DBD 7.15.10 -- Politics. UNBANNED!
by Ohio Bear on Jul 15, 2010 2:21 AM PDT
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Back in March, we had a little bit of March Madness here at CGB. I am not talking about our Pac-10 champion men’s basketball team in the NCAA tournament; nor am I talking about our WNIT champion women’s basketball team. I am talking about the sea change in moderation policy that took place on March 22, 2010:
This message is simple. In general, no more political discussion on CGB. There are a few caveats to that and I will explain in more detail the thought process that is going into this, but allow me to be clear: No more political discussion on CGB.
That was the decree. In other words, politics...
TwistNHook explained in detail why this policy was deemed to be needed for this site. A lot of the motivation behind this policy was the increasing difficulty the Marshawnthusiasts had in moderating all of the political discussion. Political discussion too often degenerated into slapfighting and flame wars and TwistNHook was usually the one left holding the bag as the moderator left to manage the dispute. Politics, it seemed, was an animal unlike any other on CGB. And there was the sincere concern that the political discussion, due to its seemingly inevitable volatility, was driving readers away from the DBD or, worse, CGB altogether.
TwistNHook felt that he had the rather unenviable decision of either banning the few readers who consistently engaged in political flame wars or banning the discussion itself. All of these readers brought a lot to the table in other non-political discussions and it seemed foolish to throw out the baby with the bathwater. So, rather than endure the cries of "BANNINGS!", he felt it easier to endure the cries of "CENSORSHIP!" Fortunately now, with the creation of the Hit Squad, there is a team of people who can manage the situation, instead of it being left to one overwhelmed person.
When the Hit Squad was formed and deputized a couple of months ago, one of our issues to consider was the politics ban. Should it continue? Should it be lifted? Should it be modified? In the months since the politics ban, it has become increasingly evident to a majority of the Hit Squad that the politics ban is an imperfect solution. Notwithstanding the genuine and legitimate concerns that led to imposing the ban in the first place, the Hit Squad has decided, with the blessing of the Marshawnthusiasts, that we no longer wish to declare Sanchez an entire topic on the DBD. We are therefore lifting the politics ban, on a provisional basis, subject to the terms set forth here.
Just as with the original decision to ban politics, we do not enter lightly into this decision to lift the politics ban. While we expect that many CGB members who enjoyed political discussion on the DBD will welcome this return to open discourse, we understand fully that there will be those who dread this decision and look with dread upon the politics discussion returning to the DBD. (It is not unlike what happens when we line up in the Wildbear formation—many of us love seeing it; many of us dread it.)
We understand that we might alienate some readers who dislike scrolling through a multitude of political debates on the DBD. At the same time, however, we have decided that the politics ban is not within the spirit of what CGB is generally and what the DBD is specifically. We have heard (and heeded) the complaints from some of you that the enforcement of the politics ban is hypocritical, haphazard, inconsistent, parochial, and [insert your chosen derogatory adjective here]. And, quite frankly, we grew increasingly uncomfortable with the thought of banning a topic that is important to a great many of you while at the same time allowing any number of other topics you see on the DBD.
What’s more, it has become evident that politics is not the only topic that can lead to testy exchanges that are challenging to your moderators (e.g., disputes over statistical analysis (!); World Cup spoiler posts). That reality begs the question: how can we continue to ban politics while leaving other topics open for discussion, even though those other topics could lead to the same occurrences that led to the politics ban in the first place? Admittedly, topics other than politics are easier to moderate. Even when there are comments that arguably cross the line of flaming or slapfighting, the discussions tend to die a lot more quickly than politics threads (with a few notable exceptions) and ultimately need little moderation. And in many non-political discussions, comments that may look like flaming and slapfights are not really that – and, believe it or not, your CGB moderators can (more often than not) tell the difference between a slapfight being real and being playful.
But politics was the only topic of discussion that, on a consistent basis, turned nasty. While other flame wars might pop up from time to time, they tended to be fairly random and easier to control on a singular basis. But political discussions were erupting on a consistent basis and turning nasty on that same consistent basis.
But even though "politics is different," we did not want to continue an outright ban on political discussion. In the final analysis, given all of the factors discussed above, we have decided to once again err on the side of open discourse on the DBD. For those of you who do not like the political discussion, the "z" key is your friend, just as it might be the friend of those who skip over any other topics covered on the DBD that are not of interest to a given reader.
So here go you, CGB. The political floor is yours. The ban is lifted, for now. But use your floor responsibly or the ban might come back. We will moderate the political discussion and, because of its potential volatility, we as mods will watch it carefully and step in when warranted to make sure that it does not devolve into the unpleasant flaming and slapfighting that no one wants to see.
So please, keep in mind the guidelines that apply to ALL discourse on this blog. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here is a gentle reminder:
• Please treat each other with respect. When you disagree with another commentator, please do so without personal attacks, instead relying on the force of your arguments to carry the day. Note that we moderators can tell the difference between playful joshing and vicious invective; as long as everyone's having fun, we won't stand in your way.
• Please extend the same philosophy when commenting on other articles written around the web or elsewhere. If you want to take a particular ESPN personality to task for his or her general lack of understanding of quarterbacking, football, logical reasoning and a basic grasp of the English language, by all means, be my guest. Just don't descend into simply calling them a douchebag, however. Attack the argument, not the arguer.
• 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.
• Content that is overtly racist, sexist, or otherwise objectionable to decently-educated members of society will not be tolerated.
These general guidelines, if you follow them, should keep political discussion from becoming the bane of our CGB existence. In addition, let’s remember the following when it comes to political discussion:
1. Keep it on the DBD and the DBD only! This is, after all, a Cal sports blog, first and foremost. As we know, the DBD is an organic, free flowing discourse that goes in any number of directions on a given day. If politics belongs anywhere on this site, it is on the DBD. Anywhere else, it is off topic. And one of the rules here, flexible as it may be, is to stay on topic.
2. The general guidelines linked and quoted above speak to this, but let me emphasize it again: treat each other with respect. In politics discussions, it is particularly easy to fall into the trap of attacking the person instead of the argument. So please try your best NOT to fall into the trap. Act like reasonable intelligent people debating a political issue, and we’ll be fine. Keep in mind: you’re not running for office on this blog, so there’s no need to paint someone else as the Great Stupid Satan in order to try and make your point. Make your point intelligently: most of us are Cal grads, after all, so we can handle that, can’t we?
3. We mods will be exercising plenary power here. If we think something crosses the line, we’ll deal with it. Delete, hide, chastise, scold, we can and will do any number of things. Because that’s what the Hit Squad was designed to do – calmly and rationally try to keep CGB posters from acting like jackasses, or saying jackassey things. And if people can’t behave themselves, we may have to go back to the outright ban. So play nice and everything will be fine. Don’t ruin it for the rest of the folks.
4. Please respect the mods and try to give us the benefit of the doubt. We'll try to be understanding, hands-off, and not overbearing. But if we step in and ask people to chill out or tone it down, please respect our request and do so. We do not intend to stifle you. We are just trying to keep the DBD a relatively sane place.
So, how about that California guv race? How about Ohio’s – Kasich or Strickland, who ya got? And what about that response to the Gulf oil spill? Big clusterfuck there, huh? And how about that Sarah Palin in 2012? Facepalm or "You Betcha"? And by summer's end, it's gonna be Justice Elena Kagan, amirite?
Just kidding. I don’t REALLY want to talk about those things. But if you do, knock yourself out. (Within the guidelines, of course.)
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Cal LHP Justin Jones named freshman All-American
Another accolade has been added to California’s Justin Jones’ list of achievements this past spring as the freshman left-hander has been named a 2010 second-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America, it was announced by national baseball publication.
Jones, who was also a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection, was sixth in the Pac-10 with 10 wins (10-6, 4.22 ERA) and 30 strikeouts looking in 98.0 innings pitched. He was a part of two shutouts and threw two complete games this season, including a 6-4 victory March 12 at then No. 9-ranked Rice. Jones’ 10 victories as a freshman tied him for sixth on the Cal all-time single-season list.
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Cal field hockey coach named assistant coach for U.S. National Team tour
Shellie Onstead to serve on European trip
California field hockey head coach Shellie Onstead will serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. National team’s upcoming tour in Europe, as announced by the organization.
The U.S. will compete and train from July 23 to Aug. 6 in Spain and England.
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Three Cal athletes earn postgraduate schollies
Congratulations to these student athletes
Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott has announced that three California Golden Bear student athletes (Sophia Hocini of women’s gymnastics, Kellan Patterson of men’s track & field, and Shay Seager of women’s crew) have been named recipients of Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarships for 2009-10.
These $3,000 awards go to student-athletes with a minimum 3.0 GPA who have also demonstrated a commitment to continuing education, campus and community involvement, and leadership. Since the program began in 1999, the Pac-10 has awarded over $1 million for postgraduate study. This year, 38 Pac-10 student athletes received one of these postgraduate scholarships.
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Hm, only 3 out of 38? Good for those 3, anyway.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
WORLD CUP SPOILER ALERT
Cal soccer coaches do World Cup wrap-up Q&A
CalBears.com: What did you think of the final?
Kevin Grimes: It was a disappointing game from what most people have said and what a lot of people have observed. Holland looked to resort to some brutal tactics to try and get a World Cup trophy when they probably should’ve just played like they played all tournament.
Neil McGuire: It did not turn into the spectacle we all hoped for in terms of the beautiful game, but it was exciting to see all the same. Not every soccer match will be a high-scoring affair, but it was an interesting tactical battle that was fiercely contested.
CalBears.com: Was Spain the better team?
KG: Yes, I think Spain was the better team on the day. Again, if Holland would’ve just played like they had played all tournament, I think we would’ve seen a better game, a more entertaining game, and that would’ve given Holland a better chance to win the match.
NM: To my mind, Spain was the far superior team for the entire World Cup, and the only team who tried to play to win.
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Random Improbable Idea
I realize that soccer will never become a full-fledged mainstream sport in America, particularly collegiately , but the World Cup has shown, much like the NCAA basketball tournament, it can captivate an American audience for a few weeks.
Is there any chance, the NCAA men’s soccer tournament could find an audience for a few weeks if they move from playing in the fall (and competing with football) to the spring/summer, hosting their tournament in June/July? Would the TV rights from such a tournament generate any substantial income?
I’m inclined to say no, but thought I’d toss it out there.
Never say never.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you think they’ll televise the San Leandro Youth Soccer Championship?
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That city is actually referred to as East Bay now.
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by TwistNHook on Jul 15, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh man, that’s trouble. I can ignore a “hayward fault,” but “east bay fault” sounds pretty ominous.
by sec119 on Jul 15, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I LQTM’d at both of these.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m still on the quarterfinals. I really think Argentina will go all the way!
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by Rishi on Jul 15, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
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by Rocksanddirt on Jul 15, 2010 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Funny how neither coach mentioned that Spain was also guilty of some brutish tackles, nor how Iniesta was shamelessly flopping, diving, and falling at every opportunity.
No doubt Holland was more directly physical and Spain were the better team that deserved the result, but it appears that the overall bias is that Holland were a pack of skinhead thugs while Spain were the pristine artisans.
Balls.
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by SoCal Oski on Jul 15, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
srsly
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry but the Dutch performance was shocking and they should have had at least 2 red cards before halftime. You can dislike the Spanish all you want (and their reactions to Holland’s tactics) but the Dutch did nothing but reinforce their reputation as the worst bunch of thugs in World footy. De Jong and van Bommel should both be in jail.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
the worst bunch of thugs in World footy
Are you telling me that Serbia and Croatia have disbanded their teams?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
In the past year or two, I’ve always thought Holland was the worst. Granted, that was largely based on De Jong and van Bommel (see my World Cup preview) but I saw nothing in this tournament to change my opinion.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I am inclined to politely disagree. Van Bommel is a bit old school but I don’t think he’s dirty. I do think that he played at the level he could get away with because referees weren’t calling him on it.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
What? WHAT?!?!?
Van Bommel is a bit old school but I don’t think he’s dirty
DC my man, you have lost all credibility. Von Bommel is possibly the worst cheater and dirtiest player in the WORLD. He is incredibly smart about it though, I will give him that but the guy is just filthy and not in a good way.
De Jong is just clumsy and everyone knows your ankle is likely to get broken when he is around but van Bommel, blech.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh come ON. The mere existence of Javier Mascherano says that van Bommel can’t be in sole possession of the title of dirtiest player in the world. De Rossi, Sergio Ramos, and any Serb who’s played for Lazio ever are also in the frame for cynical cheats. And I’m sure there’s a whole host more of English players other than the egregious and unemployed Joey Barton who make van Bommel look like a choir boy.
If van Bommel were just dirty, he wouldn’t have the career he’s had. Bruisers don’t do the Champions League and domestic double with Barcelona.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I see Mascherano in much the same mold as von Bommel. They’re both really sneaky about it and are guys players probably love to have on their team (although did mention that von Bommel is like that in practice too) but they are dirty cheaters.
As for the Serbs, you are RACIS and should be ashamed of yourself you dumbass haggis eating, drunk sheepfucker.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
CGB Hooligan Fight!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Name ONE Serbian player who would be recommended for fair play awards. And bear in mind I’m not saying this in disapproval, I may not like the way they play but I admire their resilience and toughness. I reserve the disapproval for the politics and race views of players like Sinisa Mihajlovic. And the intervening variable there is Lazio, I can’t think of one likable player that’s come through that squad for Roman crypto-fascists.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
My point wasn’t about Fair Play it was about individual non verbal nastiness on the pitch. Serbian players at Lazio may be racis but that is besides the point.
You’re just bitter because the only athletic competition Scottish people are good at is the one where the guy in a dress flips a 20 foot long log over.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, there is something pathetic about declaring a world champion in sports that either aren’t played somewhere else, or not including the other people who play them
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Yes. Also the Super Bowl.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
So for the World Series and Super Bowl to count, the U-S-A needs to challenge Scotland to a world championship game in baseball and football? I don’t see the point.
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I think the point would be that if you want to warm up to playing actual world championship games, decimating patsies would do the trick. I am comfortably certain that Scottish football and baseball teams would be annihilated.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Are you saying that the CGB Meme Hall Of Fame wasa sham?
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No.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Yes.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
you dumbass haggis eating, drunk sheepfucker.
I think you probably meant it in jest, but I really don’t think it’s necessary to be that over-the-top in such a personal way.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Men’s tennis team selected for season opening event in 2011
The tennis version of the Kickoff Classic
The California men’s tennis team was selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as a participant in the 2011 ITA Men’s Kick-Off Weekend in its third-annual draft in early June. This is the third selection for the Golden Bears who will take on Auburn in their first match on the campus of Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech and Louisiana State face each other in the other match. Dates and times are still to be determined but the event will take place between Jan. 28-31, 2011.
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Ditto for the women's tennis team
Cal women get to host the event
The California women’s tennis team was selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as a host site for the 2011 ITA Women’s Kick-Off Weekend in its third-annual draft in early June. This will be the third consecutive year that the Golden Bears will host the event as they welcome Saint Mary’s College, Texas Christian and North Texas to the Hellman Tennis Complex for matches on Friday and Saturday, January 28-29, 2011.
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Cal tweaks its 2010 volleyball schedule
Cal adds match with CSU-Bakersfield and makes changes to a tournament being held at Haas Pavilion
The California volleyball team has added Cal State Bakersfield to its 2010 schedule. The Golden Bears will host the Roadrunners at Haas Pavilion in a 5 p.m. PT match on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The addition of CSU Bakersfield rounds out Cal’s fall calendar with 28 matches. The Bears and the Roadrunners met one other time; a 2-0 victory (15-12, 15-10) for Cal on Sept. 8, 1984, at the UC Davis Western Invitational.
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Thank god for this.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know who’s in that picture, but she is attractive.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Hydro, you’re up way too late.
And Ohio…yeah…wut he said.
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My leg f-in hurts. Normally, I’d write some type of crazy DBD while waiting for the advil and ice to kick in.
Instead, I’m trying really hard not to post the lyrics to the “Thong Song” as a reply to your quotation battle with CalBear81.
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by Kodiak on Jul 15, 2010 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I bet Ohio Bear was watching The Open Championship golf whilst posting this…
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions
You’d be rong. I inexplicably forgot about it and didn’t watch until I was cooling down at the gym after my run.
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Just for that: THE BRITISH OPEN. [Ohio Bear gets really upset when people use that name]
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I’M REALLY ANNOYED TOO.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
What is more annoying, DC? CALumbus Bear’s inexcusable use of “British Open” to refer to The Open Championship or the fact that there is a professional golfer (playing in the Open Championship) named Zane Scotland — who is from England?
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Speaking of The Open Championship
Incoming Cal freshman and reigning U.S. Amateur Champion Byeong-Hun “Ben” An shot an even par 72 today. 5 birdies, 1 bogey, 2 double bogeys. He is currently tied for 73rd with lots of players still on the course.
Rory McIlroy leads after a 63, an opening round record for the Open Championship. That dude Cal fans booed at the Big Game is currently tied for 5th after a 5-under 67. John Daly (!) shot a 6-under 66.
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Very impressed Andrew Luck can golf that well.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My pick Westwood didn’t do so bad at -5, but that jackass went and ruined that.
Also John Daly at -6? WTF?
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They were saying on ESPN that he’s most comfortable playing at the Open. Of course he is, he’s surrounded by lots of other people who smoke and drink too much as well.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I heard part of Daly’s post round press conference. He talked about how comfortable he was at St. Andrews and how he loved the place. But he kept calling it “The British Open.”
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YO is "gearing up" for Cal football training camp
Pac-10 Media Day is set for Thursday, July 29. This year’s event is at the Rose Bowl; previous years it was held at hotel adjacent to LAX. The event will follow Pac-10 media stops in New York and ESPN as the conference attempts to increase its exposure nationwide. Obviously, much of the discussion at this year’s event will focus on expansion and the sanctions imposed against USC (Note: Bay Area News Group’s Jon Wilner will be attending the event and providing coverage).
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Yay! Wilner’s goin’! Hard-hitting and insightful analysis, GUARanteed!
I think I need to sleep.
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Yes. In contrast, I’ve spent way too much time on these links and need to get going on my 3-mile run
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by Ohio Bear on Jul 15, 2010 3:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Miller, Anger, and Prophet named honorable mention preseason All-Americans
Junior punter Bryan Anger, junior tight end Anthony Miller and senior linebacker Mike Mohamed added to their 2010 preseason honors on Wednesday when they earned honorable mention recognition on the inaugural College Football Insiders Preseason All-American team.
Mohamed (NationalChamps.net, Playboy, Phil Steele, The Kickoff) and Anger (NationalChamps.net, Playboy, Phil Steele, The Kickoff) added to their 2010 preseason All-American honors, while Miller was named a preseason All-American for the first time in his collegiate career.
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I get the Prophet and Anger love, but what am I missing here with respect to Miller? Someone with some insight please explain.
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
He does a lot of things well…?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
He showed a pretty good connection with Riley. Pretty good weapon on posts over the middle and has solid hands. Can’t speak to his blocking, but he’s a pretty good TE. And on a team bereft of WR options, he will likely get a lot of looks
He had that midseason injury last year too
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
If Miller continues to progress as he did last year, I think he can be a legitimate pro prospect. We might end up saying he’s Cal’s best TE since Tony G.
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Really doesn’t have the NFL size or speed for high draft picks tho
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I really wasn’t thinking about a 1st rounder or anything like that. That’s rare for a TE anyway.
But isn’t Miller big enough? 6-3, 260-ish?
Speed, I don’t know. He seems to run well, but I’m no trained eye. What’s a TE expected to run in the NFL, 40-time wise?
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Fastest evair was Vernon Davis at 4.4.
I think decent times for a receiving TE are 4.6-4.7, fast is anything 4.5 or lower.
I think 6’3, 260 is fine weight-wise, but maybe they prefer a little taller?
Scouts look at this past year’s TE’s.
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Watch the replay of the ASU game and GT’s winning FG. Miller is quite the stationary pylon in that blocking attempt….
He’s on the left edge at 7:05 of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWBFHICUUg
ALAMAAARRRR!
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I think he’s supposed to do that for some reason. I actually remember I came up with a reason at one point, but now I’ve forgotten
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
NFL doesn’t like 6-3 unless you’re an uber-athlete. That’s not an ideal size for blockers against the huge OLBs and DEs in the NFL
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He has good speed for a TE, has a knack for getting open in the seams, and has shown really good hands at times.
He’s a good enough blocker to be on the field at all times instead of being just a passing down specialist.
And, like boomtho said, until we get another proven option at WR, the other teams are going to stack the box vs. Vereen, double Jones, and dare Riley to beat us. The natural outlet for that is usually the TE.
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Bk97?
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Faraudo reports on NBA summer league
Patrick Christoher: scoreless in Pistons loss to the Heat
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Political question #1
I just paid for my tour to go to one of the world’s most reclusive, and by many definitions worst regimes. (No, not a tour of Walnut Creek).
That’s right – I’m going to “vacation” in the DPRK. Am I wrong for contributing money to a arms selling, terrorist supporting, batshit insane nation? Or, since I already pay taxes in China, I’ve already slid down the slippery slope? While I wrestled with the philsophy (and also the thoughts of taking a nice beach vacation in Thailand or the Philippines) I figure that once Kim Jong Il dies, the country is going to go completely insane OR normalize. It’s not really a question I considered lightly – in the past decade I have changed plans (myanmar, indonesia and . . .north korea) due to politics, so I’m not sure why this time I thought it was a good idea – however, my friend from the state department said “AWESOME IDEA. I would love to go – except for as a state department employee, I can’t” – so there’s that. He dismissed the contributing to meglomanical states – the North Koreans have plenty of money. Just no food and the populace lives in poverty. He emphasized that the minimal contact I have with North Koreans – will humanize Americans for a tiny portion of the country.
I’d like to see it while its really strange. Also, I get to see the world’s best card stunts.
I do know this will be one of the most fascinating trips that I’ve ever taken.
Go for it. As long as it’s safe, why not? It’ll be a life experience that you may not ever have a chance at again. The amount of $$$ you’re spending is such an inconsequential drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things that I doubt it matters in terms of supporting a psycho/evil regime.
You could look at it this way – you’re actually undermining the regime by your visit by humanizing Americans like your friend said. If that results in one less person hating us a little less, then that’s money well-spent.
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I’m not really asking if I should go or not actually – I already put down my deposit and bought my tickets up to Beijing (where the tour leaves from) and took the time off work.
I must admit that my reading comp takes a hit somewhere around 2am.
So, I’ll change my mind. You’re evil, dude. E-vil!
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Be careful you don’t get caught up in the centuries-old war between pirates and ninjas. They hate each other.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s okay; I’m travelling in my super-secure Black Hawk helicopter. Nothing can happen to it there!
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Impervious to everything but RPGs and other arms fire.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a pretty dumb idea. You’d have to pay me a lot to go there.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s still here listening, guys.
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Well, he’s got to do it sometime. Maybe he feels more comfortable in his private office than at home?
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hahaha
I mean who DOESN’T play with his kitten when Rishi makes a Somalia joke?
That’s the only time my poor kitten gets any attention, so hopefully Rishi will keep making them.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I just feel like playing it straight, man! You can’t keep me confined in your sarcasm box all the time.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
You’ve forgotten that the student section is the one performing the card stunts.
Why do you hate Cal students, Twist? Why?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
First Ucla and Georgia Tech steal our songs, now DPRK steals our card stunts. What next? Will Stanfurd steal our Berkelium?
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It’s okay, “The Cardinal Be Damned” was totally worth the trade.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, I was 100% fine with you going (esp. since you were going to pick up that wink wink nudge nudge). Then, I watched this Journeyman Pictures interview with the sole escapee from the maximum security section of the North Korea concetration camps. Now, I had read a lot about the camps, including the book Acquiriums Of Pyongyang. I’d even taken a look at them on Google Maps.
But after hearing/seeing the unimaginable brutality that this 20 year old person experienced from the “Special Control Zone” I’m far less bullish on even a single additional piece of foreign currency going into Kim Jong Il’s Hennessy Budget.
With his Henenssy lust, giant Mansion Corps harem, and complete and total domination over his subjects, Kimg Jong Il is what Rishi aspires to be.
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giant Mansion Corps harem
Wait what? Is that part of the tour?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Ha! Unfortunately, not. But they do, apparently, go to a place called “Concrete Wall” which is at the DMZ. LeonPowe sent me his itinerary. It looks like an interesting trip, for sure.
I am also interested to see what happens when Kim Jong Il passes, which should be somewhat soon. I believe he is preparing Kim Jong Nam to take over. The problem is that when Kim Il Sung passed, he had prettty much made Kim Jong Il supreme everything like a decade earlier (and head of the army like 2 decades before that). People already had total “faith” in him. It’s unclear to me if the same thing has happened with Kimg Jong Nam. Moreover, the situation here is totally different. In 1994, North Korea hadnt fully collapsed yet (althouhg they were well on their way). Now, Kimg Jong Nam will be taking over a complete and total shell of a country and trying to rule it with an iron fist like his father/grandfather without the proper introduction. Have they even started a cult ofpersonality yet?
Kim Jong Il really fucked himself over by blowing up that South Korean sub. Now, the South Koreans cant help North Korea as much anymore. BTW, if you want to see crazylikefuck vids, check out this vid of mourning Kim Il Sung. Thousands of people in the streets of Pyongyang crying.
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A lot of South Koreans don’t really believe North Korea was responsible for blowing up the sub, though.
Also, due to the recent controversy over the won recalculation, North Koreans no longer have a lot of money. In fact, the vast majority of the country probably doesn’t have over $30.00 to their name. North Korea changed 100 won into 1 won, but restricted the ability for people to transfer more than $30.00 to the new won. So, it instantly wiped out the entirety of the nation’s savings accounts. Even North Korea admitted it fucked up (which is unimagianbly rare) and executed somebody.
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Wasn’t that ostensibly a policy that Kim Jong Nam was supposed to get credit for?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
the country is going to go completely insane OR normalize.
Why can’t it be both? No seriously, I think it’ll be both. Five years of coups, assassinations, etc., then it’ll follow any other normal 3rd world trajectory. South Korea will watch from afar with shocking abhorrence, while officially deciding that reunification isn’t worth the economic price a la the Germany reunification.
At a Sichuan dinner tonight (in a restaurant ironically decorated to look like a Maoist era factory) my NGO friends said that shit is about to hit the fan in N. Korea much harder than it did in the late 90s – he says reports are coming out that its is historical level famine – think China 1950-1952 (40 million deaths).
In the travel literature, they do recommend bringing in some snacks from home – as the meals are “basic”
I actually went out and bought a carton of 555 State Express Cigarettes as gifts for drivers and guides. I haven’t done that since I went to China and Russia in 1991.
Be an even better person and just hand out cyanide pills.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Are other cigarettes not allowed, or is 555 State Express actually a good cigarette?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, the state run organizations stopped providing food and then recently North Korea started clamping down on private markets. Apparently, very, very recently they admitted the folly of that and tried to promote them again. Its unclear what the effect of the clamping down has been, but I cant imagine its positive to the growing of food.
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Wasn’t the Chinese one mostly a result of the GLF?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
:)
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure Gym Or Laundry were really the reason for the giant Chinese famine.
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I really don’t think it will ever happen, except maybe fifty years from now with a change of attitude from Beijing, unless Kim Jong X really screws the pooch and nukes or attacks a South Korean city. China wants the DPRK to be a thorn in the side of the South and the US for as absolutely long as possible. Beijing will not stand for a united Korea, as cheap labor from the North will eventually link up with manufacturing and technical expertise in the South to make the peninsula a strong, prosperous, stable ally of the west/US, the last thing China wants on its border, especially once the NKoreans wake up and realize who was enabling/supporting Kim Jong Il the entire time.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
realize who was enabling/supporting Kim Jong Il the entire time.
Alec Baldwin!??!!!!
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Billy!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Just don’t get taken prisoner and force Bill Clinton to come and get you.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
If LP were taken prisoner, what would CGB do?
a) Rally around him and work ceaselessly to demand his release.
b) Make it an ongoing meme to mock him for being a dumb*ss.
c) Try to get in touch with Annie…Y’know, to comfort her in her time of grief.
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Why can’t it be all of the above?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
You should not feel guilty about going. I went to East Berlin back in the 1970s and it was a fascinating experience. I expect this will be even more interesting. And it’s not like the amount of money you spend is going to make or break the regime.
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I was only there for a day. Even though I was with a group, the crossing was a little scary because there were lots of guys with machine guns and zero sense of humor. I knew conditions were grim in East Germany, but I wasn’t really prepared for how utterly bleak the place was. There were still bombed out buildings and rubble from World War II, more than 30 years after the war ended. There was almost nothing to buy in the stores, and people were clearly afraid to be seen talking with us, except for our official minders. I had been told about much of this, but seeing it was something different. The contrast with the vibrant and prosperous West Berlin probably made it seem even worse.
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Was it with a tour group or for another reason?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a school trip actually. From when I was going to high school in the Netherlands.
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I thought it was after WWII.
My high school just went to Disneyland. Different experience.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I do not know what you are responding to here.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
:)
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Communist Alert!!!!!
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
From what I’ve read of other people visiting North Korea, the obligatory “tour guides” that will be “assisting” you throughout the trip require that all visitors to the nation drop flowers off and bow down to a statue of Kim Il Song. I’m not sure if this is true, but it’s certainly something to keep in mind.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
I agree. LeonPowe should definitely stretch out before hand, so he doesn’t throw his back out.
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It is true.
Also have to wear slacks, a collared shirt on the tomb visiting day. But I’ll have completed my collection of Communist leaders lying in state – Lenin in 1992, Mao in 1997, Ho Chih Minh in 2000 and Kim Il Sung in 3 weeks.
I heard Mao is a dummy. Literally. I read that they completely botched the embalming job, so his corpse was unusable, and they replaced it with a dummy of some sort.
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They actually have various Mao look alikes who just lay there in 8 hour shifts.
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Good for them! It must be a bummer when your job is to be a look alike for a tyrant, and then the tyrant dies. At least these guys still have steady work. I wonder what all those Saddam look alikes are doing these days.
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Buster Posey is the Giants catcher and McCovey Chronicles likes it.
“Buster Posey: Not a first baseman”
My favorite excuse for why Posey couldn’t catch yet was the implication that he just couldn’t call a major league game yet. I pictured Bengie Molina in front of a 8’x10’ dry-erase board the night before a game, drinking coffee and writing an 80-page treatise on how Tim Lincecum should pitch to Corey Hart, while Posey stayed up all night drinking Hawaiian Punch and designing an awesome course for Excitebike. This world view turns every catcher — every single one of them — into a scholar and savant through experience alone. Experience in this world is like a goose who nibbles at the grass of your efforts and poops out aptitude, which then fertilizes the grass of your efforts. The cycle is then complete, but please note that you can’t start the cycle until you’re in it.
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Athletics Nation plays the "If you’d have told me at the beginning of the season" game
What do you think, A’s fans?
1. The A’s would be 3 games under .500 and 7.5 games out of 1st place in the division…I would think “that’s exactly what I expected.”
2. Trevor Cahill AND Andrew Bailey would be All Stars…I would have thought, “who did Bob Geren bribe to convince that two people on this entire 40-man roster were worthy of All Star consideration?”
3. Cliff Pennington would put up a .726 OPS and play good defense…I would think, “Well, at least the shortstop position is starting to look plugged for a few years.”
4. Ryan Sweeney would have an isolated slugging percentage below .100…I would think, “Can we just start thinking of him as a 5’8 second baseman and not a 6’4 right fielder?”
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Okay, I'll try
If you’d have told me at the beginning of the 2009 season that…
1. Cal would not have a 1,000 yard rusher for the first time in the Tedford era, I would have thought, “What the fuck happened?”
2. Cal would have fewer conference wins than Stanfurd and be an underdog going into the Big Game, I would have thought, “What the fuck happened?”
3. Cal would lose consecutive Pac-10 games by a combined score of 72-6, I would have thought, “What the fuck happened?”
4. We would end up in the Poinsettia Bowl, blow a 14-0 lead, and lose to a Mountain West team, I would have thought, “What the fuck happened?”
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by Ohio Bear on Jul 15, 2010 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This, except I would have left out “what,” “the” and “happened.”
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Fuck yes?
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
In Columbus, meetings come to me.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 15, 2010 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, as I read it again, that was harsh. Maybe too harsh.
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I thought all the endorphins from running were supposed to make you all happy and mellow?
Why am I re-habbing my leg again? I can be cranky without getting up early to go run…
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3 miles (actually, about 3.2) isn’t enough to give me that feeling. I need at least a 10K for that. And I don’t really run that distance anymore.
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1. I would’ve thought, “Oh no, who broke Jahvid!?”
2. I would’ve thought, "Oh no, we’re under. 500?!?! Who shot Jeff Tedford?!
3. I would’ve thought, “Oh no, Tom Holmoe is our coach again!?”
4. I would’ve thought… “Huh, after #’s 1-3, we made a bowl game?!?”
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Chris Cohan holding up the sale of the Dubs?
According to a source, Cohan has an offer on the table — one that exceeds $400 million — but he is holding up the deal in the hope of bumping up the sales price even further. Ellison, along with the current minority owners of the Warriors, remains the frontrunner to buy the franchise, but another candidate remains in the mix.
A Warriors source told CSNBayArea.com on Tuesday that Mandalay Entertainment Group chairman Peter Guber was the other finalist. Also involved in that group is Joe Lacob, currently a minority owner with the Boston Celtics.
Mark Mastrov, founder of 24-Hour Fitness, is no longer in the running, according to multiple sources.
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It is not immediately clear how Ellison, if this goes through, will somehow be better than Cohan – especially if the mike dunleavy sr thing goes through
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--Coach Clark
He’s a better leader and a proven winner. In fact, he’s apparently almost obsessively ruthless about doing/spending whatever it takes to win.
I have to think the Dunleavy thing is a joke.
Yes, it’s true there’s no guarantee that having tons of wealth and meddling will give you a championship (see Cuban, Mark). But, I think that the odds favor having a more competent management team which should lead to a more competitive product on the court.
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honestly…if Ellison can bring about a Cuban like change, even if he doesn’t win a title, I’m pretty sure we would be happy with strings of 50+ win seasons, consistent sellouts, and an owner who is committed to spending what it takes to win
Dodgers news from True Blue LA
George Sherrill placed on outright waivers
The Dodgers acquired Sherrill for third baseman Josh Bell and pitcher Steve Johnson last July 30. Bell was rated by Baseball America as Baltimore’s second-best prospect before this season.The Dodgers paid a hefty sum in both prospects and salary for Sherrill, and would be on the hook for the remainder of his $4.5 million salary if he is released. With just over five years of service time, Sherrill cannot be sent to the minors without his consent. If another team signs Sherrill, it will presumably be for a pro-rated share of the major league minimum salary of $400,000, so the most salary relief the Dodgers will see is somewhere in the $130,000 – $170,000 range.
The George Sherrill Era with the Dodgers is a perfect example of the volatility of middle relief.
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Middle relief is fungible.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Some respect for the 49ers
The Niners are ranked 5th in the Football Outsiders NFL Organizational Rankings, whatever those are
FO took a list of every player that will be 25 or younger as of September 1 and analyzed the group on issues like " upside versus established production, quantity versus quality, and current staff versus historical ability to develop rookies when it comes to evaluating the talent available to each NFL franchise."
The top of their list included the Texans, Panthers and Chiefs. What’s more intriguing is that they ranked the 49ers fifth. That ranking was obviously based quite a bit on having Patrick Willis lining up in the middle. In addition, Dashon Goldson’s big year last year certainly helped out, and they recognized Tarell Brown lurking behind Nate Clements on the depth chart. We’ve had plenty of discussion about Brown, so we’ll see how he develops in training camp.
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The ESPYs were last night
People got awards, Seth Myers made jokes, yada yada yada
The Saints and quarterback Drew Brees were the big winners at the ESPY Awards.
Brees received four trophies, including male athlete of the year, on Wednesday night. He also won best championship performance, best NFL player and shared the team award with his Super Bowl-champion colleagues.
“It’s hard to beat the Lakers in L.A.,” Payton said, hoisting the silver team trophy.
Brees was chosen male athlete over Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Jimmie Johnson and Albert Pujols. All but James picked up trophies in other categories.
“I’d also like to thank the Who Dat nation,” Brees said. “We love you.”
Gold medal-winning skier Lindsey Vonn won female athlete of the year honors during the show hosted by “Saturday Night Live” comic Seth Meyers that aired live on ESPN from the Nokia Theatre. She beat out Serena Williams and basketball players Maya Moore of Connecticut and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury.
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All but James picked up trophies in other categories.
Coincidence? I. Think. Not!
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Does anybody take these seriously? Its not like a kid growing up in sports dreams of winning an Espy.
If you watched the ESPY's are you a worthless human being?
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
"The Big House" is even bigger
2,000 more people to boo Rich Rod?
The University of Michigan made a lot of changes to the Big House, erecting luxury boxes and club seats in towering structures that loom along both sidelines as part of a $226 million renovation.
It also increased the seating capacity to 109,901 for this season — up about 2,000 — to reclaim the distinction from Penn State of having the largest football stadium in the country.
Athletic director Dave Brandon is already envisioning the iconic venue getting even bigger.
“We’re already looking at future expansion,” he said Wednesday after the media and public got a chance to tour the new-look stadium.
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by Ohio Bear on Jul 15, 2010 3:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
turn it green!
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by carp on Jul 15, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is it just me, or does their stadium name make it sound like a prison?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Fixed
Is it just me, ordoesisn’t their stadium namemake it sound likethe same as a prison?
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carp, this one's for you
When I teased today’s DBD’s “important announcement” on yesterday’s DBD, carp commented:
"Fingers crossed for exclusive Dance Team NSFW Swimsuit Edition Fanpost."
Sorry, carp. You now know it wasn’t that. But for you, I’ll post this.
Cal Dance team alumna, Christina Rodrigues (NSFW)
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by Ohio Bear on Jul 15, 2010 3:13 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Kristina attended UC Berkeley where she received her Bachelors Degree in Business Entertainment.
We offer a degree in Business Entertainment?
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UC Regents like the idea of an online undergraduate degree program
Not sure how I feel about this
Despite earlier warnings from professors and instructors that taking UC online would destroy the university’s good name and quality, several regents said they were convinced of just the opposite: that UC has the brainpower – and the motives – to develop the nation’s first highly selective, Web-based degree program for undergraduates.
They largely agreed with the plan’s leader, UC Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley, that an online degree program could save UC money while expanding access to far-flung, tuition-paying students “from Kentucky to Kuala Lumpur.”
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No! I immediately want them to make Cal even more selective tha never before. Increase the value of a degree from Cal!
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taking UC online would destroy the university’s good name and quality
And besides this, I think the most important part of the college education/experience isn’t in the classroom.
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by Kodiak on Jul 15, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nope. It’s at a Top Dog drunken run at 2 am.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m a big believer in the 4 year undergraduate residential degree but it’s going to be either or both an anachronism or the province of the well-to-do eventually. The delivery costs for online are so much cheaper that there will be a market, plus there’s the convenience factor.
Put it this way, if there’s already an active market for online MBAs from reputable schools and an active market for associate’s and iffy BAs online at the other end of the market, how long can the middle hold?
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I think it’d be a good idea to have a trial run where the degrees are separated, i.e., there’d be an ‘online degree’ and the regular.
Yeah, that’s along the lines of what I was thinking. If there was no intermingling, then it wouldn’t devalue the degrees from the actual physical campuses.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
What if they had a specific “UC Online”, where the degree was not from Berkeley, or UCLA, or Davis, or any other physical campus specifically? It’s not like the existence of say, UC Riverside makes my UC Berkeley degree worth less, right?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
This is there worst idea since furloughsUC Merced.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The Great Recession hasn’t helped them hire faculty, but I think it was a flawed concept from the start. I should say, I believe it was the first university built in the 21st century, and UC deserves kudos for that. However, Merced is a sub-optimal location and it will limit UCM from reaching the upper-echelon or even, really, the middle-echelon. If I were on such committee, I think I would have looked very carefully at Fort Bragg, Redding, Truckee, or S. Lake Tahoe as potential sites.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The difference between Trucke and S. Lake Tahoe seems minimal.
My understanding was that UC Merced was supposed to be a school for the Central Valley and an opportunity for people who live in the eastern part of the state to go to a UC without having to travel so far. Is it successful on that front at the very least?
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I think making conclusions about a university ~5 years after it began accepting students is jumping the gun a little.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
UC Merced as a commuter UC was my understanding as well. The Merced location was chosen to serve the exploding Central Valley population. Specifically, the 99 corridor from Freson to Stockton. Now the only area of the state not serviced by a UC is extreme Northern California which doesn’t have much of a population base.
I also agree with Carp, in that if UC wanted another University and needs to attract faculty, the Lake Tahoe Basin would have been much better. Fort Bragg is nice, but it is so isolated from the greater population of California that it fails logistically. Problem is, UC wanted a commuter school, which what I thought the Cal State system is for.
UC Fresno probably would’ve been a better choice. It’s way bigger, and it still is centrally located enough to serve the area from Bakersfield to Stockton.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Perfect! Who’s Fresno State’s rival right now anyway?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
SJSU and SDSU
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
The Fresno Police Department.
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by Kodiak on Jul 15, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec’d
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
The Merced location was chosen to serve the exploding Central Valley population. Specifically, the 99 corridor from Fresno to Stockton
Then why the hell is is so far off the 99? :)
Seriously though, it’s like a good 10 miles off the highway. And there’s nothing between it and the highway, just empty land! Why couldn’t they build it closer?
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In looking at the google map aerial photo, I speculate that the land between the site and the freeway is owned privately, farmer or otherwise. I further speculate the site is either county land (judging from the reservoir in its proximity) or former state land. Also, it is much easier to build things in unincorporated areas, with the campus located outside of the actual city limits of Merced city. Cal Poly SLO is the same way.
According to Willie Brown he’s the reason why UC Merced is in Merced.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-04-12/bay-area/17191441_1_uc-merced-lady-s-staff-first-lady
When the University of California started making noises about adding a campus, I quickly figured out that it would be a real political plus to put it somewhere in the Central Valley.
I knew that if I ever pulled it off, it would make me bigger than the head of the National Rifle Association with the people down there.
The question was where. Bakersfield? Fresno? Modesto? I never saw any of the sites, but I studied all the proposals meticulously and we settled on Merced. I finally visited the campus for the first time Monday, having been invited down there to speak.
If I had any clue of the location, I probably would never have supported it. It’s almost three hours from anywhere.
Wille Brown does though have a habit of claiming credit for a lot of things he had no part in.
by BornOnThePlay on Jul 15, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I never saw any of the sites, but I studied all the proposals meticulously and we settled on Merced.
Decisions made without any first-hand experience! It’s the Willie Brown way!
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How can you study a proposal meticulously and not know where it is? That shit is on the cover page of any building documents in map form, not to mention the word Merced should tip him off to its location.
Actually, if I recall correctly, the last two standing were Redding and Merced. I was all excited — a UC in my backyard. Then Merced won.
I guess it worked out in my favor; I ended up at Cal, and Merced didn’t even open until after I graduated.
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Redding, with Shasta/Lassen nearby, ~70k population would have been a good idea. Plus, it really serves a need between I-80 and Oregon.
I think one of the best ideas, if possible, would have been to buy/lease-to-own Cal Poly SLO from CSU.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Also, there’s two universities in the north part of the state — Chico and Humboldt. Growing up in Redding, I always thought of Eureka and the coast as a whole different world because getting there was a three and a half hour journey over a winding narrow mountain highway (299, for those familiar with the area). So the closest state university is Chico, which is an hour and a half away and a long commute from Redding. (I watched Mom do it to get her bachelor’s degree. It was heck on her and the family.)
The closest UC is, of course, UC Davis. And Redding’s approximately 100,000 people now. We could have been well served by a UC up there, but Merced got it and then the state’s just completely run out of money, so I don’t think we’ll ever see one. Too bad.
[ob politics: thanks, prop 13!]
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Give it time, give it time.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Can someone please let Governor Schwarzenegger know that I am interested in this job?
Fortuitous news on this day of the politics ban being lifted from CGB.
Chief Justice Ronald George to retire from California Supreme Court
Ronald George, California’s chief justice since 1996 and author of the ruling that briefly legalized same-sex marriage in the state, said Wednesday he will retire in January – a surprise announcement that allows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to choose his successor.
George, 70, has been a judge for 38 years and a member of the state Supreme Court since Gov. Pete Wilson appointed him in 1991.
In interviews since the May 2008 same-sex marriage ruling, George had indicated he planned to seek another 12-year term in November. But he said Wednesday he’s decided to step down – not because of sporadic threats of an opposition campaign, or more lucrative work in the private sector, but to have time for himself and his family after years of seven-day workweeks.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
I'll call my friend who works across teh street from his office....
and have her run a note over….“my creepy online friend’s, friend in Ohio wants George’s job”
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by Rocksanddirt on Jul 15, 2010 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you. If that won’t get me on the short list of potential nominees, I don’t know what will.
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We could have CalBear81 serenade the governator while holding a big “Ohio Bear for Chief Justice” sign.
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How would that impact your important work as a CGBSCJ?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
The CGB Supreme Court would not miss a beat. With the assistance of carp’s eye for talent, I plan to surround myself with many talented law clerks to help me with all of my needs.
Wait, not needs. I mean work. Yeah, help we with all my work.
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Would you be bringing CALumbus Bear’s secretary along for the ride?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Republicans are stupid….
AHHHHHHH FREEEEEEEDDDDDOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
Official: Chicken Came Before the Egg
Researchers at Sheffield and Warwick Universities, worked years on the project and now claim to have the proof the need to say the chicken came first. The scientists found that a protein found only in a chicken’s ovaries is necessary for the formation of the egg.The egg can therefore only exist if it has been created inside a chicken.
The protein speeds up the development of the hard shell, which is essential in protecting the delicate yolk and fluids while the chick grows inside the egg, the report said.
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BUT WHERE DID THE CHICKEN COME FROM!!!!!!!!1?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I THOUGHT SO
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you.
Yes, I did plan ahead earlier in the week that I would be hungry. So, I bought the chicken, marinated it a couple of days, and cooked it last night.
In retrospect, it was a simple plan, but I was happy with my execution.
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last night was poulet rotisserie and soup a l’oignon gratinee in honor of french people. tonight is banana-nutella crepes for dessert
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday: Grilled cedar plank salmon, mushroom risotto, tuscan beans, and stir-fried brocolini for my mom’s bday. Chocolate mousse mini-pies with gelato for dessert.
Tonight: Leftovers + whatever craziness the in-laws bring over.
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is your mom a bastille?!
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
She was for nine months.
Freeeeedom!!!
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by Kodiak on Jul 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Best/Worst Case Scenario for Cal
Ted Miller posted his best worst case scenario for Cal.
And is this a shout out to CGB???
A Cal fan writes a 58,345-word essay on TCGB about how the Bears got screwed out of the Rose Bowl in 2004 because of old-school Texas politicking.
He actually mention CGB twice. Feel the love everyone.
A Cal fan then writes a 11,000-word essay on The California Golden Blogs, the gist of which is Riley only needs to beat UCLA for the Bear nation to finally believe in him.
I’m 99% sure I still wouldn’t believe in him.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, he already did beat UCLA and you don’t believe in him, so…
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I was close to believing in him early last year, and then the back-to-back debacling against Oregon and USC happened, so…
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
well, then you missed his best games
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I still watched every game…though I didn’t believe in him.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
You need a hero.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Whither HolmoePhobe!?!!!
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
He is an hero.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s just superstition.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Same here, then the UCLA, Arizona State, and Furd games happened, and I rebelieved in him. Only to have my hope dashed once more with Utah.
How were those debacles all on him?
76 points or whatever we gave up in those two games indicate, to me, that the defense had a thing or two with that flame out.
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe the combined six points that we did score were kinda slightly maybe his fault. Maybe.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, our O-line was beaten like a rented mule, at least in that Oregon game. Riley had no chance vs. Oregon. None.
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Well, yes, the entire team was debacled, but it wasn’t like Riley himself inspired a whole lot of confidence either.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
The Oregon game was a total team phail.
The ’sc game you can at least partially put on him for some bad unforced errors – like missing a wide-open Vereen on the sidelines with no pressure around him.
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I blame myself for that loss. After Cal forced a fumble on the kickoff and knocking Thurmond out of the game (which ended up being the season) I thought to myself, dang we have this on in the bag. My brief moment of optimism doomed us. I’m ashamed of myself.
Kinda hard to be a good QB/have a productive game when your OL is a sieve
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Except that it wasn’t exactly the first time he failed to have a decent game. And I don’t remember this argument working for Nate Longshore when you were on the other side.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Bullshit. Stop blaming Nate for everything. Why not blame Tedford for playing him even when Longshore didn’t think it was a good idea?
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Well, YES, but what does that has to do with football?
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Because only seventeen things actually matter in this world:
1) Me.
2) Me.
3) Me.
…
…
15) Me.
16) Me.
17) Football.
So if it’s not about me or football, it’s not worth talking about. I am not Nate Longshore, therefore it must be about football.
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Longshore had better protection and a cast of all star receivers.
His problem, if you recall, was he never looked off his first receiver. Riley didn’t have the supporting cast that Longshore did. When they split the season Riley outperformed the big Nasty.
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
CALITICS! BANNED!!!!!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha I like this phrase
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
MINUS ANA
Cal Football: Some things, you just accept, repress, and move on.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
damn you.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Not going to argue with YF on this one.....
I understand him and Hydro are correct 99% of the time. Not worth any of our time.
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not that YF and Hydro are correct 99% of the time. Its actually more than you are wrong 99% of the time.
Also, YF didnt respond in that subthread, how did he get involved here?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t want to get into this again, but if you’re always going to ignore anyone when they point out that you’re wrong (like Hydro’s done when he did show that Longshore DOES go to his second read!)…then it’s really a waste of everyone’s time to argue with you.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Longshore DOES go to his second read
False. He only read “Trout” and did not read the second “Trout” book.
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by Rishi on Jul 15, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
On the plus side his electrolyte level is very healthy.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
pot, meet the kettle........
you f’n hypocrite. Ban me wuss bag.
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
FACE ME OR BAN ME
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
“You f’n hypocrite” is a very lazy argument without any substantiation. If you’re gonna make a charge like that, provide some examples and be a little more f’n polite about it. This isn’t a group of dock workers getting together at the bar after work.
You’re asking to be banned? If you want to be banned, we can make it happen.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing against longshoremen, mind you, but I was trying to think of manly labor + maritime profanity and that was what popped into mind.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
LONGSHOREIST!!!!!
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
It’s dangerous work, but those guys are at least well-compensated for it thanks to the ILWU.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
And yes, I’m resisting the obvious Nate joke.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The fuck in hell does this have to do with plantains?
THE FUCK IN HELL.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Longshore did go to his second read. And his third read.
Riley is still behind in his progressions at this point compared to Longshore at similar points in their career.
And it’s VERY debatable as to whether Riley outperformed Nate in 2009. Both of them struggled mightily.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
Although Nate was able to contract many private flights and land a HS coaching in 2009, Riley excelled at answering inconsistency questions from the media.. plus he won 8 more games in 2009 than Nate did…
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I don’t understand what you said.
And wins in football for quarterbacks don’t really tell you anything. Riley completed barely half his passes on the season. He wasn’t clearly ahead of Longshore in terms of individual performance.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
(Nate worked for a private airline company in 2009)
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks for clarifying while I was trying to come up a clever retort…much easiert his way
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I know. I failed to understand what that had to do with anything.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The post, in my opinion, rather cleverly juxtaposed what we deem as “performance” between that which Kevin Riley displayed on the football field versus that which Nathan Longshore displayed at his place of non-athletic employment, post graduation. The “humor” (as it is called) factors in when one considers that one usually compares apples to apples, ie, the American football playing careers at the University of California, Berkeley, between the aforementioned players, and not say, accomplishments on the football field versus accomplishments as a father, accomplishments as an employee, accomplishments as a citizen, etc.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nathaniel Lamar Longshore Esq. Jr. III
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I will only add that Riley played behind the worst OL of the Tedford era last year. Anyone want to disagree?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Does not compute.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
SPOILERS!!
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Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
The Oregon game was an atrocious O-line performance. I don’t think it had anything to do with Riley.
The USC game was bad, but he hasn’t played that badly since.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
My take was the he played 10x more horribly against USC than he did against Oregon. I thought USC was the only real inexcusable game of last season. But he needs to turn his mediocre performances into more games like ASU and Furd for us to have a title shot.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t see sec119 in there anywhere? Or even Tsec119????
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ETA thinks you should reconsider. And evacuate the street around your office, you know, just in case.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
A friend fo mine just did a year abroad at Grenada. Said he loved Basque/Cataleunia much more than the South.
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Well, I tend towards the view that the grumpy oppressed minority in the northern part of a country tend to be more charming towards outsiders than the exploiters to the south… but I might be biased.
/SNP
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Teddy's conclusion to the "best case"
The Alamo Bowl picks Cal over Stanford. The opponent? Texas. A Cal fan writes a 58,345-word essay on TCGB about how the Bears got screwed out of the Rose Bowl in 2004 because of old-school Texas politicking. A Texas fan shows up and demonstrates that, mathematically, the changes in the poll votes had little to no affect. Bears fans are irritated but respect the math skills and everyone becomes great friends.
“Who cares?” Riley says about the 2004 controversy. He then throws three TD passes in a 28-20 win. Cal finished 10-3 and ranked 10th.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
And in Teddy's "worst case"
Take a deep breath before you read this.
We lose our final 3 regular season games, finish 5-7, and…
Stanford [sic] beats Iowa in the Rose Bowl and finishes ranked fifth in the country. Coach Jim Harbaugh wins National Coach of the Year and signs a long-term contract extension.
“We’ve only just begun,” Harbaugh says. “Prometheus has brought fire down the mountain and we have become mighty men. But we only will be happy when we live among the Olympians.”
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
It’s a pretty cool shout-out. Thanks, Uncle Ted!
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im all for it after he screwed vereen out of the top 30 playas in the pac-10
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What you really want to know is, “Did he mention me by name? Did he? Does he like me? What should I wear the next time I blog?”
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the fact that I wrote TwistNMiller on my Trapper Keeper 400 times reveals a little too much about my mindset today.
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DON’T COME IN HERE WITH YOUR LAWYER LOGIC AND TRY TO TIE ME ALL UP!???
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Okay. This sounds more like the infamous wedding night.
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Does his wife have lawyer logic?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Pajamas are de rigeur for bloggers.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
He knows us all too well. His best case still has us losing to the fucking Beavers.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not a politcal view, it's a way of life!
Samuels said. "That last-minute shot at halftime sums it up. Shooting off one leg? C'mon, man."
So, you think we should get rid of all states save for the original 13. Republic of California, here we come. President Schwartzenegger, here we come! Nor-Cal So Cal Civil War, here we come! Brutal subjugation of Jefferson State, here we come!
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by zoonews on Jul 15, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
YOU BLEW IT
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
YOU BLUE IT
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I just blue myself.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now that’s a talent worth having.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
You’re much more flexible than any of us would have suspected.
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I didn’t say _I_had it.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
That bear has either been eating rather well and leaving…um…little landmarks everywhere.
Or it’s riding a giant cookie.
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Its the same grass but in the summertime…
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
The Dubai future skyline:
Pretty cool stuff, as long as you’re into an unsustainable economy (as in, they’re in huge amounts of debt) wasting vast amounts of resources because they’re in the middle of the fucking desert
but their manmade islands are pretty fucking cool
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
btw, I can’t believe you guys don’t pay your interns. i have a few friends doing banking this summer and they are making filthy amounts of money
sorry Rishi, but I’d rather make 30k plus (as are at least two of my friends) rather than be molded in your image.
Eh, I know people who worked those kinds of internships. They’re glorified advertisements to get people suckered into a banking life.
Ours gives interns real experience and knowledge. I’d have no problem with them getting paid and, hell, for all I know, they do.
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I can’t speak to all internships, but the two people I know are really enjoying theirs. Yeah, they have the normal complaints: ridiculous hours, sometimes the work is a little repetitive — but they legitimately want to be i-bankers, are interested in the areas they’re in (both are in tech IIRC) and overall are enjoying themselves. They are also getting compensated handsomely.
sign me up
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry Rishi, but I’d rathermake 30k plus (as are at least two of my friends)saw my own arm off with a dull pocketknife rather than be molded in your image.
Well, OK, not really.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Shouldn’t you be teaching them to have multiple girlfriends? I mean, hookups are nice and all but it’s not exactly dependable.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
cheating is wrong
Do you need to start hiding? Y’know, before the banker goons come and drag you away for re-education?
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That’s good. Make sure you tell the goons. And go limp if they start beating you.
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FWB, sure, plus a lot of short and not-very-meaningful relationships. You don’t need to cheat necessarily, just maintain a high turnover. Like tellers at a bank.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
which bank do you work at?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know why you just can’t give a straight answer since everyone on here has you as a facebook friend.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m sure it’s not hard to figure out, if one were so inclined.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
give me a hint that only i could figure out
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
what is 3 + 7?
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
City National Bank
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
false, city wok
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m still not clear on why you couldn’t tell me in person either, and I don’t even have you ask a Facebook friend.
So on second thought, no, you can’t stay on my couch.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Go download the new version of Super Mario Brothers X. It lets you play as Toad, Princess, and, get this, Link.
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did it…looking for moar level packs :’(
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
im doing the 3 that were on the website, beat the princess cliche one, working on the castle one now
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
the hammer suit is so baller
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to London later this summer, I had a choice between Emerites (and stopping over in Dubai) and Cathay Pacific (and stopping through Hong Kong).
Also, I boringly chose Hong Kong. It was $50 cheaper – plus the Dubai stopover was 9 hours.
That’s plenty of time to drive to the city, check it out, and make your connection. I bet you wouldn’t really need much more time in Dubai than that.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard from a few people that Dubai was okay.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard from one person that Dubai really sucks. I’ve heard from one more person that Dubai raelly rocks. And I’ve heard from one person that Dubai was OK.
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On the other hand, CX likely has wider seats and better legroom and pitch than EK.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
If you’re flying economy, anyway.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Dubai is a total Rishi city.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
BUT WE HAVE A SUMMER VALUE DEAL: KIDS STAY FREE!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
SPECIAL DUBAI HOTEL DEAL: Women Allowed Outside! (Please note: only with express written consent of male guardian above the age of 21 for the hours between 2-3 am.)
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
NEW MANAGEMENT POLICY! Non-Muslims are now allowed to eat at our on-site dining facilities! (Must pay extra Jizya Tax of 850%)
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He’s afraid he might owe a lot of money.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I think that irresponsible Middle Eastern country needs more hanging gardens. Hanging gardens are great! And I think they should build a really big tower, the top of which would reach into heaven, and it would make Dubai famous, into a country known around the world for its staggering wealth debt.
wanking it to a picture of jamie dimon?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Wanking it to a conference call?!?!?!?
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Jamie Dimon? I’d pick Blankfein.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
JPM reported its quarter today
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
JP Morgan (JPM) reported earnings this morning and the headline was certainly impressive; $1.09 EPS vs. analyst estimates of $0.39. Net revenues, for their part, arrived pretty much in line at $25.6 billion vs. estimates of $25.58 billion.
Wall Street Expectations: Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimate Goldman Sachs will report a profit of $2.14 a share on revenue of $9.46 billion
And that’s considered “sluggish” for GS.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that first blurb has a typo
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Off-balance sheet liabilities, apparently?
From the same article:
Why the disparity between the top and bottom line? There was a $2 billion reduction in provisions for toxic mortgages and credit card loans which “offset” a 44% quarter-over-quarter drop in investment banking profit.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Is that because JPM has about twice the market cap and more shares outstanding?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
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Why do they have a gigantic ladder erected in the middle of the city?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
to get to the Kingdom of Heaven to bomb Sadam Hussein’s chocolate chip factory
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
you’re our silver medal
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s like you’re a street-wise Hercules…or a white knight on a fiery steed!
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These are the best compliments I’ve ever gotten at CGB. You don’t know me at all.
The The is above making sense.
I’m using a really sparkly crystal ball today. Must be the new glass cleaner. What will those zany chemists think of next?
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It’s helping me avoid withdrawal from going cold turkey on glue.
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by Kodiak on Jul 15, 2010 12:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
nice atmosphere ref…
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
WEEEEEE had a little party down in newport
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, Harry was there. They had to carry Harry from the place.
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There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet I said,
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She said, “Love, lord above, now you’re gonna trick me in love”
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What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, baby don’t hurt me no more.
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.
I always felt like following up an open question with an unrelated statement that makes no attempt to answer that question kinda lame.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Where do you goooo? My lovely. Where do you goooo?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, if you aren’t going to quote rock anthem “All Right Now” in this subthread, why are you even here??
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Why do you say that? Risotto is tasty and effective.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice! It used to be the province of middle aged men with beards but I understand the appeal is a lot broader now. That should be a good time.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
He had 6 beards.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Oh, I don’t know, but I just wanted to keep the beard jokes going.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Henry VIII was most definitely not gay. But if he had been, six wives would have made for excellent beards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_%28companion%29
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“So this is what it’s like to be a stranger in the Alps?”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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by carp on Jul 15, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
“yippie-kay-yay MY FRIEND”
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
You racist melon farmer.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
“Just the tip, son.”
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
“Not fair, I had to play Cleveland last time too!”
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by Rishi on Jul 15, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Do you like gladiator movies?”
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by CalBear81 on Jul 15, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
“Ok coach, can we switch now? I’LL be LeBron and YOU be the city of Cleveland.”
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by BearStage on Jul 15, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
His was phrased better.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
His wasphrased betternot typed by Rishi.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YAY POLITICS
I’m ready to go.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
AVINASH IS A SOCIALIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AVINASH IS A MARXIST SOCIALIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE’S RUINING THE CGB I GREW UP IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I always considered Avi a Friedrich Engels man. Huh.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
It was the 15th goodbye scene
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
I think I’m going to see Inception tonight. Looks pretty cool, 87% on rotten tomatoes as of now. Anyone else?
Not tonight, but yes, I plan to see it sooner than later.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
My wife and I, with whom I had previously discussed watching the movie this weekend.
by sec119 on Jul 15, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for honesty, though. It takes a brave man to stand firm in the face of impending flaggage.
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Shouldn’t that be “My wife and me”? It’s hard to say for sure though, because it’s not technically a complete sentence.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
AAE IS CORRECT
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Say that to me when I’m Chief Justice Of California!
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Sorry, that wouldn’t be possible. I would be too busy asking for asylum in Ohio.
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CGB Insta-poll:
Atoms is apparently correct with regards to “My wife and me.” In response to this latest outbreak of grammar nazi-ism, you most feel like:
1) Educated. Thank you, atoms, for being a guiding beacon of hope to us all.
2) Indifferent. Who said what now? Gawd I love the ‘z’ key.
3) Outraged. Ban! Ban! Ban!
4) Confused. Is today the day I wuz supposed to wear pants?
5) Mildly put-out. Let’s put together a collection and send him back on vacation already.
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6. we are in the blogosphere AAE, just let it go sometimes
Fixed.
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, I wasn’t like, “OMG YOU MADE A GRAMMAR MISTAKE YOU STUPID ASSHOLE DIE DIE DIE”… I was just trying to clarify, mostly for my own edification, because I find these questions interesting for some strange reason.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
dude, I wasn’t like “AAE YOU ARE SUCH AN ASSHOLE FOR CALLING HIM OUT ON GRAMMAR, GAAAAWWWWWW I HATE YOU DIE DIE DIE”… I was just trying to make a joke for my own satisfaction, because I find your grammar nazi-ism humorous for some strange reason
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
you didn;t end your post with a period, and you spelled ‘GAAAWWWWWW’ incorrectly.
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
GAAAUWWWWWW
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
needs more s’s instead of z’s!!!!
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
excuse me zed’s!!!!!
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you! I shall continue, then. Heil Strunk & White!
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude,Ime wasn’t like, "OMG YOU MADE A GRAMMAR MISTAKE YOU STUPID ASSHOLE DIE DIE DIE"…IMe was just trying to clarify, mostly formyI own edification, because meIfind these questions interesting for some strange reason.
Broken.
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by CalBear81 on Jul 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Me find that humorous for some strange reason.
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Me Chinese me play joke me go pee pee in your Coke
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
1) Educated. Thank you, atoms, for being a guiding beacon of hope to us all.
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by BearStage on Jul 15, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
GoldBlooded: Great Cal historian or the greatest Cal historian!??!
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WHY DOES EVERYONE ALWAYS FORGET WILLIAM HENRY FUCKING HARRISON?!?!?!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Everything I know about politics I learned from The Simpsons.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Greatest for sure. At what, I’m not saying.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Ancient sea life discovered off of Oz:
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian scientists have discovered bizarre prehistoric sea life hundreds of kilometres below the Great Barrier Reef, in an unprecedented mission to document species under threat from ocean warming.
Ancient sharks, giant oil fish, swarms of crustaceans and a primitive shell-dwelling squid species called the Nautilus were among the astonishing life captured by remote controlled cameras at Osprey Reef.
Lead researcher Justin Marshall Thursday said his team had also found several unidentified fish species, including “prehistoric six-gilled sharks” using special low-light sensitive cameras which were custom designed to trawl the ocean floor, 1,400 metres (4,593 feet) below sea level.
“Some of the creatures that we’ve seen we were sort of expecting, some of them we weren’t expecting, and some of them we haven’t identified yet,” said Marshall, from the University of Queensland.
“There was a shark that I really wasn’t expecting, which was a false cat shark, which has a really odd dorsal fin.”
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hundreds of kilometres below the Great Barrier Reef
But when you dig that deep, you run into the Earth’s molten core …
HolmoePhobe
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I was replying to Twist’s catshark post.
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Paul Allen pledges “most” of his fortune to charity
Whatever you want to say about the Evil Empire, Gates and Allen are really trying to use their money to make a positive impact on the world. good for them.
As long as it includes making the Blazers a publicly held company like the Packers I’m all for this!
In all seriousness, Allen seems to be a pretty good guy. As a lifelong Blazers fan, I’ve appreciated his dedication to opening up his wallet to make the team “better” even when his GM’s can’t get it right.
The Gates Foundation has made tremendous strides in global health. It’s unfortunate that people cannot see that.
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I think most people can? The longest ovation at the Gates-Jobs joint appearance a couple of years ago was for Gates discussing his foundation, iirc.
Sorry, I should clarify.
It’s unfortunate that idealogues cannot see that. Gates is a vilified person due to his wealth, and I’ve definitely heard his name dragged through the mud to serve as an example of why wage inequality is bad.
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Really? Was this awhile ago? Because I never hear about Gates in that vein
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I think he means things like “Bill Gates makes as much in 1 hour as you will all year”, or “If Bill Gates sees a $100 bill on the ground, it’s not worth his time to spend 5 seconds picking it up”, etc…
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
why do you say that people can’t see that? at least among the people i know, people recognize the contributions he’s made (TBH I couldn’t name something too specific, beyond vaccinations?)
What do you mean? Do people talk shit on the Gates Foundation?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Illinois shipping carp to China
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed an agreement with China to export as much as 30 million pounds of Asian carp a year from the Illinois River, a move aimed at reducing the population of the invasive species downstate.
Flanked by state lawmakers and business leaders from Illinois and China, Quinn said of the Asian carp crisis, "if you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em."
I thought this would be an Onion article.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
DON'T EAT CARP
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
Ellison won't buy Warriors
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38263447/ns/sports-player_news/
There go my hopes of having a competent basketball team.
I hear the Miami Heat has some good players?
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CLIPPERS BABY
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
haha warriors will continue to suck
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by CaliforniaEternal on Jul 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh CRAPS!
I’m so glad we’re the ones who ended up with the Russian oligarch. Even if we did hire a coach who sounds like a squeaky mouse.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t doubt his coaching acumen, it’s just sometimes hard to take his rants all that seriously just by how they sound. Literally.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not much for being owned
/megan fox
::sorry I’ve seen that preview too many times::
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Looks like the Bay Area sports scene will continue to suck
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I don’t understand the Ellison Messiah thing. He’s always seemed like a creepy douchebag asshole to me.
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.
Which is why we needed him as an owner… Steinbrenner, Cuban, Buss… all creepy douches… all doing well with their teams…
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
cept for Steinbrenner… his douchieness caught up to him…. too soon?
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Caught up to him? In the form of 7 WS rings?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
In the form of death.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
ding ding
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
…As opposed to all those non-douchebags who get to live forever.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
You missed the memo. Dracula now is awake during the day, takes his shirt off constantly, and is in love with a mortal woman.
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thx 4 the clarification… I’ll hold back for now…
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree...creepy, douchebag asshole indeed.
by 33SwisherSweet on Jul 15, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Having one of the richest men in the world run your team has a significant upside I’d presume.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s had season tickets for a decade.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 15, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Is anyone going to Monkeyhead night?
I can promise a night full of entertainment, as in, i will yell at the top of my lungs for hours before falling asleep walking home
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Should I even ask?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
if you dont know about monkeyhead, prepare for me to accuse you of not attending cal-berkeley
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
working or shopping? or eating? or panhandling? i could use some more quinoa, maybe i’ll stop by and find you?
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
if i buy a street spirit, will you provide me with some fish around which i may wrap it?
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss Berkeley Bowl so much. Hard to find good produce out here :-p
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That’s the one I go to, as I live in West Berkeley – i’ve actually never been to the original Berkeley Boel.
But i’m in Colorado for the summer, and the produce just does not compare.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
It’s not as good.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 16, 2010 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The fact that I can bike there in less than 10 minutes makes it better.
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I meant that the original is not as good. If you’re going to BBW, you’re to the better one.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 16, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome, I love BBW!
It’s got a ton of individual websites dedicated to it, actually – though strangely, almost none of them are related to fresh produce. A few are, but in very unexpected ways.
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Is it just me or is anyone else annoyed by the hijacking of farmers markets by the arts n crafts booths? It’s a freaking market, for farmers. Last time I checked little leather purses with beads and decorative frames don’t need to be tilled, and I’ll be damned if I saw an Organic Soap tree. FARMERS MARKETS FOR FARMERS!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
“OMG, Free Nachos!?”
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by atomsareenough on Jul 16, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh. Yes, I probably deserve that, too.
20 min bike yesterday.
20 min bike today and supposed to do circuit training aaaaaanny moment now.
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What is a Monkeyhead?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
a bottle that makes sad feelings go away
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
GOP opposing extension of unemployment benefits but supporting extension of the tax cuts.
They oppose extension of unemployment benefits because it will increase the federal deficit, but ignore (or look past) the fact that the tax cuts will do the same.
FLAGGED! POLITICS
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s because tax cuts fixes all!!!!!!
Weren’t you living in America from 02 – 08??? Everything was fixed, no problems, no deficit, everyone got rich from all that cash that trickled down, but then that Hussein guy showed up and all was lost…
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
(we could’ve used some commensurate spending cuts too)
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Not going to disagree.
Just saying that it does’nt make sense to criticise tax cuts in a blanket manner.
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Well, its not so much a blanket manner as to highlight politicians’ hypocrisy.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if tax cuts are viewed as contributing to the deficit, but necessary for economic growth, and extending unemployment benefits are viewed as contributing to the deficit, but not necessary for economic growth, then that doesn’t really scream hypocrisy to me… personally speaking.
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Yeah but Republicans seem to believe that tax cuts are magical and don’t contribute to the deficit. Either that, or they will say anything to advance their preferred ideology of tax cuts.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Excuse me, by “Republicans”, I mean GOP congressional leaders.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought by Republicans you mean those who advocated for the Republic form of democracy as compared to a Direct form of democracy?
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Those guys are aight.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Mr. PoliSci, a republic doesn’t mean democracy, either direct or indirect. A republic simply means a government with no monarch and some participation by at least a portion of the population. Historically, republics have often been oligarchies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic
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Excuse me, that’s Dr. PoliSci. I didn’t go to 4 years of Carribean Medical College to be called Mr!
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You confirm my long-held belief that political science is not actually a subject.
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I always thought it was more of an antecedent
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
IS THERE A CURE FOR THAT?!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a disease.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t it be more “Bachelor PoliSci”? And you didn’t spend 4 years on your couch eating Doritos watching reruns of “Cheaters” to be called Mr.?
by Yes We Cannon on Jul 15, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, PS, DONT FUCKING COME INTO MY HOUSE TELL ME WHAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN AN OLIGARCHY! I know what has historically been an oligarchy!
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No, that’s a LOLigarchy
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you for…well, actually, fuck you.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone’s a cLOLmedian now, huh?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you for my new sig
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Your welcLOLme
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jul 15, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So you’re saying they’re lying?
“That’s been the majority Republican view for some time,” Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told TPMDC this afternoon after the weekly GOP press conference. “That there’s no evidence whatsoever that the Bush tax cuts actually diminished revenue. They increased revenue, because of the vibrancy of these tax cuts in the economy. So I think what Senator Kyl was expressing was the view of virtually every Republican on that subject.”
So… McConnell, Kyl, Cornyn, Gregg… They’re saying things they don’t believe?
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/its-unanimous-gop-says-pay-for-unemployment-benefits-not-tax-cuts-for-the-rich.php
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/mcconnell_no_evidence_whatsoev.html
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/the_failure_of_conservative_el.html
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by atomsareenough on Jul 16, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
It does in the context of trumpeting “fiscal conservatism,” in the sense that you only pay with money that you have, don’t run huge deficits etc…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, certainly. Democrats approve more spending to “buy” their votes, republicans cut taxes to “buy” theirs. The end result is going to be us in Iceland’s position ten years from now. And by that I mean cold and full of volcanoes.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Can politics be Re-banned please. PLEASE?!?!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Email your concerns to cgbmods at gmail dot com. They’ll hear them quicker than in the morass of a DBD.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, Tbred. The Z key is your friend.
I’ve definitely made note of your concerns/request. And I’ll bring it up when the Hit Squad discusses the politics issue and whether to keep the ban off or reinstate it.
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Did you read what Ohio Bear sent you? Or posted?
We’ve got two stud lawyers on the Squad. Of course, we retained the rights to do WTHWW, including trade you and a bag of chips to AtQ for some reefer.
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also, Cialis.
Everyone in our economy should be required to take Cialis.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
But then we only have 36 hours for growth opportunities!!!!!!!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
But you have to call your doctor if you have a growth opportunity lasting more than 4 hours.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
No that is only if your economic stimulation lasts for more than 4 hours… you can still have your 36 hour window
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I don’t know about that, but it surely lessens the effect of people losing everything including minimal spending power.
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::generic response that mentions abuse and fraud in government program::
::generic response that IT WAS ALL BUSH’S FAULT::
::generic response that OBAMA CAN SURE MAKE THE PEOPLE STAND UP AND JIVE:::
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
CAN. WE. PLEASE. NOT. INFECT. CGB. WITH. THESE. TIRED. BULL. SHIT. ARGUMENTS. FROM. BOTH. SIDES. PLEASE? THESE. DEBATES. HAVE. GONE. ON. WITH. NO. SOUND. ARGUMENTS. OR. ANYTHING. FOR. DECADES. JUST. STOP.
TARDS.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thats too many periods… AAE is going to be maaaaaaaaaaadddddd
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I am absolutely enraged, I tell you.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes! Extending unemployment benefits CLEARLY stimulates growth of unemployment benefits!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
penis growth provides a surplus of government girth
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
…no it doesn’t….!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure it does….if you know what I mean.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh, CFN/Scout Utter Fail
Projected Top Reserves: For the moment, junior Nate Montana will get the No. 2 job. Joe Montana’s son is 6-4 and 200 pounds, and has a live, accurate arm, but he was inconsistent throughout spring ball and didn’t come up with a good performance until the spring game. He started out his career with the Irish, transferred to Pasadena City College rather than sit on the bench behind Jimmy Clausen, and now he’s back and showing some decent flashes. He walked on, and now he needs to be ready in case Dayne Crist’s knee isn’t healthy, and he has to be sharp with a slew of good prospects waiting in the wings.
Nick Montana is a Husky.
This has since been removed, but…wow, someone actually wrote this.
New recuit Matt James might not be an elite prospect, but he was on everyone’s list of the best tackles of this year’s recruiting class with the size and frame to sit at one tackle spot for 4 years. At 6-7 and 291 pounds, the Cincinnati native followed Brian Kelly to South Bend and will get a long look at playing time right away on the outside. Even though he’s tall, he’s physical for the ground game and does a good job of shoving people around.
(HT EDSBS)
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 11:32 AM PDT reply actions
Awful mistake on Matt James.
But on the first thing, re: the QBs — that is right, isn’t it? Nate Montana does play for Notre Dame, doesn’t he?
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
I think it was originally Nick Montana
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
First time post...
Joe Montana has two sons: Nate Montana (Heading into his Junior year. Attended De La Salle in Concord. Total square according to my fiancée’s sister) and Nick Montana (Committed to Washington. Attended whatever school in Southern California).
by OaktownAggie on Jul 15, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to CGB, OaktownAggie! Hope to see you posting around here a lot more in the future!
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Should've added...
Long time lurker, first time poster. I like warm fuzzy animals and long walks on the beach.
by OaktownAggie on Jul 15, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
POLITICS! BANNED!
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hey, you don’t know what he does in his spare time. He could lurk. Stalk. Really, a variety of available options!
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He might have a regular habit....
of showering naked in the everglades with naked 300 lb Cajun women, but if he doesn’t comment every time he reads this blog, then he is a READER – unless he never graduated from junior high school and lives at home with his 87 year old mother who reads CGB to him.
Skulk is probabyl another option.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
*probably
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s like the campfire circle with everyone singing Cumbayah, only I’m outside the circle in the reeds and the shadows.
by OaktownAggie on Jul 15, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice to see you Oaktown. Yes, you’re correct. Not sure about the square thing.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
how CGB is like a cult:
half a dozen people rush to greet you when you first come in. Maybe it’s more like AA.
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How CGB is not like a cult:
No ritual suicide. We think that rituals are overrated.
The The is above making sense.
Well thats only because we are the ones left that didn’t drink the Kool-Aid…
p.s. Thanks for the sweet sweatsuit CBKwit!!!!!
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Swan dive!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
UC Davis alumni. Cal fan since birth. The first game will be torture.
by OaktownAggie on Jul 15, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU’RE GOING WATCHING FROM A “SPECIAL CONTROL ZONE”?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It’ll actually be quick and painless like a guillotine. Well, maybe not painless.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
“Did I say quick? And painless?? Whoops, what I actually meant was long and drawn out. And painful, very, very painful.”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was Thousand Oaks down in SoCal. Moved down there because, according to Montana, De La Salle was a great school, but not for quarterbacks.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Great comment in one of the ND links..
“Fiutak has also reported that dirigible travel may not be entirely safe.”
by SierraBear on Jul 15, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yellow fever, you'll appreciate this
LeBron James flips out on Cleveland fans.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
I was looking for words to describe what I was thinking as I was watching it, and for the first time ever, I believe I agree with Twist.
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Dick Cheney might not have long to live
I’m a surgeon and just read your wire story about Dick Cheney getting a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) placed. The story downplays the seriousness of that procedures…once you’ve got an LVAD in place, it means your heart is essentially incapable of working on its own and has no potential to improve. While LVAD outcomes have been improving, and some patients live months or even years with one of these devices in place, this is a HUGE operation with MAJOR associated morbidity and mortality. If he’s not listed for a heart transplant, his days are seriously numbered. Life on an LVAD isn’t something I’d wish on my worst enemy…an axiom that this situation really tests. He’s in for a rough time.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 11:54 AM PDT reply actions
Don’t worry evil empire, he’ll get yet another heart harvested from a third world “donor” soon enough.
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.
Boy, that’s a sad story. He’s such a nice man too.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not :(
I’m not :), but I’m not :( either.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
BUSINESS NEWS MERGER TIME
The bidding war between two iconic adult magazines has begun.
FriendFinder Networks, the owner of Penthouse magazine, wants to buy Playboy for $210 million, which works out to about $6.24 per share, the company announced Thursday afternoon.
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I can’t think of any response that isn’t inappropriate.
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Hustler rumored to be submitting a rival bid which could lead to an intense three-some?
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carps head will explode if this happens
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel sorry for Hef’s kids once he passes away… If the Flint empire owns everything Playboy, where will the boys party in a classy grotto setting :(
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by CruzinBears on Jul 15, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Financial Overhaul Bill passes Senate
WSJ Link
Anyone CGB folk with some insight or thoughts about it? I’ve been studying the House and Senate versions for the last couple weeks as part of my research for a professor.
The The is above making sense.
Let’s… not get into it
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
actually
I don’t know much about it and would like to hear some thoughts.
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There’s some great summaries of the two congressional versions out there (prepared by law firms and other similiar groups), but all I’ve seen on this final version is news stories announcing the progress and some suggested meeting points on the two big sections the Senate had differently than the House (The Volcker and Lincoln Amendments).
If there’s interest on CGB, I can link to some good insight on just what is happening based on the bills and what not, but if it’s just CBKWit, I can send an e-mail or something.
The The is above making sense.
I am interested too
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t really know the specifics, but I’m guessing
1. Regulations will be imposed
2. that are subverted by the industry via loopholes
3. not a lot changes.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Responding here so that there's more space if people actually want to talk about it.
I know a decent amount about the derivatives portions of the bill, because that’s where my research is focused. But I don’t know as much about the other sections (it’s times like this I wish we still had danzig).
Most of the details are left to the regulatory agencies to work out within a certain time frame from the end of the bill, so most of the impact will be vague (probably for a year from enactment) and even then we won’t see the true impact for a couple years to follow.
Here is a great section by section breakdown of the two bills side by side.
Here’s a WSJ description of the major provisions.
The biggest points of contention between the two bills came from what are known as the Volcker Amendment and Lincoln Amendment, both of which were included in the Senate version, but not the house.
The Volcker Amendment (aka the Volcker Rule or Merkley-Levin Amendment) was proposed by Paul Volcker, former chairman of the fed and current Obama financial advisor. It’s designed to limit the the risk FDIC insured banks are able to take on, and in that respect it’s viewed as a second round of Glass-Steagall. I’m not sure exactly how harsh the final version of this rule will be in the bill, but it is included in some form. For more information on this you can look up the Merkley-Levin Amendment as they were the two Senators who drafted the language for the Senate bill. Here’s an article with some summary of the tensions around the rule.
The Lincoln Amendment is kind of a similar focus. It bars banks from trading directly in derivatives and would force them to spin off their swaps desks to separately held companies. There is quite a bit of derivative regulation separate from this in the bill (for example establishing clearinghouses). The “goal” of the amendment is to prevent federal emergency funds from going to derivatives trading organizations, trying to wall off that risk, but it’s unclear how effective it would/will be. It looks like a watered down version of this made it into the final bill, but I’m not sure yet how much it was watered down.
Does anyone else have any insight or familiarity with the bill? If anyone’s got questions I’ll answer as best I can.
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by Maharg on Jul 15, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YF works with those very derivatives… or so he’s implied
I’m guessing that ratings agency reforms weren’t mentioned anywhere? I vaguely remember a ruling apart from the bill awhile back.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think that the bill directly regulates them, but it does provide a cause of action for plaintiffs. In a lot of ways that’s actually more intimidating for the rating agencies. In my opinion, litigation is a lot more intimidating to their business model than regulation. Each bill had a different standard for behavior, and I’m going off memory on this right now, since I actually have to get some work done for a bit. I’m pretty sure that the Senate version had either a knowing or reckless standard, and the House bill held them to a grossly negligent standard.
That should open the doors to litigation, but there has never been liability for rating agencies, and no court has ever penalized them for a bad rating. The general contention is that they are just issuing opinions that are protected by the first amendment.
The The is above making sense.
So the daisy chain continues… Thank you for your contribution
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never heard the saying “the daisy chain continues” before, but I’m not sure that’s an entirely correct characterization. Were the rating agencies to be held to a grossly negligent standard (one of the few parts of the bill where the House version was more aggressive than the Senate version), it could actually have a big impact on ratings. Like I said, legislation can have a bigger impact on them than regulation.
The The is above making sense.
Yea, this is what I get for commenting on CGB while I draft discovery responses. My kingdom for an edit button.
The The is above making sense.
I know this. Moving forward, this man’s piece describes my view on the matter:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32390327/Bill-Ackman-s-Presentation-on-Ratings-Agencies
The real problems with ratings agencies started back in the 70s when Congress gave them cabal power… and all the mandates that followed for institutional investors
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you may find this article interesting. It’s a proposal for a user fee system to intervene in the connection between rating agencies and the companies to which they are providing ratings.
The The is above making sense.
Also, I think I should say at this point, I’m just giving my understanding of the bill and opinions of possible results. I don’t work in the financial industry, and my experience is limited to casual knowledge and the research that I’m doing. I know YF and Rishi probably can’t jump in this conversation for proprietary reasons, but if anyone disagrees or has information I haven’t included, please let me know. I don’t really think this conversation will degrade to less than cordial, so tell me I’m wrong!
The The is above making sense.
What happened with the consumer financial protection agency? Did the Senate bill have one? What do you think will come out of conference?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The CFPA was in both bills and so I’m pretty sure it’s in the version from today. The CFPA is important and has the ‘backing’ of both parties, but there’s a disagreement over how it will be implemented. Republicans don’t want it to be an independent agency, comparing it to problems with the EPA.
Given that the conference started with the Senate text of the bill, it’s probably going to be closer to that version. But what concessions are made will really depend on which of the Senate Republicans cross the aisle to reach 60.
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Would you care for a delete button?
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by yellow fever on Jul 15, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
DIEM
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you calling noted American hero, LeonPowe, a communist????
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Who wants the fucking shirt? I want the jersey! And I bought the scarf! CHOLLIMA!
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What’s that spell?
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by zoonews on Jul 15, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I knew what you wanted, but I just wouldn’t give in
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
hilar.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Indian Rupee gets a new symbol!
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Money! The government of India today unveiled a new international symbol representing its currency, the rupee. It resembles the English letter ‘R’ with its left vertical stalk removed and with two parallel horizontal lines intersecting the top curving portion.
The new symbol for the rupee, held by its designer, research scholar D. Udaya Kumar.Previously, the symbol for the rupee was a non-distinctive “Rs” or “Re,” which also could be used to refer to the currencies in Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as One India News points out. The Indian government hopes the new symbol will highlight the country’s burgeoning role as a global economic power player.
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So all I have to do is mint some currency and have a new logo to highlight my burgeoning role as a global economic power player? I’ll be looking for the DPRK Won to have a new logo soon.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
haha you said ‘global economic power player’ haha
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I c/ped from Rishi’s post.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Whats wrong with “R”?
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 15, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It was never “R”. It was “Rs” or “Re”, which, as pointed out, could refer to a number of different currencies.
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Hey, I spent at least 35 seconds perusing the Periodic Table Of The Elements to find Re.
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by TwistNHook on Jul 15, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good work Hit Squaders
Now can you please find me a new BFF? You guys broke mine.
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seriously. no one has actually told me what happened to Scootie. One day she was posting delightfully on here… the next: she’s skipped town?!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Having talked to her recently, Scootie is fine. She’s welcome back here anytime.
When in doubt, just blame Twist for hating women.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2010/7/7/1557536/vote-for-your-favorite-cal-athlete#41527140
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the QB for the Jets. Mark Sanchez is a barista at a Starbucks in downtown San Mateo.
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But if his last name is Sanchez then he still meets 9 out of my top ten criteria for dating a guy.
1. Latin-descent
2. Latin-last name
3. Gorgeous dark Latin hair
4. Beautiful Latin tan
5. Speaks or grew up in a family that speaks Spanish
6. Latin heritage
7. Latino
8. Can pass for a local in all of south america
9. Can salsa/merengue or just shake hips in sexy suggestive manner
10. Smart, ambitious, sarcastic, well-traveled, kind, and loves life
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Well, I got a nice tan going. Nofakebake.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It was Sanchberg in the old country before his family emigrated to East LA.
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And when women say they like a “sarcastic” guy, I’m assuming they just like guys who tease them and the things you do. AMIRITE?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it means the girl can tease them excessively and they’ll be okay, but they can’t say anything hurtful/tease the girl.
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I was doing it in 2003.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
:( My bad.
It just sounded like you were a little sads about maybe a specific situation relating to a girl who got all mad after you teased her!! That’s all!
Hugs.
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no it was. and my response was misconstrued. and you got all mad. and yeah this was just a very awkward exchange.
slumber party? basement?
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His name is Ed Gein.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just kidding like jason.
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by Maharg on Jul 15, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Did you enjoy the concert? It was fun, but Rihanna’s lip syncing kinda bothered me a tad.
Also, I’m jealous of you since I won’t be going to XS in two weeks :( :(
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Concert was AWE-SOME. I’ve actually heard both Ke$ha and Rihanna live before when they tried to sing for real. It was not pleasant. I totally way prefer the lip synching and actually appreciated that they did it.
XS!!!! The same crew of girls is planning another trip. We had such a ridiculously amazing time in Vegas. Why no XS?
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Because I’m a guy. And I’m going with three other guys. And Vegas runs on girls. And I don’t like paying for bottle service.
It’s okay, though, going to Vanity instead. I’ve heard great things!
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Do you have reservations at Dorsia?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
His business card isn’t nice enough to land such a thing.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
It’s because he forgot to return his videotapes.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The gold is an improvement. I thought they used to use the tears of orphans and the blood of widows.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
Quick, Rishi, to the Bloomberg terminal! We have money to create!
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Much better than the Vietnamese sweatshops in Denmark
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have you heard this song? “hip to be square” by huey lewis and the news? it’s a great tune
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I think you’ve missed the entire blog. It’s all been a reference to American Psycho. Especially Longshore’s interceptions in the 4th quarter.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
the quick, dry, witty type of humor. Like Jim from the Office.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
by since1997 on Jul 15, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Guarantee that person in real life would cheat on every girl he dated.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he’s Latin? Or because he’s Jim?
I can’t believe because he’s Jim.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Because a man that perfect would be in such high demand that he could essentially do the fuckall he pleased and be able to pick up a girl so soon after that that he wouldn’t care.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t the fact that he’s an incorrigible cheater make him less than perfect?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The woman doesn’t know that about him after 30 minutes in a bar smoky latin Salsa dance and guitar basement club…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
30 minutes! Damn, he works quickly.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He is the Most Interesting Stud in the World.
“Stay horny, my friends”
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
A “yes, Tbred” would’ve sufficed
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
10.Smart, ambitious, sarcastic, well-traveled, kind, and loves life[extremely good looking].
fixed!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
9. Can salsa/merengue or just shake hips in sexy suggestive manner
lulz
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I gave myself 3.5 seconds to come up with a good reply. I failed. I don’t have a comeback to the vuvuzela.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
RACIS
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, just to clarify, is #10 pretty much a synonym for “rich”?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t break anything. It was like that when I found it!
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Ps- i didn’t mean all that stuff I said, you know, earlier. It was just a jokey. :) still practice flagging. XOXO!
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
We’ve tried to put Scootie back together again! Honest!
But we’re just men. We apparently need more horses. And maybe some Old Spice.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
Look at my horse. Now look at your horse. Now look at my horse. Now look at your horse. Now back to my horse! Can you smell my horse? MM. Raisins.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think she wanted us to solve her problems. Just listen.
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You just described a woman.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Pregnant women fighting in an Oakland Burger King parking lot (possibly NSFW)
Naturally, Deadspin picked this up.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 2:26 PM PDT reply actions
Oh Oakland…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
So, who is going to the Walnut Creek Courthouse on Monday with me!
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NICE, I hadn’t seen the double facepalm before.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That was…. impressive.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
hehehehe....
muahahahahaha…..
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
by HolmoePhobe on Jul 15, 2010 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I’m making an executive decision: Politics re-banned. Starting immediately.
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by TwistNHook on Jul 15, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Unions rape kittens.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe that PETA poster about loving animals not eating them was misdirected.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Indedd, Gandhi sat down with British politicians many times to say “oh SURE yeah that’s a GREAT fucking idea.”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Gandhi played by Sexy Beast Kingsley? That would’ve been an AWESOME movie.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
o hi
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
and in the end
the Holmoephobe wins
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
Over/under on how long before HolmoePhoebe gets banned for policital discussion.
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Oooh…Can I play? I’ll bet a gazillion dollars.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
It doesn’t really matter now, does it? I’ll bet whichever way gets me the most action.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
I’ll bet you half a gazillion dollars on banning and half a gazillion dollars on not banning.
The The is above making sense.
I’d like to buy a Credit Default Swap on the best posted by Maharg.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Financial reform bill went through, now we have to find an exchange and a clearinghouse to approve the swap.
The The is above making sense.
RishiGEX
It’s the Happenin’ Exchange™
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
6 weeks
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Can I bet that I get banned first?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but then it’d just get taxed away and go towards lazy, idle, ethnic people trying to string out their unemployment checks.
IT BEGINS
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
carp to leave baby w/ g-ma…might get layed for the first time since the 2008 Oregon St game.
"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 Jul 15, 2010 2:42 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
If the Hayward Fault goes big today, I know where to place blame.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
It should be the best 2 minutes of your life, stud.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
To ruffy or not to ruffy? That is the question.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
i don’t know what ‘ruffy’ means, but you should definitely do it.
by sec119 on Jul 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think hes contemplating whether to provide date rape drugs to his wife in what can only be described as the most horrifiying comment he’s ever made.
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
ahhh. ROOFIE
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If he’s asking whether he should have sex with his woman from behind, well, I feel bad for the man.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Never forget
but you should definitely [roofie your wife]
by sec119 on Jul 15, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Rishi on Jul 15, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
hit the post button a little too soon.
Should have added that we’ll be making the trip to Mendocino for a little wine tasting/R&R.
For those scoring at home, the ’08 Oregon St game, which caused me to get officially wasted, was the night that I think I made my son from my ballz.
Either that or Tosh got to her.
"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 Jul 15, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It was HolmoePhobe… in the UPS costume… without protection.
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
was the night that I think I made my son from my ballz.
I’m sorry but this made me lol.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 15, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That is how the birds and the bees talk will go when carp jr is older. “Daddy, where do babies come from?” “From my ballz”
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
pronounced “bahhlzs”
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
/wonders if he can make bet on Tosh vs. Carp
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, is back on the "Alex Hinshaw lefty" career plan.
I'm telling you
That Deadliest Catch episode shook him to the core.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
1128 comments as of 6.40 EDT / 3.40 PDT
Or possibly more. Was this un-banning of politics a ploy to provide a stimulus for comment counts on DBDs?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Because if there is one thing we love, its people not focusing on the front page!
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
DON’T YOU KNOW POLITICS CUTS DRIVE GROWTH FOR THIS BLOG?
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
No ploy. We consulted Paul the Octopus and the rest is DBD history.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
Wait wait wait, with my photographic memory for DBD’s past… I think I’ll be the one who decides what is or is not DBD history.
The The is above making sense.
My apologies. After consulting Paul the Octopus, what we have is DBD Present Day.
Only time and The Maharg will tell how this shall be remembered in the annals of CGB.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
by Kodiak on Jul 15, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Stimulus for comment counts through politics? Let’s call it the Commenting Recovery Act by Politics.
It’s called CARP
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see why they would give you any more or less optimism than any other owner tbh
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s that bad. They spent a lot to own the Warriors, and one of the guys used to have a stake in the Celtics. Decent NBA experience.
It’s not Cohan at least.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, Guber loves the strategies in Lawrence of Arabia, excellent. I wonder if he’s going to try and overthrow David Stern.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
True. I suppose I was just mentally set on Ellison.
In all likelihood, they’re better than Cohan. The fact that they had the $$$ to overspend to buy the Warriors at least indicates that they’ve been successful.
I’ll try to put the heebie-jeebies on hold until I see what they do about the coach and GM.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
You’ll know in about two months whether they’re good or bad. If they’re good, both will be out the door the moment the sale is fully processed.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Just know that Larry Ellison is a spiteful spiteful man. He will do whatever it takes to make Cohan wish he sold the Warriors to him. Just look at what he did with the whole America’s Cup sailing thing. You just don’t mess with him.
by OaktownAggie on Jul 15, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I find it odd that in the DBD announcing the liberation of political discussion there was a massive inanity breakout larger than any we’ve seen in these parts in months.
You communists.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Was this posted somewhere???
Woman is sentenced for sex with her biological son. She looked him up on facebook (he was given up for adoption earlier in life)
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Even Oedipus is horrified.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 15, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor kid goes from, “Dude, I’m nailing this sweet MILF” to “OH NO I JUST HAD SEX WITH A MINEEEEEEEWTF”
(For those of you following along, that’s Mom I’d Never Ever Ever Ever Ever Ever Ever Ever Want to Fuck. And also Mine, WTF!?!)
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 15, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
haha yeah i saw that one
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And for the Warriors fans
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by Thoroughbred on Jul 15, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome writeup of Allen Crabbe by Dr. Saturday
Crabbe is the centerpiece of a decorated five-man recruiting class that Cal coach Mike Montgomery hopes will soften the blow of losing the core of a team that produced the Bears’ first conference title in more than five decades. Pac-10 player of the year Jerome Randle graduated, productive starters Patrick Christopher, Theo Robertson and Jamal Boykin are also gone and rotation players D.J. Seeley and Omondi Amoke transferred.
Although Harper Kamp’s return from a knee injury gives Cal a legit back-to-the-basket scorer and Jorge Gutierrez is a scrappy perimeter defender, there will be plenty of opportunity for the incoming freshmen to contribute immediately. Crabbe has blossomed from a stand-still shooter into a dynamic scorer, point guard Gary Franklin and small forward Alex Rossi can both stretch a defense and explosive late signee Emerson Murray flew under the radar as a result of an ankle injury.
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