DBD 11.4.11 DBD Dictionary
by AndBears on Nov 4, 2011 1:34 AM PDT
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In the spirit of welcoming more people to our conversations, I’ve created a handy cheat sheet to help familiarize our new guests with our strange sayings. We’ve built up quite a culture here in the Daily Bear Dump and we talk about a lot of things here besides Cal Sports. But what’s interesting isn’t just WHAT we say but HOW we say it.
Regular internet Memes:(Lets start out slow)
FWIW – for what it’s worth
IIRC – if I remember correctly
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
LOL – laughed out loud; differentiated from LULz
LULZ – subset of laughing out loud where in the laugh is at someone in a mean or mocking nature. Usage "When that racist gramma fell down the stairs I lulz’ed"
To Troll – to post a controversial viewpoint to see what arguments you can start.
DBD Dictionary:
To Atoms (v).Usage: "I don’t understand this comment, can you atoms it up for me?" To explain a joke, which often ruins the punchline. Example: TwistnHook: "You see it’s funny, because both a duck’s beak and a bar tab are called a bill" Rishi: "Thanks, Atoms."
Cugel’d (v, past tense): When someone posts random inflammatory comments from a news article (or a fake news article from the Onion) to troll the DBD, and you get taken in by it and believe them to be genuine. Cugel has been susceptible to this phenomenon several times, so it’s something he has become known for.
Pulling a Cugel: wandering around bars for hours, unable to locate the CGBers who are watching him. That’s just funny stuff.
IT’S A TARP: Originally a variation from ‘It’s a Trap’ meme, this is often used to humorously bring up not only traps but Star Wars, plastic tarpaulins, and the Troubled Asset Relief Program economic plan from the US Government.
<PERSON> Would have used a header: Really, if you’re gonna post a picture, you should use a header so others can hide the picture and pretend like they are working on a really long and inane word document. Often blaming the person in the picture for it.
WHOSE <NOUN>? : A response to incorrect grammar, usually the incorrect usage of possession pronouns. Believed to be started by both overly eager grammar enthusiasts and the popular ‘Whose House’ Cal Football promotional video. Usage: Goldblooded: "The bear is awesome; its [correct it’s] roaring!" Rishi: "WHOSE roaring?"
Pringles: Originally as a reference to Charles "Lol" Pringle, Cal Golden bear from the 1898 Football team, it has become a verb and substitute for LOL. One can pringle in response to a joke, state simple ‘pringles’ or ‘pqtm’ – shorthand for pringled quietly to myself. Many have found this seems to fit the experience of one’s response when reading humorous comments better than LOL.
To Z (v): to move through comments without reading them; referencing the ability to press z to mark the topmost comment as read. Usage: "I can’t z fast enough when Rishi starts talking about Diwali and cricket."
Rec’d: A short-hand of approval, implying the full statement ‘I enjoyed your comment and thus will use SB Nations rec button to show my appreciation". There is some debate of whether it is necessary or not to actually rec the aforementioned comment.
Rishi <3s Cock: It was said, just once, but it was enough.
1%: An accusation of wealth, declaring the other person a top 1% income earner. Scootie: "I went to a hotel with a POOL this weekend!" Rishi: "You are the 1%!!!"
Sunshine Pumpers: People who make overly optimistic predictions about football or other Cal things.
Racis!: (adjective) A comment or other object/person can be racis if it is facetiously racist. Twist "Gold bears are the best bears". Rishi: "That’s Racis!"
Cool. : another way of saying ‘whatever you say’ in a snarky, dismissive way. Usually at the end of a long discussion which has reached an impasse. It is used as the only word in a comment to illustrate its dismissive attitude. (Different, than ‘oh, cool!’ which is not negative). Also related is "cool story, bro" with which one can dismiss a useless or unfunny story.
Hit Squad: The group of moderators who have the ability to delete comments if the threads are getting out of hand. The name is a reference to a superior defense (football) at Cal in the 2000s.
TEACH ME TO READ!: Okay, even I’m not sure what this is about.
PSoCY: Shorthand for ‘Pooper Sex or See YA’. It’s probably best to ignore this.
Useful Cal Shorthand: (Although if you don’t know this, why are you here?)
Sandy – Sandy Barbour, Cal Athletic Director
Tedford – Jeff Tedford, Head Coach of Cal Football
Monty – Mike Montgomery, Head Coach, Cal Men’s Basketball.
Stanfurd – the proper way to address the farm school across the bay.
Old Blue – a long-time fan who has quietly given up any hope of glory, but expects the worse possible outcome. (ahh, aren't we all excellent sunshine pumpers).
SO, now you can add your own! What are your favorite memes?
Additions!
Mehta: Substitute for the term "META" as in a term, especially in art, used to characterize something that is characteristically self-referential. In this context, because of the Indian population, the term 'Mehta' is used. [From Mr.F]
Twist’s Wedding Night: any general situation of awkwardness, or especially failure to complete a task or fullfil one’s role will bring out someone saying “sounds like Twsit’s Wedding Night” – which, of course, is making fun of Twist and his failure to please his wife. [--From LeonPowe]
The Venn Diagram – once casually mentioned by me that all the posters on CGB (especially DBDs) tended to be chemists (sec 119, Spazzy McGee, carp), lawyers (CalBear81, OhioBear, CALumbusBear, TwistNHook, marhag) and Indians – from India, not Native Americans or Stanfurd students pre1972 (rishi, Harsha, YesWeCannon, atomsareenough, Kolwave, etc.) [From LeonPowe]
“you people” That’s always part of the fiber here.Definitions include: regular posters of the DBD, ‘depressed sports fans’, people who DGAF (Google that one) [from Anchorsteam Bear, Goldblooded, Turkey, & Carp]
"This”: to validate what one has posted. [from Anchorsteam Bear]
“go on” to increase the thread count towards the once elusive #1000 [from Anchorsteam Bear]
obvi: Shorthand for obvious or obviously.
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Gutierrez took tough road to become star at Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jorge Gutierrez still remembers bits and pieces from the day he crossed the Mexican border at 15 to begin a new life in the United States.
His parents, Bertha and Fernando, dropped their son off in Denver and helped him sign up for school before returning to their hectic lives in Chihuahua, Mexico, to work and care for two older sons. It was an excruciating choice for the tight-knit family. Gutierrez, who recalls his sadness at the time, would have to get by speaking very limited English while living far from home with three other Mexican teens just as determined to build a future by making the same huge sacrifice.
“You always think about it. It’s something that marked my life forever,” said Gutierrez, now a star guard for No. 24 California. “It’s been a while, but I don’t forget about those things. I learned a lot of stuff.”
Maybe it just meant he wasn’t starting… Still, not an accurate impression.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
DBD Vocab
The Venn Diagram – once casually mentioned by me that all the posters on CGB (especially DBDs) tended to be chemists (sec 119, Spazzy McGee, carp), lawyers (CalBear81, OhioBear, CALumbusBear, TwistNHook, marhag) and Indians – from India, not Native Americans or Stanfurd students pre1972 (rishi, Harsha, YesWeCannon, atomsareenough, Kolwave, etc.)
Indians – from India, not Native Americans or Stanfurd students pre1972
nice :)
Cal: Bears with Books.
Scootie and Since1997 are gonna be so pissed.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
You are the etc!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
um. err. yeah.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
stop co-opting the venn. the venn is indians hatters and lawyers, as initially set in place by CGB North. there are like 3 chemists total
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
indians/lawyers/chemists was the original pre-AtQ venn.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
He speaks the truth!
Cursed Venn Diagram, it is dividing us all. Cal fan against Cal fan.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
You’ll only get more intrenched!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s like they never taught the meaning of the term “etc” in Bangalore!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
boomtho was also not mentioned
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
How did this get left out of the DBD Dictionary?
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
how did this start?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I searched but I think the comment is too old or something.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I believe Spazzy used it first, and then I used it to respond to something Twist said in the same DBD. But I don’t remember what either reference was. And it looks like DBDs that are more than a few months old cannot be searched.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
Which part? Or all of it?
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
The zoo part.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Depending on where the comma goes here, you could be threatening me.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently the 1% are still permitted to search old DBDs.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
I don’t know what everyone else is doing differently, but this isn’t the first time someone hasn’t been able to find something in old DBDs that was pretty easy to find. I just searched “Kill” in your comments.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU THINK YOU ARE BETTER THAN ME!??!
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Hey, it was me!
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I think I came up with it and continue to propogate its awesmoeness solely
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apostrophes confuse search
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I think BITCH was un-apostrophe’d. So you could search, um… by uh, the user name and “BITCH”.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Women's basketball vanquishes Vanguard in exhibition game
The Lindsay Gottlieb era is underway
The Lindsay Gottlieb coaching era got off to its unofficial star on Thursday night as the California Golden Bears defeated the visiting Vanguard Lions, 99-58, in a preseason exhibition contest. Hometown girl Brittany Boyd dazzled, scoring 18 points with nine rebounds, five assists, and five steals.
The Bears used a bucket by junior center Talia Caldwell and a pair of freethrows from sophomore Gen Brandon to jump out to a 4-0 lead. The Vanguard Lions made a bucket to make it 4-2, the last time the game would really be in doubt.
Cal led 18-10 when the team mounted a 12-0 run that included back-to-back buckets by freshman forward Justine Hartman, an and-one from Brandon, a trey from sophomore guard Mikayla Lyles, and a fastbreak from junior guard Layshia Clarendon. The Bears held a 28-10 advantage after the run and never looked back.
Sophomore guard Afure Jemerigbe hit a three-pointer with four seconds left in the first half to give Cal a 52-33 lead at the break.
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BREAK UP CAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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# 7 Volleyball dodges a bullet at Utah
Bears hold off the pesky Utes to win their first five-set match of the season
For the first time in the 2011 season, the No. 7 California volleyball team went five sets with an opponent before earning a 3-2 victory over Utah on Thursday evening at the Utes’ Crimson Court. The Golden Bears won the second, fourth and fifth sets en route to the 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 15-13 victory.
With the victory, Cal improves to 22-4 overall and 12-4 in the Pac-12 while Utah drops to 9-16 and 4-12 in conference play. The victory stopped a two-match losing streak for the Bears.
The last time the Bears had played to five sets dates back to the 2010 campaign – a 3-2 loss to Arizona State on Nov. 24, 2010, in Berkeley.
Tarah Murrey had a match-high 25 kills (16e, 68att) and 27.0 points. Those 25 kills bested Murrey’s previous high of 21, and she tied her 2011 best of 68 attempts. Murrey’s 27 points demolished her last high of 24.5, which had stood for almost two months.
Also surpassing a mark that had lasted more than two months, Correy Johnson’s 13 kills are her season high. Johnson’s 15.5 points tied her season high. Elly Barrett’s 58 assists and 11 attempts both set new career highs. Robin Rostratter tied her season high with four assists.
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Field hockey wins at NorPac conference tournament
Cal advances to the semifinals against Longwood
Sophomore forward Jordan O’Reilly scored twice to help the No. 16 California Golden Bears advance to the semifinals of the NorPac Tournament with a 5-2 victory over the Radford Highlanders.
Radford had control in the early portion of the game, getting off four shots before Cal took their first stab at the opposing goal. Senior goalkeeper Maddie Hand stopped the one shot on goal, keeping the score 0-0. Junior forward Rachelle Comeau ignited the Cal offense, scoring the first goal of the game off a feed from junior Claire Dougherty at the 22 minute mark. Cal held a 1-0 advantage at halftime.
Raford erased the advantage two minutes into the second half with a goal by Ashton Cox off a penalty corner. Five minutes later, senior defender Erin Magill, one of the Cal players to be named to the All-Conference team, took full advantage of a Cal penalty corner, blasting a shot into the net to put the Bears back up, 2-1. Jordan O’Reilly came out of a scramble in front of the net at the 43:34 mark, firing the ball past Radford’s goalkeeper to give Cal a 3-1 edge. She added to the lead just past the 55 minute mark when Shannon Elmitt collected a rebound, passed it to O’Reilly who found net. Two minutes later, NorPac Freshman of the Year, Lara Kruggel, took a pass from the NorPac West co-Player of the Year, Andrea Earle, to score her eighth goal of the season, giving Cal a 5-1 advantage. Radford scored with 13 minutes remaining in the game, but Cal easily held on for the 5-2 victory.
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Reigning NCAA champion Jana Juricova advances to round of 16 at ITA Indoor
Go Jana!
Top-ranked and No. 1-seeded California women’s tennis senior Jana Juricova will move into the round of 16 at the 2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships after the first day (Thursday, Nov. 3) on court at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The fourth-year Golden Bear took out No. 24-ranked Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar of Texas A&M in three sets, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, in the round of 32 to advance.
Juricova draws USC freshman Zoe Scandalis in the next round. The two will face each other for the second time in 30 days in an 11 a.m. ET match on Friday, Nov. 4. Juricova and Scandalis played each other in the round of 16 at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships on Oct. 7. In that match-up, Juricova won the first set, 6-2, but Scandalis came back to take the second set, 7-5, before Juricova notched an 8-6 win in the third-set tiebreaker.
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Cal doubles team reaches the quarterfinals of the men's ITA Indoor
Andrews and Konigsfeldt advance
The fourth-seeded and fifth-ranked California men’s tennis doubles team of senior Nick Andrews and junior Christoffer Konigsfeldt pushed its way into the quarterfinals of the 2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday, Nov. 3.
The Golden Bears were the only team to field two pairs in the prestigious indoor tournament. Andrews and Konigsfeldt received a first-round bye before they defeated Mississippi’s duo of Johan Backstrom and Jonas Lutjen, 8-6, in the round of 16.
Up next for Cal’s top doubles team is the Valdosta State tandem of Christian Hansen and Luis Loeffler. The teams will take the court for an 11 a.m. ET quarterfinal match on Friday, Nov. 4.
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There's a football game tomorrow
Cal vs. WSU at AT&T Park, 3:30 PT
The Bears have posted a 2-1 record in record over their first three games at AT&T Park in 2011, picking up victories over Presbyterian and Utah, while falling to USC. With wins over Washington State and Oregon State in its next two games at AT&T, the Bears would become bowl eligible for the eighth time in the last nine campaigns. Cal is coming off a 31-14 loss at UCLA in its most recent contest at The Rose Bowl last Saturday that was the team’s fourth defeat in its last five contests.
Washington State has lost four in a row overall after a 3-1 start to the season. The Cougars picked up wins over Idaho State, UNLV and Colorado, in addition to a loss at San Diego State to open the campaign, but have since lost UCLA, Stanford, Oregon State and Oregon.
Cal leads the all-time series between the schools, 42-25-5, including a current string of six consecutive wins in which the Bears have outscored the Cougars by a 218-91 count. Cal also has won three straight at home over Washington State, with the last Cougar win in the series a 48-38 victory in Berkeley the first time head coach Jeff Tedford faced Washington State. He has won all six meetings since.
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Undefeated vs WSU since 04 (my Freshman year)! Only team I’ve ever felt confident against! WE GOT DIS!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
God, if we lose to freakin’ Dub State….
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
BRING OUT THE PITCHFORKS AND FIRE TO ASTQ
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
by Rishi on Nov 4, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
You guys won’t remember!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
...
Dude, I still remember when royrules22 single-handedly derailed our 2009 season by saying “seeya guys at the Rose Bowl/NCG!”
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damnit royrules! If it makes you feel better, in 09 i predicted Rose Bowl AND a Jahvid Heisman
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Cal will sweep Ohio State and Texas and Northwestern!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
The Chiefs are GUARANTEED to win the Super Bowl this and all forthcoming years!
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Maybe I should just stop watching football
last Cal Rose Bowl: 1959
last Chiefs Super Bowl: 1969
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty much expecting to.
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 4, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
It can’t be any worse than losing to UCLA.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
Yes, it can.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure if I should watch this game or not.
Actually I won’t. I’m going to the optometrist. I’m afraid I have astigmatism. My head hurts like hell in the evenings due to my current glasses
In other words, Go Bears!
Don’t be afraid… because, having had something similar happen, the first time they correct for astigmatism, it is glorious – better vision, no headaches, etc.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
YES! Wait can they fix for that with glasses? Mine finally got fixed when i got lasik.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, astigmatism can be fixed with prescription eyewear. If your optometrist told you otherwise and you paid him/her for surgery as a result … that’s brilliant.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
No, I got used to the astigmatism and never really worried about it. I’m not going to pretend like I got lasik for anything other than cosmetic reasons.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I wear glasses now. So either I need to upgrade my prescription or it’s something else. Also I thought astigmatism is only cured with contacts and not glasses?
In other words, Go Bears!
learned something new today
The first spectacle lenses that corrected astigmatism were made by Benjamin Franklin in 1784.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LIKE A BOSS!
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Contacts are generally worse for astigmatism correction because then they can only have one correct rotation, which means as it naturally wiggles on your eye, your vision will blur.
(which is why they’re weighted to re-orient to current position as you blink)
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
Yes, but the reorientation can be tricky if you have drier eyes like me. So they get stuck and suddenly I’m focusing on blinking instead of the car in front of me.
Are you saying you like the way my eye wiggles??? Thats sexually harassment!
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So is this a good time or bad time to make a wedding night joke?
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Thanks for coming out today!
Now you get to be the new fool / tool.
Kidding. If you’ve been lurking a while you know this is good fun.
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Anchorsteam is hoping he (or she) can haze WolverBear as the newbie.
But no matter what, Redonk gets to spank both fo you.
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Just wanted to skate on through like a kewl kid. No spank or ice block / olive tasks for me.
I was pleasantly surprised a new person entered.
Tell me, pretty rare to have a newbie? wait…amirite?
Seems about a dozen of “you people” hold court
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t care whether you have posted here once or 10,000, kiss my ring and all shall be before you.
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The number has been fairly constant/slow-growing. New folks seem to enter as others drop away. And then some magically reappear!
Magically reppear?
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Great entrance to the CGB community? Or greatest entrance to the CGB community?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I am in love with all the new posters.
As an extra bonus, they seem mostly sane. This is a GOOD WEEK.
Well, only in the context of the DBD. We make Ron Artest look balanced, after all.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
OMG FIRE TEDFORD BENCH MAYNARD YOU’RE ALL BLIND SUNSHINE PUMPING EVIDENCED-BASED TEDFORD APOLOGISTS!!!
…did i do that right?
This is like watching a hummingbird land on your finger and make direct eye contact with you.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 4, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
....
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'M SPARTACUS!
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ugh, it’s like none of you have ever read an optics textbook.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
I was done with Physics after 7b. No way in hell was I going near 7c. Screw that
In other words, Go Bears!
I slept through both
what happens?
Go Bears Go
Perpetual motion machines are impossible, but time travel is!
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
OMG CHINA VS. BERKELEY FIGHT
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
IN THIS HOUOSE WE OBEY THE LAWS OF THEMODYNAMICS!
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Who are these heathens>
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Hey there! Welcome back.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Its like I never left.
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i have astigmatism too. my glasses give me headaches but not wearing them is fine. i think i need my prescription adjusted haha
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
So this is what is happening to me as well. This whole week I’ve been suffering from headaches like hell. But on Monday and Tuesday I assumed it was due to lack of sleep as the headache was constant throughout the day. But on Wednesday (when I had nearly 12 hrs of sleep!) the headache came back in the evening. And yesterday as the headache approached I decided to take off my glasses and take a 15 minute break. No headache! So I’m going to get my eyes checked anyway
In other words, Go Bears!
Stop drinking so much Diet Mountain Dew Red, dude!
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I have a pretty strong astigmatism. I wear contacts to correct for nearsightedness, but due to the rotation issue WolverBear cites above, I wear glasses over contacts to correct for the astigmatism only when it matters (reading, or driving at night).
That’s more painful, like stigmata.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Good to know
If you stab your lawyer with a pen or pencil, you might lose your right to counsel
A judge in Washington state has declared that pencil-and-pen-packing defendant Joshua Monson has forfeited his right to counsel because of three attacks on his lawyers during court hearings.
None of the lawyers was seriously hurt. In the first two incidents, which occurred less than a week apart, Monson was accused of stabbing two different lawyers with pencils he smuggled from jail, HeraldNet.com reports. On Tuesday, Monson grabbed the pen being used by his defense lawyer, Jesse Cantor of Everett, Wash., and stabbed Cantor in the head, witnesses said.
The attack occurred Tuesday as prosecutors gave opening statements in Monson’s felony drug trial in Snohomish County.
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questions for the lawyers
Would any of you fear this? Or do you secretly understand?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I’m a non-violent one. They call me the Ghandi of Attorneys.
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That only makes it more me.
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I wasnt. But can I pretend I was/
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This DBD dictionary is great!
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Wouldn’t it be “suom”?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s “wons” upside down!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
depends if you just reverse on the x axis, or rotate it 180 degrees
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Standard definition of “upside down” would be rotation, would it not? reversal on x-axis is typically referred to as a mirror image, bud.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d go with upside down, as opposed to x-axis flip, or 45 degree angle flip.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
reversal on x-axis is typically referred to as a mirror image
proof in the form of expert testimony or your conclusion is invalid
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how bout a photo?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know, I can’t see her mons, so how is the discussion enhanced?
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by DC Trojan on Nov 4, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This is the most Cal discussion ever
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…and you’re only halfway through it!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
suom
snow
You’re talking about upside down and backwards
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
ugh i can’t believe i’m arguing this. crank your head upside down and read these
mous
suom
snow
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Use a mirror for mine!
Haha, I see what you’re saying though.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG IF YOU WROTE IT ON PAPER AND FLIPPED THE PAPER UPSIDE DOWN IT WOULD READ THE WAY I SAID
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Turning and flipping are not the same!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never practiced criminal defense, so I can’t really say whether I’d fear this.
Someone told me a story once about how a criminal defendant whipped it out in court and started peeing on his lawyer. The transcript of the incident was kind of hilarious because the trial judge knew there was a ruckus but couldn’t tell what exactly was going on. So when the transcript read, “Whatever you’re holding, put that away!” it was kinda funny.
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I got the opportunity to listen to Christopher Darden speak today. Most people might remember him as a prosecutor from the OJ trial. He is an amazing speaker. Years as a criminal attorney doing jury trials has created a amazing ability to create an atmopshere when he speaks.
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Did anyone ask him why he thought it was a good idea to have O.J. try on the glove in front of the jury?
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No, but he did talk about doing a trial inf ront of 100 millin people.
Hes genuinely amazing. Its the way he uses silence. Theres something about it that really creates this sense of interest in whats about to come next.
I dont do that at all!!!!!
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No. I think you put a ball-gag in silence’s mouth and unleash it’s inner gimp.
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by Kodiak on Nov 4, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve never feared this. However, I have been tempted to stab my clients a few times.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
by CalBear81 on Nov 4, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m sure that would lead to hilarious courtroom moments.
Defender: “As you can see, your honor, my client is clearly not a danger to society and there’s no way he could carry out violent atta—-AIIIIIEEEEE.”
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Stab me with a pencil once, shame on you…
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Water polo visits UCSB tomorrow
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No. 3-ranked Cal (16-3, 4-1) plays its 15th road match of the season when it travels to No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (14-7, 2-2) for an MPSF contest Saturday (Nov. 5) at 12 p.m. at UCSB’s Campus Pool. With only four regular season matches remaining, the Golden Bears are looking to finish strong in order for a high seeding at the Nov. 25-27 MPSF Tournament at UCLA. Cal’s three losses this season have all been by one goal and to teams currently ranked above the Bears (6-5 to No. 1 UCLA Sept. 18, 10-9 in overtime to No. 3 Stanford Oct. 2, and 9-8 in sudden death overtime to No. 2 USC Oct. 15). Conversely, Cal also has victories over both top-ranked UCLA (8-4 Oct. 2 and 8-5 Oct. 7) and Stanford (8-7 Sept. 18).
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Thanks for the vocab lesson
It’s REALLY helpful as I could not figure out why everyone picks on Cugel….but now I get it.
While I’m generally a certified Sunshine Pumper, I do hat things from time to time cuz I don’t want to be TOO vanilla around here. I assume us (part-time) hatters started hatting after someone misspelled “hate” but that’s just a guess.
Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Not just someone
Twist.
Twist’s typos are a constant target of ridicule.
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Sometimes I just do it on purpose
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Well-done, AndBears!
Slight correction:
WHOSE ? : A response to incorrect grammar, usually the incorrect usage of possession pronouns. Believed to be started by both overly eager grammar enthusiasts and the popular ‘Whose House’ Cal Football promotional video. Usage: Goldblooded: “The bear is awesome; its [correct it’s] roaring!” Rishi: “WHOSE roaring?”
This actually started after one of the numerous Cal protests (to be honest, there are too many to keep ttack of). The article quoted that protestors were chanting “WHO’S [sic] UNIVERSITY? OUR UNIVERSITY!”
Realising how ridiculous that was, we turned that into “WHO IS UNIVERSITY?”
Then the meme kinda took off from there.
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Every SBN site copied AN.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Theres 50 feet of crap. And theN AN>
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which itself incorporated many ideas from the dailykos.
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Which stole its ideas from Compuserve!
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You know I wouldn’t really call the acronyms memes, but that’s just me.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Good point – they are shorthand, but not a seperate idea. I retract my statement. OOOOH, CAN’T, NO EDIT BUTTON.
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So, you dont speak on behalf of all McGees everywhere, then?
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I thought it was “honest” opinion.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve found that humility isn’t very common on the internet actually.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Anonymity does that to people.
(To be fair, I’m this much of an arrogant jerk in real life too)
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Nah, you’re a sweetheart IRL!
Not to ruin your rep or anything. :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Says whom?
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Nice try.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Says to whom>?
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I’m not going to play Game of Trolls with you!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Then, you die.
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No, that’s only in the Game of Trolls. If you’re not in the game, then you don’t have to troll or die.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed! Thanks for posting this.
Should make for a good DBD.
Hope it brings the other lurkers out.
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 6:52 AM PDT reply actions
Lurkers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your productivity.
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Didn't work
Not one newbie……..
Speaking of productivity. How the hell do you people carry on a conversation ALL damb day????
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Sez you.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
You guys missed the “you people” line. That’s always part of the fiber here.
As is “This” to validate what one has posted.
And, “go on” to increase the thread count towards the once elusive #1000 .
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
obvi
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
ously
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It’s a brand new one. Still undergoing out-of-town tryouts:
They don’t pull the "Oh, you’re lucky you’re Asian. You people lose weight so easily" card?
WUT YOU MEAN BY ‘YOU PEOPLE’?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Sep 29, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I would guess they mean Asians.
by CalBear81 on Sep 29, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
depends. who are you calling “you people”?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Zoonews?
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That’s always part of the fiber here.
This makes me uneasy.
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You hae to apply to high school these days?
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We’re actually all members of Occupy Wall Street and we’re taking down capitalism from the inside.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
My guess was management……Same result.
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Taps nose
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One of us! One of us!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, I just looked up my comments and I’m at 9,935 (9,936 now). Can’t wait to hit 10,000! I wonder what it’ll be…
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
"I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich."
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i’ve posted so many comments that this is the seventh reset on my comment counter
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I have over a year on you and I’m at 10964!
I’m okay with this.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember 10,000. It was a younger, more innocent time. A young Nkki Minaj was teaching America how to love again!1
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My work is done here.
Objective MET.
by Anchorsteam Bear on Nov 4, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
INTERNET REVERSE HIGH FIVE!
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This, yesterday’s confessions thread, and a sudden pang of boredom today, prompted me to post.
My confession would have been that I’ve been following this site since before it was on SB Nation, and never posted.
AndBears should get a commission on you!
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
It’s a nickel.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Go figure the USC guy would have a rate for paying people to participate in what was thought to be an amateur event..
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
pqtm
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What we need is an Oregon guy talking about referral fees.
by WolverBear on Nov 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Why don’t you bring in an Australian ringer and get your comment vacated? At least we went for the gusto.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
At first I read that as “Australian ginger”.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
you rconfession!
Twist, is that you?
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Well, they are essentially the same person…
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You are the wind beneath my wings!
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I’m not an Eagles fan, but we ought to call the DBD the Hotel California. “You can check out, but you can never leave…”
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You, sir, are a true American hero.
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Android Users! Get a radar detector on your phone
We have speed cameras in the US??
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently they do in Fall River!
(Wow, that was way too much googling to respond)
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Hmm, interesting. I’ve only heard of them in Europe. If they come out to California, it’s DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Although I thought they warned you that a “speed camera ahead”, at least that’s what I remember from Top Gear.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I believe in Phoenix they have them on the downtown 101 loop… it’s pretty obnoxious because I think what they do is capture where your car at fixed points and then determine if you were going to fast to get to the next point. People in Phoenix, as you can imagine, HATE them.
Or I could be completely wrong about this.
Yes. The county I live in has them – they were initially deployed as a “school zone safety measure.” When the county started trying to expand coverage away from schools, people started putting up signs at the side of the road saying “speed camera ahead” – the police would remove the signs, and new signs would appear by the next morning. Between that and the threat of litigation, the county dropped having them anywhere away from schools…
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
people started putting up signs at the side of the road saying "speed camera ahead" – the police would remove the signs, and new signs would appear by the next morning.
I love it.
Often times when I see police camping in the bushes or something I fantasize about going back and stopping like a quarter mile up the road and holding up sign that says “SLOW DOWN – POLICE SPEED TRAP AHEAD”.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Step 1. Make the sign.
Step 2. Keep sign in your trunk.
Step 3. Help humanity.
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I had my car towed in Berkeley, because I got too many street sweeping signs. In retrospect it would have been cheeper to just PAY for the parking space…
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Fixed
Step 1. Make the sign.
Step 2. Keep sign in your trunk.
Step 3. Help humanity.
Step 4: ????
Step 5: Profit!
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back in school, the city tried painting the street in front of my friend’s house as a no parking red zone. he went out every night and painted it white til they just stopped trying.
And that, my friends, is how you know we live in a free country.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It feels good to feed an expired meter some coins before the meter maid can ticket
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one of the lowest forms of life
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I refer to meter maids as "vultures"
As in, “I see that the vultures are out today”. The wife and kids turn to look for the meter maid Interceptor.
So very appropriate.
"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
seriously. some are cool but the vast majority are assholes. I’ve fought my share of marginally legit if not down right bogus tickets that demonstrate what pathetic assholes these people are.
I refer to the male ones as meter maids too because they deserve to be emasculated.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
insult to injury
After the PBowl debacle, I got a parking ticket in San Diego outside my hotel. There was literally not another car on the block (it was Christmas Eve after all). I fed the meter at 8 AM, 2 hours…. then went down and fed it at 10. When I checked out at 11, i had a ticket… not for expired meter but for parking longer than 2 hours… apparently you’re only allowed to park for 2 hours and then you have to move your car to another area… but how is anyone who doesn’t live there (or even lives there) to know it? It was just such a blatantly revenue generating ticket.
So I fought it, and lost. So after I lost I sent a letter back to the Parking commission ccing every business I had gone to, which was quite a few, including the PBowl folks and to the chamber of commerce. I let the business know how much I enjoyed them but through no fault of their own they would be losing business because of the egregious and aggressive efforts of parking enforcement. Not only did the City reverse itself and wave my fee, I got a ton of free stuff (which was not my goal) from the businesses ;-)
But that’s what you have to do. You have to go to the businesses and let them know how the city’s policies are affecting them. They’ll put pressure that we as individuals can’t.
Good luck doing this with Oakland.
Good luck.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I think the Oakland residents know what they are talking about here. The City of Oakland is the true Honey Badger of local municipalities
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
bla bla bla masculinity bla bal bla
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I've run into one or two cool "vultures"
Just a few months ago I had to go to Berkeley Plumbing on Dwight Way. I fed the meter. Went in and it took a little longer than I expected.
Came out, the meter was expired. Vulture was at the truck getting ready to write the ticket.
“Is this yours?”
“Yes.” Hang dog look of resignation.
Closes book, and walks back to his Interceptor. “Have a nice day!”
“Thank You!”
Once in a lifetime experience, I’ll tell you.
"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
good for them, but what’s sad is that’s what passes for cool. They didn’t give you a ticket you shouldn’t have got (you were basically out there at the same time).
I get very upset about how disproportionately penalizing parking tickets are to lower income people.
You liberals are all the same.
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by CalBear81 on Nov 4, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
HERMAN CAIN IS WHAT AMERICA NEEDS!
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I feel like his 9 9 9 plan is part of a pizza deal.
“9 for a medium pepperoni, 9 for 4 liters of Coke, and 9 for tons of crazy fries!”
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Really?
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Yeah, I guess no one made the connection behind him being a pizza baron and how the deal sounds like it could belong to a pizza joint.
COPYRIGHT IT NOW
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Cool. I’m on my way to a lawyer’s office right now!
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Sadly no more of this. Instead I took pleasure in using a credit card so they could rack up fees that would offset my eventual ticket.
…not sure if I get what you mean.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
since they should get charged per-transaction whenever someone uses a CC, it gives me small amounts of pleasure to know that the fees that they eventually accumulate should be reasonably significant.
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Ah, I get it.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Twist’s Wedding Night – any general situation of awkwardness, or especially failure to complete a task or fullfil one’s role will bring out someone saying “sounds like Twsit’s Wedding Night” – which, of course, is making fun of Twist and his failure to please his wife.
What makes this meme works is the fact that Twist fully embraces it
Otherwise, it’d just be mean!
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I hate this meme now. When it started, I thought about using a more general ‘just like my wedding night,’ but I didn’t think it would have the staying power that it did, nor did I predict its overuse. I guess people were just hungry for a replacement to TWSS.
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Sounds like Twist’s wedding night!
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
NinersNation talks Vic Fangio:
49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio chatted with the media yesterday and discussed a wide range of issues. The biggest point he acknowledged was that the technique got sloppy against the Browns. This was most notable in the big Josh Cribbs touchdown. The team was playing a cover-2 defense but it was interesting in how Tarell Brown didn’t quite completely pull off. Dashon Goldson was sucked in briefly to Ben Watson coming across and that opened up the ideal space. I’m guessing that was addressed just a little bit in practice this week.
Coach Fangio also discussed the development of Aldon Smith. He was asked the toughest part of transitioning from defensive end to outside linebacker:
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So, how’s friday? Good day?
Cal: Bears with Books.
by AndBears on Nov 4, 2011 7:38 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Productive, but tiring. My first big project takes place next weekend – I am currently trying to coordinate 5 different agencies and at least 40 different functional employees to pull off an event. Today was finally the day that my event schedule was finalized – now its productions, scripting and detailing.
The expectations at the new job are so much higher than at my old job – I had actually forgotten how to work really hard.
Lets talk Raiders new Al Davis, Amy Trask:
There is a T-shirt in Amy Trask’s wardrobe that sits somewhere between the perfectly pressed black power suits and white sweaters with matching slacks. It is Trask’s favorite T-shirt, and might possibly describe where all of this is going. On the front it says there are 31 teams in the NFL. On the back it reads, “And then there are the Raiders.”
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Trask is zooming 100 mph in the bye week, tapping e-mails on her worn-out BlackBerry, plotting out moves, which means she has to do this interview by phone.
This way, it is impossible to know whether her pauses are from deep reflection or if she’s getting choked up in the toughest month in the history of the Oakland Raiders’ franchise. Her critics would say that Trask, CEO of the Raiders, is just carefully trying to measure her words and hide behind the silver-and-black curtain of a franchise notoriously cloaked in secrecy. They call her “Al Davis with ovaries.” They wonder if she’d consider that a compliment. Nearly everyone who will talk about Trask uses the word “tough” in describing the woman who is now, three weeks after Davis’ death, the front-office face of the Oakland Raiders. The most powerful woman in the NFL.
But Trask does not want to talk about gender, and also makes it very clear from the start that she will not spend the conversation unlocking any secrets about her mentor. She respected his privacy when he was alive, she says. She’ll protect in death, too.
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/crosses fingers
please be as crazy as Al…please be as crazy as Al….
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
she went to cal!!! she’s one of the good guys, unlike the guy coaching that team across the bay!!!
by j.lee on Nov 4, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Why did you have to tell me that?
I guess Herm Edwards went to Cal and it’s easy to hate him….
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I bet you would think differently if you had a once proud franchise, who made the playoffs almost every year under Marty Schottenheimer and DIck Vermeil, which Herm took over and rallied off three awesome seasons: 4-12, 2-14 and 4-12. We make the playoffs immediately when he gets his ass booted to the curb.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
You probably loved Herm then!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
towards herm edwards? none.
towards the griefs, a lot.
by j.lee on Nov 4, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’ve wondered whether Herm would make a good college coach, much the same way that Pete Carroll did. Herm’s personality seems conducive to recruiting.
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I’ve long argued that Herm would be a FANTASTIC college coach. I would even love to see him at Cal if Tedford would accept an OC/QBs coach position. Let Teddy run the offense and teach the QBs, Herm can be our “Hoo Rah Rah” guy that fires everyone up. I would have to imagine he and Tosh Lupoi would be fantastic recruiters
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Herm, he’s hot in an older gentleman sort of way.
by Scootie on Nov 4, 2011 12:08 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Scootie has a reputation for being… melanin-friendly, let’s say.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
He plays. To win. The game.
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Yah what the hell?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m so disgusted right now
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Nov 4, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Not hot like you, obvs, Fire Starkey.
by Scootie on Nov 4, 2011 1:46 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Sorry CBKWit, Pens lose to Sharks:
It wasn’t the start they wanted. It was probably the result they deserved. But after the dust settled following a first period where the Sharks were outshot 15-4 and gave up a pair of goals in the first 2:04 of the game, San Jose got to work and began to claw their way back against one of the NHL’s premier teams, scoring three goals en route to a shootout victory.
“I think after the first everybody touched the tusk and it brought us some luck,” Captain Joe Thornton said following the game
It was a spectacular effort from a team that wanted to avoid a lull after going 5-1-0 on a six game road trip, and a gritty performance that showcased just how resilient this team can be when pushed to the brink.
Patrick Marleau potted a goal in the second while Ryane Clowe and Jamie McGinn scored in the third to erase the Penguins lead with 4:54 left in regulation. After a 4v4 overtime period fraught with dangerous scoring chances on both ends came to a close, the game headed to the shootout where Thomas Greiss continued to put on a show of athletic dominance. He stopped all three Pittsburgh opportunities, while Ryane Clowe deviated from his normal backhand roof shot to go forehand on Marc-Andre Fleury, and the Sharks locked down two points in a game that seemed out of reach.
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by TwistNHook on Nov 4, 2011 7:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WHOOOO
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
This one's for CALumbus Bear
Because he has been known to refer to the Columbus Blue Jackets using the collective “we.”
The Blue Jackets lose. Again. This time, to Toronto, 4-1. The Cannon wonders why they’re a dud.
Unsurprisingly for a game where you had a major goaltending meltdown, the numbers just don’t add up. Nearly every Jackets dressed last night saw more scoring opportunities than given up. The Jackets dominated scoring opportunities with the man advantage. They even created a scoring opportunity shorthanded, which has been a rarity for the club. Yet, somehow, they were buried.
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THings weren’t always this way. Remember when you guys worked together? Those were halcyon days of yore.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
Well, not exactly
We may have worked together, but his Blue Jackets have always sucked.
Playoff appearances in franchise history: 1
Playoff game wins in franchise history: 0
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Real fights? Or sarcasm-offs?
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
India Pale One?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Like vampires from Twilight?
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Hey, remember how we were discussing using your phone for mobile payments?
So there’s a service called LevelUp that lets you do that:
You get a QR code linked to your credit card; you can then earn credit by spending more. [1]
Here are all the places in the Bay Are that take this [2]
Anyway, sign up today and use “COBALT” as your promo code when signing up and you get $10 free credit.
Which is nice, because that can buy you two burritos at Pancho Villa. Two burritos… FO FREE?!
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Tix are only like $20.
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Fedoras only look good if your entire world is in black and white.
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That montage is true, but look at the rest of the outfit Boogie’s wearing.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
The trees/natural background ruin this shot. If he was in B+W on Market Street it would look a lot better.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
yeah
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Rishi is beneath the contempt of my cats.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
...
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Something about the entire outfit doesn’t look right. I’m gonna go with the red tie. That seems not not fit. Also, that pocket square is accenting all the wrong things.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, the smiling. You don’t smile in that kind of picture. Smiling in a suit like that implies you dressed up for your mom or gf or something lame.
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Ok a plain white pocketsquare would have worked, but the tie just seems off. I dont like the colors at all. even without the fedora.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind the blue shirt/red tie combination
Pictured: a non-shouting weatherman.
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I never realised this… Denver is closer to Chicago than it is to San Francisco.
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reno is west of los angeles.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Wait... really?
Cause if I drive from PA to Berkeley, I’d go 101 North, then 80 East…
THIS IS SO WEIRD
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i know, how dare a ‘North’ freeway slightly deviate from a heading of 001 degrees.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
80E = 580W through Berk/Albany….and both head pretty much due N.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Yeah, that’s one of my favorite random factoids about the Berkeley area. It always makes me pqtm whenever I drive through there.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
well, now you know what to change when you have a fancy mba
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
what about that curve after whippe ave where it go back to N for a bit?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
oh shit, slight right turn ahead. get more signs ready
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
pqtm
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe because the hat and the suit don’t match at all?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I just think you need a distinct look to pull off a fedora, period.
What does CGB think about this gentleman?
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That one works a little better. Though, he’d look plenty dapper without the hat anyway.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
agree, but the hat definitely adds to the look. this dude seems to pull off the hats exceptionally well
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I bought a fedora. Whenever I wear it, I get nothing but compliments.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
Filipinos tend to look good no matter what they wear. It’s just something I’ve noticed. Fuckers!
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I love hats...
When my grandfather passed away I got all his hats… must have been two dozen… So I was an 18 year old wearing hats… That probably explains a few things…
“That explains why fiatlux wore a lot of hats when he was 18 years old!”
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
My dad always told me that if I wore hats a lot, I’d go bald. Then again, he also told me if I played more basketball, I’d be taller. When I disagreed with him, he made me learn about the difference between correlation vs causation so I could come up with a reasonable argument back.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
i enjoyed my childhood thoroughly :) seems like you’d enjoy the dynamic of being allowed to disagree and debate your parents on stuff at age 10! (that being said, i was pretty obedient when it came to the “living by the house rules, whatever they were” type)
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
the smile face emoticon means i agree with you ;-) actually my grandfather is probably most to blame for my apparent “contentious” nature. He also encouraged robust discussion and debate. My grandmother one time asked why we were arguing and we just sort of looked at her like “we’re just talking.” My grandfather was just and awesome man.
she was an awesome gal too… I used to spend my summers with them and she was an AMAZING cook… every meal was cooked… fresh pies and cakes and cookies… we’d go pick our own fruits and she would make homemade jams and jellies… wake up every morning to the smell of breakfast cooking… those were charmed summers.
Yeah. I get that a lot too. I enjoy “arguing” apparently.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s because your world is as black and white as Humphrey Bogart’s!
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yes!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
heh
I was just thinking about the word “phrenology” last night, randomly.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Ms. Atoms had a big adjustment to make when we were having dinner with my family and she thought everyone was yelling at each other about politics, when in reality we were all debating and discussing and having a great time.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, totally the same with Mrs. Cugel many years ago, and it’s not like her family doesn’t get into fights, but they didn’t debate politics & policy (almost every night) around the dinner table.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I just hate it when people make statements based on misinformation or incomplete pictures. Especially when they state interpretations with a lot of conviction.
Then again, I have deeply rooted psychological problems.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
So, you don’t like people are wrong, and you like even less when people are very aggressively wrong.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
People are free to interpret things however they like, but interpretations are based on facts, and if you don’t have most of the facts, you should adjust your confidence in your interpretation accordingly.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
you should adjust your confidence in your interpretation accordingly.
Its like you’ve never met people. People tend to increase their confidence the less proof they have.
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The Misconception: When your beliefs are challenged with facts, you alter your opinions and incorporate the new information into your thinking.
The Truth: When your deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory evidence, your beliefs get stronger.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep, this.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Had the opposite problem with my wife – her family yaps on so much, it’s hard to get the meal finished. My family – we eat, then we talk. She didn’t believe such a thing was possible until she saw it in person.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
So it’s more than just the sister-in-law?
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
She’s inane. The rest of them… a friend of mine who is Jewish described his family dinners as “five people and six opinions,” that more or less covers my in-laws.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
She’s inane.
She posts on DBDs?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
She’s not inane in a good way.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Are we?
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
Am I your sister-in-law?
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I feel partially insulted by this
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That’s an old Jewish saying btw, from Yiddish: “Tsvay yidn, drei meinungern.”
“Two Jews, three opinions!”
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are you fluent in Jewish?
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What part of “gai kakhen afenyam” do you not understand?!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
So homophobic!
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“Go shit in the ocean!”
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Did people eat dinner together?
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psshhhh
more like feDORKa
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
How “free form” is it?
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Its like 35+ musicians, so it def got muddy at times.
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Also, Marc Maron is at Punchline this weekend, too. Tickets are even cheaper, less than $20. GO!
I basically chose to go to the jazz show over the comedy show, but you can do both! I think in the sme night if you wanted. What a night!!!!
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by TwistNHook on Nov 4, 2011 7:07 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
New job reports; might be some hope, markets no like
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U.S. employers hired fewer workers in October but the jobless rate fell to a six-month low and job gains in the prior two months were stronger than previously thought, pointing to some improvement in the still-weak labor market.
Nonfarm payrolls rose 80,000 last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, missing economists’ expectations for a gain of 95,000.
However, August and September were revised to show 102,000 more jobs than previously reported. In addition, the small drop in the jobless rate from 9.1 percent came even as more people entered the labor force.
“It’s not a game-changer but when you take into account the upward revision to prior months and the drop in the unemployment rate, it’s a step in the right direction,” said John Canally, an economist at LPL Financial in New York.
U.S. stocks opened lower, as traders kept a wary eye on efforts to tame Europe’s debt crisis, while Treasury debt prices initially fell but then erased losses. The dollar also fell briefly against the euro, but then resumed earlier gains on unease over Europe.
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Quick update on the Greece sitch
[1]
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday agreed to shelve a controversial plan for a referendum on Athens’s latest financial bailout. The turnabout followed a tumultuous few days that thrust Greece to the brink of political chaos, forcing euro-zone leaders to contemplate the possibility that Greece would exit from the single currency.
The increasingly open debate in Europe’s capitals about whether Greece should be kicked out of the euro has mortified the Mediterranean nation. Only a minority of Greeks want to see the old national currency, the drachma, return.
Economists say reintroducing a weak national currency would probably destroy Greece’s banking system and cause widespread financial ruin in its society. Being cast out of the euro, centerpiece of 60 years of European unification, would also be a huge blow to the morale and identity of a nation that sees itself as the cradle of European civilization.
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Apparently there’s no way Papandreou survives the no-confidence vote without agreeing to step down.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m just happy they don’t have no confidence votes at CGB!
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You would have to agree to step down first.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Cant you hold a vote without me agreeing to that?
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We agree to vote for confidence in CGB if you step down. Like the Greece sitch.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Is this good or bad? Icant figure ANY of this thizz out anymore
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are any of them good jobs?
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--Coach Clark
You're welcome to read the report
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
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Employment in the private sector rose, with modest job growth continuing in professional and businesses services, leisure and hospitality, health care, and mining. Government employment continued to trend down.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Everyone has a different definition of what constitutes a “good job”.
In my mind, though, more private sector jobs, fewer government jobs, and a net gain in employment is pretty decent.
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Yikes
MSNBC reports the executive branch has seen a significant gain, piling on 275,000 workers since September 2007 — nearly a 15 percent increase. The Department of Veterans Affairs has added 60,000 jobs in that span and the Department of Homeland Security has tacked on 31,000 employees.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45135375/ns/politics/#.TrNWWbL6NnA
I get that with all the troops returning from their duties, there’s a need for more VA support staff.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
I suspect some of that is finally closing the gaps on unstaffed positions at VA, and DHS… well, who’s going to stop them from hiring and be accused of hatting freedom?
There’s a weird conflict for the feds right now inasmuch as there’s a program to bring contracted work back in house, and hire to do the work, and yet positions aren’t being funded halfway through the process, leaving them with a gap.
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mining jobs, fiatlux, MINING!
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
When they rejuvinated Hearst Mining Building, I had the thought “People still do Mining Science?”… Ah college naivite! Where did I think my iPod came from…
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I just meant a 2011 CAL grad in Huntington Beach who majored in Metallurgy and had his classes in Hearst. He now works for a golf club company… If you’re reading this, yeah, that was me at Starbucks.
HB? All the golf companies are in Carlsbad.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Cleveland Golf is in HB, IIRC.
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if you were calumbus bear you would have understood the wedge reference.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
If I were CALumbus Bear, I’d probably be playing golf right now. It’s nice here today.
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Titleist Vokey wedges > Cleveland wedges
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Ironically, Roger Cleveland (Cleveland Golf founder) works for Callaway.
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you know far too much about golf.
/suspicious
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
I’d rather play more and know less.
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Golf talk
Sad news, I haven’t played in over two months. Stupid work and Cal failures getting in my way.
On the other hand, I just bought tickets to next year’s Ryder Cup in Chicago. It’s a week and half after our Cal/Ohio State game so I think I’m going to plan a Midwestern road trip
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
excellent plan. I also have not played in far too long, but such is life.
I played the 2014 Ryder Cup venue earlier in the year, the crows for that are going to be insane. That’s an excellent sports trip.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
what course is that?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re hosting a Ryder Cup at the 9-hole beater course in S SF?!
http://www.gleneaglesgolfsf.com/
I used to play there all the time…great whiskey selection!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Sweet on Ryder Cup. Did you know Presidents Cup is in Columbus area (Muirfield Village GC) in 2013?
Hope to meet you (and other of our CGBers) at Cal/OSU next year.
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I did not! I went to the President’s Cup last year in SF which was awesome. Right when I got there I wiggled my way close and ended up standing right next to Michael Jordan (who was told to put out his cigar!)
I also almost got hit my a Tiger Wood’s sliced drive so I got to see him hit from about 5 feet away
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
so..
I thought you looked familiar
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
oh yes.
I was in Mineral Engineering for a while.
There’s a lot of materials sciencey stuff that goes on inside Hearst.
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Did you order a half caf latte grande misto?
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Are you picking up guys at Starbucks???
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…how recent? :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Reposted from wrong DBD--
My new daily DBD post: “From the Blogosphere: Economics Chart of the Day”
The same great Real GDP taste but with 6.6m fewer calories!
I found this one, but I’ll come up with my own.
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At this point, it would be better if there weren’t losses in government jobs; would help to reduce overall unemployment.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Fewer of any kind of jobs in this economy is a BAD thing.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Once again, I agree
But I’d rather private sector go up and public sector go down than vice versa.
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It would depend on what they are. I think private sector job growth is important, but we’ve been hemorrhaging vital municipal jobs right now and I think it’s going to have a pretty negative impact on many, many communities across the country.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Not really. Local government is at the delivery end of a lot of services and has the least ability to absorb budget shortfalls. Most local governments are cutting positions, which eventually affects services.
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I’ll say this… having driven ALL OVER California in the last few months, I am very impressed with all the new road work that has taken place… Now, if I’m not mistaken a good chunk of that was due to bonds that passed a few years ago and not stimulus money, but I get the need for this stuff, and now seems to be a good time because not only do we need to put people to work, but the labor is relatively cheap right now.
so you’re saying we should hire chinese people to build our roads?! HAS HISTORY TAUGHT YOU NOTHING?!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Too bad Build America bonds are terrible investments
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I don’t believe that’s what these were… I think, and I could be mistaken, we Californian passed a few bond initiatives a few elections ago when we were feeling good to pay for highway improvements.
Driving back from Tahoe last week, 50 through the mountains has been completely repaved… it’s sooooo nice.
5 between 580 and the Grapevine has been almost completely repaved… soooooo nice.
99 is getting repaved…. soooo nice.
The grapevine is getting repaved… sooooo nice.
101 through Marin and Sanoma, you got it, repaved and, yep, soooo nice..
Ah, okay, I thought some of these were the result of Obama’s federal measure. I’ll have to research.
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Obama is out at the Caldecott right now jackhammering at some rock!
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I have such a fucking good idea I can’t believe no one thought of it earlier.
You know how in some small towns in neighborhoods, people put in speed bumps to get people to slow down?
They should pave in cobblestones!!! It would work perfectly, people wouldn’t speed, it can’t be that much more expensive (maybe even cheaper? no idea), plus it would look awesome.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
I think it’s a lot more expensive and less durable.
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Both 1000x labor and 100x material would be my guess.
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GTFO…
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
We’re talking about lil neighborhood roads here, not I-15, though.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Seriously, cost per mile would be 200 times the cost on asphalt. Even on small roads.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
True fact, places with cobblestones are safer than paved roads. I learned it from the book “Traffic”
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don’t kids like to bicycle around in smaller neighborhoods and such? I know I used to.
Also, much easier to poop on an idea than come up with one for yourself. So, nice idea, Spazzy!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
sads. one of my fondest memories was exploring the neighborhood by bike. also, gave me a lot of practice re street awareness before I started driving.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
How can a velicoraptor use a bike????
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one tends to need a customized bicycle
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 5, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
They’re very attractive but I lived on a cobbled street in London and oh my Lord the noise! They are very loud and very difficult to ride bikes on.
That being said, one definitely tended to go slower on it.
by Scootie on Nov 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Ha. The very proper ‘one’ is one of the lingering Britishisms I have not expunged, along with ‘trousers,’ ‘cinema’ and some odd inflections (‘HAVE you?’). I do say ‘one tends’ where the American way would be ‘you tend.’
by Scootie on Nov 4, 2011 2:53 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
well, if you change your mind
I hear there’s an expungement special going on.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess one tends to say you tend
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ARRA, baby.
Yeah, we desperately need infrastructure spending right now…
Senate Republicans Thursday blocked debate on yet another portion of President Obama’s jobs bill — one that would have provided $60 billion for funding transportation projects, and seeded a new infrastructure bank.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Srsly
And we all know world hunger is a problem
Senate Republicans Thursday voted against a bill that would feed all hungry children in the world and require only an additional $1 tax increase per person
.
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Why does Lasith Malinga hate poor people so much???
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
why do talking-head repubs complain that we shouldn’t tax the rich because they are “job creators” yet they vote against the government spending money? what is the other option to put money into the economy?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Well, they don’t want to put money into the economy, because they don’t want it to improve until they defeat Obama, that’s why.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, this is true.BUT, see below.
In addition, one of the tenets of the Rep. Economic beliefs is that if the government spends money, it is taking the place (pushing out) of private sector investment in those same things. Essentially, if the market wants good roads, people will pay private companies to do it for the right/market price.
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so essentially we are relying on the ultra-rich to decide that it’s a good idea to blow millions of their personal fortunes on the good of the country? this sounds unlikely.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Well, the idea is that the 1% will see its in their best interest but Yes, you’re abosoutely correct. It doesn’t work for everything, there are something that needs to be decided for the group.
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now if the 1% were acting as a unified team, that might actually work. But everybody is acting on their own interests. There’s a great deal of “tragedy of the commons” going on.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
No, that’s not what they believe when they’re in power. Republicans have traditionally supported infrastructure projects in the past.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, I tend to listen only to Republicans who have a body attached to their heads. Otherwise, it’s just creepy
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except...
I believe most of the road improvement funds came from California Proposition 1B, Highway and Port Safety and Air Quality Bond Act (2006).
Possibly. I don’t know which ones were state bond funded and which projects were ARRA funded.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Berkeley itself has had a lot of great road improvement, not to mention 880/80 from Albany down to Cugel-ville.
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Dude, Occupy Cugel is out of control! You need to step in!
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Government jobs are better the further away you are from a major city, relatively speaking.
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http://sarahmccurdy.net/?p=1596
Thorofare Ranger Station, one of the most remote places in the lower 48. 32 miles of walking to reach it…one-way.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I wanna work in the leisure and hospitality industry. Sounds relaxing!
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You’re in leisure/hospitality?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
This amuses me
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expensive shit
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by GoldBlooded on Nov 4, 2011 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Offices of physicians added 8,000 jobs in October. Over the past 12 months, health care has added 313,000 jobs.
Given that RN’s aren’t really needed in physician offices, let’s assume few were at the “good career job” level of MD/FNP/PA/DO level, and most, if not all, were the 2-year tech types (MAs, CNA) that typically gets you a wopping $14 an hour.
In other words, I expect a lot of this is cheap help, which is better than nothing, but there are few, if any, good jobs.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Unemployment is still a problem, no doubt.
But what’s worth considering is whether things are trending upwards or downwards.
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It might be the DOOMED in me, but America The Great that the Boomers knew will be unreachable.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I think in terms of a numbers game? Perhaps.
But in terms of national satisfaction? I think that probably peaked in 1997.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
That may be the peak in modern society (arguably, a similar peak was reached in the 20’s, which was not all too different an environment), but that doesn’t mean a future peak isn’t coming. Things look hopeless right now, sure.
But don’t forget how hopeless things looked during the Carter era of malaise (his word, not mine)
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Major economic booms, seemingly boundless frontiers (20s = property/oil, 90s = internet/oil), both precipitated huge crashes and social upheaval.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
In addition, I'd like to add the general feeling that everything was safe in the world
America, in general (not going to blame one party or the other), didn’t pay enough attention to the rise of Islamic extremism.
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Well, you could argue that in fact most of the costs associated with Islamic extremism have been as a result of our responses to it. The actual damage in dollar and human terms has been pretty limited.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I don’t see it. The 20’s really were boom times, that led to a significant crash; the 1990 saw sustained productivity gains, and increases in wealth, but nothing like the 20’s. And the dot.com collapse was nothing but a correction (painful, but not a big deal).
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I think we’re not so much comparing the economic specifics as the overall national sentiment during those times.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
thank gawd, b/c I was about to shelve my novel, “The Great Gatsby II: The Green Light Strikes Back.”
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It’s a reference to the last line or two in Great Gatsby.
Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning —
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
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Loooooooonnnnnnng time ago. It was a good book, but it never really connected with me.
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TL;DR
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It was okay but I wasn’t in love with it. HS teachers made a BIG deal about green light and shit though. I LOLed at sec119’s original comment but I got a commenting error when I tried to comment.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
But it is a big deal!
/English teacher wrote something in my yearbook applying the lessons of Gatsby’s green light to me personally.
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I aso did enjoy the book, even if the introduction of the term “nuveau riche” led to people calling me “Nuveau Rishi” for a year.
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Did you have to read Ishi, Last of His Tribe in 4th grade?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 7, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
/reads Gatsby during freshman year
//Gatsby gets taught during senior year
///wait, that big billboard with the eyes… eyes of God or whatever? I guess that makes sense.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
It's not a fully original idea
http://www.amazon.com/Roaring-Nineties-History-Worlds-Prosperous/dp/0393058522
But Spazzy beat me to what I was going to say anyway.
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True, but imo the future of happiness, by nature of our gigantor population, finite resources, and increasing energy costs, will have to be based less on material possessions and more on the nature of our society and interactions.
There is an inherent happiness and in, figuratively and literally, a full tank of gas. This will be a rare thing in the future.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
*to add, I think what carp originally said and what I agreed with was not necessarily that we’d never be happy as a society again, but that it’s unlikely any future generation will experience the same type of life the baby boomers did.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Okay, the same type of life, maybe not. Those were very unique conditions that are difficult to replicate.
But a similar quality of life? I think we can see that again in our lifetime.
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1 question
How?
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--Coach Clark
which is why we should fully embrace this
*to add, I think what carp originally said and what I agreed with was not necessarily that we’d never be happy as a society again, but that it’s unlikely any future generation will experience the same type of life the baby boomers did.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
We can hope in one hand and crap in the other, and see what gets filled up first.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Fully embrace pessimism?
I don’t recommend bringing the Cal fan experience to other aspects of your life.
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I think the whole concept of “baby-boomers” as some kind of unit is bogus. Everybody born between 1946 and 1962 is presumed to have had the same experiences. Having been born in 1959, I am much closer in age and have much more in common with Gen-xers, than I do with early baby boomers. I was only 8 at the time of the “summer of love”, 10 at the time of Woodstock, 13 when the US and North Vietnam signed their treaty. People my age didn’t really share in the events which are supposed to have shaped the baby boomer experience, and entered the workforce more than a decade after the early boomers, and in very different economic circumstances. Sure, the baby boom exists as a demographic reality, but in terms of lumping people born over a span of 17 years together as sharing the same cultural or economic experiences, it’s just not reality.
[Yes, this is a pet peeve.]
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Boomer Sooner?
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Stop trying to co-opt my generation, you selfish old lady.
by Scootie on Nov 4, 2011 1:52 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
God no! I would never want to be a Gen-xer! I just think that in all ways except a demographic technicality, late boomers are distinct generation from early boomers.
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btw
Is “miserable old woman” a full-fledged CGB meme yet?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
hmmm
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I declare it because I push this button...
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
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by JShufelt on Nov 4, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Depends
How much do you value your life?
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I didn’t say it should be, I just asked if it was! :)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
No – because its not a separate idea than what the words imply, it’s just words. IMHO (which as discussed is also not a meme but an abbreviation).
CalBear81’s ability to gut you like a fish is independent of my assessment of meme hood. (gut you like a fish is a meme)
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That’s what Osaka Seafood Concern is all about!
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Sure, fishbulb
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I was just bitching about demographic assignments yesterday. NPR was trying to claim that I was a Gen-X person at 30 years old. I feel almost no cultural connection to Gen-X, what with all the ska, terrible jean jackets, and Regan. But I do identify much more with the Millenials, who I am too old to be part of.
GoldBlooded thinks it’s a good idea!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m also 30 and I identify with both. We’re borderline so we can be whatever we want because we are special unique new yorks.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously! look at those old people! they totally don’t get us!
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Get out of my generation, old man!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I thought ska was late 90s, who didn’t listen to that?
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Ska reappears every 7 years thanks to some child somewhere borrowing clothes and albums from their seemingly cool older cousin who did well in school too.
WE ARE ZOONEWS
You’re dreadfully cynical.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
cynical doesn't mean "not correct"
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NO. Good lord. The original rocksteady / ska wave was from Jamaica in the 60s. That was followed by the second wave in the late 70s in the UK, due to the influence of immigrants from Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean. The third wave was in the 90s and featured a lot more influence from what some referred to as punk, but what I would call power-pop.
HARRUMPH.
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As Im at the tail end of Gen X, were basically the same generation!
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I’m hellsa millenial. Lazy. Entitled. Internetally oriented.
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Total Gen-Xer. Wore the flannel. Watched Singles and Reality Bites and related to them. Also Slacker. Also Clerks.
Was a high school senior when Nevermind came out.
Just a little bit older than me. I never wore flannel except for when I was blending in with the lumber jacks in Oregon.
I enver wore flannel when I was growing up, bc I didnt think I was cool enough to pull it off.
I was so diff back then.
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Maybe I’m just the eternal optimist, but I think our dwindling natural resources, especially in oil, will force technology to advance by leaps and bounds into proper alternative energy.
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Lol maybe it’s because I work at an alternative energy company, but trust me, it’s way, way, way, way, way, way, way harder than they make it seem on the news. Like WAY harder. There’s a ridic amount of technical risk.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
but the R&D for that can be anywhere in the world…not helping good paying/benefits/real retirement packages career jobs.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I think you’re thinking too short-term here.
If that R&D happens in Vietnam or Brazil or whatever, once the technology hits, everyone benefits. Society benefits.
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as installation techs? cell phone salesmen? drug reps (Kevin Riley!)?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
No, this is not how globalisation works
If it worked according to your theory, India and China would not be able to advance from developments here… but they obviously have.
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what? Tons of manufactuting and now R&D lie solely in India and China, not in the US of A. We’ve outpriced ourselves and developed enough loopholes to allow major US companies operate wherever the eff the want to. Now we have shit jobs thanks to globalisation with no hope for getting those back.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
As in…the world benefits from tech no matter where it’s invented because ultimately advances make life better for those who use them. Cars were invented and developed in Europe and (mostly) the US, but everyone the world around benefits from them because cars are awesome. Same w medicine, electricity, computers etc…
That said I get what you’re saying. Once manufacturing moves away there is little incentive for a company to keep experts in manufacturing R+D local, either. There’s a whole chain of jobs lost when things are outsourced, ultimately to make more profits for the company. I think that’s where globalization is currently failing. To get 100% of the benefit of globalization, you have to assume that the regulatory, trade, and political playing field is uniform across nations when it plainly isn’t, not by a long shot. The US is currently losing out in this regard, big time, to China + India. Whether it will eventually even out remains to be seen. I think it will not, at least not for decades and decades. Rishi thinks it will. I hope he’s right!
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
One big thing is that the people in China aren’t annoyed enough with dying of cancer and black lung. If this changes, then I think regulations in China will start to even out with those in the US.
They would care if everyone started showing up with pitchforks and torches. I just think China’s pollution growth and environmental destruction is unsustainable.
They care
about stability – so if masses began complaining . . . then that shoots up their radar pretty quickly. The only question is do they crack down on the companies producing pollution or the complainers with pitchforks and torches.
(My guess: BOTH)
Neither
They’ll just crackdown on the companies producing pitchforks and torches.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty damned annoyed
I can tell you that!
(And this is starting to change – starting with Shanghai and Beijing at least. So only two cities in a country of a billion people – but the two most important ones)
Now we have shit jobs thanks to globalisation with no hope for getting those back.
They said that with NAFTA, but the jobs only got better.
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go picnic w/ a view of the Port of Oakland and tell me I’m wrong.
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--Coach Clark
The world has changed a ton in 15 years.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
What jobs?
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Of course you can. I’ve seen this play before in the UK.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Is it Hamlet?
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
I don’t remember mines, factories, and shipyards all closing in a generation in Hamlet… must have been King Lear.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe’er you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm,
How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides,
Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you
From seasons such as these?
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
Yes and no. The jobs we exported have tended to be not related to innovation. CHina is still playing catch-up, and for that to change, there’ll have to be wholesale changes to China’s society and culture. How much trust do you put into Chinese journals?
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
I agree but it’s changing rapidly and at a pace that can’t be slowed.
Shanghai’s China Lite, no?
Plus, if the academic labs that I’ve worked in are any indication, we have no shortage of (now) qualified Chinese scientists w/ US education.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
considering where they were 20 years and where they’re today, there’s a good chance that’s all going to change fairly soon.
they’ve overtaken/or are very close to germany in terms of # patents. (not best measure, but shows innovation taking place.)
and the’ve got hong kong, about the freest economy in the world.
change fairly soon.
Put a timeline on it and a metric, then we’ll disucss.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
next few decades, assuming that the chinese economy continues to grow. they’re on a path similar to that of korea 20/30 years ago. remember, korea less than 20 years was one of the countries the peace corp sent kids to. today, the korean peace corp sends more kids out to the world thaneveryone but the usa. socities can rapidly change with growing wealth.
seeing creative firms like samsung electronics is one metric. (you can argue their products aren’t, but their manufacturing processes definitely are.)
being responsible neighbors is another. once the crazy nationalists are minimized, like the crazed chinese ships that have ramming korean and japanese ships out of spite. that’s not there yet.
time line and metric = specific time (20 years) and metric (per capita income > $5000). otherwise, discussion is a little vague for my tastes. Obviously, China will improve as society, economy, innovators, etc., but big question is when and how much.
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Isnt the chinese economy a giant bubble in land speculation thats gonna burst soon?
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Kind of. 2008 US won’t happen here for a variety of reasons, but there is a lot of bubbling around here.
Like because the savings rate there is so much higher and everyone is a lot less leveraged than they were here.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
well – for the domestic consumer yes, but someone here (rishi?) linked me to an article which highlighted just how much trouble the banks were in because of municipal buying and municipalities being leveraged – so there’s a lot of bad loans out there that go to cities and counties.
Yeah, but the banks are owned by the central government so they can just eat all the bad loans, right?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I would think that most minorities in America would be much happier now than back in the day. Maybe things peaked in 1997, although that seems difficult to quantify.
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Does it?
Look, the whole baby boomer thing was great, if you were white middle class Bill O’Reilly.
Was it great to be a baby boomer if you were black or Latino? We’re all looking at it frm a very specific angle.
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Twist, 1997 is NOT 1956 – thing have gotten worse for most minorities, only the gays can look at this time period as advancement.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
So, you think things were worse in 1997 than 1956 for most minorities?
I would disagree strongly with that view, Cugel.
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I think Cugel is comparing 1997 to now, and 1956 to some point after 1956. Not sure though.
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Cugel seems very confused and I would not want to be Cugel right about now. How embarrassing!
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I don’t see where the comments would com,e from.
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(not that it matters all that much).
Man, was I unclear. I meant to say I agree with the idea (spazzys?) that 1997 might have been a high water mark for national happiness or something. So life for most Americans 1997>>>2011>>>>>>1956. Something like that, except for gays, which might be 2011>>>>1997>>>>>1956.
Sorry for my unclarity.
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Apology NOT ACCEPTED!
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Yes, it was great to be a baby boomer, even if you were black or Latino.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Not compared to today, it don’t
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can I join? this appears to be a book i’d enjoy.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
he feels business school is kind of a big deal
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Hes got a stigmatism
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I read The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by the same author. I’d read this.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Cardboard cover, pages with words and little numbers in between.
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Nov 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
It’s been many years since I read it, but it was essentially about why we reproduce sexually, and how sexual selection has led to the evolution of various behaviors, such as monogamy, for example. He had a lot of different anecdotal sorts of applications of his theory. It wasn’t as clinical a treatment as the topic could have been, but it was a pretty engaging pop-science read.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I enjoyed and recommend Sperm Wars. It has little sex stories to illustrate his point! (but not sex illustrations)
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lame, will not read
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 4, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
they had WWII to help pull them out of the depression.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
depressed? here’s a rifle, go shoot foreigners.
OMG ARIZONA IS LEADING THE WAY TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Isnt it both of your words insomuch as you just said it?
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Totes agree.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
My son: Grandpa, tell me how ‘Merica used to be?
My Dad: Well, grandson, I got a shit-paying job to start with one helluva pension if I work really really hard and the cards fall the right way. We’re talking the 3 jobs I worked so hard until I had to get a spinal fusion. And now I still work, just cause. Go enjoy the unused 1000 sq feet of my house.
My son: Dad, Grandpa’s house is HUGE.
Me: You’re right son. In fact it’s twice as big.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
boomers fucked shit up.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
This doesnt seem like an English sentence to me
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I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
There are tons of good Procurement jobs… if you want to live in Ohio. Houston and Dallas are strong in this area as well. I believe the greater DC area is as well? Not so much anywhere else.
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Given that RN’s aren’t really needed in physician offices,
Hmm, I think medical ffices will go the way of adding MORE NPs.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
exactly. NP’s and PA’s are hot jobs right now. 1 physician can monitor the work of good PA’s and NP’s, thereby allowing he/she to get more bang for their buck. Meanwhile, the work of RN’s, in a doc office, can largely be done by the MA’s.
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--Coach Clark
Given that RN’s aren’t really needed
YES! FIRE RICK NEUHEISEL!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
CRNs are needed at Ucla.
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Helloooooooooo nurse!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Groupon (GRPN) IPOs at $20, above initial pricing range of $16-$18
Gives it a nearly $13 BILLION evaluation, largest internet IPO since Google
Groupon Inc. raised $700 million in its initial public offering, 30 percent more than it sought, valuing the biggest online-coupon provider at about $12.7 billion.
The Chicago-based company sold 35 million shares at $20 each, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, the biggest IPO by a U.S. Internet company since Google Inc. (GOOG) raised $1.9 billion in its 2004 initial offering. Groupon had offered 30 million shares for $16 to $18 apiece, or as much as $540 million.
Groupon’s IPO attracted interest even as internal missteps, unprofitability and an expensive valuation compared with its peers made some investors skeptical. The size and price were designed to benefit from a surge in first-day buying, said Sam Hamadeh, chief executive officer of New York researcher PrivCo.
"This is as much of a marketing event tonight and tomorrow as a financing event," Hamadeh said after the pricing late yesterday. "Engineering a pop for Friday is positive buzz which the company needs."
The shares will start trading today on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol GRPN.
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I’m not seeing any trading activity on the stock yet; will report back when I see. Should be interesting to follow and see if it exhibits a LNKD-esque opening day.
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LNKD was priced at $45/share when it hit IPO
This is what happened after:
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Well, some people are about to make a LOT of money. Hope they get out before it bursts.
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just like the folks at LNKD
stock is basically flat since it went public.
So if you were a sucker and bought in the first month or so you’re way underwater.
Down 9% today after disappointing earnings yesterday.
But still WAY up from their IPO price, remember. (IPO’d at 45)
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while the IPO was $45, the first day trading was something like $90. It went up then plummeted down to $65 then back up to $110 and now they’re around $80ish… Kind of crazy for such a short period of time
Remember TheGlobe.com's IPO in 99?
IPO’d at $9/share.
Opened at $87/share. Went up to $97/share.
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With the rare exception
People who sell their company later regret it.
People who don’t sell their company later regret it.
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There are exceptions
I’m sure Mark Zuck is okay with the fact that he hasn’t sold facebook
I’m sure Tom Anderson is happy that he sold Myspace
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Weren’t you saying (a long time ago) that Zuck’s net worth is basically in Facebook stock? Of course it’d be suicidal to sell them, seeing how he is the visual face of the company, but I would think he’d like some liquidity…
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while i agree that either of those two taking over would spell the end for it….if i were in his position, i would be getting tired of it and looking for something else to do.
Go Bears Go
If you were Mark today, would you not be regretting taking that offer?
(Assuming facebook would have continued on the same trajectory)
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Based on his 24% ownership
It’s the difference between $240MM and $20,000MM
I guess this is why innovation happens — entrpreneurs don’t stop early.
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just from a cash perspective (not impact on society perspective) if you can’t be happy with $240M, there’s something wrong with you.
Truth!
A typical investor will follow slightly along that path…
During thrill/euphoria, they’re excited and decide to BUY!
Then during despondency, they can’t take it anymore and decide to SELL!
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People take it so personally, glory and failure.
There’s also the fundamental attribution failure . I.e. When I succeed, it’s because I’m AWESOME. I’m clearly the greatest investor ever to hit the earth!
Cal: Bears with Books.
Stock rises: “I made a good choice”
Stock falls: “Stupid Greeks”
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by Rishi on Nov 4, 2011 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I’d say most posters on CGB are somewhere between Fear and Desperation. Over on BI, they’re down by Capitulation and Despondency. Wait, we’re talking about Cal football, right?
I’m definitely in fear and desparation!
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haha nice
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t play grab-ass in Iran!
Mohammed Nosrati and Sheis Rezaei of Iranian league club Persepolis have already been banned indefinitely from entering any stadium in the country after celebrating goals in their side’s nationally televised win over Damash Gilan last weekend by grabbing their teammate’s backsides. They were also fined about $40,000 each. It was a harsh penalty for acts deemed “immoral” under the country’s strict regulations, but it could end up being the easiest part of their punishment.
According to Iran’s “semiofficial” Fars News Agency, the two players now face the very real possibility of imprisonment and 74 lashes on the pitch from which they’ve been banned.
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DON’T DO ANYTHING IN IRAN OR YOU MIGHT UPSET MOHAMMED’S WILL AS INTERPRETED BY CRAZY DESERT PEOPLE
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Parks and Recs: Andy & April given webisodes of their road trip!
The four-part series features the newlyweds making good on Andy’s bucket list wish to venture out West. In the first installment below, a little spider freaks out Aubrey Plaza’s usually unflappable April, while Chris Pratt (as Andy) bravely bares his plumber’s crack and performs some superb physical comedy.
http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/exclusives/road-trip/
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
dude, it was actually really serious and not super funny :(
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PS: This is how I imagine Rishi is when he goes out.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Technique for Measuring Methane Gas from Cattle Flatulence
Recently, scientists developed a methane release measuring technique as way of tracking the discharge of the gas without disrupting the regular management of the herd. This is part of a collaborative research study conducted by researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, and the University of Melbourne in Australia.
As many of you know, methane from livestock is a substantial carbon polluter…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Do the herds sleep out in the open or do they return to some sort of oversized barn? Would love for them to trap the methane from sleep-farts and utilize that natural gas as fuel.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
I think the trapped poo gases can be quite nasty, and I think the tree hippies even use them for hallucinegenic purposes…
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--Coach Clark
it's actually less from the animals
and more from their feed, and waste.
especially in dairy farming, the storage of feed for long periods causes anaeorbic decomposition (which produces methane).
and of course the waste end, when decomposing makes huge amounts of methane. Folks in the central valley have built collection systems to use the methane to generate power on their farms.
Go Bears Go
i hear ya.
i’m doing it right now….
Go Bears Go
I used to work in a lab that did this, basically measuring flux through the air, but it was above a pine forest (got to climb a giant tower with sampling equipment), and they were measuring terpenoids at PPB and PPT, instead of CH4.
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Feminism spreads to mites
Mating Mites Trapped in Amber Reveal Sex Role Reversal
On top!
“In this species, it is the female who has partial or complete control of mating,” said Klimov, an associate research scientist at the U-M Museum of Zoology. “This is in contrast to the present-day reproductive behavior of many mite species where almost all aspects of copulation are controlled by males.”
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lulz
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if one of them has toe thumbs…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
NEXT UPSTREAM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH SHOWER
CHANCES STARTING SATURDAY AFTN DOWN TO NEAR SANTA CRUZ. THE 00Z ECMWF
WAS FASTER THAN THE 06Z NAM AND THE 00Z GFS. THE 06Z GFS HAS
SPED UP UP THE ONSET OF THE SHOWERS. THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH THE DISTRICT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CATEGORICAL POPS NORTH OF
SANTA CRUZ AND LIKELY POPS ELSEWHERE. HAVE KEPT IN THE MENTION OF
THUNDER OVER THE OCEAN AND THE COASTAL ZONES DUE TO MORE
INSTABILITY FROM THE RELATIVELY WARM OCEAN TEMPS. MOIST NW FLOW
WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF SHOWERS CONTINUING ON SUNDAY.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 8:34 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
google “san francisco area forecast discussion”
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as a matter of fact if you want much more accurate weather prediction for wherever you’re going, just google wherever you’re going and “area forecast discussion.” meteorologists are typically assigned a region, and make very specific forecasts in the near term, far more accurate than what you’ll see on the nightly news or weather.com, which pretty much takes their forecasts and averages it. the forecasts are important because they are a key component of initiating weather warnings, which have major economic consequences for aviation and agriculture.
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Pro tip for Scootie (closest to you I think), and all the other SF CGBers: GO HERE!!!
and get the onion or plain foccacia. Straight up the best stuff you can get outside of Italy. No joke! They usually sell out by afternoon, you have to go in the AM.
Corner of Filbert and Stockton, diag from Washington Sq Park.
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I LOVE that place.
Same family has owned it forever.
by Scootie on Nov 4, 2011 9:31 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
OMG YES
I’ve been going there since I was a little kid, no joke.
Also, I love their “pizza” foccacia. Definitely my fave.
Man, I remember buying these in the morning and going on picnics with the family as a kid.
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CGB Liguria Bakery outing!
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Please do Kodiak!
Every time someone asks they just link to that one DBD and it still makes no sense to me!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Hey! AndBears is a married woman!!!!!
And Kodiak is a married man!!!
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
LOL!!
Good catch Mr.F. (that’s not a slight on you, Kodiak, I’m sure you look great in a Fedora).
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Your lack of a comma after the word “do” turns “Kodiak” from a subject to an object your reply to AndBears.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Only one NFL team lost money in 2010
Forbes has handed [William Clay] Ford Sr. the honor of being the worst owner in America’s most popular sport. The Lions franchise value has gone down 3 percent during the past five years — despite a beautiful new home stadium — and the Lions have won just 23 percent of their games with that 0-16 season thrown in for good measure.
The typical NFL team’s total value has grown 8 percent over the last half-decade. The Lions owner beat out the late Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders for the least desirable business honor in the NFL. The Silver & Black had the lowest income in the league last year.
Other lagging pro football owners include Bills boss Ralph Wilson Jr., Browns CEO Randy Lerner and Bengals top guy Mike Brown, all rounding out the worst five owners.
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Worst owner in the NFL? How about the worst business owner in the world. How is it possible an NFL franchise loses money…
The Lions will make money. An enthusiastic William Clay Ford Sr. will shake Jim Schwartz’s hand and pat him on the back. Schwartz will angrily chase down Ford.
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Speaking of the Lions
Some Lions fans have taken this to the Internet, and created a petition at change.org, begging the NFL to get the band (which is from Canada, by the way — aren’t there some CFL games it could inhabit?) out of the picture.
This game is nationally televised, do we really want the rest of the US to associate Detroit with Nickelback? Detroit is home to so many great musicians and they chose Nickelback?!?!?! Does anyone even like Nickelback? Is this some sort of ploy to get people to leave their seats during halftime to spend money on alcoholic beverages and concessions? This is completely unfair to those of us who purchased tickets to the game. At least the people watching at home can mute their TVs. The Lions ought to think about their fans before choosing such an awful band to play at halftime.
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Nickleback
Horrible band or worst band ever?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
They and Creed are 1 and 2 on the list, the only question is the order.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Agreed, but where do A Full Circle and Puddle of Mud fit in?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
…You mean A Perfect Circle? C’mon, they’re not so bad. They have Maynard Keenan from Tool… which, by the way, I don’t think anyone has ever commented on the name similarity between our football brothers and the Tool frontman.
Puddle of Mudd is pretty bad. So is P.O.D.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Maynard Keenan? Why is this not Cal’s TD celebration song?!?
(haha, it’s a joke. The TD pass will be intercepted!)
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
What’s a TD?
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You just lost all credibility! A Perfect Circle is pretty damn good. At least their first 2 albums were.
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 4, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
friday friday
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
by turkey on Nov 4, 2011 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Again, Not me.
I look really good in newsboy caps. But this is probably how I think I look.
But here some not bad eye candy for your friday. And HOUNDSTOOTH for Scootie, Twist and I.
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I need to get a newsboy cap for my collection. They are also hawt.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
What’s worse than newsboy hats though, are those Italian bicycle hats.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
DONT TREAD ON ME
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two things
1. rawr!
2. Should be:
HOUNDSTOOTH for Scootie, Twist andIme
.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s because the bad teachers in this country have messed with people’s heads by trying to always get them to use “I” instead of “me” without explaining the reasoning behind the rule! So now people just reflexively use “I” because they are afraid of being wrong.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
BearInsLOLder
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Do you have any matches?
"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 4, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I had to
"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 4, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
DOOOOOOMED
Upset Bait: Michigan proving ground foiled by Iowa rebound
MATT HINTON: Washington State (+9½) over California.
Cal is traditionally much better at home — 43-14 in Berkeley under Jeff Tedford coming into this season — and Washington State remains, well, Washington State: The Cougars have dropped four straight since a 3-1 start. But the Bears aren’t playing in Berkeley this year, and they aren’t playing well anywhere.
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The idea of us as a 9.5 point favorite is absurd.
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Is it?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
After watching us play last week, yes.
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I actually missed last week’s game in its entirety, so I’m still sunshine pumping from the Utah game!
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
How about after watching us play the week before?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Or watching us play next year?
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, Utah totes sucks.
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by CalBandGreat on Nov 4, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it?
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I'm guessing that this one is marketed for the one percenters
Anthropologie has a limited edition rickshaw for only $2,200
So fess up — who’s buying one?
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Why not go all out?
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There's a Thai restaurant in Ukiah with an auto rickshaw parked out front, but unfortunately I don't think they use it.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
There’s a Thai restaurant in Berkeley (Tuk Tuk Thai on Shattuck) with an auto rickshaw parked inside, and I don’t think they use it either.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I dreamt last night that I got a really good deal on a legit telecaster.
$290, plus some completely random songbook and a shmancy guitar case.
I have no idea why I had that dream.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
Chiefs have heart
Now, though, the talk is of a potential back-to-back division title. ESPN.com’s current playoff predictor believes the Chiefs will emerge from the AFC West scrum (this is the first time since 1989 that there’s a three-way tie between three teams in a division) and will win the division. The Chiefs are the first team in the NFL to win four straight games after starting 0-3 since the 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/34850/chiefs-fought-their-way-back-into-2011
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 10:12 AM PDT reply actions
hmm
i think i might be reading that wrong.
by j.lee on Nov 4, 2011 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Thanks, atoms.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The CGB term is mehta! Because of the Indian population. You should update the DBD post!
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Yeah, “mehta” needs to be added.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
updated - do Refresh
and props to SBNation for allowing me to fiddle with this while so many comments are popping up. Really nice system and good user interface! /claps.
Cal: Bears with Books.
I’ve been doing this for ages!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Presumably the most impressive reply fail to date, sir.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Thats not where my luggage center is
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It came from campus protests from a year or two ago involving the same grammar error on protest signs. I don’t know all the details.
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
My girlfriend gets pissed when I do that.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
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Official FIRE ATOMS Thread
ATOMS doesn’t like using the word “Cal” to describe the university and should be FIRED. HE is to blame for everything bad happening to the football team and everything bad happening in our lives. ATOMS is the 1%!
FIRE ATOMS!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
atoms
I thought we already fired him and he just keeps doing stuff.
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FIRE FIRE FIRE Atoms?
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Now, it is time to dance!"
-TwistNHook
by Redonkulous Bear on Nov 4, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'M ON BOARD
FIRE ATOMS
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by Rishi on Nov 4, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dude, fire yourself.
“Berkeley” and “California” are way better names than “Cal”.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
fresnobeehive.com, eh?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
GIMME A C
C!
GIMME AN A
A!
GIMME AN AL
L!
WHAT DOES THAT SPELL!
The University of California, Berkeley
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by Rishi on Nov 4, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
The best yell
Is obviously Bear Territory.
My other favorites are “Hey Alumni, GO!” and “Rolllllll onnnn youuuu beeeeaaaarrrrrsssss”
Strangely enough, as much as I like spelling, the I’m neutral on spell-out yell.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss "GO, BIG BLUE, SHOW WHAT YOU CAN DO"
Also, I miss “Shoot him like a horse”, “23’s a b****!” and “The ref beats his wife!”
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"23’s a b****!"
awesome game. too bad jeff maehl was actually really good
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calling someone a bitch does not have any reflection on their skill, but rather their attitude
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
in that case, while your trolling is quite impressive, GOLDBLOODED IS A BITCH!
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Being a bitch is definitely a deeply embedded psychological characteristic.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Not good enough to make the NFL!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that chant
I’m also proud that I was part of the original crew of instigators on that one
In other words, Go Bears!
What about “Hey, [name], your mom called…”?
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 4, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
So this is what it feels like when doves cry.
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 4, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
They had banished the awful lemon tree forever, because it was haunted.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Now let’s all celebrate with a cool glass of turnip juice
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 4, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Ned Flanders: Pardon me, neighbourinos. Some of our boys are lost in your town. You wouldn’t have happenned to see them, by any chance?
Shelbyville Guy #1: Sounds like Springfield’s got a discipline problem.
Shelbyville Guy #2: Maybe that’s why we beat them at football nearly half the time.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
This is like pulling away the curtain
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I think “love connection” is another CGB meme.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG CAN WE JUST STOP ALL OF THIS!???!?
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Ooh, you may have to explain “shoot him like a horse”.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
when an enemy player is down and takes up HELLA TIME and you are getting bored of not wailing on your trombone, you start chanting this to attempt to convince the refs to mercy-kill him and drag his corpse off the field in order to resume play. also, get really offended if anyone does anything like this when one of your beloved players is down.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
hahah amazing
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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 4, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, if you're playing Oregon
It becomes “Shoot him like a duck!”
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Ah memories. That was such a great day all around.
Sigh…
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Best Cal football day (overall) of my fandom was Tennessee 2007. The tailgating, the game, the after-parties…
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oregon 2006 was pretty awesome too. GB produced many potential heirs on that day
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oh my
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
“potential” can mean many things.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPXSzia2Zfg
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
I concur. Tenn ’07 best “overall” atmosphere for Cal Football of Tedford era, imo.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Even the TV broadcast was memorable!
And I didn’t even watch it on tv!
The call on the DJAX return, Brent Musberger making fun of hippies
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that broadcast was an absolutely homage to CAL football… I loved the overhead camera shots… the views from the stadium… the whole tightwad hill and “partying Berkeley style” was priceless… I mean, that broadcast game is what we need to aspire to again… it proved there is no better setting for a college football game.
That fucking VTech massacre asshole was the only thing preventing us from getting Gameday, too.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
Getting our asses handed to us the previous year at Rocky Top didn’t help things, either.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
ya
“cal out for revenge” etc etc
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
Hmm. If we’d been competitive but still lost that would have made sense, but we were so thoroughly outclassed that it didn’t look like we’d be out for revenge, it looked like we couldn’t hang with Tennessee.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
again, not at all (and i’m not arguing, just discussing). We were ranked 12 they were 15. This was the ONLY high profile game that Saturday. It was a huge intersectional game particularly coming on the heals of Less Mile’s bashing of the PAC 10… We had also won a share of the PAC 10 title the year before, were coming off a dominant win against Texas a&m on an ESPN game broadcast by ESPN’s A crew including Herby…. This game had everything. The only thing that kept Game Day from being there was the VaTech massacre thing… that’s when you have to realize the fates are just absolutely lined up against CAL.
By the way this is how the AP started their story on the game:
California scored one for the West Coast with a redemptive win over Tennessee.
and then they had this
As the clock wound down in the final minutes, the sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium jubilantly chanted “Pac-10 football!” at the departing Tennessee fans.
SEC Rules, Pac 10 Drools!
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SEC RULES, SEC119 DROOLS!!
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atoms baby you crazy you don’t know what the hell goin on, don’t know where the camera belongs!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I know where it belongs! I just don’t trust stupid ESPN to know where it belongs.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn’t matter. That 2007 win over Tennessee was completely ruined by Cal’s use of the word “Cal.”
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
by CalBear81 on Nov 4, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wow, so bitter.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU HAVCE NO MORAL STANDING ON ANY ISSUE EVER AGAIN
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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 4, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Recently, here in Ohio, a gentleman in his late 50s or early 60s approached me at the gym when he saw me wearing a Cal T-shirt. He asked if I had gone to school there. When I said I had, he told me all about how he and his wife went on a vacation trip to northern California last year (2010) and one of the things they did was go to the Cal-Colorado game at Memorial. He raved about what a beautiful place that was to watch a game. Said he and his wife hadn’t been there before and they enjoyed their afternoon on campus.
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:D
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS
Cal doesn’t make the Rose Bowl
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ONLY TWENTY?!?
YAY!
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ROSE BOWL 2032 HERE WE COME!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Ragscub will be LEAVING Cal then. Hopefully engineering will give her another semester.
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But she’d be doomed to the life of an engineer!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, she’ll be surrounded by potential suitors. The odds’ll be good, but the goods’ll be Bears. And odd.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course mythological creatures would stand out.
by WolverBear on Nov 4, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
We got recs when we first showed up, WolverBear. Then they started demanding more for a rec. And more. Soon one of us became many, but the recs were parceled in kind. They know we hunger for recs; through this knowledge they control us.
WE ARE ZOONEWS
by zoonews on Nov 4, 2011 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd with the fire of a thousand suns.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 4, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Isnt she gonna major in TwstNHook Studies, a comprehensive look at the modern American troll?
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Isn’t TwistNHook Studies just a women’s self-defense class?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 5, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I may have to borrow your wheelchair, Dr. K.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
And now I’m imagining Kodiak as Professor Xodiak. Odd image.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
FINALLY! MY REVENGE!!
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But youll be fat like in WllE
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works well vs. $C, esp with the Traveler connection
I feel guilty about the chant against anyone else
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
I hate this chant SO much!!!
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ref beats his life partner is the newly accepted change….band does Go Big Blue cadence on occasion….meaning about 10 people know what the hell it means, and mic men have forgotten it
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
i felt so bad for her. she tried… she just had an annoying voice, and really had no idea of rhythm of the game
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THIS.
<3 Kate. We know a lot of the same spirit people, and she’s awesome in real life too.
Cal: Bears with Books.
you cant wash that stink off
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“shoot him like a horse” was SOOOO classless but SO hilarious.
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I didnt like when they did it to Cory Paus in the 2002 UCLA game
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I hate that chant
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Agreed, he doesn't even look remotely like Horsey McElway
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Haha, I wasn’t trying to be dismissive, especially to someone with as much yell-leading experience as yourself, but c’mon! Bear Territory has gotta be the best. YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD, baby.
Plus it’s also the best because it means we won!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I do love Bear Territoy yell but you can only do it either before games or after we’ve won… Plus I like the older way of doing which does not have an emphasis on the “YEAH”
I may try and get people to do it different this year at the bonfire… which is to be completely silent between the lines… it’s very impactful.
YOU KNOW IT
(silence)
YOU TELL THE STORY
(silence)
YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD THIS IS BEAR TERRITORY
What’s great about C-A-L is that it always works and gets people fired up.
I also do LOVE roll on you bears… once again, here is how it’s supposed to be done. Listen how cool it sounds and how cool it looks when every one is doing it.
Are you going to be at the Bonfire Rally?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
If I see you backstage I’ll say hello! I’ll be the Indian guy in the pit with the PYRO shirt.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
So my question is why was the Haka canned a few years ago? Its energy literally fueled the event once the fires died down.
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
Grew up going to the bonfire for family reasons….It is what I truly miss most now that I’m attending on the stage
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
I find that is conflicts with Royal Exchange.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
being in a very competitive section and being an underclassmen means Bonfire…though if I recall there was Bonfire, 2 buses (East Bay and Peninsula) as well as Royal Exchange last year, with a volleyball game to top it off. Band was all over the place night before Big Game 2010
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
There was a Peninsula bus?!??!
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I thought we played this game before….because you’re a bone right?
Trumpet
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
uDub and Boulder—remember seeing palodean walking through OAK (only because of his bag) I would never recognize him otherwise
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
SF Bus is #1
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so SADS you don’t even know this… (not “you”) but that there is a generation of CAL fans who don’t know this..
Yeah, exactly that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqBn3iG4Vbo
courtesy of prd74/ Bear Territory
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
I think it was the Pacific Islander student group that complained, said that they were offended by it.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Or they were geniunely offended? By one party being genuinely offended, it does not in any way relate to other isntances where people might have just been “offended”
That said, jesus titty fucking christ give us the haka.
PS I never saw the Haka, so I have no idea what you are talkinga bout
I remember 3 old like PHO dudes jumping around and acting the fool. WHich one was fiatlux, JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That said, jesus titty fucking christ give us the haka.
epic quote.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 4, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously wtf. fuck em.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
The plan was to have one of the Pacific Islander football players lead the haka, but that never went through.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm.
The silence might make it more punchy, but then everyone has to be on beat.
Also, is it “YEAH” or is it “WHAT?!”
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
1) YOU KNOW IT!
2) WHAT?
1) YOU TELL THE STORY!
2) YEAH!
1+2) YOU TELL THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD THIS IS A SCHOOL NOT CALLED CAL!
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dude ken it’s so much hipper w/ the “WHAT?!”
the silence doesn’t work unless you have military-style chant precision and let’s face it, we hippies don’t have that
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:)
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
just… trust me on this one… you haven’t heard it done right.
the problem with how it is done now is the emphasis completely switches from the actual chant to the WHAT or whatever is being said.
Ideally, the chant is done to everyone clapping and sort of swaying on their own… during that period you can add in whatever… then what you do is on the last one end it with the silence… it’s very very effective.
We did this to Stanfurd in the 1990 Big Game… they did some lame circling of the field thing… when I saw that I got all the students doing Bear Territory and as they went by we did the emphatic thing… it was awesome… outcome aside, it got everyone all amped.
I like the call and response aspect though!
What I don’t like is how on the “Block this kick” chants, more people wanna yell “BLOCK IT” than the original chant
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GET OFF OF MY BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!
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no u
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by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2011 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay and worst chant (my absolute least favourite)
“FOURTH QUARTER’S OURS”
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My least favorite is:
“SHOOT THE FOURTH QUARTER LIKE A HORSE”
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
ROLL ON TEN DO IT AGAIN TERRITORY, BEARS!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
My least favourite chant (from the past couple years)
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOO”
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Just because you are multiple of zoonews doesn’t mean you are multiple of me!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The worst was Oregon 2008 (the rain game)
Kevin Riley had gotten injured (Stupid Oregon, destroying our QBs, seriously, Kevin Riley’s whole career woulda been so different)
And Longshore had just led a TD drive
GIMME A C!
C!
GIMME AN A!
A!
GIMME AN L!
L!
WHAT’S THAT SPELL?
CAL!
WHO ARE WE?
CAL!
AND WHO ARE WE ALL BEHIND?!
…
[awkward silence]
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University of California, Berkeley!
by the federer express on Nov 4, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s not my fault that Berkeley has a reputation for academic greatness and Cal has a reputation for being an underachieving, hard-luck football program.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
it IS your fault for propagating the confusion surrounding WTF to call our school. Cal is what people who are proud of everything the university does. “Berkeley” is for people who only give a fuck about their resume and lovers of the shitty council that actively undermines campus. I hate calling it “berkeley”
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I’m not propagating any confusion. The confusion is already there, and I’m acknowledging it.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
not only are you acknowledging it, you support it, so go to hell
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I don’t support it! In fact if we do away with one of the nicknames it will reduce confusion, so I’m doing my part to eradicate it. What are you doing?
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I kinda think you are.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s only trolling if you now admit that you too call it cal…you’ve fallen into my trap!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Go Cal Bears!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
How ironic that you are fighting with your sig!
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needs o snap flochart
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
How about this instead?
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 4, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU MAKE ME SICK, ATOMS! SICK!!!!
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
And we all thought prions were bad!!!
Old Toothwrangler
by Kodiak on Nov 4, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The way you get a disease.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
Next time I see you, Im poking you in the mustache!!!!
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Joke’s on you, I don’t have one anymore!
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by atomsareenough on Nov 5, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
So pink
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starwood. you can move the points around if you need to, aeroplan (air canada) had a 1:1 rate and if you move 20k miles at a time you get a 5k bonus. or else you can use them for sweet hotels.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
What are the offers?
Call them and try to negotiate for more miles. I got 50K United miles off the bat when I signed up because I talked them into it
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thanks! im leaning toward the starwood because at least short term, there’s more hotels than flights in my future
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
i assume you’ll be staying in starwood properties a lot?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
it’s weird. right now, my case is in SJ, so i have the option of hotel, rental car, train/shuttle, etc as long as i get to work. i’ve been staying at home (w/ parents) in SJ, but may start staying in hotels in the future. at any rate, much more likely than flying for the next 6 mo
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Also I’ve found that the free domestic flight really isn’t worthwhile. As others have mentioned, points are best used for upgrades/international flights. But also, if you can line up 4-5 free hotel nights, that might be a better value proposition.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
my current case is in the bay, so i won’t be flying for a while. but the 1:1 option is nice in case i need to fly somewhere
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
are you working for one of them large top 5 type firms?
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
And you still can’t buy bottles with Starwood Points.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
should mention, the other reason for the question is i’m bumping up against my current CC limit and they won’t up my limit (despite no late payments, always paying in full, etc). so eff em.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
popping bottles ain’t cheap
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
hookers are cheap, unless you pay many hookers, like boomtho
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Nov 4, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i was trying to access my porn remotely but box kept crashing!
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
we have 99.99% uptime! WE NEVER CRASH! problem is on your end.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
look if you don’t plan for excessive server hits, wtf do i pay you for??!!
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
your wanking, while most likely impressive, is insignificant compared to the power of the box
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Nov 4, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I thought if you use someone’s box to get off it’s not masturbation…
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Starwood is supposed to be an excellent, excellent reward program.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
Never trust an airline.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I have been a Starwood Platinum since they launched. For my money it is hands down the best loyalty program in the hotel industry. It is hands down the best loyalty program in the travel industry. It is hands down the best loyalty program I have ever been associated with.
True, its one of the case studies that the Harvard Business school sells to all the b-schools.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Really? interesting.
Because of my business travel last year I had 102 paid nights at Starwood properties and 76 paid nights at Marriott properties. That put me in the highest echelon of each of their loyalty programs. The benefits and recognition I get from Starwood absolutely blows away Marriott. Not even close.
The fact that royrules is no longer part of the CGB vocab makes me ultra happy
Thank you atoms/Cugel for taking over!
In other words, Go Bears!
Though it’s only because you are now boring, and therefore suck
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
royules n. 1) A state of being irrationally angry over something very insignificant
Usage: Those tourists from India are walking around wearing Saris! I’m so royrules right now!
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plus the Royrules Theory of Boring:
If something is boring, it therefore sucks.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
WHY ARE YOU POSTING PICTURES OF ROYRULES ON THE INTERNET?!?!?!?!??
Yabba Dabba Doo! I like talking to you!
“Do the needful” needs to be on the list. Also, it’s a shame that the cashier’s check scam meme didn’t last longer.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, they’re not CGB memes. They’re just general memes that we use around here.
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hmmm, I’d like to see more than one person pick it up, otherwise its just you trying to make ‘fetch’ happen.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Well, whenever someone gets irrationally angry, the “thanks, royrules” posts will pop
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yeah, but that did run its course. it is a pretty dead meme now.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point.
i still think the “it’s boring, and therefore sucks” still has legs
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it will last forever if I have any say in the matter.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
i’m an asshole like that.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
There’s a meme that faded away.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
We WERE politely ignoring it, THANK YOU.
But really, if it’s both 1) currently in use and 2) actually has a definition, I’ll put it up there.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Ahem
Ragnorak had his first kiss while watching Die Hard With A Vengeance.
He wouldn’t post any more details, so I said “more details or else she was a dolphin.”
Rags didn’t budge.
Ergo, he had sex with a dolphin. Dolphins, when engaging in intercourse, make an “ORK ORK ORK” noise (as related by rags)
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I don’t think it’s that funny. It was good to let it die.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
Only6 you and royrules like it.
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pretty much. i think i started reading dbds around that time.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
where is Jshufelt? did he jshufeltsomeoneup and get arrested or something?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
CGB AtQ relations seem to have soured over the past year or so.
I blame fake-injury-gate. It tore us apart!!!!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
I think “Oregon’s-football-team-is-made-up-of-thuggish-criminals-gate” also played its role.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
Oh yeah.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
There was also an undercurrent of “your school is so stupid and you guys are stupid and look at how stupid you guys are but that makes sense given the stupid school that you go to” in some posts, which wasn’t cool, but it’s the Internet so who cares!
WE ARE ZOONEWS
there was a whole thing of hey lets go to cal games and boo their injured players but its just real life so who cares
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
We never felt that the Cal crowd would act any differently. In fact, we booed our OWN injured player!
WE ARE ZOONEWS
We never boo Cal players.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
We, zoonews, never boo Cal players or coaches ever but we, the Cal fanbase, certainly includes some number of classless dickheads who feel entitled to boo student athletes when their unrealistic expectations are not being met. As does every fanbase, to some extent or another.
WE ARE ZOONEWS
That wasn’t “Boo” you were hearing when Longshore threw his interceptions. That was “Lou.”
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
I was saying “Booo-urns!”
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
We, and by that I mean we, boo people who boo Cal players, no matter what forum.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
But when you boo the boo-ers it just adds to the din of boo. Much better to respond with YAY, I FEEL FRESH AS A DAISY DOWN THERE!!!
WE ARE ZOONEWS
We did not boo at games.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
Uh, dude, lets not forget how much you would boo me at games.
“YOU CALL THAT AN OUTFIT?!??! BOOOOO!”
“WHY DID YOU GET TEH CURLY FRIES BOOOOOOO!”
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Is this ours (zoonews) or ours (many other people)?
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
I've been here...
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
by JShufelt on Nov 4, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
So, its true what they say. You are what you sig!
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enter atoms
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Where's Redonk
I need a photochop that says “Enter the Atoms”
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never heard it used that way. I think I’ve heard it as a verb, royrules’d.
Or maybe most commonly it’s a hashtag
/royrules
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Dudes, leave Erin Andrews alone. Seriously.
Keith Clinkscales, a former ESPN executive, is fighting allegations that he once masturbated next to network correspondent Erin Andrews on a plane.
Clinkscales’ lawyer, Judd Burstein, filed a lawsuit against Joan Lynch, the former colleague who he believes leaked the allegations to Deadspin blogger A.J. Daulerio.
Daulerio describes that the spouse of one of Clinkscales’ colleagues emailed Deadspin about the incident.
According to Dalerio’s source, Clinkscales had been reportedly sitting next to Andrews on a plane when she saw him masturbating underneath his iPad. When he realized that she had seen him, he “panicked and muttered, ‘You know, I’m one of your bosses.’”
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
What? Which naked porn site there are so many of them!
WHICH ONE! WHICH ONE DID YOU POST THEM TO?
"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 4, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s hypnotizing.
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 4, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me, or is Erin Andrews not all that, I’ve never understood all the attention she generates. Her and Danica Patrick.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Really?
Ever see the photo of her in the hat at the KDerby?
I’m a fan; I guess YOU TWO won’t be my competition…..
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
I didn’t say I’d kick her out of bed, but just don’t understand the hubbub.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
one of my favorite exchanges on cheers
Cliff “I wouldn’t kick her out of bed for eating crackers…”
Norm “Why else would she be there?”
lol
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Cugel, you’re fairly attractive for a man of your age (and I mean this in the nicest way possible, bc you have good haira nd I prolly wont have hair as good as you at that age), but if you were with her, you would have out kicked your coverage
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INTERNET MALE SYNDROME!
I REPEAT INTERNET MALE SYNDROME!
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She’s still hot, but she’s not in an industry dominated by men.
Its pretty internet male to say that she’s not all that though.
I know, and I’m not usually like that. Generally, I’m easy.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
She’s still hot, but she’s not in an industry dominated by men.
????
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
He meant hot.
She’s hot in an industry dominated by men.
It’s like how a chick is “work hot”, right? She’s decent outside of work, but in the workplace, DAMNNNN BOI
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not in an industry dominated by men.
??
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
someone on the internet made a typo?!
i would say stop the presses, but books are dead :(
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
I would say stop the presses, but my dry cleaner is already closed for the weekend :(
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
i would say stop the presses, but tom haverford already got his hand caught in the panini press :(
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
I would say stop the presses, but I’m not sure how to end this sentence.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
I would say stop the presses, but there’s a lockout in the NBA :(
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I would say stop the presses, but I don’t see any reason to stop wine production.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say stop the presses, but boomtho doesn’t make coffee anymore :(
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i actually don’t make coffee at home anymore =/
espresso machines at work are much easier and more convenient, but much less tasty
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
espresso machines at work
well la di da
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think she’s attractive but she’s starting to annoy me. I’ve never understood the Danica Patrick fascination.
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Nov 4, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
New Additions have been made
If you haven’t refreshed your screen all day, you might consider it now. You get the fresh screen scent!
Cal: Bears with Books.
YOU CANT TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
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LA Weather Update
RAIN!!!
Hopefully it’s cold enough to get some snow on the higher elevation peaks.
Nice pool doood
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m actually house sitting for a friend… he has sort of the book end house to my old house… we’re on opposite sides and ends of the hollywood hills… it’s a cool place.
I love the shape of his pool…rectangles and circles are boring
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Outdoor cal viewing party!?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The glass walls disappeared into the wall
indoor…. opened right out to the pool… here
(note the dead santa floating in the pool… zoe’s favorite toy (may she rest in peace))
Sweet…I’m a big fan of indoor/outdoor living spaces
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
j.lee would fall over backwards after another Carson Palmer interception.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Nov 4, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
but then it would be more dangerous to jump off the balcony into the pool!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
fair enough, was just curious since you mention it wistfully quite often.
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but it’s pimp! also, for some of us, it serves as an aspiration!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed, fiatlux should be on the pamphlet handed out to potential yell leaders…
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
and, to be honest, i miss having the “cool” house… it was just a fun place… loved having people over on the weekends… lots of impromptu BBQs and pool parties.
on the other hand, i do not miss things like having to spend a ridiculous amount of money on a new carport because the building inspector wouldn’t give us our certificate of occupancy unless we built a new “permanent” structure… thankfully the title company took care of a chunk of that…
or having to completely reinforce the hillside with 90 30ft horizontal stanchions as it started to slip away shortly after we bought it during the torrential rains of 2004… that was fun.
blahblahblah
don’t worry, I’ll balance it out by constantly commenting on the Fire Starkey Pleasure Palace and site of the 2015 Austin TX CGB World HQ for the Texas game weekend!
They put the small sections of stucco up today while brick and sandstone should start next week as should the sheet rock!
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Why are these people sitting during a Cal game?!
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I laughed and then felt horrible.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
although I don’t remember many of them, I am only 6 years behind you and that is encouraging for me!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
Lemme know when you hit 44+ years
And I’ve managed to stay sane in that time.
Imagine!
"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
great place to jump in w/ toaster
it’s how I wanna go out
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Looks kind of like a coffin.
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 4, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure you realize what the rest of us see when you post pictures.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
not my house… i sold my house earlier this year (sigh)… this is a friends place… he’s in australia for a few weeks so i’m chillin’ here.
you should pee in his pool then be like “yo dawg i hurd you had an ool so i put some pee in it”
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I WANT TO TAKE YOUR BOBBUM WITH MY EQUIPMUNK
"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 4, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
evil shrimp?
"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 4, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
:) yeah most of us don’t see the weather, we see the pimp pool and amazing view and palm trees and such. that’s all.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
the mountains visible from my house had some snow that peaks last week.
hopefullythey a full covering soon. it’s freakin beautiful when they are.
I can’t remember, are you out in the IE? Those mountains behind Rancho Cucamonga and those places are gorgeous when there is snow on them…. and the mountains in Palm Springs are sublime that way
san gabriel valley is not the ie. though some people consider diamond bar as a part of the ie cause we’re on the other side of the hill from pomona and chino hills and that damn 909area code. 2 mintues west, 2 minutes south it’s 626 and 714 (we used to be 714!)
But what is in the bed of the truck (in addition to the free cases of Monster you get for taking pics of wasted ladies at Havasu)?
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
My family almost moved to Lake Elsinore when I was in like, elementary or middle school.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't they have a great brewery there though?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Is that so? Seemed like a nice area, but I don’t really know much about it.
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by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
What is this “rain” you speak of?
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by Fire Starkey on Nov 4, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/04/BUFQ1LPRQV.DTL
how is a tudor?
and who’s really going to pay $1mm for this?
The exterior architecture is vaguely Tudor-ish, but whoever re-did the interior clearly had no thought of maintaining the style. I have no idea who would pay a million bucks for that.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Just for the fun of it -- recalling last year
3rd and 20, you say?
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
CaliforniaGoldenBlogs/Twitter/Facebook/Clothing Store
PSA
Don’t eat lunch at sidewalk tables with wallets/phones on the table. People are more than willing to walk by and grab your shit and run off.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Did that just happen to you?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Nope, was eating inside Harvest and Rowe happened to the table right in front of me.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
Did you do anything?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He immediately posted about it here.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
nothing I could do. Notice I was INSIDE while all this happened OUTSIDE.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
So you finally got yourself a new iPhone 4s, huh?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
SIRI IS SKYNET 1.0
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did we have an eating the enemy this week? wtf am i supposed to do with the cougar in my freezer?
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70's Music Post of the Day
In honor of this DBD allow me to try to define a genre of 70’s rock: Glam Rock. This is a playlist I created a couple of years ago; listening to this will do more than I could by describing with words. It was in a small way a “look” so some bands that I don’t consider Glam get thrown in like these two:
Roxy Music
Really more of an “Art Rock” band.
New York Dolls
More Proto-Punk than anything else.
Set Me Free / Sweet
48 Crash / Suzi Quatro
20th Century Boy / T-Rex
Queen Bitch / David Bowie
All the Way to Memphis / Mott the Hoople
Gudbuy T’Jane / Slade
No You Don’t / Sweet
Virginia Plain / Roxy Music
Blockbuster (bonus track) / Sweet
Metal Guru / T-Rex
Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide / David Bowie
All The Young Dudes / Mott The Hoople
My Friend Stan / Slade
AC-DC / Sweet
Hang On To Yourself / David Bowie
Coz I Luv You / Slade
Life on Mars? / David Bowie
Telegram Sam / T-Rex
Ballrooom Blitz (bonus track) / Sweet
Cum On Feel The Noize / Slade
Cleveland Rocks / Mott the Hoople
Suffragette City / David Bowie
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
This deserved better
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Vintage Champagne
Henriot, 1998 only $60 / bottle? Sounds like a deal!
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
i was gonna post a follow up “time for a pool party!” pic but all of the ones worth looking at were NSFW
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
all of the ones worth looking at
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ICE TUB PARTY?
"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 4, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
This is bullcrap!
UCLA beat us in football and now they’re beating us at reddit!
In other words, Go Bears!
really? you think the UCLA guy was being pompous in that quote? It almost seemed like the responses reinforced the point.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
too serious for drink o'clock time?
perry + palin = winning combination?
Palin’s endorsement would give the Texan more street cred among tea party constituents, generate large crowds and fill his campaign coffers till overflowing. But more decisively, Palin’s advocacy would do for Perry what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s endorsement of Mitt Romney does not, and that is excite a critical contingent of the Republican base: those pesky evangelicals who are just begging for an excuse to reject Romney.
Perry’s Texas charm coupled with Palin’s rock-star status would get everyone talking about the Texan as a viable candidate again. With front-runner Herman Cain sidetracked by the recent revelation of sexual harassment allegations leveled at him while he ran the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, the timing for a Perry-Palin alliance could not be better.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
doooeeeeeet
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, is suggesting she’d be his VP pick? I don’t see that happening. An endorsement would be fine though.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Kod had some pretty shapely thighs back in ’84….
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
and matt barkley hasn’t aged a day.
Then, I’ll make a big ruckus, because I am a hypocritical asshole.
-TwistNHook
that guy looks like the douchey prep east coast type to wear a pink polo and a sweater wrapped around the shoulders.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
Why are you speaking ill of our fellow Golden Bears!?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 4, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s the white yacht club pants.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
TOTAL LACK OF RESPECT. THEY COME INTO OUR HOUSE...
AND WEAR OUR SEXY HATS AND CLOTHES
"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 4, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
><><
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Nov 4, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I could see the one on the R in a hoop skirt in some grainy B+W photo from the temperance movement.
Number one fan of Justin Bieber being the number one fan of the Dodgers, and not the [2010 World Series Champion] Giants.
Or 2nd string cheer squad from the battle of little bighorn
"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 4, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one is Scootie?
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In the middle with the knowing expression, obvi.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the middle one Sandy Barbour?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
I WANT SO MUCH OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Which one isnt Scootie?
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Great success!
I just convinced one of my patients (Cal poli sci major) to still attend tomorrow’s game!
I also talked him into buying season bball tickets.
Old Toothwrangler
Republicans are in an Internet uproar over an erroneous media report quoting EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson as calling them "jack-booted thugs" during a speech at the University of California at Berkeley.
Trouble is, Jackson didn’t level the term at Republicans. Instead, she used it to refer to her own employees, jokingly borrowing language that the EPA’s critics have used to describe the agency’s workers.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
lol
HOW DARE SHE CALL US JACK-BOOTED THUGS, THAT’S WHAT WE SAY ABOUT THEM!!! OH WAIT, SHE WAS JUST QUOTING WHAT WE SAY ABOUT THEM. BUT STILL…. [outrage grumble grumble regulations grumble job killers grumble grumble kill the EPA grumble]
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
vote of thanks
The customer put me through the wringer at work today – I was finished an hour ago but held off on leaving so I wouldn’t take my bad mood home. This DBD cheered me up to no end… so now I can go home, see the kids and tune into what has the looks of a total letdown game in Boulder.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
not cuz i didn't read, but it's my "cheer up at work" image.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Popped in my headphones and played the first song… then unhid the image. Did not expect Toto’s “Africa” to go with this. And yet, there it is.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Nov 4, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I BLESS THE RAINS
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I did this and got Rogue Wave – Bird on a Wire. Its very much like a hipster waltz, AND IT WORKS. Giggles. :-D
Cal: Bears with Books.
Fun Stuff I found on the internets
From Wikipedia:
“Tunak”, is a bhangra/pop love song by Indian artist Daler Mehndi released in 1998. At the time, critics complained that Mehndi’s music was only popular due to his videos that featured beautiful women dancing. Mehndi’s response was to create a video that featured only himself. The song was a success, with the unexpected benefit of becoming a cult hit in other countries. The song has also become an internet meme, inspiring numerous online parodies.
Cal: Bears with Books.
You're welcome
I’ll take credit for something I had nothing to do with!
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I have a new DBD meme to add to the list
Twist coming in late to the DBD and commenting on posts that others have long forgotten
In other words, Go Bears!
It’s lonely outside the Venn, they do their best.
n.b. -- This comment does not constitute official chemistry advice.
also, if it’s a true venn diagram, the third category can’t be chemist – AFAIK there are no indian chemists or lawyers. hatter overlaps with both, though. none of the circles would overlap each other. ergo, the third circle must be hatters.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
What about former members of the marching band?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Not the Indians.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
I count only seven Indians. There are nine regular commenters from the Cal Band. (Ten if you count CBKWit.)
If you count him we get to count bamboobanga.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah! We’re coming to get you, bandos!
We can also theoretically count Twist, but in a fight, I think the one group of people that Twist would side with over us would be ex Cal Band.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
CBG
Twist
Paleodan
GB
AndBears
CBKWit
zoonews
Hydro
ragnarok
(oskisun)?
who else don’t i know of? i must be missing some. was norcalnick a bandsmen?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
why do you feel the need to make me cry? you arranged this week’s show…
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
So the “we” is actually 3 entities then.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Arranged one show a year for a while. Then they went in another direction. But we’re back this year baby. Back and cheaper than ever!
WE ARE ZOONEWS
You got fired from the band?
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There are a lot of talented people who can arrange and we weren’t exactly punctual back in the dark days of meh so it probably came down to a little of this and a little of that and who knows what else. It was all good, and we are happy to be back in the mix, and we’ll do whatever they ask us to do in these halcyon days of yay that are right now and the future cuz go bears.
WE ARE ZOONEWS
I am only a bandsmen at heart, as all of the instruments I play are either too heavy or too in need of electricalness to function in a marching band. Alas!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
You are too cool to be a former bands men!
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It just gets better and better around these parts!
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9-7 doesn’t seem overwhelming to me. But I’m a Cal fan, I have to believe in moral victories.
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
BTW, I don’t think there are any Indian lawyers here either.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Nov 4, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Are there indian party scientists?
"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 4, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome.
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File this one under “O” for “Oops.” A cleaner with the best intentions accidentally destroyed a piece of art worth more than $1 million when she removed what she thought was a “stain” from the installation. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t really a stain. The piece of art, titled “When It Starts Dripping From The Ceilings,” features a series of wooden planks and a (formerly) discolored plastic bowl. The artist, the late Martin Kippenberger, intended for viewers to understand that the bowl had been discolored by water running over the pieces of wood. Unfortunately, the bowl isn’t so discolored anymore. A spokesperson from the art museum in Dortmund, Germany, remarked that “it is now impossible to return it to its original state.”
"I’ll kill you. I’ll crush you. You don’t know who I am. I’ll kick your ass. And don’t ever call me a ding dong again."
This is all great and shit, but I like it when things grow and die organically and I hope that this DBD doesn’t hinder that organic process by making things seem like they “have” to be like this.
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Trolling attempt non-subtle
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WATCH THE COLORADO GAME STEVE MARSHALL IS WEARING A GOLD SNUGGIE
"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 4, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching Cal vs. Arizona 2008
I miss: Shane Vereen. Good Kevin Riley, King Tyce and Cam Jordan on the d-line, Squid and Mikey Mo.
You’re watching a game we should have won, but lost 42-27?
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I wondered if that’s what you meant. That was an unlikely and sweet victory.
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There really wasn’t much good about our passing game that night.
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I feel like that game had a real effect on Riley's confidence in his deep ball,
and that he never really recovered. From then on we abandoned the last remnants of our vertical game until Maynard dusted them off this year. (And now it’s going back into dormancy again. God damnit.)
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
Tiger Woods' ex-caddie sticks foot in mouth
Maybe he’s trying to see if piling on Tiger has any limits
Steve Williams, who lashed out at Tiger Woods this summer after Woods fired him as his caddie, took another shot at his former boss on Friday when asked for an explanation for his high-profile celebration after winning with Australian golfer Adam Scott.
“It was my aim to shove it up that black arse——,” Williams said at a caddie awards dinner, according to British newspapers that reported on the event held in Shanghai in conjunction with the HSBC Champions.
According to the Daily Mail and the Telegraph, Williams was receiving a tongue-in-cheek award for “celebration of the year” after gloating about his victory with Scott at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in August.
Williams apologized on his website Friday.
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Cal field hockey advances to NorPac championship game
The No. 16 California Golden Bears knocked off the top seed from the East, the Longwood Lancers, 2-0 in the semifinal game of the NorPac Tournament. The Bears advance to take on the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal in the conference championship game Saturday afternoon at Stanford.
“It is really exciting to be back in the final,” said head coach Shellie Onstead. “Nothing was easy. We put a really solid game together today. I think that sets us up nicely for tomorrow.”
Longwood (12-9, 5-1 Nor Pac), the top-ranked team from the conference’s east division, and the Bears played an even first half with Longwood tallying five shots to the Bears’ six. Cal broke the deadlock at the 33:16 mark when senior defender Erin Magill smashed a ball into the net after a corner.
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At the very least, we'll have beaten Wazzu at least once this weekend
Cal swimmers beat the Cougs in dual meet
The California women’s swimming team captured all 14 events en route to a 160-89 victory over Washington State in a Pac-12 dual meet Friday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Cal, the defending NCAA Champions, improved to 3-0 overall and in the conference, while Washington State fell to 0-4 overall and in the league.
“We saw some good things today,” said Cal head coach Teri McKeever. “We had a lot of new people in particular step up. Catherine Breed, I think was really impressive in her 1000 and 200 free double. It was her first collegiate meet so that was very exciting for her and for us. We had really exceptional leadership in and out of the pool with our captains Liv Jensen and Shelley Harper.”
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Cal divers have a good first day at the Trojan Invitational
Go Bears!
Highlighted by sophomore Tyler Pullen’s fifth place finish on the platform, the 2011-12 California men’s diving team had a successful first day (Friday, Nov. 4) at the Trojan Diving Invitational held at the McDonald’s Swim Stadium in Los Angeles.
Pullen, a sophomore from Pleasanton, recorded a score of 231.15 on the platform for the highest finish of the day for second-year coach Todd Mulzet’s squad. Other results for the Golden Bears on the platform were senior Andreas Santucci placing seventh (222.40), freshman Thomas Selby placing eighth (222.10) and sophomore Grayson Huston placing ninth (200.75).
In the Friday morning three-meter competition, Selby narrowly missed making the finals and finished in ninth place with a score of 257.95. Pullen was 12th on the three-meter board (251.00), while Huston was 14th (228.10) and Santucci placed 15th (218.60).
The Cal divers will next compete on the one-meter board Saturday at the Trojan Invite, with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. and finals beginning at 11:30 a.m.
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Hit Squad: The group of moderators who have the ability to delete comments if the threads are getting out of hand. The name is a reference to a superior defense (football) at Cal in the 2000s.
Twas the late 1900s, not the early 3rd millenium.
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Huh
That one got by me, much like the tight end over the middle on 3rd and long got by the Hit Squad.
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Confession
I didn’t actually read the DBD post until Twist pointed this out.
Much like the Hit Squad didn’t actually cover the tight end over the middle on 3rd and long.
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Confessing yesterday would have followed the DBD.
Confessing today just means AndBears will punch you in the face.
Old Toothwrangler
oh! in that case I Confess....
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 4, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Umm....
NAILED IT!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Yeah. I wanted a laugh, because this USC/Colorado game is getting dull. I jump in to the DBD for the first time in a bajillion years. I saw my name and my hubris became quite significant. Also my penis size, but that’s mostly unrelated.
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-W-O-O-Z-Y".
"YOU ARE THE KING OF THE AWESOME GUYS, JSHUFELT!!!" - daisyduck
Off Topic....
Is there a tailgate plan for tomorrow? (late schedule change).
Go Bears Go
Dunno the CGB plan, but BoomTho (the tall one, not the intern) has a sportswear company that is hosting this:
Rishi might like it with its free open bar.
whoa!
i might make it there….
Go Bears Go
Lindsay Gottleib gets mentioned by Yahoo's Michael Silver
The Lindsay Gottlieb era began Thursday night at Haas Pavilion, with the Golden Bears rolling to a 99-58 exhibition victory over Vanguard, as 11 players scored and freshman point guard Brittany Boyd (18 points, nine rebounds, five assists, five steals, two blocks in 20 minutes) announced her presence in a major way. But that didn’t stop the multitasking women’s hoops coach from soliciting some fantasy advice earlier that morning, as she attempts to move third-place Bringin’ It Back (5-3) further up the standings. With Adrian Peterson and the Bengals’ defense and special teams combining to score more than half of her 97 points, Gottlieb’s team easily defeated The Romo Empire. Peterson, however, has a bye heading into this week’s matchup with first place Thank God No Lockout (Ray Rice(notes), LeSean McCoy, Matt Forte, Jeremy Maclin(notes), Brandon Marshall(notes), Antonio Gates(notes)), leaving the running back deficient Gottlieb with few appealing options. She put in a waiver claim for DeAngelo Williams(notes) but, for now, is starting Jackie Battle(notes) and Shonn Greene(notes); I also advised her to pick up Jay Feely(notes) (Ryan Longwell(notes) has a bye) and to start Reggie Wayne(notes), Plaxico Burress(notes) and Julio Jones(notes) over Santonio Holmes(notes). Gottlieb’s most dependable player, Jimmy Graham(notes), is coming off his first lousy week of the season. "I need him to bounce back in a big way," she said. "It’ll be tough without AD" – note Gottlieb’s correct use of Peterson’s nickname, short for All Day rather than the lazy "AP" – "but on a positive note, I don’t have to start John Beck(notes) or Jabar Gaffney(notes)
Field hockey too!
The Bears’ 16th-ranked women’s field hockey team rolled to a 5-2 victory over Radford in the quarterfinals of the NorPac Tournament on Thursday night and remained on a probable collision course with No. 6 Stanford for Saturday’s championship game. Earlier this week, four of Shellie Onstead’s players picked up conference honors, with sophomore forward Andrea Earle getting co-NorPac West Player of the Year recognition, fellow forward Lara Kruggel earning Freshman of the Year acclaim and senior defender Erin Magill and sophomore midfielder Shannon Elmitt joining Earle and Kruggel on the all-conference team.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-silver_peyton_hillis_hamstring_contract_browns110411
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Dude loves Gottlieb and WBB
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