DBD 2.21.2011 It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To
by 49er16 on Feb 21, 2011 7:56 AM PST
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PrintI woke this morning and realized something. The older I become, the more I hate celebrating birthday's. Today is my birthday and I really don't feel like celebrating. Maybe it's because my responsibilities have grown since graduating college that today has just become another day for me. Maybe it's just the process of becoming older and loving to celebrate other achievements. Either way, today is my birthday and I don't really care.
There was one gift though that I will celebrate. Cal's victory over UCLA last night and the huge game Jorge had. Let Avi recap the rest.
Apparently, Jorge Gutierrez was angry about being snubbed for tonight's NBA All-Star Game. He sure played like he belonged to be there.
He split double-teams and traps, taking it to the hole with impunity against bewildered UCLA Bruins defenders. He faked a drive, stopped, and spun back 180 degrees for a fade away swish. He knocked in almost all his free throws. He dished underneath to Markhuri Sanders-Frison and Harper Kamp for some big lay-ins. He ripped the ball right out of the grasp of Tyler Honeycutt, got knocked off balance by Reeves Nelson, and STILL drove through two defenders for a game-tying layup in overtime. Then he drove right and spun up another layup running away from the basket for the lead. Then another layup. He fouled out Josh Smith. He crossed up UCLA's defense on the final play to dish to Brandon Smith for the wide-open game winning three. He got injured so many times, sources I've never met confirmed the Department of Defense secretly handed Jorge a Purple Heart after tonight's game. 34 points, plus big free throws and assists and rebounds and who cares what the numbers are? Stats can't define a performance like that.
Greatest birthday gift ever!
Of course we can't fully celebrate that accomplishment without one picture of fans storming the floor.
(Image via Mock Session)
Celebrate the small things in life is my new motto. I'll take a Cal victory over UCLA over any birthday gift I receive this year.
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I know no one cares
But I love NASCAR and a 20-year old kid won the sports biggest race yesterday.
Trevor Bayne – seriously, Trevor Bayne – won the Daytona 500 on Sunday in his first start here. The only other time that happened was Lee Petty in 1959. That was the first Daytona 500, of course, so it was everyone’s first time.
Bayne is the youngest Daytona 500 champion ever. He turned 20 on Saturday. This was just his second Sprint Cup start. Ever.
"Are you kidding me?!" Bayne shouted into his radio after dramatically slamming the door at the finish line on a hard-charging Carl Edwards. "Am I dreaming right now?"
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You’re right, no one cares
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
I recognize the achievement but I can’t get into NASCAR.
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by DC Trojan on Feb 21, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You know, I always poo-poo’d racing until I went to Sears Point back in the day. I actually had a blast but watching it on TV? Up there with baseball in my book these days. Just can’t do it.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
One of my best childhood friend’s dad was huge into racing (he actually used to be a small-time race driver back in the day) so I grew up watching a fair amount of NASCAR, Indy, and some F1 when I hung out with them, and while I can appreciate it, and I know they’re going really fast and all, NASCAR and those oval tracks are just less interesting to me than say, F1.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I watched a lot of Formula 1 in the 90s / early 00s and some FIA rally when Speed would show it… but now I just don’t care about F1 and Speed doesn’t show any rally any more.
Stupidest decision re: watching live racing… the missus and I went to Italy for our honeymoon in Sept 97. She suggested that I check to see if there would be a race while we were there and I thought, I’m not risking that, and there won’t be one anyway, and dropped it… until we couldn’t get a room in Milan our first night because the Grand Prix was on. Oops.
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A brawl at Chuck E. Cheese!
Police were called to settle a fight that erupted between adults celebrating separate birthday parties at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant.
Officers responded to the child-oriented restaurant Saturday night after a disturbance started inside and spilled out into the parking lot, Capt. Bill Cochran said.
The fight began when two families hosting their own birthday events had a disagreement, Cochran said. He did not specify what the disagreement was about. Adults from both parties then began fighting inside the restaurant and in the parking lot.
Police dispersed the crowd and issued citations for fighting and disorderly conduct
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Sheesh. We were just at the local Chuck E Cheese this Sat. Although our plan was to let the girls play a couple of hours, I only lasted 30 minutes. The odors in their were absolutely disgusting. Between the dirty/old bleach smell and the number of bodies who haven’t had their spring bath yet….just bleah.
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You have summed up Chuck E Cheese in a few short lines, my man. I absolutely, unequivocably hate that place. The noise, the smells, the mysterious stains everywhere… it’s what I imagine living with Twist would be like.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
I’m glad I’m not a parent yet after reading these comments.
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At least they don’t have the play area where the kids would pile into all the plastic balls. Can’t remember what they’re called but the amount of child fecal matter in those things was revolting.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Didn’t every place get rid of those plastic ball areas because people were finding syringes in those areas?
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maybe so but they were incredibly filthy too. I know that whenever feces was discovered, they had to empty the pit and clean it along with all the balls as well. Considering that had to be a daily event, that can’t have been worth it.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’m young enough to remember playing in the ball pits. Definitely disgusting.
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those places are vile.
I heard that one somewhere in the upper midwest installed metal detectors and search the parents for weapons the fighting was sooo bad. /unverified rambling
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by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
There’s been a lot of stories lately about parents brawling at Chuck E. Cheese. The pizza must be that good.
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Nah. Parents feel pressured to take their kids there for parties, whatever. But no one wants to be there. You’re in a constant state of stress, frustration, and bottled up rage. I’m not surprised that people would get into it. Especially since they serve pitchers of beer. (at a kids’ place?!?)
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No excuse.
There is no excuse for parents getting into a fight. Ever. Not at a kids’ sporting event, not at Chuck E. Cheese’s, not anywhere. You’re grown fucking people and you still can’t solve disagreements with words? Fuck you.
(that was not meant at YOU, Kod, just at the concept of getting into fights in general)
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Oral sex can boost cancer risk? Fuck!
Here’s a crucial message for teens: Oral sex carries many of the same risks as vaginal sex, including human papilloma virus, or HPV. And HPV may now be overtaking tobacco as the leading cause of oral cancers in America in people under age 50.
“Adolescents don’t think oral sex is something to worry about,” said Bonnie Halpern-Felsher professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. “They view it as a way to have intimacy without having ‘sex.’”
Halpern-Felsher and other researchers presented the latest information about the risks of contracting an HPV infection Sunday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.
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Get married, you won’t have this worry any more
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
Because oral sex stops once you get married?
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duh
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks, royrules.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
I … out-naif royrules? This explanation did not occur to me at all. Instead I thought, aww, FS has such a nice belief in (presumably HPV-free) monogamy … that is low-risk!
but, of course: ain’t no party like an abstinence party, ‘cause an abstinence party don’t stop
“All sexual activity ceases more or less completely once you get married” is like the oldest joke premise in history, I thought :)
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Catching up with the Vancouver Grizzlies
• SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM
The Grizzlies’ one true star, the small forward played five seasons in Vancouver and 12 total in the NBA with stops in Atlanta, Portland and Sacramento. Over his career, which was cut short by bad knees, Abdur-Rahim averaged 18.1 ppg and 7.5 rpg. After spending two seasons as an assistant coach in Sacramento, he moved to the front office on Oct. 7, 2010 as assistant general manager. Since 2004, he has also funded "Reef House," a facility on the outskirts of Atlanta that assists at-risk and underprivileged youth.
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Happy Birthday, 49er16!
I hope you get that promotion as your present.
In your honor, it’s toasting with beer today!
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Thanks. I find out tomorrow. I think that’s why I’m so on the edge this morning.
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What’s the promotion to? Getting bumped up higher the management chain?
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:39 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll get a raise and a different route that has more chain stores. Right now the majority of my stores are liquor and gas stations with only four chain stores. This new route will have 14 chain stores.
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more chains = more consistant sales/revenue?
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by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
Ah, excellent. Good luck
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
Students stormed the floor after beating UCLA? Laaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmeeeee
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I’m not going to lie, I thought it was lame as well.
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Seriously, it’s like they’ve never beaten a fringe top 25 team before
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know....after the recent crappy losses
and gettting jobbed by the ref’s agains Fucla….I’m ok with it.
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by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
really? What did they say?
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That was pretty much it. With a couple min left in regulation the word came down from the South end that the assistant AD wanted us to rush, but go around security/chairs.
I’m going to stand creating rumors to spread through large groups, using the “Assistant AD” as the originator.
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The Assistant AD went up to me/the guys next to me
And said “when you rush the court, go AROUND the chairs”.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
So they were telling you to rush, or assuming that you would rush and told you how to do it?
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I think a little bit of both
They probably knew we had thoughts of rushing and basically gave us the “okay” and encouraged us to have some fun after a big win
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
:( What a dick!
Seriously though, that guy has threatened to kick JABear and me out at least 3 times since last year.
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Was hoping to meet you. I may be up for the Stanford game. Ken
It’s not lame. You old people are stupid
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by royrules22 on Feb 21, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You couldn’t have chosen a more tactful, less insulting word than “stupid”?
I’m not a fan about generalizing an entire class of people, but even with the “You old people” construct, you could have done a little better. Here are some examples:
You old people are [way too uptight about rushing the court]
You old people [forget that students like to have fun and celebrate]
You old people [are party poopers]
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
That was a royrules post. Did you expect anything else? I don’t really mean half the crap I say
In other words, Go Bears!
Hahah, fair enough. But “[x] sucks and is stupid and boring” is a little bit different when [x] is a video game or some type of activity or inanimate object or inferior junior university in Palo Alto, instead of a group of people who may or may not comment on this blog.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
They’d beaten us 6 straight times at Haas, in all manner of heartbreaking ways, and they almost did it again thanks to Malcom Lee’s ridiculous prayer of a three-pointer at the buzzer. But our Bears played their asses off, played with amazing heart and intestinal fortitude, and it was a really joyous, gigantic relief of a victory, so why is it such a bad thing that the fans wanted to go nuts a little?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
We won a regular season game in overtime against an unranked team that’s kind of meh. Go nuts? Sure. It’s beating Ucla. I hat Ucla as much as the next guy (okay, maybe way more), but floor-rush worthy? Nah.
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 11:14 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I dunno, man. I believe Arizona was unranked (or maybe at the fringes of top-25 at most) at the time of our 3-OT game a few weeks ago, but they were a good team and it was a great, emotional, exciting game. If we’d won it, I wouldn’t have minded if they rushed for that either.
I mean, I know you want to save it for the truly special wins, but I think the way these guys are playing, to win such a gritty, hard fought game against a deeper, more talented opponent is really emotionally gratifying, so why not celebrate? Anyway, I guess my point is, yes, opponent quality is a major factor, but game quality should also be a component of court-rushing etiquette.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
We were definitely going to rush the court against UofA if we won
Unfortunately that didn’t happen. I think the factors that played into us rushing the court after this win were:
1. Game against a rival
2. Said rival is almost definitely tourney-bound, has 19 wins
3. We had lost 4 in a row coming into the game
4. Exciting (OT) game
5. Jorge’s epic performance
6. Lotsa heart and resilience
7. Big “F U” to the annoying UCLA fans
8. Been a while since last win against them at home
9. UCLA=traditional basketball power
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Before you say things like that, roy, think of my poor self-esteem!
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Perhaps this rec will help salve your emotional wound.
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Nailed it!
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry old people
What I meant to say was “You old people don’t make noise at games”
In other words, Go Bears!
Some, true, me? I’m probably one of the loudest Cal fans at any game I attend.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I’m not sure if there’d be rushing if it wasn’t an OT win, but as much as I would have liked to have beaten UCLA when they were really good, there was probably lots of bottled up rush-desire since we didn’t get to do it in ’09. Arizona probably would have been a rush regardless, but certainly had we held on in OT I know there would have been a rush.
I didn’t rush though.
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Cal baseball sweeps doubleheader from Utah
Freshman Andrew Knapp hit a game-winning pinch-hit RBI single to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the No. 17-ranked Cal baseball team to a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over Utah in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday (Feb. 20) at Evans Diamond. The Golden Bears had won game one of the series Sunday morning in a 7-0 shutout.
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Cal women's basketball spiral continues
Cal loses at USC
The USC Trojans defeated the California Golden Bears 80-67 in Los Angeles. Lindsay Sherbert led the team with 19 points.
After Cal briefly took a 4-3 lead on a jumper from sophomore forward DeNesha Stallworth, the Trojans fired off a 14-0 run to take a 17-4 lead with just under 15 minutes to play. The Trojans put on a shooting clinic in the first half, making their first five shots and eight of their first nine. Trojan guard Ashley Corral went 5-for-5 from the three point line in the first 12 minutes of the game, helping the Trojans to expand the lead to 32-15.
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Definitely “wait’ till next year” time.
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Even the NIT is pretty much out, huh?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
The WNIT takes 64 teams, so they've got a pretty good chance to make it.
But it would be hard to get excited about it if they made it. Last year’s team had flaws, but they were always competitive and they clearly got better as the season went along. This year? Not so much.
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I know we won the whole thing last year (I WAS THERE!) but the main thing we were happy about was the opportunity to get valuable postseason experience, which would be useful for our young players… this year. Do this year’s troubles maybe throw that theory into question?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
No, it was still really valuable. But remember that the present team has only two seniors, neither of whom are starters, and no juniors. So despite the WNIT experience, it is still a really, really young team. And of the 11 outstanding recruits Joanne Boyle brought in the last two years, four were unavailable to play at all this year: Tierra Rogers (heart condition), Brandon (who was an incredible rebounder great last year, out with a stress fracture), Cohen (who was supposed to help shore up the point guard position, which the Bears need desperately, knee injury — I think it’s the knee), and Heater (decided to quit basketball). I think we under-estimated just how much Alexis Gray-Lawson carried the team last year. These gals are still looking for that kind of leadership.
The good news is that Brandon will be only a blue-shirt sophomore next year, and Cohen a blue-shirt freshman. And there is another outstanding class coming in. So I remain very hopeful for the future, although this season has really sucked.
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah, hopefully next year will be better. It’s frustrating that they seem to be so uncompetitive in their losses though. I fully admit that I haven’t been able to watch most of their games, but it doesn’t seem like they’re growing or progressing as much as they ought to be as the season unfolds. The men’s team, for example, is having plenty of growing pains and has lost a lot of games, but the losses aren’t demoralizing in the same way the women’s games seem to be.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t disagree with this.
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Can I?
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
How threatening
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Women's tennis beats the Hogs
Consolation match of ITA National Indoor
The fifth-ranked California women’s tennis team (7-1) secured a 4-2 victory over No. 19 Arkansas (8-3) in a consolation match of the 2011 ITA National Indoor Championship at the Boar’s Head Tennis Club on Sunday, Feb. 20. The Golden Bears return home to host Washington State and Oregon in Pac-10 duals this weekend (Feb. 25-26).
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The Bears were eliminated from title contention by Northwestern, which beat Cal in an upset. Cal rebounded from that defeat by beating GA Tech on Saturday.
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Men's tennis beats UCSB
Sweep
No. 41-ranked California men’s tennis senior Pedro Zerbini claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alex Konigsfeldt of UC Santa Barbara for his 10th singles victory of the season as he clinched the fourth point in a 7-0 win for the 19th-ranked Golden Bears (4-3) over the No. 60-ranked Gauchos (2-5) on Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
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Honest question, what is the fucking point of ranking tennis teams all the way to #41 (and presumably a lot farther)? This baffles me and I’m spending way too much time thinking about this.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 8:46 AM PST up reply actions
The team is ranked #19. I believe #41 is an individual ranking.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
aww, strewth, you’re right. I do know they rank teams wayyyyy high though. Damned tennis, trying to be different!
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Aren’t professional tennis players ranked up to #300 or something? Must be endemic to the sport.
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
It’s more than that. Both the ATP (men) and WTA (women) professional rankings go well beyond 1,000. Anyone who compiles any ranking points gets ranked and stays that way until the points expire.
As for the college tennis rankings (administered by the ITA):
In Division I, the ITA (National) Rankings are determined by a computerized system, using the ITA’s average points-per-match formula. They are released about 17 times during the season (pre-season, fall, and 14 times on a weekly basis in the spring and year-end). The Division I top 75 teams, top 100 singles players and top 50 doubles teams receive an ITA ranking. The ITA Rankings are also used in selection of all ITA National Championships.
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Well, there you go.
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yes, but the question remains… why?? Individual players I could perhaps see (6 players per team, 100 odd teams…ok, I get that) but 75 teams? Stupid tennis.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
In other news....
CIF section playoff start this week!
Our section has the finals at ARCO, and if one gets that far….the state final 4 is at Arco also (I think).
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by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
My brother’s HS team is playing in the Northern Section playoffs.
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right on! and good luck!
both of eldest’s HS’s teams are in the playoffs boys seeded 7, girls seeded 10. Hopefully she’ll want to go to the games (’cause I sure do!).
I had forgotten just how much fun HS sports is.
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Rugby wins muddy first game of the World Cup series with UBC
Cal 21, UBC 13
California overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat British Columbia in the first match of the “World Cup” series, 21-13, Saturday at San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Club on Treasure Island. Flyhalf James Bailes kicked a go-ahead conversion from the right corner with under 10 minutes to play following a Tom Rooke try.
Reserve winger James McTurk added a late try to end the Bears’ scoring, which began with co-captain Blaine Scully’s try to end the first half. Bailes converted all three as Cal (15-0) exited the tense match in muddy conditions with an eight-point advantage going into the rematch in Vancouver, Canada, on March 24.
The 91st edition of the “World Cup” series, decided by total points over two matches, got underway with the Bears finding numerous ways to put themselves on the back foot, committing handling errors, dropping kicks and committing penalties deep in their own territory.
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by Ohio Bear on Feb 21, 2011 8:45 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Rugby name= James McTurk
Not rugby name= Blaine Scully
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Women's golf wins tournament
Cal wins at Bear Territory South course
The No. 7 California Golden Bear women’s golf team won the team title at the Peg Barnard Invitational, held at Stanford [sic] Golf Course. Junior Emily Childs was the individual medalist.
The tournament, which was called due to rain midway through Saturday’s first round, began Sunday under sunnier skies with the resumption of first round and the entirety of the second round at the par-71 6148 yard course. The Bears finished the first round with a 292 (+8) and an 11-stroke lead over second place. The Bears were much improved in the second round, ending with a 287 at three-over for the round. They finished the 36-hole tournament at 11-over.
This is the 23rd team victory in Cal history and the team’s second this season. They also won the Edean Ihlandfelt Invitational in October.
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Men's golf also wins tournament
Cal wins in Hawaii by six shots
No. 19/22 Cal won its third tournament of the regular season to tie a school record for most team victories in a regular season by closing out a win during the third and final round of action Friday at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate hosted by Hawai’i at the Turtle Bay Resort. Cal (283-274-277 – 834, -30) won the event by six strokes over No. 8/9 Texas A&M (283-282-275 – 840, -24), holding off the top ranked team in the event after having led the Aggies by eight strokes heading into the final round.
“It was a solid team victory,” said Cal head coach Steve Desimone. “All of our guys played well and hung in there when Texas A&M closed the gap to just a couple of shots on the back nine today. We’re very pleased to have beaten a great Texas A&M squad and some other really solid teams in the field as well.”
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Men's gymnastics comes in third at Stanfurd meet
Behind Oklahoma and Stanfurd
The No. 5 California men’s gymnastics finished in third place at Saturday evening’s Stanford [sic] Open. Ahead of the Golden Bears’ 351.700 was No. 1 Oklahoma, which took first of the collegiate teams scoring a 356.500, while Stanford [sic] was second with a 352.000. Also competing was the Japanese collegiate all-star team, which scored a 362.200.
Donothan Bailey handling took first place, notching an 89.000. On floor, Cal’s highest finisher was Daniel Culpepper, who notched a 15.400. Also scoring above 15.000 were Eric Haeussler (15.200) and Joshua Van Bourg (15.100).
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Women's gymnastics loses to UC-Davis
carp was not torn
The California Golden Bear women’s gymnastics was topped by UC Davis in a dual meet in Davis on Sunday. The Bears earned a total score of 191.500 while the Davis Aggies amassed a 194.050.
Sophomore Madisyn O’Brien had Cal’s top score on the vault, earning a 9.650. Sophomore Chelsea Spomer scored a 9.625.
The Bears had two gymnasts score a 9.7 or above on the bars. Freshman Dallas Crawford had another strong performance, earning Cal’s top mark in the event, a 9.775. Sophomore Mariesah Pierce scored a 9.700.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Men's swimming loses a heartbreaker to Stanfurd
It came down to the final relay
It came down to the final relay, but the No. 1-ranked California men’s swimming team was edged by No. 2 Stanford [sic] in the 400 free relay and fell, 124.5-118.5, Saturday (Feb. 19) at a rainy Spieker Aquatics Complex. Despite a stellar final leg by senior standout Nathan Adrian (41.51) in the 400 free relay, the Cardinal’s Austin Staab touched just ahead of the Bears (2:53.97-2:54.05) to capture the race and the meet.
Cal’s dual meet record dropped to 4-1 and 3-1 in the Pac-10, while Stanford [sic] improved to 7-0 and 4-0 in conference. The two teams will next compete at the 2011 Pac-10 championships, March 2-5, in Long Beach.
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Women's lacrosse beats Saint Mary's
No Gaels going wild here
Alexa Rozelle scored a game-high five points to lead California to a 14-6 conference victory over Saint Mary’s on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon at Witter Rugby Field. The Golden Bears improved their record to 2-1 (2-0 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, while the Gaels fell to 0-1 (0-1 in the MPSF) after dropping their season opener.
The Bears have a 19-1 record in the all-time series with Saint Mary’s.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
No Gaels going wild here
booo! [I’m booing the pun, to be clear]
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
I keep forgetting a lot of people have today off. Partly because I start a new job today, woo hoo!
Who else is working/dishonoring the memory of our greatest presidents today?
I've been Honked...
whoo hooo!
i’m off today! yay county! yay presidents!
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Working!
I’m out for presidents to represent me.
Get Money!
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Feb 21, 2011 9:51 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Lincoln is my favorite president. Washington did many incredibly important things, but he has always seemed such a remote figure, hard to relate to. But I am currently reading the new biography of him by Ron Chernow, in an effort to try to understand him a bit better.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
That sounds like a good DBD topic
CalBear81 Ranks The Presidents
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Ron Chernow? Did he do the one on Hamilton? That one was really excellent, a great read.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Same guy. I really enjoyed his Hamilton book. He also wrote one on John D. Rockefeller that was very interesting.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Lincoln too is my favorite followed first by FDR and then Teddy just because he’s a bad ass guy named Teddy.
I’m also partial to Carter.
In other words, Go Bears!
Carter sucked. Better after he was prez.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
I must disagree, he wasn’t the greatest President by any means, but he didn’t suck. I don’t think he quite gets a fair shake. Also, he would be remembered much differently if the hostage rescue mission had worked. And if it had, he would have likely been re-elected.
I remember a Newsweek article from the time that blamed Marine pilots & inter-service rivalries for that disaster.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I still think something shady went on in the hostage affair with respect to Reagan.
In other words, Go Bears!
I was using the term “sucked” mostly for RR’s benefit. Trying to use language he could understand.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
…laughter?
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
:)
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
Why does Bill Gates hate freedom???
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Happy Birthday, 49er16! I’m expecting a promotion-themed DBD tomorrow :)
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:08 AM PST reply actions
Happy Birthday 49er16. Wait until you hit 50! Then you will be glad to start celebrating birthdays again because it means you are still alive!
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 10:39 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
BTW
You’re at 1591 recs and counting.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
1595…
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Hooray for breathing!
(1606 recs)
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I assume at some point they will get tired of it. Even the pleasure of spiting Twist will dull with time.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
It doesn’t appear like it. You are a shooting star. Will you burn out? Only time will tell!
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
The real question is how great their reserves of Twist-spite are.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Ive noticed a few people demonstrating their complete and total fealty to me by “kissing my ring” in the form of reccing my posts to try to keep me ahead.
Although I appreciate that, I know that the amount of recs doesn’t mean much in the scheme of thing. It’s about having a great jaw line. And I know there aint nobody who is a threat to me there!
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I can think of at least one person.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I’m not reccing anyone because now I don’t know what the “actual” rec’d posts are vs. CalBear81’s twitter.
I’m spazzy fuckin mcgee
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 21, 2011 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah, that’s what I don’t like;
At least I knew that almost all green posts were either something funny or interesting or related to Cal winning or something LA related.
Now I’m just confused!
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INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE REQ REQUIREMENT!!! THE DOLLAR REC IS LOSING ITS VALUE!!!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
It’s all Twist’s fault.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
I like celebrating birthdays. But I rarely get the chance to because just my luck something fucks up on that day
In other words, Go Bears!
When’s your birthday?
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Finals on your birthday are no fun. Mine’s June 6th, so I had that kind of thing happen from time to time as well. Now that you’re out of school though, what could go wrong?
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
First year I didn’t know anyone and I was stuck here. No one at work knew about it and seeing how it was my 21st it was kinda lame… I made up for it in the weekend though.
Last year fucking project deadline.
In other words, Go Bears!
Jeff Faraudo's post mortem on the Cal-Ucla game last night
– Jorge Gutierrez’s career-high 34 points were the most scored by any Pac-10 player this season other than Washington State’s Klay Thompson, who’s had games of 35 and 36 (the latter against Cal).
– Gutierrez became the 34th player in Cal history to score at least 30 in a game. Teammate Harper Kamp had 33 against Arizona.
– Cal teammates hadn’t each scored 30-plus points in the same season since the the 1976-77 campaign when Gene Ransom had his 36-point effort in the five-overtime win over Oregon and Ray Murry had a pair, including 41 points against Stanford.
– The Bears snapped a six-game home losing streak to UCLA, beating the Bruins at Haas Pavilion for the first time since 2004. They had knocked off UCLA five times in L.A. in the meantime.
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And, yes, we were trying to foul before Malcolm Lee tossed up his game-tying shot at the end of regulation
Yes, Cal was trying to foul, ahead by three points with 6.6 seconds left in regulation. Here’s how Montgomery explained it afterward:
"We tried to foul. We actually changed our strategy. We took the second timeout (to decide). We wanted to cushion them down the floor, see if we could make them use as much time as we could. At some point we wanted to foul them. We were up 3, knowing they were going to shoot a 1 and 1. We decided to go for it."
But Sanders-Frison simply knocked the ball out of bounds when he reached in on Reeves Nelson along the left sideline and didn’t get the foul call the Bears wanted. That gave UCLA another inbounds play with 3.3 seconds left. Malcolm Lee got the ball and made his difficult 3-pointer over Crabbe.
"We just fell asleep at the wheel and he made it," Montgomery said. "And I was not happy."
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
It was pretty obvious they were trying to foul, just didn’t do a good enough job. That was such an epic game.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Ucla did an even worse job of trying to foul at the end of OT!
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yes. I believe Ohio Bear had a poignant play-by-play analysis for their ineptitude.
Old Toothwrangler
That’s why I get paid the big bucks. For that poignant analysis.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
You are a member of the biggest column! Rejoice!
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Cal teammates hadn’t each scored 30-plus points in the same season since the the 1976-77 campaign when Gene Ransom had his 36-point effort in the five-overtime win over Oregon and Ray Murry had a pair, including 41 points against Stanford.
Really? Wow. I would’ve sworn that Ed Gray and Shareef both put up 30 pointers in ’Reef’s one and only season.
Faraudo looks ahead to Pac-10 tournament seeding
Possible tiebreaker looming with WSU?
With two weeks left in the regular season, the Bears (14-13, 7-8) are tied for sixth place with Washington State (17-10, 7-8). Oregon and USC are tied for fourth at 7-7, just a half-game ahead. So there are countless possibilities.
Let’s look at one: Who gets the No. 6 seed for the Pac-10 tournament if Cal and WSU finish tied for sixth?
This is critical because the No. 6 seed avoids the Wednesday "play-in" games — 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9.
The Bears currently own the tiebreaker over the Cougars. Cal and WSU split two games and neither beat first-place Arizona. So Cal’s win over second-place UCLA supercedes WSU’s victory over third-place Washington — as long as UCLA finishes ahead of UW in the final standings.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Peter Tomasulo won a little cash this weekend
Unfortunately, Charlie Wi missed the cut.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Finally, a Pac-10 team is back in the top 10 in the basketball rankings
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Happy Birthday 49er16
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So this is the daily bear dump
I remember last night having a reason for wanting to come in, oh yeah! That’s it. I wanted to try and see if we could come up with an exhaustive list of the times Cal students have rushed the field/court in football/basketball over the last 10 years
It’s pretty dead in here compared to normal, though, because of the holiday.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
The ones I remember:
Tennessee ‘07 (’twas pretty lame)
Stanfurd ’08
Arizona ’09
Furd ’09 (away)
In other words, Go Bears!
IMO, rushing the field for Big Game victory is never rong.
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Others
Football:
Big Game 2002
USC 2003
Big Game 2004
Big Game 2006
Basketball:
ASU 2010 (Pac-10 championship clincher)
Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.
Ahhh, Economist, ctd...
I know Spazzy was mostly enjoying the bit about water slides, but as a counterpoint to the article he linked to, here’s another Democracy In America post (this one by the more center-left Matt Steinglass instead of the libertarian Will Wilkinson) about public sector employees. It also links to a good Ezra Klein article which had this graphic about Wisconsin specifically:
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 11:47 AM PST reply actions
That’s right, ladies, I’m in the “biggest column”. SUP GIRL.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
My rebuttal to the rebuttal might be that this appears to be mean, not median income. That means the super rich could offset this quite a bit.
I’m spazzy fuckin mcgee
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 21, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I apologize if I have been offsetting it quite a bit. My bad.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Not enough to make the blue bars lower than the red bars, I’m sure.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
And besides, the point is, they get paid lower than their private sector counterparts, and a big part of the tradeoff is that they’re supposed to get better retirement benefits down the line. Now, states are looking for any and every way to renege on that, so many workers are essentially getting lower pay AND no real pension either, so they’re pretty much getting the short end of the stick both ways around.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
I am a big dork
that forgets to sign off on his wife’s computer so now she gets to write stupid untrue things under his name.
So here it goes.
I think Ayoob is the greatest Cal quarterback ever and Rodgers is totally overrated.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Nice write-up of the game, Nick.
What are you talking about? You sound about the same.
Old Toothwrangler
I think I liked the other norcalnick better.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Much better writing style. The other norcalnick could teach people a thing or two.
Old Toothwrangler
Yeah, this later one seems to end every sentence with an exclamation point, and the sentences are VERY brief. Boo new norcalnick!
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Seems about right.
I’m spazzy fuckin mcgee
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 21, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I finally got around to watching The Princess Bride. Wow it’s much better than I expected.
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Feb 21, 2011 12:21 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
The movie came out before I was born!
I also learned that Buttercup was Jenny from Forrest Gump.
In other words, Go Bears!
I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Anybody want a peanut?
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
He’s done lots of voice acting, most notably Rex in the Toy Story Movies. Lots of character acting and minor guest roles in TV series.
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He’s also an accomplished playwright and essayist – in fact, just last month he had a sold-out appearance at Zellerbach Hall, reading from his essays (i believe).
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/performances/2010-11/speaking/wshawn.php
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Don’t forget the he was also the Grand Negis!
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by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
And he was the food critic in Sex And The City and married Blair’s mom in Gossip Girl!
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by TwistNHook on Feb 21, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
haha true!! I totally forgot he was the Grand Nagus, how perceptive of you!!
Another reason DS9 was an awesome show.
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Grand Nagus? Grand Negis? Grand Nagis? Grand Negus? I fail at spelling Ferengi!
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Let’s give Reggie Miller a call and have him clarify.
Old Toothwrangler
by Kodiak on Feb 21, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
…little?
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by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
I’m currently on a classic tv shows/movies binge.
Cosmos was first. Then The Graduate (for the Berkeley references). Then it was North By Northwest (making it the fourth Hitchcock movie I’ve seen – Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds, and NBNW in that order). Now Princess Bride. Next is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. What should I watch next?
I’ve already seen Animal House and National Lampoon’s Vacation.
In other words, Go Bears!
One that comes to mind is Chinatown, that has dated (or nor dated, is what I mean). What kind of movie do you like? Are you ok with with Black & White? Subtitles?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Chinatown’s great too! And relevant in the sense of the California battle for water rights. Depressing though.
Royrules, I think the AFI top 100 is a good starting place…
Well right now I’m more inclined to watch moves from the 70s on instead of of the classic B&W era. In other words I’m not feeling a Citizen Kane era movie but Stars Wars etc is a-ok.
I would like more comedy than anything right now though. I’m looking through some Chevy Chase and Leslie Neilson movies right now.
In other words, Go Bears!
Chinatown is still pretty awesome.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not an old classic or anything, but I saw “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” on Netflix streaming last night. It’s a documentary about how an underdog who wasn’t part of a certain arcade game clique tried to set a record in the arcade version of Donkey Kong and ran into political machinations of the arcade score record-keeping community, led by a charismatic arcade master. That description probably sounds a little dull, but it was both hilarious and godfather-esque. (trailer here)
I saw and enjoyed that.
California Golden Bears: 2nd place is nothing to sneeze at!
by atomsareenough on Feb 21, 2011 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Charlie Chaplin’s first talking film, it is an absolute experience. All the comedy you’d expect from Chaplin, but also a lot of dramatic heart, and scathing satirization of Nazi Germany that was both hilarious and powerfully moving. All this on top of the fact that Chaplin was incredibly brave for even making this film, as most of Europe (along with the US) were still at peace with Germany, and their horrible actions were not yes publicly acknowledged.
It’s funny, it’s moving, it’s everything – watch this movie.
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Went on a movie binge these last couple of weekends as well. Saw Hot Tub Time Machine, Predators, Respeto, The Town, Ip Man 1 and 2, Repo Men, Skyline, and Red Dawn.
Hot Tub – entertaining, but not something I’ll tell people to watch.
Predators – had a hard time imagining Ardian Brody as a soldier of fortune.
Respeto – good look into Afghanistan.
The Town – solid crime job movie.
Ip Man 1 – good stuff. the Japanese make good enemies
Ip Man 2 – meh. the British…no so much. and too much Sammo Hung.
Repo Men – meh.
Skyline – meh, but not as a bad as the internet made it out to be.
Red Dawn – 80s
Red Dawn
WOLVERIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINES!!!!!
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
and the story never dies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5yyWZ2Z6Ps
just as ridiculous as red dawn, but probably just as entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYmnX9qldtI
read fear and loathing in lasvegas
watch fear and loathing on the campain trail.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
she was also married to
that douchenozzle sean penn for a long time.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Feb 21, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
because he’s a good actor?
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Haha
I remember the first time my son watched that movie. He was 6 or so, and had a friend over for a sleep over. He acted exactly like the kid in the movie does when his uncle is reading him story. “Dad, why you get a movie about a Princess? I don’t want to watch this.” Needless to say, he quieted down, and actually loved the movie.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Glad you enjoyed it!
It really is epic in its awesomeness :)
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As the market is closed today, I’m guessing you are already drunk. Please don’t disappoint us.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I could survive a night of drinking with you.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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Sigh...
… I have to write documentation today. This is boring work. I’d rather actually be coding or doing something that involves thinking…
In other words, Go Bears!
Texas may be preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms.
More than half the members of the Texas House have signed on as co-authors of a measure directing universities to allow concealed handguns. The Senate passed a similar bill in 2009 and is expected to do so again. Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who sometimes packs a pistol when he jogs, has said he’s in favor of the idea.
Texas has become a prime battleground for the issue because of its gun culture and its size, with 38 public universities and more than 500,000 students. It would become the second state, following Utah, to pass such a broad-based law. Colorado gives colleges the option and several have allowed handguns.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 1:24 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Be silent or risk being pistol-whipped!
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
More relevantly, they weren’t legal with the whackjob shooting assault rifles on campus last year before being killed in the library.
Not sure it make much difference to tragedies like that or the Whitman shooting. They were perpetrated by mentally imbalanced people who, while students at the university, walked onto the campus armed and did what they did.
Of more concern to me would be some freshman getting the first D of his life, then going back to his dorm to get a gun and returning to blow the professor away. Sigh, not a fan of guns myself.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly. Pro-gun people always claim that if everyone went around armed all the time, they could prevent shootings. But, of course, what really happens is that people who get angry or distraught or drunk or whatever, have a deadly weapon at their disposal and use it. There are pro-gun people saying that what was really needed at the Tucson shooting of the Congresswomen and others was a law-abiding citizen with a gun to stop the killer. Ironically, there was an armed citizen who rushed out of the supermarket ready to shoot someone, but he arrived moments after the gun had been wrestled away from the killer. The armed citizen told Fox News that he almost shot the guy holding the gun, but fortunately other people yelled at him not to, because the guy with the gun was actually the hero who had just taken it away from the killer. Having untrained people rush into crime scenes and start shooting really isn’t a good idea.
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
But really, I’d expect there to be more gun-related violence in California than in Texas. I have no idea whether or not this is the case – it’s just what I’d expect, mainly because when people grow up or live in a culture where guns are respected, they’re usually less likely to go all crazy whack-a-doo with them.
I don’t think that people should go around shooting and getting themselves into trouble trying to go into hero mode… but i don’t feel like they actually would.
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Honestly, I’m surprised they aren’t legal already. People in this state luvs their guns.
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by Fire Starkey on Feb 21, 2011 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
I bet you typed that sentence with the barrels of the guns you were holding in each hand.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks to everyone for the B-day wishes
I had lunch with my girlfriend and now I’m going to enjoy the rest of my day by drinking a beer.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
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Don’t drink all your profits!
I am a threat to Twist.
by CalBear81 on Feb 21, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I’m going to enjoy the rest of my day by drinking a beer.
I believe you’ll get much more enjoyment if you drink more than one.
Happy b-day
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
What? It is almost 3 pm and you’re only on your second? Rishi, please train 49er16 in proper levels of debauchery.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I have to work tomorrow. And I don’t work well dealing with hangover. Especially considering I’ll be in meetings all tomorrow morning.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
You’re not allowed to speak at meetings? That’s tough, dude.
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by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
This is getting interesting...
THE PERIOD FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE INTERESTING. A VERY
COLD AIRMASS WILL DROP SOUTH OUT OF INTERIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA TO THE
WA COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
SOUTH ALONG THE COAST REACHING THE DISTRICT ON SATURDAY. THE 12Z
ECMWF IS ABOUT 6 HOURS SLOWER THAN THE 12Z GFS…BUT OTHERWISE THERE
ARE FEW DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS.
THE INITIAL COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE DISTRICT ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE DISTRICT THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY…AS WELL AS SHOWER ACTIVITY. BY FRIDAY AFTN 850 TEMPS
DROP TO BETWEEN -4 TO -6C…WITH 700 MB TEMPS DOWN TO -16C AND
THICKNESSES DOWN TO 530 DM. THE CORE OF THE COLD AIR PASSES OVER THE
DISTRICT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OVERHEAD.
ON SAT MORNING THE MODELS CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS. DURING THIS
TIME 850 TEMPS ARE DOWN TO -7C…700 MB TEMPS BETWEEN -17 TO -18C…
THICKNESSES BELOW 520 DM…AND 500 MB TEMPS PER THE ECMWF AS COLD AS
-39C! IF THIS HOLDS TRUE THEN SNOW LEVELS COULD VERY WELL DROP TO SEA
LEVEL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SINCE THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY
UNUSUAL THIS TIME OF YEAR (OR ANY TIME DURING THE WINTER) AND IT IS
SEVERAL DAYS OFF HAVEN`T PUT IT INTO THE GRIDS. HOWEVER…IF FUTURE
MODEL RUNS CONTINUE THIS TREND WILL BE UPDATING THE FORECAST TO DROP
SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO SEA LEVEL. KEEP TUNED!
I’m spazzy fuckin mcgee
Of course not. People don’t shout in Canada.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Feb 21, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
No, it’s the NOAA’s Area Forecast Discussion for the San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey Bay Area. Hence the true forecast for snow down to sea level as being remarkable.
The article went on to say that the last few times snow has occurred was also during a La Nina year, with conditions very similar to the current forecast.
I’m spazzy fuckin mcgee
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 21, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I think the article ref’d 1976 actually
I’m spazzy fuckin mcgee
by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 21, 2011 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
ACTUAL SPORTS CONTENT
Kansas Jayhawk Tyshawn Taylor – who I thought was 3x the punk that Momo Jones was suspended from Kansas for undisclosed reasons.
Oh, him.
There have definitely been a few players I have taken a disliking to on their visit to Haas for various reasons (among them: Momo Jones, Nicola Vucevic, Reeves Nelson), but Tyshawn Taylor is the only one I’ve actually found a poor excuse for a human in dignity, values, and presentation as a person. The others irked me, but at least I still had respect for them as a player and competitor. Not Taylor.
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