DBD 7.27.10. An embarrassment to Cal, I am?
by Ohio Bear on Jul 27, 2010 3:05 AM PDT
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PrintIt was a seemingly normal day at the workplace of CALumbus Bear and yours truly. In my office, I was monitoring the DBD while working on a masterpiece of legal writing that would surely sway the court of appeals. Just a few steps away in his office, CALumbus Bear was diligently reserving rights, merging and acquiring, drafting license agreements that no one reads before clicking "I AGREE," ordering scotch by mail order, or whatever it is he does in his practice. Yes, a normal day. But it was also a beautiful day for a Cal intervention.
During a lull in the day, CALumbus Bear wandered over to my office to shoot the breeze. After we exhausted such topics as the day's DBD, how we ever got roped into being on the "Hit Squad," and which Wonder Twin power was our favorite, I relayed a story from the previous weekend. In the parking lot of my local grocery store, I noticed a car with a script "Cal" sticker on the back window. Well, sort of. Some soulless, sad excuse of a human being Someone had tried to rip the Cal decal off, but had not been successful. About one-fourth of the sticker was gone, but it was unmistakable that it was the Cal logo. Any sight of a Cal logo is rare in these parts (i.e., Ohio), especially when the car has an Ohio license plate. So the sight was noteworthy.
CALumbus Bear asked innocently what kind of car it was. I reported that it was an older model American car, kind of a jalopy by our standards. We speculated that it was an old car that was bought used, owned by an Old Blue long ago, the sticker placed on the vehicle sometime during the Holmoe era.
CALumbus Bear voiced the opinion that it was just as well that the sticker was partly torn away. He thought it was a shame that the alma mater's venerable logo would be on such an unworthy automobile.
After a pause, he segued to the intervention.
"You have Cal stuff on your car, don't you?" CALumbus Bear asked, seemingly innocuously.
"Oh yeah," I replied. "I have the script Cal on my back window.
"And I have the Cal Alumni Association sticker, too, on one of my passenger windows."
By the look on his face, I knew that CALumbus Bear was about to say something he didn't necessarily want to say, but something that he felt he had to say.
"You know," he said solemnly, "I think it's a crying shame that you have the Cal logo on your car. Really, it's an abomination. Your car is not worthy of the Cal logo. "
It was an awkward silence. I thought about my car. I drive an early 2000's model Honda sedan. I have had the car for a long time. It's a reliable car and has more than 124,000 miles on it.
"So you're saying I should take the Cal stuff off it?" I asked CALumbus Bear.
"I really think that would be best," CALumbus Bear replied. "I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time. I just didn't know how to say it."
CALumbus Bear suggested that I move the Cal decals to Mrs. Ohio Bear's car, a later 2000's model year SUV that CALumbus Bear deemed acceptable for the Cal logo. I said that I would consider it.
"I'm glad we had this talk," CALumbus Bear said before going back to his office to reserve some rights.
It's been a couple of weeks since this conversation. I still have the Cal decals on my car. I just can't let go.
Should I?
What about your ride? Does it have Cal decals, a Cal license plate frame, or a Cal vanity plate? Or all of the above? Would CALumbus Bear deem your car worthy of Cal identification? Do tell.
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Cal crew team members help Team USA
Golden Bears Kara Kohler and Mary Jeghers helped the U.S. women’s eight to a gold medal, while Cal rowers Nareg Guregian, Samuel Walker, Nick Lucey and Zachary Vlahos teamed in the men’s eight that captured silver at the 2010 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Brest, Belarus, this past weekend.
The women took home gold for the third time in the last five years. In a tight race, only 0.37 seconds separated the top four crews through the first 500 meters. The Americans then surged ahead and took a 1.50-second lead at the midway point. By the finish, the U.S. held a more than four-second advantage and completed the 2000-meter course in 6:31.97. New Zealand was second in 6:36.48, followed by Canada at 6:38.16.
Jeghers was a part of the U.S. eight that won silver last year, while Kohler, the 2010 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year, was making her first national team appearance.
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I do not know why Ohio Bear is not being a giver, but I am. I forget who it is who has a thing for redheads (BearStage maybe?) but here you go. Please remember this at Christmas time.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I too have a fondness for redheads, but it should be noted that all redheads are not created equal, except in a legal/constitutional sense.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Cal track team announcing its recruiting class
Recruiting Class Brings 26 Newcomers to Cal Track & Field
California director of Track & Field Tony Sandoval and his staff will welcome another strong recruiting class for 2010-11 that includes seven student-athletes who ranked among the top 20 in the country in their respective events last season. The group of 14 women and 12 men also features 10 who were finalists at the state championships this past year.
Highlighting the list of women to join the roster is heptathlete Ashley Smith from Millikan High School in Long Beach. The runner-up at the USATF Junior Championships with a score of 5,270, she represented the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships in July. Her best individual event is the 200 meters, where she posted the No. 4 time in the country in 2010 with a 23.55 clocking.
Ashley Cooke (Corona / Colony HS) ran the sixth-fastest 300-meter hurdle time in the United States last year when she was clocked in 41.38. She placed fifth at the California state meet in 42.01. In the sprints, Charnell Price from St. Mary’s Academy in Los Angeles was a state finalist in both the 100 (5th, 11.74) and 200 (7th, 24.30). Her PRs of 11.65 in the 100 and 23.75 in the 200 put her in the top 20 in the country in both events.
On the men’s side, high jumper Harrison Steed (Coto de Caza / Junipero Serra HS) owns a best clearance of 7-2.50, a height he achieved this past January that was also No. 4 in the high school rankings this past season. Third at the California state meet in the spring, he captured the title as a sophomore in 2008 when he jumped 7-0.
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YO talks about training camp access
For those of you wondering, training camp practices will be conducted just like during the season and the spring. Media will be allowed to watch the first 20 minutes and the final 10 minutes of practice.
There are two exceptions: There will be two practices completely open to the media — Monday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 15. Other than that, we will be limited to the half-hour total of access.
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really wish we’d have practices open to the media…might generate more interest. Everyone knows we pass out of the gun on 3rd and forever anyway.
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--Coach Clark
YO's Pac-10 football previews continue
No. 4: USC. Even before the NCAA brought the hammer down on USC’s football program, there were problems in Trojan country. After last season, the aura of superiority had waned, and a fifth-place finish had turned USC into just one of the top programs in the Pac-10, not the undisputed ruler.
Yes, it was only one season, but it is clear the Trojans don’t have quite the level of home run hitters they’ve had in the past. There is no Reggie Bush, Mike Williams or Dwayne Jarrett — guys that really kept opposing defensive coodinators up at night. And although there is talent across the board on defense, there is nobody like Ray Maualuga or Brian Cushing on the current version of the Trojans.
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Which means he has Stanford in the 3.
Or worse, #2 or #1. Say it aint so JO.
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CAL 34 - STAN 28
Giants' wins streak ends
Marlins beat Giants, 4-3.
The McCC postgame thread post was very simple:
Just like the old saying goes: When Aaron Rowand is your team’s only offense, Aaron Rowand is your team’s only offense. I don’t have to write about that crap, and you can’t make me.
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by Ohio Bear on Jul 27, 2010 3:22 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
No-hitters grow on trees
Matt Garza throws one for the Rays vs. the Tigers
Fifth no-no of the season in the major leagues.
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Since I blew my shoulder out pitching as a teenager, my interest in baseball has waned considerably. However, I find this pitching resurgance to be fascinating. Did the roids really make THAT much of a difference? Or are there other factors at work?
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe that the cyclical nature of baseball usually has to do with technology advances (the ball, different treatments of bats, etc) , cheating (roids, spitters) or fundamental rule changes (rasing or lowering the mound for example).
Also, the fact that there have been 5 no hitters, should have been 6 except for a shitty umpiring call and about a dozen more near misses and I don’t remember anything remotely like this in my lifetime.
Like I said, interesting.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I have heard the theory that it’s not the ‘roids, but the ban on amphetamines in baseball that has made the game more pitcher friendly. I’ve heard that amphetamines, in some form, were common in baseball clubhouses for a long time. (I’ve heard HOFer Mike Schmidt talk about this in radio interviews.) Amphetamines went by the boards along with the ban on other PEDs in the game.
The ban on amphetamines, the theory goes, has made it harder for players to keep a high level of energy through the course of a season. Look at last night’s no-no, for instance: the Tigers played in Detroit on Sunday, then traveled to Tampa to begin a series the following day with the Rays. Might not seem like a big deal to a lot of people, but think of doing that continually through the course of a 6-month season. It can take its toll mentally and physically. The amphetamines were, I guess, a way to combat the lethargy that is inevitable for everyday players.
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yeah, the amphetamine usage is legendary. Could be some traction there…
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not a baseball player, so I certainly don’t know what it is like to play professionally on an every day basis. But I did spent 3 seasons traveling with a short-season Class A team, when the season was something like 80 games in 82 days. I was only a broadcaster, but even I felt the toll that the travel schedule and the day-in-day-out grind took. It certainly affected me mentally and physically. So I can only imagine what it was like for the actual PLAYERS to go through. Day games after night games are particularly brutal.
I used coffee to make it through. I never saw anyone take greenies or anything else like that, but if it existed, it wouldn’t surprise me.
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Fascinating. Endurance throughout the season, though, wouldn’t explain the cluster of no-hitters in the early part of the season; maybe the lethargy sets in after only the first road trip or so.
…and maybe it affects starting pitchers a bit less because they only have to play once every 5 games?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard they used to have two pots of coffee in the clubhouse: “Leaded and Unleaded” (and the lead was not caffeine).
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
No, it was amphetamines!!!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
amazing what happens when you take steroids out of the game…
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Pitchers were using just as much. See Clemens, Roger and Gagne, Eric.
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I’m not saying they weren’t, I think it just helped the hitters a lot more. Warning track power became homers. Rich Aurilia nearly hit 40 homers while playing most of his games at Pac Bell, Barry Anderson hit 50. Now we’re happy with guys who can leave the yard 20 times a year.
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--Coach Clark
And Eric Gagne blew like one save in a two plus year span, and Roger Clemens was unbelievable good into his 40s. It goes both ways.
The decline in offense this year is caused by way more than just steroids being tested. You’ve got an increased focus on defensive metrics, and a large group of young power pitchers.
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I dunno Norcal, empirical evidence seems to show that it helped hitters more than pitchers. Do you have another reasonable explanation as to the suddenly amazing pitching league-wide?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there suddenly amazing pitching league-wide? Or have there been a few individual cases that seem surprising, but are not indicative of a larger trend?
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Well, there’s something to it. Run scoring/ERA/OPS are the lowest they’ve been since like 1992.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough. I’m just seeing alot of talk and few numbers that back it up besides “Perfect games! No nos!”
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Offense is definitely down across both leagues. It may be a combination of factors, though. Extra organizational emphasis on defense over the past few years finally making an impact, a bevy of talented young arms making an impact, random variation, who knows.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t argue that steroid usage plays a role. I just don’t think it’s the only reason. There’s really been a revolution in how we understand, evaluate and measure defense over the last few years, and I think that’s playing a role in decreased offense.
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I agree with your general premise, but I don’t really understand how they’re playing better d than ever before. Those defensive metrics, to me, aren’t as advanced/accurate as the offensive metrics.
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--Coach Clark
Well, the point is that whereas before, when defense was just a perception, it was hard to actually put a value on a good defensive player, or even know who WAS really a good defensive player or not. While I agree with you that the defensive metrics still aren’t quite as powerful or accurate as the pitching and hitting metrics, it’s still given organizations a better idea of how to value run prevention, and perhaps good defenders who may have been overlooked before are having an easier time getting onto the lineup card because the team has a better sense of the value they bring.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
and all the defense in the world isn’t going to stop a 99.9% of home runs…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Home runs are down, too.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 28, 2010 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions
That was sorta my point…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 28, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you talking about things like the massive defensive shifts and the advance scouting that leads to pinpoint positioning of players?
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More that front offices are better able to judge defensive talent, and teams are finding value in putting that on the field. Just this year the Red Sox went after Adrian Beltre and Mike Cameron specifically because they are great in the field. In the past, those players weren’t as highly valued because people didn’t value defense appropriately. Now, they are getting picked up by big-spending powerhouse teams.
So the impact is two-fold. More great defenders are seeing the field, which means a decrease in run production and batting stats. And these great defenders aren’t always as good at the plate, causing another fall in batting stats.
Now, as Spazzy correctly points out, defense can’t prevent home runs. Undoubtedly, removing steroids subtracts from home runs numbers. Line drives off the wall instead of over the wall, etc. But there’s alot more going on this year then just a decrease in home runs. Offense is down across the board. And I think that better defense and an impressive group of young power pitchers is playing a role in that.
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Here’s a good article explaining that there has been a decline in defense, but it’s not as drastic as some have argued, and that it’s probably caused by a few different factors, defense amongst them.
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did you mean to say offense ?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Since I don’t have a car (I left my car in my father’s hands – he drove it for 2 years, sold it and then put half the cash in my account – gee thanks dad) I put my Cal sticker on my apartment window, as well as hanging a large Cal flag in my bedroom like I was still in college.
This was my baby:
You only got half the money for your car??
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Ouch.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Athletics Nation interviews Mike Piazza
He’s now a hitting coach with the Italian national team
He was only a 62nd round draft pick, yet he hit home runs like no catcher before or after him did. Ever. A long career fueled by dedication and faith had a brief stop in Oakland, the last team he played for.
Now, three years later, a relaxed and happy Mike Piazza is a hitting coach for the Italian national team, a proud father of two young daughters and a best guy you could imagine to sit down with and chit-chat baseball, food and movies. I did just that as our ways crossed during European Baseball Cup and if this interview somehow fails to reflect it, then just take my word for it – Mike is as nice as they get.
But, even better – read for yourselves and find out what Mike thinks of his last year in Oakland, Bengie Molina’s cycle, Moneyball cast and pasta al dente.
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One second, let me catch my breath.
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by norcalnick on Jul 27, 2010 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, somebody really hats the Italian national team!
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He probably just has something against the Mets.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m a die hard Dodger fan and I worked for the team when Mike was there.
And I don’t even like the guy.
But he could rope it.
Care to elaborate?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
He was just kind of a dick to the people who worked in my part of the office. I never met the guy, but whenever there was a requirement for Piazza – and this was 95 – so he was really the star of the team, along with Nomo and Eric Karros and Raul Mondesi – but he was the big star, my group would mutter under their breath about having to work with him.
Mondesi always seemed like a gigantic a-hole to me. I liked Piazza and Nomo though. Karros, meh.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
True Blue LA previews big NL West series in San Diego
Dodgers open 3-game series tonight vs. the Dads
Series Prediction:
On paper, this doesn’t seem like a great matchup for the Dodgers, at least not given the recent trends. Despite the hysteria in the media that the Dodgers need to add pitching, the pitching has held up pretty well lately particularly the starters. The bats on the other hand has been MIA. Going into a series against a team with lights out pitching, the Dodger bats will need to step up and deliver if the club is going to get a series victory. Nevertheless, the Dodgers need to leave Petco closer to first place then they are today and the bats can’t be dormant forever.
I predict the Dodgers will win 2 out of 3.
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I predict they will lose 2 out of 3, but I hope I’m wrong.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope you’re wrong too. I want them to lose all 3.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Niners Nation discussed the problems with amateurism
Should college athletes be allowed to get more $$$?
So what’s the answer? Players like Reggie Bush make a lot of money for their schools but they’re not getting paid what they’re worth. At the same time, if schools started sharing their income with the players the difference between top schools and bottom schools would widen even more. By and large recruits would choose the school that gave them the best opportunity to earn the most money. I suppose they could create some sort of revenue sharing system where all they players got paid a flat rate based on their playing time and position, but that still wouldn’t keep agents and boosters from paying under the table. No matter what, as long as there’s money to be made, people will try to find ways to make it. And few sports are bigger business than college football.
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Actually, I thought the deal was the Reggie Bush was getting paid, no?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Raiders sign 2nd round pick, DE LaMarr Houston
Silver & Black Pride reports it’s a 4-year deal
Nice timing for Silver & Black Pride, which had just done a two-part interview series with Mr. Houston.
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Houston will be a very good player I think. Not a star but solid and dependable
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
MAN WHAT THE HELL
[1]
We wrote Monday that former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli sent his release papers to Ole Miss (and presumably to other schools as well), and is now free to sign and play immediately for a new school.
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Umm…. is anyone familiar enough with transfer rules and NCAA FBS (formerly D1-A) to explain how this is possible, while Ryan Mallet had to sit out a whole year?
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I think CGB should just post the transfer rules on the front page since we answer this question every frickin time.
He’s eligible to play if he has a release and pays his own way. If he receives any schlorship money, he has to sit for a year.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, let’s see… I don’t have ESPN Insider, and, as such, have no clue that Masoli will be paying his own way.
Also, I didn’t find said rule on the NCAA’s website, which is why I posed the question [1]
I hope my post wasn’t too much of a bother to you.
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Here is how an SEC blog post described Masoli's eligibility to play right away
Post from a week ago about Masoli inquiring about possible transfer to Ole Miss
Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has apparently completed his last two classes in time to earn his undergraduate degree, which means he would be eligible under NCAA rules to transfer as a graduate student and play right away this season.
If memory serves, Cal took advantage of this rule with the FB Zach Smith and OL Tyler Krieg (?) transfers from Duke a few years back. To be honest, though, I thought this rule had been repealed.
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Ahhh, see that clarifies things a lot. Thanks a lot.
Is that what… blanking on his name, Greg Paulus, did to play QB at Syracuse following his stint playing bball at Duke?
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Yes, now that you mention Paulus, that’s exactly what he did. So I guess rule is in place.
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Right and Masoli was a juco transfer, so I suppose that’s how he managed to finish up those classes so fast.
This is all clear. Thanks for not getting frustrated with me.
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No, the rule was modified. Paulus got around it only by switching sports (he wouldn’t have been allowed to play basketball at Syracuse).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Paulus had also exhausted his 4 seasons of eligibility, whereas because Masoli was a Juco transfer, he still has (2?) seasons of eligibility left.
You’re asking why he doesn’t have to sit out a year, right? I think it’s because he’s graduated, whereas Mallett had not finished his classes yet. It may be similar to how Paulus didn’t have to sit out a year.
And honestly, for a Duke basketball player, he wasn’t that bad a QB. Seeing as how he was a hometown boy, it was nice to have him come back and bring some excitement to Syracuse football.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
what’s the laptop:student ratio at Ole Miss?
PS – the coeds!!!
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--Coach Clark
There are no computers in Mississippi. That is why they think it is safe to take Masoli.
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Interesting take on Larry Scott and his vision in SI
Look for Cal vs. UCLA in Beijing baby!
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 6:58 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Look for Cal vs. UCLA in LeonPowe’s apartment!
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
haha rec’d
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions
A “logical byproduct,” Scott said, is the potential to eventually recruit athletes from Asia. Yao Ming turned an entire nation into NBA fans. Imagine the economic impact if a Chinese basketball player starred at Stanford or Cal or Arizona. Scott has.
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Man, Max Zhang gets no love.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought the same thing.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah . . . well, as someone who works in this field . . . .it doesn’t work like that. Although everyone thinks it does. The NFL has invested several . .. well, at least hundred thousand dollars – same with MLB – in trying to find the “next Yao Ming” – even if they’re able to find a kicker (NFL) or pitcher (MLB) – no one will care. And honestly, even basketball, a game that’s popular already in China – the NCAA will have very little traction. Chinese kids want to watch Kobe and Lebron and Dwight Howard. Jorge Guittierez and Harper Kamp – not so much. Even Max Zhang isn’t all that interesting to Chinese fans – just a little bit because he’s on the national team now – but only as a curiousity.
exactly.
if Max leads them to an olympic medal or world championship cause yao can’t play…that’s a different story.
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by Rocksanddirt on Jul 27, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I forgot Max Zhang was totally american
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by 4Ever Golden on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec’d for great story. The point about the logo is especially interesting, and I agree with it now that I scrutinize the logo in closer detail.
Wait, so looking at the article and seeing the new logo and everything…. I guess that means we’re going to still be called the “Pac-10”, even with 12 teams?
UGH. [facepalm]
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Article goes on to say they’re going to adjust the number once Colorado and Utah come aboard.
Reading comprehension, man!
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I JUST made it to that part of the article. I’m multitasking!
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
You have to admit, scheisse movies can be pretty distracting
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
On the advice of counsel, no one should admit anything
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, OhioBear for another great DBD and bringing great Cal and SBN stories to the DBD.
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another great DBD
You must have a low bar for “great.”
You’re welcome for the stories. I don’t like posting a DBD without bringing the stories. To me that would feel sort of like coming to a potluck without bringing anything to eat.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Like bringing the noise without bringing the funk.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team owned by a Russian oligarch.
by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually read this one and I cqtm’d.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
So you read OhioBear’s DBDs, but ignore the FUCK out of mine?!???
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how many people do you think actually like you?
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
assuredly
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Jul 27, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Wonder Twins
Do you guys ever read Malt Advocate? Is it a legitimate periodical? I borrowed the current issue from a coworker and am currently reading through it.
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Never heard of it. So no. Also, no idea if it is legit. I presume it is about malted beverages? Then it is legit in my book.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
It covers, in order, Scotch Whisky, Bourbon, Irish Whiskey, and World Whiskies.
I feel like you may enjoy it, though you’d get thirsty reading it during work.
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I read Wine Spectator and try to find the gems they identify. My liver may not survive if I try the same thing with Malt Advocate. PS why don’t they have a section on malted milkshakes? Or malt vinegar?
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. Maybe we should write a letter to the editor. Currently, it is populated with “Dear Malt Advocate, you’ll never believe what happened to me at WhiskyFest 2010…”
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by Rishi on Jul 27, 2010 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So … that script Cal decal I have on my 2005 Honda sedan makes me an embarrassment, too?
Feh. Better on a Honda than one of those soulless, yuppie, shallow, repulsive BMWs.
Careful, man. There's a beverage here!
I’m confused. What makes a BMW “soulless”, “yuppie”, “shallow”, “repulsive”, etc, while your Honda doesn’t fit that… beyond jealousy of course.
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Have you seen the people who drive BMWs? Especially here in LA??
And, seriously, you immediately jump to the jealousy thing? Trust me when I say the last thing I feel when I see a BMW is envy. Pity, and a bit of disgust, maybe. I’ve known and met far too many BMW owners to feel envy.
Careful, man. There's a beverage here!
I envy those who own an M3. Sure, as Clarkson says, you look like a bit of a cock while driving one. But who cares – you have an M3.
If I were rich and wanted a fancy BMW, I’d pick the M5. I’d get an RS4 over the M3 any day. And yes, I know that Audi is the “cock” car du jour, but I’ve liked them for over a decade.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Totes agreed. Except I’d go M6.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Quality engineering, solid construction, sporty but classic styling, extremely safe, good handling, usually powerful engine, and an insanely comfortable ride all make BMW a soulless yuppie shallow repulsive car
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
The guys from Top Gear say it every time they review a BMW: great car, but always owned by a cock.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d say a lot of owners of brand new BMWs can be cocks, but there is no denying they are high-quality automobiles… And I thoroughly enjoy seeing older BMWs still driving around, because you know the driver appreciates a good car (and knows how to take care of it)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Actually, I believe the current company line on Top Gear is that the BMW is safe to own again, because the cocks have moved on to Audi.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Only British cocks. Jury is still out in USA.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually last season, they switched to thinking that cocks were buying Audis instead. You’re allowed to buy BMW’s again.
CGB: Come join the LOLigarchy
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey atoms, Spazzy is recycling all your comments! Comment thief!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
No need for further admonishment. I’m sure as soon as he saw it a wave of shame and regret washed over him.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not hatting, I am an appreciator of all automobiles, as witnessed by my previous cars:
81 Volvo, 93 Bronco, 91 Geo Metro, 84 Ford LTD station wagon, 03 X5, 06 c230 sport
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
False, they are not sold in the US
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
False. they did not meet safety regulations for the NHSA and are not allowed in the U.S.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
NFL Training Camp Quiz
[1]
I only got 6, 7, 8, and 10 right. Guessed 3 correctly too. Tough quiz.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team owned by a Russian oligarch.
Personally, I think it’s a great reflection to see a Cal logo on a car with 124,000 miles. Run that auto into the ground, Ohio Bear!
Of course, I’m the last person you should ask about cars. As long as my hunk of metal gets me from point A to point B without breaking down and with as little gas input as possible I couldn’t care less about any other feature. Cars are a necessary evil foisted upon us by our discriminatory built environment!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
That’s only because you live in Sacramento!. If you were in Oakland, you could walk everywhere and take BART/public transit (not that I would recommend AC Transit to anyone). Driving is one of the main reasons we live in an urban center.
We have buses and light rail. Until the state budget disaster of the last couple of years, the system was reasonably good. I can, and have, taken the bus to work in downtown Sacramento! Sadly, there have been a lot of cuts recently, but if the economy ever recovers, they should be restored. My sister-in-law’s mother and sister are both legally blind, and they manage to get around on public transit for their daily errands. But they are also fortunate to have a group of people able and willing to drive them when they need to go to more out-of-the-way places. Sacramento public transit is better than most California cities, although nowhere near as good as the Bay Area.
Exit, Pursued By A Bear
What Calbear81 said! I take light rail to work! The car is for frequent trips to the Bay cause Amtrak, though pleasant, is crazy expensive.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I thought you took Diet Rail to work? But now you take Light Rail? Is there a difference? I take Rail Zero, tbh.
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My question is why should you think a single second about what CALumbus Bear wants???
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Because he serves me good wine at Cal football viewing parties.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Why not bring your own wine? Unless he charges a corkage fee!
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Mr. and Mrs. CALumbus Bear have a wine collection that I could not hope to match in the forseeable future.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Our kids would likely shame us by preferring white wines. Yuck.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Woah woah woah woah, there is absolutely nothing wrong with white wine.
It strongly depends on time, location, and what you’re eating at the moment.
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Life is too short for white wines and shitty beers.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So when you’re at a wedding reception that serves only wine.
And it’s outdoors.
And in the sweltering heat.
You will still drink a red wine over a nice, cool Pinot Grigio?!
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Yes.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, enjoy sobriety at poker night because the host only bought cheap beer and you’re too good for that.
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where did I say that? I enjoy cheap beer as much as the next just a couple years out of college guy… I just enjoy a nice craft beer a little bit more… But when its game time bring on the silver bullets
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Free beer trumps everything, but when purchasing it yourself or there are choices, you just gotta go with the good stuff. Carpe beerem!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, so when we’re shotgunning beers, I’ll take the Coors Light and you take the Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Pale Ale.
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Ugh. I gave up shotgunning beers 10 years ago. I’ve now turned to enjoying them. Ergo no Coors Light.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
But the silver bullet is so perfect for game days!!!!!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
So is Blue Moon! But hey, to each his own beer.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Blue Moon is made by Coors!!!!!!
Tomato Tomahtoe
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
But Blue Moon =/= Coors or Coors Light.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I use to be a big Blue Moon fan, it is now kinda sweet for my liking for some reason (I think I drink too much IPA)… Personally I’d rank em as:
Coors Light > Blue Moon > Coors Original (but that’s just me)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I usually end up having a couple nice beers and handful of cheap beers (maybe a shot or three if the mood is right)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I know you prefer to quaff beer after dirty balls have been dunked in it, but I prefer a different style of drinking.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
well he does <3 cock, so the balls are part of the package…
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The tarp is clean. All players are required to wash their hands with antibacterial soap prior to playing and must sterilize their hands with hand sanitizer prior to touching the ball each turn.
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I’m a bit of a germophobe and excessive handwasher myself, but this sounds excessive and not fun. Hand sanitizer before every turn, seriously?
Also, out of curiosity, have you ever gone camping before?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
If it were CruzinBears or GoldBlooded, it wouldn’t be. You, on the other hand…
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s more of a sense of, “you never know”. I’m still surprised you didn’t spell it “sanitiser”.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree. To maintain such a pretence would be not only unnecessarily labourious, but would require an excessive amount of memorisation as well.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Fail
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team owned by a Russian oligarch.
by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What if you are an immortal vampire who sparkles in the daylight?
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Then you’re too angsty to enjoy any type of beverage.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
You shouldn’t. You should think long and hard, perhaps many hours, about what I want.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Let the record show
The conversation with Ohio Bear didn’t exactly go that way. I’m sure that’s what Ohio Bear inferred, tho, as we were discussing that it is a little chagrining when one sees a beater with a Cal sticker. Implies the Cal grad isn’t doing so wel. I’d prefer to see a Ferrari or Porsche with a Cal sticker. Beaters should have stanfurd stickers (b/c they’re still paying off 10 bazillion dollars in tuition loans). And Ohio Bear’s car has passed slightly over into the beater stage. Although I did mention a car instantly becomes better and more valuable the second a Cal sticker is affixed to it.
P.S. My 08 Infiniti G37S Coupe is blue, has a Cal plate frame, has license plates that read “CAL BRZ” and has Cal logoed floor mats. The value of this vehicle must be at least $1,000,000.
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Oh, so I’m not the only one who judges the value of a school by the kind of cars that display the decals of that school?
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Nope, not at all.
Any old car is acceptable as long as you’re a college student, though. I don’t judge a school based on how much money the parents of the students attend happen to have.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Most def this. In fact, I distrust any student who drives a non-beater. That’s stanfurd territory. But once employed, the implication applies.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
FACT.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
HYPERBOLE.
But I like where your head’s at.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
A lot of times I see fancy cars with a university sticker or license plate frame on it, and I get it. It’s meant to send a signal: “I went to [insert school here], and look how well-off I am”. But isn’t that just conspicuous consumption in a way? I dunno. I’m just conflicted about it, I guess. I have a Berkeley alumni license plate frame on my car, but I drive a tiny subcompact. Should I feel bad about it? I don’t think so. I could’ve bought something fancier, but I drive 60 miles a day and the car gets almost 40 miles per gallon, so it just made the most sense. I think our school in particular has a diverse set of graduates who value different things. If you drive a 10 year old car that’s working for you, then why should you have to have a new one just to keep up appearances? If you like the car you have, then just take care of it and keep driving it. There’s something admirable about that too. You can love your car and show your love for your alma mater and you shouldn’t have to feel guilty about it. If you buy a fancy new car and are proud of it and want to show it off and also proudly display your university logo, then that’s fine too.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyway, I obviously took this way too seriously. But I’m reminded of it pretty much every time I notice a car with a university logo, which is just about every day.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
For realz. Tiny subcompacts don’t have to be beaters. I drove a tiny Toyota before my Infiniti, and it had Cal stickers galore. But it wasn’t a beater.
Pretty much everything about the US is conspicuous consumption in a way.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, my tiny subcompact (also a Toyota, btw) does happen to be brand new. But still, it’s no Bimmer or Merc.
I actually wanted to buy a Fiesta, but I couldn’t justify the price difference. :-/
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s more a stream-of-consciousness than a fully coherent paragraph.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna have to try to re-read it later when I’m more coherent. It’s been a crazy day.
I drive an old Honda pilot with Cal license plates. I’m not a sticker and/or decal type of guy. And, I’m more into function/practicality than spending a lot on something fast, cool, or trendy.
Mrs. Kod is the one that lusts for a BMW convertible. She smugly informed me the other day that I will be buying her one at some point.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
How does Jake Locker and his mom actually impact you?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
soooo much
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Jul 27, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Good News: I worked on my thesis for 5 hours today.
Bad News: It was forced and uninspired, so I added a total of 350 words.
Best advice I got was to write down anything that came to mind, a verbal diarrhea/logorrhea of words, and then edit the content later.
Mrs. Kod locked me in my room, gave me a few beers, and said I couldn’t come out for food until I had written x # of pages. If I over-achieved, I got rewarded. :)
I don’t remember much of the thesis, to be honest. But I finished early.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
I’m torn between a “stfu fatty”, admiration for Mrs. Kod, or reminding you of your recent diminished mental function because of PTB.
So uhh, congrats on the thesis? :)
1) I did 30 min on the bike today and lifted at lunch w/ a still-bruised hand.
2) She does indeed rock.
3) Sigh. It was both of them last night. Evil kids.
I do remember that roots in a screening (panorex x-rays) can be +/- 2-4mm in length…so always order close-ups if you’re worried. I just don’t remember the details of how I figured that part out…I did lots of model and x-ray measurements…but definitely had help with the stats and analysis.
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You’ve completely passed me in the cgb fitness dept. I don’t really have time to lift, so I’m only playing basketball. I’m in good bball shape but definitely weaker than before.
On the health note, however, I have been cooking lunch instead of eating out, and have been very happy with the results. The internet is a wonderful resource
Oh, I doubt that. I don’t think I have the genes to be particularly strong – I’m just trying to stay consistent and get in better shape.
If I could play bball (and part of my goal here is working towards that), I’d much rather do that instead of lifting/riding the bike.
Nice job on cooking for yourself. It’s a great skill to have.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
I have no car or bike. My only means of transportation is myself. Therefore, I stick a Cal decal to forehead whenever I leave the house.
Just make sure you bathe and wear nice clothing before you leave the house. Don’t be a beater.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Surely the District and/or the Northern line could be greatly improved by the strategic application of Cal stickers to their cars??? Dontcha think?
I <3 the Jubilee line most, and will give them my Cal affection. Best way to get north/south without the use of a helicopter!
Beaters with Cal logos
If our vehicles are an indication of the quality of Cal alum we are or our fervor as fans of the golden Bears, I submit that the older and more mileage said vehicles have is a plus rather than an embarrassment. I am in Florida, drive a 1996 Toyota Avalon with 198,785 miles and proudly sport a Cal Bears license frame.
I’m in favor of every car on the planet sporting a Cal sticker or other thingy. It is merely a slight sense of chagrin when you see a sticker on a beater and you think “I wonder if they’re not doing too well.” It is unfair, but it exists.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. People who buy new cars every couple of years are making a foolish financial choice. Cal fans should be smarter than that. [Says owner of 2001 Honda Accord with two Cal stickers and a Cal license plate frame.]
Exit, Pursued By A Bear
Helping the economy by spending is foolish? I think it is my duty as a human being! [Inspirational music swells]
Eating out at restaurants is also foolish financially. So is buying stylish clothes. But it helps to enjoy life.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
So is buying stylish clothes.
False. What if it helps you nab a higher-paying job or helps you close on a big deal that leads to a bonus?
Remember, CALumbus Bear, God made man, but suit made gentleman.
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Wrong. Good clothes vs. stylish clothes is a big distinction. Yes, you need a good suit for bidness, but you don’t need one with a string tie and 1-inch wrinkled lapels that costs $4K and was on the back cover of GQ.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Wrong. Good clothes vs. stylish clothes is a big distinction. Yes, you need a good suit for bidness, but you don’t need one with a string tie and 1-inch wrinkled lapels that costs $4K and was on the back cover of GQ.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Twice, eh? so when CGB said “oops, your comment couldn’t be posed, please try again later”, it was lying like Ohio Bear!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t he also show you?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
No u
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
No one warned me there would be math.
That’s why all of my shirts are grey or blue and all pants are black. No matter how sleepy I am, everything matches. I have no idea if they’re stylish or not. But I have not yet been arrested for being nekkid at work.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
It depends on the situation. I think usually though, it’s not worth it, especially if you plan on keeping the car.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
People who buy new cars every couple of years are making a foolish financial choice. Cal
It was in reference to this.
Obviously if you lease, you’re in general not planning on keeping the car, instead getting a new one when the lease expires.
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Leasing is almost always a worse decision. Buying a car with high resale value is almost always better.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
What if you factor in the intangible benefit you’d get out of being able to drive a car beyond your paygrade?
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If you’re going to buy a new car every couple of years, then I think leasing might potentially make better sense sometimes. The payments are cheaper because you’re only paying for roughly the amount of depreciation you incur. Of course, that’s ignoring the basic truth that it’s dumb to buy a new car every couple of years.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
And there’s also the consideration that there’s a premium you pay for buying a new car instead of a used car.
Uncle Teddy Rebelieves in Riley
and he cites previous quarterbacks as the reason:
But Riley will start at QB in 2010. And my feeling for what Bears fans can expect from him has changed, and not just because Riley is a stand-up guy and an often amusing interview.
Let’s put it this way: Think of yourself at this time last year. If I had written that Sean Canfield would be the first-team All-Pac-10 QB in 2009, you would have flown to Scottsdale and beaten me over the head with a stick. Canfield’s resume last summer included: 1. 15 interceptions vs. nine TD passes in 2007; 2. A junior year as a backup with shoulder issues.
Then: Poof! Senior break through.
Former USC QB Carson Palmer won the Heisman Trophy in 2002 after a stellar season. The year before, he threw 13 TD passes and 12 interceptions.
Oregon fans were writing sonnets about Dennis Dixon before he got hurt in 2007. And so was I. Guy was unstoppable. And he became that way despite throwing nine interceptions and just two TD passes in the final six games of 2006.
http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/11218/dont-be-surprised-if-california
Not gonna lie — I’ve thought up these same comparisons in hopes that Riley comes through similarly.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Not gonna lie in this posting, in spite of all my lies in the main DBD text above
Fixed.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I apologize for saying you order scotch by mail order from the office. I know that is not true.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
I think he’s covering his ass in case Cal doesn’t suck as expected.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Is Colorado Negotiating a Cheaper Buyout than Nebraska?
"We have to clarify some issues on that," Beebe said Monday during the Big 12 football media days. "We’re in the process of finalizing transition issues, but it’s not something we’ll describe publicly. It makes the most sense (if both teams leave at the same time), but we all have to be where we make sure we have everything solidified."
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2010/07/26/big_12_media_da_4.html?cxntfid=blogs_bevo_beat?cxtype=rss_longhorns
Sidenote on both schools starting Pac-10 play in 2011: that is the last year under the existing TV contract, which equates to no extra beans to distribute to them. Are they going to play for no TV money that year? I saw this mentioned once, but don’t know what the conclusion was.
California 4th
According to a RalphieReport poll, Cal ranks fourth for most anticipated game this season. In order the results are:
Nebraska, Georgia, Colorado State, Cal
http://www.ralphiereport.com/2010/7/26/1579131/monday-poll-which-cu-football-game#storyjump
I wish I could go to that game, but I’ll be in Japan.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Wait you’ll be in Berkeley and not attending a Cal game on gameday?!?!?!?
Blasphemy!!!!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a wish come true!
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Rejoice!!!!!!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
He has never worked in college athletics.
But the 45-year-old Scott has been a quick study, turning the passive Pac-10 into an aggressive player on the college sports landscape.
Less that one year into his tenure, Scott made a bold, albeit unsuccessful attempt to corral Texas and Oklahoma and form a 16-team superconference.
He orchestrated the Pac-10’s first membership change in three decades by adding Colorado and Utah.
He increased the league’s staff size and created an organizational chart that’s more corporate than collegiate.
And in an ongoing effort to expand the Pac-10’s profile, Scott is exploring marketing strategies in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
"I’d give him an A-plus,’’ Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour said.
atoms made out with jake locker’s mom
by boomtho on Jul 27, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So bummed I couldn’t go… :(
next year I’ll get extra garlic ice cream!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
You all know what I drive. I am sad to report it has no Cal paraphernalia attached to its being. I looked at the license plate holders last time I was in Berkeley, but the one I liked was $50 and I wasn’t feeling that generous.
C’mon, Scootie, we need cars like your to have Cal bling! Do it for Oski!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed, someone get this lady a decal!
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by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Off topic....errr....whatever....
found out yesterday that we’re going to get 1/2 off eldest’s high school tuition!!!!!
I was so excited I bought some lowrider lights for my bike!
Go Bears Go
Ohio Bear, I voted for buy a new car in the poll
…but what I really wanted was a button that said, “No, you are not a disgrace to Cal.” xoxo
This.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I did not even THINK of that poll choice!
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
by Ohio Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ohio Bear may be a disgrace to Cal, but I saw a far bigger disgrace last weekend in a parking lot: a car with a script Cal sticker in one corner of the rear window, and a sticker of a red S with a tree through it the other corner of the rear window. I was sorely tempted to vandalize the vehicle. Was I wrong not to?
Exit, Pursued By A Bear
It happens.
My family’s cars looked like this while we were in college. Sometimes people make bad choices. You can’t punish those who make good choices for the bad choices of others. I think you were right to let it go.
Basically Scootie is saying you saw her parents old car in a parking lot, and she is glad you didn’t vandalize it
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
You were not wrong. The person may have redeemed themselves by first going to stanfurd and then going to Cal. Or perhaps one spouse went to Cal and put the sticker on to cancel out the moronic other spouse who went to furd. Either way, you did good.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
My '02 M5
Has a Cal script decal, a Cal visor on the back deck, and Alumni license plate holder; didn’t realize owning made me a dick, though.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Cock, actually. Owning an older or vintage model is different, tho. Now you’re a purist!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
This… though when did ’02 become vintage?
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by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
’02 was a great year in Munich. Lots of sun, warm temperatures at night, and there was no frost after March. Coupled with a late harvest, it turned out to be a vintage year for BMW.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Is LeonPowe guilty of stalking according to newly proposed federal legislations?
ESPN’s Erin Andrews speaks in support of tougher stalking law
Washington (CNN) — The man convicted of videotaping her through a hotel peephole was sentenced to two years in prison, ESPN reporter Erin Andrews said Tuesday, but in a way, she was sentenced to a lifetime of looking over her shoulder.
“The one thing that I think is very, very sad about the whole ordeal is, he’s going to jail for a little over two years,” said Andrews, who appeared with members of Congress on Tuesday in support of legislation to strengthen federal stalking laws. “That video on the Internet will be there for the rest of my life.”
Someday, she said, she will need to explain the video to her future husband and children.
“These stories are not easy to talk about,” Andrews said. “It’s so funny. I work in the public eye. I’m used to these cameras all the time, but it’s easier for me to talk about touchdowns and errors. … This is not easy for me at all.”
http://twitter.com/solariselive
obv what EA’s stalker did was wrong. i’d just like to know what federal government defines as stalking so i don’t end up incarcerated.
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I meet attractive girl at party. I don’t remember her name, but I do remember she said she has ochem at 8 am (MWF class).
I swing by Pimentel (or wherever the class is held) as they’re letting out so that I can run into her.
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I meet attractive girl at party and she tells me that her first name is Reshma.
That night, I go home and type Reshma into facebook, yielding ten results. I look for the one that looks like her and see what friends we have in common. I notice one of them is my friend Sonia.
I call Sonia the next day, mention that I met Reshma, and ask for help in wooing her.
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A little bit, but if she liked you too on first meeting it could be kind of pleasing that he made the effort.
If you asked Sonia where Reshma lived, then that would be stalking.
is it stalking if you find out where she lives, break into her house and when she comes home, jump out of the closet wearing nothing but a pair of her panties on your head?
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably. What color are the panties?
by Scootie on Jul 27, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don’t think it matters.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
This made me lol
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Really? So if when talking to Sonia during this discourse, I casually ask “Is she in Unit 3 where I am?”, it’s stalking?
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Her friend did? Or she did? If she tells you, then happy times are about to happen. If her friend did, you need to unhear that information.
What if you want to send a note or flowers or something up to her room?
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Never made it. It was a bachelor party and I ended up at Spearmint Rhino down $6K on Chastity & Dallas. Then my friends rolled out a couple of nappy strippers from Treasures and I couldn’t find my way back to the Rio. Wanted to call her the next day but we were all leaving. Sads.
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by solarise on Jul 27, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
down $6K on Chastity & Dallas
I don’t even know what this means but it sounds impressively excessive.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Solarise, who knew you were the kind of playah Rishi only dreams of being? I want all stories to be from you from now on.
I ended up at Spearmint Rhino down $6K on Chastity & Dallas
That’s not Rishi hate, that’s admiration of Solarise’s baller economics.
one of the worst investment decisions i’ve ever made. very hard to say no when two beautiful blondes just sit next to u smelling like strawberries tellin u their lifestories…
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One guy at a Vegas forum paid $12K at a strip club for two girls.
They sat next to him and talked to him for an hour.
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let’s just say that chastity, dallas, me, and the bachelor did more than just talking. i just couldn’t figure out how we ended up w/ the nappy skanks from treasures by 7am.
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Maybe I’m a horrible, evil prejudiced person, but I would never trust any women named Chastity or Dallas. Dallas sounds like a male porn star name.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They look fun. I can’t do jello shots because I’m vegetarian :(
But $2 shooters is just fine by me!
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What about steak dipped in vodka?
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
forget Rishi. Solarise is the CGB Love Assassin
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Tell us and we will see.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
i humbly defer to Rishi. I am not even sure what CGB Love Assassin means and how it came about.
http://twitter.com/solariselive
The CGB Love Assassin is a mythical creature born in the mists of a distant past. Feared by many and known by few, the Love Assassin walks the Earth assassinating the hopes and dreams of women everywhere. With a flick of his head, the Love Assassin’s full mane of hair blows in the breeze and makes the knees of all women nearby go weak with lust and desire.
THAT is what the CGB Love Assassin is.
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not bragging if it’s true.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Since solarise has hired me to be his bodyguard for future Vegas expeditions, I ’m still leaning his way in the battle for Love Assassin supremacy
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
But Rishi, you have to understand, two months ago Solarise was a 54-year-old fat white guy with an unhealthy focus on high school boys. Now it turns out he’s actually a Love Assassin! Who knew?
The only bad part of this means I’ll have to rewrite The Secret Diaries of a Love Assassin.
I was almost done!
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
“Have her call me. Here’s my number.”
by Scootie on Jul 27, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So I’m a girl now.
There’s a guy I’ve hooked up with a couple times before. I want to date him, but we’re not actually dating.
One day, I see a girl has posted on his facebook wall. I click her profile and notice that he’s in her profile picture. I’m worried he’s hooking up with her too, which would break my heart.
I send a facebook message to that girl and say “hi, just want to let you know, this guy and I are dating and I hope he’s not playing you too.”
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So I’m a girl now.
I stopped reading there.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s not what I read…
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
So you aren’t a girl who <3’s cock?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
by Rishi on Jul 27, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I checked that ahead of time and saved myself “So, I’m a girl now”
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So I’m a girl now.
That’s probably a good move. It leaves you well positioned to pursue the thing you love.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
golf clap
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jul 27, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, this sounds like the beginning of that fantastic Monica and Brandy song.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Since when do women ever do the most straightforward thing?
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
So so so so WRONG. She shouldn’t say anything, but if she has to, she has to ask the guy. “So, I saw a photo of you and a girl on Facebook, is she someone you’re seeing?” But really, if one wants to preserve happiness, one shouldn’t go snooping around Facebook profiles. It’s the road to hell.
by Scootie on Jul 27, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
So, Rishi is a girl now.
Unrelated to that: What if you went to a weekendlong wedding destination, which was a lot of fun. You had many friends there, but there were many many more friends in their 20s who were friends of the bride and groom who you didnt know but were excited to meet. You hung out with them all weekend long. Then, you came back and uploaded a photo album that focused mostly on the friends you knew at the wedding.
Then, the groom went through and tagged pretty much every single person in every photo, some of which were people you had met only on that particular weekend. Should I break into their houses and put their underwear on my head?
CGB's Jimmy Carter
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
rec'd with fire.
But really, if one wants to preserve happiness, one shouldn’t go snooping around Facebook profiles. It’s the road to hell.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jul 27, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever happened to “My you look lovely this evening, may I have this dance?”
CGB: Come join the LOLigarchy
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No one could afford dancing in the 1930s!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It cost 5E12 Marks, but yes, he could.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Trick question, the Rishinator would never date a premed since he doesn’t enjoy spending Friday nights at home watching people study.
The Rishinator doesn’t date. He only associates.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Erin Andrews has sued the stalker and several hotels that allegedly gave out her room information to the stalker. This suit made the local news in these parts, as one of the defendant hotels is the on-campus hotel and conference center owned by Ohio State.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Eh, I think 2 years is punishment enough. I’d rather have jails filled with murderers.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
u know she loved it
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Pics or else you’re her att’y and your statement represents a conflict of interest.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
the ensuing pr
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Yes…while tragic, one has to make some sacrifices in the sideline reporting/fox news anchorwoman/pharma drug rep line of careers.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Think of who you’re talking to.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 27, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly can’t tell. Are we seriously suggesting that having a stalker take pictures of you naked without your knowledge is a good thing?!?
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Romantic-Comedy Behavior Gets Real-Life Man Arrested
TORRANCE, CA—Denny Marzano, a 28-year-old Torrance man, was arrested Monday for engaging in the type of behavior found in romantic comedies.
Marzano was taken into custody after violating a restraining order filed against him by Kellie Hamilton, 25, an attractive, unmarried kindergarten teacher who is new to the L.A. area. According to Hamilton, Marzano has stalked her for the past two months, spying on her, tapping her phone, serenading her with The Carpenters’ “Close To You” at her place of employment, and tricking her into boarding Caribbean-bound jets.
Hamilton made the call to police at approximately 7:30 p.m., when she discovered that the bearded cable repairman she had let into her apartment was actually Marzano in disguise.
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Is that really romantic-comedy behavior? I mean, I don’t think there are any restraining orders in romantic comedies.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
The most recent arrest came in May 1998, when he pretended to be a confession-booth priest in the hopes of manipulating a Fresno, CA, woman into unwittingly revealing her love for him.
Don’t tell me you can’t imagine that behaviour in a romantic comedy.
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More just that there are no restraining orders involved.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
tricking her into boarding Caribbean-bound jets
Wait, WHAT?!
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
“No, baby, this jet is going to your house, trust me and get on.”
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of people say that, not just tricked stalking victims.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I am SO intensely jealous of this dude
Ansel Adams photos found at garage sale worth $200 million
Rick Norsigian’s hobby of picking through piles of unwanted items at garage sales in search of antiques has paid off for the Fresno, California, painter.
Two small boxes he bought 10 years ago for $45 — negotiated down from $70 — are now estimated to be worth at least $200 million, according to a Beverly Hills art appraiser.
Those boxes contained 65 glass negatives created by famed nature photographer Ansel Adams in the early period of his career. Experts believed the negatives were destroyed in a 1937 darkroom fire that destroyed 5,000 plates.
Not because they’re worth $200M and he only paid $45 (though that’d definitely be awesome) but because he has genuine Ansel Adams negatives. I dream!
I’m definitely jealous of the $200M part.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m most jealous of the $200M. I wouldn’t have to practice law again. Ever.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Really? With $200M you’d move to Sacramento? Rather than, say, Belvedere? Where you could buy this?
Or this?
Or this?
Or you could also buy 4,878.04878 Chevy Volts. And then get a bunch of tax credits.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
or 100 million Boone’s Farm Strawberry’s
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
BOONE OWNS BABY???
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW BOONE GET GIRL PRAGNET??
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
BOONE’S CAUSED THE TROMBONE SECTION TO FEEL SICK ON EVERY LA BUS TRIP??!?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You would! In order of display, they are on the market for $27.5M, $28.85M, and $19.95M. Also, 9,500, 8,000 and 7,800 square feet, respectively. Party house!!
Rishi Pleasure Bus, of course
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, what am I thinking????
RishiSolarise Pleasure Bus, of course
Fixed
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by Fire Starkey on Jul 27, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but there’s folks saying there really is no evidence that these belonged to him. They’re just photos in the style of AA taken at places he was known to go.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Can’t your fantasy involve an umbrella?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Chevy Volt to cost 41k up front [!!!!]
The Chevrolet Volt, the first mass-market electric vehicle from General Motors Co., will have a sticker price starting at $41,000 when it hits showrooms later this year.
But government tax credits and rebates designed to speed the entry of electric vehicles into the marketplace will make the price more attractive. There’s a federal tax credit of $7,500 for electric vehicles. And Californians are eligible for an additional $5,000 rebate through the state Air Resources Board. That lowers the Volt price in California to $28,500.
sigh American car industry
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Yay! Chevy gets a $12,500 subsidy from the government (via each tax payer) for every Volt sold. Just imagine if they made the original $41K price more reasonable…they could sell the cars to real people, not just Hollywood celebrities. But then how would Chevy ever claim that the Volt was a failure when they terminated production?
Here’s a really fascinating article on the spontaneous generation of prions (source of Mad Cow disease) from metal catalysts. So it’s not really spontaneous I suppose.
After an epic series of experiments, a group of researchers has observed and reproduced what could be the spontaneous generation of prions — rogue misfolded proteins that have been implicated in the destruction of the central nervous system.
It all gets down to has and who needs electrons.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Not if he has electrons.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but do the Prions get better gas mileage?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LeBron James in Vegas. Is he doing it right?
Original links here and here (HT Pro Basketball Talk)
James pulled out of Team USA’s trials in Turkey due to the stress of his business ventures and adjustment to wherever it was he was going to wind up in free agency (which was resolved within two weeks of July). But don’t worry, he was out in Vegas to support the team. And by “support the team,” I mean, “party in Vegas with Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul (which should make Hornets fans just giddy after the last week).”
Okay, that’s a little unfair. There are legitimate reasons for James not to participate in the World Championships, and whatever he wants to do in his free time is his business. But in case you were wondering, a “quiet weekend with friends” was not exactly the hook.
Friday night, James partied at Lavo at The Palazzo, featuring several NBA superstars, a cake in the shape of his jersey, and a champagne-drenched VIP experience at Lavo’s nightclub. But he was just getting started. Saturday, James and his entourage were joined by Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul at Tao Beach. They were greeted by this experience, via the Examiner:
"At one point the fans in the pool chanted his name and James pulled out his camera to capture the moment. "Wow.
James and company enjoyed dinner and dancing at Tao that night, including a cake in the shape of, get this, a gigantic crown (seriously, click through for the images).
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 27, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions
A birthday cake with a giant crown???
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 27, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
That looks like the fakest collection of posers and hangers-on I’ve ever seen.
BTW Lebron, when Kobe makes that gesture, it will be because he has a ring for every one of those fingers.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
They’d be better than brass knuckles.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Chainsaw.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I said he’d have the rings, not necessarily that he’d be wearing them. See, for example, this similar Lance Armstrong gesture:
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Tim Tebow will be wearing your undies:
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/07/27/tim-tebow-signs-endorsement-deal-with-jockey/
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Not my undies.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
This dbd could use more fotos from the golf channel reporter.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
http://www.theonion.com/articles/trojan-introduces-no-ones-pleasure-condoms-for-bit,17781/
PRINCETON, NJ—Contraceptive manufacturer Trojan unveiled its new line of "No One’s Pleasure" condoms Wednesday, the first prophylactic specifically designed to intensify sexual dissatisfaction among bitter and resentful couples.
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Jake’s mom.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I will agree that my mom is not in sight of me right now, but I don’t see what that has to do with Pac-10 media day.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The QBs (Luck, Locker, Barkley and Foles) are throwing footballs at their rivals helmets from about 50 feet away. Locker, Barkley and Foles all could not manage to hit the helmet. Luck took us out on the first try. Sads.
Well, we know he loves passing to us.
by boomtho on Jul 27, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
LOL, so good.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Luck, understandably, has been totally pissed for several months and has been choking on the bile of regret and envy for having his ass kicked by Cal in his own stadium. So he was highly motivated to try to damage a Cal helmet.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Was Mike Mohamed actually wearing the helmet?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
These QBs seriously must have a collective IQ of about 100. They are the least articulate group of highly educated white boys I’ve ever heard.
highly educated
Flagged.
Although if you ever need someone to run through a brick wall for you, Locker would totally be the guy.
Irate Toothmonger - Will get all up in your business for food
If you can get him to run through it before Nov. 27th, then I will build one.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Gossip time!
[1]
Rihanna’s toughest problem right now? Planning Katy Perry’s bachelorette party.
“It’s taking up way more time than my tour,” she said. “It’s so much pressure. Her wedding is probably going to be the best wedding I’ve ever been to and now I have to match the bachelorette party to that … I could have balloons and Disney characters there and she’ll still make it wild. That’s just Katy Perry. There’s no way around that with her.”
Katy does have one wild idea – she wants Rihanna to be the stripper.
“You see people coming and they strip at your bachelor party,” Perry said. “But I want her to strip at my bachelorette party.”
Someone get me a shocked smiley face now.
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Just keep Matt Kemp the hell away from Russell Brand.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
She did kiss a girl and liked it.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
But his most infamous hit came in a 1978 preseason game against the New England Patriots. Tatum hit Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley as he was leaping for a pass. This badly damaged Stingley’s spinal cord and left him paralyzed from the chest down, for the rest of his life. According to Stingley in his 1983 autobiography, “Happy To Be Alive,” Tatum never made any effort to apologize or to see him after the incident. The two did not speak from that day until Stingley’s death on April 5, 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tatum
Exit, Pursued By A Bear
Wow, what a jackass.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
Tatum claimed he tried to talk to Stingley over the years
In 2007, Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports interviewed Tatum shortly after Stingley passed away.
“Yeah, everybody is supposed to play really hard and then get up at the end like nobody is hurt,” Tatum said Friday from his home in Oakland, Calif. "It’s unrealistic. If you want to play football for a living, you’re going to get injured.
“If you went out worrying about getting hurt, you couldn’t be a player. You certainly couldn’t be a great player.”
This isn’t to say that Tatum doesn’t feel bad about what happened to Stingley. But for Tatum, there is a line between sorrow and guilt.
“I feel sorry for what happened to him,” said Tatum, who lost his left leg recently because of diabetes. “I tried to apologize to him a number of times, but people around him wouldn’t let that happen.”
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Tatum’s statements were highly self-contradictory:
Tatum has never apologized for the hit. “It could have happened to anybody,” said Tatum. “People are always saying, ‘He didn’t apologize.’ I don’t think I did anything wrong that I need to apologize for. It was a clean hit.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tatum
His book, entitled “They Call Me Assassin” was published two years after Stingley was paralyzed. Many people, myself included, regarded the book — particularly in light of its title — to be a crass and offensive effort to cash in on Stingley’s injury. And it worked. The book was a best-seller.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 27, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
I just lost all my credibility
can’t believe I bought these for dinner tonite
hope they’ll be a good investment
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I bought these for dinner tonite
They don’t look very tasty.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
the ms/mrs will love ’em.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Were you not listening to the dude’s story, carp? There’s no way on earth that he’s got a Mrs.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean tear gas/taser/switchblade in case her pimp tries to roll him?
Or you mean some anti-fungal cream to accidentally drop in plain sight if he wants to get rid of her quickly?
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I'm with CALumbus bear on this one
Since college, I’ve driven a crappy ‘94 Saturn Wagon which I’ve “lovingly” nicknamed ‘Scooter’. I’ve had a Berkeley Engineering license plate frame the entire time, but it has sat in a box, waiting for a time when I owned a car that I didn’t feel ashamed to put the Berkeley Engineering name on. That time was two months ago. It is now proudly displayed on my blue (of course!) 2010 Mini Cooper S.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Oh, and no matter how much I love Cal, I don’t do bumper stickers. Never have, never will.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
What about window statics?
P.S. kudos on the new, non-beater but also not-terrible-for-the-enviro car!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 27, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats on the S! I bet it’s a blast to drive.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I really, really hate driving minivans, and actually, I don’t like driving cars that are up high. After years of driving a station wagon, I felt I deserved to own a fun car. The Mini isn’t incredibly practical, but I was able to find carseats/strollers that fit it (at a premium, mind you).
Oh, and when my daughter gets older, the fact that the back seat is so small may bring some small comfort to me whenever she borrows it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
And was it for good reason?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And after he put all that effort into getting a van….
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Scootie just wasn’t interested in a Van Guy.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I can do stern. But I was also planning on getting fingerprints, a lock of hair, and a saliva swab from every guy that my girls decide to date.
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I think CCTV mounted over the front door/porch should be sufficient.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Hmmm…I’m only 5’9, 164 (and shrinking)…Maybe I can’t do stern.
But, I can do crazy!
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IT'S OFFICIAL I AM THE WORST JOURNALIST EVER
Full story on Pac-10 media day to come.
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So, does this mean the chances of a CGB press pass took a serious hit today?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, Tedford loves me. Harbaugh probably thinks I’m an idiot.
Like, for example.
“Do you have anything you’d want to say to Cal fans who may not have the best opinion of you?”
“….No.”
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
HAH, I love it.
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Full writeup to come after I go home and drink heavily. I’m more embarrassed now than Twist was during his wedding night.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you just got zung.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it’s just me, but I think you can read between the lines of the question fairly easily to see that YF was really trying to avoid saying, “We think you’re a douchebag, do you have a response?”
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by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I did get him to warm up to me after that, but we definitely did not get off on the right foot.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I read between the lines to interpret YF’s question to be “Cal fans think you’re stupid. Please say something to bolster this opinion.”
And Harbaugh was like um howbout no.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that went over about as well as the Scott Steiner DBD.
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by yellow fever on Jul 27, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I certainly don’t think he’s stupid. I think he’s an arrogant jackass, but he’s not a dumb guy.
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not a very nice thing to say about one of our bloggers.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jul 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
If you consider that to be embarrassing, then you are a fucking bush league amateur compared to mwah. Don’t come in here talking mad shit like that until you have bragged about ruining the lives of several elderly people to your beloved coach
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Everyone watch the Pac10 video that YF applauded at the press conference!
Is that James Earl Jones?
"UC Davis??? hahahahaha" - Aaron Rodgers
by atomsareenough on Jul 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked everything but the shot of the Furdies celebrating with the Axe in 07… lets never let that happen again, k?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Anyone else go out to their local Buy More to pick up Star Craft II?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
S Mart is for primitive screwheads. Now gimmie some sugar, baby.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jul 28, 2010 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
1998. My copy happens to be next to me. It says I can “Compete FREE* over the INTERNET”.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
My roommate keeps on telling me to buy the game. I’m going to have to live in the library this fall if he keeps this up, since he’ll never let me get work done at home.
People care. They care way too much.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jul 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, it’s pretty crazy. but just think of the frenzy if Duke Nukem Forever was ever released.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
If they re-release the Apple IIC classic “Lemonade Stand” my wife’ll probably divorce me!
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Inception Spoiler
Watched it tonight. Let’s discuss it tomorrow as I try to figure out wtf I just watched. But let me just say that that movie was very, very, very similar to his last movie Shutter Island. Very similar!
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i fuckin nailed it then, and i havent even seen iception.
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by GoldBlooded on Jul 27, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Inception Spoiler and Shutter Island Spoiler
Both movies involve Leonardo Di Caprio as a dude who is wracked with guilt over the death of his wife (and in the case of Shutter Island children). The details of the deaths are slightly different, but Di Caprio feels at fault and is really guilty. And there is a huge organized dealie t try to get rid of his guilt and its all wacktackuler so you dont realize that until the end.
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