DBD 1.12.12 Coddang Ironic Youngsters
by LeonPowe on Jan 12, 2012 3:50 AM PST
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PrintQuit liking cheesy things ironically - alright? I actually like Journey, Hall & Oates, Wham!, and lots of 80s music unironically. On the real. Seriously. Without a hint of humor.
Dammit. Word count is short. Here's the lyrics to Journey's Faithfully:
Highway run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You're on my mind
Restless hearts
Sleep alone tonight
Sending all my love along the wire
They say that the road
Ain't no place to start a family
Right down the line it's been you and me
And loving a music man
Ain't always what it's supposed to be
Oh Girl
You stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/journey/faithfully_20075719.html ]
Circus life
Under the big top world
We all need the clowns to make us smile
Through space and time
Always another show
Wondering where I am lost without you
And being apart ain't easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh girl
You stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Faithfully
I'm still yours
I'm forever yours
Ever yours
Faithfully
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Bryan Anger
TAMPA, Fla. – Former Cal punter Bryan Anger has accepted an invitation to play in the 87th East-West Shrine GameĀ®. The game will be held Jan. 21, 2012 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., kicking off at 4 p.m. EST and televised live on the NFL Network.
“It is an honor to be recognized as one of the nation’s premier punters,” Anger said. “I’m looking forward to showcasing my skills at the East-West Shrine Game.”
Anger is the second player in Cal history to earn first-team all-conference honors for three consecutive seasons (2009-11) and was named the College Football Performance Awards’ Elite Punter Trophy for his combined performance during the 2010 and ‘11 campaigns. Anger played in all 51 games possible as Cal’s starting punter over the last four seasons, posting an average of 43.5 yards per punt that ranks second all-time at the school behind Scott Tabor’s 44.0 (1986-87). Anger was a Ray Guy Award semifinalist in both 2008 and ’10, and on the watch list for the prestigious honor for each of his four collegiate campaigns.
In 1985
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Yes yes, fiatlux and I are both angry black women.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
I thought it was yesterday he was a freshman phenom and we were worried he would declare early for the NFL
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This was back when The Namesake had just come out and everyone was watching The Gods Must Be Crazy in theaters.
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Still sounds like yesterday!
(PS, I hope this doesn’t spawn another five hundred comment subthread about old comedies vs new comedies)
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I think you really needed to watch the older punters to appreciate the intricacies of punting.
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Well, with the advances in punting, many of those older punters just seem lame!
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The new punters are standing on the shoulders of giants though!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Twist has never seen a punt, since he is always too busy trying out his stand-up routine with the person behind him. Therefore, he has no credibility to comment on punting.
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Men's Basketball
BERKELEY – The Golden Bears (13-4, 3-1 Pac-12) return home to host the Pac-12’s newest members, this weekend. At 11-0, California is the only Pac-12 team with an unblemished home record. The Bears can extend their home streak when a Colorado squad that is 3-0 in league games comes to Haas Pavilion on Thursday.
Four games into league play, the Pac-12 has proven to be a tough place to get a road victory. In 23 games, so far, the home team has prevailed in 17. Cal’s comfort level in its home arena is apparent as the Bears have outscored their opponents by 21.3 points and out-rebounded foes by 8.2 rebounds per contest.
GO BEARS, BEAT COLORADO!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
EAT BUFFALOES
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Buffalo burger sounds damn good.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Berkeley peeps — I just realized that The Local Butcher Shop closes at 7 pm on weekdays, which makes it WAY more convenient to go there after work.
/yuppie’d
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Have you ever been? It’s not really for hipsters so much as it is for Berkeley foodies. And, it’s amazing.
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Food hipsters.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Regardless of your opinion of the clientele of a place you’ve never been, the meat there is very good.
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I will check it out.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
This (along with the authentic vs. non-authentic Indian food convo below) are why I don’t like generalizing every popular/non-popular thing to be hipstery. It just seems like another way to make fun of people. A lot of people are artificial and like things for stupid reasons, but sometimes people like stuff because, well, they happen to like stuff.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Are you being ironic?
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Did it rain on your wedding day?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:41 AM PST up reply actions
people like stuff because, well, they happen to like stuff.
Now you are being ridiculous.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Alright, now.
You and I are probably certainly within walking distance of each other.
How could we not have met already?
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Daveman doesn’t like you.
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My e-mail is fiatslug85@gmail.com.
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HOLY SHIT! ARE YOU BTOWN85?!?!/
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We’re through the looking glass, people.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
BTown85 is a different person
I happened to graduate from UCSC in 1985. If I remember correctly, BTown 85 graduated from Berkeley High in 1985 (correct me if I’m wrong, BTown85)
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You live in Berkeley and you have 85 in your email.
Case closed!
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EVERYBODY DUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i cooked for dinner last night and used my per diem on groceries instead of restaurants
made me soooo happy
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norcalnick previews the Cal/Buffs game
Colorado: contender or pretender?
CONTENDER! The Buffs have won six games in a row, including three straight conference games with double digit margins of victory. They dominated a pre-season contender in Washington
PRETENDER! Yeah, but the other two wins came over two of the worst teams in the conference, and prior to that win streak they lost by 11 points at home to Wyoming. That plus losses to Colorado St. and a not very good Maryland team means their best non-conference win was over Georgia in Boulder.
By “this week” I thought Arik would announce…you know…..THIS WEEK !!! We’re running out of time…..dangit. And doesn’t he need to go buy his pee-chee folders and the like if his classes start (gulp) Monday…….at Cal……?
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Or …he’s already enrolled and will just show up on campus and say’ “oh, by the way, I going to Cal.”
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How about patience?
Armstead’s expected to announce Sunday morning at his church (in Elk Grove, I believe). Or at least that’s the speculation.
I think it’s likely that if he’s announcing on Sunday in Elk Grove and one school is much closer to Elk Grove than the other(s), and school starts about 48 hours after that, he’s more likely to announce he will attend the closer school.
And if he goes with a school far, far away, then you haven’t wasted a bunch of time trying to figure out if he’s coming to Cal when he isn’t.
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Could be that...
or I could just be a tad snarky this morning. It’s been an eventful week.
And then this morning I get tasked with trying to figure out why interior dome lights on the company vehicle won’t shut off. It’s because a rheostat was left in the “ON” position. And I work with electrical engineers!
AAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!
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rheostat
Is this a thing that exists?
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Yes.
Next question.
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What is it?
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A rheostat is a continuously variable resistor that regulates current.
In other words, it’s often used in vehicles to adjust the brightness of dashboard displays. In passenger vehicles, it also has the added capability of turning on interior dome lights.
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Wow, I so didn’t undesrtand most of that. Am i THIS dumb?
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You need to read it again when you have less on your mind.
Trust me on this.
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It’s like the knob on a water spigot. You can turn it to control how much water flows. Except in this case the water flow is electrical current. In cars they are often used to control brightness of certain displays/lights, as more current = more light. One light is the interior dome light.
There is also often some extra settings on the knob because it’s a convenient place to put all the dome light controls. One such setting is the toggle between always on, or just on when the door is open.
Patience is the inverse of excitement (P=1/E), and excitement for the future is what’s kept me a Cal football fan for 4 decades. So, don’t rain on my one-man parade….. it’s about all I got.
But truthfully, this is good intel. I didn’t realize he had a plan for announcing at church. Thanks for passing this along.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Proto-Indo-European?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
i thought you liked eating, why would you pervert something beautiful like pie.
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I took a spring semester class on Proto-Indo-European, so I convinced my professor that we should celebrate Pi Day with pie. Life is good.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
That sounds really cool. In hs I learned that the (proto?) Indo-European word for heart was something like xors, which lead to Herz in German or Cors in Latin. So interesting!
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I <3 evolution!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
where’d all the pumpkin pie go?
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:03 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Pecan? Peach? Boysenberry? Blackberry?
Won’t someone make it stop?
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That is a terrible nickname for CalBear81.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
My Mom makes....
…..chocolate, butterscotch pecan pie. It’s about the BEST thing in the world……when it’s a la mode.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Why would anyone have pie NOT a la mode?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
What is a la mode? With ice cream?
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Im no food genius like you, ok?
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...
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by boomtho on Jan 12, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I asked a simple question! I hope for a simple answer!
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Yes, Twist. A la mode means with ice cream. It is from the french usage ‘[noun] Ć la mode’ which translates to ‘in the fashion/style’. Eating desserts with ice cream became fashionable in the late 1800s (I’m guessing after the widening of refridgeration?).
Cal: Bears with Books.
And thus google is deprived of another search.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
well sure
but this kind of thing encourages a lazy blogfather.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
TOO LATE!
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or
“Pissing into the Wind”.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:42 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks!
See, I love pie, but I’m not a hgue ice cream fan. ESp. if its cold.
So, id def NOT have pie a la mode. To answer atoms’ initial question.
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Okay, so only fools would not have pie a la mode.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
This seems unecessary.
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Unlike ice cream on pie!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
You can put some Soy Delicious on your pie.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
I do like Soy Delicious. I’ve only seen it as ice cream sandwiches and not in a carton, though.
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I’ve had it from the carton plenty of times.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Get ice cream made out of coconut milk.
It’s actually ridiculously tasty.
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Yeah, my sis and I made some with my ice cream machine this past summer.
I think it was good. There may have been a lot of toasting going on.
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Mmmm
You need this!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Oooops forgot the link. Here!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Pants?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
OHHH sorry. Mods, delete at will :(
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
You're weird. But then we all knew that.
See, I love pie, but Iām not a hgue ice cream fan. ESp. if its cold.
How else would you have ice cream?
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How else would you have ice cream?
not cold, obvio.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
“I don’t like hot ice cream.”- Groucho Marx
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
1. I meant if its cold outside, not if the ice cream is cold.
2. I just eat ice cream by itself. Do I always need to have SOMETHING with the ice cream? Cant it stand on its own?
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Ice cream wants to be treated exactly like the rest of us. No more soft bigroty of low expectations
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I think this calls for a CGB ice cream eating contest at Fentons!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
haha, tha’ts exactly how I read it, too! warm and melted, duh
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
No, not really.
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I love pie you are a moron, for dessert!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve had a lot of pie not a la mode at Nations. Usually when I shouldn’t be having pie at all, so I didn’t want to feel worse about myself.
Then, I went there when I was back during winter break and found they now have the calorie count listed on their menu board. I cursed out loud.
Shame Pie is the worst flavor.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Reminds me of Run for the Roses pie
The chocolate and pecans are common to both. Run for the Roses uses bourbon, but not butterscotch.
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Why pick just one?
You wouldn’t pick a favorite child, would you?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Shelf stacker FTW!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I WANT MY PATIENCE NOW, DAMNIT!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Uh-huh. Seems I’ve heard this statement before…from my parents.
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I didn’t know you were a cat, FiatSlug!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
That’s because every generation historically has been less patient than the one before it.
The baby-boomers broke this trend, however. It’s not possible to be collectively less patient than them.
by Bears916 on Jan 12, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
rec’d for boomer-hating :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting. Before I started frequenting CGB, I had no idea that there was all this hate out there for all people born between 1946 and 1964. And oddly, when I was a teenager, I believed that my parent’s generation had messed things up very badly, what with the Vietnam War, inventing nuclear weapons, air and water pollution, etc. Although still didn’t feel it was necessary to hate them. Thanks so much for you insightful comments.
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I didn’t think about all of that. I am just thinking about the sudden rise of people on SS in the last couple of decades, and how that might be hurting us.
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hah
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Dude you were totally complaining about how you hated to be grouped with “boomers”! Which one is it?!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
…that’s not hate. Just an observation. Besides cldpc’s comment on Social Security, you can also add: hippies, Vietnam War’s horrible resolution, civil rights, acceptance of gays, Born Again Christians, and our country’s credit card addiction.
I don’t actually hate the boomers, in any serious sense. I have a friend whose dad was like a boomer poster child (went to Berkeley during the FSM, was a hippie, hung out with Creedence… and ended life as a far-right neocon landlord), and so my friend has some serious boomer hate issues, but I don’t really feel that strongly about it. But I do think it’s rooted in cultural stuff more than “oh they’re going to cost a lot of money because they’re retiring”. Here are a couple of articles that get at some of the antipathy I think.
This one’s by Michael Kinsley and is a little more of a nuanced take:
This one by Paul Begala is a little less tactful:
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Well I hope not. And Begala’s just ranting. Disco? Really?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Hahah yeah Begala’s definitely in rant mode and I’d say he’s not exactly fair. But it gives you an idea about the visceral feeling that the generation can inspire.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
I agree. “Hate” is an overused word. My biggest issue is that so many boomers think very, very highly of their generation.
Now I feel indoctrinated
Because I don’t particularly dislike my parents’ generation, but am a little bit inclined to dislike their parents’ generation.
But fuck it anyway, a generation is a completely arbitrary classification by which we needlessly differentiate and divide ourselves. Culture changes, but I don’t think people do in particular.
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Damn Bloomers!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
AUGH I don’t like your pictures today, jlee!!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Rec'd
Anyone have boomer parents that are getting totes wacky in their old age?
I always thought The Greatest Generation grew old gracefully. The Leastest Generation just seems to be getting crazier and crazier.
A bag with two straps, to be carried on one shoulder.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Everyone can play!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Really, its their parenst that broke the country.
They were the ones who wanted Social Security etc etc etc. THey wanted pensions.
But its the boomers who will break it when we cant afford to give ALL of them what their parents got.
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Of COURSE we can afford it. We just don’t want to pay the taxes to do it, and nobody wants to give up any benefits, and for some reason people seem wedded to the concept of private insurance.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
So, did boomers ruin everything or their parents?
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Everyone ruined everything.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I didn't
Nothing is my fault!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Ha!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 13, 2012 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
As the wealthiest nation in the world we can afford just about anything, but people’s preferences do matter.
Exactly.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
The Boomer retirement is just a hiccup in Social Security. There’s enough money to pay for it, but the very wealthy are attached to the tax cuts they got under George W. Bush.
boo
there’s nothing wrong with wanting pensions, there’s something wrong with pension benefits, specifically short-sighted managers and labor delegates who used unsustainable pension payouts (air-time purchases, etc.) and reducing or ending employee contributions as negotiating chips to gain salary concessions.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:46 AM PST up reply actions
I think he said he’ll announce on Sunday at church or else on Monday.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Are the Armsteads Catholic? #dominoes
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
nevermind, fiatslug beat me to it
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Church? Great, he’s signing with Chick Fil -A. NOOOOOOOOOO!
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LOB CITY
Let’s be clear – the Los Angeles Clippers do not win games like this. They stay close, they have their chances to win, but in the end, they lose. That’s why they’re the Clippers. So maybe, more than anything else, this is the sign that Chris Paul is right, and these really aren’t the same old Clippers. Because there’s no way they win this game in any other season. Not like that.
Throughout the fourth quarter, it felt like a heartbreaking loss was inevitable. For while the Clippers were playing outstanding defense (their best defense of the season, by far), they couldn’t seem to build a lead. Makeable shots spun out of the basket, loose balls wound up in Miami’s hands. Twice in the fourth quarter, long after play had continued in a direction favorable the the Clippers, a whistle blew with a belated (really, really belated Clipper foul). Those fouls would have been questionable if they’d been made when they happened – to decide seconds later, well Vinny Del Negro must have been beside himself.
I didn’t see the whole game, but I saw the end, and I have to say: the Heat are a team that is easy to dislike. Extremely whiney when things don’t go their way.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Hey, now you know how the rest of us feel when we watch the Lakers!
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Wade whines so much, so much more than pretty much everyone.
“Come on ref! No way I would have tripped over my own shoes? You have to call a foul on that guy ten feet away from me!”
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
take off your purple/gold glasses
and realize that kobe complains with the best of them. he should’ve been called for 5x the technical fouls he has in his career.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Never did I say that Kobe does not complain, nor did I dispute that he complains too much. I am saying Wade complains much more than everyone else.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
i’d agree with this, and wondering why we’re even talking about kobe in relation to a clippers/heat game. i’m guessing trolling.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, now you know how the rest of us feel when we watch the Lakers!
kobe and pau whine sooooo much.
take off your purple/gold glasses
and realize that kobe complains with the best of them. he shouldāve been called for 5x the technical fouls he has in his career.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
ok. so yes, y’all got trolled.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Hey, now you know how the rest of us feel when we watch the Lakers!
Unrelated comment with no other purpose than to be inflammatory? What else is trolling?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
it is fucking hypocritical for lakers fans to complain about superstars complaining about foul calls. that is my point.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
i’m not thrilled with how much kobe complains either, and I’m a laker fan. that being said, i’m more than happy to talk shit on crab dribble as well cuz i hat him.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Whoa. First of all, calm down.
Second, you think superstars on your team don’t complain about foul calls?
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
if he’s a warriors fan, he can honestly claim that no superstars on his team complain about foul calls
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
david lee? well…at least his last name’s good…
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:32 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
which superstar doesn’t complain? heck, better than average guys like mutombo still haven’t committed a foul in their lives.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:30 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
With a few exceptions, almost every superstar (and many non-superstars) complain about foul calls. That’s just the NBA.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
it's not binary
it’s a spectrum. lbj/dwayne wade/kobe are at one end. monta is probably 75% of the way there. i’m not blind to that.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
And we are blind to it?
Never did I say that Kobe does not complain, nor did I dispute that he complains too much. I am saying Wade complains much more than everyone else.
You should watch a game with me. If you get a nickel for every time I yell at Kobe to get the eff back on defense and stfu, you’d be pretty rich.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
Quite a lot of us. It would be unfortunate that there is a large vocal minority of bandwagoners, but they pay the team money for stuff, so it’s all good.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
i guess at this point
i should just be happy every time i encounter an nba fan!
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lol
yeah pretty much this
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Its a good thing Ive been Zing through this one
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How formal is this anti-semitism?
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I Z’ED THROUGH YOUR FACE
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that’s the best type of trolling… when you can get OTHER people to jump on your side and do all the work!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
cause kobe dropped 40 on a night the bigs couldn’t hit the pacific, while wade and james went 0fer for the last 13 minutes of the game.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:27 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
wtf is up with the rest of the team? I haven’t been able to watch any of the games, but box scores are pretty much kobe scores a gajillion and everybody else is in the single digits. wtf
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Teams have adjusted to Bynum by double teaming him early to keep him out of the paint. The bench is depleted due to injury. And Pau…
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
…what’s up with Pau? Is he now Pau GasOLD?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
he’s playing a lesser role, but still putting up good numbers. 16 and 11. he doesn’t have to dominate the paint right now.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:39 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
As long as he is healthy and vigorous in the playoffs…
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
lesser role, but fitting for a softy.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:40 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
We already knew how the rest of you feel when you watch the Lakers. The difference is, we don’t care.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
probably the best response :)
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
THEY’RE JUST JEALOUS OF OUR SUCCESS!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
mike garrett. pat haden actually doesn’t say stupid things
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
this is how Giants fans feel about A’s fans.
#calgang take me away
by turkey on Jan 12, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Feel about who?
#sadbuttrue
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Fuck the Heat.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
lebron finding ways not to win.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 9:29 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
That is SO Tuesday night!
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Lakers win in OT
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The gunning. It will have to stop. It is not sustainable. It is not a strategy for winning basketball. Well, Kobe Bryant seems determined to disprove this notion, and for two glorious nights, Laker fans have been treated to an epic show of his scoring brilliance. Scoring 40 points on 14-31 shooting, largely from midrange and off the pick-and-roll, Kobe obliterated everything the Jazz threw at him for three quarters until the weight of the minutes on a back-to-back seemingly caught up to him. We perhaps should be thankful that Raja Bell elected to leave Kobe hanging during the summer of 2010, during which Bell turned down an opportunity to come to the Lakers, because Bell was one of the primary defensive culprits for the Jazz, eventually fouling out against Kobe in overtime. As Kobe finally sputtered down the stretch and some of the worse instances of hero ball came to the forte, however, the Lakers were saved by perhaps the most heartening thing they could take from a game like this: a rock solid defense
by LeonPowe on Jan 12, 2012 4:04 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
alumNUS
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 12, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
GOOD. FUCK!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 12, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
She’s on Ohio Time, which I imagine is a magical clock whose hands spin in all directions.
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--Thoroughbred
You mean the sunsphere?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Early day in lab :(
Also, our lab meeting just took 2.5 hours. I was about to keel over.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
unless you’re on team TB! (sorry, terrible)
I had a sibling of a student die in Malawi from TB… it is a simply awful death to experience, especially in the third world where they are so lacking in any medical facilities.
The big worry here is that the strain was found in Mumbai, a very densely populated city. If it ends up in a slum like Dharavi (where the beginning of Slumdog takes place), then it can spread very quickly. Limited access to any facilities plus so many people living together and sharing resources = disaster
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Plus
Evidently most doctors in India aren’t doing a very good job treating the more resistant forms of TB, I heard.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
My grandfather died of TB. Not fun, by all accounts.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Was this in Scotland? I’m pretty sure before like 1930 you were legally required to die of tuberculosis in Scotland…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 12:25 AM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure – this was in 1940, he was a doctor and was conscripted into the Royal Army Medical Corps. Apparently he caught TB from some soldier he was treating and that, as they say, was that. He apparently passed on something to my father, who shows up as having had TB if you do a screen for it, and who probably was 3 – 4 months old when he last saw – perhaps more accurately was seen by – his father.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I heard this on NPR this morning. Scary. My folks are still in India, probably for a couple more months. Not that I think they’ll get TB, but still.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
That's where I heard it, too
Good luck to your parents!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks
Several of my Dad’s relatives died of TB when my Dad was younger, which was I believe before the advent of antibiotics. In fact, my Dad was so exposed that he still registers as positive whenever he takes a TB test, even though he doesn’t have it.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Vogelsong Avoids Arb With Giants
Signs for 2/$8M+team option, apparently has no agent
“Obviously, with the way my career was going, I never thought financial status like this would ever happen, so it is life-changing. Will it change me as a player? No.”
Vogelsong, 34, was out of the majors for four seasons before returning to the Giants and becoming one of baseball’s best feel-good stories, earning an All-Star berth and winning the Willie Mac Award as the team’s most inspirational player.
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No agent=MORE MONEY!
I think that this is still a pretty good deal for him, evenw ithout an agent. Given how much of a journeyman he was, getting 2 years must be huge.
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You are talking about a team that is paying each of its 2 lefthanded relievers $5M per year this year.
I think his arb award probably would have been $4M or so, it’s really him taking the sure thing for next year. And he really is happy to be in SF and doing well, so I’m sure he was an easy mark willing to take a little less to get it overwith.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
So YOU’RE Vogie’s agent!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 8:10 AM PST up reply actions
I bet he’s gonna suck again. Wasn’t his season pretty much the definition of a fluke?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
It was fluky in the sense that journeyman minor leaguers don’t suddenly post sub-3.00 ERAs, and his ERA did outperform his peripherals. But his FIP was 3.67 and he had a better than 2:1 K:BB ratio.
It’s tough to predict what he’ll do next year but I’d be surprised he he isn’t worth 4 million dollars.
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Somebody you never heard of wants more money
Cage Match: Walgreens vs. Express Scripts
Negotiations broke down and since Jan. 1, Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, has refused to do business with Express Scripts Inc., a company that manages the drug benefits for employers, insurers and other groups.
As a result, tens of thousands of Californians, including members of one of California’s largest insurers, Anthem Blue Cross, have been unable to get their prescriptions filled at Walgreens, by far the largest pharmacy chain in the Bay Area […] The dispute has affected about 10 percent of Walgreens’ more than 60 million pharmacy customers. These include people in the Tricare program, which covers members of the military and their dependents, as well as WellPoint Inc., the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross in California, and most of the employers that use the pharmacy benefit manager.
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our company switched providers or something to avoid this problem
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Tweets that recruits are more excited about Cal than their fanbase…
While what Mandel says has some truth, Cal has seen this movie before. Plus getting stuffed by Texas in the Holiday Bowl does kill a little bit of the recruiting buzz. Iām not sure what barometer Stewart is using to "measure" disconnect. Keep in mind Bear fans, our 2010 and 2011 were top notch, but outside of Keenan Allen, weāve only seen splashes and hints of the talent play here and there. And then thereās the big white elephant in the room we still donāt have a super-star quarterback nor place-kicker anymore (ask Stanford and Boise State how important this is). The cupboard is definitely full for Tedford, but Cal fans want to be celebrating on January 1st in Pasadena and not on the forums in early February.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Wilner has thoughts similar as well:
Action: Cal lands a series of elite recruits.
Reaction I: The Bears experienced one of the single best recruiting days in school history on Saturday when they landed 5-star S Shaquille Thompson and DT Ellis McCarthy, along with touted WR Jordan Payton. Certainly, Calās on-field performance the past year or two couldnāt be the reason for what has been a banner recruiting season. We can only assume that the new facilities are having the intended effect.
Reaction II: If the Bears hang onto Thompson and Co. through signing day ā recruiting is like realignment: nothing is done until itās done ā theyāll have a top-10/15 class nationally. At that point, the question becomes: So what?
Reaction III: Letās be honest, folks. Talent hasnāt been the issue in Berkeley. Cal has produced 20 NFL draft picks in the past five years ā thatās far more than Stanford and even more than Oregon, for example. And yet the Bearās on-field success has lagged far behind that of their rivals. How will coach Jeff Tedford and his staff make use of the elite prospects theyāre acquiring?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
the kind of analysis that drives me nuts...
Reaction III: Letās be honest, folks. Talent hasnāt been the issue in Berkeley. Cal has produced 20 NFL draft picks in the past five years ā thatās far more than Stanford and even more than Oregon, for example. And yet the Bearās on-field success has lagged far behind that of their rivals. How will coach Jeff Tedford and his staff make use of the elite prospects theyāre acquiring?
Stanford has been better than Cal the past two years, not five years. Oregon the last three years. So how many players Cal placed as first round draft picks 4 and 5 years ago is irrelevant. It’s classic blending of stats to try and propel a point.
don’t pussy out, fucking blow him up
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 12, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Yup, the distribution of talent annually matters more than the aggregate.
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Are you sayin Wilner be trollin?
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Wilner does sound an awful lot like drunkoski
Not sayin’ he is. Just sayin’.
"We do not seek men who will bravely lie down to die, but men who will fight valiantly to live."
"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
No, I don’t think Wilner has gone that far.
At the same time, if DO had to use his IRL name, I wonder just how much of an over-generalizing grumpy old man he would be on the interwebz.
"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
Early 30s is young, to me.
When you’re ~20 years older than someone else, they’re young.
and of course heās a miserable SOB
Which is why I call him a grumpy old man.
"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
Late 20s early 30s sounds really realy still like a young and excitin gguy with a lot left to live for in his life to me
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Except for the fact that he’s a miserable SOB
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
So, cbkwit is drunk oski, then?
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I can neither confirm nor deny.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Covert shit in Iran
Sol’n: Don’t do nuke research in a crazy ass country like Iran:
The campaign, which experts believe is being carried out mainly by Israel, apparently claimed its latest victim on Wednesday when a bomb killed a 32-year-old nuclear scientist in Tehranās morning rush hour.
The scientist, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was a department supervisor at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, a participant in what Western leaders believe is Iranās halting but determined progress toward a nuclear weapon. He was at least the fifth scientist with nuclear connections to be killed since 2007; a sixth scientist, Fereydoon Abbasi, survived a 2010 attack and was put in charge of Iranās Atomic Energy Organization.
Iranian officials immediately blamed both Israel and the United States for the latest death, which came less than two months after a suspicious explosion at an Iranian missile base that killed a top general and 16 other people. While American officials deny a role in lethal activities, the United States is believed to engage in other covert efforts against the Iranian nuclear program.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I was talking to a colleague about this. Dude was a 32 year old scientist. Not knowing the details of whatever nuclear program he oversaw, I can’t imagine what it’d be like to worry about assassinations while conducting one’s research. Sad.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
On a side note..
The US is soon going to have 2 carrier battle groups in the Persian Gulf, but that’s the norm. Well technically there will be three for a short period of time as the one carrier battle group is replaced. Having the current one battle group is more unusual than having two.
baller
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Good DBD Leon...
I was thinking of doing one about favorite playlists. Which was really just a cover for talking about awesome 70s horn bands. Steal this playlist hipsters!
Chicago (not the 80s wussy lameoids but the “Old Days”/“Saturday in the Park”/“25 or 6 to 4” stuff)
Earth, Wind, and Fire (all of them, I remember hearing them on almost every trip to SF we made when I was a kid)
Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke”
Wings “Jet”
Rolling Stones’ “Made in the Shade” (Happy, Heartbreaker, Bitch, Tumbling Dice)
Boz Scaggs “Silk Degrees” (Lido Shuffle, It’s Over, Lowdown)
Santana “Everybody’s Everything”
Tower of Power (too hard to list, but What is Hip?, Only So Much Oil in the Ground, Funkifize, You’re So Wonderful)
And, of course, some of the best Cal Band shows I remember involved these songs or artists. So awesome, a little music history (or current events!) class in the middle of a football game. In fact I think I hadn’t listened to Chicago and Santana in forever and got the album right after the game where they did the show(s).
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25 or 6 to 4 is the greatest jam of all mankind.
And, of course, some of the best Cal Band shows I remember involved these songs or artists. So awesome, a little music history (or current events!) class in the middle of a football game. In fact I think I hadnāt listened to Chicago and Santana in forever and got the album right after the game where they did the show(s).
Cal Band has Educational Value! Cal Band has Educational Value! Cal Band has Educational Value!
Cal: Bears with Books.
With great power comes great responsibility, Cal Band!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
WERE AWESOME!
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Past tense?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
YOUR AWESOME
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
“Think about this,” Pechner said. “There is more snow on the ground in Midland, Texas – about 9 inches – that there is on Donner Summit.”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
What’s this 9 inches you’re talking about?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
OUTLIER!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
Has the DBD taught us nothing? Do not worship this false idol! Remember The Girth!
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by Kodiak on Jan 12, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Why not both?
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Be thankful rather than disappointed.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
The Hedgehog is disappointed in your lack of faith
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
It may be too late for a series of big storms to restore the snowpack to normal levels, Null said. “Historically, the odds are against making up this big of a deficit,” he said.
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by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Who's going to the game tonight?
I know Atoms is in with me… Who else? Scootie? Rags? AndB? Twist? CBG?
Anyone interested in going to the Alumni Event before?
I’ll post this on front page story too. I think since the students are there we can all sit on the bench!
that should of course been students aren’t there.
and looks like i am now talking to myself online… so my online and real life continues to blur…
K cool. Shoot me an e-mail and I’m down to join you guys for lunch or meet up after (but I should only go out after market close)
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so what time can you do lunch then, 1? because that would be cool for the three of us to get together. I have a meeting with some folks from Bain this morning (and no by some folks I don’t mean Mitt Romney)
I can do one.
I can meet anywhere close to my office (I have my own lunch, so hopefully at a place that will let me do that?)
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CBG can’t do a late lunch so I am going to meet him for lunch at 11:45 and then I’ll swing by your office at 1, ok? You miss out on me buying you lunch but you can eat your lunch and i’ll buy the coffee or soda ;-)
I’d love to see what you guys ended up discussing offline, if this is your online thread!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
where we discuss how awesome Cal marketing is!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
HAWT.
Wanna come with? 11:45ish.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
Plus, you’ll be watching from your window.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Yep. This lunch will fix all things related to Cal marketing. We need to hire a photographer to document this occasion.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
of all the days I leave my phone at home…!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll be there. No alumni event. Happy hour in the city at Thirsty Bear (damn I miss Raleigh’s), then BARTing across the bay.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
Rags, Andbears, Ragscub will be there. So if you see a little girl with pants that look like footballs, that’s Ragscub.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Pants that look like footballs???
Don’t you ever change her diaper???
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
pqtm
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Gift From CBKWit
Baby LEGs – please note, not actual picture of Ragscub
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by AndBears on Jan 12, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Ok fine
That’s pretty awesome.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
HAMBURGER EARMUFFS!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Nothing warms the cockles of my heart more than small children wearing Cal apparel!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, I had no idea CBKWit had a soft side.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Hes like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups slathered in siracha
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by TwistNHook on Jan 12, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Just FYI
If I leave work around 5:15 or so I probably still won’t make it into Berkeley till about 6:30. The CAA Hoops Party thing starts at 5:30 I believe. So I’ll probably just grab a bite to eat and head to the game.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
I’m going to try to make it as well, but I don’t know when I’m leaving for the game.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Make it… to the CAA thing?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
No just the game, but have to wait for my son to get home first.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Would you guys be interested in grabbing some food before the game?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
I believe they have food there, but if you want to eat after anyway or hang out or whatever, I’m down.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe, depends on when my son gets back (he’s as easy to pin down as water) – I’ll text you.
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Stop torturing your son!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Great, let me know.
Any ideas/preferences about where to eat/
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
That should be a question mark at the end.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Be mad at them! I am offering the others the choice.
BTW, this may horrify some of you, but I have never actually had a Top Dog, because every single time I think to myself, “Wouldn’t I rather just get La Burrita? Why yes, I would.”
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t mind hot dogs, especially if I’m out at a game or at a barbecue or something…. but it’s not something I ever feel like “going out” for.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
There is so much ignorance expressed in your comment.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
So… Top Dog will give me redemption?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
A burrito will a beat hot dog for me every single time.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
what about TWO hot dogs?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Well that’s just kooky talk.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
How about a hot dog inside a burrito?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
What about a Jumbaco?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
So, like, a chorizo burrito?
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They’re not just hot dogs. Expand your horizons. Contemporize, man!!!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Question
Hot dogs or corn dogs?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Deep fried and on a stick
What could be better!?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Corndogs are good from time to time, but if I had to pick only one for the rest of my life, it’d be a normal hot dog, with mustard and sauerkraut.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
This.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
hmmm
I may have been wrong about you atoms. You display solid judgment here.
Of course everyone should have already tried this at Top Dog, hopefully not at 2AM when too drunk to remember.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:48 AM PST up reply actions
Hah, thanks, I think.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 13, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
I go back and forth between mustard + sauerkraut and ketchup + raw onions.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
Careful!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 14, 2012 6:33 AM PST up reply actions
I guess I just don’t know what I’m missing!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
These are no mere hot dogs
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Is that actually from Top Dog, or is that one of the Top Dog copycats down south?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
The only good photo I could find was from the copycats.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
This is my favorite Top Dog picture
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
This is what it was supposed to be :(
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Oh no, it cut off :(
Important part: We can help you choose a dog and/or show you the different sausages in another way
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
BUT that not the point. Never?, it’s like you can’t really have gone to Cal Berkeley.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Or UC Cal Berkeley, as those of us that really went there call it.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Home of the Golden Bears of Gold!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:48 AM PST up reply actions
A burrito is one of the best food ideas ever invented. I’m quite certain I’ve extolled its virtues here before, but let me try again. It’s got pretty much all the food groups, it’s tasty, it’s handy, it’s mobile, it’s nutritious (not necessarily healthy per se, though it can be a decently healthy meal, and it can pack a lot of nutrients), highly customizable, very filling and satisfying… it’s brilliant.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
per wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrito
AntecedentsHand-held take-out foods like the burrito have a long history. Before the Spanish colonization of the Americas, indigenous peoples were eating hand-held snack foods like corn on the cob, popcorn and pemmican. In Mexico, the Spanish observed Aztecs selling take-out foods like tamales, tortillas, and sauces in open marketplaces. The Pueblo people of the desert Southwest also made tortillas with beans and meat sauce fillings prepared much like the modern burrito we know today.1
Cuisine preceding the development of the modern taco, burrito, and enchilada was created by the Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Aztec peoples of Mexico, who used tortillas to wrap foods, with fillings of chile sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms, squash, and avocados. Spanish missionaries like Bernardino de SahagĆŗn wrote about Aztec cuisine, describing the variety of tortillas and their preparation, noting that the Aztecs not only used corn in their tortillas, but also squash and amaranth, and that some varieties used turkey, eggs, or honey as a flavoring.2
[edit] Development in MexicoThe word “burrito” appears in the 1895 Diccionario de Mexicanismos, where it is identified as a regional term from Guanajuato and defined as “Tortilla arrollada, con carne u otra cosa dentro, que en YucatĆ”n llaman coƧito,y en Cuernavaca y en Mexico, taco” (A rolled tortilla with meat or other ingredients inside, called ‘coƧito’ in Yucatan and ‘taco’ in the city of Cuernavaca and in Mexico City).3 This 1895 publication date discredits an apocryphal etymology that the word "burrito" originated during the Mexican Revolution period (1910ā1921) in reference to the donkey of one Juan Mendez, a burrito vendor in Ciudad JuĆ”rez.
The word burrito means “little donkey” in Spanish, coming from burro, which means “donkey”. The name burrito possibly derives from the appearance of a rolled up wheat tortilla, which vaguely resembles the ear of its namesake animal, or from bedrolls and packs that donkeys carried.4 In some areas, such as the Lower Rio Grande Valley, they are called patos, meaning “ducks”, again presumably derived from their appearance (cf. golubtsy).
[edit] Development in the United StatesIn 1923, Alejandro Borquez opened the Sonora cafe in Los Angeles, which later changed its name to the El Cholo Spanish Cafe.5 Burritos first appeared on American restaurant menus at the El Cholo Spanish Cafe during the 1930s.6 Burritos were mentioned in the U.S. media for the first time in 1934,7 appearing in the Mexican Cookbook, a collection of regional recipes from New Mexico authored by historian Erna Fergusson.8
Hand-held take-out foods like the burrito have a long history. Before the Spanish colonization of the Americas, indigenous peoples were eating hand-held snack foods like corn on the cob, popcorn and pemmican.
haha, thank you wikipedia for the useful info. It’s insightful to hear that people used to eat other foods with their hands before the invention of the burrito.
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by sec119 on Jan 12, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Indian food is eaten with the hands.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
Now I'm confused.
Are you talking about software or gambling?
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
software
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
How I eat chana dal with my hands?
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
with a chapati.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
is that the same as roti?
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
close enough.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
By the time the white man arrived there was already a
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
KFC here
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
srsly
who writes these things?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:49 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but in a pinch you can shove a hot dog up your butt.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Whelp, that’s it for me for the day.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Why, in case you’re hungry later and you’re trying to keep it warm?
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I can’t imagine any reason why anyone would stick a hot dog up their butt, so I immediately went to my reference guide for scatological responses.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Perhaps if they were doing yoga while eating a hot dog at ORD…
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 13, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
ja same. may it’s one of those “it was my favorite food when I was five therefore I love it forever” type things but I love hot dogs. so simple so delicious.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Have you ever had a hot dog in Chicago? Different ball game.
Oh and La Burrita sucks
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
I doubt you have ever had the remarkable experience of trying KC BBQ whereas I’ve had La Burrita too many times….and it’s not good
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Will you marry me?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Oh come off it, it doesn't suck
It’s not the be-all, end-all of taquerias, to be sure, but as a student, it was cheap and consistently decent and convenient.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
I always like the place down on Telegraph….caddy corner from Amoeba…what was it called?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yes! Those guys were cool and they never carded when we went in for margaritas.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Like Mannys, I really think this place managed to make everyone forget the food with that policy.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:51 AM PST up reply actions
Ever been to Juan’s place down in West Berkeley? They bring flour and corn chips and have ridiculous portions
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Ever been to Ohio?
Just wondering.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
I was born in Cleveland. I am in fact, a Buckeye.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hurray!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
I like the Browns and LOVE Marty Schottenheimer. Moved to KC when I was 3 (same year Marty became coach for Chiefs) and my family got season tix from then till now.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been meaning to try both Juan’s and Gordo, as I’ve heard good things, but haven’t yet been able to make it out to either.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Gordo is way overrated by Berkeley locals
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Which one? All of ‘em? Apparently there’s on Telegraph and Channing, is that new?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
okay, mr. dietary advice
If La Burrita is “not that good”, and Gordo and Juan’s are overrated, then what’s your local taqueria/burrito joint recommendation? You can’t just diss on all the stated options without offering an alternative. So let’s hear it.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 13, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
“this one little junky corner store at this particular cross-street near I live. they’re THE BEST. there’s NO WAY any other place could be better.”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
El Tonayense!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Juan’s has approximately nothing to do with your local taqueria or burrito joint. It’s a sit-down restaurant where you’re going to spend 1.5 hours eating their mediocre food and wine margaritas.
Why os much Juans ahte?
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Also, Viks in West Berks is first rate
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
You no like Viks?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
i don't think it's first rate
it’s aight but there are better chaat places, imo. but, to be fair, i try to avoid fried food so chole bhatura is not on my list at vik’s.
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Where is a better chaat place in Berkeley?
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Fried food is on my list and their chole bhature and aloo tikki are the two things I get there.
But it’s still not that good.
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Man than those hundreds of people standing in line everyday must all be idiots!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
By that logic, Justin Bieber must be fantastic!
And I don’t hate it; just don’t think it’s close to how good pepole make it out to be.
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My first consulting gig was in West Berkeley right across the street. So we would walk over often and it was always packed. I checked out Yelp and it had rave reviews. I asked my indian friends and they said it was the most authentic place they’ve seen in the Bay. I was just surprised you guys don’t like it.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
vik’s is famous because it was one of the few indian restaurants, and perhaps the only chaat restaurant, in the bay area 20+ years ago. as the cuisine has exploded, it has definitely been passed by others in quality and price, but it’s name continues to drive it’s popularity.
the food isn’t bad by any means, but it’s certainly not great.
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87% of the Yelp reviews are from non_indians extolling the virtues of how authentic the food at Vik’s is and acting like they discovered some secret location.
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(shhhh let the white people have viks and keep the good chaat to ourselves)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Which is?
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yo twist there’s this place called vik’s you might like. it’s sooooo authentic.
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I recently went to a chaat restaurant and had Parsi Burgers. It was very good. I also had, IIRC< something like bev puri. I might be misspeling that
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bhel puri? was it small fried crispies with potatos, onions, cilantro, chutney, etc
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Maybe. I think it was like Indian nachos. But that might have been something else.
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My Indian labmate (not the crazy one)
Wants to help you out.
This is bhel puri. (She suspects you had sev puri.)
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
Raptor thinks he had papri chaat
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
mmmmm that sounds good, too!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I had bhel puri. It was good.
I cant believe you have consulted with your labmate about what I ate.
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this one thinks you had a fucking awful description of what you ate.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 13, 2012 12:43 AM PST up reply actions
You seem really upset that I didnt memorize the ingredients of a single appetizer in one meal sevearl weeks ago.
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you described it as Indian nachos!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 13, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Was I wrong?
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Also, if I wanted to have AUTHENTIC Indian food, I’d eat rice, dal, chapati, and call it a day.
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seriously tho, is the best, closest chaat place to us in the san mateo area really in mountain view?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
Chat Patta in Fremont is equidistant (but involves paying a toll).
I like them because they serve you the pani puri one by one.
Also, there’s theoretically the Curry Up Now in San Mateo, but I dunno how their chaat is.
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i’m rather meh on curry up now’s lunch truck for anything but the burritos. maybe their store location is better.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
there’s no disagreement. there’s a vote down and a “have no opinion because i haven’t tried” (i think)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
WELL THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME THE TROUBLE OF A POOR DINING EXPERIENCE.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
I wanted to eat at Astaria in San Mateo. My friends chose the Curry UP Now store for an 8 pm dinner. I wanted to punch them.
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That’s tough. Astaria is a good place. Mrs. Kod loves their cheese-filled tater todds.
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I really wanna try their vegetarian ratatouille and their jalapeno artichoke cheese dip!
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I’ve never had ratatouille before. That’s just what Astaria’s menu calls it.
Also, a quick google search yyielded me this sentence:
“Ratatouille, a French eggplant and vegetable dish is usually made vegetarian, but is often served with meat.”
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I’ve made it for Mrs. Kod before. You alternate a number of sliced vegetables (different squashes, eggplant), and bake with a tomato-based sauce. I suppose you could incorporate meat into the sauce.(I didn’t)
I would guess that they probably mean that you have meat on the side. I could see it pairing well with pork or poultry. It’s good enough to eat on its own, though.
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i wanted to go there for lunch once on one of my wfh days. my friend wanted a salad tho.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
i meant curry up now. in any case, i think she had already decided she wanted to build her own salad at the grocery store, and was only pretending to let me have a say in the matter.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
How does Walnut Creek not have a good chaat place?!?!
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bah i still have to drive 20 miles in some direction from my house for some freakin’ chaat. this sucks.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i yelped it. literally nothing in a 20 mile radius. from burlingame, vik’s is technically the closest chaat place. chaat paradise is a close second.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
Why do you live in San Mateo?
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i was moving down to the peninsula from SF for cost and convenience (between work and school). i drove down the 101 till i hit the first suburb i thought would be acceptable to me. that was burlingame.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
Are you gonna move now that you’re down with school?
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nah, i figure i can find more fun things to spend money on than rent.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
hookers OR blow. can’t afford both.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
There is this place....
I get my haircut next door. Never tried it, though.
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Try their pani puri! I think you’d like it… if you can handle spicy food.
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I love spicy food and have a pretty decent tolerance. I do like their chole chaat.
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If you’re allowed out of the house on weeknights, I’ll meet up with you there later this month!
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I love samosas and Fremont’s not that far for me.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
Woooo!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
and me
probably won’t show, but just in case!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
i guess i could friend you, though that would really mean cgb in real life intersecting.
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Also we need to do little sheep hot pot still
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Can I come????
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What if you are in a place in India with no streets?
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OH MY FUCKING Z
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
oh stfu your frigin conversation about the relative merits of comedy in the 1950’s vs now was so effing boring that my zey key was smoking.
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At least it was something we hadn’t discussed before.
Indian food?!
I MEAN COME ON MAN.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I would have joined in, but I was eating dinner. Also, I don’t get to join you on your eating adventures anytime soon.
Sad day :(
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
raptor wants chaat but is too drunk to get to a chaat place (ok i’m not drunk at all but quite lazy)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Why do you always take comments about Zing through conversations so personally?
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do we hear zedding bells in Rishi’s future?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Breads of India
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
I love this analysis. You need to write a post on Stuff White People Like. I’M SO GUILTY!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
It must be bad if non-Indians like it!
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I dunno, if most people calling it authentic are non-Indian and most people who are Indian are calling it non-authentic… I figure there’s SOME merit to that.
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I went to Juan’s place after Max Zhang had his career epic game against Stanfurd several years ago. Wasn’t too impressed, but the chips and salsa were excellent
I had the carnitas.
It’s classic old school Mexican place. It’s not great, but it is consistently good (and predictable).
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Juan’s serves authentic Every Small Town In Northern California Family-Owned Mexican Restaurant food. The best restaurant in our little hometown growing up was essentially Juan’s, and we’ve eaten in “Juan’s” from Weed to Wasco.
WE ARE THE 0%
Its been around since like 1965 or whatever. It has to do SOMETHING good to be in business that long!
Sadly, with recent advances in Mexican food, it does seem a bit dated.
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It’s not a dig, it’s a description, and we like it (and many others do, my brobro always goes there (and VIK’S) when back in Berkeley.) <- oxford parenthetical
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But don’t forget, all those new Mexican food places stand on teh shoulder of places like Juan’s.
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That must be stinky.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:53 AM PST up reply actions
great description
and the reason that in most places in California formerly known as Alta California, in podunk towns you should choose the Mexican restaurant (if the food looks at all good) over everything else. Especially in the C. Valley, we have had fantastic meals in Modesto, Dixon, Oakdale just to name a few.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:54 AM PST up reply actions
Picante in West Berks is bomb too. They make a great ginger ale
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Picante is very good, I agree. But again, it’s a fairly nice sit-down place, not a hole-in-the-wall taqueria.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Their green salsa is the best.
But come on the La Burrita memories!
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I was usually across the street fighting the bums when King Pin threw out their bag of day old doughnuts
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Mario’s is aight, but it and La Burrita serve different purposes. Also, Mario’s is more greasy/refried kinda food I always felt.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
me neither, the atmosphere was always kinda weird and the food wasn't that good
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same
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
last i heard, they’d given up the location that was actually on telegraph and moved to the one that was on haste, around the corner.
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I love their coloured chips and expanded salsa selection on the North Side La Burr.
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British to American Translation: La Burrita serves colored french fries?
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
I actually preferred South Side specifically because of the chips. The ones at North Side are salted.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Not to nearly the same extent.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Never liked La Burrita.
There, I said it (again, cause I totes said this on another DBD too).
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
I can forgive you for this as long as you actually slap atoms with a burrito.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
What a tragic waste.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Woo Hoo!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Let’s not get carried away now.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Dude La Burrita does not suck. It just doesn’t.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
i think it’s perfectly average but holds a special spot in people’s hearts, and it’s open late which is kewwllll.
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I’d say better than average. Most Californians have no idea how good they have it. I had “Mexican food” in Tampa Bay that was just….now THAT was bad know what I mean?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
so it’s like a Mission District 4.07 but a Nebraska 9.24?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
haha and i had “mexican food” in munich, so same reaction.
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When James May did his Mexican food rant on Top Gear
I was torn between wanting to jump through the TV screen and strangle him then and there and feeling the need to offer a prayer to the heavens: forgive him Lord, he knows not what he says.
"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."
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omg so this, I had the exact same reaction. Really I am usually pretty tough to offend and I love love love Top Gear, but the shit they said about Mexicans definitely bothered me.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
I wasn't even offended by what they said about Mexicans!
Just Mexican food. (As you can see, my priorities are very well in place.)
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It was fantastic."
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ugh, I had Mexican food in Edinburgh…
If I moved to London, I might just order my own materials online and make the burrito myself.
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I wonder how difficult it would be to start a relatively authentic taqueria in a place like England
Like, how difficult/expensive would it be to import the ingredients not readily available in Europe?
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It wouldn't be difficult, per se
But I don’t know that such a strategy would work.
http://www.chiquito.co.uk/site/menus/mains/
Ciquito in London tries to do that and itstill sucks.
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What do you figure the obstacles are?
Like, you get a pork shoulder, cook up some delicious carnitas, serve with onion/cilantro/pico de gallo on a tortilla, and hooray! you have a taco. Surely that isn’t only replicable in places with significant Mexican communities.
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It was fantastic."
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Yeah, I really don’t know why, but plenty of Mexican restaurants in England have tried that and, to my knowledge, not a single has succeeded.
That said, were I to open up a taqueria in London, I would hire, say, a cook at a taqueria to actualy make the food instead of employing locally in London.
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mexican restaurants have opened in seoul
and lot of them have hired mexican staff…but it just doesn’t taste the same.
Hmph. I need to make a couple million so I can try this out for myself.
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It was fantastic."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
You don’t even need a couple million for that.
You can set this up as a partnership with someone you trust to be the chef. Directly import your ingredients from Mexico (or America, if you’re trying to emulate the Cali Mex model) to begin with. Slowly adapt, so that you can cook local beans properly to match the taste of whats being imported, etc.
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You don't understand, I meant
a couple million for when the whole thing goes tits-up and I barely avoid losing my shirt.
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It was fantastic."
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there's truth
Mexican food used to be utterly atrocious in NY but I think over the past 20 years that’s changed, not just from hipster-y restaurants but because of immigration.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:55 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly. It’s perfectly decent Mexican for a decent price available at very convenient hours in very convenient locations. What’s to hate about that? I don’t think anyone says it’s the best taqueria on earth or anything.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
My burritos were always watery.
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
What’s your order?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
with
extra water please!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:56 AM PST up reply actions
Haha, I knew the wet burrito comment was coming. Usually go for pork of some sort super burrito
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm. They put a fair amount of their standard red salsa in it, which I like. You can probably just ask for no salsa and that’ll solve it for you.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
what about the best taqueria on Blearth?
stupid monkey!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
is there a “gourmet” hot dog place in the bay like this one in downtown la?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/wurstkuche-los-angeles
But is it bomb.com?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
And also, I have literally eaten at La Burrita hundreds of times.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
LITrully
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Ann Perkins!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
Many of those instances have been @ 1 AM.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Not to mention all that hydrogen.
And TAKE OFF THAT RED SPOT amirite?!
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
haha
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:56 AM PST up reply actions
CANCUN
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…is that where you’re going?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Im not going tonight
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Cancun chicken crispy tacos!
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by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Is this a reference to the Berkeley rap song by Smog and Fog?
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LeonPowe, thanks for the DBD and the liunks!
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It’s a sustainable fish, a great choice for concerned diners!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 7:44 AM PST up reply actions
Softball starts spring practice:
BERKELEY – With exactly 30 days standing between the California softball team and the first pitch of the 2012 campaign, spring practice got underway in serene Strawberry Canyon on Wednesday.
Following a team meeting at the squad’s top-of-the-line locker room at the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance, the Golden Bears took to Levine-Fricke Field.
Conditions were beyond perfect for the first practice of the season – sun streaming, no wind with a temperature of roughly 65 degrees, which made standing in the sun or shade more than comfortable.
“This year is going to be an awesome one for Cal softball,” junior catcher Lindsey Ziegenhirt said. “It’s great to finally get things going and watch them all come together.”
After a relaxing winter break spent in various locales, the Bears returned to Berkeley this week. Wednesday’s practice was the first one since fall practices concluded prior to finals week.
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This needs more
First of all, this team went to the World Series last year and, if memory serves, didn’t lose any seniors or at least any senior starters……I think. AND they get Arioto back, their formerly best pitcher who will now have to duke it out with Jolene Henderson, who took over for Arioto blah, blah, blah, injury, blah, blah, blah and was a dominant strikeout artist. TWO awesome pitchers? FTW? AND, Jolene’s sister is now on the team. This is sort of like getting Shaq Thompson on football; the elder Thompson was very good…..the younger one is even better. And…..well, there’s Britt Vonk if you need anything more…..
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
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I think it’ll all depend on how good ASU is, but yeah, I’m equally excited about this team this year as well. I think they are just going to dominate. Arioto and Henderson? Vonk and Jace Williams? Are you kidding me. I think this is the year for them. Deep, deep run in the WCWS and hopefully a National Championship. We’ll see. I’m hoping to catch some games up at Levine-Fricke, which is a horrible complex. I think Ninemire and her team deserves a better facility — hopefully that’s something that can happen soon.
Never seen a game there....
…..but I run by it when I’m in town. What don’t you like about it (I realize it doesn’t compare to Ok City complex…..)???? Is it just that the stands are so limited?
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Mike Silver has written about the field’s shortcomings (great article by the way):
The Bears play their home games at Levine-Fricke Field, a picturesque setting above Memorial Stadium that, sadly, fails to meet the minimum standards (seats, a press box, locker rooms, etc.) for hosting in the postseason. That means Ninemire’s teams, no matter how successful during the regular season and no matter their national seed, must hit the road for Regionals and Super Regionals, something with which no other major program has to contend.
…
There was a lot of talk this postseason on ESPN and on the Internet about Cal softball’s facilities issues, and it will only intensity as the Bears contend for national titles in each of Henderson’s remaining two seasons (and possibly even after she’s gone). These are tough economic times at the University of California — and in most places — and the problem isn’t easily solved.
While Ninemire never whines, she’s obviously on the constant lookout for a donor or donors who’d like to help build a proper home for a program that stands for excellence and so many other wonderful qualities.
Let’s just put it this way: In the summer, they turn it into a parking lot and pick-up area for kids at summer camp. There are no stands in the outfield. Balls that go over the wall land in an asphalt parking lot. Like the article says, no lockers or press box. It’s basically a field with some bleachers and that’s it.
It is really sad that both softball and baseball have such subpar facilities . . . I guess those two programs should be getting new facilities late this decade after Harmon was turned into Haas in the late 1990s and now that new Memorial Stadium is going to open this Fall (should have been late 2000s, DAMN YOU TREE SITTERS). It only makes sense, Cal’s facilities will now undergo major renovations at the end of each decade . . .
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Womens swimmer earns Pac12 swimmer of the month:
BERKELEY – California junior Caitlin Leverenz claimed the Pac-12 Women’s Swimmer of the Month award for December, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Tuesday.
Leverenz posted NCAA automatic qualifying times en route to capturing four event titles among a talented field at the Georgia Fall Invitational. Leverenz set Cal records with her victories in the 400-yard individual medley (4:00.59) and 100-yard breaststroke (59.20) at the Dec. 2-4 meet in Athens, Ga. In addition, she won the 200 breaststroke (2:07.66) and the 200 butterfly (1:53.78) in Athens. The No. 2 Golden Bears finished second to top-ranked and host Georgia.
Outside of collegiate competition, Leverenz set the American record in the 400-meter IM (4:24.62) at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on Dec. 16 in Atlanta. She also won the 200-meter IM (2:09.39) and 400-meter IM (4:36.68) at the AT&T Winter National Championships from Dec. 1-2 in Atlanta.
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Solftballer Arioto receives honor:
BERKELEY – California senior Valerie Arioto earned herself a spot on the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced Wednesday. Arioto joined 11 athletes in the today’s selection. An additional five athletes will be named to the squad, which will compete at the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women’s World Championship, following a 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team and USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team Selection Camp in June.
In her rookie season with the USA Softball Women’s National Team, Arioto started in 24 of 26 games played. At the plate, she was 21-for-57 (.368), hitting a team-high eight doubles, two triples and four home runs. She had 19 runs scored and 21 RBI.
Arioto and her teammates who were named to the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team helped Team USA to the gold medal at the 2011 World Cup of Softball in July in Oklahoma City and the 2011 Pan American Games in October in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Throughout the spring, additional athletes will be invited to the June Selection Camp, at which the five remaining members of the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team and the 17-athlete roster for the 2012 USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team will be decided. Following the Selection Camp, members of both teams will play each other in exhibition games before beginning competition.
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Also from my hometown! I think her brother was in my class.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’m obviously from somewhere in Asia. Obviously.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Got it in two!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Sushi poppers, on the other hand, sound kind of unappetizing.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
Is this a reference to Guy Fieri again?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Sushi, not douchey.
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by golden oso on Jan 12, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Haha nice
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
i hate you with the intensity of a thousand burning suns.
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NinersNation looks at injury report:
49ers Practice Participation Report
Did Not Participate: TE Delanie Walker (jaw)
Limited Participation: CB Chris Culliver (knee), WR Ted Ginn (ankle), DT Ray McDonald (hamstring), WR Kyle Williams (concussion)
Saints Practice Participation Report
Did Not Participate: TE John Gilmore (toe), S Roman Harper (ankle), WR Lance Moore (hamstring)
Limited Participation: LB Jonathan Casillas (knee), LB Jonathan Vilma (knee)
Full Participation: WR Robert Meachem (knee)
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Note to unwary non-football fans
The game is in SF on Saturday afternoon, so if you have a flight at SFO or are planning to come into town for something else, plan accordingly.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 7:25 AM PST up reply actions
Any folks in SF planning on watching this at a sports bar?
I can’t afford tickets and I will most likely spend my whole day working on essays, but I wouldn’t mind watching the 4th quarter at a sports bar or whatev.
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Damn, how many pages of essays do you have to write? You’ve been at it for a few months now.
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You’d think cutting and pasting “Imma make it raiiiiiiiin!!!!” wouldn’t take that long.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
True story: Columbia Business School wants you to upload a photo.
I had to go through all my facebook photos and actually crop out a drink in order to find a professional looking photo (was from a wedding)
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
When I was reviewing applications for my program last year
One girl had her picture on resume.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty in that Midwestern girl-next-door way. Contextualize this with another application in which a reference wrote, “She’s rather awkward and nerdy, but helpful in lab.”
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
HAHA sounds about right.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
Now that I think about it, I think we had to include pictures when I applied to dental school and ortho residencies, too.
I wasn’t sure why at the time.
Then at the residents’ conference, I saw that the UW class that year was 5/6 very attractive females. And there was a Maybelline model along with a Charlie’s Angels-like group attending St. Louis.
Purely a coincidence, I’m sure.
Old Toothwrangler
I think that I had to include a picture with my app to grad school too. Maybe it makes it easier to recognize people when they show up on campus?
Link
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And there’s a couponcode!
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Would it work if you showed a smile full of gaping holes, and wrote, “I hope to someday earn enough money to pay for my own dental work” on your application?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe in England.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
I saw the ‘gaping holes’ part first, and really had to wonder what he was applying for.
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--Thoroughbred
Or gaping holes in our memory…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
so
they can sort the applications by race, of course. Gee kodiak.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I make all applicants to be on the CGB team put in beefcake photos.
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Have you ever met an man on the internet before??!?!?! If so, you really dont want this!
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Maybe just all the sunset pictures, then.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Hm, I don’t think “on resume” is grammatical. *on her resume
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Leftover from my days as a linguist.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
You review apps for your program? Interesting.
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--Thoroughbred
Yup
Our selection committee consists of a panel of about 5 faculty members (depending on who shows up) and the class president.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
You’re the class president?!?! Congratulations, El Jefe!
What does a class president do beside look at apps?
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Hahaha not anymore
Just for a year. I coordinated our recruitment weekends, planned some of the social activities for the program, and planned some of the academic activities (symposium kind of things). Oh, and most importantly, my job was to get harangued by the program admin (the same lady who thinks Diet Coke turns to alcohol in the brain).
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
Is this where I argue not-very-convincingly about my popularity?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
Are you allowed to upload an animated gif of yourself?
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Prepare a delightly low calorie eggplant-based alternative to traditional lasagna.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Start off with this
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
OMG so racis
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Might be worthwhile to actually get one taken for this purpose.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Some of my other friends have done this, I think its a good idea. All Biz execs do this at some point
Cal: Bears with Books.
I’m considering doing this simply so I have a respectable updated photo for LinkedIn.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
My friend just got some really amazing engagement photos done (not atoms, I have other friends) that look natural but great. I might contact the photographer about doing a session, see what its worth. Full disclosure, I think its a good idea, but have never taken any steps towards actually doing said photo shoot.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Ditto. I need to start looking into this. Also, I’m cheap. So there’s that.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
Glamor Shots FTW!
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
How about I get a quote from this photographer. That’ll be like a productive step. BUSINESS AWAY!
Cal: Bears with Books.
Or, if you have friends who are interested in photography and just want to test the waters…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Normally, I’d be all for supporting someone’s budding interest, but this is for my business life. I want a certain guarantee of quality without having to do a lot of sessions. Now, would I pay them to take pictures of my family, of COURSE!
Cal: Bears with Books.
Fair enough. RagsCub + ironic mustache!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Mrs. Kod was able to find some photography students to take pictures of her when expecting and when Little K was a newborn.
No cost as long as we allowed them to use the photos on their website and to submit for their class requirements.
Old Toothwrangler
My friend just got some really amazing engagement photos done (not atoms, I have other friends)
It’s okay, we haven’t gotten engagement photos taken yet.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
those were of CBG tho
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Ms. Atoms will have to see the photos for herself :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks! :)
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
You have friends outside of CGB? Well aren’t you little miss popular!
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Engagement photos ALWAYS look bad. People are staring off into the distance. Its all very creepy.
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false
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
yes
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Well, the URL is:
http://www.amandarynda.com/2011/08/zombie-engagement-photos/
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
yes, thanks, atoms. verified after I typed my comment. as you can see, I’m lazy.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
there’s a ninja themed set floating on the web too.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 11:57 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
false. lots of talented photographers out there.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know, it could be hard to trust someone I’ve only known on the internet…
Cal: Bears with Books.
Those are extra, huh?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
What if it’s meant to be?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
a huge mistake
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously, I have a DSLR and have done this for a bunch of my friends. Unfortunately, they don’t know how to use my camera well enough to do this for me. Might have to take you up on this offer :)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
err i’m not posting pics of my friends here. i’m indifferent as to whether it happened or not.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
he ate them all. darn those raptors.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
you don’t get to be Emperor Raptor without.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Lebron thought he was king.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
i’ve superseded the caste system.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
sounds good, I can’t do anything super fancy but I’m confident I can pull of a solid headshot for a linked in profile.
#calgang take me away
for the most part, if you can get the lighting right and shoot with like a f2.8 you’re good to go with these.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
I go all the way to 1.8 :)
That or I pull out my 55-200 to get some good bokeh going on.
#calgang take me away
oooh fancy… i worry that going to 1.4 or 1.8 is gonna start throwing parts of the person i’m trying to take a pic of into the bokeh
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, this. you gotta make sure you keep things in focus!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I think for these “business” shots it’s more important to make sure the entirety of the person’s head is in focus, so I don’t think you need to shoot at f/1.4. f/4 should be good if you have adequate lighting.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
I go all the way to 1.8 :)
I don’t know what this means but I going to assume it’s dirty.
Cal: Bears with Books.
(1.4 is pretty much the largest aperture size i’ve seen, 22 is the smallest)
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
too rich/useless for my needs.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
doesn’t Canon have an f/1.0 lens?
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I saw a camera that had a f all the way out to 91.
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oh zhang… that would actually be useful for getting motion blur waterfall pictures without an ND filter
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
I think itd be great for photos fo like the Grand Canyon.
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Turkey knows how to handle an f-stop.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
ooh, photographer double entendre!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
sounds like fun. and sketchy.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
Not sketchy. That’s what the camera’s for.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
black and white pictures to make it artistic ;p
I was also thinking waterfront.
#calgang take me away
maybe we can get some shots of you and harsha at the big bow and arrow showing how the uc system bonds transcend all.
#calgang take me away
and actually, if it’s going to rain next week and you need to get this done, might want to think about actually doing this soon.
#calgang take me away
Cue dramatic hair
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
we should totally do this (a photo-walk). walk and take pictures of buildings and whatnot.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
oh cool. I"ve actually never explored Treasure Island!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
darn CGB for taking everything so literally!!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
but seriously, we should set stuff up. who needs the CAA when we have CGB?! (no, seriously, CAA needs to do more of this stuff.)
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, or just set up casual stuff where alumni can mingle/bond over mutual interests (like photography)
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
FYI
there are CAA groups, which anyone could make about anything, and then get support + minimal funds from CAA, so you could do this. Generally though the CAA just lets that happen since they can’t predict all the groups people would want (also, that would cost money/employees).
Start One.
Cal: Bears with Books.
We could have a CGB branch of the CAA. They have online groups!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
And the name of our group?
Puzzles.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
THAT’s the puzzle.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
That’s one of the things you have to figure out to join!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Someone get on this
Rules here
Highlights:
-you need to start out with 4 members who are CAA
-you need to hold an event, after which the number of members (as evidenced by Fbook participation, for example) increases
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
awesome! thanks for looking this up
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
You're welcome
Sidebar to the Ohioans: when are we starting ours!?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
There are only 3 Ohioans. Not enough for a quorum!!!!!
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Dr. Mrs. CALumbus! And, I know a couple people…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Rong
It’s at least 4.
There are a few I know about in Cleveland, but they don’t count.
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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haha, reason i ask is my buddy was an omega at ucla so i’ve been trained to hate lambdas.
plus, they stab people.
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lambdas are lambdas are lambdas (yes i know i’m being deliberately obtuse). trying to entertain myself at work.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
omega’s back @ ucla? thought they got kicked off campus after a near fatal dehydration incident in the desert.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder if they know my roommates (both med students)
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Then probably not
Mine are both second years; one goes to class, and the other does not.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 13, 2012 6:41 AM PST up reply actions
Starting an Alumni Group
1. Read this manual in its entirety to decide if you want to be a chartered group with CAA.
2. Create a name that describes your group. Please use the following guidelines:
a. Keep the name concise and clear.
b. The name cannot include the word "Association" unless you are a separate nonprofit organization.
c. The name cannot start with "UC Berkeley" as this has been deemed to be confusing to alumni as an official campus organization. You may start your name with "Berkeley" or "Cal" if you wish.
d. The name cannot have "Cal Berkeley" per University standards (ombo.berkeley.edu).
3. Fill out the New Alumni Group Application (alumni.berkeley.edu/groups).
4. Your Advisor will confirm receipt of the application and contact you within 2-4 weeks. Be prepared to discuss ideas, concerns and suggestions arising from the information you provided. Not all applications will be accepted.
5. If your application is approved, your group will need to meet the requirements laid out in the Provisional Period within the first year. See Page 21b.
6. After completion of the Provisional Period, your Alumni Group Advisor will determine if your group has met the necessary requirements to become a chartered Alumni Group.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Just for Atoms, we should call it Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
let’s do this. who’s gonna be the point person?
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Surely someone here has an in with the Director of Alumni Events & Groups (or whatever her title is)?
WE ARE THE 0%
I don’t. And stop calling me Shirley.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
IF
only.
I vote Zoonews. Because our group will be bigger with all zoonews included.
Cal: Bears with Books.
But n one of us are cool or bearded enough to be lucky enough to even conceive of knowing such an amazing person?!?!
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*and swingers
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
we’re awesome at following directions! Cal alumni ftw!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Scootie likes girthy furdies?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
let’s talk about this again soon. we can totally do it (CAA alumni group)!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
How soon?
Hey, does anyone want to start an online CAA group?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
Why dont you start it
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Not it!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 13, 2012 6:41 AM PST up reply actions
Holy crap! My tailgate has been an Cal Alumni Group for years and we didn’t know it.
I wonder how they’d feel about a group called “Cal Drink Squad” however.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
fine with it. A few years ago I think they had a singles (re: swingers) group
Cal: Bears with Books.
And why was I not informed?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Who are the Starks?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
WINTER IS COMING
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
by MR.F. on Jan 12, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Seasonal money shots?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
(One of the families in the Game of Thrones series)
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
I prefer to take photos alone. Otherwise I feel like people are looking over my shoulder.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
I like to have my friends or myself in photos. Otherwise, I’m just looking at postcards.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
And I usually dislike taking nature-y photos with people in them because then the image just looks like a tourist shot!
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Yeah same.
You know what always gets me? The “jumping” shots in front of famous places.
“Yeah yeah yeah Half Dome is really scenic blablabla but LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME LOOKATME "
KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Is this for reals happening? Also, there should be a HH associated with this event.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
i just assumed, as this would happen with CGB people, there would be drinking post photography.
#calgang take me away
Suit up!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
what about drinking and THEN photography? hilarity will ensue.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
honestly, saturday or sunday. unless you can get out of the office while the sun is still out and there’s good light.
#calgang take me away
what about them?
SHOVE
“WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, SUCKERS”
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
will still be freezing in the Midwest then
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
and? we’re diverse and you have a dream of going to b-school. sounds thematic to me.
#calgang take me away
Are you thinking of an indoor shot? Against a white background or something?
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
white backgrounds are awful… they’ll look like pro mug shots. it’s almost better to have foliage or something in the background
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Like a high school senior portrait?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
mine was a glamor shot.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
it was over 14 years ago… i don’t remember. i do remember having this thing i thought at the time was a mustache.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yikes. And that will remain in your high school yearbook forever!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
yeah. if i ever have kids, it will be something nice for them to have a good laugh at.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
maybe he’s been shorn of his generative powers
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
counting chickens before they hatch. i’ve learned not to take the future for granted.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
And exactly what kind of animal do raptors breed with to make chickens?
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
He probably just has to wait for evolution to work its magic. Birds are descended from dinosaurs, right?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
yes sir. we just might get some condors out of this.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Jack Horner is trying to use reverse engineering to make a Chickensaurus. (No joke, and he could probably do it with enough money and time.)
Good summary of some of the work:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/09/ff_chickensaurus/all/1
Ah. Foliage would be acceptable/preferable for linkedin pics as well?
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
i took some pics for a friend to use for his lawyer profile thing… best option was using outdoor lighting, with some foliage in the background.
huge mistake most amateurs make when taking portraits is using a single flash while having their subjects too close to a background, resulting in a shadow.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Ah. I just don’t know what is considered professional. Thanks.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
ideally i’d like to have had him stand in front of a stack of legal books or something. we have to make do with what we have, and a picture of him in a suit with a nice blurred background was the best i had available.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
that would work.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Pier 7 on a sunny day!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
i prefer outdoor lighting in general… mostly cuz i’m not good enough to shoot indoors yet.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Outdoor lighting in good conditions (bright but away from the sun so you don’t have raptor shadows) is just easier to manage.
Do you like to take portraits? Like.. non-candid-shooting-someone-who-is-posing-for-you portraits? You seem to have experience doing so.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
I actually enjoy taking candid to semi-candid portraits a lot more. Especially of my nieces.
When I first bought my DSLR I did a lot of experimenting with this, to the point of taking 15 pictures of one of my friends in the same pose with every f-stop. You can see the smile turn into a “are we fucking done yet” face in the progression.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
That’s cool!
As a non-people person, I haven’t really delved into portraits aside from candid junk, but it’s something I should get more practice at. Especially since I <3 bokeh.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
most of my stuff is actually outdoors stuff when backpacking. but yeah, part of the allure was to be able to take pro-quality pics of my potential kids.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
as long as you’re holding an occupy sign
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
it would totally distinguish you from the other Indian bankers though!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
If he does his job as a photographer, he’ll keep you in focus but the non-profits out of focus.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Actually, as I mentioned to Raptor, I haven’t really done much “real” portrait work. But I’m happy to toss my name in the hat if people want someone to take a linkedin-esque picture for them. I believe I have enough skill for at least that.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
T NOT WSS
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I think SBN swallowed my first comment, apologies if I’m double-posting, but how hard is it to take a respectable updated headshot? I feel like I’m missing something here.
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--Thoroughbred
Not a bad idea. The picture I had was taken by professional wedding photographers, though, so it looked fantastic!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
It’s actually the opposite of that. The word limits for some essays are so absurdly low that you have to maximize the amount you say in as few words as possible.
For instance, the first question for HBS is “Tell us three of your accomplishments” and has a 600 word limit.
Now imagine summarizing three of your most significant accomplishments of your life (well, adult life) with 200 words dedicated to each. Background, thought process, actions, takeaways… oh and it all has to connect to your career goals and why you need an MBA.
It gets a lot frustrating, but… the last app for Round 2 is Sunday. So after that, the good half of January comes!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
light at the end of the tunnel= awesome
I was going to ask about this, as I’ve never seen B-school essays. They sound like prosaic resumes, basically, kind of like an on-campus interview where a lazy interviewer asks you to “give me the highlights”?
Must be a refreshing change from all that “I want to help people” and “Let’s give back to the community” and all that other stuff I had to make up for Cal.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
There are certain qualities you have to prove with each story… and you have to somehow prove yourself different from your “competition”, which for me is any Indian banker.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Use the STAR system! Useful for Interviews, you have to figure out the important points. it forces you to cut out the background information and get down to the essence.
Situation (one bullet point)
Task (one bullet point)
Action (three bullet points)
Result (one bullet point)
Cal: Bears with Books.
Yup, I definitely use that a lot, but it’s tough to convey properly a lifechanging event in 180 words.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
(awesome event in 178 words)
BOOM ROASTED
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
i like this.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
I have a friend selling tix to the game
2 in the lower box: $900
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Raiders interview todd bowles:
owles is currently a hot commodity, and is drawing interest from several teams. The Dolphins went 2-1 after he took over the helm at the end of this season.
He has spent his NFL coaching career working with the defensive backfield. From what I can tell, he has never called plays in the NFL. That means Bowles is not going to come tied to a specific system. It also means that the Raiders will also have to hire a high quality defensive coordinator.
I have no idea if Bowles will get the job or not, but I do know that I like the fact he is coming in for an interview. I want a defensive minded head coach, and judging by this interview it appears as if McKenzie is thinking along the same lines.
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Kings beat Raptors:
The Sacramento Kings earned their first road win of the season on Wednesday, beating the Toronto Raptors 98-91. The Kings had been 0-5 with an averaging losing margin of 23 points away from The Gymmer coming in, but a strong fourth quarter led Sactown to sweet victory.
DeMarcus Cousins had a monster night with 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds. He started off well with eight points in the first quarter, and controlled the boards throughout. Isaiah Thomas had the best game of his young NBA career, scoring 20 points on 6-12 shooting with six assists in 23 minutes. Tyreke Evans had a big scoring night with 29, but shot just 7-22 from the floor (including 4-14 in the first half). But Evans was perfect from the line, hitting 14-14 including some big ones down the stretch. Making an impact when the shot isn’t falling is right in Evans’ wheelhouse.
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Former Husky Nate RObinson is playing great for the Dubs and now Isaiah Thomas, also a short Husky, is playing for Sacramento!
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A Raptor Apocalypse?
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A raptor paper? A raptor scissors?
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions
This guy
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
lololol. Admiral Dolphin I see. SO WE MEET AGAIN.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Ah, dolphins. The Ben Rothlisbergers of the sea.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
They call him Flip her, Flip her, faster than lightning,
No-one you see, is smarter than he,
And we know Flip her, lives in a world full of wonder,
Flying there-under, under the sea!
Everyone loves the king of the sea,
Ever so kind and gentle is he,
Tricks he will do when children appear,
And how they laugh when he’s near!
I just found my new avatar
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
FearTheFin previews the Jets:
With the Sharks playing the Jets for the first time this year, the general storyline from the San Jose standpoint will go as follows— the bitter cold that wraps itself around the city of Winnipeg this time of year, Kyle Wellwood’s excellent season thus far, and the Jets return to the NHL after a decade and change of being out of the League.
Winnipeg is freezing right now, we highlighted Kyle Wellwood as a player who destroyed his competition last season with the Sharks, and the Jets return to Winnipeg is a great story for the community that should be celebrated.
So we move on to other things.
With the excellent Gabe Desjardins running SBN’s Jets blog over at Arctic Ice Hockey, and FTF adding a terrific writer in The Neutral last month to cover scoring chances and statistical analysis, I figured now was as good a time as any to re-introduce you to a statistic that does a damn fine job of telling us about the success of a player but one that hasn’t received much coverage on Fear The Fin.
That statistic is PDO.
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No West Side Story jokes?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
No Elton John jokes?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Can’t really think of any West Side Story jokes…
by puresilence on Jan 12, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
I thought you were the intern
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I just finished mine, including choking on a little when I saw the Admiral Dolphin pic.
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--Thoroughbred
OUTLIER
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MCC's Grant Brisbee on the archairc MLB Youtube policy
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/1/11/2699919/baseball-videos-youtube-removed-due-to-copyright-violation
When it comes to YouTube and Major League Baseball, there’s a zero-tolerance policy. Whereas with the NBA, you can search for “LeBron mix” and get hundreds of highlight packages with the league’s biggest star, MLB has dedicated full-time employees looking for things like a 30-second clip of a fan catching a Vinny Castilla foul ball in 2005. If you think that’s hyperbole, it’s exactly what happened to me. I spent hours getting the clip from my TiVo onto YouTube, but it offended MLB’s sensibilities. Zero tolerance means zero tolerance.
Fine. I’ll pay the $3.99 MLB might want for a Giants/Nationals game from 2005. Nothing’s for free, and Bud Selig’s $25 million salary isn’t going to pay for itself. I’ll pay my money to see me catch a foul ball.
Not for sale. At any price. Go away. And if you find it, it will be scrubbed from existence.
Hey, free market, baby. I get it. It’s their product, and they have a right to make money with it. I remember being similarly annoyed when vintage video games became available over the internet in ROM format. Nintendo kept shutting down sites that offered games that Nintendo wasn’t selling anymore. It was beyond frustrating, and it didn’t make sense if Nintendo wasn’t going to sell their vintage games. Then years later, the Wii came out, and Nintendo started selling those vintage games to play on the new system. Like a good consumer monkey, I bought too many of them. The business strategy made sense to me after that.
But does MLB really have a plan to digitize and upload the 100,000+ games that have been broadcast since the ‘60s? Is there really some sort of “Operation: Holy Crap Amazing” going on behind the scenes? If so, then this all makes sense. Something like that would make an incredible amount of money. If they keep the $1.99 pricing model that they currently have on the iTunes store for the games they do have for sale, MLB will be rolling around in liquid cash. I’m guessing that there’s a plan to make a lot of games available.
Point of Order
“Free Market” and “MLB” should never be used in the same sentence considering they have a huge state-granted antitrust exemption. Their online content is, in fact, garbage.
I think the online/YouTube thing is irritating, but mostly punishes 30 greedy billionaires. So screw them.
Their blackout rules are utterly archaic and bad for baseball. Have a mobile device and want to watch a local team? Screw you. Oh, you already pay for cable/satellite? Screw you, get a slingbox. I gave up on Extra Innings when I tried to turn on an A’s day game. On the road. In Texas. Not broadcast by CSNCA. Blacked out.
Minor League Baseball: free audio. I wear that thing out every year. I’ve ended up with a smartphone so I might pay for MLB audio this year.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Point of Odor
Lisa stinks.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
young man, you have some SERIOUS boning to do!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 12, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
OHIO!
Make-A-Wish kid gets to blow up a grain silo.
A 7-year-old boy from California had the opportunity to be the one to push the button and implode a massive ConAgra grain silo in Erie County.
Maxwell Hinton never thought he would get a chance to play with explosives at such a young age. But on Sunday the little boy’s big dream came true thanks to an organization that turns wishes into realities.
“I watch MythBusters and they inspired me to blow a building up,” said the young boy from Fresno, Calif.
What was once a granary is no more thanks to Max. On Sunday the boy imploded the old ConAgra grain mill with help from the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
“I got cancer, Neuroblastoma, and I went through treatment and they made a wish for me,” Maxwell said.
The implosion of the old granary is the final phase of a four year project in Huron. Between 30,000 – 40,000 enjoyed watching the building implode Sunday afternoon.
Organizers say in order to sell the 11 acre property the building had to come down, and doing that with Maxwell’s help made the project more exciting.
“It’s been a great experience for him but it’s a great experience for this whole area,” said organizer Doug Studer.
That's pretty cool!
[inappropriate side note, what do they do with kids whose last wish is to get laid?]
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
'SPLOSION!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
How to find the cheapeast airfares
Who’s the Fairest Fare of All?
The promise of finding an inexpensive airline ticket has never been greater, with dozens of websites claiming to offer the best deals. Kayak, Hipmonk and Mobissimo are elbowing in on stalwarts like Expedia and Travelocity. And lately, Google has gotten in on the fare game.
But more search power hasn’t made it simpler to find the perfect ticket. While each site claims to offer the lowest ticket prices, there’s actually wide variation in the prices they find. They start with the same data loaded by airlines but end up with different results. Some use their own technology to sort through airline schedules, fares, rules and inventory and sell tickets as an online travel agency. Some search other websites to aggregate scads of prices and then send buyers to buy at other sites. Some cull inconvenient itineraries from listings while others throw in every $20 savings even if there are extra connections and overnight stays.
“It’s kind of mind-boggling to think how complicated a mathematical problem it is. To get me from [New York] JFK to Los Angeles, there can be over one billion possibilities,” said Robert Birge, chief marketing officer at Kayak.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
I found Trip Advisor to be a good starting point when I was shopping for fares to Ireland in June of 2010. It aggregated the fares from all the airlines for the times I was inputting. I also would routinely check the aggregators and found few to no benefits by going with them instead of an airline. I’m no frequent traveller but usually their prices were higher (for the time periods I was looking).
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
united.com
when you get locked into a loyalty program it makes decisions easier :)
#calgang take me away
I use the aggregators to find the fares, but almost always then just go to the airline’s own website to book it once I’ve selected a flight.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
yup, usually prices are the same. unless i'm gonna book a hotel or something with the flight.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
obvi
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Airport Thread!!!!!!
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
yo fiat
can you email me? cgb.boomtho@gmail.com, thanks!
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Cal Report Card
Offense: The Bears averaged 419 yards and just under 30 points per game. That’s not bad. But in their losses, they averaged 16.5 points. That’s bad. They ranked fourth in the conference in rushing. That’s good. They ranked ninth in passing efficiency. That’s bad. They ranked second in the Pac-12 in red zone offense. But only 33 of those 54 red zone opportunities produced TDs, which is mediocre. The offense looked good the last two games of the regular season. It looked rotten in the Holiday Bowl loss to Texas.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
DOOM
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
You misspelled "receptacle"
Face-punching receptical
Just wanted to point that out.
"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
Spoiler Alert!
I will karaoke-style sing Faithfully to my wife-to-be at our wedding.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Not yet. Wait for it.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I know someone that married a guy named Rick, so of course she sang Never Gonna Give You Up to him at the reception.
#calgang take me away
Question
Anyone know of a good mileage/expense tracker? I’m hoping to start a new part-time job soon that will require me to keep track of things like that. The more automated the better…
no
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CGB: At least we’re honest
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Cool Parking lot bro
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 9:55 AM PST reply actions
Death Pool Suggestions
Anyone got suggestions for athletes that might not make it through 2012?
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totes random question for lakers fans
i’m on an email thread with a bunch of my friends. we were remarking how kobe doesn’t seem to have any close nba friends – the oakley to his jordan, as you were. none of us being lakers fans though, we weren’t sure if this was true – can anyone confirm/refute?
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
none of us being lakers fans though
That was my favorite part.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if they’re close friends, but I believe he’s friends with Melo and Chris Paul (there were rumors he was at the airport to pick him up before Stern nixed the deal).
Regardless, he’s a pretty private person.
by puresilence on Jan 12, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Derek Fisher. Eddie Jones was his original mentor.
by LeonPowe on Jan 12, 2012 12:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t think anyone can really confirm or refute any of this. Who knows if Derek Fisher has been to Kobe’s house or not?
But… suspected close friends? Fisher is an obvious one. They came into the league at the same time on the same team. Apparently Raja Bell is a very good friend… before you lolwut on me, I think it is because he guards him so toughly that the friendship was fostered.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
Best friend? Derek admitted in an interview this year that he’s never even been to Kobe’s house? Kobe is saying the right things, you stick up for your teammates, if Fisher leaves, Kobe will wish him well and then go kick his ass just like he did with Ariza and Predator.
i’ve heard it a few times before, struggling to find a true source
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
As per Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribute:
Kobe Bryant on Raja Bell: He can’t stop me. He knows that. But he’s good enough to make it interesting
by puresilence on Jan 12, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn’t really speak to whether they are friends or not. Kobe apparently recruiting him to join the Lakers last year.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
#caltrollgang ranked @ #10
#trollonyoubears
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 10:13 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Methinks #10. Espn hasn’t updated the graphics yet.
Here:
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
i’m reading that as “we’re #1!”
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 10:19 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
SEC IZ MAD!
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
ESPN Board
Says no 5-star recruits. I thought Shaq was a consensus 5-star guy…..
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
He was
Until he verballed to Cal. Then everyone knocked him down a star.
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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1920 sounds about right....
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by Joe Bandsmen on Jan 12, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
1951
During Pappy Waldorf’s reign, maybe?
"We do not seek men who will bravely lie down to die, but men who will fight valiantly to live."
"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
…why wouldn’t you count Texas A&M? They’re in the SEC now, aren’t they?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
They started as b12 during this recruiting season, so that might factor into that.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
Sure, but “during the recruiting season” doesn’t matter because they moved to the SEC wellllll before LOI day.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Finally!
BART plans to buy a slick new ride – 260 new rail cars – for about $1 billion in May. The cars will sport a sleek modern look, cleaner seats, digital information displays, even air conditioning that works on hot days. And if transit officials are pleased, and can come up with another $2 billion or so, they’ll buy another 515 cars.
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Hopefully a long time.
Each car will have three doors to speed boarding, but will still have 60 seats, all made of an easier-to-clean material.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
wait till the BART labor union claims it’s not in their contract to clean these new seats.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
you heard it here first
all-sponge seats. Just wring them out at night!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
German trains wouldn’t have used seats!
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
because
those would be really, really uncomfortable on the giant-ass routes bart has from SFO to Pittsburg.
Commuter rail fail.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
i’d rather be uncomfortable than eb covered in traces of fecal matter.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
Then don’t go outside, the world is full of fecal dust.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
man
someone’s lived near the politicians too long.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 5:57 AM PST up reply actions
I recall having similar plastic seats when I was in elementary school. And I was expected to sit in it all day. I feel like we’d adjust pretty quickly.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
counter – your elementary school didn’t move. I take the AC transit bus in and sometimes I get a bus with plastic seats. I tend to slide a couple inches at each stop. It gets annoying.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Contact BART and let them know that all the whiners that have wanted cloth seats need to adjust.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I did!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Actually my thought is, if you really want a cushion or something, one could bring one, right? Would be a lot more sanitary.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
Actually my thought is, if you really want a cushion or something, one could just eat tons of food to have a bigger ass, right? Would be a lot more sanitary.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
that is true. in any case, less fecal material for all!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure someone puked in my bart car last night, there was a damp spot near at the front of the car and it smelled like Kips. I’m not sure what’s worse though, the fact that someone booted or there were still people sitting in that area and they didn’t seem to notice. I was sitting in the middle but noticed it as I was heading for the door.
#calgang take me away
BART seats are like new girlfriends. I don’t like to think about what someone else did to them before I got there.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 10 recs
pqtm
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
so much truth to this statement
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Who is winning now? Is it me???
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
If you’re questioning, there are resources out there for you!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
win
smelled like Kips
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
$4M a car?
Isn’t that excessive? Especially in volume …
bart is the 1%
first time those words have ever been written….
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
I’m sure not using standard-gauge tracks drives up the price. stupid, stupid designers/planners of BART!!!
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
/facepalm
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Is there somewhere I can read more about the hipster BART planners who thought standard-gauge tracks were too mainstream?
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Some online browsing reveals BART is wider gauge (9.5" wider than standard around here) and this allows wider carriages with more stability and also theoretically heaver and (lolz) faster trains too.
WE ARE THE 0%
Also, I think they’re French or something.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
We imagine a huge design consideration was the speed, train length and OOG EARTHQUAKE; DID U FEEL IT???
WE ARE THE 0%
naturally
Indian Gauge = girthy.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Excuse me?
It’s now called Criss Cross Applesauce Gauge
huh. pretty sure that wikipedia entry for BART was updated to reflect ’Indian gauge." I think it said broad gauge before.
the downsides of using non-standard gauge: “BART revenue routes total 104 miles (167 km) with 44 stations.20 The system uses a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge and ballastless track, as opposed to the 4 ft 8 1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge and railroad ties predominantly found in railroad systems in the United States. As a result, all maintenance and support equipment must be custom built.”
HURRAY
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
But there are presumably advantages: that price includes not dying in earthquakes, allowance of longest commuter trains in nation, faster speeds over the relatively long hauls or on the elevated portions, … SURE it all sounds bad if we ignore the advantages (hopefully there are advantages, we just made all that shit up but it sounds plausible! )
WE ARE THE 0%
otoh, I think other municpalities use similar cars now. MARTA in Atl, the DC Metro, etc.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
yeah, Washington MEtro is like a sister system to BARt, but they were smart in going w/ standard gauge. a lot easier for scaling/upgrading
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Isnāt that excessive? Especially in volume ā¦
Seriously, there should be a big discount for allowing that loud screeching sound.
WE ARE THE 0%
I don’t know if this is the case for the new cars still, but part of the design was supposed to fix for this.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
A Bostonian told me she heard that BART is eerily quiet.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
In the sense that the noise splits your eardrums, perhaps this is right.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I think the only annoyingly loud thing about BART is going through tunnels. The doors just let in so much of that wind noise in.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
All that DUSH, DUSH, DUSH made me think of the worst song in the history of the world.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
We built this city on roooooock and duuuuuuuuush!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Not quite. I don’t remember the name and I’m certainly not going to look for it, but there’s a video for the song involving the rapper, some skanky dancers, a WalMart, and feminine hygiene products. I thought “Smell Yo’ Dick” set the bar as a cultural nadir, but this one has managed to surpass it.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
what about
the fist pump pump pump pump pump?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
…or though at tunnel.
To be fair, the system was remarkably quiet when it first opened, in the early 70s. You see, I remember what it was like from experience. And it was amazingly quiet.
But over time as the trains ran over the tracks, the top of the rails took on a rippled texture, and the rails were not in perfect alignment. This creates noise when the wheels run over the rails.
BART bought a machine that shaves down the ripples somewhat, but it doesn’t eliminate the noise problem; it only lessens the noise somewhat.
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"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
No, she means that no one is talking. East Coasters like to socialize on their trains.
Cal: Bears with Books.
We’re all on the internet.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
and the first batch doesn’t even arrive until 2016. this is pathetic.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
yeah. luckily I’m usually in the first car, which is pretty well maintained. however, I’ve gotten onto middle cars going south, and they were disgusting—old, faded, dirty seats, garbage everywhere.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
it gets worse
as you move back. The last car is for camping.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Ultimately, they should spend that money on actually extending new lines. I know you can’t spell BART without BAR, but I’m not on there for drinks and conversation.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
I’d put money into expanding the fleet, and improving the tracking and switching systems. I’d also look at expanding the downtown Oakland stations from 3 platforms to 4 platforms to accomodate more traffic through the downtown core.
The goal I have in mind is shorter headways between trains, even if it means shorter trains (fewer cars per train). My biggest gripe is that trains run too infrequently. I’d like to see trains on the Richmond and Pittsburgh-Bay Point lines run at headways of 4-6 minutes, minimum. 3-5 minute headways would probably be ideal.
"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
A third track in the tunnel would do an awful lot.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
TWSS?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
would it be possible to do this AND convert to standard gauge?
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
/BART prepares rate increase filing and ballot measure to increase sales tax
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
You would need to convert all your cars and tracks at once, because in the interim they would be incompatible. I don’t think enough money exists to do this without shutting down everything for a significant (and infeasible) period of time.
bah
just set up a bus bridge between the incompatible stations!
Sometimes you guys have no vision at all.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Then you have to pay people to drive those extra trains.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Just a test batch. They need to replace most of the rolling stock if you ask me.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
PLEASE NO UPHOLSTRY PLEASE NO UPHOLSTRY
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I hat reading recruiting threads on BI. They always end up as an argument about twitter or Tedford.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
Rishi must actually be working.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
i’m trying to reduce my pervy remarks
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 12, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
zomg
Spazzy’s morning:
7AM: wake up early to get to jury duty by 830 sharp
830AM-1100AM: sit around doing precisely squat. roll call is taken approximately seven times.
1100AM: judge says “HAY GUYS THX FOR SHOWING UP. COME BACK NEXT TUESDAY ALL DAY LULLLLZZ”
$%^#F^%^% #$^$%G^G#%&^G $%^G#%&G
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
Judge was like “LOL, SPAZZY, SHAQ THOMPSON GONNA GO SACSTATE, YO”
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 12, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Funny, I did, but machine to take payment was broken, and by the time I got to my car there was a 20-30 car line throughout the garage. After 5 minutes they just waved everyone through.
A more efficient use of a morning I cannot fathom at this time!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
We’ve done at Alameda County Superior Nonsense downtown it where it took a whole day and then the entire next day to not get called into the box. And we have a relative who’s existence pretty much disqualifies us from anything (if our personal views on drug laws don’t get us tossed first).
WE ARE THE 0%
And we have a relative whoās existence pretty much disqualifies us from anything
Isn’t there a box you can just check on the summons form and mail it back?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder if saying that I know Twist will help.
“You know Twist?! LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER RETURN.”
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a 3 step process: (1) we closely related to a local D.A., (2) disagreement about application of the law defines our relationship, (3) see ya. It’s all true and we’d serve if they let us but they generally don’t.
WE ARE THE 0%
I’ve been on a jury. It a legal malpractice case. I was so smugly sure I would get dismissed. And then I wasn’t.
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Guess they wanted a malpractice expert on the panel amirite?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
ZING!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Ya, that’s why we say “generally”… and why there’s no check box… but generally speaking, both the prosecution and the defense quickly find issues with us, as most normal people do as well.
WE ARE THE 0%
Perhaps it’s the speaking of yourself in the plural that is the issue, more than the DA relative.
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I will do my best to bring out the inner Spazzy. Maybe I should just rant about Oregon or BI or something…
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
Why not? Seems to us that most people in the process are playing a role whether they realize it or not: “Can you set aside your personal feelings and come to an impartial decision according to the judges instructions?” “OH, OF COURSE I CAN! I ARE GOOD CITIZEN OF AMERICA!” [fast-forward to deliberations] “before we get to the instructions, i just want to say that he did it, i could see it in his eyes” “what, wait, no way, why would he steal so little money” “well he did it, but why are we here over this?” “i can’t continue knowing that this could be his third strike, excuse me while i recuse myself” etc. it’s a delightful process.
WE ARE THE 0%
Being multiple probably helps a bit as well.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Is it the CAA Director of something or other?
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you didn’t loudly proclaim “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE” while waiting? Strategic error, my man. You were destined to be called back at that point.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Probably would have gotten me shot…
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
These are the risks we take to avoid jury duty
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 12, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
I may have uttered some statements I’m not too proud of in order to get out of jury duty
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
“i am rishi, and i in no way support the death penalty”
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 12, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
There may or may not have been some Hispanics on trial and I may or may not have vocally stated my opposition to illegal immigration and the types of people it brings along and its strain on our econ…
okay I’ll stop
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
by puresilence on Jan 12, 2012 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Still haven’t gotten called yet that I know of (that I haven’t gotten out of).
Yay.
by puresilence on Jan 12, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Oakland employees get ready for chaos
Oakland to give layoff notices to hundreds of workers
The redevelopment agency – which will be nearly eliminated due to state cutbacks – has 158 full-time positions and more than 200 workers. But because of seniority rules, some of those employees might be transferred to other departments. City staffers don’t know yet who will be transferred, so pink slips will be sent to a wide swath of employees across City Hall, said Mayor Jean Quan’s spokeswoman Sue Piper.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 12:54 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
whoooo!!!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
OMG WOOO PEOPLE GETTING FIRED, FUCK THOSE PEOPLE!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Thanks, Mitt.
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by CalBear81 on Jan 12, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Haha, Spazzy McGee = Mitt Romney would be an interesting meme.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Mitt gives raging clues?
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
I guess I should feel bad since they never should have been hired in the first place.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
In general, I’m empathetic to anyone who loses his or her job. The uncertainty and economic hardship that comes with it is always traumatic. But I don’t necessarily sympathize with them.
In this case, I have very little sympathy for anyone involved. The one exception would be those younger employees working for other, more valuable government agencies who are being laid off simply because someone with more seniority needs a place to land. That’s pretty unacceptable.
I have no problem with someone thinking it’s justified and that Oakland city government should be trimmed a little or whatever, but expressing glee at someone being laid off through no fault of their own is a little unseemly, is all.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
nice
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, I should have’ said “people” instead of “someone”.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, this one’s a rule.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
BTW, “his or her” is right for singular but, man is it clunky. I wish there were a better, more precise word.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
…I guess I meant concise rather than precise.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
I make mistakes!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not gleeful that they’re being laid off, I’m gleeful that the city’s budget is half a step closer to being balanced. You know how people always talk about how politicians need to make “tough decisions”? Eliminating redevelopment agencies, which are hugely prone to corruption, was one of those “tough decisions”, since it leads to laying people off, which sounds really bad and can damage a politician’s reputation. Oakland’s redevelopment money was thrown in ten different directions it should not have been, and almost certainly did not require 158 full-time employees. So while it’s unfortunate that people, anywhere, are going to lose their jobs, it’s definitely a necessary evil whether it feels good or not.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
That’s totally fair.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Spazzy, you missed something (this may make you more angry not less), but the redevelopment agency pays for the salary of 158 workers, BUT they don’t work for the redevelopment agency. They work in all sorts of departments all across the City.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Right, that’s the point; money that is supposed to go towards redevelopment should not be going to day-to-day municipal operations. That source of funding should never have existed for the purposes it did exist for in Oakland.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
But the odd thing is, this money the City of Oakland would have had anyway. It’s just set-aside property tax revenue.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I don’t believe that’s the case, at least according to the article…
Redevelopment funds – which are being slashed from cities across California on Feb. 1 due to state cutbacks – are used in Oakland to pay for 159 full-time positions in various city departments.
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
But the funds come from tax set-asides, it’s not magic where the money comes from.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Tax set-asides that will now go to the state, right?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
just because the RD money pays for a position
doesn’t mean that the work isn’t related to redevelopment. I’m sure plenty of them have nothing to do with it, just like SF Muni pays for cops and god knows what else out of their budget.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 12, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
The City of Oakland didnt eliminate this agency. The state is eliminating ALL redevelopment agencies. Gov Brown is doing it.
I dont knwo enough about the specifics to provide further information on it, but I do know that much.
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I know that Gov Brown is doing it…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
But do others?
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I don’t know, ask them!
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Your last point is so true. I think easily 10% of the entire state workforce could be laid off, and no one would even notice the difference — but it would have to be the right 10%, the people who are almost completely unproductive. And it is not unusual for those people to be the ones who have been around forever. But with the seniority and bumping rules, the layoffs have to be by strict seniority, which means that productive people are often laid off and unproductive people retained. Even worse, it is also not unusual for employees with seniority to be entitled to bump less senior employees who work in areas completely with which the senior person has no experience at all. So even if the senior person is a diligent worker, he or she is moved into a job about which he or she knows nothing. Because of these two factors, seniority rather than productivity determining layoffs, and the bumping of knowledgeable workers by people who have no knowledge of the work, public sector layoffs tend to result in even more drastic damage to public services than the mere number of people laid off would seem to warrant.
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See? Now this is awesome.
Cal Baseball to Host Feb. 11 Fan Fest
Talk about resurrecting a program that was nearly dead and being aggressive about marketing a good product. I’m going to try and go to this event and might go to a bunch of baseball games this year if I can too. Heck, might even do season tickets (24 games for $200 and Jr. can come for free, all while supporting the team?)
It’ll probably be better than watching the A’s next season.
I’ll be at the Fan Fest.
24 games for $200
Is that for true? Cuz there was like a 50 comment thread yesterday about how there was no advantage to season tix.
Also:
Itāll probably be better than watching the Aās next season.
Unfortunately totes.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Not for non-students. They were $8 last year.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Oh. I think on that other one it said 20 home games. If it’s 24, then there’s a $40 discount associated with the season tix and it all makes sense.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
20 for $200 was my recollection too.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
*is
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, looks like it’s $200 for 20 games although they technically have 24 home game according to their schedule.
I’ll be there. I look forward to seeing you and Daveman Jr.
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You’re going to the game tonight? See you there.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
No. The fanfest
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Damnit! Wrong thread. Well this is embarrassing.
Also, see you at the fanfest.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
FAO BOOMTHO
Joe Starkey lovefest DBD scheduled for launch tomorrow
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
important information, Kline will sport #2 on his jersey.
I hope every TD pass is topped off by asking “WHO DOES #2 WORK FOR?!?!?”
#calgang take me away
Yeah, that's right! You show that turd who's boss!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
mmmmmmmm sisiw
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
mmm… eggs.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone been to Big Bear for skiing or boarding this season?
How were the "snow" conditions?
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
:)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
When I can finally move to the Culver City/Marina del Rey area, this will be one of the things I try out.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
Come by my place and borrow the blow-up kayak haha (I live two blocks form Admiralty in MDR and like a 5 min drive form Mother’s Beach, i.e. the small craft launch site)
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
I’ll let you know when it happens! I’ve gone through two apartments that I nearly got, but both fell through at the last possible moment.
Hopefully three times the charm.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
they’re not even that far. drive highway 2 in la canada, right next to the rose bowl, you’ll get to snow in 30 minutes.
Mt. Baldy FTW.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
i’m too far up on my pedestal to care about any drive that is <4 hours
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
airy, since i have yet to eat. it’s been sugar-free redbull since 6:45
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
We like to call Mammoth “Man Mouth”. Nobody gets the joke, including us, but that doesn’t stop us: “Man Mouth”
WE ARE THE 0%
get out of my head!!!!
I’ve only been once, but called it Man Mouth the whole time!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH MAN MOUTH
WE ARE THE 0%
does it?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
i’ve skiied tahoe a lot, never mammoth. in any case, i’m just getting to the point in skiing where i’d be able to appreciate differences amongst slopes. on a day where every run is over, i’m still happy to spend 3 days in a row on heavenly.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
skiing or snowboarding?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
nowayjose
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
Over Kirkwood …? really …? I’ve never been to Mammoth, but I would think you’d have to go to Utah or similar to get to that next level of snow.
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I think Kirkwood, Sugar Bowl, parts of Squaw, parts of Heavenly, and Mammoth have the best skiing in CA
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
I believe it says “Greatest Snow On Earth” on their license plates.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
my dad raves about the days he spent in Utah in the 70s skiing through snow “EIGHT feet deep” (it gets one foot deeper every time he tells the story).
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
I would have gone to mammoth, but the recent groupon deal for big bear was too much to pass up
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
Anyone know anything about Denver conditions? say if I were going for a weekend in late Feb/March?
Cal: Bears with Books.
It doesn’t stick though. It can snow any time into june, but then the next day it could be 70 degrees out and it’ll all melt away.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I used to be a troll like you
until I took an arrow in the knee
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Must rebuild you to be a bigger, faster, stronger troll.
The 6 million dollar troll!
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
more like $600 Million Troll
(I don’t know his actual net worth)
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Supposedly around $250 million
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
But then he hasn’t released any tax returns or anything, so it’s hard to know.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
noise pop
i love the flamming lips.
San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, with events taking place February 21-26. The lineup has now been expanded to include the Flaming Lips, performing 1999’s The Soft Bulletin in full, and Bob Mould performing his band Sugar’s 1992 album Copper Blue in full for the first time ever.
Other bands on the bill include Sleigh Bells, Grimes, Archers of Loaf, Matthew Dear, Die Antwoord, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Mac McCaughan of Superchunk/Portastatic, Surfer Blood, Veronica Falls, Wye Oak, Fresh & Onlys, Class Actress, the Soft Pack, Thao, Christie Front Drive, The Dodos, Cursive, Bleached, Big Freedia, Built to Spill, Fidlar, Imperial Teen, John Vanderslice, Shannon & the Clams, Melted Toys, oOoOO, and more.
I saw them at Noise Pop like 10 years ago.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Dude I think I was at that show…. or did I see them at the Troubadour. No, I think it was BoTH or something.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
I think I saw them at BoTH too! Are you sure we haven’t known each other for years?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
for cereal
When did you graduate again?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
UC sees big jump in applications from other states, countries
The University of Californiaās efforts to attract more out-of-state students for the extra tuition they pay is gaining momentum; a report released Thursday shows very large increases in applications from outside the state and nation.
The number of non-Californians seeking to become UC freshmen for fall 2012 rose 56% from last year to 33,001, the figures show. In contrast, 93,298 in-state students, up 9.8% from last year, applied for freshman entrance to at least one of UCās nine undergraduate campuses.
Many of the out-of-staters are due to be disappointed.
Last year, UC significantly boosted its enrollment of non-Californians, particularly at UCLA and UC Berkeley, to help its beleaguered financial situation. (Out-of-state students pay about $23,000 more in tuition than in-state students do.) But the UC regents have placed a system-wide cap that allows no more than 10% of all undergraduates to be from outside the state or nation, and even that level has drawn protests from California families who fear their children will be squeezed out.
Yay out-of-state students!
We’re better qualified and we pay more!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Loophole = you got married?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think Paleontology Dan banged Birgeneau
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
I hate you
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
I graduated in 3 years and it only cost me $120K!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh
They did nothing for me. NOTHING.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
UC campuses will ban smoking
I would not have been happy as a student.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/uc-campuses-smoke-free.html
The 10-campus University of California system will become smoke-free over the next two years, UC President Mark G. Yudof said in a letter to chancellors earlier this month.
Yudof said that UC Medical Center and 586 university campuses nationwide already ban smoking, and the UC system — as a “national leader in healthcare and environmental practices” — should follow suit. He said that over the next 24 months, the campuses across the state should begin implementing smoke-free policies.
In the letter, he wrote that smoke-free means prohibiting not just cigarettes but also smokeless tobacco products and unregulated nicotine products, in both indoor and outdoor spaces — including parking lots and residence halls. The sale and advertising of tobacco products will also be blocked, he said.
by j.lee on Jan 12, 2012 1:54 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Surely they don’t mean weed too.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, sure. Whatever you say.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
plenty of fools get busted for possession on the daily cal police blotter
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
“Fools” being the appropriate word.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
I smoke weed and don’t break the law.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Because I’m witty and urbane?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Cause I went to Cal AND am not Asian.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
I went to Cal, I’m white, AND I didn’t smoke weed!
I think ZooNews completes the Punnett Square here…
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not hairy.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
No need, because I’m not hairy. I mean, I shave my face…
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
I tactfully ignored it and felt like I should set the record straight anyway. I know there are some really hairy Indian dudes, but not all of us are like that.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
TWSS?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously, eat more pineapple!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Ahem
I don’t think it’s the hand you need to worry about.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
So prejudiced!
Not gay or queer or questioning Chewie?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
What did you think I was?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
now you think I’m white and incredibly upbeat and cheerful?
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
YOU ARE ALIVE!
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No one is saying you can't smoke at all.....
…..you just wont be allowed to do it on the State’s UC Campus property (okay, I’m assuming here since I didn’t read said article…). It’s the Government’s property; if there’s anywhere big governernment gets to exert itself you’d think it would be there. If you want Government out of your life, don’t hang out on Gov. property…..
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Government shouldn't possess property
/trolling
Government should redistribute wealth
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Can I still vaporize?
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
I like you.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
The only way to smoke
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
I want to hang with that guy.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
I want to hang with this cat
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jan 12, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
Me too.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Sooo sick!
6 1st round draft picks, 2 Super Bowl Champions and counting
by Another Successful Tedford QB on Jan 12, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
woah
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by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Thats great!
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pqtm
Who would actually pay attention to this?
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
by Joe Bandsmen on Jan 12, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
i wonder what the penalty is
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Z
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 2:32 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
The true meaning of art.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
If you were planning on driving on the 85 this afternoon, don’t.
Police have closed both directions of Highway 85 near the Highway 87 in San Jose while they investigate the report of a bomb inside of a crashed car.
The incident began at 11:36 a.m. when two men robbed a Bank of America at 5615 Snell Ave. before fleeing and crashing their sedan on northbound 85, south of the 87 on-ramp, police said.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
I brought a little bit of the Bay Area back home with me. I never say “the” before a freeway, and I say “hella”, well, hella often.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
by cldpc on Jan 12, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a number.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
if u watch x backwards
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 2:59 PM PST reply actions
z
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
You forgot, ends with epic music.
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
by Joe Bandsmen on Jan 12, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
For Twist
(link)NOT every fashion blogger is a 15-year-old girl with an unhealthy obsession with Rei Kawakubo. Some are older. And some are men.
And not just any guy with an eye for fashion. There are hyper-masculine dudes who "look at menās fashion the way other guys look at cars, gadgets or even sports," said Tyler Thoreson, the editorial director of Park & Bond, a menās retail site."Thereās the same attention to detail."
In other words, these are macho fashion bloggers, writing for a post-metrosexual world. "Itās translating this sort of very-guy approach to something thatās so traditionally been quasi-effeminate," Mr. Thoreson added.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
10 Most outrageous excuses for being late to work
10. Employee had to take a personal call from the state governor (turned out to be true).
9. Employee was late because of a job interview with another firm.
8. Employee said he wasnāt late because he had no intention of getting to work before 9:00 a.m. (his start time was 8:00 a.m.).
7. Employeeās leg was trapped between the subway car and the platform (turned out to be true).
6. Employee claimed a fox stole her keys.
5. Employee believed his commute time should count toward his work hours.
4. Employeeās angry roommate cut the cord to his phone charger, so it didnāt charge and his alarm didnāt go off.
3. Employee got distracted watching the TODAY Show.
2. Employee thought she had won the lottery (but didnāt).
1. Employeeās cat had the hiccups.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Apparently, today is the Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
Jorge's arms
Mmmmm
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 12, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Australian Open draw
tennis is around the corner. first major starts on Monday (what offseason?). draw is happening now (live streaming video):
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 3:29 PM PST reply actions
there’s a solid 3 weeks of offseason, quit yer bellyachin.
Deposed (and recently graduated!) #1 Indian
“the season is too long! we get injured too much! don’t mind the fact that I play all these useless but lucrative exhibitions!”
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Harrison vs. Murray first round should be interesting.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
FEderer is NOT in Djokovic’s quarter—they won’t meet til the final. interesting.
by the federer express on Jan 12, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
z
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
lulz
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
To keep from drifting apart, sea otters may sleep holding paws.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
It’s a known fact that lobsters fall in love and mate for life. You know what? You can actually see old lobster couples walkin’ around their tank, you know, holding claws like…
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
l’m surprised you didn’t make an entree comment with the otters.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
his shoes look hella small
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh
Just interviewed a Stanfurd graduate (Urban Studies) for a web analytics and optimization role. She was sooooooooo mediocre. I didn’t let the fact that she went to ’Furd influence me at all, but I was really expecting a lot more. So disappointed.
This just in: stanfurd sucks.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
BTown85, you ever watch Portlandia? I caught a few episodes on IFC OnDemand last night. Pretty damn funny.
I thoguht you were emailing BTown85.
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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You should see what they’re discussing offline.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
They're making these for the basketball game to sell to colorado fans
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
lol
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 12, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
brilliant
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
What's up with Switzerland?
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Theirs is the Maharaja Mac, which is made from chicken.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
They actually use the Maharaja Mac for that.
I’d lke to say I was responsible for The Economist finally adopting this after I sent them so many letters… but I doubt it.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Relevant
ABSTRACT: OUR FAR-FLUNG CORRESPONDENTS about cow broker R. Ramadas and Indiaās changing economy. Describes Ramadas at work.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
My understanding is, their currency is really high because they have a very stable financial system and there’s been a huge inflow of money into Switzerland because people have been looking for a safe place to put their money during this crisis with the Euro, and Switzerland has been one of those places. It’s actually hurting their economy because of how much their currency has appreciated.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Shhhhhhhhhh can’t you just let me look smart???
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
But does Switzerland export anything of importance other than chocolate and cheese? Their main industry is banking and finance.
They manufacture stuff like watches and industrial machinery I think. Also I’m pretty sure pharmaceuticals are a big business there too.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Their ability to horde Nazi gold has generated many interesting business opportunities.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
and
not admitting all those sweaty people from the southern and eastern EU. Oh, and not loaning them money via the Euro either.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 6:04 AM PST up reply actions
There really is nothing good to be said about the Swiss.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
it's settled
no Swiss on the porch!
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
BB game
I just realized the game starts 11 EST.
Maybe I’ll skip the Sharks game and take a nap.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
Hey
Usually don’t come here, but just logged on to ESPN…we are No. 8 in the recruiting rankings…you guys may have already hit this, but I didn’t have the energy to read 1604 posts (..and counting) Go Bears
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/classrankings?classyear=2012&classmonth=1
"It's on the ROOF, oh yeah, one hundred PROOF, oh yeah....."
by TKE Prytanis 79 on Jan 12, 2012 4:56 PM PST reply actions
I didnāt have the energy to read 1604 posts (..and counting)
Welcome to the DBD
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
by CalBandGreat on Jan 12, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
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WE ARE THE 0%
by zoonews on Jan 12, 2012 4:57 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Biggins is sayin
@Jimmy_Leeroy Coach O is highest paid DL coach I believe, at $650,000, to leave Cal, his alma mater, bet it would take close to $1 mil
he trollin?
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 5:09 PM PST reply actions
yeah but also there is this:
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
You think he gets paid under the table?
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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yes
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
College football is an obimnation!
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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Sarkisian wants to pay tosh $1,000,000!
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
sup doom
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
Bob Costas
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 6:05 AM PST up reply actions
That would probably be very bad…
As per the flak that the Georgia Bulldogs’ cioach Mark Richt got for paying bonuses.
Believing members of his football staff weren’t being compensated satisfactorily, Georgia coach Mark Richt unknowingly violated NCAA rules by paying them out of his own pocket.
Richt’s payments to several staffers were among a series of secondary NCAA violations uncovered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a standard open records report released Tuesday.
That's what I got out of it.
Biggins is saying that UW would have to make Lupoi the highest paid D-line coach in college football to ditch Cal.
"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
Heard UW offered Tosh a deal he couldn’t refuse, a sum “Cal can’t match”. Wilcox is on his ear, asking him to be co-DC.
I’m not talking out of my ass here.
by Julio Nievas on Jan 12, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Iām not talking out of my ass here.
YOU HAVE NO PLACE IN THE DBD, THEN!
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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USC has the states highest bar passage rate :(!
California has released some macro-level results from the July 2011 administration of the bar exam. The California bar is notoriously difficult, and every year we like to take a look at which schools prepared their students well for the exam, and which schools did not.
Last year, the overall pass rates were 68.3% for all takers and 75.2% for graduates of the twenty ABA-approved law schools in California. This year, overall pass rates clocked in at 67.7%, while students who went to ABA-accredited law schools passed at a 76.2% clip.
But you might be surprised at which California law school had the best passage rate on the California bar. Hint: itās not Stanford, or Boalt Hall, or UCLAā¦.
Test takers out of Stanford Law School still posted an 88.9% passage rate. But the King of Cali was the USC Gould School of Law: 91.1% of first-time USC bar takers passed the big test.
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Man
Coach Gould is amazing. First his work with RBs in Berkeley, and now he’s pumping out lawyers at USC as well??? What can’t he do?!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 12, 2012 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
putting this in the Completely Ignore bin
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
well
I imagine they spend a lot of time preparing for the bar, like any other Kaplan or Bar-Bri program.
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 6:05 AM PST up reply actions
could go for 2000 too
The odds of Cal winning are inversely proportional to the odds of Cal winning.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 12, 2012 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
YES! YES! What do I win?!?
KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
No, no, I’ll switch doors…
KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 13, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I love watching movies like Scarface just because it's like
“hooray! a decade where dancing like a particularly uncoordinated spastic wasn’t frowned upon!”
"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
Power glove
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 5:43 PM PST reply actions
Craig vs Connery
"Today's weather, excessively violent with a chance of dismemberment. Tune in later for our 5-day forecast!"
~ Three Dog - Fallout 3
dude...wtf.
Cone snails might not seem like deadly predators, especially when you consider how easily a fish could outswim them. However, these snails await the cover of darkness to prey on sleeping fish. They appear to release paralysing chemicals before using a venomous barb to finally put the fish out of its misery.
blowing shit up!
Pakistan Is Going To Blow Up Bin Laden’s Compound With A Flurry Of Rocket Propelled Grenades
http://www.businessinsider.com/pakistan-to-turn-demolition-of-bin-ladens-hideout-into-a-viewing-party-2012-1
To prevent Osama bin Ladenās hiding place from turning into a shrine, Pakistan officials have decided to destroy it.
"It will be a big event," said Major General Athar Abbas, according to the New York Post.
TV crews as well as U.S. and European officials will be invited to the demolition where the compound will be brought down by rocket propelled grenades and then bulldozed.
"We will hit it like an enemy fort. But first we must erase everything related to bin Laden from our country," the New York Post quoted interior Minister Rehman Malik.
Just in time! Morons.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 13, 2012 6:06 AM PST up reply actions
1793 comments
And I’m at the Haas. Not sure I’m going to be able to Scootie through this one. :(
by Scootie on Jan 12, 2012 7:31 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
How u make ALL UMERICAN? Wut is CAL BEARS?
#caltrollgang
#trollfamily
#wetrollin
Gimme a C
Gimme an A
Gimme an L
Whatās that spell?
TROLL!
Who are we?
TROLLS!
And whoās gonna win?
TROLLS!!!
TROLLLLLLLLL BEARS!!!
-Spazzy Mcgee
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 12, 2012 7:46 PM PST reply actions
Just over 1800 comments?
A mere moment to review. Onwards.
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