DBD 9.8.10 Whoops.
by LeonPowe on Sep 8, 2010 4:04 AM PDT
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Lots of people have made really wrong predictions in life. Perhaps no one has ever gotten it this wrong.
From Newsweek, 1995 Clifford Stole
The Internet? Bah!
Hype alert: Why cyberspace isn’t, and will never be, nirvanaAfter two decades online, I’m perplexed. It’s not that I haven’t had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I’ve met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today, I’m uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community. Visionaries see a future of telecommuting workers, interactive libraries and multimedia classrooms. They speak of electronic town meetings and virtual communities. Commerce and business will shift from offices and malls to networks and modems. And the freedom of digital networks will make government more democratic.Baloney.
Do our computer pundits lack all common sense? The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works.
Consider today’s online world. The Usenet, a worldwide bulletin board, allows anyone to post messages across the nation. Your word gets out, leapfrogging editors and publishers. Every voice can be heard cheaply and instantly. The result? Every voice is heard. The cacophany more closely resembles citizens band radio, complete with handles, harrasment, and anonymous threats. When most everyone shouts, few listen. How about electronic publishing? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it’s an unpleasant chore: the myopic glow of a clunky computer replaces the friendly pages of a book. And you can’t tote that laptop to the beach. Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we’ll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Intenet. Uh, sure.
What the Internet hucksters won’t tell you is tht the Internet is one big ocean of unedited data, without any pretense of completeness. Lacking editors, reviewers or critics, the Internet has become a wasteland of unfiltered data. You don’t know what to ignore and what’s worth reading. Logged onto the World Wide Web, I hunt for the date of the Battle of Trafalgar. Hundreds of files show up, and it takes 15 minutes to unravel them–one’s a biography written by an eighth grader, the second is a computer game that doesn’t work and the third is an image of a London monument. None answers my question, and my search is periodically interrupted by messages like, “Too many connectios, try again later.”
Won’t the Internet be useful in governing? Internet addicts clamor for government reports. But when Andy Spano ran for county executive in Westchester County, N.Y., he put every press release and position paper onto a bulletin board. In that affluent county, with plenty of computer companies, how many voters logged in? Fewer than 30. Not a good omen.
Point and click:Then there are those pushing computers into schools. We’re told that multimedia will make schoolwork easy and fun. Students will happily learn from animated characters while taught by expertly tailored software.Who needs teachers when you’ve got computer-aided education? Bah. These expensive toys are difficult to use in classrooms and require extensive teacher training. Sure, kids love videogames–but think of your own experience: can you recall even one educational filmstrip of decades past? I’ll bet you remember the two or three great teachers who made a difference in your life.
Then there’s cyberbusiness. We’re promised instant catalog shopping–just point and click for great deals. We’ll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a month?Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the Internet–which there isn’t–the network is missing a most essential ingredient of capitalism: salespeople.
What’s missing from this electronic wonderland? Human contact. Discount the fawning techno-burble about virtual communities. Computers and networks isolate us from one another. A network chat line is a limp substitute for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive multimedia display comes close to the excitement of a live concert. And who’d prefer cybersex to the real thing? While the Internet beckons brightly, seductively flashing an icon of knowledge-as-power, this nonplace lures us to surrender our time on earth. A poor substitute it is, this virtual reality where frustration is legion and where–in the holy names of Education and Progress–important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued.
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Cal Football Weekly Press Conference Quotes
JEFF TEDFORD
On whether he was surprised by the impact of freshman Keenan Allen in his first collegiate game
“No, it wasn’t surprising. We’ve watched him practice for a month now and he’s performed like that during practice. He’s a very good football player, no question about it. It’s one game, though, so we have to make sure not to get too carried away with it. He’s a great kid, more than being a great football player he’s a great kid and really into it. Been a great addition just for the chemistry of the team as well.”
A few of YO’s “quick hitters” from the weekly presser:
•Virtually every local TV station came out to Tuesday’s press conference, mainly to interview Keenan Allen.
•Cal coach Jeff Tedford says Zach Maynard, Allen’s half-brother, will compete for the starting job next season.
•Tedford says there are some similarities between Cal’s offense and Colorado’s offense because the Buffs’ offensive coordinator is Eric Kiesau, who was Cal’s wide receivers coach from 2002-05
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This is pretty significant news if Maynard really is expected to compete for a starting position next year. I suppose it can be said of all of the quarterbacks on the roster given their lack of game experience. That said, Maynard has a full season as a starter under his belt.
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
You would think Allen/Maynard would have incredible chemistry. Harris as well if he is ready to contribute as a true Frosh.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
That’s the only thing that makes me like the Maynard idea at all. I really wasn’t impressed with his body of work at Buffalo. But, maybe he can make strides under Tedford and Ludwig (although Turner Gill is no slouch).
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
It’ll be a nice competition this spring between:
Sweeney – Mobile, should know the playbook the best
Maynard – Run/pass threat, has Div-I starting experience
Bridgford – Reportedly very accurate and fully recovered from his shoulder surgery.
Hinder – Needs to get stronger, but also accurate and throws well on the run
Old Toothwrangler
Nope. I just assumed he’d have to blueshirt with all the talent ahead of him. He’d have to be Jesus in Cleats 3.0 to come in as a true frosh and challenge for time.
Old Toothwrangler
Spoiler Alert
From the near future (Thu Sept 9 noon PDT) -
Kyle Boehm’s season opener stats against Pioneer Mustangs (San Jose, CA)
Passing: 15-17, 228yds, 2 TDs
Rushing: 8 carries, 141yds, 1 TD
Boehm also clocked in at 4.7 40 this summer. Not sure if he’s JC enuff, but I’d think Boehm would get a look next spring.
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Nope. I’m just writing off the Party Yacht as having sailed.
If he doesn’t have his accuracy issues solved by now…ain’t gonna happen.
Old Toothwrangler
Think it’s pretty obvious after the Davis game. Mansion didn’t get any time at QB w/ the 2nd and 3rd units.
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I think the only reason he got in at all was because Sweeney got his bell rung.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Indeed, Sweeney ended up calling timeout so they could swap him out.
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I really have no clue who will emerge out of those four. I just don’t see how Sweeney can hold off the others. Maynard is a better runner, Brigford more accurate. Sweeney is the smallest of that group too.
Does Maynard have access to the playbook now?
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
Yes. You can also follow Maynard on Twitter http://twitter.com/zchmaynard6
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More from YO on the new media attention on Keenan Allen
Allen actually didn’t come to the press conference, which begins about 45 minutes after practice ends on Tuesdays. So the TV vans got there early the cameras and microphones were waiting in the usual post-practice interview area when Allen made the trek up the stadium on his way to the Bears’ temporary locker rooms.
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What have I ever gotten wrong?
Thinking that people would see through the Boise St. fraudnominon
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They only beat VT on the road in basically a VT home game…..by 3?!?!?!?
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Good point. What frauds!
Also, I’d like to see them go undefeated playing a schedule of Florida, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State, Iowa, Georgia, Miami, Virginia Tech, Oregon, and LSU, then turn around and have to play Alabama again in their conference championship game.
Then they can talk about playing for the National Championship!
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Sorry, if you thought VT was good after watching their craptacular 1st quarter and atrocious last 5 minutes (worst clock management ever), then I don’t know what to tell you. VT is an average team and was a joke at #6/10.
Ok, Boise won on the road against an average team. Does that make them a top 3 team? Ultimately, their strength of schedule should drag them down and not allow them to play for a NC, it’ll be a shame if they do. They lose 4+ games in the ACC and 3+ in the Pac-10, Big 12 or Big 11.
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Ok, Boise won on the road against an average team. Does that make them a top 3 team? Ultimately
What other team had a more impressive victory this weekend? Alabama winning at home against a horrible San Jose State team? Ohio State beating Marshall at home? Oklahoma barely beating a bad Utah State team at home?
4+ losses with an ACC slate? Sure, let’s look at Virginia Tech’s schedule [1]
VTech’s remaining games: James Madison, East Carolina, Boston College, NC State, Central Michigan, Wake Forest, Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Miami (FL), and Virginia. You think Boise State would lose 4+ of these?
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I think it would depend on Madison’s defensive doctrine.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
i’m so glad no one caught my epic history phail…….
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Was James Madison a person who existed at some point?
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He only sent three blitzers into Canada.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
But he did get away with a late hit in New Orleans.
Locomotive Kangaroo Lol
by CalBear81 on Sep 8, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Bleh, I meant SEC. ACC is crap
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by Fire Starkey on Sep 8, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Only teams from the SEC! can win a national championship. Sorry, Sacramento!, you’re going to have to share your exclamation point.
by atomsareenough on Sep 8, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The system is what it is – the fact that it might fail in keeping a “minnow” school out of the national championship isn’t Boise State’s fault.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Look at it this way — if Boise State somehow makes the title game and they win against an Alabama or an Ohio State or an Oklahoma (again), then this opens the door for more mid-majors.
But if they lose… I can’t imagine any other midmajor getting the chance.
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I think we’re agreeing that it’s a biased system.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I think it will have more to do with how well they play. If they play [big school] close into the 4th and acquit themselves well, they won’t do damage to the mid-majors.
I guess not significant damage, but damage will be done with the [insert school here] would have been a better match, etc etc logic
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I’m actually agreeing with you. If they line up against Alabama and get dominated physically, mid-majors won’t sniff the championship game for a LONG time. But if they acquit themselves well, Peterson (sp?) pulls out some of his voodoo magic, and show they they generally belong, they’ll be fine.
Okay, I think we can agree all here.
Except that his name is Petersen, like a Bengali Christian, not like a Viking son of Peter.
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Danish!
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by solarise on Sep 8, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Men's soccer hosts Cal Legacy Classic
California opens its home schedule when the No. 18/19 Golden Bears (1-0-1 record) host the 14th annual Cal Legacy Classic at Edwards Stadium. Cal plays Saint Mary’s (1-0-1) at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, and then takes on UNLV (1-1-0) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12. The Cal Legacy Classic consists of six teams, including Stanford [sic], UC Davis and Sacramento State, and six games. Four games will take place outside of Berkeley.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Cal is now ranked! Strangely, they are ranked a spot behind Indiana, a team which they beat over the weekend in Indiana.
BIG TEN BIAS!!!!! DAMN YOU!
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Mid Week Notebook Football
Daily Cal’s Week 2 Summary
Now that last Saturday’s game against UC Davis is over and done with, it’s not worth much more than a scrimmage. The Cal football team simply got seven-touchdowns worth of practice reps – good preparation before playing an actual FBS opponent this week in Colorado.
Volleyball
There was some moving and shaking in the volleyball world in the second weekend of play. Luckily for Cal, the Bears weren’t on the wrong side of an upset, though a couple other top teams were.
Saturday’s match against No. 25 San Diego was supposedly Cal’s first test of the season. It was the Bears first match against a ranked opponent, and the Toreros had pushed then-No.4 Hawaii to five sets in Honolulu the prior weekend.
More volleyball
Cal hosts the Hilton Garden Inn Classic at Haas Pavilion this weekend
The 10th-ranked Golden Bears ride a 12-set winning streak into the weekend as they host UC Davis, Seton Hall and Fresno State in the 2010 Hilton Garden Inn Classic. Cal is off to a 4-0 start and leads the Pac-10 in both hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage. The Bears have started 4-0 in seven of head coach Rich Feller’s previous 11 seasons at the helm and have gone on to extend that streak to five wins or more in six of those seasons. With its first and only three-match weekend of the season on the horizon, Cal is focused on maintaining its offensive and defensive efficiency with conference play right around the corner.
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Alex Morgan
Called up to U.S. senior national team.
U.S. women’s senior national team head coach Pia Sundhage named California senior forward Alex Morgan as one of the 30 players to a preliminary roster for two matches against China. The games will take place on Oct. 2 at the Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga. (3 p.m. PT), and on Oct. 6 at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. (4 p.m. PT on ESPN2).
“I’m really looking forward to another camp with the national team,” Morgan said. “It’s been a great experience so far, and I hope to continue with the team for as long as I can.”
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Sacramento!
BEARS AT JAMBOREE SATURDAY: A week after the Cal women captured the USF Invitational, the Golden Bear men’s and women’s cross country teams make the short drive to Sacramento for the Sac State Hornet Jamboree Saturday. The races will be held in Granite Regional Park, with the women’s 5000-meter event starting at 9:30 a.m. and the men’s four-mile competition beginning at 10 a.m.
Last season, the Cal women took second in a nine-team field, led by Hillary Hayes’ fourth-place finish. The Bear men were third of eight schools, with Steve Sodaro’s third-place result pacing the squad.
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Cal field hockey takes a road trip
Headed to Indiana and Louisville
The California field hockey team ended its three-game homestand with its first victory of the campaign last Sunday against UC Davis, and now hopes to ride that momentum on a three-game road trip this weekend. The road trip starts with a clash against Indiana Thursday, Sept. 9, at 12:30 p.m. (PT) and ends at No. 11 Louisville Sunday, Sept, 12, at 10 a.m. (PT). Sandwiched between those games is a neutral-site contest against Ohio in Indiana Friday, Sept. 10, at noon (PT).
Despite losing two of their first three games, the Golden Bears (1-2, 1-0) have had no trouble putting goals on the scoreboard. Cal has notched 11 goals in its first three games, and has had six different scorers. Senior Megan Psyllos and sophomore Claire Dougherty are tied for the team lead with three goals each.
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What have I ever gotten wrong?
Thinking Matt Leinart would be even a serviceable NFL backup.
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Besides pre-season practices and training camps and pre-season games?
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He really screwed himself over with his handling of the Wisenhunt situation, though. If you don’t like how things are happening… don’t go public about it.
And it’s entirely feasible he has a point regarding Wisenhunt.
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He really doesn’t seem like a Wisenhunt type of guy. Considering Wisenhunt came from the Steelers’ school of hard-nosed/smashmouth/impose your will football.
I’m surprised that Wisenhunt didn’t decide this earlier and push for a veteran FA QB in the offseason. (McNab anyone?) If they had traded Leinart before his public spat/woeful preseason, they could have at least gotten a bag of chips or a beer bong for him.
Old Toothwrangler
Or an unused pack of condoms, dated 2005.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
by DC Trojan on Sep 8, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
People are forgetting that Leinart actually showed flashes of promise his rookie year.
Then Wisenhunt came along and Leinart still had promise, but Kurt Warner had a huge resurgence. So Wisenhunt tried playing both in an odd dual-QB system that kinda worked.
Then Leinart got injured. So Warner played out and played well. So Wisenhunt obviously played Warner for the next two years, basically telling Leinart that he’ll be the starting QB once Warner retires
What hapened after this point is a little unclear. The common perception is that Leinart didn’t played well, Anderson looked better, and BYU QB Max Hall looked great in camp. Leinart looked meh in the preseason and Anderson… well, he also looked meh.
Leinart says, of course, that he outperformed Anderson in camp.
All I know is that to dismiss Leinart after this is not something I fully understand.
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He just needs a chance!
All I know is that to dismiss Leinart after this is not something I fully understand.
For what it’s worth, I sort of agree with you. I don’t dismiss him because of these latest events…I dismissed him years ago due to his crappy arm, and because he put up huge stats because of his surroundings. Lots of college qbs have been overrated in the same way (Ken Dorsey and Eric Crouch come to mind this decade).
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and lots of first round picks are busts. Just because a player was drafted in the first round does not mean they should have been, nor does it mean they will be a good nfl player.
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which is exactly why philly waited until round 2 to draft desean, and why diarrhea hayward jones went in the first round!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Sep 8, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
diarrhea hayward jones
made me lol
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, and a big part of the reason that first round picks become busts is because people overrated them based off physical characteristics (arm strength, 40 times, etc), not because of key stats like completion percentage or games started.
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sometimes
I don’t think anyone believes that Leinart has a strong arm or is very mobile. That’s not really open to debate. You think/(hopefully thought by this point) that he’d be a good nfl qb despite his physical limitations, and I thought he wouldn’t. My guess is that nfl people overrated him due to his “accuracy”, which I have contended was a result of having all day to throw to wide open receivers.
Regardless, the point still stands that the nfl draft is extremely far from an exact science, and that draft position does not determine how successful a player will be…especially compared to, you know, what they’ve actually done in their years in the nfl. And my point regarding dismissing him due to his physical limitations still stands. Getting waived by the cardinals doesn’t make me dismiss him…it helps to validate my dismissal of him years ago.
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JaMarcus Russell
Never forget.
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
And as I outlined in my timeline above, his “years in the NFL” is misleading, which is why I’ve said he could have been great…
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I’d say that if you’re with the same club for 4 years, same offense for a while, the team brings in Derek Anderson (Derek Anderson) 3 months before training camp, and Derek Anderson (Derek Anderson) beats you out…sure, his career isn’t over yet, but I don’t think it’s crazy to start judging him.
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And I’m saying, given his past timeline with the team, maybe there’s a little bit of legitimacy to his complaints about Wisenhunt.
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Perhaps there is. Football is a meritocracy. If Leinart could get the job done, he’d be starting. Period. Apparently, Farrrve and that homeless looking coach with Minn fight a lot. But the coach knows that Farrrve is the best man for the job, so he goes with him.
And given that Wisenhunt nearly won a Superbowl, I’m going with that guy on this one.
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Bears in the Pros
In this week’s edition of “Bears in the Pros”, we will look at three ex-Cal receivers who are all in significantly different stages of their respective careers. Whether it is a spot on the practice squad (Verran Tucker), on the reels of YouTube (Lavelle Hawkins) or on the covers of magazines (DeSean Jackson), former members of the Cal receiving corps are all over the NFL.
What have I ever gotten wrong?
Thinking I’d never be hit in the head with a dildo.
by chowder on Sep 8, 2010 7:24 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Can the Raiders win ten games?
Monte Poole, Oakland Tribune
Hearts are light this week among citizens of the Raider Nation. With a new season approaching, there is a sense of optimism and even a measure of faith. Those Raiders fans who have remained through seven dog years really want to believe their loyalty awaits reward.
And it might.
Oakland has a chance for a special season. It’s a fraction of a chance, yes, but a chance nonetheless. The NFL is not what it used to be, and the AFC West, for crying out loud, is a ghost of what it once was.
And the Raiders have had their faces and spirits lifted. Campbell is a better passer, a better runner and a vastly superior leader to the departed JaMarcus Russell. With the right coaching and supporting cast, Campbell can be a 10-win quarterback.
And you don’t have to worry about Campbell being caught with the Purple Drank.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Forgot the link
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_16015880
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Everyone be nice to CALumbus Bear today
Today is his birthday. There is no evidence to suggest that he is not drinking scotch in his office right now in celebration.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
i;m not drrunk
i,m just happey
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hey! I’m the worst punctuator around here! Don’t steal my shtick!
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Says the person who employs capitalization and punctuation perfectly in his posting. Who are you, sir, and what have you done with TwistNHook???
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I'LL KILL YOU BI,TCH
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
2934 years until retirement. Tick tock.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions
What if the Feds move the retirement age back to solve the impending social security crisis?
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Then all the younger dudes better work HARD to support us old fogeys!
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey… just because your generation`s parents decided that birth control wasn`t worth it, don`t put that kind of pressure on us!
California Golden Blogs! "Woeojuwejhdjwe!!!"... But what does it MEAN?!
Evidently very happy! Congrats.
My drinking, by the way, is to drown out the yelps and other noises coming from the various Ucla alums around me. They’re such precocious little things, you know.
Careful, man. There's a beverage here!
Precocious, but poorly educated.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
This past weekend I had the anti-Rishi experience. Me and a bunch of guys played golf on Thursday, Friday (36 holes), Saturday and Sunday, and we had the following for dinner on the respective nights: wings (had to watch the stupid tOSU game), steak, steak (while getting email updates on the Cal game by Ohio Bear) and steak. Good beer and wine throughout the evenings. There were no pools, lemon drops, or (unfortunately) women involved.
For turkey: played 2 rounds at Firestone
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
But not once did I utter a “SUP GIRL”. Us married guys are boring.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a different kind of fun. I look forward to it down the line.
Besides, just uttering “SUP GIRL” gets boring and you have to start coming with all sorts of elaborate fake disguises.
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Do you have an adhesive mustache?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
No, but he has velcro trousers
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that’s got to be harder to keep track of than making sure that your mustache is still attached.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
It can be. I definitely screwed it up a few times.
I told one Indian chick that I was Italian, then later, said something to her in Hindi. It was awkward.
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Worst part is I had to clear up all my other lies, including about my profession.
Somehow, she still stuck around me. No idea why.
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He’s already complained of fatigue.
We’re just a few symptoms away from calling CDC on FiDi.
Old Toothwrangler
Nah, Rishi rolls in SoMa. I’m safe up here in the FiDi :)
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
FiDi is only for the respectable amongst us. Both Since and Rishi are SoMa. It’s where the magic happens.
Since97 does have the advantage of a FiDi office, she’s a dual threat like that.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
How that girl get pragnent?
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
RACIS! What, Italians too stupid to speak Hindi?
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
There’s a coincidence, I met an Italian chick last night and told her I was Indian.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Casino or Software?
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Software. She didn’t seem convinced.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
…Did you say you were albino or something?
by atomsareenough on Sep 8, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Rishi,
You stories make me feel better about myself :)
Sincerely,
solarise
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Mmmm...
Firestone…
California Golden Blogs! To be grammatically correct, it`s "Sacramento!", not "Sacramento".
It was top notch. The greens pimp-slapped us.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
How many divots did you leave in retribution?
California Golden Blogs! "Woeojuwejhdjwe!!!"... But what does it MEAN?!
Not many divots, but many, many tears and curses.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
There were no . . . (unfortunately) women involved.
Not even cart girls on the golf course?
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Well, there were females around, but our social intercourse with them was limited to an un-Rishi-like level.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s 2nd on my list of preferred styles of intercourse with women.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Social intercourse sounds a lot different than what you get when you’re married.
by atomsareenough on Sep 8, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m happily married, but due in large part to not having kids, I’d imagine.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
They have their ups and downs, that’s for sure.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Children should not, at any point, shrink, DC.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Excellent choice of courses, how’d you do? I broke 90 with a 49 on the front on Sunday, if only I had consistency….
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
I broke 90 all weekend, but didn’t really sniff breaking 80. Good times were had by all.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
well played, Firestone isn’t an easy course, I would imagine. (That’s the WGC tourney course, right?)
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Correct. The tees we played from were slightly different than the pros’ tees. Also, rough and greens weren’t as difficult, I imagine.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I love fast greens, so I’d be ok with that. I hate rough where you can’t find your ball 3 feet off the fairway, though….
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Normally I prefer fast greens, but these were fast and hard, so every putt would run out an extra 6 feet. Tons of 3 putts.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
How could a stationary location of grass have a speed?
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And it rotates very fast.
BOOM! Rotat’d and Revolv’d!
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Chag Sameach!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually said happy birthday in Jew!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I also said Happy Birthday in Jew.
Disclaimer: I am in no way fluent in Jew. Nor is it a language. And even if it was a language, I’d be too stupid to figure it out.
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You said “peaceful sabbath”…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, he did come over from old (West) Germany. (Sort of.)
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
I did indeed. I’ve got the lederhosen to prove it.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
His name is actually John Phillips Souse.
by atomsareenough on Sep 8, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
And I shall drink something in your honor tonight! Or really, in my honor, but I was going with the vibe.
Popping open a 2001 Dominus tonight. Yum.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope, then you’re just an alcoholic. To your health!
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll allow it.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW, I bought some Macallan. It was a bottle of 12 year, and it came with a sample of the 18, so we tried that last night. It was quite nice :)
by atomsareenough on Sep 8, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Happy Birthday! Tim Lincecum will bake something in your honor tonight!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 8, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if he can light my b-day cake candles. You know, just like he’s been getting lit up this year.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday, CALumbus Bear! I will saute something in your honor tonight!
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Aren’t I worthy of at least a flambé?
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I’ll make a pepper steak tonight with some cognac. I do have a bottle of Hennessy to finish up.
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Would that be a Château Briand? If so, don’t burn your eyebrows off.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday, CALumbus Bear. At this very moment, I am suing someone in your honor.
Locomotive Kangaroo Lol
That means I get 1/3 of all your winnings. And that includes any punish billings.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday!
I will honor something in your honor tonight.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I am honored.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy Birthday, CALumbus Bear! I am currently being sued by CalBear81 in your honor.
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Women faked Leukemia for a dress and honeymoon
She told him cancer was killing her and then said “I do” to a wedding bankrolled by sympathetic strangers.
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I love the comments section
siteminder- You are correct these here all white folks can never have it together likes us blacks folks.wees perfect
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Another article on the appeal:
An appeal by the California Oak Foundation seeking to prevent construction on UC Berkeley’s Student-Athlete High Performance Center was denied Sept. 3 by the California First District Court of Appeals, concluding a four-year legal struggle between the UC and opponents from the city and surrounding neighborhood.
This appeal marked the last of three lawsuits – filed in 2006 by the city of Berkeley, Panoramic Hill Association and the foundation against the UC Board of Regents – that took issue with the environmental impacts and possible seismic vulnerability associated with the center’s construction.
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That's pathetic
bq.Fighting Bad Development and Urban Sprawl in the California Courts
I had never heard of this organization, but if you read their website, their mission is to prevent Urban Sprawl, a worthy goal. But what on earth does that have to do with renovations in a densely urbanized area? Hypocrites, would they rather we moved the SAHPC to rural area?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
De…wait for it….. NIED!
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
VBall remains steady:
There was some moving and shaking in the volleyball world in the second weekend of play. Luckily for Cal, the Bears weren’t on the wrong side of an upset, though a couple other top teams were.
Saturday’s match against No. 25 San Diego was supposedly Cal’s first test of the season. It was the Bears first match against a ranked opponent, and the Toreros had pushed then-No.4 Hawaii to five sets in Honolulu the prior weekend.
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AT+T to put up cell antenna on campus:
High atop UC Berkeley’s architecture building, telecommunications company AT&T and campus officials are looking to “expand coverage” to the Berkeley community with the installation of a new cell phone antenna.
Plans for the antenna on top of Wurster Hall have been in the works for over a year, according to Shelton Waggener, associate vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer. AT&T users will be able to experience improved coverage once the apparatus is fully functioning before the end of the semester, according to John Britton, an AT&T spokesperson.
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/me glowers at sec119.
Unless you were immediately next to the tower at antennae level, it would be extremely unlikely to cause cancer.
Are you making fun of sec119, because he is Wurster Hall?
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Even if he was Wurster Hall, very little of the radiation will radiate down. Cell phone antennae are not omni-directional; the main antennae axis is generally pointed out. Which makes sense. Cell phone companies don’t care about coverage above the cell tower, only around it.
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you making fun of sec119, because he lives on top of a cell phone antennae?
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Sorry! I rage against people who complain who about “WiFi allergies.” Because they are retarded.
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Looking fwd to the fully functioning apparatus.
Today's the day the California Golden Bears have their picnic.
Berkeley Rep is expanding:
The Berkeley Repertory Theatre, known for sending shows to Broadway, purchased an office and warehouse building in West Berkeley for additional rehearsal space.
Currently located Downtown, the theater will move to its new building at 999 Harrison St. The 60,000-square-foot property is composed of approximately 40,00 square feet of warehouse space and 20,000 square feet of office space and sold for $6 million July 31, according to an article published by the San Francisco Business Times Aug. 31.
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Daily Cal Midweek Notebook:
Now that last Saturday’s game against UC Davis is over and done with, it’s not worth much more than a scrimmage. The Cal football team simply got seven-touchdowns worth of practice reps – good preparation before playing an actual FBS opponent this week in Colorado.
“Davis is a good FCS team, but in all honesty, they can’t compete with us on the football field �- as you saw,” quarterback Kevin Riley said. “The team is very aware for that. But it was good for everybody just to get out there, play a game and get the kinks out.”
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Space Lab at Cal to be really awesome:
Of the few unexplored frontiers that remain for humankind, fewer still present the same allure as the infinite void of space hanging around our world, and the mysteries it, perhaps eternally, will keep. As part of NASA’s Solar Probe Plus mission, the Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley aims to unlock some of those stellar secrets.
Scheduled for launch no later than 2018, according to a statement from NASA, the mission was developed to figure out the origins of phenomena produced in the sun’s atmosphere. The lab’s “fields experiment” was selected for mission participation Thursday and will contribute components to the probe designed to gather data on electromagnetic fields, radio emissions and shock waves in the solar atmosphere, according to the statement.
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As rally late, but cant win:
What can you say? I almost broke stuff watching this game and it makes me sick to have to write about it. Dallas Braden squeezed all the lousy bloop hits he will give up all season into one miserable inning and the A’s let umpteen chances to get back in the game slip away by leaving so many guys on base I lost track… I think it was 13 but it could’ve been 113 or more. After a 1-2-3 1st from Braden, the wheels came off and landed the lefty squarely in a ditch, with the M’s sending 11 men to the plate with 5 scoring. Outside of a couple of reasonably hard hit balls, their 7 hits that inning were a collection of broken bats and dunkers that would have made even bald people pull out their hair. It was all so frustrating I was surprised newly-minted TV color man Ben “The One-Armed Man” Sheets didn’t start cussing in Cajun in the booth.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 8, 2010 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Giants dont lose:
Rumors of Tim Lincecum’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Well, they were embellished a little bit. Okay, fine, there was a huge, steaming pile of demise waiting back there in August, but Lincecum tip-toed around it. He’s on the other side now. Rumors that he rolled around in the demise like a drunk beagle have been greatly exaggerated.
This was the “Good sign!” game. It was a game in which every KNBR caller, every would-be manager with a laptop, and every talking head can start talking about the good signs. Lincecum looked like the Lincecum of yore, even if Arizona hit some good pitches in the seventh inning. Aubrey Huff hit a home run after a little bit of a dry spell. Andres Torres only had one single, but he hit the ball hard in every at-bat. Jeremy Affeldt diffused a stressful late-inning situation instead of stretching out the torture even more.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 8, 2010 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Rumors that he rolled around in the demise like a drunk beagle have been greatly exaggerated.
I’m a fan of this metaphor.
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I’m a fan of the conspiracy theory that they’re letting the Freak smoke weed again to get him back on his game.
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That’s why Grant is the best.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I love the headlines after a tight 1-0 game where the Giants fuck up left and right should have won 10-0. They’re usually something like “GIANTS CRUISE TO EASY VICTORY.”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers dont win:
Mat Latos and Clayton Kershaw had quite a pitchers’ duel tonight at Petco Park, but it was Latos who came out on top, leading the Padres to a 2-1 win, their second in as many nights against the Dodgers, to drop the Dodgers to below .500 for the first time since May 11.
Kershaw got his second 1-2-3 first inning of the season tonight, but then allowed single runs in the second and third innings. However, that was it. Kershaw went seven innings, allowing two runs and six baserunners while striking out six. Kershaw retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced. His six strikeouts give him 197 on the season, two behind Tim Lincecum, who struck out 11 tonight, for the National League lead.
Latos was brilliant tonight, allowing one run in seven innings, throwing a career-high 113 pitches. He also had 10 strikeouts and no walks. The last pitcher to do that against the Dodgers was Barry Zito, on June 16, 2006. Latos set a major league record by pitching his 15th straight game allowing two or fewer runs (in five innings or more), per the Padres.
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NinersNation ranks Singletary, presumably based on physical attractiveness:
Last season we ran a weekly approval poll for 49ers head coach Mike Singletary. I want to do the same thing in 2010, and I thought it would be helpful to have a base line rating heading into the season. It’s been an incredibly busy offseason for the team as they head into a 2010 season in which expectations are as high as they have been in close to 10 years.
The increased expectations place additional pressure on the shoulders of Coach Singletary. Since taking over as head coach, his power within the organization has steadily grown and it took a large leap with the departure of GM Scot McCloughan earlier this year. Accordingly, this approval poll might involve a bit more than his head coaching abilities. Your choice of Yes or No can be based on his 53-man roster decisions, his execution as a coach during the preseason games, or even his handling of the Nate Davis situation.
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Raiders sign a new DLineman:
A league source tells us that defensive tackle Jay Alford, a third-round pick of the Giants in 2007, has agreed to terms with the Raiders.
Alford missed all of 2009 with a knee injury suffered in the preseason. He appeared in every game of his first two seasons, with three starts in 2008.
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CougCenter discusses their LBs:
It was apparent watching the Oklahoma State game that the Cougar linebacking corps was a problem. Losing middle linebacker Louis Bland — probably the surest tackler on the team — hurts this team more than any other injury has this year. Our middle linebackers were pushed around and it created a gaping hole in the middle of the defense. In a defense that relies on the play of its linebackers, that simply cannot happen.
All hope isn’t lost, however. C.J. Mizell was a bright spot and showed exactly why the coaching staff was high on him in the short amount of time he was on the field Saturday. He’s not assignment-sound-nor did we expect him to be -but he has the raw talent to make plays.
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Buffzone looks at Defensive backs for Colorado:
Travis Sandersfeld is the anti-Allen Iverson. He loves practice and makes the most of it.
The junior defensive back from Limon came on as a replacement in the season opener for Colorado against Colorado State after starting nickel back Parker Orms suffered a season-ending knee injury. Sandersfeld made an interception and finished with the third most tackles on the team, including one stop for loss.
“It was pretty much just practice,” Sandersfeld said. “Coaches put me in situations during practice. Parker would go ones and they put in twos and I`ve been doing it all camp. It`s just getting practice. Practice makes perfect.”
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It’s SBN’s blog dedicated to GTL.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
by DC Trojan on Sep 8, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hawkins says Cal is tough:
The second game of the season this week at California represents a significant step up in competition for the Colorado football team, coach Dan Hawkins and several players said Tuesday.
The Buffs returned to the practice fields Tuesday morning breathing smoke-filled air from the nearby Fourmile Fire burning in the mountains west of Boulder. Hawkins, quarterback Tyler Hansen and senior cornerback Jalil Brown met with reporters at the team`s weekly noon press conference afterward.
Hawkins said the biggest difference between the season opener against Colorado State and the first road game of the season at Cal will be dealing with the speed of the Golden Bears.
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Buffzone discusses Colorado’s losing road streak:
The Colorado Buffaloes say they`re “sick and tired” of the road losing streak that`s hanging around their collective necks.
We`ll see just how sick and how tired they actually are this weekend.
Saturday`s matchup at Cal isn`t the game CU fans — or coaches, for that matter — would pick as the ideal spot to end the Buffs` road woes. This might not be the best team Cal has fielded in recent years, but it`s still a good one.
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Its fnny to me how much people hate Les Miles, considering he won a national championship. They are all “THEY WON IT DESPITE MILES!” I dont even think thats possible!
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It’s the SEC. Why are you asking for logic?
(Also, even during his NC season… remember his clock management?)
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I dont remember shit, but I figure that if the coach’s team wins the national championship, the coach has something to do with it.
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Bulletproof logic…
Luck had a TON to do with his winning the national championship that year. And not Andrew Luck.
Against Auburn in 2007, clock with only a few seconds left, in field goal range, needing a field goal to win… Miles calls a pass play that somehow works out.
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“I think it’s not that we have to do it differently, but that you have to do it with great approach.”
-Les Miles
California Golden Blogs! To be grammatically correct, it`s "Sacramento!", not "Sacramento".
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California Golden Blogs! To be grammatically correct, it`s "Sacramento!", not "Sacramento".
Also, this is probably one of the funniest SEC sites i`ve come across.
California Golden Blogs! To be grammatically correct, it`s "Sacramento!", not "Sacramento".
by Maisbikkja on Sep 8, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Love EDSBS
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Wikipedia to the rescue
Clifford Stoll, Ph.D. from Arizona, worked at LBNL for awhile and lives in El Cerrito, apparently. Yikes, we all make mistakes but rarely as publically.
Your tax dollars at work
Looking for a little action?
You might want to try the San Francisco County Jail’s San Bruno lockup, where authorities have installed 16 condom machines for the jail’s 750 prisoners.
The condom dispensers are the latest evolution in a safe-sex program that began in 1989, when health workers began distributing condoms to inmates as part of their counseling before they were released.
And although sex among inmates technically is illegal, the Sheriff’s Department went ahead and installed the 16 machines anyway – one for each jailhouse pod – paid for by a pair of small grants from UCSF and a Southern California nonprofit.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F09%2F08%2FBAQ91FA4QO.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0yxDeaG5o
Sushine pumping since 2010.
What?! Installing condom dispensers? Why not just let the inmates get STDs and then save money on the death penalty? *
*Not even close to serious. I’m not this horrible a person.
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We probably wouldn’t save money as we’d have to pay for medical care for the rest of their lives.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
My name is not atoms it is Spazzy Mcgee. Can you not read? I figure you can read. You can read!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Even prisoners need a little action.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
I'm just being sarcastic
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
How about we just get them to stop raping each other?
by atomsareenough on Sep 8, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Upon reading the title and author of this DBD....
Did anyone think LP made a misstep with his current lady?
Sushine pumping since 2010.
by oskisunbear on Sep 8, 2010 9:04 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
eh. Things have been moving slowly for reasons of:
1. Travel – over the past month, I’ve been to the DPRK, London, Guangzhou, Beijing and Hangzhou.
2. Family issues – hers is kind of fucked up
3. Visitors in town – she has had 4, including a friend of hers that got arrested while here. Dealing with the Chinese legal system has been a little time consuming. (He got really drunk and got in a fight with a bouncer – broke the guy’s rib – so he’s in the cooler for 10 days).
4. We’re going to see Inception tonight.
Worst mistake at Cal
Taking Math 1B instead of 16B thinking that taking the harder math class would be more impressive when applying to dental school.
1) Dental schools don’t give a rat’s *ss.
2) I suck at math.
Old Toothwrangler
Our TA was good and the prof was pretty entertaining.(for math) He was an old guy w/ a pony-tail who told jokes each lecture. He also stripped off his shirt one lecture because it was hot. The fact that I remember the jokes, pony-tail, and strippage, but zero math is probably telling in and of itself.
I freely admit that I was the rate-limiting step here. (sigh)
Old Toothwrangler
I also did the Math 1B thing when I didn't have to
Actually, I took both 1A and 1B. When I entered Cal, I thought I was going to be an Econ major. Math 16A/16B was the minimum requirement. I went for Math 1A/1B so I could run with the big dogs. I probably worked harder in those classes than in any of my other freshman year classes, with the grade not reflecting it.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
ha!
i barely survived 1A and 1B, and got much better grades in 50A (linear algebra and differential equations) and 50B (multivariable calculus). go figure.
Go Bears Go
I think the only easy route I took was Physics 8A/8B. I had Chinese TAs who would invite me to their dinner parties and make dumplings. Yum.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow. That hits so close to home it’s scary. I jumped right into 1B first semester with AP credits, bombed, thereby destroying any dream I had of being an Econ major.
by beson on Sep 8, 2010 10:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You dreamed of being an Econ major? Reach for the sky, beson!
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
It may not have been much but it was something. Now I bill my time in six minute increments like a lot of us here. Le sigh.
by beson on Sep 8, 2010 11:14 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You poor, poor man. I feel ya.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought they were in NutriSci and History. DAMMIT
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Young Atoms: Love Scavenger…
Old Toothwrangler
by Kodiak on Sep 9, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You could not have come up with a more apt description. Scavenging, indeed.
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Luckily for you she didn’t major in Recognizing Losers Before You Marry Them.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I think plenty of us are relieved that our wives didn’t take that class.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I took an Econ class once
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Sep 8, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. I am a victim of the Holmoecaust.
by beson on Sep 8, 2010 11:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I took no math whatsoever at Cal. In my day, no math or science was required of humanities majors. They put in a bunch of new requirements when I was a student, but I had just enough units to be exempt from them. The Good Olde Days.
Locomotive Kangaroo Lol
Really? I first wanted to be a physics major, so that’s why I ended up taking Calc 1A & B, but I’m sure that there were breadth requirements back in the day.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Yes, we had breadth requirements. If your major was in the humanities, you had to take eight classes in subjects that were classified as either social science or natural science/math. If you were in a social science major, you had to take eight classes in the humanities or natural science/math. And if you were in a natural science/math major, you had to take eight classes in the humanities or social sciences. What happened, of course, is that all the humanities majors took only social science classes, and the social science majors took humanities classes. Best of all, history was the only major that qualified as both social science and humanities. So history majors fulfilled their entire breadth requirement by taking history classes! Go Bears!
Locomotive Kangaroo Lol
I took 1A, but during the semester I (1) switched from Chem E to English major, which meant I didn’t need this class and (2) a TA strike occurred, and our Math 1A TA was one of the leaders of said strike. They allowed us to pretend we were stanfurdites and switch to P/NP on the day of the final, which I did and earned a nice NP. I thought it was no harm until I applied to law school and saw it got translated to 4 units of F. But I did meet Mrs. CALumbus Bear in this class, so technically I can’t say taking it was my WORST mistake. But it certainly did get me fucked later, in more ways than one.
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by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Taking 1B might have been the best mistake I ever made at Cal. If I hadn’t taken it I probably wouldn’t have the fortitude to switch to Chem Bio, probably wouldn’t have gotten my current job, and probably would be sifting through bird shit on some cold island somewhere for pennies.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I NEED AN ADULT! I NEED AN ANDRE CARTER!
Looks like there’s a spammer in Hydro’s post …
I demand satisfaction for my Eric Kiesau connection!
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
only prediction I feel safe making:
2:1 odds that Twist will wear a tie-dye suit to the ASU game! you heard it here first.
Wishful thinking prediction:
Ragnarok-AndBears baby will settle down and attend … Big Game!
Note: auntie k volunteers to hold baby, and safeguard from uncoordinated / don’t-know-own-strength friends.
Let’s swim until our kidneys fail…Good decision?
Patrick’s Tahoe trip was amazing and glorious in quite a different way, however. He swam the length of the massive mountain lake — 22 miles. Then he promptly got in the water again and swam all the way back.
It took Patrick 25 hours and 26 minutes to accomplish the feat on Aug. 13 and 14, and it earned him a couple days in a Truckee hospital due to kidney problems he began to suffer near the end of his quest. But the reward was that the 39-year-old Lafayette resident became the first person ever to make a double Tahoe crossing — at least by swimming, anyway.
The dude is total stud. And crazy. Who swims 44 miles (25 hrs or so) for fun? And next time he wants to do the “Tahoe Triple” and swim across Lake Tahoe three times.
Heck, I get whiny like a guy who’s cable goes out before the playoffs if my bath water is a little cold.
Old Toothwrangler
I feel like Science is jumping the shark today.
Tiny ‘Flying Saucers’ Could Save Earth From Global Warming
Using a trick of sunlight itself, tiny metallic disks could be levitated to the stratosphere where they would shade Earth’s surface and counteract the effects of global warming, a new paper proposes. But even the scientist who dreamed up the idea says the little saucers should be used only as a last resort, if efforts to stem global warming by limiting the build-up of heat-trapping green house gases fails.
WE WILL SOMETHING SOMETHING RHYMES WITH IGHT!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
We’re gonna rely on Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum to hotwire a captured saucer, sucker the dumbest intergalactic invaders ever into bringing us into their mothership, somehow upload a computer virus that is both compatible with their alien software and forces them to drop their shields even though we don’t know how that technology works…
Nevermind. I like your version better.
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OH WAIT NEVERMIND IT’S A MOVIE. CITIZEN KANE IS DUMB BECAUSE THE WORLD ISN’T ACTUALLY BLACK AND WHIT, STUPID FAKE NOT REALISTIC MOVIES!!!!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
i may be brash, and i may be stupid, but i am not a prostitute
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Yesterday at Costco FC, there was one single stanfurd sweatshirt.
I took a photo, then buried said sweatshirt under many layers of Cal sweatshirts.
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i do believe the same situation happened to me, and i posted pictures of just such an event!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
You seem to spend a lot of time at Costco for a single person… no, wait., they sell hooch at Costcos in CA, don’t they…
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
What other reason is there to go to CostCo unless you have a family of five?
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
buying non-perishables in bulk saves a lot of money. also, barbecues and parties.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I don’t go through enough toilet paper…
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Storage space for all the bulk items (in my rental) is not worth the savings in from buying in bulk.
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
also, whiskey by the 5-gallon carboy
Go Bears Go
So...
My folks have an executive membership, it turns out… They live in SoCal, but I’m thinking using their free +1 card anyway. They don’t really care about that, do they?
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
But are they strict about the “must live in the same household” rule? If I’m always using my card in the Bay Area and they’re using it down in SoCal, that won’t raise any red flags?
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude. You flash the card and walk in.
End of story.
Technically speaking, my mom and wife still use our office card as add-ons. I just told them that it was an arrangement with my “first wife” to keep her on the card.
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Nah. Light came on Day One. Eve showed up around Day Six, if I remember correctly.
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Fiat Punto.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Fiat Cinquecento.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Major Major
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Great news! The Dacia Sandero has been delayed!
by LeonPowe on Sep 9, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Some say he’s been gallivanting around London and dates a Bruin not named Annie… all we know is he’s called LeonPowe!
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Cathay Pacific’s entertainment system on demand had 6 episodes on the way there and 4 episodes on the way back. I found it a great way to pass time while flying over Uzbekistan.
They are, starting soon, but neither of the interesting variants initially. Not that I’m in the market.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
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Cinquecento (Italian pronunciation: [ˌtʃiŋkweˈtʃɛnto], ‘five hundred’; short for millecinquecento ‘1500’) is a term used to describe the Italian Renaissance of the 16th century, including the current styles of art, music, literature, and architecture.
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Cinquecento
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Fiat car, see Fiat Cinquecento.
But I’m not… oh, you meant Scootie.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Did I mention that I’ve arranged for Chris Petersen and the Boise State cheerleaders to visit you at the office tomorrow? I told them you were their biggest fan in Texas and that you’re planning to make a substantial donation to the program.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
If I saw Chris Petersen in person, I would walk up to him, pretend to tie my shoe, then junk punch the hell out of him.
While he was writhing on the ground groaning “Why? why?” I’d shout “YOU KNOW WHY!”
*shameless stole this idea from “What Happens in Vegas”
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Doesn’t work like that, silly Scootie.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Shake baby shake
The original always makes me think of this song.
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Mr. Burns already tried something similar and it didn't work
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
You get me.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Crested dinosaur pushes back dawn of feathers
A predatory dinosaur with bony bumps on its arms and a strange hump on its back provides evidence that feathers began to appear earlier than researchers thought, according to a report in Nature today1 … But it is the bumps on the dinosaur’s arms that have caused a stir: the researchers think that they may have been part of structures that anchored quills to the creature’s bones.
(Don’t bother, it’ll just be announced as a meat-eating triceratops in 20 years Link)
Man
Keenan Allen is not exactly making me less of a believer in recruiting services. And I had worked so hard to build up a healthy skepticism.
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More toward your skepticism...
Weren’t there some recruitniks who questioned (if not ridiculed) Cal’s declaration that Allen would play offense and not defense? I seem to remember a school of thought that he was a much better safety prospect than a WR.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
It may not be so much that he was a better safety prospect, but that we needed much more help in the backfield? We have very little depth there…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
The recruitniks projected KA21 as a 5star safety in college. Allen wanted the ball in his hands and thought he’d be a better fit as a WR. Cal & Tedford gave him that chance and Allen is making the most of it.
KA21 might still be our nickelback in the future tho. His athleticism never fails to impress.
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We need more Tight Ends!!!!
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
both highly and goodly.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Working from home today
Forgot why I stopped working at home. Too many distractions.
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Sacramento!
The River Cats open the playoffs against Tacoma tonight at Raley Field!
After roaring back from a 121/2- game deficit to win their division, the River Cats begin their playoff push tonight at Raley Field. And the A’s Triple-A affiliate has plenty of intangibles on its side. Start with momentum, because the Cats have won eight of their past 11 games heading into their 7:05 first-round opener against the Tacoma Rainiers. Continue with confidence, since Sacramento surged past the Fresno Grizzlies in the Pacific Coast League Pacific South Division by winning four of five games in a late-season showdown. Finish with tradition, as the franchise has a history of success. The Cats have won nine division titles and four PCL championships in 11 seasons in Sacramento.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/08/3012129/river-cats-ride-momentum-as-pcl.html#ixzz0yxnxqASF
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Old Spice
Ray Lewis’ new commercial below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqlw3cKZHA&feature=player_embedded
U.C. Davis Will Join the Big Sky Conference
OK, so the UC Davis football program isn’t ready for the Pacific-10 Conference in prime time. (See that 52-3 drubbing Saturday at Cal.) But sometime between the weekend and Tuesday, the Aggies dusted themselves off, bused back to campus and found nothing but big skies ahead. Montana. Montana State. Weber State. Northern Arizona. Sacramento State. That’s a lot of sun. And it makes a lot more sense. With UCD and Cal Poly leaving the tiny Great West Conference for the Big Sky in 2012, California football became infinitely more interesting.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/08/3012134/big-sky-horizons-open-for-ucd.html#ixzz0yxodWHJD
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Nice. Good luck Aggies!
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Excellent! This is what I was thinking was going to happen… (for now at least)
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Huh, kinda surprised that it’s football only. Though the Big West has been really nice for non-football sports.
by OaktownAggie on Sep 8, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
The Aggies could play in the Pac-10
They would just have to play furd ever game.
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"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Does anybody else get a glitch or something in the DBD where the screen will automatically jump down to new comments?
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Something changed in the Matrix.
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I see. So what can I do to stop it? So far I just hit F5 and pray to God. Anything else I can do?
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Unfortunately, since I’ve never had this problem I cannot show you what the glitch is, you must experience (and fix it) yourself.
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by CalBandGreat on Sep 8, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I always get that. It’s really annoying.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 8, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Mine does this only when I am in the process of typing a new comment. It is annoying, but if I keep typing, it goes back up to my comment box.
CalBear81 is scary because she remembers weird things and swears unexpectedly.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I told Mrs. CALumbus Bear this when she said I don’t buy her flowers often enough. NO DICE.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe we should be like all those other SBN sites that ban swearing.
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Ah, but then how would we bemoan our special teams play? I mean GENNNNNNNNNNYK! sounds like it has to be vulgar. ;)
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I seem to be uniquely capable of provoking this response in her.
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Old Spice Parody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs
Probably the funniest one yet.
Also worth noting, he is not wearing a “Yahoo!” t-shirt.
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What do you guys think I should do for tickets?
I won’t be back in the bay area till ASU, so that gives me four games. Young alumni tickets for $205, bluezone tickets for $191, or just buy singles? I’ll be living about 10 minutes from AT&T park, so I want to make sure to get in line for season tickets next year, although I don’t know if there are gonna be issues of demand outstripping supply or not…
You should buy the young alumni tickets. It’s only $50 a game, less than you would pay for single game tickets (especially Stanfurd, if those are even still available). And if you definitely want to go next year, I think it is safest to buy season tickets this year. Pac-Bell Park is really small. They don’t have enough seats for everyone that was at the Davis game.
So I have decided that any future where I can type on my phone and have it svow up on my computer is awesome.
I’m living in that future now. Don’t wake me.
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I heard that in the future dogs and cats live together in peaceful harmony!
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If I dont know what “svow” means, does that mean I am old?
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no, that’s just the fact I can’t type. ;) (It was supposed to be ‘show’, but the keyboard on the phone’s a little odd.)
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So doesn’t the fact that the keyboard screws up your typing kind of defeat the awesomeness factor a little bit?
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Jury Duty halp
I have to show up on Friday.
How do I get out of it?
(Yeah, yeah, civic duty; I can’t afford to take time off work)
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“If he wasn’t guilty, the police wouldn’t have arrested him.”
Locomotive Kangaroo Lol
by CalBear81 on Sep 8, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
“I’ve got nothing against [appropriate racial epithet]”
PS total BS on the can’t take time off work. You can do it, you won’t get fired, and your work can live without you for a week or 2. Just do it.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
San Mateo County, right?
My old trick was having two addresses I could pretend were “permanent”. When I got a jury notice from one, then I’d say I lived in the other. This won’t work with your sitch.
Check the website the night before. You might be off the hook regardless. Otherwise, see CALumbus Bear’s comments. If you’re doing your job right, you’ve got a backup who can handle things for a week or two.
Go Bruins!
you’ve got a backup who can handle things for a week or two.
Sadly, no, this does not exist.
Not that I’m super important, just that I’m so specially trained that my current projects I’m working on can’t go forward without me. Don’t know how to explain it..
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actually, I made sure I was at the back of the line entering the courtroom. The jury was picked by the time they got to my number.
SOLVED
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Not sure if serious, but it’s a seemingly random selection order here in AC.
Today's the day the California Golden Bears have their picnic.
I think your work is legally required to allow you time off for jury duty
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Indeed, they are. If your employer tries to take any action against you for being gone on jury duty, you have a really, really nice lawsuit. However, they do not have to pay you, unless you are a public employee. Many large companies do pay for up to two weeks of jury duty. Typically, if a person is not going to be paid for time served on jury duty, the court will not make them serve on a trial that is expected to go more than a couple of weeks. Juries on long trials tend to be filled with public employees and retirees.
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Typing the “financial hardship” letter probably won’t work in your case.
Your best bet is to ask for to have your jury time rescheduled for a holiday week like Thanksgiving. No/few cases are going to be tried during that week, so when you call in, your odds of being selected are very low.
Old Toothwrangler
Yes. You should have gotten notice of that when you got your original jury summons. Although it’s kind of late now to ask to reschedule, if you call the court they will probably let you do it. They may even let you pick the dates. But you aren’t likely to be able to reschedule more than once, unless you have a really good reason.
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Fake an illness
"Too much awesome on my feet."-Brian Wilson
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Quick, Kodiak, writ esomething up.
“Dear Judge,
Rishi has molaritis and cannot be on a jury.
Sincerely,
Dr. Awesome
PS An aardvark is not a rodent!"
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Dear Sir or Madam,
Please excuse Rishi from serving on a jury. He recently returned from a trip out of state and has been complaining of fatigue as well as an inexplicable illness. I am concerned that in his current state that he presents a significant health threat to himself and to those around him.
Thank you for your consideration. For any further questions or concerns, please refer to our esteemed colleagues at PSoCYA, Ohio Bear and CALumbus Bear, LLP.
Sincerely,
Kodiak, DDS MSD
Old Toothwrangler
sigh
It is CALumbus Bear, Ohio Bear & Associates, PSoCY
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Sep 8, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, Google is toads diff now. Its INSTANT! Crazzy.
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Go search something on Google. Now go back to the bar with your search terms at the top and try searching for something else. For maximum effect, backspace your first search term out.
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it pops up the results for you as you type. The whole search page, I mean.
Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch
Mike Silver writes great piece about upcoming NFL labor battle that includes Scott Fujita yelling at Roger Goodall:
At one point in the commissioner’s visit with the Cleveland Browns, linebacker Scott Fujita(notes), a member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, asked: "What do the owners want? What’s it going to take to get a deal done?"
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“What do the owners want? What’s it going to take to get a deal done?”
In answer to Scott’s question, I think it’s more money.
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If you read the column, Goodal dodges the question and Fujita barks at him some more.
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Fujita seems a little cray-cray.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Top restaurants and bars in Pac-10: California from Uncle Ted
Henry’s (over 30)
Douglas from LA writes: Brave the crowd and see everyone you haven’t seen since last season.
Dan from Sacramento writes: Indoor & outdoor places to eat/drink, this place explodes on game days. Gotta arrive early or you’re waiting in line for an hour.
When did Henry’s become a cougar den?!?!
http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/12705/top-restaurants-and-bars-in-pac-10-california
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Vik’s Chaat Corner
Tylurker from Land of Oaks, Calif., writes: The the best Indian food in the Northbay.
Maharg is from Land of Oaks?!
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Oliveto
Matt from Los Angeles writes: It is the most underrated and delicious restaurant in the bay area. Conveniently it is located next to the Rockridge Bart parking lot, a great place to leave your car for free on game days.
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one in love with this place. Probably one of the top five meals I ate in the East Bay during my time at Cal.
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I suspect the person who suggested Spengers hasn’t been there in a looooong time. That place has gone way downhill over the years. Last time Michael Bauer went there he gave it zero stars.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Fine. How about this? Last time I went there, I hatted it.
Happy you’ve revealed my identity?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
You’re thinking of my brother, CalTerroristTourturerGreat
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Your brother is John Yoo?!
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by CalBear81 on Sep 8, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
House of Nanking
Adam from New York writes: It is perhaps the best Chinese restaurant in the world. It’s in San Francisco. So it counts for Cal and Stanford? Closer to Cal.
Best Chinese restaurant in the world? I’m pretty sure those can be found in, you know, China.
Unless House of Nanking utilizes French cooking techniques, which are 500 years more advanced than Chinese cooking techniques.
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Twix for me is like single life for you.
It’s been so long that neither of us remembers what it’s like.
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I’m going to nominate the following locations for best Chinese restaurant in the world (House of Nanking is not it)
Cantonese – Vancouver, Hong Kong, Los Angeles (Monterey Park), San Francisco, China
Sichuanese – Taiwan, China
Shanghainese – China, Taiwan, New York City
Northeastern – China, New York City
What is it with asians always making fun of white people for not having any taste in asian food and then going secretly loving Panda Express?
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Which is the worse offense: Panda Express : Chinese Food or Yoshinoya : Japanese Food?
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m curious. What are the differences in the regional Chinese food? Also, there are Hakka restaurants on Geary/Clement I think in Outer Richmond. How’s that different?
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Wiki explains it far better than I ever could
Hmm, after reading that article, not so much. Cantonese = light sauces, seafood, very common in the US. Northeastern – hearty, dumplings, thick noodles. Sichuan – spicy – with both numbing peppers and hot peppers. Shanghainese – sweet and vinegary. Not most people’s favorite style.
Hakka is like a peasant version of Cantonese – a little more hearty and thicker sauces.
Hakka is like a country cousin version of Cantonese cuisine – I guess it’s the difference between Cajun and Creole?
What would you recommend for Chinese in SF? I actually personally do love House of Nanking, but I’m not sure I know any better.
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This is actually a recommendation I don’t feel all that qualified to give (I do like Restaurant Peony in Oakland though – and Great Wall in Berkeley)
I do like House of Nanking, but I also think its pretty Americanized. The better Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area are either in Sunset/Richmond or down the Peninsula.
Yeah, I think the list is a little underwhelming. I suppose there’s something to be said for ‘classic greasy seafood,’ but Sea Salt is only a mile away from Spenger’s and, imo, much better.
This list makes me believe that I honestly do not eat out enough. There are so many restaurants listed there that I never went to.
Yet, I found myself at Thai Basil night in and night out. Could do worse, but maybe I need to expand my horizons.
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He used up most of his lifetime supply of rightness about Matt Leinart’s NFL career.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
The supply of not being a USC fan is pretty much limitless around here.
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying that you all used up almost all of your rightness already? That seems like a high price to pay.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I wasn’t characterizing myself personally, just making an observation. I’m pretty neutral on USC, to be honest.
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Plainly we’re doing something wrong then.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Seriously. Just think, if only you fools hadn’t educated my father five and a half decades ago, you could have my undying hatred now!
Actually, probably not, because he wouldn’t have come to California in the first place if he didn’t go to USC.
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So you’re saying that we’re indirectly responsible for you going to Cal? I can see why you might be conflicted.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Yeah. Really the main thing I have against you guys is that you keep fucking beating us, apart from that one glorious, glorious moment in 2003. Until the scandal hit, I didn’t even begrudge the success of the program, though the growing arrogance/entitlement I sensed from the fanbase (not from you personally, mind you) could probably use this healthy dose of comeuppance. :)
by atomsareenough on Sep 9, 2010 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not for everyone, but I really enjoy going out to eat. I don’t mean finding the newest hippest trendiest restaurants, but just being able to sit down and carve out some time with my wife, friends, etc., and have a nice meal that I probably couldn’t make at home that tastes really good. And we live in one of the great food areas of the country — even the everyday bread served at restaurants here is amazing compared to what you get pretty much anywhere else.
On the other hand, you seem like you do a good job of going out to see live music, which is my resolution for the year.
Well, I do try to eat out a lot, but it’s not always in Berkland. Anybody want a run down of Walnut Creek eateries, I’m your man!
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I hear the Chili’s is lovely.
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Tapas so painfully overpriced. We only go there so my wife can get a glass a wine on a warm evening and I scarf down their expensive, but really delicious souffle.
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Altho WC now has a lot of the same stuff that Berkland does. Breads Of India. Le Cheval. And soon a Nieman Marcus.
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That it feels like a roller coaster because it’s not flat? It was already damn near full before a Neiman Marcus went in?
Stadium Pub? I’ve spent hours there. The food makes me throw up, but I do like the atmosphere. Its a fairly standard sports bar type atmosphere. Cheaper than McCoveys Cove that is fo sho.
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Yeah, somehow I dropped the “Pub”. I don’t go to eat the food, I drink the booze and watch sports highlights because it is night time.
There’s pubes in the food?
Remind me never to go there.
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Thanks. I can always count on you.
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Sea Salt was really disappointing the last time we went. (approx 1 month ago)
It used to be fantastic. But, at our last visit, their famous lobster roll was a small piece of claw on a hot dog bun with some greasy chips on the side. Alas.
Old Toothwrangler
Hmm. I haven’t been there since last year, so that’s easily possible. For that matter, I’m really surprised that T-Rex is on that list as well (same owners as Sea Salt).
Now, maybe I’ll have to try it sometime when we’re in the area.
If I tell them that I’m internet buddies w/ The LeonPowe, will they hook us up or throw us out?
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They will probably be confused.
I think its decent for upscale*, Bay Area BBQ, but I probably wouldn’t go if I was back in Texas – especially for what they charge.
- real BBQ should be served out of a shack that is about to fall over with the wood all blackened from about 30 years of smoke
Okay. Then, no offense to your cousin, but I’m going to pass. That matches what I’ve heard of the place.
I’ll stick to my backyard smoker.
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Most of them you will already know, but I LOVE Five in the Hotel Shattuck. It’s a total comfort food menu, and it’s one of the most beautiful restaurants around. The crab and corn fritters and the gnocchi with bacon, peas and leeks are both very very tasty. Also, biscuits with pimento cheese. Oh yeah.
Also a fan of Marzano on College (and I think there’s one on Park, if you’re posh) for ‘upscale’ pizza.
Looks like a date place. I can’t walk into Five wearing Cal gear can I?
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Mrs. Kod has a bday coming up. I’m trying to find someplace to surprise her.
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She eats everything – but her favorite is probably Italian. I don’t cook much of it at home because I’m just not a pasta n’ cheese person.
Old Toothwrangler
May I?
Since my wife and I enjoy Italian food, and we live in Berkeley, I might submit a few places nearby to your list based on our experiences. We go to Riva Cucina semi-regularly, which maybe speaks for itself. Also in Berkeley is Corso Trattoria, which is sort of California Italian. I like Riva better, but this place is also really good. The last time I went there was two months ago.
Fremont being equidistant to South Bay, I’d also suggest Tigelleria in Campbell. I haven’t been there in a year or so, since I no longer live that close to it, but it was consistently a fantastic dinner.
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