DBD 11.15.11 Psyching yourself up for the Big Game!
by Rishi on Nov 15, 2011 6:59 AM PST
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Hello friends and lovers!
So this season has not gone as intended. I know a few people here are feeling Bearish (ed note: this means down) about the Big Game on Saturday. Worried that stanfurd will beat us on the field. Worried that they will retain the axe. Worried that Andrew Luck will regain his mojo.
But, it is our duty as Cal fans to psyche ourselves up for the Big Game! Remember all the reasons you hate stanfurd? Here, let's take a moment and think of them
[Waiting]
Okay, it's been five hours and I'm tired of waiting for you to finish your list, so let's just carry on.
Think of all the trash talk the furdies have been laying down for the past 361.25 days (note, math probably not right). Think of all the new "fans" that suddenly dedicate their status to stanfurd football, even though they probably spent their college days grooming their ponies instead of tailgating and watching games. Think of how much worse that will be if furd can keep the axe for another year. Doesn't that get your blood boiling?
So, in summary, Forget stanfurd and let's GO BEARS!
The opinions expressed in a FanPost are, in every way, reflective of the opinions of every California Golden Blogs Marshawnthusiast. Moreover, they are reflective of every employee of SBNation, including Tyler "Blez" Bleszinski.
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Note, this is perhaps the most disappointing DBD I've ever written, but I'm tired and cranky, so leave me alone
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Note, this is perhaps the most disappointing DBD I’ve ever written, but I’m tired and cranky, so leave me alone
We’ll be the judge of that.
It started off as a good idea! But I just got irritated at myself halfway through and eventually just posted the DBD not to lose.
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When asked about the DBD writer Rishi, TEdford said “The DBD just needs to slow down for him. Right now, it’s moving too fast for him.”
When asked whether it was time to bring in back up DBD writer TwistNHook, Tedford said “HAHAHAHAHAHHA DID YOU SEE HIM IN PRACTICE, OMG WHAT A HILARIOUS QUESTION!”
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Remember the DBD before Big Game last year? So much better than the game
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
That was a phenomenal DBD! I really had tons of fun!
I hope we can come close this year.
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Yeah, maybe the best DVD evair. Alas, Friday was better than Saturday that weekend…
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
I was barely in that DBD. :(
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And when I read it like 2 days later, it seemed very sad.
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I had to text you the pics from it.
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Yes. Yes you did.
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Yeah, maybe the best DVD evair . . .
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Coincidence?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Irritated at yourself about what?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
I tried to write a more clever DBD, but the ideas just wouldn’t come to me.
Actually, it was initially going to be DBD 11.15.11 Surviving Palo Alto, along with a survival guide about how to get through the area and what kind of enemies you’d encounter.
But I failed at that.
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Ah well, it was fine. You probably just needed to be in a slightly different frame of mind. I look forward to seeing a Surviving Palo Alto DBD someday :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Sandusky has first public comments since scandal broke
In a telephone interview with NBC’s “Rock Center With Brian Williams,” Sandusky admitted that some details in the graphic 23-page grand jury report released earlier this month are correct.
“I could say I have done some of those things,” he said. “I have horsed around with kids I have showered (with) after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact.”
Still, Sandusky claimed he has been falsely accused of crimes. When pressed, the 67-year-old Sandusky said the only thing he did wrong was having “showered with those kids.”
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And Joe Paterno looks even worse
I don’t know who else watched this but Sandowski an f’ing pathological pervert. Period. Here is the most disturbing passage to me… which also, if true, shows Joe Pa was more than just negligent. So disturbing.
Sandusky: And I didn’t go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I helped… there are many that I didn’t have… I hardly had any contact with that I helped in many many ways…
Bob Costas: Are you sexually attracted to young boys? To underaged boys?
Sandusky: "Am I sexually attracted to underaged boys….?
Bob Costas: “Yes.”
Sandusky: "Sexually attracted? No, nah, I enjoy young people. Love to be around them.. but no, I am not sexually attracted to young boys.
Bob Costas: "Did Joe Paterno every at any time speak to you directly about your behaviour?
Sandusky: “No. Never. He greeted me as he always had…”
Bob Costas: “He never asked you what you might have done? if you needed help. Needed counseling? Never expressed disapproval of any kind?”
“Sandusky: “No. No. No. No.”
Bob Costas: Are you sexually attracted to young boys? To underaged boys?
Sandusky: "Am I sexually attracted to underaged boys….?
Bob Costas: "Yes."
Sandusky: "Sexually attracted? No, nah, I enjoy young people. Love to be around them.. but no, I am not sexually attracted to young boys.
This is classic diversionary tactic when you don’t want to answer a question. Wow what a fucking disgusting moron.
In other words, Go Bears!
"In case you aren’t familiar, R. Kelly is a brilliant R&B singer, slash, crazy person. Like, they did an interview with him on BET, right? So, first question, the guy goes ‘Now, Robert. Are you attracted to teenage girls?’ If you’re R. Kelly, that’s easy, right? All you’ve gotta do is say no. That’s all you gotta do! That is not what R. Kelly does. R. Kelly goes, ‘Define teenage.’ Literally the worst answer! The only worse answer would have been if he went, ‘Hah, yeah.’"
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
It took him 16 seconds to actually answer the question. He did himself no favors with that interview.
genius play by his attorney. now they can argue that there’s no way he can get a fair trial!
/heard on the twitters
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
can they do that? i mean, they weren’t exactly forced into the interview
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
i dunno, not a lawyer, just a dude stealing jokes off twitter.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
If that were the case, you’d see every high profile defendant take to the airwaves before the trial.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
We wouldn’t base any part of our opinion of anyone on anything Sandusky says except Sandusky BRUTAL SENTENCE BRO
WE ARE ZOONEWS
Hurt stanfurd "fans" blame academics
http://espn.go.com/blog/stanford-football/post/_/id/3679/stanford-mailbag-oregon-fallout
JJ in Albuquerque writes: Of the 90-plus people on Oregon’s roster, I’d dare guess maybe five guys, 10 if they were lucky, could get by the Stanford admissions dept. Everyone is now looking to ask Stanford for why’d they lose? Or how can they get to the next level? The almost greater question is how have they gotten this far with the ever present recruiting restrictions they have? They’ve done a superb job of recruiting what they could get — mainly size and smarts. They’ve gotten strong and tough enough (ie. improved strength program) to mow down many teams. Getting Oregon type speed though is all about recruiting (“You can’t teach speed”). That’s the next level! It remains to be seen if Stanford can get enough of these types of players past the admissions guys.
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this right here is reason enough to f’ing hate them.
“Hey you can’t expect to win every game, we’re just too damn smart.”
Lots of schools make those comments though.
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THATS MY JOB!
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I’ll leave the admissions department aside, but if any of the kids on Oregon’s roster were at stanfurd, I’m sure they’d have at least a 3.0 GPA.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
"..at least a 3.0 GPA"?
That’s the lowest possible GPA there, isn’t it?
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Well, as a practical matter, yes.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Police Clear Zuccotti Park of Protesters
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday defended his decision to clear the park in Lower Manhattan that was the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, saying "health and safety conditions became intolerable" in the park where the protesters had camped out for nearly two months.
Mr. Bloomberg said the city had planned to reopen the park on Tuesday morning after the protesters’ tents and tarps had been removed and the stone steps had been cleaned. He said the police had already let about 50 protesters back in when officials received word of a temporary restraining order sought by lawyers for the protesters. He said the police had closed the park again until lawyers for the city could appear at a court hearing later in the morning.
Don’t mess with the NYPD
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You seem awfully excited about this.
Early this morning police, by order of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, cleared the Occupy Wall Street encampment, citing health and fire concerns to the surrounding community. More than a hundred were arrested, according to the police.
"No right is absolute and with every right comes responsibilities," the Mayor said in a statement. "The First Amendment gives every New Yorker the right to speak out – but it does not give anyone the right to sleep in a park or otherwise take it over to the exclusion of others – nor does it permit anyone in our society to live outside the law."
The police began clearing the park at approximately 1 am. Later this morning a judge issued a temporary restraining order after the National Lawyers Guild and others asked for an injunction. The court said the city couldn’t keep protesters and their belongings out of the park. There are reports the state’s Supreme Court will rule later today on whether or not the temporary restraining order is maintained.
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But, apparently, the NYPD are in violation of the TRO. Now, there is a hearing going on (I think its actually going on RIGHT NOW). Not sure exactl 100% what the hearing is about, but well find out soon.
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No idea. Havent read anything about it. I presume its somewhat similar to the preliminary injunction the Alameda County judge issued against cal at the start of the tree sitter lawsuit. You cant unring the bell. So, the NYPD is ordered to stop pending the next hearing (which is apparently going on like RIGHT NOW!).
The judge, having considered more evidence now, might still rule in favor of NYC and drop the TRO anyway
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One key difference in NYC is the protesters were on a private park and had the permission of the owner to be there.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I think I might have confused you with the tree-sitter refernece. I was not trying to compare this situation with that situation.
I was just trying to state that the TRO might have been similar to the preliminary injunction in that case insomuch as the court was trying to stop potential unreverseable damage before it could make a FULLER ruling on the merits of the case.
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No no no. The TRO was issued at 6:35am to prevent the NYPD from preventing the campers from setting up again. It was not to prevent the initial eviction. The hearing is to discover whether there is cause for the NYPD to prevent the campers from camping again.
No word on a Ruling yet. It was supposed to come out about an hour ago
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How is it that cops always manage to appear like such dicks while they enforce?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Because they are instructed to be intimidating while arresting/detaining to influence the suspects to not fight back.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
That rarely works.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
How is it that cops always manage to appear like such dicks while they enforce?
You asked, I answered. I didn’t say it was a good tactic.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
[I actually asked the same question to my friend who is a cop in Seal Beach. I also learned about how they teach cops to profile]
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
How do they teach cops to profile?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty much they weigh the decision based on which person is more likely to have committed a victim crime, his example was “who is more likely to have the guns and drugs on them and willing to use them against others, the 80’s cutlass with four tattooed hispanic men or the grandma in the Mercedes”
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I didn’t say you answer was unsatisfactory, just commenting…
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I love commenting!
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
The protestors have been violent to the police?
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OH SHIT ON PERSON THREW A ROCK, BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYONE ELSE!!
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
I’m not certain that shitting on persons who throw rocks is in the police handbook.
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Yes! People are making fun of other’s grammar mistakes!
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OH NO THE POLICE USED MACE WHEN WE REFUSED TO MOVE FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY AND STOP PUSHING OFFICERS WHAT AN OUTRAGE
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Is campus private property? Serious question,no t trolling
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It’s a public university, but I do believe it contitues private property.
I mean, I can’t just occupy the White House, even though it’s government owned
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Oooh, same White House analogy! Put a public university is not private property. It is public property and, as such, people using it have greater rights than they would have on private property. However, those rights are still not unlimited, as the public has a right to have its property used for its intended purposes, to have it kept safe and secure, etc. A small group of people are not allowed to take over public property for there own use.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Sadly, a Sproul Hall party does stop
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Sing. “But” and “their.”
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Fuck. (70). “Sigh.”
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Wow, maybe Harold Camping is right!
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for there own use.
OH FUCK. THE FIRST SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE!!!!!!
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Second sign. We already had the white helmets.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
What if the property is used for intensive purposes?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
What if the property is used for intents and purposes?
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Also
A small group of people are not allowed
I believe that should be “is” instead of “are”.
But hey, CalBear81, if you want to sound like an ignoramus, far be it from me to stop you. :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Unlike some people, I don’t try to defend my grammatical errors!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
I had no idea I’d even made an error in the first place! At the very least it’s an exception that’s not intuitively wrong. I wonder if it’s a generational thing.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
FiatSlug took a stab at trying to explain why; you’re free to come up with a reason as well :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. Yes, I did try to explain why.
Does the explanation make any sense? Or is it all so much hot air?
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It was a valiant effort but alas, I was not quite convinced. I think that different parts of speech have different uses and conjugations.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
BECAUSE IT SOUNDS STUPID!!!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
I read that the park in NYC where all the protestors are is private property, but has been zoned to allow public people 24/7 at all times without issue.
I wonder if the campus has any other zoning things.
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Obviously, it is public property, not private property. However, the public does not have a right to access all public property at all times. The White House is public property, but I don’t think you have a right to pitch a tent in the Oval Office.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
I don’t think you have a right to pitch a tent in the Oval Office.
But Slick Willy did?!?!?1
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Indeed a poor choice of words.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
He was the president. It was his office. You could pitch a tent in your own office, if you wanted to. Unless your employer objected.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
I am very certain that under many circumstances my employer would vociferously object!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
What if Herman Cain was your employer?
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He’d probably want to pitch his own tent.
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Confused
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Sadly, I agree
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done.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
glad to see you guys tied up the ODI series with pakistan!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
actually the more disturbing parts is the media suppression. I get where they are coming from re: crowd control but don’t hide from having what you do as a public servant get aired in public.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Embattled Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, speaking in an interview with the BBC (excerpted on The Takeaway radio program–audio of Quan starts at the 5:30 mark), casually mentioned that she was on a conference call with leaders of 18 US cities shortly before a wave of raids broke up Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country. "I was recently on a conference call with 18 cities across the country who had the same situation. . . ."
Mayor Quan then rambles about how she "spoke with protestors in my city" who professed an interest in "separating from anarchists," implying that her police action was helping this somehow.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Q, re: Zachary RunningWolf
If relocated to a perch in random remote woodlands in the cover of darkness would he find his way “home”?
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hey, let’s avoid the personal insults, you two fuckers.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Stanford [sic] coach: Key players may be missing for Saturday's Big Game
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/15/4055006/stanford-coach-key-players-may.html
Stanford [sic] coach David Shaw said he expects some key players to miss Saturday’s Big Game against Cal.
Shaw said Monday he doubts tight end Zach Ertz will recover in time to play against the Bears. Ertz has been out since injuring his leg on the opening kickoff against USC on Oct. 29. His 22 receptions rank fifth on the team.
“We’ll see if we can get him on the field,” Shaw said. “I’ll be surprised. If it’s close, we don’t do it.”
Another important player not quite ready is kicker Jordan Williamson, who has made 11 of 12 field-goal attempts. He also has not played since the USC game because of an undisclosed injury.
Shaw sounded more optimistic about Williamson’s return but added, “We’re not going to put him in danger.”
Safety Delano Howell, however, is expected to play against the Bears. Howell, who returned in Saturday’s 53-30 loss to Oregon with a padded cast on his left wrist, suffered another injury late in the game.
“He’ll be able to play,” Shaw said. “He has bounced back.”
But wide receiver Chris Owusu still is out indefinitely while recovering from his third concussion in 13 months. Owusu was knocked out of the Nov. 5 game against Oregon State, and “until we’re satisfied, it’s not in his best interest” to play, Shaw said.
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India has HUGE day 2; Dhoni and Laxman hit off 224 runs and India declares
India established firm control on the Kolkata Test through a quick 224-run stand between VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni followed by two quick wickets before bad light forced a premature end to the day’s play. The Laxman-Dhoni association was similar to their 259-run association at the same venue last year, which set up the declaration and gave India enough time to force an innings win against South Africa.
In the morning session Laxman finished his first century in 15 months, a deceptive statistic because he has won India Tests in between, and about 25 minutes before tea Dhoni reached his first hundred since the previous Kolkata effort last February. Twenty minutes after tea India declared their innings closed, resisting the temptation of allowing Laxman time to go for a double-century. In fading light, Umesh Yadav and R Ashwin sent the West Indies openers back.
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WINDIA!
Amazing day, but if India can’t close out the first innings tomorrow and enforce the follow on, feel like we’re risking a draw. Glad India didn’t get tempted by Laxman’s double century threat. Felt like they probably could have declared around 500 and been safe.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Fortunately, there appear to be no weather threats, so three days should be enough to close out. We shall see.
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Yeah I just hate to get my hopes up. I really don’t want to see this monster performance get wasted! Also, India has been known to a) be too conservative with declarations resulting in draws that could have been wins, and b) not always enforcing the follow on when they ought to.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
I see absolutely no reason not to enforce the follow-on! Even if West Indies has a great inning.
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well however great innings it is, as long as its less than 431, yes.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
Does India play much better at home or something?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
This too. Dhoni’s hands have healed up quite a bit, and Sehwag was out completely. This is a lot more of a veteran team playing right now than the XI side we sported in England.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
?
We are a lot healthier than we were for the India-England tests in England.
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I’d agree if we were playing someplace that valued a pace attack. India’s fields do not.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
India isn’t all spin heaven these days. And Zaheer does get wickets in India
In other words, Go Bears!
yes but
look at the first test… ojha and ashwin got 16 of the 20 wickets… both spinners. Ishant and Yadav took I believe the remaining 4, and they’re the premier fast bowlers on the current side.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yes. They play MUCH better at home. The Indian subcontinent pitches in particular are much more receptive to spin bowling. As a result, Indian batters are much more used to facing spin bowlers, and bowlers tend to develop as spinners. English pitches are more receptive to fast bowlers… Indian batters are not used to facing them, and haven’t developed a strong enough pace attack.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
I’m very curious how we play at Sri Lankan pitches with this team. That really could be a major factor in our T20 World Cup success.
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I’d think we’d fair pretty well. Esp considering how weakened the home side is going to be after the retirement of Muralitharan.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Why are all the pitches in a country of the same type? To use a baseball analogy, there are different types of ballparks all over the country here; there are hitter-friendly ballparks like Coors Field or Fenway Park, and there are more pitcher-friendly ballparks like the Oakland Coliseum and PetCo Park.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Has a lot to do with weather… Indian pitches tend to, because of the weather, be a lot drier. This favors spin bowlers as the pitch breaks up.
this gives more detail
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
and roy is right about modernisation of Indian cricket pitches
we just haven’t seen indian bowling really truly catch up to this yet.
Indian pitches and attitudes have changed considerably in the past few years. The induction of several newer venues (such as the one at Mohali), the emergence of “genuine” Indian fast bowlers, plus the development of domestic league cricket with international participants in the form of IPL and ICL, have resulted in a greater variety of pitches. Some contemporary pitches provide good support for pace, bounce, and swing, giving visiting teams from countries such as South Africa and Australia the feeling of being at home. Surfaces are often tailor made to be flat tops or excessively batsmen-friendly, for the sake of maximizing entertainment value, at the expense of all types of bowlers.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
yup. i do think it goes a long way in developing a true international game. we really need a great pace attack to travel to England/Australia, and we’re not going to be able to without such practice fields.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, so just give it time, then.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, isn’t India a wet climate? Why would pitches be drier?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
when it rains in India, it fucking RAINS. No cricket is played. When it’s not, the pitches dry out. It’s not like you wake up in the morning and find a shitload of dew everywhere.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
I guess I hadn’t thought about it that way. Thanks. :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
I realize in retrospect my response could have been less profane.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t fucking apologize for that shit!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
That’s too bad—at Memorial we have the advantage over most teams excepting USC and OSU; at AT&T, we at least have the advantage over OSU.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
I started watching when I got home… 6 wickets in less than an hour. Ridiculous bowling attack. And I have to agree a bit with Roy now… pacers were taking wickets. Spinners seem to get lbws… significantly less exciting.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
Amazon offers another $1 album of 99 classical songs
99 Must-Have Thanksgiving Classics
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Nothing says pumpkin pie like "Aperitif – Baroque Dreams: “Xerxes” – Largo".
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I like these sets; I always end up discovering some new stuff each time. Paying 99 cents for a glorified playlist is totally fine by me!
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me too.. i have a feeling on my drive up to the Bay Area this weekend the CHristmas music will be coming out.
I’M SO EXCITED FOR THAT!
I can’t wait to see the Christmas decorations go up near Union Square.
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um, the decorations are up.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
it was up when i walked by last night.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
X(mas)
I think the tree lighting is Friday night. I can’t wait until the Christmas decorations go up at our office building, because they are the best decorations in all of downtown!
I think that’s 50 Cal, across the street.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
I always mix those two up!
PS, the tree lighting ceremony at 555 California is amazing. My first job in SF was there.
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Er, actually 101 California now that I look it up.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
eeeps
yes it’s friday night of thxgiving weekend
I think I’m gonna take my parents to this!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sure it’s a great deal, especially since you like and listen to it, it’s just funny the way it’s branded.
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Maybe it’s a great idea! Try it at your next Thanksgiving party!
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You can’t tell me what to try! I insist on stone-faced silence!!! That’s the way the original Pilgrims-slash-Puritans ate, and I aim for historical authenticity.
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Such a lie
You’ll have the Niners-Ravens game on in the background.
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“Thanksgiving classics”?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
It’s just that I can’t imagine actual Thanksgiving-specific music.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Well I have a interview today with a railroad company called Renzenberger in their sales department.
All we need is a DBD manager. You don’t have to try to win the DBD yourself.
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Me? I’m not going to lose a DBD for you.
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Hey, thats one of 3 sentences I know in Spanish!
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
mas importante
donde esta las mujeres?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
ftfm
donde estan las mujeres?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
Lo siento!!!!! (probably the most important in any language, but particularly when in Mexico)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
:)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
the other 2 are:
mas cerveza, por favor!
and
done esta a casa de puta?
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
done esta a casa de puta?
Do you adopt dogs in Mexico often?
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
donde! donde!
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I’m just sayin’ you could probably pick one up off the street, instead of filling out paper work at SPCA Progresso
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I’m told it is! Haven’t you seen Mary Poppins?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Right now it’s a tiny step up. I’m just tired of the place I work at right now. It was fine when I just worked for Coors and Capital Beverage, but I cannot stand working at this place since it was bought out by DBI.
Doosh Bag INternational?
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I would like to give you an honest and I think valuable piece of advice
Seriously. I have always told people, never take a job because you just want to leave your current job. You should switch jobs because you WANT your new job. Being tired of the place you work at is a great reason to start looking for a new job, but not a great reason to leave that job. The job you should go to is one that excites you.
I hope that makes sense
Well I haven’t quit my current job yet. I have two interviews. One with this railroad company and another with Pepsi. I personally though would like to get out of the food and beverage industry completely. I’ll see how these interviews go though. If I like what I see and they hire me then I’m going to leave.
Is the Pepsi one in Hayward?? :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
It looks to be in a park right now
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Sigh. On this week of all weeks.
If so, goodluckRodgers and I hope you get it!
Fixed.
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I’ll just chalk it up to you not being on your game today.
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The DBD may have been weak and I may have misfired on a few errant comments, but don’t forget the rage-inspiring stanfurd stories I brought in clutch! Those have to count for something!
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You are the hero we need!
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Yes. It counts. You are battling!
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Coach M is a banker now?!?!!?!?
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
So, you are going into the burger field? I’m in. People love hamburgers! I’m sure they’ll love Renzenburgers, too!
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Would any of you be sad if I left the beer business?
Am I “any of you”?
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Thanks for the clarification.
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Out of curiosity, does being in one particular industry, in your role, increase your earning potential/job prospects along the lines of something you’d rather do? I ask because in my industry, longevity within the industry counts for a lot.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
The problem with this industry is that if you’re a salesman you have a very short ceiling to reach. Once you reach the ceiling that’s it when it comes to earning potential. You have to either be like my uncle and just be happy with what you’re earning or ask to be promoted to management. And after seeing how DBI management works, I want no part of it.
Fair enough. Sales management is something within corp america I haven’t completely grasped yet.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
It would be disappointing, but we’d forgive you if you threw us a kickass beer party before you left.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Well, I would be sad because I find your beer stories amusing, but I think it would be nice for you not to have to get up at 4am every day and I would rather you be happy than have funny beer-related stories to tell us, so you should do what you think is best!
However…if you can’t DBD from the office then DON’T TAKE THE JOB!!! You must investigate this during the interview process. Trust me on this one.
You must investigate this during the interview process.
Especially if Scootie is in charge of designing your new office!
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HUGE FRONT PAGE NEWS:
UCLA SUSPENDS REEVES NELSON INDEFINITELY
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#$@&!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
No, BN has been tracking it since prior to the post in yesterday’s DBD… I technically read about it on Twitter first from an ESPN LA.
This is the first place I commented on it tho.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
Should we feel honored?
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Meh. Perhaps I’m just here to spread the good word about WHOLESALE REGIME CHANGE!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Can you please tell us what UCLA’s deal is?
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I’m pretty sure there’s a good deal on basketball and football tickets right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a GroupOn on those soon, our season is going that badly.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
But haven’t you only played one basketball game? And aren’t you still in the running to win the prestigious Pac-12 South Championship?
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this too.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
He wouldn’t do that.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Basketball: We lost to LMU. We just lost our best player from last year, and we’ve shown no ability to bounce back from these sorts of issues in the past.
And yes, thanks to sanctions on USC, ASU getting Coug’d, we are still in the race for the P12 South. Somehow this doesn’t make me feel any better.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Have things really gotten so bad down there that Cal fans seem like raging optimists in comparison?
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We’ve got torches and pitchforks and are trying to get not only the head coach of our football team fired, but the AD as well. Y’all seem like your buckets are full with relentless optimism.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Passion buckets!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Please pull up your pants
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
BN has this scenario
UCLA, ASU, and Utah go 0-2. (not far fetched.) UCLA is the Pac-12 South Champion, and by some strange, far-fetched, inconceivable miracle, we beat Oregon in the Pac-12 Title Game. Even though we would be the Pac-12 champion, we are not eligible to play in the Rose Bowl.
Yeah. This is ridiculous.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
if we go 0-2, and ASU/Utah also go 0-2, we are the P12 South Champs by default. (USC is top of standings, but ineligible to win the game). We are 5-7 at that point. If we somehow win against the North champ (as pointed out, very improbable, but hey, it’s football, anything can happen, and if I were the P12North Champ, I probably wouldn’t be taking UCLA very seriously) we would be 6-7. Losing teams are ineligible for bowl games.
I dunno what happens then. Probably a lot of USC fans laughing their asses off.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Not so fast, Raptor
Keep the faith…
Page 19:
Waiver for Conference Champion
The NCAA Leadership Council may approve a waiver of the six-victory requirement as noted in the provisions of Bylaw 18.7.2.2.2, in order to enable a conference champion to participate in a bowl game when the conference champion is scheduled contractually to participate in the game.
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I purposefully left out the last line of the BN quote saying we’d have to apply for a waiver because I’m being dramatic. Point being, WTF. And if we went to the Rose Bowl on a 6-7 record, pretty sure there would be rioting in most of the SBN Pac12 North blogs (except for ROT, of course, because we’ve saved them from possibly having to wake up early to participate in something as silly as football)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Point being, WTF.
Indeed.
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What in the name of Kiki Vandeweghe is going on down there?!?!?
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What did he do?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Sulked, apparently.
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How dare he?!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed. If all he had done was steal laptops, beat up his girlfriend, get some DUIs, deal some drugs, or sucker punch an opposing player, it would be forgivable. But sulking!
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More reasons to hate stanfurd
I’m Done with My Life: What matters most (from their “newspaper”)
Stanford [sic] football games are always a pretty exciting on campus, especially when playing a huge rival like Oregon. But this game was special; it was College GameDay on ESPN. I had no idea what that meant, I’m still not quite sure what it is, but I know it’s important and impressive. For days leading up to the game, my Stanford [sic] webmail inbox got blasted with requests for extra tickets — someone even likening their Oregon game ticket to receiving cake on their birthday. Emails announced rollouts commencing at 5 a.m. and the subsequent rally on The Oval. Even though I miss some of the fanfare that surrounds a Stanford [sic] football game, I was quite thankful I was 3,000 miles away, which seemed to be the only way to avoid being dragged along to the early-morning celebration.
When other Howard students talk about their football team (it’s all about the halftime show out here and to be real, it’s usually worth waiting for), I don’t hesitate to tell them what it’s like to have a bowl-winning team. I keep tabs on our team, even purposefully going to ESPN.com so I know what’s going on (that’s a lot for a girl that doesn’t even know what channel that is on her free cable.).So in the spirit of the big match, I purposefully read an ESPN article that talked about our unique football program. The author found one of its most unique components to be the fact that players are treated not like gods, but like the students they are. Of course, student athletes get some privileges that not all students get, but it’s no different from any other privileges that come with being associated with certain groups or organizations (am I really the only one who wonders why senators have access to Old Union at all kinds of crazy hours when I’m stuck going to creepy Meyer if I want a place to study?). Nonetheless, the thing that got me about the article was a quote from head football coach, David Shaw. An amazing guy in his own right, he gave his own explanation for Stanford’s [sic] football culture. He summed it up perfectly saying, "Stanford [sic] is full of people who love to see greatness…It’s a place of many excellences."
…
One of the best Facebook statuses I saw all day went like this: "End of the Night Rankings: Stanford [sic]: #5. University of Oregon: #101. Oops, I was looking at US News College Rankings: the ones that matter more…
After I finished ROFLing, I had to agree. There’s more to life than football, there’s more to life than rankings, there’s more to life than one loss. No matter what the score is at the end of the game, we’re still #winning because Stanford’s [sic] got SWAG (Students Working After Graduation).
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I just threw up in my mouth a lot.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
I just stanfurd in my pants a lot.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Was this co-authored my Mr. Kade?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if the Kade scale goes low enough to accurately judge the quality of girls at furd
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The douchey writing style just reeks of this though.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
That is some stupid, stupid shit.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, there is one, but we can’t post comments?
by the federer express on Nov 15, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
MBB takes on Austin Peay tonight:
Game #3
No. 23 California (2-0) vs. Austin Peay (0-1)
Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif.
Tuesday, Nov. 15 – 7 p.m. PT
Series Record: First meeting
Radio: KNEW 910AM (Roxy Bernstein and Todd McKim)
TV/Web: ESPN2 / ESPN3 (Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham)
Opponent Web: www.apsugovernors.com
ESPN3
BERKELEY – For the second game in a row, the California men’s basketball team faces an unfamiliar opponent, but the Golden Bears seek a familiar feeling as they look to secure a three-game winning streak. Cal started the season, 3-0, a year ago, and won its first four games in head coach Mike Montgomery’s first year on campus, as well. In fact, Cal is 22-3 in non-conference home games under the fourth-year head coach, and looks to continue its recent hot streak when the Bears meet the Austin Peay Governors for the first time in program history.
Cal won the first game of the 2011 Progressive College Basketball Experience Classic, 81-54, over George Washington, two nights ago, and can carry a three-game streak into the championship rounds in Kansas City, Mo., with a win against the Governors. In each of Cal’s wins, this season, the Bears have led by at least 20 points at halftime, and completed 20-point victories in back-to-back games for the first time since 1995-96.
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Roxy was pernouncing it “pay” on the post-game show last night
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
by Joe Bandsmen on Nov 15, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Pee-Ay, I think
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Roxy will tell us!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
From the school's website:
How Do You Pronounce “Peay?”
The word “Peay,” as in Austin Peay, is pronounced just like the letter “P” or the vegetable “pea.”
Someone alert Roxy!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 15, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Is there some sort of petition we could get signed to not have Dave Flemming do this game?
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Cal hoops on TV!?
Hellz yez!
Still need suggestions on signs to bring to Kansas City. FrankCohen, where is the huge Jorge head on a stick?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 15, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I dunno what you should bring there, but please bring back buckets of BBQ sauce!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Womens Soccerer Student Athlete of the Week:
BERKELEY – Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Kathleen Messinger made the winning save on a penalty kick to help power her California women’s soccer team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, making her this week’s California Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week.
Messinger was inserted into the match for the most crucial time of the contest and delivered for the Bears. After a 1-1 draw was forced to be settled with a five-round penalty-kick shootout in Saturday’s NCAA first-round match at No. 11 Santa Clara, Messinger replaced starting goalkeeper Emily Kruger between the posts.
Cal held a 4-3 edge in successful penalty kicks heading into Santa Clara’s fifth and final attempt. Messinger came up with the diving save on the Bronco’s final attempt, sealing the upset victory for the Bears. They now advance to the second round of the NCAA Championship for the second time in the past three seasons.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 15, 2011 8:03 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Cool youtube video:
How to wear a scarf 25 ways in 4.5 minutes.
I can’t wait to try some of these out. I think she missed the basic over one shoulder action, though. Now that the weather has cooled off, it’s scarf time!
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This video is strangely mesmerizing. I recommend it.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
I like how coordinated she is when shes like 25 different versions of her in the little squares.
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I can only assume the Stanfurd fan is standing behind the duck.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
by CalBear81 on Nov 15, 2011 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My traitorous friend was there
He’s a Cal grad going to law school at the furd. Some credit for bucking the whole family in at least coming to Cal for undergrad though.
Witty sign, at least
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I can imagine his thought process on writing that sign
OCCUPY
HERBS… oh damnit, I’m writing too big!
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This happens to me frequently, when I have to write my monthly “We did such a good job on your PR last month” letters
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I actually saw two guys in Script Cal sweatshirts there walking around. It wasn’t too bad, but the thing I found most interesting is that in addition to the Stanford and Oregon fans (and the WSU fans), I saw a Boise fan, an Iowa fan, a Michigan fan, a Wisconsin fan, a Penn State fan, a Harvard (!) fan, a Hokie fan, and a Cincinatti fan.
Somewhat surprisingly, I didn’t see any fans of the Big 12 or SEC.
royrules is RedOscar in disguise!!!!! royrules is RedOscar in disguise!!!!! royrules is RedOscar in disguise!!!!! royrules is RedOscar in disguise!!!!!
Pitch forks and torches!
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
nicely done
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Ha, actually, given how much you all dislike Twist’s affinity to all things red, I probably share more in common with him than roy. So redirect your pitchforks and intense interrogation techniques towards him.
ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!!
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I saw it too
I also saw a sailboat rocking a WSU flag at the Cal game.
I’m so impressed with these guys. I think it is absolutely incredible
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 15, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Gameday nearly went up there this year to honor their dedication (when they had their not entirely bad start) but then they pooped the bed and Gameday went elsewhere. :(
they pooped the bed
I dont think Ive ever seen the PG13 version of that saying (which I dont care much for anyway)
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Did you see any Stanford fans?
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by TwistNHook on Nov 15, 2011 10:00 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
This deserved better
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Maybe you should’ve spelled stanfurd correctly then.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
YOU ARE ALL MISSING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES! THAT WAS A KWALITY PIECE OF MATERIAL AND ALL YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IS A SPELLING MISTAKE!!!!! LAUGH AT MY CREATIVITY, DABMMIT!!!
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DABMMIT
I pqtm’d a bit at that one. There, happy?
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
You’d like a full forest of stanfurd fans wouldn’t you
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
one of my furdite buddies had been constantly updating his fb status this season with stuff like, “watching another ’furd blowout,” “another dominating win,” “another great day in palo alto,” and the like. after oregon, nothing. did a little shit talkin’ and one of his responses was “well, i’m still rich.” (You’re parents got you that job!) but it felt good know he now knows the feeling of your heart breaking when your team epic fails.
Well, the Oregon game was another ’furd blowout… :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
in addition to the Stanford and Oregon fans
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I was actually pleased with the turnout. There was a line of cars driving up Palm Drive waiting for a parking spot at 5:30 in the morning, and inbetween segments they had Chris Fowler and some producers eliciting some loud cheers that you could hear from the Hospital (if you know the geography of the campus, that’s somewhere between a half mile and three-quarter mile away).
Judging by what I read over at ATQ at the end of the show, even they were impressed with the turnout by the home crowd.
That is true. When the bar is set so low, even mediocrity is acceptable.
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Did they pitch a tent first?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
So much so that Digger did a dance!
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Not enough to get Bobby Knight to take off his red shirt, though.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
he actually went out and had someone buy a red sweater for the game broadcast… which i give him props for.
I thought his story about why he was wearing red for the GameDay taping was fantastic.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t he say it was because his wife got him the sweater and he wouldn’t take it off because he’d rather be in trouble with college kids than her?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
He said his wife picked his clothes and when you’re married as long as he’s been, your wife does a hell of a lot more for you than dress you.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
you and rishi have a lot in com… oh wait never mind. you said “duck”
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I enjoy mine Beijing style.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
True… I wrote it that way because I think of it as “Bei jing kao ya”
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
I tried!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
I like mine Peking style.
By the way, it’s not hard to make. Just takes 24 hours advance prep before putting it in the oven.
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noted :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Football tot ake on Stanford in large game:
2011 CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL
Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:15 p.m. (PT)
Cal (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) vs. Stanford (9-1, 7-1 Pac-12)
Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Live Coverage
TV: ESPN – Carter Blackburn (Play-by-Play), Brock Huard (Analyst), Shelley Smith (Sideline Reporter)
Cal Commercial Radio: KGO 810 AM (San Francisco) – Joe Starkey (Play-by-Play), Troy Taylor (Analyst, *Pregame Show), Todd McKim (Sideline Reporter, *Pregame Show), Lee Grosscup (^Postgame Show), Kate Scott (^Postgame Show) ^Postgame Show: Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, 41 Tunnel Road, Berkeley, CA
IMG College/Cal Radio Network Affiliates: KFPT 790 AM (Fresno), KESP 970 AM (Modesto), KPRZ 1210 AM (San Diego), KMZT 1260 AM (Los Angeles), KTKZ 1380 AM (Sacramento), KFIG 1430 AM (Fresno).
All-Access Radio: The Cal commercial radio broadcast feed of the Cal-Stanford game can be heard on the Internet through the All-Access channel on CalBears.com. All-Access can be found under the Multimedia tab at the top of the page.
Cal Student Radio: KALX 90.7 FM, kalx.com (Berkeley) – Danny Freisinger (Play-by-Play), Elliott Schwimmer (Analyst), Beni Shpringer (Analyst)
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Which football tot?? Whoever it is, I hope the little tyke akes all over stanfurd.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
XCers doing well:
BERKELEY – Four Golden Bears – Deborah Maier, Chelsea Reilly, Collin Jarvis and Maxime Chevee – have earned all-region honors from the USTFCCCA for their top-25 finishes at last Saturday’s NCAA West Regional Championships.
Maier led the pack with her second consecutive runner-up finish at regionals, while Reilly produced a career-best performance by taking ninth. The pair helped the Cal women’s team qualify for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1988. Maier is on the all-region squad for the third time.
Jarvis paced the Bear men with his 12th-place showing, up 18 spots from the 2010 season. Chevee took 25th to claim his second all-region award. He was 18th at West Regionals last fall.
Both the men’s and women’s units were fifth at th
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Marvin Jones on TV:
(BERKELEY) – Senior wide receiver Marvin Jones is scheduled to be a guest on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area’s Chronicle Live telecast on Monday, Nov. 14. The one-hour live show begins at 7:00 p.m. PST and will be repeated at 11:00 p.m. PST. Check the local television listings in your area. Jones will be interviewed by show host Greg Papa.
Jones is Cal’s active career leader in receptions (140), receiving yards (2,076) and receiving touchdowns (13). The receptions and touchdown catches are eighth on the school’s all-time list, while the receiving yards rank 10th. He also has six career 100-yard receiving games to rank tied for sixth. In addition, Jones has a current streak of 35 straight contests in which he has a reception, every Cal game over the last three seasons (2009-11).
After leading the team in both receptions and receiving yards in both 2009 and `10, Jones is having another big campaign in 2011 with 46 receptions, 652 receiving yards and three touchdown catches. All three totals are second on the team behind All-American candidate and Biletnikoff Award semifinalist Keenan Allen, who is chasing single-season school records in both receptions and receiving yards. Jones is on pace to surpass the career highs of 50 receptions and 756 receiving yards he posted as a 2010 junior, with projected 13-game totals in 2011 of 60 catches and 848 receiving yards. Jones’ average of 14.2 yards per catch leads the team’s regular receivers. In addition, he paces the team by averaging 7.0 yards per punt return with 84 yards on 12 punt returns, including a career-long 37-yarder against USC.
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Garfunkel and Oates are a comedy music duo.
Here are some of their songs:
Handjob Blandjob I don’t understand job
Funny stuff.
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Mistakes were made
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Blonde or brunette?
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brunnette… she was ted’s girlfriend
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
but was she the mother of ted’s children?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
EWWWWWWWWW
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
I saw them perform at Cobb’s a few months ago. They play off each other very well, the show was worth seeing.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks for the invite!
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NinersNation talks Carlos Rogers:
So, the 49ers have this 2005 first round pick who is playing at the highest level of his career thus far after years of mediocrity. And just to clarify, I am talking about Carlos Rogers, not Alex Smith. The new addition to the 49ers has found his groove and might’ve finally broken through as an elite player at his position.
Having been a starter in the league since 2005, Rogers had never recorded more than 2 interceptions in a single season. On Sunday against the New York Giants, he picked off Eli Manning twice to bring his 2011 total to 5; more than doubling his two best years in Washington.
This year, we have seen that Rogers is an intelligent, disciplined cornerback who can play well against vast types of wide receivers. We’ve seen it throughout the season, but especially on Sunday against the Giants who use Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham, who all do different things well.
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SilverAndBlackPride talks Run DMC:
Raiders’ running back Darren McFadden has ditched the boot…kind of. This comes to us via Steve Corkran:
Jackson said McFadden was out of the protective boot on his right foot when Jackson saw McFadden this morning. He added that McFadden still might be using the boot off and on.
This is far from a clean bill of health, but at least it is a sign of progress. There is still no indication of when McFadden will take the field.
This quote from Hue Jackson sheds some light on the subject, and also comes to us via Corkran:
I know we’re getting closer to getting him back out here. I know he’s working his tail off. When I saw him this morning, he looked good. Until we get closer later on in the week and we know exactly where he is, I don’t want to speculate.
Jackson doesn’t want to speculate, but I have no problem doing so. Don’t expect McFadden on the field against the Vikings. That is just too much progress to expect from a player. Six days seems like an unlikely timetable for someone to go from a part-time boot wearer to an NFL running back.
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Matt Schaub out for the season; Matt Leinart to become starting QB again
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57324935/injured-matt-schaub-out-for-season-source-says/
“Your time’s going to come, and you’ve got to be accountable for when that opportunity comes,” Leinart said. “They know that I work hard and I study hard and I’m prepared very well. We’ll going to take this and go game-by-game and I don’t think much is going to change.”
“I’m bummed. My heart goes out for him,” Leinart said. "But he knows and everyone knows that in this profession, things happen, and the next guy has to step up. That’s my job and my responsibility.
“That’s what I’ve wanted for a long time, and that’s what I’ve worked hard for every day and prepared for every day,” he said. “It’s a great opportunity. I’m just excited about the chance.”
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Commence CBKWit-DC Trojan fight!
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Actually, quite likely, DC Trojan won’t defent Leinart’s pro prospects.
Once upon a time, I may have.
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Leinart can definitely use this to get a nice contract from another NFL team next season.
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There’s a little talk of the Redskins possibly being interested as their QB situation is currently a shambles and Rex Grossman seems to be currently the starter.
problem: 2 mediocre quarterbacks
solution: add a THIRD mediocre quarterback!
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I’m sorry, but I’m having a hard time seeing where Leinart is worse than Grossman and Beck.
Mind you, Snyder would probably pay Leinart $70 million to get a ~15% improvement in performance.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
where did i say he was worse? i’d say he’s similarly mediocre, probably a little better but not much
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I think he’s slightly better than mediocre.
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like Derek Anderson level?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
The only thing I know about Derek Anderson is that when he was at Oregon State, the Oregon fans called him “Derek Ander-ception.”
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He had one probowl year with Cleveland—but I’m assuming it was a case of “HOLY SHIT, the Browns were decent this year? Let’s recognize their QB!”
Career rating: 68.8, 53 TD, 55 INT
Leinart: 78.8. 14 TD, 20 INT
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
He got the Pro Bowl because a billion other AFC QBs turned down their bid
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That cannot be mathematically accurate
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Is this a balding joke? That’s not very nice.
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i was thinking i could take it in that direction, but i didn’t.
also, i think i am balding, so that would not be in my interest.
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my cousin was bald when he was 18, my dad when he was 25… i’ve been expecting it for a while, but it still bums me out
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Everytime I see a hair on a pillow or run my hand through my hair and see a hair come out, I get a little paranoid.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
Ragnarok has lots of hair, only a couple of them have already turned gray. :-O
Cal: Bears with Books.
Not according to late night television! Have your heard of this ‘Hair Club’, I believe its for men!
Cal: Bears with Books.
He finally has something on me. This is all very distrubing
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Is he teabagging you right now? Yuck.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve gotten a couple of grays. Sigh.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
truth
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
If I had gray hair, I would totally pull the Amitabh look
And dye my hair black, while keeping a white/grey goatee.
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Yeah, I love Amitabh and all, but this isn’t a good look.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
i doubt many would argue.
But it is what it is so I own it. Shave it off and go with that look. Seems to work for me.
That is the only responsible way to deal with it. Combover denial land is no place to find yourself.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
…if it works, more power to you.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
1 – i think it’s preventative from more loss… 2 – you have to do it forever… 3- something sort of gross about it to me.
I would not be adverse to a hair transplant if it really worked and looked good.
I’m pretty sure my cousin got a transplant. I think it looks good.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
I think I will be joining this exclusive club within about 5 years or so.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
This. Absolutely this.
i doubt many would argue.
But it is what it is so I own it. Shave it off and go with that look. Seems to work for me.
by fiatlux on Nov 15, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
I would hold a generally dismal view of myself if I couldn’t live with something as simple and natural as a lack of hair. I’m vain, but I’m not that vain.
I’m probably like fiatlux in that I have very, very little hair on top, but I have plenty of hair on the sides and back of my head. I’d shave it all off except for the maintenance issues; I don’t want to have to shave the sides and back of my head 2 or 3 times a week.
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"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
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It’s not so much vanity, more that people are Baldist!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
when i do it on my own it takes me all of 5 minutes… but i usually go to the barber just for the social interaction and i like to get a good shave too. one of the really really really under-appreciated luxuries in life.
I’ve really taken to enjoying a proper shave!
I listen to classical music or opera while I do it. Like a Bond villian!
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I prefer the Benny Hill theme
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
I would hold a generally dismal view of myself if I couldn’t live with something as simple and natural as a lack of hair. I’m vain, but I’m not that vain.
I…………………..am
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This is the least surprising thing in the history of things that could ever possibly be surprising ever.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I think it was only one — Tom Brady
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Yeah, you're right
I was thinking of 2010 when Vince Young and David Garrard played in the Pro Bowl…
As the 4th and 5th alternatives.
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There’s nothing to defend on the evidence so far. If he can make the most of this opportunity, good luck to him.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I suggest handing off the ball a lot to Arian Foster and, when passing is necessary, throwing the ball in the general vicinity of Andre Johnson (who will be back from injury after the bye). He’ll give himself a puncher’s chance!
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Somehow I think this is a trap.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Do you think Leinhart is better than say, Matt Cassel?
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 15, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know. There’s no data from their college years, but it seems like Cassel might have done better overall in the pros… but I just don’t pay enough attention to know.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Well I’m a Chiefs fan and I argue that Matt Cassel < Joe Ayoob
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 15, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
At least the whole Rodgers v Leinart thing is settled.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 15, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
“Aaron Rodgers? He’s no Matt Leinart.”
— Said by an Ohio State fan the day before the 2004 Cal-USC game, explaining to me why we had no chance.
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The tOSU fan’s statement is still 100% true.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
why on earth did her GSI bring the papers to the protest?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
When you’re just occupying, you’ve got a lot of downtime, probably.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Louisville coach blames Call of Duty for teams loss
"I said on Tuesday we have guys that miss class because they want to stay (up) all night and play that video game, whatever it was. I didn’t even know what it was, but it’s such a big deal … That new … call of Duty. It was a Call of Duty. They got Called to Duty. It’s young people. That’s what we’re dealing with … they want to try it, it engulfs them."
LinkedIn Shareholders to Unload 6.7 Million Shares .
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LinkedIn Corp. said shareholders will unload more than 6.7 million shares — worth roughly $500 million — in a planned equity sale, with private-equity firm Bain Capital LLC, one of its early investors, shedding its entire stake.
LinkedIn will pair the shares from the selling shareholders with its plans to sell another $100 million of stock, which the social networking company first unveiled earlier this month. Tuesday, LinkedIn said it would sell a minimum of about 1.3 million shares, or roughly $100.4 million worth at its latest closing price.
Shares recently traded down 7% to $72.59.
The total offering of at least 8 million shares follows LinkedIn’s May debut on the New York Stock Exchange, in which its stock more than doubled on its first day as a public company. Adding to the heightened demand for LinkedIn’s stock at the time was the small amount of shares offered in the initial public offering, 7.84 million.
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Wow, good for them. Better for Bain Capital, getting some returns.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
yeah, we were all concerned about Bain Capital not making enough money
by fiatlux on Nov 15, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
pqtm
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
The Big Game of Cocktails: Cal wins
“Just a minute,” readers exclaimed when the weekly Food & Wine e-newsletter went out recently with a recipe for the Stanford Cocktail. “What about Cal?” they asked. “Don’t the Bears have their own lucky libation?”
Not that we could find. While the Stanford Cocktail was created by Colin Peter Field, the star bartender at the Bar Hemingway in the Ritz hotel in Paris, our archives showed no mention of a Cal counterpart. So, in honor of Saturday’s Big Game, we decided to create one. In stepped our friend and Cal grad Duncan Watry – transportation consultant by day, home mixologist by night.
Watry’s Berkeley Free Speech Cocktail is a satirical tribute to all things Berkeley. The gin-based drink includes bitters for The Hate Man, Berkeley’s infamous homeless ex-reporter, and lemon juice – organic, or course, for this co-op loving city.
So which drink was better? Only one way to find out. A spirits showdown was set, with Chronicle Food & Wine staffers joined by a handful of our Stanford- and Cal-educated newsroom colleagues.
First up was the Free Speech. A pale golden color, this was a crowd-pleasing drink, if a tad on the sweet side.
Then came the dark-hued Stanford cocktail, heavy on amontillado sherry and cognac. “Not good,” one taster coughed. “And I like sherry.” “Can I have some more of the Cal cocktail to rinse this out?” another asked. Meanwhile, our Cardinal crew could only raise their eyebrows. “Is this a set-up?” one alum asked.
Score one for the Bears.
The Berkeley Free Speech Cocktail
Makes 1 drink
1 ounce gin
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce cointreau
1/2 ounce simple syrup
— Small dash sweet vermouth
— Small dash dry vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters
— Lemon peel twist, for garnish
Instructions: Combine all ingredients except the garnish in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake about 15-20 seconds, and strain into a frosted cocktail glass. Add garnish, and serve immediately.
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Go Bears!
Doesn’t Henry’s have a Golden Bear cocktail?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
And it’s light on the ink-o-hol (2:3 ratio of alcohol to non-alcoholic liquids, not including dashes of vermouth and bitters).
I could see having 3 or 4 of those in an afternoon and being good to go the next day.
"We do not seek men who will bravely lie down to die, but men who will fight valiantly to live."
"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
no scotch/bourbon/rye. epic fail
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
At least they didn’t incur negative points by going with (shudder) vodka.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
agreed, vodka is only acceptable prior to 12pm, and it MUST come in Bloody Mary form w/ lots of olives, pepperoncinis, etc etc
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
They really tie the drink together, man.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Vodka is awesome for people who hate the taste of alcohol.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
And love the taste of terrible headache and vodka coated tongue in the morning
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
false.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
No false, although neither is good, whiskey breath is easier to deal with than vodka breath, at least for me…
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
if you’ll notice i’ve partially walked back that statement due to it not being vodka
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
You’re such a gentleman, but I think the statement can find its own way home.
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That sounds delightful. I want.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
ummm…these idiots have clearly never heard of the blood of oski…blue curacao and goldschlager
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Does he replenish his blood supply through his eye hole?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Found this on Yahoo
Thought it was mildly interesting…
Age Credit Score
18-24 638
25-34 652
35-44 659
45-54 685
55+ 724
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
So, in general: the older you get, the smarter (or more savvy) you become with your finances? I’ll subscribe to that.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Ha! Jokes on you. You just subscribed to 15 other periodicals, bc your information was sold to a creepy third party!
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Woo!
Is there a 85+? Cuz 55+ is my bitch.
by OaktownAggie on Nov 15, 2011 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
List of the demands of the "Open University Strike Day and Action"
Occupy Cal’s Demands:
Local Demands – Respect Free Speech, Including the Right to Set Up Tents. – Immediate Resignation of Robert Birgeneau, George Breslauer, Harry LeGrande, and Mitch Celaya. Democratic Election of their Replacements by Students, Faculty, and Staff. – Charge the Police Responsible for Brutalizing Protesters. No Use of Force Against Protests on Campus. – Amnesty for All Protesters. – Make UC Berkeley a Sanctuary Campus for Undocumented People. Pass the UC-wide Dream Act. – Equal Benefits and Retirement Security for UC Union Workers.
Statewide Demands – Reverse the Fee Hikes, Cuts, and Layoffs To At Least Their 2009 Levels. – Refund Public Education and Public Services: Tax the Banks and Billionaires. Repeal Prop 13. – Full Implementation of Affirmative Action. Overturn Prop 209.
Nationwide Demands – Stop the Privatization of Public Education. – Bail Out Schools and Public Services. Redirect Military Funding to Education. – Immediate Forgiveness of All Student Debt. – Repeal Race to the Top. – Stop the Attacks on Teachers Unions.
(Taken from reddit)
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Immediate Resignation of Robert Birgeneau, George Breslauer, Harry LeGrande, and Mitch Celaya. Democratic Election of their Replacements by Students, Faculty, and Staff.
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I’m certain this will happen.
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Is there any school where the Provost, police chief, and chancellor are democratically elected?
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The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too
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Is that a school for ANTS?
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School of Hard Knocks?
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Amnesty for All Protesters
The astute points made here by other commenters about violating hte laws but being willing to accept the punishment are apropos
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The chancellor sent out a message yesterday that basically gave them that after seeing the videos for himself:
While away, I remained in intermittent contact with Provost George Breslauer and other members of our leadership team and was kept informed, as much as possible, about the Occupy Cal activities on campus. However, it was only yesterday that I was able to look at a number of the videos that were made of the protests on November 9. These videos are very disturbing. The events of last Wednesday are unworthy of us as a university community. Sadly, they point to the dilemma that we face in trying to prevent encampments and thereby mitigate long-term risks to the health and safety of our entire community.
Most certainly, we cannot condone any excessive use of force against any members of our community. I have asked Professor Jesse Choper, our former Dean of Law, and current Chair of the Police Review Board (PRB) to launch immediately a review of the police actions of last Wednesday and Thursday morning. As is normal process, University Police Chief Mitch Celaya is concurrently undertaking an operational review of last week’s events. He has requested that it be conducted by a senior member of the command staff at one of our sister UC campuses. This report will be provided to the PRB. I am confident that Professor Choper will provide a fair and balanced judgment as speedily as possible.
We believe that we can best move forward by granting amnesty from action under the Student Code of Conduct to all Berkeley students who were arrested and cited solely for attempting to block the police in removing the Occupy Cal encampment on Wednesday, November 9. We will do so immediately.
Make UC Berkeley a Sanctuary Campus for Undocumented People. Pass the UC-wide Dream Act
I thought that California did pass the Dream Act?
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You fancy lawyers with your damnable “facts.”
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JB rocks it:
Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday granted illegal immigrants access to state financial aid at public universities and community colleges, putting California once again in the center of the nation’s immigration debate.
But he vetoed a measure that would have allowed state universities to consider applicants’ race, gender and income to ensure diversity in their student populations
….
Beginning in 2013, illegal immigrants accepted by state universities may receive assistance from Cal-Grants, a public program that last year provided aid to more than 370,000 low-income students.
The new law also makes students who are not legally in the country eligible for institutional grants while attending the University of California and California State University systems. And it permits them to obtain fee waivers in the community college system.
Students must graduate from a California high school after attending school in the state for at least three years and must affirm that they are in the process of applying to legalize their immigration status. They also must show financial need and meet academic standards.
The bill was by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles), who praised Brown for showing courage in signing it.
“After having invested 12 years in the high school education of these young men and women, who are here through no fault of their own,” Cedillo said, “it’s the smartest thing for us to do to permit these students to get scholarships and be treated like every other student.”
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Statewide Demands – Reverse the Fee Hikes, Cuts, and Layoffs To At Least Their 2009 Levels. – Refund Public Education and Public Services: Tax the Banks and Billionaires. Repeal Prop 13. – Full Implementation of Affirmative Action. Overturn Prop 209.
Nationwide Demands – Stop the Privatization of Public Education. – Bail Out Schools and Public Services. Redirect Military Funding to Education. – Immediate Forgiveness of All Student Debt. – Repeal Race to the Top. – Stop the Attacks on Teachers Unions.
Protesting local Cal issues is one thing, but protesting larger issues seems to be less effective. That said:
1. How would immediate forgiveness of all student debt effect America? Isn’t the government the loan guarantor for a lot of the student debt?
2. What is the problem with Race To The Top? Didnt the Obama admin do that? No more blue on blue violence!
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Protesting larger issues can be very effective. (See Vietnam War.) But it has to be a specific issue that is very important to large numbers of people around the nation.
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Hmmmm… Sorta disagree, in that there was a real focus on one thing: stopping the draft. If you were to judge the effectiveness of the protests based on stopping the “industrial-military machine” or American intervention around the world, then it was a total failure.
But there’s no more draft.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I’m pretty sure that was exactly my point.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
You aren’t known as Cugel the Clever for nothing!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
1. How would immediate forgiveness of all student debt effect America? Isn’t the government the loan guarantor for a lot of the student debt?
I’d imagine that yeah, the government would have to eat most of it. It would boost the economy though, by allowing people to spend money they’d previously been using for loan payments. On the other hand, it’d kind of be a bad precedent in one respect, because you don’t want people to get used to escaping financial obligations that they have voluntarily signed up for without any penalties.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
But how would it affect the government? Would the government’s revenues crash downards creating a bad situation?
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I don’t think so. It’d go on the deficit, but our borrowing costs are low right now. But then I think we need to increase the deficit in the short term to boost the economy and then fix the budget with spending cuts and tax increases in the long term.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, it’d be akin to a gov’t stimulus. Remember when Bush gave us a tax rebate, and we all paid down our credit cards? Didn’t boost the economy, did it.
I’m actually not sure that the Student loan issuers would be in favor of being paid back. The purpose of a loan (from the loaners perspective) is to delay benefit until later. This is taking away their guaranteed future earnings.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Well, I think it did boost the economy, just not by as much as we needed. Tax expenditures are generally less stimulative, dollar for dollar, than direct spending.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
agree and disagree. medium rare. /it’s not a finger
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
what is it? I can’t see it
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
it was a maple bar. i ate it already. sorry.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
stfu fatty
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
too far
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by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
go on…
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
too far.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
2. What is the problem with Race To The Top? Didnt the Obama admin do that? No more blue on blue violence!
I think some teachers’ unions don’t like the reforms that have been funded by Race to the Top. In this case though I think reforms are needed and the teachers’ unions have to have some sort of useful and viable alternatives if they don’t want to be perceived primarily as obstructionists.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Respect Free Speech, Including the Right to Set Up Tents
must’ve missed that one in the Constitution
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Well, they are close.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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37th Amendment:
The right to sleep in tents on public property shall not be infringed.
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36th Amendment:
The right to Z through discussions on whisky, gin, and other alcoholic spirits shall be inviolable
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dbd idea, cgb constitution?
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by boomtho on Nov 15, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Not a fan.
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Good, my cubicle was getting a little warm this morning. Please turn on and oscillate on my desk.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
And plus, the SCOTUS already rejected that whole First Amendment tent thing
Clark v. Community for Creative Nonviolence, 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
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But wasn’t that case decided before the 37th Amendment?
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You got me there.
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Creative Nonviolence?
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Yeah, they were nonviolent and creative about it. What’s your deal?
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What is creative nonviolence?
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Tents in parks.
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And plus
Flag’d for redundancy. Redundancy flag’d.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
Also flag’d, too.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Make UC Berkeley a Sanctuary Campus for Undocumented People. Pass the UC-wide Dream Act.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
I love how the title of the gif is Mcnabb wft
McNabb can’t even get his acronyms right!
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basically, the campus will not report their workers / students for being undocumented right?
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It’ll be like a UC version of Santa Cruz! Oh wait, we already have one of those?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
nah, don’t be silly. a uc could never exist in santa cruz!
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Good point, let’s clear out some redwoods in a state park for the kids that can’t get into Berkeley in the 60’s.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Is that what happened?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
mmhm
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Is that what it is?
I thought that all illegal immigrants could come to UC Berkeley’s campus without fear of being apprehended.
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but what is the campus’ role in that? like, in theory… if ICE rolled through, what could the campus do to stop a raid?
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Have MSG block them from entering…
But he’d probably commit 10 holding penalties
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Isn’t MSG banned in Berkeley too?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Isn’t that every Thursday?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Are you serious, bro.
Starting to get a little tired of the bleeding heart extremism, here.
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…on CGB?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
I think he means the demands there. Or so Tony Schiovonne has lead me to believe
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Weatherman Chancellor
New email:
To the Campus Community:
We all share the distress and anger at the State of California’s disinvestment in public higher education.
IN THE SPIRIT OF TODAY’S DAY OF ACTION, I AM URGENTLY CALLING ON THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP FROM SACRAMENTO TO COME TO CAMPUS TO ENGAGE WITH ME AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES IN A PUBLIC FORUM TO DEBATE THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.
The issues require bold action and time is short. I will inform you of the time and place as soon as possible.
Robert J. Birgeneau,
Chancellor
So it IS going to rain on Big Game?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Equal Benefits and Retirement Security for UC Union Workers.
Sadly, this is what will/would ruin Cal.
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REPLY FAIL!
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man, the “mods reply failing” trend was so last week, man.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
Equal to what?
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
They should all be equal. And some should be more equal.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Sometimes my coffee needs more equal
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
For those who can't get enough of beating Stanford
Big Freeze!
Thursday night in downtown Oakland. Go see Cal and Stanford face off at the Oakland Ice rink in their annual competition. Game starts at 7:30, and take in another chance to see Stanford fall
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
Tickets are $7 at the door
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
by Joe Bandsmen on Nov 15, 2011 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
I went a lot back in the day, but it was easier to get to the Berkeley Iceland.
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Is it still extremely dangerous to sit in the first few rows?
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Only when Gallagher does the halftime entertainment?
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False story. In such a case, every seat would be dangerous.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
picture time, bro
nope, oakland is a much better facility:
furd goalie eats snow:
even the band shows up:
a dramatic face off:
pretty sure cal player didn’t score, I think they lost 5-1 this game:
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
I shall miss the days of not having the glass, so that pucks and players (with their skates/sharp kinves) are constantly ejected into the seats.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
they eventually put up a chain link fence, as a player that was not cool
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Don’t be a wuss, prison style hockey rules!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
My Cal anecdotes are early-to-mid 90s, i.e. the “Golden Age”.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
You, sir, are a fantastic unintentional troll. Kudos. You’ve got the kind of natural talent a person like Twist can only dream about.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Hes the phenom! The natural!
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I here Iceland is very nice, Greenland however…
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Interesting.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
under shitload of volcanic ash
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
i disagree with you so much. iceland is steps away from a bart station. you pretty much had to drive to berkeley iceland.
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Dude, it was right by Milvia house.
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you lived at milvia? also, milvia house was three blocks away from iceland and was almost a mile away from campus lol
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No, I didnt live at milvia, but I chilled there a lot.
Is that place still ongoig
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But is Milvia House still a house
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The submarine house?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Its been handed down from generation to generation.
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Like a well-used poop bucket.
Am I on the right thread here?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
New special exhibit at Azn Art museum:
Explore the life and times of India’s great kings by getting close to the objects they used and the art they commissioned, collected, and loved. Nearly 200 stunning artworks—including a gold throne, a silver carriage, Man Ray photographs, and a diamond belt—illuminate the dazzling world of Indian royalty from the 1700s to the 1940s, a period of dramatic change.
Journey from the throne room of an Indian court to the inner sanctum of the palace. Visit a variety of kingdoms to learn about India’s shifting political powers, its colonization by Great Britain, and the emergence of the independent nations of India and Pakistan in the modern era.
Along the way, discover fantastical art created especially for this exhibition by contemporary artist Sanjay Patel. Don’t miss more of his colorful works on the second floor inspired by classical Indian art and Hindu epics. On the third floor will be a showcase of magnificent Indian courtly art from our own collection.
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Also, Yuerba Buena Center For The Arts has an Indian art dealie, too:
As contemporary art becomes more widely recognized within India, there has also been a growing awareness of its international development and impact. YBCA is pleased to present The Matter Within: New Contemporary Art of India, an exhibition of sculpture, photography and video by artists of India living inside the country as well as in the diaspora. Inspired by material culture, literature, spirituality, and social and political aspects of the history of the South Asian region, the exhibition is organized around three thematic threads that resonate from contemporary India—embodiment, the politics of communicative bodies and the imaginary. Of particular interest are the artistic practices that either incorporate these concepts or operate within a gap between these existing thematic categories. Whereas sculpture and painting have a long history within both sacred and secular traditions of Indian art, in recent years photography and video have emerged as significant media as well.
Until very recently, contemporary Indian photography has had little exposure in the United States. With a focus on "straight" and staged approaches, the photographic works utilize either reality-based settings—such as the informal street shoot or a formal portrait—or constructed realities and imaginary personas. These photographs merge the vision of the artist with the social dynamics of India’s vast cultural landscape to create a revealing narrative of contemporary life in an ever globalizing world.
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Thanks for sharing! I’m going to try to go to this.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Which one?
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The one I responded to?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Cool. I might try to see both.
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actually after reading more i might too :)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Both of those look cool. Thanks, Twist!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
The Play
<a href=“http:// ”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEPxbmwrEeA&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEPxbmwrEeA&feature=related" target="new">Heh, the Stanfurd side:
The Play
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by Rishi on Nov 15, 2011 9:19 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Dude that was awesome and epic.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
How stupid was it to take that time out with 8 seconds left? I know the argument about possibly a bad snap, etc., but they could’ve avoided disaster by taking that clock down to 2 seconds and having the field goal be the last play.
Dumbest decision ever.
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greatest video ever
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 15, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I learned a lot the other day about Oakland neighborhoods, such as Ghosttown, Dogtown, Lower Bottoms, and many more. I knew the bigger names like Adams Point, Fruitvale, Temescal, Rockridge, etce tcetc, but there are a lot more of them that i wasn’t aware of.
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Lower Bottom is where the old train station in this video is.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
Lower Bottom reminded me of this Bill Bryson quote (describing Bournemouth):
"The parks used to be described on maps as the Upper Pleasure Gardens and Lower Pleasure Gardens, but some councillor or other force for good realized the profound and unhealthy implications of placing ‘Lower’ and ‘Pleasure’ in such immediate proximity and successfully lobbied to have ‘Lower’ removed from the title, so now you have the Upper Pleasure Gardens and the mere Pleasure Gardens, and lexical perverts have been banished to the beaches where they must find such gratification as they can by rubbing themselves on the groynes."
With that, I’ve reached 1,000 comments. Woo hoo!
by kolwave on Nov 15, 2011 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Where did you learn these?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
In a parking lot at AT &T Park
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btw
I was wondering the other day, how did the Dogpatch district in SF get its name, does anyone know?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
dunno. Lil Abner perhaps?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
According to a lot of old timers that i have met in Bayview, Potrero Hill and what is left of Butchertown, the way Dogpatch got it’s name is that during the heyday of Butchertown, which surrounded the Islais Creek basin, and reported that the waters of Islais Creek,ran red with the blood of butchered animals, that there were dozens of feral dogs residing in the area we now call “Dogpatch” that would migrate to Butchertown to scavange scraps of meat and waste at the slaughter houses, and as well would scavange along the shoreline for the washed up body parts, also disposed of in Islais Creek.
http://potrerohill.tribe.net/thread/ab73feef-5c02-4fec-9ddd-b7f9c58843e4
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Ahhh, that makes sense.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
JINGLETOWN, BITCH
Between the Fruitvale and Park St. bridges on Oakland side THERE ARE KEWL MOSAICS
WE ARE ZOONEWS
According to oral history it’s called jingletown because of the company coins the workers used to jingle in their pockets on pay day. Although, I don’t understand how “company money” worked. Largest Cotton Mill west of the Mississippi.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
China building massive structures in dessert:
This is crazy. New photos have appeared in Google Maps showing unidentified titanic structures in the middle of the Chinese desert. The first one is an intricate network of what appears to be huge metallic stripes. Is this a military experiment?
Update 2: readers are finding even more weird stuff.
They seem to be wide lines drawn with some white material. Or maybe the dust have been dug by machinery.
It’s located in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, north of the Shule River, which crosses the Tibetan Plateau to the west into the Kumtag Desert. It covers an area approximately one mile long by more than 3,000 feet wide.
The tracks are perfectly executed, and they seem to be designed to be seen from orbit.
Perhaps it’s some kind of targeting or calibrating grid for Chinese spy satellites? Maybe it’s a QR code for aliens? Nobody really knows.
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Oh. I thought they were making a gigantic jello mold or something.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Do people hate Jurs Klingsman already:
The honeymoon is over for Jurgen Klinsmann, and although it’s too early to panic, there is definitely reason to worry.
A little more than three months ago, amid much fanfare, Klinsmann was hired to lead a U.S. men’s national team that had become stagnant. But the optimism that accompanied Klinsmann’s appointment has started to evaporate. The former German international finds himself with a record of 1-4-1 heading into Tuesday’s encounter against Slovenia in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Granted, basing a team’s success or failure exclusively on friendly results is a shaky proposition at best. Such games are more about performance than the score line. But the U.S.’s form on the field is precisely why skepticism is beginning to surround Klinsmann and his methods. When the onetime German national team manager was hired, he was supposed to usher in a new emphasis on attacking soccer. Instead, the U.S. has scored two goals in six games, and aside from an impressive opening 30 minutes against Costa Rica in September, rare have been the moments when the Americans showed a sustained attack.
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He’s got the same players as Bradley did. His success with the German team was exceeded by his successor. I don’t know that Klinsmann was ever going to do what people wanted, which is find some magical way to discard the results of a decades-long structure designed to funnel college players into the national team.
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College football takes too long
Hoping to get the full experience, I’d shown up at about 1 p.m. to tailgate—I admit the thought of starting even earlier at 5 a.m. for GameDay was too daunting a prospect—and then headed across to the stadium two hours later. Already the line of students waiting for the gates to open seemed to stretch to the horizon, and by the time I actually got inside I was very much done with standing around. But looking up to the scoreboard the clock was lit up with the numbers seven and five; before even seeing a single bit of action we would have to last an hour and 15 minutes. A friend of mine, far more savvy than I, had brought a book; I was deeply jealous.
At Big Game two years ago, it was even worse. To have any hope of finding reasonably good seats and being able to sit next to my friends, I had to get inside almost two hours prior to kickoff.
Though exhausted from the waiting, when a game finally starts, the adrenaline kicks back in and pretty much everyone is on their feet for the first quarter. Lasting through almost four hours, though, and cheering on your team the whole way through is no mean feat. Doing that after having already been on your feet for around four hours beforehand is a real struggle, and when frustration adds to the tiredness it’s hard to keep the volume up.
For me this game was an eight-hour ordeal for a sport that just takes 60 minutes of play, and for which a significant portion of that playing time is eaten up in the 25 seconds between downs. The fiasco over resetting the game clock and play clock in the fourth quarter just rubbed salt into my tired wounds. In comparison, the average soccer game includes 90 minutes of nearly constant play and takes less than two hours including halftime and stoppages. Perhaps this is why after I hit the two-hour mark my exhausted voice falters, and I struggle to keep cheering on the home side and jeering the opposition.
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are these intended to be satirical pieces?
man furdies are odd.
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by Rocksanddirt on Nov 15, 2011 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
There was really little reason to open the gates an hour and a half before kickoff. You could cut that time to 45 minutes and still easily get everyone seated in time to stand up for the national anthem. The price of food and drink inside is also ridiculous; stopping people from bringing in their own drinks and then charging so much is nothing short of profiteering. Tailgating becomes a necessity because filling up inside will break the bank, and staying motivated when your team is struggling isn’t helped by hunger and thirst.
Before Cugel jumps in, I think this guy is legit, but"m not sure.
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Profiteering, lol. Does he not realise that that money supports the other athletic teams?
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I dont get any of this at all!!!
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Cliff notes
Sports writer for stanfurd newspaper doesn’t actually enjoy watching sports.
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God, “I’m sad because we lost boo :( This sport sucks boo :( I only like our team when we win”. What’s wrong with Furdies.
EVERYTHING
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by Rishi on Nov 15, 2011 9:43 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
ALMOST TWO HOURS BEFORE KICKOFF! THE HORROR.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
The Daily Cal should get a Pulitzer for their coverage of OccupyCal/Oakland and the Haas shooting today and the ’Furd comes up with crap like this?
by daveman on Nov 15, 2011 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
OFF TOPIC
wait, what?
so. this morning my phone when swimming with the fishes. I yanked out the battery, dried it, and pulled off the case, dumped the phone in a bag of rice.
I imagine it’s dead. I’m sad. in nearly 20 years of having a cell phone this is the first one that has died a watery death.
flipside….Upgrade time!
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The bag of rice should do the trick. I’ve seen it work more often than not. Was it a smart phone with a fancy LCD?
yes.
crackberry torch.
the screen was flickering when i yanked the battery.
if just the screen is dead, and i can recover the files off the memory that would be great.
fortunately i had backed up all my contacts and stuff last week. so shouldn’t lose anything important even if it is a paperweight now.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 15, 2011 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
use this opportunity to extract yourself from the blackberry world.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Also, this.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Politics (sorry) - School Lunches
Republicans want to make the tomato sauce on school lunch pizza count towards being a vegetable:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57324865/congress-pushes-pizza-fries-in-school-lunches/
A spending bill released late Monday would unravel school lunch standards proposed by the Agriculture Department earlier this year, forcing USDA to pull back an attempt to limit potatoes on the lunch line, delaying limits on sodium and delaying a requirement to boost whole grains.
The spending bill also would allow tomato paste on pizzas to be counted as a vegetable, as it is now. The department’s proposed guidelines would have attempted to prevent that.
The changes had been requested by food companies that produce frozen pizzas, the salt industry and potato growers. Some conservatives in Congress have called the push for healthier foods an overreach, saying the government shouldn’t be telling children what to eat.
In a bill summary released Monday, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee said the changes would “prevent overly burdensome and costly regulations and … provide greater flexibility for local school districts to improve the nutritional quality of meals.”
Did the Reagan administration try to get ketchup classified as a vegetable?
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Yes.
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I don’t see why it isn’t, it has all the necessary parts, a bit of tomato (totes a vegetable), lots of sugar, lots of salt… Perfect veggie if you ask me.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Wait, why shouldn’t it?
A standard marinara sauce should count towards a serving of vegetables. French fries, however, should not because potatoes are a f***ing starch and not a vegetable.
Anyway, I think if our tax money is paying for school lunches, it’d damn well better not be contributing towards childhood obesity.
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cause a good marinara
has all the veggie goodness cooked out of it.
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by Rocksanddirt on Nov 15, 2011 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
Ingredients in a jar of Ragu pizza sauce:
TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR.
They don’t even add sugar to it! A tad higher on salt than should be ideal, though.
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I think the thought is that if they classify it as a veggie, then they can serve the kids pizza and say they are being healthy
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I mean, I figure it’s taken as part of a whole picture of nutrition. Not just “Oh, we fulfilled the one requirement for veggies, now anything else is okay”. Otherwise, they could justify a hamburger with some lettuce on it.
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The changes had been requested by food companies that produce frozen pizzas, the salt industry and potato growers. Some conservatives in Congress have called the push for healthier foods an overreach, saying the government shouldn’t be telling children what to eat.
It’s so they can get frozen pizzas! Twist just has an anti-pizza agenda.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
When it comes to promoting healthy lunches for students, you have to balance the need to promote healthy foods with the fact that, well, kids are picky and dumb.
Instead of saying “PIZZA IS BAD”, find healthier frozen pizzas that aren’t so high in calories. Because if you give students tofu and veggies, 99% of them won’t eat it (I’m the 1%)
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the government shouldn’t be telling children what to eat.
You could argue that the crop subsidies, food content policies, food labeling policies, and tax policy might as well be telling people what to eat by interfering with market pricing.
If I thought that this was a genuine concern for liberty (just because you’re getting a subsidized lunch doesn’t mean the government can tell you what to eat!) as opposed to knee-jerk opposition to something that might affect food service companies, I’d be more impressed.
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Given the externalities associated with unhealthy eating, I’m fine not using tax money to promote unhealthy eating.
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The whole setup is maddening. I don’t know why on earth anyone other than the recipients think that these subsidies are a good idea.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Whatever, it all boils down to our totally corrupt system.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Same reason we subsidize corn farmers and put a price floor on milk.
ie i have no effing clue
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Iowa primaries…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Econ teacher told me that Milk is the absolute definition of a perfectly competitive market. So if you didn’t put a price floor on it, it would essentially bankrupt everyone. (IIRC)
Cal: Bears with Books.
Your econ teacher got paid by dairy farmers to say that
What would happen in that case is there’d be fewer dairy farmers.
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Yes, the market would contract, but very painfully. Milk Shortages, great loss of jobs, upset constituents.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Disagree with that. Obviously the gov’t would not drop it immediately, but gradually lower the floor as to price production out of the market until it’s gone entirely
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That could work, but I’m not sure you could sell it to a politician. If it works, then one less subsidy and very little publicity. If it doesn’t work then all hell breaks loose. Do you think a politician could run on the “Cheap Milk for Everyone” campaign?
Cal: Bears with Books.
But just saying
The “Dairy farmers will go bankrupt” argument is not a fair reason to keep price floors there.
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have you bought milk lately? Costs as much as gasoline. Though I now by only almond milk, which cost more than gasoline.
gasoline is heavily subsidized too! Gasoline internationally costs upwards of $10/gallon!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
if we factor in the costs of environmental damage and clean up the actual cost is higher.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Oh, I meant the reason gas is so expensive abroad is because of those taxes.
Of course, the taxes could just be covering those external costs you’re talking about.
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homey?
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She’s learning new slang from her Hawaii vacation after hearing the young kids using it!
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She heard the cool kids calling each other “homie” and she tried to spell it as best she could! Give her props for trying!
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Scootie took the hot tub time machine back to 1991!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
“Woah woah braddah. No can subsidies. Try fo tink neva-like-dat day.”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
yeah being slightly intellectually lazy today. it’s quite a bit more nuanced than that, and not a direct subsidy.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
CGB won’t stand for intellectual laziness!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
(only googling laziness!)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
that’s just not true and you know it.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Soy milk or dairy milk?
I know soy milk is made with almond flavoring, but I’m not aware of dairy milk made with almond flavoring.
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"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
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AHHH MAKES MORE SENSE
I don’t recall almonds having utters.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
i feel udderly ridiculous for responding, but you’re an irresistible troll… i KNOW i’m being trolled and still can’t help myself.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
ALMONDS DON’T SAY A WORD
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, but that's nuts.
"We do not seek men who will bravely lie down to die, but men who will fight valiantly to live."
"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
I personally like the taste of soy milk.
And I hate to be all Rishi here, but the reason almond milk is lower in calories than regular milk is because it has no protein (1 to 2 g/serving) and, well, protein is kinda nice to have.
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you need to watch the linked video to get that reference…
there are lots and lots of place to get protein other than your milk… like in actual almonds for instance.
Whey protein is one of the most efficient.
Also means that milk won’t spike up your blood sugar since protein (and a little fat in 1%) is there to slow it down.
With almond milk, it’s a lot of added sugar.
Not that I’m telling you not to drink it.
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actually, there is exactly zero added sugar in the almond milk i drink. which is why it only has 40 calories per 8 ounces.
I prefer raw animal flesh.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Because it should be cheaper?
I’m a believer in letting market demand determine prices, not some bureaucrats who are sitting on a ton of absurdly expensive cheese right now.
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sitting on a ton of absurdly expensive cheese right now
Your idea of the capital building is a bit unusual.
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chocolate milk?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
from the utters, I hope?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
what are you talking about?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
utters
talking
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
is that what is known around these parts as ’/atoms"
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
YES
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Milk in the US is expensive compared to other western nations (many of which have subsidies to keep the price down, admittedly).
What about Milk of the Infidel?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Also, the Malk industry would fail.
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by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Now with vitamin R!
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As in, companies would boom and bust themselves out of existence?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
Wasn tthe corn thing based on ethanol production?
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fucking ethanol
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Subsidies were around long before then…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
It’s not taken as part of a whole picture of nutrition. It’s taken as a de-facto bribe from
food companies that produce frozen pizzas, the salt industry and potato growerswho want to get federal funding for their products…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
I think we’re saying two different things. I’m talking the macro concept, not defending what the Republicans are saying.
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ic
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
fwiw, this is the one “political” topic where I’m absolutely convinced Rishi’s stance has nothing whatsoever to do with party affiliation.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
What about his “STFU FATTY” affliation?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
?
I’m pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage…
I don’t think too many Republicans are.
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What about pro gay abortion?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
What about pro marrying fetuses?
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I haven’t seen you chime in on either topic on the DBD. Probably because we don’t have many discussions on abortion, and the one gay marriage thread I’ve seen, I don’t believe you participated. Could be wrong, kencraw was the commenter I paid most attention to as he was an intelligent voice for something I oppose and felt there was something I could learn from that.
That being said, my entire point was, our stances on many topics are coloured/discounted because of our political affiliations, and in this case, I’m pretty sure the only line you’re toeing here is the STFU Fatty party line (thx YWC)
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Has “intelligent” now become a euphemism for “blatantly dishonest”?
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
He was being honest! Just…wack.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
It seems to be that for an extremely devout Catholic to flatly deny that his religious beliefs plays any role whatsoever in his opposition to gay marriage is pretty darned dishonest.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Doubt anyone will see this (I stumbled upon it for an odd reason) but...
Speaking of dishonest, that is not at all what I said about my beliefs on gay marriage. I have no qualms with admitting that my faith plays a strong role in my politics.
What I said at the time was that the ARGUMENTS I was making did not rely on faith. And if you go back and look, my comments back that up. Not once did I make an appeal to God or the Bible or sin any other solely faith-based appeal. I argued solely on the basis of the nature of man, our sexual relationships and the purpose of those sexual relationships, based on biology and frankly, evolution.
Does my faith help illuminate those realities? Absolutely.
But what I refuse to concede, is the idea that because I’m a man of faith, that I’m incapable of making a logical argument and my arguments can be dismissed solely because I’m a man of faith.
Sorry, it’s not enough to say “you just believe that because you’re Catholic”. I presented an argument based on observable realities, in no way resting them on Catholic dogma, and to rebut those arguments, it needs to be done based on the arguments themselves.
People can disagree about the validity of the arguments, but it’s disingenuous and libelous to defame my character, calling my dishonest, when I did nothing of the sort.
Did someone say disingenuous?
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Kindly tell me what was disingenuous? Did my arguments use any reference to God? No. Did I admit that my arguments come from a mindset of a Godly person? Yes.
What could possibly be disingenuous about that?
If you’re going to insult my character, the least you could do is back it up with some references to where I’ve done so.
I don’t mind it when someone considers my ideas “wack” as Spazzy did (well, obviously i’d prefer that he didn’t hold that opinion, but it doesn’t get under my skin). At least he’s willing to acknowledge that I’m honest. I came to that conversation to explain a different perspective of marriage, one that is tied to procreation and raising the children that result, and I did so honestly.
Do you have any references or evidence to suggest otherwise, or are you insulting my character without cause?
I am.
Although as someone who was adopted thanks to the choice people made, I wouldn’t say I am “pro abortion” i am just “pro choice”
I dont know if anybody is really pro abortion. Like they have a big abortion penant on their wall and they chant “LETS GO ABORTION! LETS GO ABORTION!”
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GIVE ME AN A! A!
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yeah this
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
I’m okay with gay marriage too. It means less competition for me with chicks.
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…how, exactly?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
you are aware your stated reasoning for your stance is idiotic, right?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
I think you and atoms done got trolled
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
add fiatlux to that list. but given the day rishi’s been having, i could see him saying that thinking he was being funny and not just stupid.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
honey?
MAKE UP YOUR MIND!
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I thought it was “Poopsie”?
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Donny, you’re out of your element!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
I thought potatoes were a fruit.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
damn potato seeds always sticking in my teeth…
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Nutritionally speaking, they’re a starch.
Potato plants produce a fruit, but you can’t eat it.
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Equal treatment for potato fruits!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Do NOT oppress me with your “facts”!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
But if you eat them and die, who’s going to post highlights from the 1912 Big Game?!
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You care!
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
the government shouldn’t be telling children what to eat.
…because children have long demonstrated the knowledge of sound dietary habits and nutritional requirements, as well as the self-control and judgment needed to develop good eating habits on their own? Sure, let them just eat whatever they want, I’m it won’t be all candy and soda.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
It’s the government that is providing these meals in the first place, so whatever is provided, it’s the government that is deciding what the children will eat. This is one of those “I want the government to keep its hands off my Medicare” sorts of arguments.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Its more like war profiteering, but in schools.
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mmmhmm
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
dude parents are RETARDED.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Parents SUCK! MOM just buy my fancy jeans and pay my exorbitant cell phone bill and STAY OUT OF MY LIFE.
Cal: Bears with Books.
I am so looking forward to the tween / teenage years.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
They may be nothing like that, mine not like that, unless you tell to clean her room.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
We’re already getting lippy responses and fits but they tend to be about other issues.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Take a hard line. Go easy when she has a job and her own apartment.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
I agree. Parents will help make the decisions at home.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Parents will help should make the decisions at home. In this case, though, I’d say that parents don’t necessarily have control over this.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
true – but parents aren’t in lunch rooms to stop children from ordering chocolate milk for lunch. It’s okay for school systems to impose some limits on what they sell.
Obviously, if you don’t want your kids eating crappy school lunches, one way to prevent that is to not fund their school lunch account, and send them to school with a decent lunch. But in cases where subsidized meals are the main opportunity for poor children to get a square meal, it seems a shame to feed them crap food because it’s a contribution-buyer for representatives.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
of course. but as has been pointed out, if not more often than not then at least many times, the fix is as bad or not worse than what it was supposed to remedy.
In other words, life’s not perfect.
When you are in mine, it is
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This exactly, thanks.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
chocolate milk for lunch
are your children bodybuilders? i hear this is a healthy option.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
I haven’t noticed them develop an interest in pumping iron just yet. In fact, my 9 year old is on an anti-chocolate milk jihad at the moment after seeing the Jamie Oliver series on school lunches in LA.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I saw that too and was shocked how we offer so much sugary drinks at our public schools.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Well, sure, but if we want to abolish school lunches completely, that’s a separate discussion.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
I agree, parents should be in charge of this. Which is why, say, banning kids from bringing unhealthy food from home to school would be absurd.
But this is taxpayer money. I don’t want that taxpayer money to fund sugar and flour-ridden foods that will later lead to huge health complications, increasing emergency room visits, thus costing me MORE tax money.
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TRAITOR ON CGB!
Look at the name of Stanford Review’s blog
BRING OUT THE PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES
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I’m making a special flaming pitchfork for this!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I move that the CGB Supreme Court order fiatlux to cease and desist from writing for a Stanfurd blog.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Motion granted. fiatlux, quit being a stanfurd shill. Costs assessed against Twist.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
So what’s on tap for Big Game festivities today? Anything in the city?
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There’s the Big Sail ..now at the St. Francis Yacht Club, the Tree-Chopping Rally on campus at noon, and the Big Sing tonight at Stanfurd at 8. No idea what else is going on.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Preesh!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
ON THE 3rd DAY OF BIG GAME WEEK REDONK MADE FOR ME...
A CAVEMAN WHOSE MASCOT IS A TREE…
MEME LINK: http://www.quickmeme.com/make/caption/#id=190295670&name=biggameme
More memes to come
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 10:02 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
Guide: What to do with a stanfurd student
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by Rishi on Nov 15, 2011 10:08 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
IM AWESONE!
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I think we should impose an English-only rule on Twist.
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YOU CANT CONFINE ME WITH YOUR RULES!
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up with the blue and gold
down with the red!
by the federer express on Nov 15, 2011 10:08 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
buried in between pic posts… great.
by the federer express on Nov 15, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
This is one of my favorites...
I just love the smile on the kid’s face at the end.
Something very sweet about this to me.
If you email me a thizzload of sweet youtube videos of Big Game related stuff, perhaps YouTube Thursday iwll make its TRIUMPHANT RETURN!
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Thats the very definition of YouTube Thursday!
Itll be on the front page, though, so you wouldnt have to worry about it. Because, well, yknow…
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Retail banking question
So, Chase opened up a new branch in my town this year, and apparently they want new customers. I don’t really need a new bank account, but I got a thing in the mail offering a $200 bonus if I open a new checking account and keeps it open for 6 months. The account is free if you 1) direct deposit $500 or more a month; 2) have a daily balance of at least $1,500 in the checking account; or 3) have an average of of $5,000 or more across all your Chase accounts… otherwise it’s $10/month.
I’m half tempted to open a checking account and keep $1,500 in there for 6 months. A $200 return on $1,500 is over 13%.
I guess I need a sanity check or something… but does this make sense? Has anyone else gotten a deal like this from a bank?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:17 AM PST reply actions
don’t do it! down w/ the big banks!!!
by the federer express on Nov 15, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
…but I’d be taking their money!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Up with miniskirts!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
SO THEN IT'S!!!!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
FOR YOU KNOW THAT STANFORD JONAH'S ON THE JOBBBBBBBB!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I finally got the intro part down in full. It took me 25 years of fandom, but I got it down!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
…would it? It wouldn’t be a credit account, just checking.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
it wouldn’t affect your credit ranking but I believe banks actually keep track of this stuff through some big clearing house so it may affect your banking rating (if there is such a thing)
That’s creepy yet plausible.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
i am pretty sure they do… when you open a checking account (it’s been a while since i opened by BigBank account) they do a quick run through something… not sure what it is.
ChexSystem…it’s more to track previous bad/fraud checking account owners.
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by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
So as long as I don’t commit fraud, I’m ok?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
from ChexSystems—yes. They track previous fraud and accounts closed with unpaid overdrafts.
I don’t think banks share info about ‘quality’ clients.
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by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Scootinez has absolutely the last word on this, once she gets done bronzing, but I think Chase is just trying to bet that once you have a bank account, you won’t want to change. Its very time-costly to make all those arrangements, like move your direct deposit. So essentially, I don’t see any problem as long as you’re sure that A) you DO meet all those qualifications and B) you are willing to/ and contract allows you to leave after six months fee-free.
I don’t think there is a bank rating. Remember, you’re their customer. They want be able to use your cash reserves for their loans, and they want to charge you fees. So if you take away their ability to charge you fees, then everyone still benefits.
Cal: Bears with Books.
I suppose there’s an off chance that I will absolutely love Chase… and I probably won’t close the account exactly 6 months to the day or anything. I dunno. I had a checking/savings account with HSBC and I closed it but kept my credit card because I figured it was better for my credit score that way, but I rarely use the card because it’s more of a pain to keep track when my main account isn’t there.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
This is a great deal, you should totally do it.
I don’t actually see any downside. Is this system-wide or just in Hayward?
Chase also has built/bought a really impressive network of branches, so convenience of ATMs should be high (this is my one beef with Citi, which is my primary bank).
The card specifically mentions my local Hayward branch, but I think it says you can sign up online too…
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
He's still got it, baby!
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A very high Zachary Runningwolf remains up in a tree near Frank Ogawa Plaza where the Occupy Oakland encampment was evicted early Monday morning. Runningwolf, if you recall, has a history of running for mayor and climbing trees.
A very high Zachary Runningwolf
What kind of drugs, Denny?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
From Facebook:
UC Berkeley
It looks like another day of protests and teach-outs at Sproul Plaza. Students, are you keen to participate? Alums and others, any protest memories or tips to share?
Jack Lee stop being stupid, grab a beer at kip’s/henry’s instead; prepare for the big game
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by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 11:16 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
#OCCUPYFACEBOOKWEBMASTERS
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Free dinner?
http://sfist.com/2011/11/15/free_food_at_the_melt_today.php
Would you like a free grilled cheese and soup combo today? Sure you would. And QR code-friendly grilled cheese joint The Melt will be doing just between 3 – 7 p.m. today. All you’re required to do is give them the secret password (i.e., “pecorino”) in order to reclaim your cheesy prize.
Oh, and it’s happening at the new Melt location at 345 Spear in downtown San Francisco. Enjoy.
they opened ANOTHER new location? they opened one last week near my building…
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Keep pressing “1” to see him writhe in agony ad infinitum
by Oski4Heisman on Nov 15, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
hahahhahah, so wrong, so hilarious
by the federer express on Nov 15, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
that looks monumentally painful.
ROFL.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
REHOAST
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by Rishi on Nov 15, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
glad that table is fine.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
pringle
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
It somehow manages to be even funnier during Big Game Week.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Luck’s face on the kid’s back
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
More like a "C"
And the bottom of the table should be the Alamo Bowl (where the furdie lands)
by Oski4Heisman on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Way cool thing for the geographers
USGS is releasing (they’re not yet done) all topo maps from every survey taken in the US. You used to have to pay to get these, but I think USGS is finding it cheaper now to simply have everything online. Pro tip: find one of these with cool topography, get it professionally printed and framed for easy and relatively cheap but sweet looking wall art.
http://nationalmap.gov/historical/
Note: actual files are ~20mb PDF’s…I just took a screen shot of the above map for DBD purposes.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:44 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
these are cool and we are weirded out cuz we have a framed topo of where we grew up in our entryway and thus it feels like a little part of spazzy is inside us right now
WE ARE ZOONEWS
we all have a little spazzy in us!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
YOU SAID THAT LEG TOUCH WAS NON-SEXUAL!!!!!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Circus Minimus in 1897
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Where?
I mean, I recognize “Stanford University” (sic), and I can see something that might represent a track, but where’s the damned football field?
"We do not seek men who will bravely lie down to die, but men who will fight valiantly to live."
"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
why did the map of Furd get rec’d but not the map of Cal?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Does it matter?
It’s all Bear Territory.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
You know it!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
fiatlux hates you so much right now.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Woot!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
What?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
He doesnt know it!
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
You tell whoever will listen this is Pear territory!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Hi
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
We used to have a super cool six foot long topo map of the Tahoe region that we bought from USGS — it was 3-D and we had it framed and hung on the wall of our Tahoe cabin.
Is that the royal “we” or is Scootie referring to other peoples? Fire Starkey confused.
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Ruling on OWS should come any minute now:
"@maudnewton: MT @thinkprogress Hearing on Zuccotti eviction concludes. Judge promises ruling by 3PM. #ows"
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Fox being Fox
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Fox being sensible…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
I think that’s photoshopped.
But I agree! Good riddance to bad rubbish.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
eh
At least it WAS Wall Street at least, and they didn’t have a quarter of the problems as the deal in Oakland.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
they didn’t have the problems, and from what i’ve heard, a fairly reasonable crowd. but i could see such an encampment start to become a public nuisance and health hazard nonetheless.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
1%er report
Car ordered:
4 cylinders to help the environment. Sport package and stasis chip to help destroy tires.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 11:56 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
How many hp? Diesel or gas?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
W/o stasis chip, 211; with stasis chip, 261. 0-60 in 5.4 seconds.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Did you get manual or slushbox?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
This is Mrs. Dr. CALumbus’s car, so it needed auto. But I did get the flappy paddle thingies for extra lameness.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
flappy paddle thingies is the proper technical term, well done.
Gonna let the stig have a go at it?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
The stig would laugh at this vehicle, if he indeed made human noises.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
I love how all the Google image results for “flappy paddles” are steering wheel paddles, thanks Top Gear!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
what else would they be?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Tell me more about this magical chip.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
No. But you can read more about it.
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
nice
So… you have the chip, yes?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
wut is chip?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
he’s a douchebag genius head coach of the oregon ducks.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
CALumbus Bear will stuff him into engine bay after bowl season is over?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
yes, then the car will take part in and win Jeopardy.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t even have the car yet. Ordered it from Deutschland, should come in 2-3 months.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, what you gotta do is use it as an excuse to go to Europe! Do the European Delivery option, fly to Germany, pick up your car there, drive it around Europe, and then have them ship it home to you after your trip.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
That does look pretty cool. My parents want to do that for their BMW, which they would buy in summer. I don’t want to go there in winter, and I needs me some new auto SCHNELL!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad you can't drive it across the Ocean. Hey, hey, so what kind of bus can cross the ocean?
ColomBUS! lololol
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CALumbus could probably drive it across the ocean if he wanted.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
It has a turbo. So you step on gas, wait a second, then ka-boom.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Can’t wait to test drive the new M5, they say there’s no turbo lag, but I want to feel it before I’ll believe it.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I had put an offer on a 2010 S5. No turbo lag there with the naturally aspirated V8.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Titty!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
how many golf bags fit in the trunk?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
2, diagonally.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
stanfurd cardinal
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by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
[drool]
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
AndBears is a married woman.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
They don’t have the fastback or diesel versions of the A5 in Murica. Just the coupe and cabriolet. Stoopid Europeans with all their cool car options and shaky currency.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It boggles my mind why they won’t bring the Polo Bluemotion here. I’d get that thing in a heartbeat. 70mpg!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
What time is that car coming to pick me up for your annual Big Game bash this Saturday night?
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
CaliforniaGoldenBlogs/Twitter/Facebook/Clothing Store
We’d have to DVR timeshift the game until January. Do you think our fellow CGBers would keep the results of the Big Game a secret so as not to spoil it for us?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t it some ridic expensive car? I mean like totes ridic?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
you should order two, you’ll need the second one for the replacement parts as your car slowly breaks over the first 100 miles
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Nov 15, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Good afternoon
Potentially big news coming today or tomorrow on the recruiting front.
Stay tuned.
Well, maybe not either.
SIAP: Armond Armstead not cleared by USC. Arik leaning towards Cal. Has a visit with the Ducks coming soon.
Someone told me I should #OccupyOptimism
I’m not really that much of a pessimist am I? :(
In other words, Go Bears!
open your Find search bar for the webpage when on the DBD, type “royrules22”, then click next reviewing each comment, I’ll wait for your response.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Texas mom Lori David gets probation for sending nude pics to 16-year-old boy
A Katy, Texas mom admitted she sent nude pictures of herself to her friend’s 16-year-old son Friday, reports CBS affiliate KHOU.
Lori David, 38, pleaded guilty to online solicitation of a minor and was sentenced to five years probation. She will have to register as a sex offender for 15 years, pay a $500 fine, and can only use the internet for work while on probation.
According to KHOU, the victim, who was also a classmate of David’s son, met the woman when she volunteered at his high school. The two became Facebook friends and reportedly began communicating via text and online. The conversations were often sexual.
According to court documents, David sent the teen two photos of herself completely nude on October 14, 2010.
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2011 World Cup Champions Team India
she looks so sad, she can’t be guilty.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
noodz? Which website? Which one?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
is that Fat Mac?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
yes
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Im so depressed. FX fucked up last Thurs and I didnt see Sunny OR The Leage. :(
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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You know you can go to FX and download it to your laserdisc player or betamax right?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Ill have to further investigate this.
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Being u nable to see Sunny or the League is also something taht happens in 3rd world countries
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#Twistworldproblems
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY AS UPPER TROUGH TO
OUR NORTH DROPS DOWN INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MAIN IMPACT FOR
THURSDAY WILL JUST BE A COOLING TREND AS TEMPS ALOFT AND HEIGHT
FIELDS LOWER ALONG WITH STRONGER ONSHORE WIND FLOW. FORECAST WILL
SHOW A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE
MENDOCINO COUNTY LINE. OTHERWISE SHOWER CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY BUT LATEST GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THAT THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY.
THIS SYSTEM IS FAIRLY MOISTURE STARVED AND MOIST PRECIP WILL BE
INDUCED BY DYNAMICS AND COLD AIR ALOFT. BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
WILL BE IN THE NORTH BAY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY FROM SF SOUTHWARD TO
AROUND SANTA CRUZ ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIP TOTALS ON THE ORDER
OF A TENTH TO QUARTER INCH ON AVERAGE AT THIS TIME.
SHOWER CHANCES WILL BE ON THE DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT COOL NW
WINDS WILL CONTINUE. THE BULK OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SATURDAY
APPEAR TO STAY DRY AT THIS TIME AS WERE IN-BETWEEN SYSTEM. LATEST
MODEL SOLUTIONS BRING A WETTER SYSTEM DOWN THE COAST SATURDAY
EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SUNDAY. CURRENT QPF WITH
THIS SYSTEM LOOKS DISTINCTLY HIGHER ON THE ORDER OF 0.25-0.75 WITH
UP TO 1-1.25 INCHES IN THE HILLS…BUT NOT A HEAVY RAIN EVENT.
RAIN SHOULD END SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY…LEAVING THE BULK OF
SUNDAY DRY WITH DECREASING CLOUDS.
FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST…MONDAY AND TUESDAY LOOK DRY BUT MODEL
TRENDS THE LAST 48 HOURS INDICATING POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SYSTEM BY ABOUT WEDS OF NEXT WEEK. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
Sooooooooo rain after the Big Game?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Damn you, Oregon! Keep your upper trough to yourselves!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
South African farmer saves hippo, keeps as pet; hippo kills farmer.
A farmer was mauled to death by his pet hippo in central South Africa last weekend. Marius Els, 40, was bitten and dragged into water by the hippo known as Humphrey.
…….
The Guardian reports Els said “Humphrey’s like a son to me, he’s just like a human.” Yet Els did know the inherent risk of keeping such an animal as a pet. He admits in the video, “It’s a little bit dangerous.”
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
hippos kill the most people in africa, this was inevitable.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
also not a good idea: keeping a pet ocean. those fuckers can drown you.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
don’t snakes and bees kill more?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
No only snakebees kill more
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
AUGH
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I’d think war, famine and AIDS would kill more.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
What about these AIDS?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 15, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Hey you're stealing my material now...
I almost got attacked by one when I was in Zimbabwe… not a fun experience.
don’t ever get your boat between an adult and any offspring.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
You may not believe this but...
if you’re in a boat and a hippo attacks you, you are supposed to leap out of the boat… because the hippo can’t differentiate between a human and a boat and will just instinctively go after the larger item (you know, when approached by a group of bullies always attack the biggest).
First off, I believe that would be just about impossible for most human brains to process in the moment… but secondly, you don’t know what else is in that water!!! Like crocodiles, black mambas, etc…
stay away from hippos.
Hippos can't find him anyway, probably their hoofs' fault
Heeellllloooooo ladies.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
The thought of this situation is giving me the heebie jeebies.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
A friend and I were swimming in the lake once and heard all these kids cheering up the way… wondered what in the world they were cheering about… we got done swimming and not 15 minutes later there was a hippo right about where were swimming. I never swam in that area of the lake again.
By the way, does anyone watch Amazing Race? They spent two episodes in Malawi this year!
I used to. You can only watch so many seasons before it’s the same shit, different people.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
yeah, but that’s part of the fun. Plus you do get to see cool exotic places. My best friend and I keep saying we’re going to do it… this season every place they have been has been a place i have spent a decent amount of time.
that’ s cool. I do enjoy seeing the different places, but hearing a different couple have the same exact fight or complain about the same exact thing as every other season finally wore on me too much.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
stay away fromhipposwater in Africa
Fixed
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
yes, I think I will stay away from swimming there too!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
seriously!
“Hey, this is really nice, whats that loud noise?”
“I dunno, hey wait a sec…HOLY SHIT, SWIM FOR YOUR LIFEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee…”
SPLAT
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Victoria Falls is simply spectacular
One of the most breath taking places I have ever experienced. I would highly highly recommend it.
like the 3rd pic. looks like a place i’d like to visit someday.
on another note, they made a list of a new 7 natural wonders of the world.
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-offbeat-traveler-new-7-wonders-of-nature-20111114,0,141132.photogallery
i’d definitely like to visit all of them. i’ve only been to one, jeju, but i’ve never visited the lava tubes.
Did you notice the bridge in the second photo?
The sheer volume of water that kicks up is simply amazing…
That bridge you see in the second shot is about 330 feet or so above the river… there’s a cool point half way where you cross over the border from Zambia to Zimbabwe. So what else would you do there? Bungee off it, naturally…
I’m imagining this with Jaws music and p-ingqtm
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
They’re not dangerous unless their ears are twitching….. wait, did you see that?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
They’re not dangerous unless their ears are twitching….. wait, did you see that [there]?
This would be a great homophone lesson.
Fack Muck Brown!!
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
The eighth wonder of the world: the back side of water!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
fb lulz
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
by turkey on Nov 15, 2011 12:37 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
[groan]
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
not even going to bother to explain this one? :)
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
That’s the lowest review atoms can give a joke.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I laughed WAY too hard at this
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Oh, I laughed too, I just shook my head after.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Occupy Oakland arrestee faces deportation
Stierle describes himself online as a human rights activist who came to the United States to study astrophysics at UC Berkeley but dropped out over his opposition to nuclear weapons development. It was not immediately known which country he emigrated from or when he arrived here.
This reminds me of when Kramer takes his old job at H+H Bagels but then goes on strike when they refuse to give him time off for Festivus.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
genius.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Nov 15, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
who came to the United States to study astrophysics at UC Berkeley but dropped out over his opposition to nuclear weapons development
I’m not following how these things are related.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
And the final is successfully launching them into low-income and minority areas in order to destroy the lives of millions!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Dayamn! No wonder he dropped out. I wouldn’t be comfortable with that either.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Meet The Minor Leaguer And Scam Artist Who Sold A Pittsburgh Pirate To Australia
http://deadspin.com/5859724/meet-the-minor-leaguer-and-scam-artist-who-sold-a-pittsburgh-pirate-to-australia
Surely it was a surprising development when Pirates outfielder Xavier Paul agreed to sign with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League this season. But his agent dotted the I’s and crossed the T’s, and Brisbane rolled out the red carpet for Paul to make his debut last week.
Paul was as surprised as anyone to hear this news. He had been sold to Brisbane by a stranger, a minor-league castoff posing as his agent. The Courier-Mail reports on the elaborate scheme by one Breland Brown, career baseball driftwood, with the end goal of getting himself a job.
Manny Pacquiao is said to want Juan Manuel Marquez rematch
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1115-pacquiao-marquez-20111115,0,1054335.story
Manny Pacquiao’s promoter said Monday that the Filipino superstar prefers a fourth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez to a super-fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“That fight [Mayweather] can still be there for us in November 2012,” Bob Arum told The Times.
That position brought a strong reaction from rival promoter and former fighter Oscar De La Hoya, who helps promote Mayweather and said the 42-0 welterweight champion has already reserved May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for boxing’s dream fight.
“I say to Manny, fighter to fighter, ‘Step it up, tell Arum what you want,’ " De La Hoya said. “You’re the fighter. You’re a congressman. You call the shots here and decide who you’re going to fight.”
De La Hoya said he’s confident Mayweather wants the mega-bout. De La Hoya said he has spoken to Mayweather’s advisor and manager, Al Haymon, and received further assurance.
However, Arum said Pacquiao agrees his narrow and controversial majority decision over Marquez on Saturday at the MGM Grand “did not have the finish he wanted.” That, he added, justified a fourth fight between the combatants.
Receiving a robocall from Lindsay Gottlieb! SHE LIKES ME! SHE REALLY REALLY LIKES ME!!
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That reminds us, a real live Cal baseball player called to thank for our save baseball donation. We thought that was awesome! We would have picked up had we known we were letting a real live Cal baseball player go straight to the machine. But we wouldn’t have known what to say so that would have been awkward; that’s why we let everything go straight to the machine. Still! Good for them, and us, good feelings GO BEARS
WE ARE ZOONEWS
Porn, violence and beastiality spam attack on Facebook
Attention Facebook users: Your sweet aunt is not really sending you images of pornography, violence or bestiality.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
So there is a new feature that posts what people posted on /b/ on facebook?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
well, thats dissapointing
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Nov 15, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve never finished my sign up with Facebook mainly bcz I resent how many sites started forcing readers to use FaceBook to post comments or to join discussions… It seems to be the new AOL of ’98
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You wanta cookie or something?
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Analysis of LaMichael James' 58 yard run against furd
As the play begins, a few things become clear. Most significantly, Ducks quarterback Darron Thomas reads the backside linebacker who, while he tries to enter the backfield, has no hope of being a threat against James on an inside zone play being run to the offense’s left. The next element is that Oregon’s line does a good job of attacking and getting contact. Note that they don’t overpower any of the defenders, and Stanford even does a good job of slanting in the direction of the run. But they get contact, and the rest of the work is left to James.
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obviously using screenshots to prove predetermined points of view.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Paper and a thumbtack so you can post a passive aggressive reply on the bulletin board?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
a platform from which you can discuss this conclusion.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
walk into the light at the end of the tunnel. All will be revealed.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Not as good as Kod or Hydro.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
#OWS loses in court. Petition to extend restraining order DENIED.
Numb silence here in Zuccotti after ruling #OccupyWallStreet
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Key language:
The Court is mindful ofmovants’ FirstAmendment rights offreedom of speech and peaceable
assembly. However, “[e]ven protected speech is not equally permissible in all places and at all
times.” (Snyder v Phelps, 131 S Ct 1207, 1218 2011, quoting Cornelius v NAACP Legal Defense
& Ed. Fund, Inc., 473 US 788, 799 1985.) Here, movants have not demonstrated that the rules
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Matter of Waller v City of New York, Index No. 11295712011
adopted by the owners of the property, concededly after the demonstrations began, are not
reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions permitted under the First Amendment.
Snyder v. Phelps is a Westboro Baptist case that the Court heard earlier htis year. The Court ruled in the Westboro Baptists people in that case:
The Court ruled in favor of Phelps in an 8-1 decision, holding that their speech related to a public issue, and was disseminated on a public sidewalk.
The Supreme Court said that the Phelps free speech was protected, bc they didnt really disrupt the funerals. So, now the NY court is relying upon the the language of that case to state that there are SOME restrictions on free speech. And the rules put forward by the owners of the park are reasonable. The Rules are as follows:
“Camping and/or the erection of tents or other structures.
Lying down on the ground, or lying down on benches …
The placement of tarps or sleeping bags or other covering on the property
Storage of placement of personal property on the ground, benches, sitting areas or
walkways which unreasonably interferes with the use of such areas by others
Do you guys think those are reasonable rules? Or do they restrict first amendment rights?
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Now I’m no big city lawyer [gasps from the crowd], but it seems to me this is really about trespassing, no? How is camping speech?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Its a public space. Private park, but the owners agreed for it to be open 24 hours 7 days a week. So, its about lawful organization and assembly.
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WHO IS YOUR GOD NOW?
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:19 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
No, Praise Bak Bak!
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Author Levinson new Apple CEO.
Apple has named Genentech chairman Arthur Levinson as chairman of the board.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Arthur spelling fail. I feel shame.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
You sock
Tim Cook is still the CEO.
Arthur Levinson is Chairman of the Board.
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Damnit all to hell. Well this whole thing is a giant misfire then.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
oh WHAT
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
I just heard an interview with him on KQED this weekend.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
last weekend was a long time ago to have ‘just heard’ something
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
2 days? I’d never heard of this guy before.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
And in between, he was blind for a while.
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
Sad
How the hell does she (assuming it’s a girl because it’s crazy) have money to see a therapist if she’s complaining about not having a job?!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
I’d also think there’d be less talking during a rape attempt.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
unless it’s a certified analrapist.
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
Where’s MR.F when you need him?!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
pqtm
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
The burger flipping joints won’t hire you if you have a college degree.
I support the NBA player's union.
After I graduated from Cal, I tried to get a job in the mall (just because no one was hiring the summer of 1996) – couldn’t get one.
Wasn’t Cal football hiring in the summer of 1996? Why didn’t youg et a job there?
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Off-topic
Has anyone here ever made a piñata? Any good tips? Son’s birthday party is Saturday (Big Game day) and I wanna make a ’Furd tree piñata that he and his friends can hack to death.
the phoenix five are the heros you need.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
My roommate was one fo them
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[rimshot]
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
So you’re saying he’s from the pull out and pray school of thought?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
It took me a second to figure that one out, but I think we may have reached a new low here. Congrats.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Make it out of paper mache in the form of a caveman.
Add a furd shirt.
Fill with dollar bills.
Prophet
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Go to the big game. there will likely be a life size, moving one there!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
hmm I would say just buy a regular pinata, rip off the outside paper and make a tree thingy out of many little strips of green/red construction paper
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
so, shit got real
From the DailyCal twitter:
An individual has been shot as @UCBerkeley’s Haas School of Business http://bit.ly/tSrBxH
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Link no worky?
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yeah, noticed that. real tweet, though.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
other reporters are tweeting it too
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
RT @dailycal Dan Mogulof has comfirmed that there was shooting at #Haas. More info as I get it.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
This could be really complicated with all the protesters there.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
I just saw that. Holy shit!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
oy
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
don’t be so pessimistic
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
by turkey on Nov 15, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
victim secured and transported. Haas on lockdown.
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
An individual has been shot at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, according to a legal observer at the site.
The individual has been transported from the building, according to UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof. However, Mogulof could not confirm who the victim’s identity.
WE ARE ZOONEWS
If this is related to the protesters, it’d fuck up all the other campus protests across the country.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Shooting was in the computer lab of the Haas School of Business,
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
RT @dailycal: RT @amrutatrivedi: According to witnesses, about 10 shots were fired in a computer lab at #Haas
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
COD California version.
Only 10 rounds allowed in clip.
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
That Haas is in a “quiet” part of campus makes this more bizzarre
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
My kid on campus says cops have the shooter in custody
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
Hope that indicates your kid is well?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks! Kid is holed up in Unit 1.
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
I don’t know what that means exactly, being a UCLA grad and all, but that means in dorms and out of danger, yes?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
i really ought to visit your campus sometime.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Have you ever been? I hear DC has a pogo stick you could borrow…
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
She was in the dorm working on a paper. Got a campus alert on cell phone
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
…but are you the hero she deserves?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Thank you Frank, where can she find you, you manly man!
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
Actually, this is accurate. Haas is my lair.
Every game, wearing my superhero costume (a white hat and a “The Bench” shirt")
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
White hat is just like a white helmet!
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Yes, but do you have a cape?
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
BREAKING: Suspect brandishing a weapon, shot by law enforcement, taken to hospital, according to Mogulof
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Shooter was the victim. They are one.
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Breaking: #UCPD spokesperson Alex Yao tells Berkeleyside the suspect and the victim are one and the same in the Haas shooting incident.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, UCPD on the ball!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
YEAH!
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Roll On UCPD!
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
This sounds like something we will have to wait many hours to hear the full story from.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Scene at Haas
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
Live video from a flying machine
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Live video from helicopter above campus.
Updates: http://storify.com/dailycal/reactions-to-updates-on-shooting-at-haas-school-of
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think the guy on the video knows he’s mic’d.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
I hear nothing.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
No, you.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
They’re showing Occupy Oakland marching to campus now on the helicopter feed.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
berkeleyside Berkeleyside
Breaking: #UCPD spokesperson Alex Yao tells Berkeleyside the suspect and the victim are one and the same in the Haas shooting incident.
6 minutes ago
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 15, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
vintage
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
I know. Just being an inappropriate asshole.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Media briefing set to take place at 4 p.m. with Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and UCPD Police Chief Mitch Celaya in California Hall regarding shooting.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
SovernNation Doug Sovern
Witness tells me 4 or 5 cops came into computer lab at biz school, shouted “drop the gun drop the gun,” fired 4-5 shots. Everyone hit deck
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm
SovernNation Doug Sovern
Second time in a week that someone’s been shot near & during an #OWS protest. Don’t know if this one at all related to #OccupyCal rally
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Speculation
Maybe the cops are the only ones who fired shots? (after the person with the gun pointed it at them)
According to UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof, someone in the building noticed the suspect with what appeared to be a weapon in his or her bag and alerted a supervisor, who called UCPD.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Mogulof: individual was spotted by staff w/ what appeared to be concealed weapon in bag. Staff reported to police who confronted suspect.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
From a facebook friend that works at Haas
From a Haas colleague: “An armed gunman entered the building alone, went to the computer lab right near Koret. However, a co-worker of mine saw the gun sticking out of the belt while in the same elevator as him and alerted police. They got on scene before anything happened and exchanged shots with him. He is wounded, in custody, and on way to hospital.”
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
UCPD chief : Preliminary description of shooter is white male, about 5ft 3. Carrying backpack.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
jpanzar Javier Panzar
UCPD chief: there were at least 4 #Cal students in the room during the #haas shooting.
3 minutes ago
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Live stream of press conference
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
More speculation
Guy with gun is Sandusky’s publicist.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Chief Celaya should come out, yell “HOW DO YOU LIKE UCPD NOW?!?” drop the mic, walk off.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
,,,,,,,,,,,,
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Celaya said there hasn’t been a shooting on campus since the 80s. How about killing of Rosebud in 1992 or Henry’s shooting (not necessarily on campus) in 1990?
Who’s Rosebud?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
Broke into Chancellor Tien’s office and wielded a machete. Police shot and killed her. Resulted in riots.
It sounds like someone was quietly doing their homework on a computer, got frustrated w buggy software, and did the thing many of us have dreamed of doing and shot the fuck out of the computer, then the cops came in and were like what’s going on?! saw the guy had a gun and shot him.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve never wanted to shoot the computer before. I feel like that wouldn’t be satisfying enough. Punching the monitor, then taking the whole damn computer and throwing it through the window? YES
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
h4x!
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
“terrorists win”? /counter-strike
by the federer express on Nov 15, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
As both a gun owner and a person rather susceptible to nerd rage, I would never shoot my hardware.
Guy has a screw or two loose, if you ask me.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
as both a nerd and a gun owner, i turned my gun into a phaser
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Must suck finding enough power to run the thing.
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
good, good
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
In case you missed the Utah game broadcast:
There was a Lee Grosscup interview at halftime.
I uploaded it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnhy4KQtpgE
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sure
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They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Knowing some of the hippies congregated here
Were going to have a protest against the shooting of the dude with the gun
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
I’m going to organize a protest of the protest of protesting of shooting of the dude with the gun.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well...well...
I’ll protest your protest! It’s way too mainstream!
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
where’s x to the z xzhibit when you need him.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
xxx
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Yo dawg
"I’ve been waiting my entire life for a troll of your magnitude.
They call me the Trolls Of Trolls. The internet’s most successful troll. I’ve been aware of your legend, your mystique, but I didn’t dare leave my underground lair to find you.
Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 15, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
When you congregated here, do you mean in the DBD?
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I wish you guys were the biggest hippies I've encountered today
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
So they’re coming out of the woodwork?
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Joseph Stalin
U feeling Loco?
Never leave home without your poop bucket!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
And don’t forget the lid :P
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U feeling Loco?
foolish trojan, a lidless bucket allows for easy dumping on uniformed members of society
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Even if there were people at SC inclined to tree sit I can’t see the whole “gardez-l’eau” thing being tolerated more than once. Frankly, I’m not sure they’d have been in the tree long enough to need the bucket.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
NBA cancelling games:
The NBA formally notified teams Tuesday that it has canceled games through Dec. 15, a source told ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard.
The news comes one day after the players’ union rejected the owners’ latest offer and announced its intention to disband and file an antitrust lawsuit against the league.
More From ESPN.com
In his podcast, Bill Simmons talks with Marc Stein and Ric Bucher about the beginning of “nuclear winter” and how the lockout evolved to where it is now.
Part 1 | Part 2
If the key figures cared more about their legacies, we’d be watching Celtics vs. Heat this week instead of staring at the NBA’s wreckage, writes J.A. Adande. Story
David Stern’s ability to spew arrogance and have it come across as genuine hurt and kindly advice has reached epic proportions, writes Tim Keown. Story
• TrueHoop: Why talks will return
• Munson: Untangling the mess
On Tuesday, NBA players’ association executive director Billy Hunter said the suit will be filed Tuesday night in the Northern District of California.
David Boies, an attorney for the players, says they’ve brought this case to restore competitive free-market conditions.
He says the players will not seek a preliminary injunction to lift the lockout. Boies says that because the lockout “arguably grew out of prior collective bargaining discussions” that it would be very difficult to get a preliminary injunction and could delay the case.
Boies says it is in “everybody’s interests to resolve this quickly,” adding the longer it goes on, the greater the damages for teams and players.
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Hey! there are lots of NBA fans ’round these parts, mister.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I’m a relatively sports savvy guy… and I can honestly say I have not heard one person I know bemoan the lack of an NBA season… not unprompted at least.
I MISS IT!
(Thunder will be awesome – Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka – a team on the rise)
yeah pretty muhc.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
fiat, i am very sad about the nba season being lost. so that’s one person, at least :(
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Don’t feel too bad, he’s hard of hearing so of course he hasn’t heard anyone.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
unless of course we met at the utah tailgate in which case it saddens me that a dear friend of mine would actually miss the NBA
As a Laker fan, I will miss the NBA playoffs.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
We count double!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I knew that was coming. :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
The Thunder are very good.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Super freakin’ good. Unless Durant gets hurt playing flag football.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
I gotta say, I’m a Laker fan, but it’s hard to hate on Kevin Durant. He’s probably my second favorite current basketball player, after Jorge.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
I love Durant! He single-handedly won me FT% a couple fantasy seasons ago!
That and he seems like a genuinely good, down-to-earth guy who doesn’t care about creating a brand or any of that bullshit. He looks and acts like he just wants to play basketball and win.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
…which is probably why fiat randomly plucked it out of a list of teams he might have heard of. “Oklahoma City? Since when do they have a team?? No way they can be any good!”
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
yes, that was kind of what I did… i mean i realize they have a decent team but i was trying to think of the two generally most insignificant, unattractive and unappealing cities in the NBA… Sacramento, of course, was a no brainer… OKC seemed like the logical mate.
Shoulda gone with Minnesota :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Neither is Golden State, but so what.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
the two generally most insignificant, unattractive and unappealing cities in the NBA
Shoulda gone with Minnesota :)
That’s not a city.
Make sense yet?
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Yeah, but obviously every single team is in a city, regardless of what the team’s name is. The Minnesota Timberwolves are in Minneapolis. Though, that’s not a very unappealing city.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 17, 2011 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Yet, I REALLY REALLY care
and am quite pissed off at the owners who are trying to force the players to accept a system that punishes them for the stupidity and bad business sense of the owners.
Seriously, fuck you Michael Jordan, you made bajillions because of your talent, charisma and media savy. You know shit about business which is why the Charlotte Bobcats are losing shitloads of money.
I support the NBA player's union.
MLB quietly putting their labor agreement together. Its going smoothly and looks to be historic:
Both sides still need to sign off on the details that have been agreed to by negotiators. And the particulars of several issues remain to be negotiated. However, one source said that, barring unexpected setbacks, they are “in position to reach an agreement in short order.”
As baseball officials and players watch from afar as labor warfare threatens to devour the NBA, they are well aware that this agreement will ensure two full decades of continuous labor peace for the first time since the formation of the Major League Baseball Players Association in the 1960s.
This deal, however, figures to be especially historic, as baseball positions itself for the 21st century. Among other things, it will pave the way for realignment of the sport into two 15-team leagues, adding a second wild-card team in each league, spreading interleague play throughout all six months of the regular season and making significant changes to the draft, free agency and the so-called “Competitive Balance Tax.”
In recent days, the sides have found ways to come to a meeting of the minds on the last of the major issues that have prevented them from reaching an agreement earlier — in particular, a plan for curbing spending on the amateur draft and a revamped draft-pick compensation system for teams that lose top free agents.
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This deal, however, figures to be especially historic, as baseball positions itself for the 21st century. Among other things, it will pave the way for realignment of the sport into two 15-team leagues, adding a second wild-card team in each league, spreading interleague play throughout all six months of the regular season and making significant changes to the draft, free agency and the so-called "Competitive Balance Tax."
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Are you resetting the DBD?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Why you mean
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I saw new stories and got confused that it was morning again.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Its morning somewhere!
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Time to drink!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Drunk all Big Game week!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 15, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Peninsula shabu shabu choices
What say you all:
1) Shabu House, San Mateo
2) Shabuway, Burlingame
3) Somewhere else that I will tell you about, atoms: ___________________
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
dozens of shabu places on geary/clement
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
which, i guess aren’t technically peninsula. so meh
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
I’m not feeling like driving up to the city :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Whoops, I mixed it up. Shabuway is in San Mateo and Shabu House is in Burlingame. Are you saying Shabuway is better, or is that just your San Mateo pride showing?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
3) Somewhere else that I will tell you about, atoms: Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot
Place is very different from typical Shabu Shabu/hot pot. Soup is wicked pungent, good.
In Mongolia is it like Scotland where “Baaaaaaaa” means “No”?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Hah, yeah, there’s one of those in Fremont that I’ve been wanting to go for aaaages. I actually peeked my head in once, and you’re right, it’s pungent and awesome in there :)
I used to get Mongolian-style hot pot pretty often when I was in China. It was pretty much where we went if we wanted to “go out”.
However, Ms. atoms is coming along tonight and I strongly suspect she’s going to be turned off by the overpowering aroma, so it’s probably going to have to be Japanese-style tonight.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
pqtm
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by atomsareenough on Nov 15, 2011 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
America’s thinnest latex condom!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 7:36 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve been here, but was rather dismayed at the final cost.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Sometimes I feel like you are to self-less atomsarenough.
Forget sabu sabu, maybe it’s time for a sabme night, yknow? Just pamper yourself!
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1.8/10
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
YOU DONT KNOW WHY ITS LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR ASS ON THE LINE!
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I’ve been to Shabu House in San Mateo. It was decent. I can’t say it’s awesome, b/c shabu-shabu is also pretty easy to do at home especially if you have a lot of friends over.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
I should’ve gone there. I was decidedly underwhelmed by Shabuway. They had the broth already sitting out when we got there, the service was poor, the meat and veggies were just okay.
I’ve never tried doing it at home but you’re right, it can’t be that hard. It’s just boiling meat.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
The only issue is the prep work. Getting all the vegetables cut is kind of a pain.
And, making the right broth makes a difference. Get some beef shanks, boil them until that grey foam bubbles up. Pour it off. Then add your spices and re-boil. (That’s how you make proper pho broth, too.)
Old Toothwrangler
…how do you use the shanks, after? (I’m a total novice here)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 16, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
1) Put beef shanks into the pot. Add water to cover by a couple of inches.
2) Bring to a boil. After about 5 minutes or so, a grey foam should bubble up.
3) Pour the entire pot into a colander. Rinse the shanks with cold water.
4) Put the shanks back into the pot and add fresh water. Depending on how long you’re going to cook, it should cover by a few inches, but don’t go closer than an inch from the top of the pot.
5) Add desired spices + aromatics (garlic/onions/ginger)
6) Bring back to a boil. Reduce to a simmer.
7) Simmer for at least an hour until the liquid has reduced to the desired amount and consistency.
(Optional: Chill broth so that you can skim off the fat. Or strain it.)
8) Use as the base for your soup, hot pot, or shabu shabu.
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Stanfurd Hubris
So apparently the Furd had posted a ticket web page for purchasing Pac-12 Championship tickets AT Stanfurd Stadium.
Gonna assume this was put up before the Oregon game…
Stanford University | Online Ticket Office | Pac-12 Championship Game
no bear, no care
They don’t teach you about juju at the Farm, it appears. Everybody probably got an A in the subject though.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 15, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Apparently there are emails which show that McQueary did contact police immediately after seeing Sandusky do stuff in the shower with kids.
no link, too lazy.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I don’t think there are emails showing what McQueary did back in 2002. I think McQueary just sent out an email today claiming that he did more than has been claimed:
A former Penn State graduate assistant cited by a grand jury report as claiming he saw an ex-assistant football coach sexually abusing a young boy in a campus locker room shower says in an email he made sure the act was stopped and then went to police — contradicting what the report says.
“I did stop it, not physically … but made sure it was stopped when I left that locker room … I did have discussions with police and with the official at the university in charge of police …. no one can imagine my thoughts or wants to be in my shoes for those 30-45 seconds … trust me.” Added McQueary: “Do with this what you want … but I am getting hammered for handling this the right way … or what I thought at the time was right … I had to make tough impacting quick decisions.”http://news.yahoo.com/email-tv-talk-add-twists-penn-state-case-010955698.html
"For eight long years have those lobster backs made you bite the dust. It is your turn now. Make them bite and bite hard. Play, every one of you until you drop in your tracks; and when you can’t play any longer, we’ll put another man in your place. If you are repulsed once, come at them again, harder." - Garrett Cochran, Big Game 1898
but I am getting hammered for handling this the right way
reading between the lines, sounds like he was told to stfu and gtfo by many people
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 15, 2011 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
Yup, unfortunately his next course of action should have probably been to quit and blow the whistle.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
From his point of view, this probably means he is out of a job, and potentially blackballed from coaching forever. Touch choice to make.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 16, 2011 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
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