pixie dust thrown in
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
the undergrads are out n about out here.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Oddly, the university just sent me an ethics training course link that I’m supposed to take.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Yeah. I don’t think I could pass up the
T/F: It’s OK to have sex w/ a student only if you where a condom.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Where is the condom?
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he finally got laid
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello again Rishi!
The weather here is actually great! Thanks for asking. I’m looking forward to a great weekend! I’ve got a wine tasting tonight!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay, I love wine!
Make sure you drink responsibly! Remember, you don’t need alcohol to have fun! :)
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No, but you do need it to get drunk! I learned that on the DBD!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi DC! Have you been watching me without my knowledge? You perv!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi Calumbus Bear! No I haven’t really been watching you! That would require spending more time in Ohio than is required to drive between the border with PA on the turnpike and Michigan on Rte 23!
You have actually spent time in Ohio? Oh, DC, my opinion of you has really plummeted.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
Hi CalBear81! Why do you say such hurtful things about Ohio? Sads :(
p.s. do you know the difference between Sacramento and a turd? Trick question, there isn’t one! Great weekend everyone
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey! I heard that joke as “Whats the difference between a Sooner and a bucket of shit?”
Answer: “The bucket”
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I wasn’t criticizing you, CALumbus Bear. I know you only live in Ohio because your wife makes you. DC doesn’t have that excuse. His wife makes him live in Maryland.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
Ohio Bear is here unwillingly. I dragged my wife out here kicking and screaming. I lurve Columbus.
p.s. do you know what a Sacramentoan’s best form of birth control is? His/her personality!!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi Rishi! Did you get your douchebag all cleaned out? Great, glad to have you back!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgive you! Hugs!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I lol’ed
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
A moment of seriousness: the missus and I got married and decided to leave Providence… so we diligently worked up lists of places we wanted to live, and the only overlap was the DC area. So we moved here rather than start out with someone being pissed about living in a place they didn’t really want to be.
So, is Maryland ideal? I don’t know about that, it’s not exactly the first place that comes to mind when someone says “think of somewhere exciting,” but the climate’s okay, the schools are good, I’ve found people here that I like, and between the vast array of good restaurants and cultural attractions, it’s not such a bad place to be middle aged and raising kids.
It was fascinating! So nice to know that there is a place where it is not bad to be middle aged.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
But you don’t need to be drunk to have fun! :)
Remember, <a href="http://media.www.trinitytripod.com/media/storage/paper520/news/2002/10/01/Opinions/Sober.Activities.Can.Be.Fun-286563.shtml" >sober activities can be fun!
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Hi CALumbus Bear! I hope they will be showing the Cal game at your wine tasting tonight! Otherwise, :-(
Hi Scootie! I hear you! Luckily, my wine tasting ends before the Cal game tips, so I’ll be tipsy but watching! Thanks for your concern!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Pete’s. Let me see if I can rally some peeps.
aggregating recruiting notes at the solarise collection
Anyone else see the quote from the retired general?
They declared a peace dividend and made a conscious effort to socialize their military — that includes the unionization of their militaries, it includes open homosexuality
Socialism = unions = homosexuals. Amazing.
Bellotti stepping down as Oregon AD?!?
Just stumbled across this as I was looking at the NCAA tournament games doing important legal work.
Oregon has scheduled a press conference for this afternoon, at which point Mike Bellotti is expected to announce he’s stepping down as the school’s athletic director.
I am a Vereenian.
Here's what the official press release says:
MEDIA ADVISORY
UO’s Mike Bellotti to make announcement about leadership at Athletics Department
WHAT: Announcement
DATE: Friday, March 19
TIME: 11:30 a.m. PDT
WHO: Mike Bellotti, UO Athletics Director
PLACE: Casanova Center, 2727 Leo Harris Pkwy.
BACKGROUND:
At 11:30 a.m. today, University of Oregon Athletics Director Mike Bellotti will make an important announcement about leadership at the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 19, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
University of Oregon Athletics Director Mike Bellotti will make an important announcement about leadership at the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
JShufelt and TwistNHook will be named associate ADs?
I am a Vereenian.
EPIC! I can finally get that $50k/year salary I’ve always wanted!
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-O-B-L-I-G-A-T-E-D-T-O-D-O-I-T"
Word is that Pat Kilkenny will return as interim AD. Maybe he’ll take TnH as an understudy.
Prev coverage – http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2009/05/the_pat_kilkenny_era_at_oregon.html
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Uncle Phil ran him Bellotti off as HC already and presented him with the AD job as a consolation. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s now being run off as AD.
Does Mike want a position in the Cal football office? :)
Given that we don’t higher whiney bitches, no. Seat’s taken.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
FML
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
<3
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Guess Bellotti leaving solves the football program’s leadership problem. Chip Kelly is in charge fa sure.
aggregating recruiting notes at the solarise collection
Bellotti resigns to go work for ESPN
ESPN’s newest college football analyst
Bellotti, who assumed the position of athletic director in July, will provide studio and game analysis among several ESPN platforms, making his debut April 17 on ESPNU’s telecast of Auburn’s spring football game.
“I am really excited to join the best team in college football broadcasting,” Bellotti said in a statement Friday. “Working as an analyst for ESPN is a dream come true and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I will bring the insight, experience and expertise I have gathered from 36 years of coaching college football to the studio and telecast booth. Spring ball is in full swing, I can’t wait to start.”
In 14 seasons, Bellotti’s Ducks went 116-55 as he became the school’s winningest football coach.
“Coach Bellotti ranks as one of the most successful head coaches in the perennial power Pac-10 Conference,” Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production said in a statement. “His knowledge and experience will deepen our roster of analysts and provide us with a unique perspective of someone who recently coached in the game.”
I am a Vereenian.
perennial power Pac-10 Conference
That was the giveaway.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
For your viewing pleasure…
"Richmond, VA. For when West Virginia is too classy"
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Flashforward last night
Did anyone else catch this? I was impressed with the episode in that it reverted to form, focused on character development, and, most importantly, answered some questions for us!
Here’s Doc Jensen (of “Totally Lost” fame) and his take on last night’s episode:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20353051,00.html
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Make sure you budget, say, an hour-and-a-half for it since it is a two hour (with commercials) episode.
Let me know what you think after watching it.
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I haven’t been totally impressed with the show so far, but I hope it picks up. It seems to be lots of pensive looks while repeating the same flashbacks over and over again….
Sawyer has a book out called ‘Rollback’ that also is awesome.
?
The show, in my opinion, started out too strong, then spent too long on sideplots (Mark’s marriage/suicidal doctor and his love interest), then went too much-sci fi, too quickly (remember, Lost was great in its initial seasons because of character development, not sci-fi).
That said, this episode has been a great return to form. I feel you will enjoy it.
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Indeed, strong showing last night. Promising.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Who should be in the new NBA Jam?!
http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-100319-20/nba-jam
OMG I loooooveed this game growing up!
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Wow…AMA supports Healthcare bill
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Entertaining Ready
When couples fight on facebook, everyone knows the score
WHAT is the sound of an awkward silence on Facebook? If you have to ask, then you probably don’t have friends like James Gower and Ashley Andrews, high school sweethearts from Spring, Tex., who are both 22 and engaged to be married this May.
Mr. Gower, a master of the passive-aggressive status update, lobbed this one in January: "How is it my birthday is only one day, but my woman’s last a whole damn week?"
Ms. Andrews, seemingly not one to watch a ball go by, took a full swing with this comment: "GET OVER IT!!! UGH!!!!!!"
Mr. Gower replied by calling his fiancée a name that can’t be printed here, until the exchange became the social networking equivalent of shattered china at a dinner party.
Eventually, Skyler Hurt, 22, a friend and a bridesmaid, intervened: "Hey, you guys know we can still see this right …?"
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I didn’t know that nytimes took its story cues from lamebook.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Parents should’ve spelled it Schuyler.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Catching up with THA1
DeSean Jackson was in town over the weekend and he did “get this bread” and “mo paid” during his visit.
While we don’t speak tweet, indications are this is the explanation: Jackson was among the star athletes signing autographs Sunday at the Fort Washington Expo Center as part of the annual Philadelphia Sports Card & Memorabilia Show. A spokeswoman for Hunt Auctions, which owns and operates the event, confirmed Jackson’s appearance. Hunt does not handle booking the athletes.
Of course, it is possible Jackson was taking care of other business while he was here — potentially related to his desire for a new contract – but that does not seem to be case. Contract negotiations, in fact, would not require Jackson’s presence in Philadelphia. It would be unusual for a player to be present for them. And these newfangled things called fax machines even make being here to sign unnecessary.
On Wednesday, Jackson tweeted: “On this plane 2 Cali bac that fast & I’m mo paid . . . trip was acomplished and now I’m sittn in 1st class full & ready to drink up . . . yeaa buddy.”
A few days earlier, Jackson had tweeted that he was “on this trip to philly for couple days to handle some things get this bread . . . 1 time.”
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
Maybe Desean was shopping in Philly for marble rye bread that he couldn’t get in Long Beach?
And then when he got there and found it, the storekeeper was like, “No, no, I’ll pay you Desean. Take as much marble rye as you like.”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I get the feeling that DeSean is more of a lightweight than I am when it comes to drinking. The guy’s just so small.
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by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Banhammer needed
So I leave work half a day early to enjoy some hoops, watch Temple and Siena suck balls and check in on my friendly neighborhood DBD. What do I see? More fucking political arguments over the same tired topics. Don’t people realize its March Madness? Don’t people realize that after a 6-0 start, my bracket has taken a shit on my dreams of CGB domination? Don’t people realize that there is a perfectly good political discussion board on cyberbears.com?
Please, spare us. I beg you. I’m starting to eye that jar of mayo again and I REALLY don’t want to go there. Thanks and have a wonderful day!
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
...jar of mayo?
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by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
think PSoCY and alternate aids to a successful experience.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you, Fire Starkey. I admit, I’ve talked politics here myself more than once. But this business of going round and round endlessly with the same tired arguments has gotten really old.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
by CalBear81 on Mar 19, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BTW, nice picture of you over on Conquest Chronicles, DC. Who’s your friend?
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
What were you doing over there???? Warning, there is no good answer!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
We’ll allow it, but she is still sullied with $C stank
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That does remedy most problems…
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice try counselor, but the record clearly stipulated that the breath was sweet and the infants were clean. Move to strike this prejudicial and leading question.
r u hitting on Snobby Chick – Sr Division?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Motion To Stretch And Then Artfully Move Your Arm around her shoulder
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I didn’t know that Jitterbug phones had SMS plans.
by DC Trojan on Mar 19, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Oh Zhang!
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
lulz!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s have one of our completely impartial CGB jurists make a ruling, shall we?
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
I am ruling in favor of DC Trojan. Costs assessed against CALumbus Bear!
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I say if Mrs Fire Starkey is mayo-friendly, have at it!
That wasn’t what you meant?
Never mind then.
She’s not. Sads
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
God I hate your thoughts on health care.
"Richmond, VA. For when West Virginia is too classy"
by Missing Barry on Mar 19, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If this makes me an asshat, so be it...
The other day when we had that DBD survey, one of the questions was “what do you dislike most about the DBD?” or something to that effect. My answer was that I didn’t like it when there were discussions about politics.
Look, I get that people like to discuss or even argue about politics. I’m not one of those people. Especially when many times, the discussion seems to degenerate into sweeping generalizations about what it means to be Republican or Democrat or conservative or liberal or southern, or whatever.
I know that the DBD is sort of an organic, free flowing thing that can go in countless directions on a given day. I like coming here for the Cal news/links, sports discussion, non sports discussion, inanity, NSFW pics, etc. Politics just seems to be a different animal that makes the DBD less fun to read.
I know, I know: I can just use “z” key….
I am a Vereenian.
by Ohio Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
but Ohio Bear, without the great insight found in Rishi-HP slapfests, I don’t know how to vote!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Notice how friendly and polite Rishi has gotten though. Its as he was in…
a Hot Tub Time Machine
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
1986 yellow fever was more preoccupied with watching the A-Team.
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by yellow fever on Mar 19, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it's just me
But most of the time I don’t mind the dickishness or debates, its part of what makes the dbd fun. IE, the debate with kencraw, that was a good day, and the DBD is supposed to be an open forum to discuss whatever is on the table.
But when the political discussions devolve into idiotic slap fights, it gets freaking obnoxious, and becomes something that whoever is having the argument should probably do in private.
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
Especially when many times, the discussion seems to degenerate into sweeping generalizations about what it means to be Republican or Democrat or conservative or liberal or southern, or whatever.
I actually try to stay out of them.
I get sucked back in because, at a certain point, I feel offended when all people of one party are characterized a certain way. It’s my fault for getting bated in.
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getting bated in
Does that make HolmoePhobe the Master Bater?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Rishi, TWSS!!
Enjoy this weather, everyone!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
xoxo lol lol
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
since1997?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I know! Tears! Frowns!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
She is strangely missing… and Rishi has been acting all chipper… did she consume Rishi and take over his account???
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 19, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You can’t win, Rishi. If you strike her down, she shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
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You’re just jealous because I complete her and you dont
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s not bicker. We can share :)
Love is not like a piece of chalk that can only be divided; the more there are loving, the more love there is.
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I knew it! You are a dirty hippie!
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There are always topics cropping up in DBDs that some people don’t like. If on a particular day a particular topic is one that you don’t like, do what the rest of us do…. scroll on past. LOST episode recaps do nothing for me, but I don’t have a problem with them.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Lost recaps are much less likely than other topics to turn into giant slapfights and flamewars. Plus, they dont create these MASSIVE subthreasd.
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But they are more common! Plus, it was just an example.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Having been a part of this community since its inception, there are 2 items that really seem to cause slapfights:
1. Any Indian related topic
2. Politics
This first is fair enough, but the second there are more than enough places on the internet to discuss politics. People come here to get away from that and just relax and have fun. Even Rishi himself has noted that it makes him very upset and thats why he cant just walk away. I can only assume that it frustrates an dupsets others.
Moreover, we have seem complaints regarding this for well over a year now. The time has come to end it.
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The second option would be to ban all Indians. That would include me though!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s it, blame the Indians. Typical.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW, this is probably a dangerous question, but what Indian topics have gotten out of hand? They must’ve predated me or something.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, partition really didn’t end well for anyone.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that conversation was quite polite though
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Custer was an idiot. I feel bad for his troops though.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Those tend to become slapfights not between Rishi-HP, but instead Rishi-royrules22. And they fight over, I dunno, what Bollywood actors from the South could be Bollywood stars in the North or some such thing. I’d be lying to you if I fully understood it.
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Ahh, so mostly shit I don’t care about.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, there are technically plenty of places to talk politics, but given the self-segregating nature of it, there aren’t really that many where intelligent people with diverse opinions can rationally discuss complicated topics with relative politeness. It’s not like any left-thinking people will post at RedState, or any conservatives hang out at Daily Kos or whatever. Most newspaper website commenters are idiots. Here we’re all pretty bright and generally know each other (compared to other websites anyway) because of how good the community is, so it makes for better discussion opportunities than a lot of other places.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Atomsareenough, I appreciate your thoughts on this matter. It appears from the public statements I am seeing here coupled with the private statements that we hvae seen for well over a year up to an dincluding the statements that we saw in the recent DBD feedback form that people have a probem with it. Its my job to make this as inviting as possible. If people are not really liking the slapfights and the flame wars et al, then we have to try to keep that from happening. It is as simple as that. There are a thousand things you are more than happy to discuss. Politics is, apparently, not one of them. I would appreciate your understanding in this matter.
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Sure, if you guys wanna make it some sort of site rule, then well, it’s your site, so we’ll have to abide. I would suggest that you write up a post about what types of topics/comments are not desired or acceptable, and also post something more permanent on the main page. For example, Jon Weisman’s excellent Dodger Thoughts site has such a code of conduct (which also happens to include an injunction against political discussion), which I’ve found that people tend to abide by pretty well.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to do this without overloading people with rules. We already have this:
• No slap fights, please. Many CGB commentators have shown themselves extremely adept at engaging in reasoned debate on any manner of topics, and we have no desire to limit such discussions. Occasionally, however, topic subthreads have descended into commentators spouting unjustified opinions and mindless talking points at each other in an uncivil manner, making everyone else around them uncomfortable. These slap fights add nothing to CGB, and the moderators will henceforth be making a greater effort to quash them as they crop up.
It is apparently insufficient.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
[shrug] apparently.
I think if you want to specifically make particular topics such as politics off-limits, you should make it explicit. Otherwise, if you want to allow people to “engag[e] in reasoned debate on any manner of topics” and you don’t want to limit it, then you and your fellow mods will just have to keep an eye out and crack down on people quickly when they cross the line, get personal, etc… and it devolves into a slap fight.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec’d… to make it green
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
ssstTOP ITTT!!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
No prob. I’ll take the cue to shut up now :)
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree. I like talking about politics most here because with exception of just a couple posters, we can keep it pretty mature. Plus it’s pretty cool to hear people (particularly those affiliated with the law) weigh in with their personal experiences and opinions that are generally highbrow and well-thought out in nature.
I just wish certain people were less sarcastic and petty sometimes. KenCraw, no matter how wrong we thought he was, never resorted to calling names. He argued his (arguably wacky) case rationally and well.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. I may have disagreed with him wholeheartedly, but I definitely feel like he was treated way worse than he deserved to be. I mean, I can see why some people find political topics distasteful.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
In general, I’m willing to tolerate a few slapfights if it means we can have good discussions sometimes.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Translation: STFU
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This. I’m a little worried about slapfights getting out of hand every once in a while, but I’m more worried about a chilling effect. Let’s just tell the Rishis and HPs and 33SSs to cool it if/when they get out of hand.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 20, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree regarding #2. #1 is almost in jest half the time and it only consumes a fair few folks whereas #2 consumes everyone. Almost every time politics is brought up my DBD participation plummets.
In other words, Go Bears!
Almost every time politics is brought up my DBD participation plummets.
Sounds like an argument for discussing politics full-time! :)
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
p.s. kidding
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
BAN VIDEO GAMES! THEY ARE DESTROYING THE MINDS OF OUR CHILDREN AND GIVES STRENGTH TO OUR ENEMIES!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright Mr. Zookeeper, we’ll go back to our cage.
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
We. Are. Same. Age.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i also said i disliked the ‘political’ aspect that dbds sometimes delve into, but now i have to think twice about it. i like it when we have introduction of facts and lengthy debates. it can be very educational, and being exposed to different viewpoints is enlightening. the biggest problem i have with it is the animosity it creates on the internets. we’re here because we’re cal fans (except for harsha and dc, who seem to have suffered severe brain damage) if we start posting how stupid we think someone is because of what they write on here, are we really encouraging more cal fans to come and post? they tear each other apart at bruins nation, and perhaps partially as a result they are nothing but oxymoronic self-loathing homers over there. i don’t think we need to emulate that here. i am against censorship, but i am not against personal restraint when it comes to sincerely-worded disparaging remarks (i am not against joking disparaging remarks).
regardless of how i feel about it, all of our posts, no matter how inane or rage-fueled, contribute to us kicking mccovey chronicle’s collective ass when the sbn rankings come out. just please don’t turn this blog into the flame pit that bear insider, scout, sfgate, cc times, miller’s blog, cnn and bruins nation have become. go bears, impeach obama.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
The political stuff is ok. The blatant internet pissing contest that the political stuff devolves into is a waste of space.
Which is why it is so disconcerting when political stuff comes up to me. Because I know that its only a matter of time. We’ve tried to allow this, we really have, but it often just turns into a Rishi-HP slapfight or a Rishi-Anybody Slapfight and it just frustrates me. Then, I have to clean up the mess, too.
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go bears, impeach obama
You’re just trying to see if old-brain-damaged-Trojan-alum will take the bait, aren’t you?
i was mostly referencing (as i often do) the larouche guys dancing around in front of the sather gate picket line wearing the obama-with-a-hitler-mustache sandwich boards at the march 4th protests. they kind of preempted the event for their own purposes and essentially flushed any clout the event may have had down the toilet.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
(except for harsha and dc, who seem to have suffered severe brain damage)
this sentence was so unexpected it made me lol
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually think it’s the opposite, that maybe they’ve experienced brain enhancement/repair, which is why they choose to hang out with us instead of their fellow alums. :)
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You Diabolically Inhale Aldehydes, Gearing Donuts Forward At Some Dangerous Fellows Everywhere We Need, Coming Over Man Playing Football Every Fucking Down So Almost Everyone Sleeps Easy?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The fact that you tried to decipher this means one of two things.
1) You studied bio or chem in college.
2) You are autistic. And I mean that in the nicest way possible.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
What, like in an idiot-savant way? “On the one hand, you’re crippled socially, but at least you can entertain the normals!”
I can do ten digit multiplication with my left hand!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that what they’re calling it these days?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
1) You studied bio or chem in college.
dingdingdingding
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 19, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Nuke the unborn gay baby whales for Jesus the Obama!
As a former Polysci major, I was interested in reading the debates, because I found the people here are generally well educated about the subjects (Which already makes it an improvement of 99.9% of the internet). Once upon a time, I would give my 2 cents into the discussion. But today, I just skim past the entire thread that started the debate, and ignore the exchange. Because I know it will devolve into a disrespectful dribble on both sides, and each side of the discussion takes and gives backhanded comments.
It’s an illustration of the problem with political discussions today. Discussion breaks down into either a shouting match, insult driven babble, or completely closed-minded comments.
I understand the passion of belief. Belief is a personal matter. Belief is what fuels opinions. Some people will casually make a drive-by comment about how stupid/ridiculous something/someone is, and as a direct result, they insult another person’s belief. This site, and the DBD’s are no exception to that. I’ve witnessed it, been a “victim” of it, and likely have done it myself. People feel entitled to defend their opinions. So it is only a natural result that they do.
I respect that the moderators of the site have allowed political discussions here. I also think it is completely reasonable and understandable if they view that it is in the best interest of their site, and the community that they host to put an end to it.
Personally, I think the positives of blocking political discussions currently outweigh the negatives, and if the people feel so passionate about debating, that they meet in a different medium.
its spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-O-B-L-I-G-A-T-E-D-T-O-D-O-I-T"
by JShufelt on Mar 19, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
How do you insult a joke?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
No more politics unless tightly related to Berkeley in some way.
"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 Mar 19, 2010 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
or how PSoCY is related to it
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Mar 19, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
which I suppose supports the lengthy gay marriage rant of a few weeks ago. Highly entertaining/educational, btw.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
WOOT!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
This one's for you Twist
GOOOOOOOO BEARS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
CAN’T WAIT for tonight’s game!!! If you’re in SF, watching at Pete’s and MoMo’s!!!
XO!
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Hi. Good to see you but,
Did you pic Cal in your bracket?
P.S. Don’t tell CBKWit if you picked against Cal.
SCOOTIE
Also, I’ve been outside but have been meaning to tell you that I hope everything went well on Monday luvy. XXing fingers for you.
XO!
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Thank you!!!
Where have you been?!??!? I’ve been missing you!
Everything went well on Monday, except for the guy who got ill and was taken away by an ambulance just before our meeting(!). We had a phone convo today and that went well too. Now just finger-crossing time, I think.
Call with the internal recruiter on Monday…
Also...
HOOOOOLY slap fight, what happened up there Batman?
Haven’t logged in in a while due to incredible SF weather and was looking forward to the hilarity that y’all provide. ANOTHER political discussion?? :(
OhioBear—PS you’re f’in hilarious. LOOOVED that Washinton/Marquette shit. YOU. ARE. AWESOME.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
by since1997 on Mar 19, 2010 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
DirecTV users
Apparently Versus and DTV have ended their epic pissing match, and Versus can again be found on channel 603. I heard this might be important for badminton fans today.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
Damn it. Just got home from the grocery store with tonight’s sustenance, and I bought the wrong kind of Cheetos. Hope all my teams win to rescue my bracket and make up for this potential evening-ruining event.
This is the kind of information that keeps me coming back to the DBD.
Snobby Chick - Senior Division
Didn’t you watch Colbert and see all the different types of Pringles??? Junk food for the win!!!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yes.
I was after the traditional crunchy Cheetos Big Grab. I got the also-traditional puffy ones instead. Same cheesy taste, but vastly different texture.
In doing so, I managed to avoid the new twisty Cheetos, the Cheetos balls, the flamin’ hot Cheetos, the chile lime flavored Cheetos (WTF?), the habanero flavored Cheetos, and many more. It’s mind boggling. Chester is a busy Cheetah these days.
Welcome to this century!
People also no longer churn their own butter. Most of them don’t even hunt and butcher their own meat!
by paleodan on Mar 20, 2010 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I am so ashamed. I have failed to keep up with the development of mutiple varieties of Cheetos — clearly the marker of all human progress. I have no excuses to offer. : (
Exit, Pursued By A Bear
P.S. Are the new varieties of Cheetos any less vile and disgusting than the original?
Exit, Pursued By A Bear
Flamin Hot cheetos are foul, but I know people who are addicted to them.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 20, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Rugby Flash: Bears Down St. Mary's 56-5
In front of a sell-out Homecoming crowd, Cal’s Rugby Bears held the St. Mary’s Gaels to a single try and won a bye into the USA Rugby Sweet 16s as the #2 seed with a 56-5 victory.
St. Mary’s will now host a play-off to determine if it can pass through as either the #11 or #12 seed in the national championships.
A half-dozen Bears touched down for tries, with senior flanker Derek Asbun and freshman center Seamus Kelly each earning two.
No.1 Seed is BYU ...
… last year’s national champion.
they are a #1 seed because they have the Angel Moroni on their side.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Well, there ARE some ...
… ethnic Samoans from Hawai’i, a couple of Tongans, a Fijian and four Kiwis on the BYU side.
BYU’s players tend to be older, too, as they mostly come to college after a two-year (or longer) mission.
That circumstance has got some folks upset enough to ask the sanctioning body, USA Rugby, to limit the age of collegiate players to 22-23 years.
Oh sure, be all serious.
Actually, the additional years make sense as a reason for them being solid. I had wondered if the combination of a decent sized Polynesian population in greater SLC and missions might have netted them some guys who weren’t converted over to playing football.
Sorry ...
Had my mirth checked at the door along with my firearms.
Hand me a couple of beers and I’ll get REAL funny.
Wow, I can't believe I missed this DBD
Best. DBD. Ever.
Well played CBKWit. Well played.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
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