DBD 1-19-12 Happy Happy Joy Joy
by Cugel on Jan 18, 2012 11:24 PM PST
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I could use a break from the DOOM and gloom around here, so I have one question for you, when you're feeling down in the dumps, what songs will change your mood and brighten your day? I ofter a few of my faves in this category; I'm sure it's not a complete list, surely you can help me out.
From the Kinks, something that always reminds me of happier times Picture Book
One of many from one of my Favorite bands: Life Begins at The Hop
The most expensive album ever made: The Beach
Their are to many to list here, but a couple for from the lads from Belfast: My Perfect Cousin & Teenage Kicks
From The Housemartins, a short one: Reverends Revenge
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More than couple by the Flatmates, but just these two for now: On My Mind: and Happy All the Time
A couple from the Dandys: Every Day Should be a Holiday and Get Off
Or newer, Hearts on Fire
Well, this is only a partial list, remember there are many reason to be happy.
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MORNING…
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NORTH BAY WITH UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE AROUND SF BAY AND SOUTHERN
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WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY NEAR FRONTAL PASSAGE.
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TOTAL THROUGH SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN
WITH THE FRONT.
ALL IN ALL AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS ABOUT TO UNFOLD WITH
LONG AWAITED RAINFALL ARRIVING SOON.
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lol
Occupy Wall Street West gonna get wet on Friday!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 18, 2012 6:42 AM PST up reply actions
Looking forward to the Mud Bowl
at The Stick on Sunday.
by minesweeper on Jan 19, 2012 12:22 AM PST up reply actions
Ah, the good old days when both teams end up unidentifiably muddy!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
.,,..,..,.,..,
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honor, loyalty, integrity
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If there’s one thing Cal can learn from this, if for some reason they didn’t know already, is that they really, really need to rethink their budget for coaches and specifically assistant coaches. They now have new facilities, finally, but let’s hope it doesn’t take as long to realize they need to spend money elsewhere.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
meh
What do we need that for? We’re not going to England.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
CGB
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The moderators should donate their grotesque bonuses to the Chancellor’s Fund!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
like ten sports not kidding
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
sads
How much must it suck to be a Cal fan…
When their future success is wrapped up in a defensive line coach, who everyone knew would be leaving at some time. Says quite a bit about the state of the program.
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by jtlight on Jan 16, 2012 7:48 PM EST replyactions
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Oh it sucked way before that. 26 straight years of losing to UCLA. Some 15 straight trips to WSU – all losses. The third best non-Tedford, post Pappy season (1993) being derailed by Dave Barr’s dislocated shoulder. Losing a star quarterback to cancer. Pat Barnes fumbling on the 1 in the Palouse. The extra minute against OSU. Being up 21-10 against UW and losing 24-21. Mack Brown. Desean Jackson stepping out of bounds. Lavelle Hawkins tripping on the one yard line. Wrong Way Roy Riegels.
San Jose State over Cal.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Oh that Pat Barnes fumble…Such a great pass and catch to get us to the 1 and we all thought the curse of the Palouse was done.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
Well, it’s done now.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Get your facts right
We led UW 23-3 in that game and lost 24-23. Don’t make it better than it was!
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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plz ban jtlight if he thinks that this is the worst we’ve ever suffered
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
he's been banned everywhere else. keep it rollin
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Lenovo A1 Android Tablet - $167
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/tablets/ideapad/tablet-series/a1
16GB with a 7" screen. At this price, it’s almost impulse buy territory (bigger capacity than the $199 Kindle Fire)
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but no lenovo keyboard, that’s the best part!
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
yes the stupid FN key to the LEFT of the left Ctrl key.
WTF is that design?
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
Yeah we had two choices when our company got bought out and the new company bought us all new IT machines. HP or Lenovo. I went with HP even though it was the 1st gen i5 because of the Lenovo keyboard and it had a smaller screen.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 19, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
That’s how I thought about my netbook when I bought it for $250 or whatever it was, and it’s still rolling on three or so years later.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
I still have yet to use an Android Tablet. If it’s as intuitive as the iPad, I might just get my mom this.
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i don’t believe they’re as intuitive; however, for basic functions, they’re probably close?
also, i don’t know what your budget is, but there will likely be wave of tegra 3 tablets sporting ICS coming in a few months… should be leaps and bounds better than the current android offerings.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
tegra 3 = cpu + gpu (basically the basic processor + graphics processing) in a chip. it’s pretty cool, there are 4 “cores” that can handle tasks in parallel, plus a fifth core for handling low-intensity tasks. this serves to maximize battery life, at the same time being able to deliver graphical-intense processes when necessary (e.g. HD video playback).
ICS = new version on android, that is supposed to be a lot better.
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Ah, cool.
Are they gonna get the tegra on smart phones too? Should I hold out on upgrading my Evo 4G?
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the tegra 2 is already on some smart phones – some of the sg2’s, the motorola atrix, motorola photon are some off the top of my dad (biased party here – my dad works on that chip!). the tegra 2 has 2 cores, so the big leap is moving from 2 cores to 5 in the tegra 3. i am not aware of any upcoming phones that will have the tegra 3.
the asus ee pad transformer prime will have the tegra 3, whenever it ships (ordered ~5 weeks ago… still no notifications…)
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So upgrade phone soon? I can wait till summer if things will be sig better by then
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Yeah, I think so. I love the unlimited data of Sprint and get great reception.
I like my iPod Touch but I think I like the Android operating system more.
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think you couldn’t go wrong with the galaxy nexus, if you are ok with that. otherwise, doesn’t really hurt to work – my phone already feels outdated and i bought it 4 months ago!
"#caltrollgang" - RB
i want it for my sg2 now!!http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2012/1/17/2715232/dbd-1-18-12-happy-happy-joy-joy#
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check out xda-developers.com. I’m sure someone has an ICS mod for sgsII on sprint.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I think everyone should root at the very least. it won’t change any of your data; it just gives you root access to your phone so you have the option of uninstalling bloatware/installing a custom ROM.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
ARE YOU CALLING MY PHONE FAT?
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
meh if i hated touchwiz i would, but i’m ok with it. too much work for me to risk breaking my phone.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
plus, work paid for my phone so this may actually violate some terms of service
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ah, true. rooting technically will invalidate your warranty. I guess if you’re cool with it, keep things as is.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
rooting is painless, especially on the Samsung phones. look for a program called oneclickroot!
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
pros:
-remove bloatware
-install custom apps/ROMs
-better battery life as a result of less bloatware/customized ROMs
-tethering (built-in into the ROM I’m running)
cons:
-invalidates warranty ( but you can easily unroot your device)
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
What is rooting
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installing your own OS on to the device by removing the proprietary software
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
I believe rooting is just the act of giving yourself root priviliges on a phone (allowing yourself to do anything you want to the device).
I own an OS?? When did this happen??
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scratching your butt on a tree’s roots for sexual pleasure
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I also change your answer to this.
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by TwistNHook on Jan 19, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think everyone should root at the very least. It won’t change any of our games; it just gives you more vested interest in the game.
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oops double-post fail. mods, pls delete!
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
No that was still a good response :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Ice Cream Sandwich = Android 4.0
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
ah…ok…i think i heard they were going to push it out in march-ish. i know all my friends at google already have it though.
push it out to who? it’s already out on the galaxy nexus. other manufacturers (esp those that skin on top) will take much longer
"#caltrollgang" - RB
this is why I’m angry at Samsung for lagging w/ apps for the Galaxy S line
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
My mother likes her Android tablet. My dad got her one of the Vizio ones at Costco so that if she didn’t like it, he could very easily return it. You might have to demo it for her. She watches a lot of Hindi music videos on YouTube now.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
The price on the link is now 199. Maybe they sold out of the previous coupons.
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I’m still waiting on a convertible laptop-tablet. When will Dell come out with the Panerai? At the very least, I want to see if that class of product is making progress from the epic fail that was the first generation.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
don’t those already exist? I thought i saw a kid in one of my classes using one a year or two ago.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, yes, those do… but I’m waiting for the models that are more like tablets than laptops… if that makes any sense.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
maybe it makes sense, but not to me. what are you looking for in particular that either a laptop or a tablet can’t handle?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Swings both ways, if you will.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What’s the convertable part? A keyboard? Because they have keyboard attachments.
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this
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
I had something like that my freshman year of college.
But it it required a pen.
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wow you fancy. i had a cheap 3 year old desktop as my freshman year computer.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
I had a desktop too!
I used to actually take notes by hand on the tablet for the longest time.
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When I was a frosh I had a roommate who had a computer so I was LUCKY. (it was a Mac, when Cal was a Mac campus.) Finally got my first computer as a senior (also a Mac desktop). Used that same Mac thru law school. Always took notes on paper and got really annoyed by law school nerds who typed away on their laptops during lectures. LOLD
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
I handwrote all through law school, including the bar
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I handwrote in 1L and transcribed notes to comp every day. After that, too lazy.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
I'd be so
worried of a hard drive crash during a test. LOLD
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve had that happen. Thankfully I kept my cool and switched right to bluebook writing.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
I knew 2 people who failed the bar bc their computers crashed during the bar. The program to take the bar on was notoriously unstable. It was supposed to save every minute, but, well, yknow
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how did you hand feel after the bar? carpal tunnel from all that writing?
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
My hand felt fine.
About midway through the last day, my elbow felt like I had thrown a complete game. And I still had a few more hours to go.
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Wait, what are we talking about now?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
The bar exam.
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profuse masturbation
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
lol thanks raptor
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Consult a physician if your tape drive sticks for more than four hours. LOLD
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
this made me pringle
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
pqtm
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Before I went off to college, I read a bunch of books about preparing yourself for college. Almost all of them said “don’t bring your laptop to class. You don’t want to be THAT guy clicking away to type notes.”
First day of class, 83% of students were typing notes on their laptops.
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You were the 17%
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I always thought those clickity clack people were just getting good training in being stenographers. They were transcribing, not taking notes. They then went home and turned the transcription into an outline. Which is exactly what I was doing when handwriting my notes in class.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, that’s impressive. When I looked back at my notes the day before the final, they made no sense.
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I would try to make sense in class and write the notes to reflect what made sense. That way it still made sense months later. Tried to never have more than 1 page (1 side) of notes per class.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Did you have note-taking services (Black Lightning?) back when you were at Cal?
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I remember that… thought it was a scam used to prey on the lazy
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I used it :p
Along with video’d lectures, there were some classes where I rarely attended in person.
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
It was
I was so lazy, I never went to class and never read my notes
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Srsly. The GSI wasn’t even cute.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
My GSI was pretty clueless. I started sitting in on other discussion groups.
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
My physics GSI was also clueless. But, he was really cute! But, he was a furdie. Hm…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
No, but it was an optional 8AM section, so there were a lot of times when no one else showed up.
My Chem GSI tried to set up office hours at the top of the Campanile.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
really? tha’ts actually pretty sick
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
It would have been, but the Chem department wouldn’t let him, for some reason…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
My Chem GSI tried to set up office hours at the top of the Campanile.
It’s pretty pointy…where would everyone sit?
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Who said anything about sitting!?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
GIGGITY?
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
pringle
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
My NST 160 GSI was hawt, but completely useless. I started going to another discussion section and she would it in the back of the class taking notes for her section.
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
Disappointment
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I was!
Another reason to love Cal: classes were actually good.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I did.
I felt that the reading and the class were generally mutually exclusive You could do one or the other. So, I went to class.
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I did, except for Bio 1B at 8am, which I webcast. I felt like it was a waste of money to not go to class. What am I paying for?!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
So, believe it or not, I use a ton of stuff that I learned in many classes in my current job. It turns out it was hella important for me to go to class! I can see how this might not be true in a business/finance job.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Okay, Mr. Snark.
I’ve used stuff from my classes at my current job too. But, just as well, a lot of the skills I picked up outside the classroom have also helped me here.
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I wasn’t being snarky, just informing you that the reason I went to class was to learn things that were potentially useful for the future.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
LOSER!
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THATS DR SNARK TO YOU!
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HE DIDN"T SPEND 6 YEARS IN SNARKERY SCHOOL FOR NOTHING!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
lol no he definitely didn’t!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
And I’m just informing you that we paid tuition for more than just the coursework.
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Going to class and doing things outside of coursework aren’t mutually exclusive. It’s just that you explicitly pay money to the Regents for the coursework. So not taking advantage of the coursework is a huge waste of money. Most (if not all) of the social stuff you can learn outside of college…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
So, you’re saying drinking beer at the Bear’s Lair is a De-CAL class?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Moreover to your second sentence, in my experience the skill of sleeping until eleven has been counterproductive to my personal development.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Joke’s on you. I built up a huge sleep bank that allows me to function on 45 minutes of sleep now!
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A sleep bank? Do you have a rewards program?!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
lol no
Actually he uses his terms and conditions to take a cut of everyone else’s sleep and keep it for himself.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah…I didn’t really learn much in bschool.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
I didnt learn shit in undergrad RO law school
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You should have been a chemist!
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--Thoroughbred
but
the six years in clown college are really paying off AMIRITE!?!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
I went to most. I learned as a frosh that 8 am lectures were a big mistake. After first semester I had very good attendance.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, notes should be notes, not transcribing. For me, just writing them down allowed me to remember, I never really had to look at them again. But I always did take notes.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
This for me too. And sometimes, what fiat did too, if it was a hard class. But having finished grad school in ’10, I was definitely one of the few taking notes by hand. I even had a small laptop but my brain just worked better with handwritten notes.
It’s hard to use a laptop in physical science classes, what with equations, diagrams, charts, etc.
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if typing notes = Fbook
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Facebook didn’t blow up until well after I got out of law school. I had an account way back when but didnt really use it for a few years
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Facebook was introduced either frosh or soph year in undergrad. It seems like people my age are really souring on it.
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How old are you?
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20s or 120s?
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I handwrote all of my notes through both undergrad and grad school. By grad school i was one of like 3 people in any given class who did this.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
We are all LOLD
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
i was doing this two months ago! (I still believe it’s more effective as a learning style, and my note paper doesn’t have facebook or CGB on it)
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
During a boring fed tax class in law school, my roommate and I would work on the school paper’s crossword puzzle. With writing instruments! We saw some laptop nerds playing solitaire and I thought “how distracting!” LOLD
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
I would work on the school paper’s crossword puzzle. With writing instruments!
Psst, people still do that. And SuDoku
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I apologize for the redundancy.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
I did crosswords during class in high school.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
I did Sudoko during class in law school
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Nobody at my school ever brought a computer to class.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
I ended up returning my Fire. I found I never really used it, my e-ink kindle does all I need for reading.
#calgang take me away
Field tests from my parents indicate a steep drop off in satisfaction for anything other than reading / watching video. Rumor has it my mother is now saving her pennies for an iPad.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
yeah, I couldn’t hold a candle to my wife’s iPad. That said $200 vs $500 is also an important factor.
#calgang take me away
Yes, but appears to no longer be as cheap. Btw, I posted a link to a watch somehwere in this dbd
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It’s a scavenger hunt!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
still worth it at $200? does it have an SD/microSD slot for expandable memory?
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS FROM WSJ
KIDS SOMETIMES WEAR PAJAMAS TO CLASS
Trend-conscious teens look as if they just rolled out of bed, wearing layers of loungewear to class at schools across the country. The trend goes way beyond “Pajama Day,” the once- or twice-a-year special event that many schools hold to raise funds or promote spirit. Sales of “activewear” to girls ages 13 to 17, including sweatpants and sweatshirts but not pajama pants, rose 21% last year over the prior year—much faster than the 7.8% rise of apparel sales overall to that shopper segment, according market-research firm NPD Group.
Retailers are jumping on the pajamas-every-day trend, with stores like Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale and Pink, a sub-brand of Victoria’s Secret, giving loungewear prominent display. American Eagle Outfitters’ Aerie brand merchandises sweatpants, leggings and other relaxed styles with a variety of shirts, including those with asymmetrical hems or dolman sleeves. A wide neck is key, says Jennifer Foyle, chief merchandising officer, because “girls are wanting to show their bra straps.”
As with a lot of teen behavior, some adults are annoyed. In Louisiana’s Caddo Parish, which encompasses Shreveport, Commissioner Michael Williams is getting national attention for taking a stand. He plans to propose an ordinance outlawing the wearing of pajamas in public.
“The moral fiber in America is dwindling away,” Mr. Williams says. “It’s pajamas today; what is it going to be tomorrow? Walking around in your underwear?”
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ahahaha
My son and his large group of friends have labels for the girls who wear pajamas. I won’t attempt to sanitize it here, and I won’t state it either. The key is that tweakers are tied closely to pajamas and doing ***anything*** to get their meth.
Let it suffice that these girls won’t be the apple of the eye of any successful, future potentially wealthy person of their age.
Every generation and sub-generation has its own styles, but this one tends to be stuck with the low-intelligence end of the current teen culture.
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Let it suffice that these girls won’t be the apple of the eye of any successful, future potentially wealthy person of their age.
Because women should always be focused on being the apple of the eye of any successful, future potentialy wealthy person of their age?
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Every generation likes to talk about how they’re better than the next.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 7:22 AM PST up reply actions
Seeing plenty of the pajamas look in the office these days.
Usually not too bad.
It’s when the young ladies in their early 20’s come in with bare mid-sections and tight fitting pajama-wear that it gets awkward.
Old Toothwrangler
Do people in your office wear scrubs?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
What happens if people don’t follow the dress code?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
Verbal warning → written warning → disciplinary actions up to and including termination.
I’ve never had to give a verbal warning for dress code violations.
I’ve had staff near-brawling in the bathroom and a quasi-scissors incident, but everyone stayed properly dressed.
Old Toothwrangler
???
I’ve had staff near-brawling in the bathroom and a quasi-scissors incident, but everyone stayed properly dressed.
Story time?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Seriously! I want to hear! Yesterday, one of my labmates followed another into the bathroom to try to take a picture of her wearing glasses. That was also fun.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
2 females
Almost all of my labmates are female. We don’t have drama…not at all…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
hawwwwtttttttt
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
The Bathroom Brawl
I had two employees who apparently both had friends who were in local gangs.
Both were somewhat young and very immature. (not my decision to hire either, they were holdovers from the previous staff.)
One had been with the office 3 years. The other was within her first year. There are a number of lab-related tasks which must be done by the end of the week to get ready for the next week. These duties rotated between the different staff members. The junior employee was of the opinion that 5pm was 5pm and if the work wasn’t done, too bad.
The more senior employee was trying to tell her that it was policy for the person whose turn it was to get that work done. However, she was doing it in a highly insulting and passive-aggressive way. She used to be the most junior employee. With the new hire, I guess she felt she had moved up the totem pole and could boss around the younger employee.
Another staff fetched me before it turned into a fullscale brawl. But, we had screaming, tears, shouting. Plenty of drama.
Neither employee is with me now. Not due to this incident, but it was indicative of their maturity.
Old Toothwrangler
Would it be inappropriate for me to ask where they were on the hawt-crazy scale?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll allow it.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Younger was cute, probably more immature than crazy.
Older was straight up batsh!t insane.
Old Toothwrangler
Older was straight up batsh!t insane.
So…she was hot?
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Not even an intsy teensy bit? Like awesome dsl’s or a nice rack and the rest is no bueno?
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
What about the quasi-scissors?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
This sounds almost like when I was a sophomore in undergrad two of the caf ladies got in a fight with dish throwing and everything. Total hood rats for sure, but it was insane and someone was cut bad enough for the police and EMS to show up.
Did you join in?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Were they left handed scissors? Those are quasi-scissors
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Quasi Scissors
I hired a new assistant. Nice lady. Very skilled.
One of my other employees decided that she didn’t like her. (same girl from the brawl, the older one)
She apparently thought that I had hired the new assistant with better wages and benefits. (not true)
So, she went out of her way to bully her. At one point, she asked to borrow scissors and when returning them, “accidentally” gave them back point first and poked the other lady in the hand.
Then, she wrote me an ultimatum demanding a raise, read it to all my other employees, and put it in my mail box.
I let her go. She ended up working for a nearby competitor. Got promoted to treatment coordinator…and put the lady out of business.
Old Toothwrangler
That seems like a full scissors incident
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Yikes.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
WOW
I let her go. She ended up working for a nearby competitor. Got promoted to treatment coordinator…and put the lady out of business.
You sure you didn’t secretly employ her as a Keisau-spy to destroy your competition?
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE
“Employee X worked here from [date] to [date].”
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Yep. Can’t say much legally other than the dates of employment, and the wage paid. I may or may not have said things to other people who have called like, “I’m afraid I can’t answer any questions about her relationships with other employees or X.”
Old Toothwrangler
“I am not allowed to tell you that she was batshit insane and likely a drunk or at least acted like she was a drunk when being a horrible employee.” Foolproof!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Such advice only works in Ohio. But the costs can be assessed against Twist anywhere!
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
In the neck, in the neck, in the neck!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Uh oh. I think that call may have been to doctor in Texas.
I also wrote a letter of rec for a staff member once that was essentially, “She adequately performed the duties asked of her. Her certification is confirmed.”
She gave me three days notice that she was moving to Florida. I was somewhat surprised/amused that she’d think to ask for a reference.
Old Toothwrangler
It took me a while to understand this, due to all the ambiguous uses of “lady” and “her” and “she”
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Sounds like your Friday night!!!
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--Thoroughbred
Ladies’ room
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
There are many ortho offices who clearly hire and buy uniforms based on appearance.
But, the #1 decision-maker on whether prospective patients start treatment tends to be the moms. So, excessive eye candy is a no-no.
Old Toothwrangler
And here’s the real reason the STFU Fatty Challenge happened!
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
Kodiak knows how to lure in the MILFs.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
This is why I have pictures of my wife and kids all over the exam and consult room.
Old Toothwrangler
pow
You probably wear a wedding ring too, you smoothie.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Kod is the new Ryan Gosling?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
Nose, or neck?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Hopefully that policy only applies to men.
HIGH FIVE
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
thats unfortunate
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions
So, no super tight deep Vs, then?
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So, when you were at Cal, there were no Indians and nobody wore pajamas to class?
What a different world you lived in.
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Indians in pajamas are the best!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY IN THE PAJAMA STAND
"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
by AERose on Jan 19, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No, I’ll be better than my kids.
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I don’t see how this is a no statement.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
Oh. Thanks for lightening things up, Twist! We really need some humor after the week we’ve had :D
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
Doesnt your wide neck Aeire reveal your bra intentionally?
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I DONT HAVE A PROBLEM. I CAN STOP ANYTIME
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VNecks make me feel safe
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I never got that sweet V-Neck high!
BTW, the music references to the 90s were great. “Tub was full of 311 CDs!” Loved that one, so much.
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“My baker is screwing me!”
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Uh oh
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Eastman Kodak Co., running short of cash and unable to sell 1,100 digital imaging parents that could have rescued it, filed Thursday for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
At least it’s not Kodiak filing for bankruptcy!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 7:29 AM PST up reply actions
You can’t fool anyone, we know you’re making it rain.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Sadly no. Business has been down each of the last three years. (no correlation to amount of time spent on CGB, I’m sure)
I hope we bottomed out last year. It’s getting a bit concerning.
Old Toothwrangler
You’re fixing the teeth too well. No repeat business!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
Seriously, he’d get fired if he were a car mechanic.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
Need to move your practice to the UK
I KID I KID, British friends!
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Are you trying to bankrupt him by moving to a dead market? (Actually one of my cousins had braces IIRC which was a surprise to me. Thought they would have considered that too American for her)
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What are digital parents like? “No dessert until you wipe your hard drive!”?
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
mmmmm dessert
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
All those excessive payments to Pitbull is what really brought them down.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
Womens Gymnastics to take on ASU:
BERKELEY – The California women’s gymnastics team will travel to Tempe, Ariz. to face Arizona State in a Pac-12 meet on Friday at 6 p.m. inside Wells Fargo Arena.
You can watch the meet through Fox Sports Arizona’s live webcast of the event here or follow along with live scoring of the event here.
Cal scored a 192.500 in its last competition, this past Sunday against top-ranked UCLA. The Golden Bears were led by junior Mariesah Pierce, who placed second in the all-around against the Bruins with a 39.150. She scored a 9.825 in the floor exercise to lead Cal and tie for second place overall in the event.
In Cal’s first meet of the season at Sacramento State, junior Madisyn O’Brien guided the Bears in the all-around with a first-place score of 37.625.
Cal moved up to No. 39 in the Troester national rankings released on Monday. It is the Bears’ highest ranking since Jan. 16 of last season, when Ca was rated No. 37 by the group.
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New WR Coach:
BERKELEY -Former NFL standout Wes Chandler has been named wide receivers coach at California, Golden Bear head coach Jeff Tedford announced Wednesday. Chandler has spent 26 years in professional football, including stints as an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.
“I’m very excited to announce the hiring of Wes Chandler,” Tedford said. “Wes is a quality person who brings all of the things to the table that Cal stands for. He’s a great football coach who is an outstanding technician. Just as importantly, he cares about the kids off the field and will be able to help them reach their full potential in all areas of their life. It’s a great day for our program, and we’re really happy to have him as part of our staff.”
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Footballers invited to Senior Bowl:
MOBILE, Ala. – Former Cal football players linebacker Mychal Kendricks and offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz have accepted invitations to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl, game officials announced Wednesday. Kendricks and Schwartz become the 31st and 32nd Cal players to be selected to participate in the event (see complete list below).
The 63rd version of the annual contest that showcases college football’s top seniors is scheduled to be played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 28 (3 p.m. CT/1 p.m. PT). NFL Network will televise the game live and also beginning Monday, Jan. 23, will provide coverage of all practices leading up to the contest.
“We’re excited about adding Mychal and Mitchell to our North roster,” Senior Bowl President and CEO Steve Hale said. “They both come to Mobile with a lot of experience and we’re confident they’ll take advantage of this unique opportunity.”
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Mens Tennis Player named player of the week:
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – California men’s tennis senior Nick Andrews has been named the Bank of the West Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of January 9-15, Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Monday, Jan. 16. Women’s tennis senior Jana Juricova received the women’s award.
The fourth-year Golden Bear was a key contributor against 23rd-ranked Tulsa as Cal opened up the dual season with a 4-3 road victory on Friday, Jan. 13. In doubles competition, Andrews and partner junior Christoffer Konigsfeldt defeated Tulsa’s third-ranked team of Clifford Marsland and Ashley Watling, 8-5, to clinch the doubles point for the Bears. Then, with Cal up, 3-2, in the dual, the Folsom, Calif., native defeated No. 83rd-ranked Watling in a third-set tiebreaker, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5).
Andrews receives Cal’s 13th weekly honor all-time, but is just the fifth different Bear to do so. Pedro Zerbini received the last four Cal Player of the Week certificates and was preceded, twice, by Konigsfeldt, who himself was preceded, twice, by Zerbini.
The Bears will host UC Davis in their first home dual match at the Hellman Tennis Complex on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. PT. Admission is free. Please visit CalBears.com for more information.
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Womens Tennis player named player of the week:
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Fifth-ranked California women’s tennis senior Jana Juricova has been named the Bank of the West Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of January 9-15, Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Monday, Jan. 16. Men’s tennis senior Nick Andrews received the men’s award.
Juricova—the defending NCAA singles champion—opened her spring season with victories in three singles and three doubles matches at the 2012 Cal Winter Invitational this past weekend. She took the singles title as she defeated Cal Poly’s Alexa Lee, 6-3, 6-4, No. 49-ranked Marianne Jodoin of Fresno State, 6-0, 6-1, and No. 82-ranked Catherine Isip of Saint Mary’s College, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. In doubles, Juricova partnered with freshman Zsofi Susanyi, twice, to knock off Fresno State’s Agrawal and Jodoin, 8-2; and to take out Saint Mary’s Frampton and Jullien, 8-3. On the final day of the tournament, she paired with freshman Cecilia Estlander to stake an 8-4 win over Cal Poly’s Davis and Lee.
The Golden Bears open their dual season with a home match against Santa Clara at 2 p.m. PT on Friday, Jan. 20, at the Hellman Tennis Complex. Admission is free. Please visit CalBears.com for more information.
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Juricova—the defending NCAA singles champion
Just wanted to make sure no one missed that part.
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NinersNation talks Delaney Walker’s health:
The 49ers and Giants released their first practice participation reports of the week and the big news for the 49ers is that Delanie Walker was back on the practice field. Since breaking his jaw in Week 16, Walker has been sitting out practice. He finally was cleared to return to practice, which is huge.
Walker wore a black no-contact jersey to start practice, but before long had returned to his normal red jersey. If he is able to play with the contact in practice that’s a big step forward. Walker led the team in receiving against the Giants back in week ten thanks in part to the sometimes inconsistent Giants linebackers. After Saturday’s 49ers-Saints game, I’d imagine the Giants will do whatever it takes to keep VD from beating them. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him doubled by a linebacker and safety frequently. It will be key for other skill players to step up if Davis is taken out of the game.
A noteworthy no-show on the practice participation report is Ray McDonald, who was dealing with a hamstring injury last week. Normally an every-down player, McDonald was not a full participant in Saturday’s game. He is not on this first injury report, which is good news. The 49ers have a very solid backup in Ricky Jean Francois but ideally McDonald will be in and 100%.
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The World's Longest Flight, in Coach
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It’s 2 a.m. aboard Qantas Airways Flight 7 from Sydney to Dallas. The sun is rising. Time for a quick stretch, then a couple of episodes of “30 Rock.” Are we there yet?
Five hours remain on the 15-hour trip, the longest flight in the world with a coach cabin. It’s an eternity when shoehorned into space with a mere 16 inches of hip width inside the armrests.
Nonetheless, long-haul nonstop flights like this one are increasingly popular among business travelers and high-end tourists who are willing to pay about 20% more to avoid a layover.
Qantas launched its Sydney-to-Dallas nonstop flight last year four times a week and will move it to daily service this summer. Delta Air Lines offers Johannesburg nonstop from Atlanta, offering an alternative to European connections. Emirates is expanding its fast-growing network geographically, reaching Los Angeles from Dubai nonstop, for example, and Dallas next month.
“There are a certain amount of people in long-haul markets willing to pay extra to get there quickly, even though it takes a long time,” said Bob Cortelyou, Delta’s senior vice president of network planning.
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100 pages read?!!
oic, they did other things too.
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by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Is that longest in distance or time? My understanding is that SFO to Dubai is 16 hours, which would be longer in time. Perhaps they mean disatnce.
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No, they mean time in coach. Maybe SFO to Dubai non-stop doesn’t have coach?
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It does.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 7:31 AM PST up reply actions
Also, I think LHR-SYD is the longest route, but maybe they do a fuel stop or something.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 7:32 AM PST up reply actions
Which one is LHR? Can you guys speak English?!?!?
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There aren’t any vowels. The only word without vowels I know si YHWH
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Heathrow, you poor addled lawyer.
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I hope someday to be a rich addled lawyer.
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I figured they did a fuel stop, but I wasn’t sure.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
well they don’t let you off the plane… does that count?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
You are a non stop purist
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He really hates the “Designated Stop” rule, adopted in 1973 to make the flights more appealing.
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I just checked, and DFW-SYD is about 500 miles longer than SFO-DXB
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 7:33 AM PST up reply actions
What’s 500 miles between friends?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 7:34 AM PST up reply actions
YOUR FACE IS A FANTASTIC CONVERSATION!
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An orange parrot?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
Wiki says the (previously) longest nonstop flight was Newark to Singapore; like 18 hrs or something.
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AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Joburg to Atlanta would be worth it — you would cut out a LOT of extra mileage. But Sydney to Dallas cuts out practically nothing, just an hour or two on the ground in LA. I think I’d want the break, especially if I were in coach.
Having traveled to joburg many times I can tell you it is SOOOO worth it (you can also fly direct now from Dulles). I used to HATE having to go through Frankfurt for these trips… It got much better when SAA came on board and you could fly through Dakaar. Actually, that makes a great get off the plane for a few days stop over… Senegal is awesome.
And (get ready to drink) I met the president of Senegal many many years ago in Pretoria. He was staying on the same floor as I was at the hotel so I got to befriend his guards and they let me meet him…
Did the Senegalian President instruct his guards to “Bathe him, and bring him to me.”?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am the one on the right
pqtm
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
But the guy on the left has been coming to all the CGB HHs and talking about Cal marketing.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
c'mon man
I’m not THAT dark.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
One of those guys usurped power over a poorly-governed nation that had terrible finances, and really only became a leader due to his charisma and ability to shout down the opposition. The other guy is the President of Senegal.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Truth
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
LOL…. Actually, Senegal, is one of the African success stories (although like many they are having some problems now). Highly recommend it.
Funny (at least to me) story. When I was there back in 2002, I was thinking about going over to Cape Verde… just seemed like one of the most remote places on the planet and would be fun… so the only airline that flew there was Air Libya… and so I thought about it… was about to buy a ticket.. thought it would be a fun thing as a souvenir… and then I thought… you know, if something happens to me, NO ONE is going to feel sorry for me and instead will think “WHAT WAS THAT MORON THINKING” so i opted out… sort of regret it…
Of course, had you gone, you could have been macheted to death, and you would’ve certainly regretted that.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Technically, he wouldn’t have been around to regret it…
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I am the one on the right
lulz
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AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
I am the one on the right
Shit! I had a 50-50 chance of being right, I guess you can’t win them all…
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 20, 2012 6:22 AM PST up reply actions
But it grounds for refueling, thus it is not a true non-stop flight.
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Another boring story…
I was on an around the world ticket… flying from Joburg to Singapore… five flights a week, but one had a stop, which I thought was weird. turns out they made a weekly stop in Mauritius… so i thought, what the hell, let’s spend a week in Mauritius… When I am on my death bed, one of my happy places will be Mauritius. Simply stunning.
I’d like to check out some of these Indian Ocean islands, seem out of the way and very cool.
(I’m assuming Maruitius is one of these or I could be an ignorant American…)
Also, if I ever have the means I’m totally booking a first class RTW
#calgang take me away
It's awesome
Yeah, Mauritius is Indian Ocean but it’s closer to Africa… but waaay out there. If you have a chance, Madagascar (cue bad movie jokes) is also amazing… but Mauritius is the definition of relaxation…
The Around the World tickets are awesome and waaaay cheaper than regular multiple round way tickets. If you get premium status on an airline (i was a 1K on United at the time) you can get the business class ticket and you’ll almost certainly be upgraded all the time.
Mauritius is also a popular destination for filming Hindi songs!
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Lots of Indians there from the British colonial days. 52% of Mauritius is Hindu.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
1, 3, 5, 7, 9…
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
It’s actually quite even
Whatever, it’s a beautiful place, so it’s great for songs!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
This location is beautiful. It does not mean I want to… spend the rest of my life here.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
i’m not the kind of guy who will…. cut his wrist.
OR
… you know, when i booze (i think my favorite line)
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BOOM!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Raiders looking at NFL retreads for head coach:
Both these men have head coaching experience of varying success.
Mike Tice has just recently been promoted from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator for the Bears replacing the departing Mike Martz. Prior to his former position with the Bears, Tice was the assistant head coach with the Jags for 3 years and prior to that was the head coach of the Vikings after replacing Dennis Green in the final week of the 2001 season.Tice had some decent success with the Vikings (33-34 record overall) and went to the playoffs once where they knocked off the Packers in their first game. I’m on the fence with the possibility of bringing Tice on as a HC. I think he got a raw deal in Minnesota as the owner at the time was pretty cheap and handicapped the talent of the team as a whole and Tice did a decent job of getting the best out of those players and had them leading the league in rushing one season. He prefers a power running scheme which as we have seen recently, favors with a talent like McFadden.
The other gentleman is Marty Mornhinweg, the Eagles assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for the past 6 years and has ties back to Green Bay with Holmgren. He was the HC of the Lions for 2 years (2001-2002) going 5-27 which isn’t very impressive but when you put the Matt Millen factor into the equation it is difficult to get a good read on his ability as a HC and this was 10 years ago as well. I like what he has been able to do in Philly with the offense, they have been a successful franchise overall for the better part of the millennium and he seems to have a creative mind and gets the most out of his players.
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Too bad Jim Mora isn't available
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RAIDERS NEED WHOLESALE REGIME CHANGE
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They just HAD wholesale regime change!
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
I think it was just partsale. Not wholesale.
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new owner, new gm, new HC (eventually)… what else should they get rid of?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
Is the 80 yard practice field getting upgraded to 100 yards?
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
The Raiders use an 80 yd practice field too?
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
Dan Guerrero!
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Ugh. None of these coaches excite me. They should be wooing just 1 coach to leave his cushy TV job. I’m sure they’re willing to pay his buyout.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
yeah…those 2 are blah…looking straight for more mediocrity (better than the last decade, but i expect more)…
I guess I’ll have to see what the new GM is going to do. If they were in the SEC, #winning. Best P and K in the NFL.
Unfortunately I don’t think they have a 1st round pick for the next 3 years so need to find a QB and develop them or hope they get lucky.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
YellowFever is ahppy as Nets beat Dubs:
Bar bets about who the best rookie three-point shooter was (ok, you might have know that one anyhow) or which rookie had the highest punting average in NFL history might forever go unsettled. We might never know the answer to such questions as ‘whatever became of Philip Michael Thomas?’ It can bring us images both beautiful and repulsive. And while it holds fantastic utility at times, at others, it seems almost completely useless and inane. It can bring out fabulous dialog filled with intelligent debate and insight as well as the predictable base devolution of communication one might expect from such an inclusive tool. All of our lives would be significantly different without it.
Potential legislation has the potential to change aspects of the Internet. How much? In what ways? It is not entirely clear from the bills as written, but I for one would rather be sure than have poorly designed laws forced upon us. As a small part in preventing this, I urge all of you who reside in the USA to investigate SOPA and PIPA and to contact your legislative representatives, making sure that they understand the implications of their legislation.
At the very least, I urge you to learn a bit more about it yourselves. SBNation has summarized their position and opinion of the legislative movements in this statement (a statement I had zero part in crafting or publishing). It is not the only valid opinion but it is certainly worth reading.
OK, off my soap box and on to basketball after the jump.
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My happy songs
Lovely Day by Bill Withers
Fuck You by Cee-Lo Green
Roses by Outkast
Oddly, nearly anything by AC/DC or Guns N Roses. Good memories.
She's stealing the spotlight...
knocks me off my feet! Enough to start a landslide, just a-walking down the street!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks
I’ve heard that song, Lovely Day by Bill Withers, but I never paid attention to who did it.
And I’m ashamed I didn’t include any funk classics in my list.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Lovely Day and Just The Two Of Us and Ain’t No Sunshine and Use Me are four of the best jams EVER, Bill Withers is THE MAN
WE ARE THE 0%
Yeah, that’s not really my style of music but I really like Withers and those songs are great.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
i had no idea withers originally wrong Ain’t No Sunshine. I’m going to have to compare to Al Green’s remake of it.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Withers’ version is better, IMO
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
FUCK forgot LEAN ON ME which is like THE JAM OF ALL JAMS.
Seriously: Best Of Bill Withers is our #1 pick-us-up CD.
WE ARE THE 0%
High school prom song!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Lean on Me
We used to sing at the DDD house during rush on the day we dressed up in jungle costumes and danced on the balconies (I may have to find and scan a photo of this for you – a present from me to you).
by Scootie on Jan 19, 2012 5:15 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I don’t think you understand. Jungle costumes and Tri Delts.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
Jungle Love!
It’s driving me mad, it’s making me crazy!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
Kings beat Pacers:
If you had to identify the weaknesses of this team, you could make a pretty long list. But nowhere on that list would you find the words “Heart” and “Determination”. It was those two qualities combined that spurred the Kings 4th quarter comeback victory tonight over the Indiana Pacers, in which they outscored the Pacers 26 to 8.
It was another dismal shooting performance by Sacramento, as the team shot just 30.1% from the field, and 68.3% from the Free Throw line. The Pacers outscored the Kings in each of the first three quarters, and particularly broke out in the 3rd quarter, scoring 30 points and extending their lead to 14 going into the 4th quarter.
Insert Isaiah Thomas and Francisco Garcia, who didn’t play much in the first half, but were the key cogs in the 4th quarter rally. Thomas provided a great boost of energy and tenacity, and both players attacked the basket and got to the line. With the Pacers in foul trouble for much of the 4th quarter, the Kings became the aggressors and ended up shooting 41 free throws, 18 of which belonged to Garcia and Thomas. Garcia finished with a season high 16 points and 5 rebounds while Thomas scored 8. Plus/Minus usually doesn’t accurately describe a game, but Isaiah’s +17 and Cisco’s +19 were definitely earned through their play.
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Stewie Mandel has story on Tosh. Links to us!
“Kids seem to gravitate toward him,” Rivals.com West Coast analyst Adam Gorney said of Lupoi. “Because he’s so young and has such an engaging personality, they really like the guy. Tosh does a lot of solid job of recruiting while keeping it real with the kids.”
Cal fans, in turn, are apoplectic. The fan site BearTerritory.net published four stories and a video Monday about “Lupoi Watch.” “Tosh the Traitor Backstabs Jeff Tedford, Backstabs Cal,” wrote an SB Nation Bears blogger. Fans and media have taken Cal’s notoriously cash-strapped athletic department to task for failing to pony up and keep Lupoi and receivers coach Eric Kiesau, Washington’s new offensive coordinator. The school felt compelled to release statements from Tedford and AD Sandy Barbour assuring they “exhausted all of our resources” to keep the pair and “wish them the best.”
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Cal fans, in turn, are apoplectic
If anything, that’s an understatement.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Stop violating us, apoplexy is covered under the ADA.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
Sweet. Our epic freakout is national news.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
And what was that comment?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
I wrote that post as a joke. An opportunity for the creativity of this site to really shine. Don’t you like it when people are creative?
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if i liked creativity would i be such a loyal fan of this site?
by fiatlux on Jan 19, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
OH SNAP
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Oh sweet they put Tosh traitor and backstabber all in the same sentence.
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
SEO’d!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
You think Tedford is avid CGB reader now?
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
He must be. All links lead to CGB.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Of course he never mentions anything about stealing recruits.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
It says that in the CGB article at least.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Stupid monkey.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t call Rishi that! He owns a razor!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
Phone! Rishi is sooo 2007.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
TO going to an IFL team:
Terrell Owens Announces He’s Joining IFL’s Allen Wranglers
Terrell Owens is, apparently back in football. On Wednesday evening, Owens hopped on something called beeyoo to release a video to his fans, announcing his next career move. But he won’t be in a Dallas Cowboys uniform, or any other NFL uniform this time around. Owens is joining the Allen Wranglers of the IFL.
Here’s the video, in which Owens implores fans to “get your popcorn ready.” Popcorn is a big deal in the arena world, apparently.
For Owens, the fall from grace has been astounding. Once a supreme physical specimen with all the talent in the world, Owens’ career has slid all the way down to the point where the only party interested in his services hails from a small Texas town and operates out of the IFL.
Reports of the Allen Wranglers’ interest in Owens have been swirling for quite some time, with nobody quite sure whether this was for real or a publicity stunt. With Owens announcement that “it’s official” on Wednesday, we’ve got our answer, and it’s still somewhat surprising.
If nothing else, this gives the Wranglers an easy way to draw in fans. But who knows how well Owens will hold up — remember, he tore his ACL during the last offseason — as he tries to hang on to his player career until the bitter end.
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He should join SOPA
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 8:03 AM PST up reply actions
He should join Pippa
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dot
I didn’t know that was his preference.
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Pippa>Kate
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English gardens ARE very charming!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
is THAT what a garden leave is? If so, count me in for one of those.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
? there are suburbs in the bay area…..
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus, she does have an Irish peasant face
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
hahaha
she seems entirely ordinary to me. Except for the hanging around with zillionaires part.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
me too..i must like peasants. i totally enjoy pheasants too
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
well that's kinda the point, right?
You might hit it while crawling down Stanyan this weekend!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
I was playing off of a comment made by redwolf75 or something yesterday and my offense because I have an Irish peasant face too.
#atoms
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
What’s your fascination with the royal family?! I don’t get it. Why are Americans so into it? I can kinda understand the British being into it and all…but what’s our deal? It makes no sense to me. It’s not like she did anything to be famous.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
Are you being ironic or serious?
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I was going to write multiple paragraphs on the subject…but, well, I guess I’m just not atoms.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
But which one of us are atoms?????? Are Rishi, Raptor, boomtho, royrules, and kolwave atoms?
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enough are atoms, I guess.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Not true! It only goes in one direction.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Seriously. We should focus all our efforts on the celebrities who have earned being famous. Like the Kardashians.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
That’s a strange argument.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
not sure if serious….
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:34 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 19, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I wasn’t sure if you were serious!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
that’s kind of insulting bro
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Successful atoms-ing is successful!
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Well, you’re trying to mock an argument I didn’t actually make. Don’t let that stop you guys though :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
huh? i responded to missing barry, continuing his line of commentary. meh. are you HHing tomorrow?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Ah well.
I’m a tentative for tomorrow! Probably won’t be able to leave till 5ish.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
Are you also tentative for chaat night on Tuesday?
…
Wait, why do I suddenly have so many plans with CGBers?!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
are you saying you don’t want to hang out with us?!
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
that was your idea too. along with HH and chaat night
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
I’m less tentative for chaat. I’m like 80-90% sure I can make that.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
…
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
LOL I thought you meant Missing Barry.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
1) It was in response to the Pippa reference
2) I am British
3) The status of the royal family is the only area in which I could be described as a republican – it’s time for them to have a ceremonial role only.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
It’s bad enough I get tarred with greyshirting / clearing the decks re: SC scholarships, I just wanted to get free of one bad thing this week.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
LOL Royalist
Can we expect a DBD about the Scottish independence referendum, at least?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
No, Scootie will just start mocking Scottish pound notes and repeating London propaganda about the Barnett Formula, and nothing good will happen.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
HOW'S THAT NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS BEEN TREATING YOU?
Enjoying heating your draughty uninsulated housing enough to only have a light frost on the windows while you can complain about the civil service we run on your behalf?
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Yay vote SNP!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:36 AM PST up reply actions
Woooooooooooooooooooo!
(Actually I’m not convinced that independence is a good idea, I think further devolution balanced with a minimum concession that England-only questions be voted on only by English MPs at Westminster would probably work out better, but that’s just me)
Woooooooooooooooo!
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
He’d LOVE the choreography on TD dances!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
This song has been making me happy recently. I’ve been listening to it on repeat nonstop for days.
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I don’t know what your comment means.
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wub wub wub unce unce unce?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
What?
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SilverScreenAndRoll talks about something:
That was not a fun way to watch basketball. Years of the triangle have given us some idea of what good offensive execution looks like, and needless to say, nearly everything outside of a certain Kobe Bryant has looked pretty terrible recently. That noted, the Lakers have won six of their last seven, and it might be pretty safe to say that the reason is due to some fairly superlative play at the other end of the court. We have all said it one time or another — Mike Brown was brought here to put in a championship-caliber defense, and thus far he has succeeded. That is why the defense is the first item in an inaugural series we will be putting out this week named “Beast or Burden” in which we will look at three items on the rise recently, as well as three things that require some — often serious — work to get back up to par. Without further ado, let us begin:
Beast
The Defense — It hasn’t been perfect by any means. You still see missed coverage every now and then, whether it is someone leaving a shooter open or infuriatingly, a missed box out, especially with both our starting bigs on the floor. But there is no question it is getting the job done, and there is no place it shines better than in the fourth quarter, when the Lakers squeeze the life out of opposing offenses, which is often necessary given how dismal our own crunch time offense is. Monday’s fourth quarter must have sounded like a beautiful symphony to Mike Brown, as Pau Gasol played superlative defense on Dirk Nowitzki and our bigs in general completely stymied the Mavs’ pick-and-roll attack at every turn. Gasol and Josh McRoberts in particular have done extremely well with Brown’s hard hedge strategy, and it has been a lifesaver for our otherwise slow (Fisher) or inexperienced (Morris) guards. Bynum has owned the interior, perhaps not as dominantly as he did post-ASG last year, but still at a very effective rate. Stuff like this wins championships, and Brown deserves mad props if he devises a zone scheme to slow down Miami tomorrow.
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by cldpc on Jan 19, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Clips scoot past Mavs:
It had to be of little surprise that the Clippers were struggling early on in rebounding the ball, and more than a little concerning that Dallas would go on to win the possession battle and use their experience to grind this out, while taking advantage of the absence of Chris Paul, and the Clippers overall fatigue. After all, this was about as comfortable as Dallas could be in LA, after an easy win over Sacramento on Saturday, and with days off before and between the Laker game on Monday and tonight’s game. It was also as exhausted as the Clippers could expect to be at home, after a pretty grueling MLK day win over the Nets on Monday, and a quick trip to play the Jazz in Salt Lake City yesterday.
Clearly, Mo Williams changed this negative momentum when he came off the bench with about 6:30 left in the first quarter. He went on to have a first half that has to be some kind of record for a Clipper bench player, scoring 18 points on 7 of 7 shooting. Hitting your first 7 shots, including two three pointers and free throws will do wonders for your team, and if you had to point to one thing that won this game, it was Mo’s shooting and overall play. Don’t mind the +/- stat line of -6 he acquired tonight, as he was mostly playing with the 2nd unit (names need not be mentioned). Going back to last year’s trade, Mo’s shooting abilities and true shooting %‘s playing alongside LeBron really jumped off the page, and tonight we got a sense of how that could turn into wins, even off the bench. It should also be said, however, that Mo’s defensive abilities could also have been somewhat masked against an aging Dallas back-court.
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here's one for you all
seems appropriate for Cal fans right now
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
Skynet is horribly behind in the development.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest in Almost Four Years
Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time applications for unemployment benefits last week, easing concern that post-holiday firings were on the rise.
Claims plunged by 50,000 to 352,000 in the week ended Jan. 14, the lowest level since April 2008, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 41 economists in a Bloomberg News survey projected 384,000. A Labor Department spokesman said the decrease reflected volatility seen during this time of year. The four-week average, which smoothes out fluctuations, decreased to 379,000 last week from 382,500.
Companies are slowing the pace of firings and beginning to step up the pace of hiring even as a slump in Europe spurred by a default crisis may limit U.S. growth. The improvement may be a sign that companies are looking to expand their workforces as sales climb.
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This is definitely good news, the only question is whether the recovery can out-run the problems of the Eurozone.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Or whether the euro interventions work or are kind of like Mordor after Sauron buys it (spoiler alert!)
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
THEY KILLED MY N---- NED!
"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
yup
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
So I’ve been busy and haven’t been on CGB the past few days. Have I missed anything?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
Scootie didnt see an Indian person for 10 years in the 80s. Otherwise, no, not really
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Scootie is racis? That’s nothing new. You’re right, pretty boring week.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
You missed a good opportunity to say “we had a chat about chaat”.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
A very delicious topic!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
Rishi started a new podcast Chaat Chat as a response.
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
DAMN YOU
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
watching this happen real-time made me pringle
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
:-P
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
We engaged in some chaat chat, if you will.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
We’ve all agreed Cal should only hire bad coaches with no prospects from now on. Then they’ll never leave us at the altar!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
They must be:
1. Young
2. Good at XBox
3. 1 recruit must love them
4. Not like boats
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
only Ex-furd firees!
Buddy Teevens on line 2!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
I miss Buddy Teevens so much.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
FYI, if you’re planning to take Muni to work
All underground Muni Metro lines in San Francisco have been shut down after an SUV drove into the downtown tunnel and traveled around half a mile before getting stuck, Muni said.
Shortly after 6 a.m. the driver of the SUV drove down a ramp at Church Street and Duboce Avenue and into the underground tunnels, said Muni spokesman Paul Rose.
The driver traveled east almost all the way to the Van Ness Station before getting stuck in the narrow tunnels, Rose said. The driver was arrested, Rose said.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
I missed this
by about 5 minutes I think. A couple of years ago they put up an illuminated “Do Not Enter” sign at the tunnel entrance, and I thought that was kind of silly. Apparently not, although I guess signs can’t overcome 1.75% blood alcohol levels and/or methmouth.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
I’m thinking drugs and/or alcohol.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
The SUV driver, 40-year-old Scott Mitchell of Sebastopol, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, failure to obey a stop sign and driving on train tracks, police said.
Good thinking!
WE ARE THE 0%
The tunnel didn't get too narrow, he F'd up
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
If I can JUUUUUUST get the wheels up on that service staircase… steady….steady….
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa.
Insane person gets up close and personal with 23 foot anaconda
On a recent diving expedition in the Brazilian Pantanal, biologist and photographer Daniel De Granville had a chance to record the gentler side of snakes in the wild, coming face to face with a 23-foot-long anaconda — and walking away only bit by a greater appreciation for them. In fact, Granville says that anacondas are actually quite shy around humans, and likely have much more to fear from us than we do them.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
In fact, Granville says that anacondas are actually quite shy around humans, and likely have much more to fear from us than we do them.
HORSESHIT.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
YEAH…SO SHY. They’d rather have you inside them than next to them.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Uh…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
Buckeye Bear, I don’t know how you managed to only lurk for so long, but you have been a hell of an addition to this blog. <3
You like me, you really like me!
I actually joined quite soon after discovering you all :D
1) Researching for Fbook posts during Big Game Week
2) Inviting myself to the Ohio viewing party
3) De-lurking!
<3
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
Heck yeah!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
Go Bears! The three of us, GoldBlooded, royrules22, oskisunbear, and I’m pretty sure a few others.
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
Flag Guy!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
GAH and I’m even talking to him right now.
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
“talking to him”
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Super mega hawtie
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
How was your chat with YWC?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
WITHOUT ME!? :(
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
no. Nobody said that
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People who also graduated in ’09? I did too.
by puresilence on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Someone should make a histogram.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Plus, adding to the social awkward contingent.
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God must've spent a little more time on you
From now on, headers I post will be lyrics from 90s boy bands.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually very true for people with small rear ends. Anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns, hun.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
and you gave >4 for atoms’ philapousis comment? ouch.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
BAZINGA
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
What is he using here?
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Another photo of the Anaconda
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Dayamn! Funny that the article didn’t even mention that Ice Cube was on the trip or that the snake attacked him.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
Looks like some sort of robotic spider device specifically designed to startle giant snakes.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
Rick Perry drops out, supports Newt
Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race Thursday and threw his support behind Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination.
The endorsement came just as polls suggested that Mr. Gingrich was closing in on front-runner Mitt Romney in South Carolina ahead of the state’s primary on Saturday.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
One fewer candidate to divide the anti-Romney vote.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Yet another reason to stop Iowa from deciding the future of the free world
Oh, by the way, Mitt probably lost Iowa
The state GOP’s final count puts Rick Santorum on top by 34 votes, but with a giant, embarrassing asterisk
So, you know that oft-repeated line about how Mitt Romney is the first Republican presidential candidate of the modern era to win both Iowa and New Hampshire? It turns out it’s not true. Well, it’s probably not true — but we’ll never know for sure.
That’s the upshot of the final certified count for the Iowa GOP caucuses, which gives Rick Santorum — who fell eight votes short when the results were announced on caucus night — a 34-vote edge over Romney, 29,839 to 29,805. But there’s a catch:
Results from eight precincts are missing — any of which could hold an advantage for Mitt Romney — and will never be recovered and certified, Republican Party of Iowa officials told The Des Moines Register on Wednesday.
In other words, the Iowa Republican Party, which has been conducting caucuses that have served since 1980 as the critical opening test in the party’s presidential nominating derby, did not have any mechanism in place to ensure a full and accurate vote count. Since caucus night, according to the Des Moines Register, revised tallies have been trickling in to the state party from precincts across the state. The deadline was the end of Wednesday. In some cases, embarrassing tabulation errors were discovered, and in other cases no forms were turned in at all. Thus, the state party is essentially throwing up its hands and declaring a tie. As chairman Matt Strawn told the Register:
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Your school is responsible then for the travesty of a BCS National Championship Game
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
ftfy
Yet another reason to stop Iowa fromdeciding the future of the free worldseparating the patently absurd from the merely hopeless among Republican presidential candidates.
"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
(HT Scootie)
Interesting proposal from the UC regents…
UC Riverside students received a dose of validation Wednesday from system President Mark G. Yudof over their radical plan to abolish tuition and replace it with post-graduation payments equaling 5% of their income for 20 years.
Speaking at a UC regents meeting on the Riverside campus, Yudof said he was “very impressed” with the proposal — despite the obstacles it would face in implementation. “We think the ideas are constructive,” Yudof said, promising that his staff would study the plan.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
Mark Yudof still sucks.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
Then the juice runs, just like now! Capitalization of interest ftw!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions
I just built out a spreadsheet (I don't know why I did this)
The breakeven point would be an average salary of $66K over those twenty years. Is this reasonable?
(Assumption made: inflation averages 3.5% over the next twenty years)
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I dunno, without counting in grad school. There’s a lot of (lol me) liberal arts, education, social work, etc. degrees to drag down the average, I’d think.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Social work usually requires a grad degree if you go into the field.
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--Thoroughbred
Like you’d know anybody who does social work
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So, they can toll their payments and THEN drag the average down!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I'd be all for this
My son, who is out of state, wants to be a History major.
Woohoo!
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
5% seems like a lot. Is that pre-tax or post-tax, I wonder. It wouldn’t be as bad if it were 5% taken out of your taxable income.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Hate it on principle
This proposal ignores the fact that all of society benefits from an educated workforce. This proposal assumes that the only beneficiaries of a university education are the graduates of the university itself.
This proposal only serves to perpetuate the erroneous idea that everyone is better off paying a minimum of taxes for a minimum of governmental services regardless of the effects on the social contract or the social fabric.
"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
This proposal assumes that the only beneficiaries of a university education are the graduates of the university itself.
Why? Would it mean no state funding?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
No, it means that the only source of funding would be the graduates themselves. It means that none of the burden for funding the UC system would come from the general population itself.
Further, it means that the very wealthy residents of the State of California would bear no burden to support the very educational system that makes it possible for them to live in a desirable place. It’s not egalitarian, and it shifts social responsibility away from those best able to contribute.
In short, it’s un-Californian.
"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
It does? I just saw it to say they were abolishing one form of graduate-funded income for another.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t see that in the article at all. I just saw that they were replacing tuition, which is already paid by the students.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
er
They would be, if this were implemented
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Given the increasing shift of funding the University
…from the State of California to students by way of tuition increases, do you think that this proposal will ensure that the State will continue to maintain its share of funding the UC system?
It’s bad enough that the State has reneged on its promise to shoulder the cost of funding the UC and CSU systems made in the 1950s and 1960s and has continued to shift that burden away from all Californians towards the students themselves.
This proposal will only encourage to accelerate that shift.
"We do not seek men who will bravely lie down to die, but men who will fight valiantly to live."
"Winning is not everything. It is far better to play the game squarely and lose than to win at the sacrifice of an ideal."
-- Andrew Latham Smith
I lost my copy of the social contract.
Can you tell me where to find it again?
It’s available from many local retailers. Just a $50 convenience fee!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Grantland is in Pleasanton:
Every year for the past three years, key members of Madden NFL’s development team have traveled to the Bay Area suburb of Pleasanton, Calif., to meet with John Madden himself at his production company’s office building. There, Coach Madden and the dev team discuss identifiable trends that have emerged in professional football over the past year and spitball ideas about how these trends might be implemented in gameplay. Coach Madden is also briefed on the creative direction and “feature set” of next year’s game. Once that’s done, Coach (as he’s called) and the dev team watch a fully catered afternoon’s worth of professional football games in a large studio space that Coach built after retiring from broadcasting a few years ago.
Electronic Arts Tiburon, Madden’s longtime developer, invited me along to observe this year’s get-together. I confessed to Rob Semsey, the director of communications at EA Tiburon, that I had not played a Madden title in many moons — though I played the hell out of the first couple Sega Genesis Madden iterations, back when it was called John Madden Football and lacked an official NFL license. Semsey assured me that this alarming lacuna in my Madden résumé was acceptable — that, in a weird way, it was even sort of preferable, given that one of the franchise’s perennial challenges has been to figure out ways to keep the Madden base engorged while also rehooking those who once played Madden but don’t anymore.
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Sega Madden was awesome
halfback dive for 4 yards every play! And the sprites go GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Bill Simmons is OK
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Who is Bill Simmons?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
bill simmons is an annoying douchebag but his writing can be somewhat entertaining. when he’s not being willfully ignorant to spur discussion, aka #caltrollgang
"#caltrollgang" - RB
His sense of humor just doesn’t connect with me. Just not into pop culture references, what can I say.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I agree. I prefer his mailbags to most of his other writing.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I like most of his stuff, but I just wish he was concentrating more on writing these days. Seems he just writes like once a week, if that.
i feel like i’d tire of him very quickly if he wrote more.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
But do you like or don’t like him? Please follow the established template for expressing your feelings next time.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I like the fact that Bill Simmons pays Chris Brown to write about football.
"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
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CGB car twitter
So, second only to moving residences on my list of horrible life chores is car-buying. But, here we go again I think. So does anyone have meaningful experience with:
Hyundai Elantra? (we’ve had these as rentals and they’ve been good)
Hyundai Accent?
Honda Fit? (my sis in law has one and likes it)
The missus has a Civic, which has been good but the Elantra seems to offer more bang for the buck and the 10-year warranty is just about right for us as we might not need a car any more by that point.
Also, I’m thinking seriously about using SF Federal Credit Union’s car-buyer service, which I think is similar to the one at Costco (?) so any thoughts about that would be good too.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
i drove the elantra for 2 weeks for work. it’s a fine car, nothing too flashy but definitely gets the job done. at the same time, it definitely feels “cheap”, especially with the interior decoration (note: i probably had a bare rental car model, ymmv with this part). also felt a little underpowered, but it was the week after i drove the a3, so maybe not valid as well :)
"#caltrollgang" - RB
thanks
I will say the Elantra seemed to have better pickup than the Civic, at least better than ours.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
I test drove the first generation Honda Fit and liked it a lot – it would have been a more sensible commuter buy, probably. I think that Consumer Reports might actually be recommending the Elantra over the Civic now. Life’s too short to own an Accent, it’s just tinny as all hell – the extra $3k for the Elantra would be well spent.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
the civic will be interesting, they’re going to move up their mid-cycle refresh for this year because the 2012 was so poorly received.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
I test drove the old model and didn’t like the basic one at all. I also drove the Si and bagged it as a candidate. Much nicer interior than my Subaru, but only fun at license losing speeds.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
what's with the 2012 Civic?
Design unpopularity? I saw something on Kelley blue book about “boring interiors” or some such.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
dunno
I am not paying as much attention as I used to when it comes to new cars, but I think Honda decided to go even more bland because the compact market can be pretty conservative – only for Hyundai to emphasize design while continuing to kill on price. Oops.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
And the warranty, that’s rough. I used to worry they’d go bankrupt or something but I think S. Korea would open the treasury before that happened.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
Hyundai is actually getting pretty decent lately… I remember when I looked in 2002 at cars, the Sonata looked extremely cheaply built (luxury stuff, poor finish)… I saw an upper end Hyundai recently and was extremely impressed by what they’ve done.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
The first time I noticed was an SUV rental where they gave us a Santa Fe… really a nice ride, and a lot of little extras (lights here and there, good sized compartments, etc. all at the same price and low mileage). Ditto when we had an Elantra.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
The dealership where I get my Subaru serviced also sells Hyundais – the Genesis sedan seems well put together, not the sort of car I’d be likely to buy, but worth a look. The Sonatas seem much improved also.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
The “upscale Hyundai” thing seems like a marketing dead end, but what do I know?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I see a few around here, and not just driven by Koreans. I think they appeal to people who don’t want to buy a Lexus? Dunno.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I think, but it seems like if you have the money for one of those it’s not much more for the Lexus the person is aching for. Again, whaddaIknow.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Perhaps because it seems to split the difference in size between an ES330 and LS470 while costing like an ES330? I don’t know, but I think I’d almost rather have the Hyundai.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Again, just … wow. Hyundai.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
I find Lexuses (Lexi?) to be dull. The ES330 is a gussied up Camry. I think I’d rather have a rear wheel drive car built on its own platform (ie, the Hyundai), if that were the choice.
Mind you, I think a lot of people are really buying the dealership experience with a Lexus. Which is probably why most of them are so dull to drive, with one notable exception.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I’ve read that the is350 is less fun to drive than an equivalent BMW, and it doesn’t come with a manual, which seems kind of pointless for me. You can theoretically get the is250 with a manual, which would be kind of amusing now that BMW is switching over to turbo-charged 4 cylinder engines for the “entry” 3 series. But, all of this is completely academic.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
ah, didn’t know that about the 350 not coming in a true manual (i’m sure it has tiptronic). if i were buying a new sedan, i would be inclined to look at the new audis. they’re purty.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
I believe the 250 does have stick, though. go figure.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
BMW is going with a turbocharged 4 cylinder? wow.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Emissions reasons, among other things. You can get better mileage, equivalent horsepower, more torque from a smaller turbo if you do it right. I think they are claiming something like 34 mpg on the highway for the new 528, for example… that’s almost getting into diesel territory.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
they came out with the 335 just as i was buying my car… opted not to go with a turbocharger at the time, given the fact it was new.
guess they feel pretty confident about it now.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not like this is newfangled technology. It may have taken BMW a while to sort it out to their liking, but small turbo engines have been good for a while. My wife’s Saab (sniffle) has a 2.3 liter 4 cylinder with a low pressure turbo and it still gets in the high 20s mpg on the highway loaded down with 4 people and associated baggage.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
right, didn’t mean to insinuate it was new or cutting edge, but more that it was new to BMW.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
My son is hatting on my next car.
And I never tailgate OR talk on a cell phone while driving.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Oops!
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
A buddy in the city was having his car dropped off by the tow company and the tow guy did something wrong and the car rolled down the hill into a house.
Definitely a strange accident.
While at Cal, one a game day, two tow trucks were racing up my street to get to Piedmont to starting towing. Instead, one speared my buddy’s car park on the street.
They look really really good. At this point, I’d say they’re almost at Lexus level. Agree that it’s a marketing dead end though. They should have established a “luxury” brand name to compete with Lexus/Infiniti/Audi and marketed this under that name (imho of course). I think they thought they could build a luxury Hyundai and have that carry to the rest of the brand, which is still thought of as a value brand. I think they lose a lot of potential profit this way.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
when toyota and honda started lexus and acura, lots of folks still thought asia could only make toasters.
Don’t forget about Infiniti! Actually, okay, you probably could forget about them.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
right, but at least you’d be starting with “luxury” instead of “bargain basement” cars.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
right, they did. but the brand name is still attached with bargain basement to a lot of people.
Put it this way (because I have priced this before)… a low end Lexus with bare minimum stuff is slightly better than a high end Camry with all the fixins… but commands a significantly steeper price (and as such, margin)… if you haven’t already, read The Profit Zone. They illustrate and explain this better than I can on the internets right now.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, branding and things…
imagine how many chevy cruzes and sonics would not have been sold if folks knew they’re daewoos (gm owns daewoo/up to last year, they were still call daewoo in korea).
yeah brand is worth something. i think hyundai was being shortsighted in not having a luxury brand, but they’ve been doing well, so what do i know.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
huh
That explains those cars’ success I guess. The last Chevy thing I drove was an Equinox and man that was a hunk o junk.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
drove a cruze and impala over the last few months, hated both of them.
worst was a dodge avenger though… true POS.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
agreed on the Avenger. rented one in LA last May and it was awful.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
It is an amazing and weird thing to me that Hyundai regularly wins awards and gets recommended as a car.
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--Thoroughbred
I like the way it looks a lot. If I was in the market for a car, I’d at least check it out.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
why?
Have you been in one lately? Or just noting the irony given where they started?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
thanks
The main attraction for the Fit/Accent is the small size, for SF parking purposes. The hatch and extra doors would be good too (both our cars are two-door and it’s kinda unfriendly to haul elderly and young relatives around in them).
As you say I don’t know those things are worth giving up on the Elantra over.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
The Elantra doesn’t strike me as being that big, but I am surrounded by people in large cars so my sense of scale is probably a bit different.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Nope, definitely SF standards, there are a lot of odd-sized street parking spaces that you can squeeze a car into even if the difference is just a few inches.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
I love SFFCU, but why are those the only 3 options?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t understand your question. Those are the cars that we are most interested in based on price and value. We have a Civic now.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Ah, I was saying that there are other vehicles in that segment than those 3. What about a Ford Fiesta?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
That’s funny, I love buying new cars – I’ve thought about doing as a service for friends, once they decide what they want, let me lose on the sales staff.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Duly noted.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
I might take you up on that
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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Maybe Kodiak will drill on your teeth for free too!
Actually I wonder what kind of license one would need for that. Maybe none. As I say I’m seriously considering letting SFFCU do the dirty work.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
I would have only expected to hear that from someone who always wins car negotiations…
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
happy music
Not an exhaustive list, but:
Super Furry Animals, I got mobile phone
Super Furry Animals, Golden Retriever
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I’ve been having a rolling conversation about 70s music with my brother – he’s been filling in his 70s back catalog and aside from his (slightly disturbing) appreciation of Skynyrd and the like, he’s been listening to old Iggy Pop and the Stooges and New York Dolls, and wondering what exactly most of grunge had to offer that hadn’t been done already.
I think he’s just getting his middle aged groove on, since his response to my positive noises about the recent Black Keys album was that he liked Mudhoney more when they had more distortion and eccentricity. There’s no pleasing some people.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Your brother sounds like a wise man, The Stooges & New York Dolls were way ahead of their time, but there’s nothing wrong with The Black Keys either. P.S. Lynard Skynyrd II was on infinite repeat loop when I was young.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
He’s always been more… hard core I guess I would say about listening to music. He tends to go all-in on a given genre / style / period and then discards most of it and moves on. I’m more of a dilettante by comparison.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
This one always gets me pumped up.
And for the record, that is Dave Grohl, Lemmy and Wino with the lovely Suicide Girls.
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
Tedford talked to Mandel from SI yesterday? OMG DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:18 AM PST reply actions
80s baby
I melt with you (modern english)
dancing with myself (idol)
mysterious ways (u2)
free falling (petty)
when I was 11, my parents packed up and moved to India for a couple years, wanting me to grow closer to my relatives. my cousin (in orinda) made me a mix tape as a goodbye present. I listened to that day in day out; these were my absolute favorites and still bring instant smiles.
Scotch porn
So, as an expert on Scotch, having written one review, I received in the mail a few weeks ago, a bottle of The Glenrothes 1995 Single Malt Scotch, which is being released on January 25th, in honor of Burns Night (as in Robert Burns). The Glenrothes don’t have any set age at which they release their Scotch. They just wait until it’s right, and this Speyside single malt tastes right to me. Flowery, with a honey quality, very different from the smoky, peaty Scotches I usually like. So I’d recommend it to discerning Scotch aficionados.
And while we’re at it, I’ve included a Scotch gallery (Scotch porn, plain and simple) with comments on the Scotches I currently have on my shelf or don’t have on my shelf because I finished the bottle. I am not including things that are on my shelf that I don’t drink, like Macallan or Chivas 12, Not crazy about those, so they’ve been there for a long time.
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So far, we have you, me, CBG, boomtho (tent), and Raptors (tent).
Where should we go? Somewhere warmer would be nice.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
boomtho and I are tent? wtf is this, occupy HH?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I’m in, but 4 is way too early for me!
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
closer to 5:15, 5:30. probably earliest I can skip out is 5:15.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
ok. did we decide on a place yet?
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
seems like a cool place for food, but not a full bar, right?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
I think I’ve walked past that place. 2nd St. near Market?
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Very close to your favourite clothing store in the world, Men’s Wearhouse
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
actually, that location is gone. it’s an empty storefront now.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
no no no
You’re thinking about Okra (nee Bindi).
Amber is around 3rd and Market in Yerba Buena Lane. You know where the Coffee Bean is?
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
ah, thanks for the clarification. Indian bars/restaurants—they’re all the same! /ducks
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
See attached
http://www.yelp.com/biz/amber-india-san-francisco-2
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Did anyone get dumped after eating there?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
I expect to be joining around 530 as well.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
no idea, sorry brah
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 10:56 AM 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 19, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Somewhere warmer would be nice
I had to cancel my planned weekend golf trip to Florida due to work. And it has started to snow HARD. I wanna be somewhere warmer right now. :(
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Tell me about it.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
I just did. WHY DON’T YOU EVER LISTEN???
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Because I’m young.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
An acceptable answer would have been “because there’s too much effing snow in my ears”
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Not yet…but about to be! Sigh.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
I think we need a Rust Belt CGB HH.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
you’d better adhere to acceptable standards of hygiene before you go.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Too cold to smell.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
We could meet in Toledo, but no one wants that.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Hahahaha. Who is in Kentucky again? Columbus really would be halfway…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Road trip in Dr. Mrs. CALumbus Bear’s car?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
A tiny Asian girl can probably fit in the back seat…
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
It is pretty effing small
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I am not an it!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
You’re gonna get SOOOO tagged
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Ok, Banksy.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
But the unshowered smell just gets into the seats and no amount of fabreeze can eradicate it.
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
I also don’t understand this unshowered asian girl thing.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
TheBuckeyeBear brags about never showering, falling asleep at parties, eating donuts all the time, and not wanting to wear pants.
So, in other words, typical Cal student.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Maybe he was talking about Ohio Bear…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
No, Ohio Bear bathes regularly
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I need to practice my deception…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Louisville. 4 hours from Columbus and 4 from Chicago. Not sure about Toledo though.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 19, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
No one’s sure about Toledo, except that it’s Detroit Jr.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
HE HAD TO CANCEL MY PLANNED WEEKEND GOLF TRIP TO FLORIDA DUE TO WORK. AND IT HAS STARTED TO SNOW HARD. HE WANTS TO BE SOMEWHERE WARMER RIGHT NOW. [FROWNY FACE]
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Inside voice, please.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I have not had this one. However, instant trust of this author as he normally likes the peaty/Islay Scotches.
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
this
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
The article is written by Mick LaSalle, the Chronicle’s movie critic.
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 19, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
Do they still rate movies with the scale of the man sitting, clapping, or standing and clapping?
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
This man also sleeps, and I seem to recall a vacant chair once or twice
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by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
So, to answer your question, yes.
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 19, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
That sounds delightful.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
Scotch porn
For a split second, I thought this meant DC Trojan had a sex tape out there.
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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If he does, it must mean he knows a Stanfurd Cardinal, since they are all child pornographers.
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Scotch porn. I assume sheep are involved.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
dot
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Fancy Haggis?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 20, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
Please, it's a miracle I got up the courage to reproduce in the first place
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Sporophytes FTW!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
Song that always brightens my day
“Summertime”, by The Sundays.
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y did he delete is twitter?
does that mean someone can take the coach_lupoi username?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t understand. Do I need to do anything?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
We’re hiring a DL coach?
ETERNAL DOOMNATION
Ryan Gorcey
Everyone in #Cal land: when I know about a new DL coach, I’ll tell you. I don’t keep stories to mysel
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:16 AM PST reply actions
mock fail
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
looking at his mentions, it appears he got sick of 4045 Cal fans asking him if we’ve hired anyone yet.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
I should ask 7 times for good measure
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
UW hates Jorge
"He trolls so hard, he plays so competitive, he’s one of the greatest warriors this league
has ever had," Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar said. "I didn’t say greatest player.
"He does all the dirty work, and he will do whatever it takes to win, whether it’s guard the best player or dive on the floor for loose balls," Gaddy said.
Ah, the defense. Gutierrez is considered one of the best defenders in the Pac-12. He was named to the Pac-10 all-defensive team the past two seasons.
He’s a troll. He’s annoying. He’s physical. He’s relentless.
"He’s just always there," Wilcox said. "He’s trollin. He does the little stuff to get you out of your game. It’s the little things like grabbing your jersey when the ref’s not looking – things that will get you of your game."
Wilcox won’t have to deal with Gutierrez, but Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten might.
"He never really trolled me last year, but I know he can really troll and he’s going to be there at all times," Ross said.
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:39 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
HAHAHAHA
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Awesome.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
JORGE BE TROLLIN
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone see one of CGB's new fanshot about Yuri Wright?
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2012/1/19/2718869/yuri-wright
I know he’s just a kid…but yeowsers.
Yuri Wright’s tweets are why Michigan stopped recruiting him
Yuri Wright, the 4-star CB from New Jersey, was once though to be headed to Michigan in the 2012 class. Earlier this month, the Michigan coaching staff took a deeper look into the prospect after a concerned alumnus sent the school verbatim tweets that Yuri had posted on his Twitter account that were both racially and sexually unacceptable.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
but but but his twitters is teh private?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
LOL
A sampling…
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Total gentleman, right?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
red x’s DAM YOU FIREWALL
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Did his father baptize a Heeb??
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Then technically she isn’t a Heeb anymore?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Yeshiva University has also stopped recruiting Wright
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Yeah, I think we might be misinterpreting these posts. I think he’s saying that his father is a minister and baptized a born-again Christian, who used to be a Jew.
I believe in the tweet above he’s saying he misses his cat and that he no longer endorses Rick Perry for president.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
LOL, rec'd
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Makes sense, now that Tosh’s heart is in Washington.
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by Rishi on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I totes appreciated this one.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Tosh’s new contract prevented them from paying the power bill
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
no longer top ten
sad trombone
National signing day on Feb. 1 is just around the corner, and UCLA has made a move in the ESPN recruiting rankings.
The Bruins, after a slow start, broke into the top 25 at No. 24. California still leads the Pac-12, but it fell from No. 8 to No. 11.
USC is 18th, Stanford 19th and Oregon 21st.
Here’s the skinny on UCLA’s rise, which came at Cal’s and Arizona State’s expense:
UCLA: Despite getting a late start new head coach Jim L. Mora and his staff have been active on the recruiting trail and able to improve the Bruins’ 2012 class. Recent key pick-ups in defensive tackle Ellis McCarthy and quarterback T.J. Millweard have helped push UCLA’s class into the top 25. Former Cal commit McCarthy gives UCLA a big D-Tackle who can create pressure and help a defense that ranked 112th in sacks this season. Former Arizona State commit Millweard is a good athlete with a big arm. Other fairly recent pick-ups that has helped strengthen this class is four-star cornerback Ishmael Adams and high three-star corner Marcus Rios.
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:01 AM PST reply actions
I’m in wait and see mode. Lets see what happens between now and LOI Day.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
so, is there any way to get the Cal Band to perform “I’m on a boat” at the UW game? Is this joke vintage yet?
#calgang take me away
by turkey on Jan 19, 2012 11:01 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
we shall use it until lake washington freezes over
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I hope that’s already in their plans.
I also hope we boo the hell out of Tosh when they introduce him.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Vuvuzelas that make a foghorn sound?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
student section should take it on themselves to boo the shit out of him, even if he’s not introduced. i like removing the “official” Cal stance from the actual students/fans.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
I sooooo hope they suck next year and come into Memorial reeling… and i hope we trounce them and then letting the chanting begin…
That's too creative
Our chants will be “F*** YOU TOSH! F*** YOU TOSH! [voice in the background] I SLEPT WITH YOUR MOTHER!”
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He’s going to stay in Sark’s underground Jumbaco factory
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I really want to go up to him, either at the sideline, or maybe waiting for him at the tunnel, and throw some dollar bills in his direction mockingly.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
What’s the exchange rate for Mexican pesos? We can throw those at him
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Indonesian rupiah. 1 US dollar = 8960.0000 Indonesian rupiahs
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
oh, stupid me. I forgot about the Vietnamese dong (cue laughter). 1 US dollar = 20900.0000 Vietnamese dong
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
lol
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
You;re just trying to get me to tell you my exchanging money on the Zimbabwe black market story…
(NOOOOOOO!!!!!)
trust me on this one… if there is one thing you absolutely do not want to buy in Africa is hookers… I need to slather myself in disinfectant just typing that.
I learned that from watching The Last King of Scotland!
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
i learned this from my friends who did PeaceCorps.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
better to lease then, got it.
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You can totes expense those payments! AWESOME
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, so racis
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, I know about the hyperinflation and all that, but are they readily obtainable? didn’t they reset their currency a few times because of it?
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
So when I was there back in 2002 it was just when everything was going to hell in a hand basket. There were NO tourists or anything and this was at the peak of the season.
I flew into Victoria Falls airport. A friend of mine in South Africa had arranged for a friend of his in Zim to meet me at the airport. Great guy. Now, I had heard about exchanging money on the black market but you needed to be very careful about it. I am going to get this wrong but I think the official exchange range back then was Zim10 to US1. (or something like that). That was the official rate, which as anyone who has lived / traveled through Africa knows has little bearing on reality.
So I wasn’t sure how I was going to approach this and who to trust, but one of the first things the guy says to me upon pick up was “So do you need to exchange money???” They were / are DESPERATE for US dollars… so he takes me to a friend who gives me an exchange rate of something like 100Zim to 1US. Amazing… Also a very pleasant guy… so we’re leaving when I hear my “banker” calling for me and I’m thinking “uhoh, shit meat fan…” but all he wants to do is give me a receipt for the transaction… and I’m thinking WOW, this is a polite black market system…
So it turns out the gov’t is on to the black market so they insist any cash transaction you conduct you must have an official receipt for the Zim money you obtained… my banker was really looking out for me…
So to make a long story less long… I stayed at this beautiful hotel…. In Africa they have “local” rates and “tourist” rates…. the tourist rates are always higher, but i sort of get why they do that. I had worked out with the hotel to give me the local rate since i was basically living in africa… they agreed… so instead of paying $300(US) a night for a room they gave it to me for $100(US)… but then I paid for it with my “banker” money so ostaying in this 5 Star resort only cost me about $10 / day. I decided to stay an extra week!!! And I tipped like I was a rapper at a strip club!!!
Excuse me, but it is market of color. Goddamn, you are SO RACIS
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No, reals are used in Brazil, not Zimbabwe.
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I liked this.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
jesus. I remember 1,000,000 dinar notes in Serbia
I have to close one eye to look at this
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 19, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
throw some origami boats at him too
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
We should make a large cardboard boat that we can pass up and down the student section.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
What would it be named? I’m imagining something like the S.S. Benedict Arnold Photo of To$h wearing a Huskies visor, leaning out a porthole dangling Oski.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
can y’all sing “what shall we do with the drunken sailor” while doing this?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
You could just rig up oski’s golf cart to look like a boat and have him drive around memorial in it.
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Bring back Marshawn to ghostride the boat cart!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
lol
I like this idea too
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
this is LITERALLY phenomenal
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Ann Perkins!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Shaq Thompson! You are LITRALLY the best safety I have ever seen. I will LITRALLY die if you don’t become a husky
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I think that’s gonna be hard to play with a band.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Boat card stunts!!
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 19, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
damn…didn’t read ahead
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 19, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
How about playing
Hues Corporation “Rock the Boat”
This would be pretty frickin awesome… (especially for us old folks)
Yesterday was easily the most traveled day we’ve ever had. Truly insane shit. 50K+ hits in one day.
Shows that sometimes there is only so much we can do to get traffic. Certain things are within our control. But when some crazy shit happens, traffic like triples.
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Triples? Just like Tosh’s and Kiesau’s salaries?
by puresilence on Jan 19, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Was it most hits on SBN evar?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
No, probably not even close. But for us, it is huge.
And the last few days, we’ve had the highest traffic in the college sphere. We’re beating EDSBS. Avi’s backstab post from yesterday was HUGE. For today, it is the 9th biggest rafficked post. For today. I missed looking yesterday at ti.
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How many extra hits did the SI article give you?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
I dont know how to see that. We see in 3 day chunks and since the traffic was insane in the last 3 days and the SI article just went up this morning, its not registering. Or Im msising it.
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Or Im msising it.
check UW
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Our numbers will assuredly die down in the next day or two as the insanity calms down.
however, I hope that some of the new readers who came by and didn’t know about us will stick around. So, this could be another turning point in site growth. We broke 200K visits and 400K hits last month. I think well do it again.
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Weve already shot past Jan 2011’s numbers and were barely halfway done with the month.
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Better get trollin to maintain your 50k hit quota.
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
TOSH LUPOI IS A TRUE AMERICAN HERO!
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That type of trolling would bring 100k hits and make every cal fan moar butthurt than they are now.
ON TO DAY 4 OF DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
If the new readers dont, I will.
How should I start?
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Done and done. And I mean done.
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the real boom tho (rod benson) had a few parties here during the summer.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
R-O-D, B-E-N, SON! The thing about my bathroom is, it’s mad duke-y son.
by MarineCorpsDuck on Jan 19, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
I’m in there like swimwear
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
sidenote, i’ve had multiple people on cgb ask me if i’m the real rod benson – maybe i should’ve picked a diff sn?
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Maybe you should be boomNOTthemtho
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Are you????
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not going to tell you how long I followed the actual boomtho on twitter before I realized it wasn’t you ;)
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
No, we’re still trollin’
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Really? That was your title?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Frankly, I’d rather party with Crabs. But that’s jus tme.
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by TwistNHook on Jan 19, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Season starts in a couple of months! http://humboldtcrabs.com/
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I see. Well, remember to wrap it up next time.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
that’s what she said….to the Packer’s Defense (sigh)
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Hope we win. Otherwise, thatll be an akwward party
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venereal disease?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
A JOKE WAS MADE. A JOKE WAS EXPLAINED.
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE CONTINUES!
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“Hosting parties” = showing up and leaving after twenty minutes.
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Yeah, but not showing up at all would rule out any possibility of Shenanigans.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
They must be taking lessons from Kwame Brown! (party invitation posters, not sure if nsfw)
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Should they really be partying Friday night?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Kids these days
Young, in Love and Sharing Everything, Including a Password
Young couples have long signaled their devotion to each other by various means — the gift of a letterman jacket, or an exchange of class rings or ID bracelets. Best friends share locker combinations.
The digital era has given rise to a more intimate custom. It has become fashionable for young people to express their affection for each other by sharing their passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts. Boyfriends and girlfriends sometimes even create identical passwords, and let each other read their private e-mails and texts.
They say they know such digital entanglements are risky, because a souring relationship can lead to people using online secrets against each other. But that, they say, is part of what makes the symbolism of the shared password so powerful.
"It’s a sign of trust," Tiffany Carandang, a high school senior in San Francisco, said of the decision she and her boyfriend made several months ago to share passwords for e-mail and Facebook. "I have nothing to hide from him, and he has nothing to hide from me."
That’s what my younger sister was telling me. She thought it was so stupid. Have to agree with her there. Nothing could possibly go wrong with that post breakup!
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
Well, you can always change your password. But yeah, kind of a dumb idea.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Not if they change your password first.
by Missing Barry on Jan 19, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
HOW DID YOU FIND MY TWITTER?!?!?
KEEP CALM
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
reap what you sew… lulz
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I noticed a Cal fan used “sewn” instead of “sown” on an anti-To$h rant on one of the previous threads, so…
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, maybe.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
I think even within a fully committed relationship, each individual needs some realm of private space.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
OMG NOPE
I had a girlfriend once that INSISTED that I give her my facebook password. To prove that I care about her and all that nonsense.
I steadfastly refused and she got angry, but I won!
(needless to say, we broke up at some point)
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Red Flag!
I had a girlfriend once that INSISTED that I give her my facebook password. To prove that I care about her and all that nonsense.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Why am I not surprised? (but I wouldn’t either, so there’s that).
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
This has everything to do with being sane and nothing to do with commitment phobia
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
remind me of this during HH tomorrow. i have story to share but not on the interwebs.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
ah, shoot, wasn’t there something else you were supposed to bring up at the next HH? I think we mentioned it last week or the week before.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Stupid
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
serious nope
it’s been almost 3 years and still not gonna happen. i do have friends that do this though.
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They are so fucked
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I have my gf’s, like, computer login password, but that’s just so I can use her computer at all.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
My wife has only 2 passwords, so I know to try them. It is either drowssap or in the alternative 123456.
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Or puppies. That’s usually a good one.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
ABC provides snippets in which Wife No. 2 said Gingrich sought an "open marriage" so he could have a mistress and a wife:
"She said when Gingrich admitted to a six-year affair with a Congressional aide, he asked her if she would share him with the other woman, Callista, who is now married to Gingrich.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Vom
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Impressive pun
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Thanks, it just came to me.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Somehow I feel like Republicans won’t have any issue with this, despite their howling at Clinton and Edwards and Wiener.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
HE LOVES JESUS, THAT"S ALL THE MATTERS
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Didnt you say you were a Republican elsewise?
Also, they wont have a problem with this insomuch as hes dead in the water and nboody cares anymore.
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The idea of a “Republicans Howl at Weiner” headline tittilates me.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Mrs Fire Starkey has steadfastly refused my arguments for an open marriage for years. Maybe I should’ve married Newt.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
lulz, yep. Amazing that Romney’s opponents are all such terrible candidates. What a lucky bastard.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Make your own downfall parody here because this has been done 10 trillion times: http://s1.zetaboards.com/downfallparodies/topic/2710145/1/
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
seriously. that meme is almost as played as “hellllooooooooo…la la laaaa.”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
I think it can still be clever, tho the bar has been raised.
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I really enjoyed the LA Carmargeddon one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlLZ4RWyyAw
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
CAA chapter
are we still moving ahead w/ the CAA CGB chapter? LET’S HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 12:31 PM PST reply actions
The first question would be: why? Because there is work involved. Specifically:
Alumni Groups wanting to be chartered under CAA must go through a one-year provisionary period. Once approved for the provisional period by CAA staff, the group must complete all of the following in their first year:
1. Hold at least four officer meetings, approximately quarterly.
2. At least two of the meetings must be in-person, with a majority of the officers present.
3. At least one of the meetings must include the CAA Alumni Group Advisor.
4. Hold at least one event, resulting in an increase of alumni on the group’s mailing list and/or facebook page/group.
5. Send one email blast through the CAA/Convio system to notify the target alumni population of the new group.
6. Have an active website containing up-to-date information. Additionally, having an active facebook presence is encouraged.
In addition to the above, the group needs to have at least the following in place for Year 2:
1. Several events planned.
2. At least half of the original officers staying on board.
3. Updated mission/goals presented to CAA.
After the Provisional Period concludes, CAA will consider the group to become a chartered Alumni Group in the Bronze Category. CAA will approve groups on a case-by-case basis.
So what’s the goal? If folks here want to organize and host events and/or raise money for scholarships and/or facilitate alumni networking and/or promote spirit through additional avenues that’s cool. If we’re just looking for some recognition and/or a way to pull in new readers, it’s prolly not worth the work involved.
WE ARE THE 0%
1) Officer’s meeting = HH
2) A benefit is so that people can find us if they’re lonely
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Group Benefits:
• Group events posted on CAA website
• Contact listing on CAA website and printed brochure
• Event liability coverage
• A website (managed by group) hosted through CAA
• Email Blast to relevant alumni, sent up to four times per year (approximately quarterly)
• Invitation to the Alumni Group Leaders Meeting (AGLM)
• Alumni Groups Advisor support
• CAA Staff attendance at key events as available
We could prolly fulfill 2 of the 6 “Services to Cal” very easily (Alumni Networking and Cal Pride/Spirit) thus fulfilling Silver requirements.
Additional Silver Benefits:
• $500 monetary support per calendar year
• One four-hour rental of Alumni House per calendar year, subject to availability
• One custom banner throughout group’s tenure
With a Scholarship and some organized Student Involvement we could become a Gold group over time.
Additional Gold Benefits:
• $1000 monetary support per calendar year
• One eight-hour rental or two four-hour rentals of Alumni House per calendar year, subject to availability
• One custom banner throughout group’s tenure
Personally I feel there really should be a motivation here that goes well beyond publicizing this site. Working towards establishing an CGB Inanity Scholarship (or similar) is something I could get behind.
WE ARE THE 0%
i’m interested
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
I’m only in it for the custom banner.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Don't be silly
No one buys smelly girls drinks!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
I’m also really popular during allergy season.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
You are the custom bannermaker?!
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--Thoroughbred
Our banner gold and blue!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
Can we raise money for the band and/or sports that need help?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, for sure. The Philanthropy service requirement is largely geared towards giving money towards the various CAA scholarships and funds (very worthy cause, imo) but raising money for other things on campus is also included on the list there. If this group was to happen, and I’m not convinced it will but hey maybe, ideally we could raise money for both via occasional fundraising drives here (mods: is that allowed on SBN?)
WE ARE THE 0%
I would love to do fundraising drives.
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yes, I was thinking this on my walk back from lunch. we could easily fund-raise.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
What would we do with our 4 hours at the Alumni House?
Besides, of course, naked jello wrestling.
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It is subject to availability, though. I presume that is a desired time.
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The alumni band gets in for Alumni Band Day each year so there is that. Seems to us that a lot of their groups DON’T want things on football days, understandably, because oy vey the parking! But we’ve seen lectures in there on game days too. What we’re saying is that it is subject to availability, though, we hope you understand.
WE ARE THE 0%
I’d fly out from Texas for this
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
To naked jello wrestle/
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Rishi only wrestles in vegetarian gelatinous substances.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
you are god damned right I would. CGB naked jello wrestling tournament FTW!
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Reenact the Battle of Gettysburg with monkeys!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
Too much money. Could we borrow CB81’s cats?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
sorry, Alumni House is a No-Twists Club. we’re allowed one.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
We will give nothing back to the academic community. As well as provide no public service of any kind. This much I promise 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 19, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
kinda wordy
but a good motto nonetheless.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Do tailgates count as officer meetings?
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Does getting arrested for indecent exposure count as meetings with officers?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
We'd have to have multiple CGBers together at one time.
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What if they are all incarcerated together, but different cell blocks?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Does shotgunning a beer count as a meeting-like activity?
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Let's Play NAME THAT GROUP
Imagine that we organize to promote the California Spirit™ and hold online fundraising drives for existing entities.
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).
Assume California Golden Blogs is already in the running.
WE ARE THE 0%
UC East Bay Trolling Society
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The Spirit Inside
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Blue and Trolled
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
California Trollden Blogs
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
CyberBears No Not That Kind The Cal Kind
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, thats not real life. Everyone knows Bears dont have wings
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
those are actually giant ducks helping out the laser bears.
ATQ solidarity and shit
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
I like the smoke in the background. Nice touch
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
No Homers Club
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 19, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
Alumni Bear Dump
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 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
official cheer
Hey Alumni! DON’T!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
The California Z Society
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
by sec119 on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
sj sharks game for corporate event
anyone know if hp pavillion has a box that can fit ~50 people??
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Lose weight fatty
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hawt
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Calling fellow nerds/niners fans
we renamed aldon to “Alduin smith” during the saints game. it was good.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
An investigation unfolding near the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles is playing out like a gory movie script, as police worked to identity a man whose body was found in parts over the past two days — first a head on Tuesday, then two hands and two feet on Wednesday.
On Thursday, more than 100 police officers, some on horseback, were searching a Hollywood wilderness park along a winding hiking trail to see if they can find more body parts.
Authorities said the head came from a man believed to be 40 to 60 years old. Police think all the body parts are from the same man but are trying to confirm that.
Dog walkers found a severed human head inside a plastic bag Tuesday after two of the dogs they were walking began toying with an object. When they shook the plastic bag, a human head fell out onto the ground, according to police Cmdr. Andrew Smith.
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
vampires
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
drug cartel vampires?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
redundant?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
it worked in blazing saddles!
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
no no no
Have we learned nothing from Lester Freamon? If you start digging around out there you’re gonna find all kinda bodies.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
It’s like Peggy Noonan says, sometimes you just need to keep walking….
heh
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
*cue LA NOIR music *
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
MY LIFE IS OVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
please stay shaq
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
dooooooooooooom
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
We’re #3! We’re #3! We’re #3!
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Biggens sez we’ve fallen behind Oraygon and the Dub for Shaq’s services
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
z
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
dooooooooooooom
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Plenty of fish in the sea.
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 19, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
well, I generally take anything Biggens says with a grain of salt. He’s a data point but not always the most accurate guy out there.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
hawt
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Still no cable tv at the homestead
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
i think they show episodes (though slightly delayed) on internet via FX or hulu (free hulu)
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Go to Sidereel.com tomorrow and find the Archer site. Watch the megavideo link.
It’s what I do.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
sooooooPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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MENDOZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
DAMNIT
That was such a reliable source of high quality streaming video.
Fine, I’ll just torrent Archer. FX should upload the episodes in a timely manner, not with three months’ delay
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
I will miss Icefilms. :(
"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
Twitter trollers be trollin
"Our sturdy golden troll"
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
not me, i just screenshotapasta
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
I bring doooooooooom to our attention!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
Is this real?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
I like how UW fans are not only proud of the whole Tosh thing, they’re mad at us in the comments to the chat.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
“YOU HAVES NO RIGHT TO BE ANGRY CAL FANS. WE PAID GUD MONEYS FOR THE TOSH”
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
LOL brilliant
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
will you run the shit coach lupe sez twitter?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Do we think Ghetto Hikes is cute or exploitative?
I’m 28. I have a full time job leading urban kids on nature hikes. I simply write down shit they say.
Mr. Cody, lemme borrow them monoculars, I think I see a pack of bald eagles.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
Is the 28 year old dude a Catholic priest that moves every 3 years?
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
I'm loving these
“Hey yo Demetrius! Free pine cones!”
“Yo Mr. Cody, how much you give me if I drink this puddle?”
“Mr. Cody, you should invent like a portable microwave. Go campin, heat up a pita pocket or some shit.”
“The earth be like, ‘today i feel like makin a river.’ That’s just motherfuckin’ mother nature.”
“Bring the first aids kit, Leon think he tore his rotisserie cuff.”
KEEP CALM
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
mmmmmm rotisserie cuff chicken
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
"The earth be like, ‘today i feel like makin a river.’ That’s just motherfuckin’ mother nature."
Goddamn, that’s deep.
"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
“We thought Tina C. was ova there havin’ a azzma attack, but she just chokin’ on tree bark.”
“Mr. Cody, you ever wanna just karate the shit outta summa these berry branches?”
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 19, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
DC Trojan?
“You fuckin’ crazy Ervin, it’d be hard as fuck to pogo stick out here.”
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
What 2011 was supposed to be like as predicted in 1911
Love hte one about getting rid of C, X,a nd Q.
Store purchases by Tube is good, too.
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Oranges will grow in Philly seems oddly specific
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lol @ the “walk ten miles”/exercise stuff
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
"A man or woman unable to walk 10 miles at a stretch will be regarded as a weekling"
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by TwistNHook on Jan 19, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
good post
A university education will be free to every man and woman.
Hmmm… not quite, but football coaches seem to be getting plenty of boats!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
"Automobiles will be cheaper than horses"
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MASSIVE FAILURE BY HUMANITY:
STRAWBERRIES AS LARGE AS APPLES WILL BE EATEN BY OUR GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS DINNERS A HUNDRED YEARS HENCE
WE FUCKED UP BRO
WE ARE THE 0%
"Few drugs will be swallowed"
We stick them up our bungholes instead?
"Our sturdy golden troll"
-cldpc
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
/snorts aspirin
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
“The American will live fifty years instead of 35”
Was 35 really life expectancy in 1911?
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
(or at least that’s how it turned out, maybe people born in 1876 were dropping like flies in 1911)
WE ARE THE 0%
Look at the difference between 1918 and 1919
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woah
Sucks to be them
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a great book
A little more detail on the science/medicine side of the story than I would have liked, but a great read. Like the Road, but with more death.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
a formal version of “SUP GURL”
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
“Salutations, wench!”
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Google made 10 bil (WITH A FUCKING B) last quarter
OUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 19, 2012 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
“Google had a really strong quarter ending a great year. Full year revenue was up 29%, and our quarterly revenue blew past the $10 billion mark for the first time," said Larry Page, CEO of Google. "I am super excited about the growth of Android, Gmail, and Google+, which now has 90 million users globally – well over double what I announced just three months ago. By building a meaningful relationship with our users through Google+ we will create amazing experiences across our services. I’m very excited about what we can do in 2012 – there are tremendous opportunities to help users and grow our business."
I wonder what the profits were based off of that revenue.
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Silly Kat, you only pay for vowels!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
Net profit looks to be around 33% historically, gross profit at 66%. So… a fuckload.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Peeps not happy about Motorola acquistion?
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
When did the January options expire?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Google Inc. (GOOG), owner of the world’s most popular Internet search engine, reported fourth-quarter revenue and profit that missed analysts’ estimates as an economic slowdown in Europe crimped international sales.
Sales excluding revenue passed on to partner sites were $8.13 billion, Google said on its website. That compared with the $8.41 billion average estimate of analysts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Profit before certain costs was $9.50 a share, missing the $10.50 average estimate. The shares plunged as much as 10 percent.
Growth at Google, which gets more than half its revenue outside the U.S., was held back by slower growth in Europe amid concerns about a sovereign-debt crisis in the region. That contributed to disappointing advertising sales on Google.com and YouTube, said Clay Moran, an analyst at Benchmark Co. Google said it also generated less money on a per-click basis for all ads in the fourth quarter.
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Twitter Stalking
Matt Coch talking some smack on the twitts:
MattCoch Matthew Cochran
Cal and Stanford degree >>>>>> Oregon degree #AtLeastIllGetAJob
Shuck
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
WOOOO HATE HATE HATE!
Avery Sebastian
"@califresh4life: @AzizShittu it was Tosh ask how many of his players he told ask them how they found out" 0. Left the team hanging
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Can someone translate?
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 19, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I think he is saying:
“Aziz, I think you should ask coach Lupoi if he told any of his players he was leaving the University of California. Also ask coach Lupoi how they found out he had taken the job at the University of Washington for a boat and $600,000 canadian dollars.”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
more twitter stalking
Love Avery:
Avery Sebastian @Cali_Showtime4
Washington joins Oregon USC and the team across the bay for teams I hate. #calgang November 2nd. I hate Udub day!!!!!!! #killem
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
he kills me.
@ckourtzidis yeah u always know Cal loves u here. But do u play fifa?
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Jeff Tedford now has a shiny new toy to battle tosh on the internets with
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
You think he’s standing behind Avery all giddy and stuff?
“Ooooh Oooh, say this ‘Tosh, you are a poopface’ OOH BURN…type that Avery, type that!”
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
They’re all in the SAHPC bunker waging a game of trolls
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
“And then tell them about the time Tosh farted in the team meeting”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
“And then he didn’t grab the doorknob fast enough and rope coach beat the shit out of him with a rope”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
“and also he broke team rules because he smelt the fart, dealt the fart and lied about it”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
" the worst offence, he lied to recruits about it."
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
“And he tried to get Shaq to come to Washington even though Shaq knew he farted and it smelled bad”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
“he promised that we’d fart as a family, but WHERE IS HE NOW? he fart abandoned us”
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
“Teaching perseverance through farts, self fart-denial, fart work, sacrifice, dedication, individual commitment, leadership & fart accountability.”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
“he actually told recruits to NOT fart at Cal”
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
“so we started substituting the word ‘fart’ with ‘Tosh’. Tiny Toshes a lot”
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
“but fart was not a strong enough word so now we use eatabowlofdickmotherfucker”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Lovin’ this kid!
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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Hes the Carrot Top of jazz musicians
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Elevator "music"ian.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Hey I don't listen to his music
But I dont begrudge a dude making a buck in America
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Hey I got nothing wrong with that either. Just didn’t think you’d consider his music to be jazz.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
It’s definitely jazz. Smooth jazz.
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dude
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
How many of his albums do you own?
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
DISASTER
Kenny G is (potentially) a UW fan:
Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington
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I need to read further:
Kenny G attended Whitworth Elementary School, Sharples Junior High School, Franklin High School, and the University of Washington, all in his home town of Seattle
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I wonder if Kenny G knows my cousin
My cousin was a music professor at UW (a trombonist of some note), now retired.
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are you a secret UW fan????
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Gawd, no.
I just happen to have a relative who taught at UW (who, by the way, is a SF State grad, but grew up in Kensington). In fact, said relative’s parents, brother, uncles, aunt, and multiple cousins are all Cal grads.
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I feel dirty that I applied to and was accepted at UW
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve given up on the builder, they filed Chapter 11 and have basically dissappeared. Most of the stuff outstanding is cosmetic but I am concerned about the grading of the yard. It wasn’t done properly so turns into a swamp when it rains or is watered. No bueno, hoping that doesn’t turn into a cluster fuck
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
that sucks
is the lot at least graded away from the foundation?’
Did they leave the HOA broke too, if you have one?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, its away from the foundation, it just sits on one side of the yard to slowly evaporate. I’m concerned that in summer, it’ll turn into mosquito central. The grade supplier already confirmed they fucked it up but have disappeared, probably because the builder isn’t around to ride herd.
No, the HOA is seperate and they were a secondary builder in the neighborhood.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like a good place for a fishpond!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Woah, I must have missed something here. Wha’ happen?!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
We were getting slow played by the builder when the house was getting finished and thats what caused us to have to stay with my MIL for a week after we sold the old place. There didn’t appear to be any reason why we couldn’t move in, no one was working on the place and they could easily have finished.
We found out shortly before closing that the builder was going under and they couldn’t transfer ownership earlier because of the handover to the trustee (or whatever). They also didn’t fix a bunch of shit.
So we got them to do some of it but after a week or so, they disappeared and the contractors have basically become unresponsive. We’ve got issues with the painters (no big deal) and the grade folks. We have a third part home warranty so HOPEFULLY this wont be a big deal, just a pain in the ass.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
you're lucky as hell
they didn’t skip town and stick you with a bunch of contractor liens.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
no kidding. I feel bad for the people who are losing earnest money or have half built houses sitting there.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
major suckage
especially in wintertime. I am not a contractor but I understand getting lumber wet repeatedly is not a good thing.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
good thing it never rains here! At least in the last year or so
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
OMG RAINPOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN HERE AND IS HEADED FOR TX!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
better than velociraptors
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Unresponsive or out of business? That still sounds awful and maddening.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
the contractors are around but they’ve already been paid by the builder for the original work but there is no motivation for them to come fix their mistakes.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
even if there was, with the builder out of the picture, what do they care? No one is going to pay them.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
It pains me to say this (because it’s unfair), but you could, they probably know more about what’s wrong than a new set of contractors, and may have been shafted too.
Just make sure your insurance is OK with this approach.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
yeah, we may be doing that on the yard issue
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, we got that taken care of, the plumbing issue and the windows done. Also the rain glass and granite stuff too… so just some paint and stain issues(bedroom, front door and fence) plus the yard (the real worry at this point).
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
Quincy Jones???
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Quincy Pondexter??
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
How is that a disaster?
KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
like a fucking snake charmer
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, i think we’re winning here.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I cant find the gif for that
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FUCK THAT NOISE
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
He's a fusky fan, Twizzler
I know a cousin of his well.
But then Ted Bundy was a fusky
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 19, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
This
Ted Bundy was a fusky
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
if you're in desperate need for baseball
and happen to be in arizona….
http://azstarnet.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/korean-baseball-brand-new-asian-flavor/article_2751dd31-5922-5664-9b18-7b70efb6d3ae.html
Eighteen hours after the Hanwha Eagles boarded an airplane in Incheon, South Korea – after stops at LAX, Sky Harbor and a bus ride from Phoenix to Tucson – they settled into their rooms at the midtown Doubletree Hotel.
It was 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Most athletes I’ve met would have spent Wednesday in bed, or a chair as thick as David Wells, crushed by the Jet Lag Goblin.
The Eagles, however, knocked on the Kino Sports Complex clubhouse at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
They were ready to start.
Where were the pitching machines, again?
“We know it’s kinda early,” said Phil Huh, the Eagles’ international director and my translator Wednesday. “That’s the Korean style.”
They dressed in parking-cone-orange caps with white uniforms and built khaki shade tents that read, in stencil, “Hanwha Eagles Spring Camp.”
They unpacked baskets of baseballs still marked with Korean Air tags.
They stretched and threw and didn’t leave the complex’s back baseball fields for the Tucson Padres’ clubhouse until about 1 p.m.
They ate a catered lunch, though the Eagles’ private chef, flown in for training camp, will cook breakfast and dinner.
So ended Day 1 of Pima County’s association with Korean Professional Baseball.
The Eagles, who feature former big-leaguer Chan Ho Park, will train at Kino for six weeks. Pitchers and catchers worked out for the first time Wednesday; position players report Monday.
The NC Dinos, a KPB expansion team that will begin play in 2013, arrive in Tucson next week and will stay until March 5.
The teams are on one-year deals, paying the complex’s rental fee, but will huddle with Jack Donovan before going home.
Donovan – whose Baseball’s International Group has pursued Asian teams for Tucson for three years – said the 80 or so KPB players, staff and coaches will provide a “tremendous economic impact” on the area.
cool
games with MLB spring squads would be interesting, better than split squad road games where no vets go along.
Also, I’d totally go to a KPB or NPB game in SF.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 19, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Poachers gonna poach
Justin Hopkins
Tosh Lupoi has offered 2013 OT Aaron Cochran a #Washington scholarship bit.ly/z231cu
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:25 PM PST reply actions
Any word on a response?
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I have no issue with him recruiting 2013 guys that he previously recruited for Cal.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 19, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
ABC
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad his balls are purple instead of gold
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Shoulda taken care of it himself.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
“What’s my name? FURK YOU THAT’S MY NAME I HAVE AN $85,000 CANADIAN DOLLAR BOAT!”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Then, I watch this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqDtf1aw818
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
PIKERS!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
But I got a whale! RECCOOOOOOO!!!!!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Tell me you don’t like my fuckin neck tie, but don’t tell me you can’t put together 2,500 bucks!
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
And don’t pitch the bitch!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Mr. Fuckin’ Wood!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Agree. I think this and Hollywood Land were two of his better post-GWH performances.
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Did anyone ever watch Voyage of the Mimi?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve recently been considering the slogan “Always Be Creating.”
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I have a better one
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
S-E-C! S-E-C!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
ABT
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
can’t that’ll be the 4th computer I break this week
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
How about tosh TROLLFACED
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 10 recs
Now he looks like glen tho
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
This is good
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I LOVE YOU JUJU PLEASE DON'T TAKE MEMORIAL STADIUM
JUJU STRIKES
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A deadly ice storm swept across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, adding to the misery of residents struggling with power outages and treacherous roads since an earlier record snowfall.
Washington’s governor declared a state of emergency and the storm was blamed for at least two deaths, including that of a 20-month-old boy in Albany, Oregon, who police said was sitting in a car that was surrounded with flood waters and swept into a rain-swollen creek.
In Seattle, which normally sees mild temperatures and wet weather but not heavy snow, the storm has resulted in airport and school closures, car crashes, downed trees and lost power to at least 90,000 households. Overall, some 150,000 homes across the state were without power, officials said.
Nicknamed “Snowmageddon,” the storm first walloped Seattle and other parts of Washington state with snow on Tuesday night. On Thursday, officials mainly expressed concern about icy rain and its potential to down power lines and cause car crashes.
The National Weather Service declared an ice storm on Thursday for eight western Washington counties.
The icy roads led to crashes in many parts of Washington state on Thursday. On Interstate 90 near the town of Cle Elum, about 80 miles inland from Seattle, six semi-trailer trucks were involved in a collision that blocked the state’s major thoroughfare through the Cascade Range of mountains, said Washington State Patrol spokesman Kandi Patrick.
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:32 PM PST reply actions
Having had a couple of multi-day power outages after snow storms in the last couple of winters I can certainly sympathize, it sucks when you get hit with a storm that’s over and above local ability to remove snow / deal with outages.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Hey! It’s not like I live in Toledo.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Where did you lose power?
You’re a Bethesda Trojan huh? aight
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Jan 19, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I am – no power losses this winter, yet, but multi-day outages from Snowmageddon and Commute-a-geddon. Stupid trees, stupid overhead power lines, stupid people not cutting down old / dead trees and overhanging branches.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
I thought he swore off CGB due to all the recent events, too stressful or something.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
probably the Game of Trolls
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’m still here. Been stuck here with no face to face interaction since last week. It sucks and it’s cold.
I ventured out yesterday wearing two layers of everything (except I only had one pair of gloves so I took some old but clean socks, cut off the top and used that as a ghetto gloves). Unfortunately my shoe had a tiny hole in it, through which slipped a lot of freezing snow and ice and nearly gave my toe a frostbite.
In other words, Go Bears!
I have a comedic mental image of you waddling around in 4 feet of clothes and being undone by 1 pebble of ice.
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LOL FROSTBITE IS hILARIOUS
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:39 AM PST up reply actions
Yes. In my mental image of Roy, it is
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Roy — Don’t you own chains? Me and the family are trekking out to the PAC-12 theme restaurant/bar right now for dinner. Hopefully the place will be empty.
There is a Pac12 theme restaurant?
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It’s invite only on Tosh’s boat.
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, and it's a great idea but poor execution.
The burgers are good but absolutely nothing else. Dinner was a success, however, as it consisted of me and 5 year old daughter being the only Cal fans in a place filled with UW fans.
I have a mental image of you and your daughter ninjaing all the rest of those assholes!
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Wet, cold feet will make me miserable faster than anything else. Investing in good footwear and socks isn’t a bad idea.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Wool socks!
"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
I hear it’s 3 degrees where you are right now.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
Came out of nowhere. I was wondering why my nose felt like it was going to fall off while walking home. And a full day of snow tomorrow! My motivation to go to lab has greatly diminished.
:(
Work from home?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
Strongly considering it. But I need to test on my physical set up, which is finally available again after being borrowed to recover computer hard drives for a week. So a trek is probably in order, but I’ll likely wait til after sunrise unlike today…
Ouch
Stay warm!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Truck sleddin
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
How many people remember the old Sherwin Williams neon sign
in Emeryville near The Maze? There was also a Judson Steel sign nearby, that I figure was situated about where IKEA is now.
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Hmm, maybe no planes can get in or out for the next few days.
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might be tough for recruits to take their official visits to UW?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
more twats from the twitter
from one of the BI mods—not sure if true. need more details.
Josh S. @joshbalt
Larry Scott took @coachsark and Tosh Lupoi to task this morning for their behavior and ethical lapses @johnbreech @GregBiggins
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
wow, would be great if this is true.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Please do more than “take to task”. You know sleazeballs don’t care about being “took to task”.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
wut is this?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Pac12’s daddy was like ’SARKY & TOSHY, WHUT, YOU DID TO TEDDY WAS RONG. YOU GO APOROGIZE AND GO BACK TO YOUR SNOWY ROOM"
then he spanked them a few times
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Iz he sayin “No Shenanigans on my watch, how will India and China look at these shenanigans?”
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Shenanigans
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
meow?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
“Shenanigans” is a legitimate non-ironic Street Fighter term.
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
(It refers to a non-stable strategy. ie, something that only works because your opponent doesn’t know about it, whereas an educated opponent would never fall for it.)
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
Like jump hardkick, duck, hardkick sweep? rinse and repeat?
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
You know even though, if true, this would be good news, I’m starting to kind of miss real journalism.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
140 characters or less is better than TL:DR!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah but for me 99% correctness on a vetted article w named sources >>> 75% correctness and half truthiness on any given tweet
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
@Rishi @CGB a thing happened somewhere and it might be important #things #maybeimportant
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
You can esaily choose to ignore twitter etc etc etc
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Not when it’s the only news source!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
That's a terrible Tweet
SpazzyMcGee RT #TweetFridays smhdis hurr tinyurl.com/39oUEJz #SupGirl #hashtag
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
does he live in a hooters now?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
If you were him, wouldn’t you?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
Artificial Testicle Could Treat Male Infertility
http://www.livescience.com/17989-artificial-testicle-treat-male-infertility.html
Researchers in California hope to become the first in the world to build an artificial testicle that produces human sperm. Such a device could allow infertile men to conceive children.
While recent studies have shown it’s possible to treat infertile male mice by producing sperm using stem cells from the mouse, the same has not been done for humans, said researcher Dr. Paul Turek, director of the Turek Clinic, a men’s health medical practice in San Francisco.
Using a newly received government grant, Turek and his fellow researchers hope to develop a human “sperm-making biological machine,” he said.
Unlike a non-sperm-producing prosthesis — a saline-filled implant for men missing a testicle — the device will not be designed to resemble a testicle. Instead it will most closely resemble a cylindrical bag a few inches long, Turek said, creating a final product that looks something like a transparent, over-sized Tootsie Roll.
sperm-making biological machine
sounds like an awesome nickname.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
That Staples "Dave" commercial is creepy.
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Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree: DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline
http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike
Anonymous has sure been quiet lately, but today’s federal bust of Megaupload riled ‘em up good: a retaliatory strike against DoJ.gov has left it completely dead.
DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com is reporting the department’s site as universally nuked, and an Anonymous-affiliated Twitter account is boasting success. This is almost certainly the result of a quickly-assembled DDoS attack—and easily the widest in scope we’ve seen in some time. If you had any doubts Anonymous is still a hacker wrecking ball, doubt no more.
The combination of the hacking nebula’s SOPA animosity—they’ve been a vocal opponent of the bill since its inception—combined with today’s sudden Megaupload news has made the group bubble over: hundreds upon hundreds of Anon operatives are in a plotting frenzy, chatting about which site will go down next. In Anon’s eyes, the government and media interests are responsible for the undue destruction of Megaupload (and the arrest of four of its operators), so it’ll be exactly those entities that’re feeling the pain right now. Pretty much every company that makes movies, TV, or music, along with the entirety of the federal government, is in Anonymous’ crosshairs.
Anonymous is soooo six months ago.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
That’s what they want you to think!
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
That’s what I want you to think I think.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
They’re never going to be a household name at this rate.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:41 AM PST up reply actions
Wow.
A newspaper from Los Angeles calling another city a weather wimp. Those are definitely fighting words.
Yea I’d like to see how LA would cope with an ice storm…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm!
/that was smug
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Someone from San Francisco referring to someone from LA as smug…. Those are definitely fighting words… except no one in LA cares about San Francisco.
that’s a pretty smug thing to say!
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 19, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I love the smell of my own farts.
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They’re taking jobs from LA!!!!!11
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
LOL awesome.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
MOTHER F#$%#%
DRY WEATHER RETURNS TO THE DISTRICT MONDAY AFTN…WITH DRY WEATHER
CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. TEMPS WILL WARM UP TO ABOVE NORMAL BY THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.
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THANK GOD THIS AQUATIC NIGHTMARE WILL END SOON
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:41 AM PST up reply actions
usa! usa! lakers! lakers!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named U.S. global cultural ambassador
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/01/kareem-abdul-jabbar-named-us-global-ambassador-.html
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA Hall of Famer and Laker legend who continues to reign as the league’s all-time leading scorer, transcends basketball with his latest gig: global cultural ambassador.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made the appointment Wednesday, tasking Abdul-Jabbar with engaging young people worldwide and “using people-to-people diplomacy as a means to create opportunities for greater understanding.”
First up is a trip to Brazil, where Abdul-Jabbar “will lead conversations with young people on the importance of education, social and racial tolerance, cultural understanding, and using sports as a means of empowerment,” according to the secretary of State’s website. And, of course, there will be basketball clinics.
wooooooooooooo
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Ted miller is the only one who ounderstands our DOOOOOOOOOM
3 minute video: http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/33463/video-on-tosh-lupoi
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:25 PM PST reply actions
Cal fans mad
College football dirty business
Lupoi switched for a lot of money
He’s a Huskie now and gotta do what he gotta do
He won’t comment on any of the rumors cited online
If you believed in Tosh a week ago, then should do so now because he is same guy
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
If you believed in Tosh a week ago hopefully by now you are awake and smelling the coffee.
WE ARE THE 0%
Reggie's banned
As in, per the NCAA, we can’t let him on campus or have anything to do with the program.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
That doesn’t sound like he understands us very well at all.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
He did say that he wouldn’t address the rumors, even if they are likely true; and the implication was he thought Tosh recruiting the same guys was sleazy, by hey, that’s the biz.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Yeah, I didn’t tie that together so well in my bullet points.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Which is patently BS. If the worst of the allegations were true, then absolutely it should change your opinion of Lupoi’s character.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
I like this cartoon AND share that pet peeve.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:42 AM PST up reply actions
please take the chip away.
Having a 2-14 record in any season is hard to endure. It’s difficult for the fans, the team and, most of all, the owner. And once the owner gets mad, changes aren’t far behind. Change is happening all over the place in Indianapolis. It started with owner Jim Irsay’s removal of GM Bill Polian and his son Chris, and it continued Tuesday with the firing of coach Jim Caldwell.
Now the Colts start over with new GM Ryan Grigson, a 39-year-old former Eagles executive, in control. Grigson is faced with some huge problems. The number one issue is not what to do with Peyton Manning. The real question is what type of team Grigson is going to build. Does he want to have a big team? A small, fast team? A team that does not care about size or speed and just cares about finding good football players? Grigson must set the direction, and it begins with having a grading system for draft prospects that highlights the players Grigson envisions for the team.
Instant Debate: End of an era?
The Colts are undergoing wholesale changes. With Bill Polian and Jim Caldwell already gone, is Peyton Manning next? Our analysts debate. More …
But what must be most important to Grigson right now is finding the right head coach who shares his vision and knows how to be a head coach. The Colts need someone who knows how to lay the foundation for success. This cannot come from Grigson, as he has never walked this path before. Hiring a young GM is good, but teaming him with someone who has never been a head coach, either in college or at the pro level, might prove costly.
What the Colts need is someone with a unique understanding of football who has been a success on every level. They must not make a decision based on what is best for the team right now. They must make a decision that is good for today, but even better for tomorrow. With that in mind, if I were in Grigson’s shoes, I would spend time with University of Oregon coach Chip Kelly and try to convince him to become the next head coach of the Colts. Kelly is smart, innovative and has an appetite for learning.
I actually kind of feel sorry for a NFL executives tasked with replacing head coaches.
The number of legitimate head coaches isn’t much greater than the list of legitimate starting quarterbacks, but every year these guys have to pick through the cast-off bin or take a shot at another hotshot coordinator. Or they can go outside the box and hire a college coach, but by now everyone knows the success rate in transition from college to pro, so if it doesn’t work the decision will be panned brutally with the benefit of hindsight.
"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
They make a lot of money, I don’t really feel that sorry for them.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
There is also that.
"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
Also some executives make stupid decisions like hiring Romeo Crennel for a second go around and those people deserve no sympathy.
"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
fyi GB Shaq has no leader
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Five-star Shaq Thompson said that there is “no placement” among his top teams and that there is no leader #Cal, #Washington #Oregon
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:38 PM PST reply actions
More Shaq news
Shaq sleeps in an oxygen tent, which helps him decide which school to play foodball for.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
I love that episode so much!
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Can I be his leader?
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You should ask tosh http://twitter.com/#!/ToshLupoiUW for permission
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Its a blank template. Is it legit?
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look at who he’s following
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Shaq. Whose tagline still says CALBEAR4LIFE
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pretty sure he’s just saying whatever he can to shut people up.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Kind of an odd situation, isn’t it, that so many people are asking this 17yo where he’s going to school and hanging on his every word.
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HEY! It’s the “I didn’t do it kid!”
Say the line, Shaq.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
Better than having a leader that isn’t Cal.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
lolololol
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Hello!
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Will Frank McCourt Keep the Dodger Stadium Parking Lots?
I hate Frank.
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/01/will_frank_mccourt_keep_the_dodger_stadium_parking_lots.php
The future of the Dodgers is still up for grabs, with bids from potential owners expected next week, but sticky issues concerning ownership of the parking lots surrounding Dodger Stadium is casting a shadow over the whole affair, reports the LA Times. The Dodgers, as we all know, are in bankruptcy, “but the McCourt entity that controls the Dodger Stadium parking lots is not,” which means there could be all sorts of conflict not too far down the road (in 2006, McCourt set up a company called Blue Land to take ownership of the Chavez Ravine parking lots; the Dodgers paid Blue Land rent to use the lots). Following the divorce and bankruptcy drama that has been plaguing the team for more than a year, Major League Baseball convinced Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt to sell the team, while granting him “sole and absolute discretion” over the land underneath the parking lots. However, the agreement between MLB and McCourt says that potential buyers “may submit bids that include the purchase of the parking lots.” Moreover: “If the lots are not sold with the team, the new owner would lease them from McCourt for $14 million a year. The annual lease payment would rise in 2015, and every five years thereafter.”
Should McCourt stay, or should he go?>>
Vegas hasn’t opened a line on whether McCourt will sell the land or keep it, but the LAT quotes “a person familiar with McCourt’s thinking,” who believes that McCourt will not sell the land: “There is no doubt in my mind he wants to hold on to the property.” But the LAT also has super secret sources that think the bidders are kind of expecting the parking lots to be part of the deal: “Most bidders are expected to ask McCourt to include the land in the sale, according to multiple people familiar with the process but not authorized to discuss it.”
It’s always been rumored that’s what he’s really been after… the parking lots. And he’s gonna make one hell of a stink about including the parking lots with the team. Gonna be some shit.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
he’s gonna have to sell the lots; doubt many of the folks that are looking to buy the team wouldn’t want the parking…plus the mccourt stink will literally surround dodger stadium…and no one wants that.
he’s gonna have to sell the lots; doubt many of the folks that are looking to buy the team wouldn’t want the parking
not mutually exclusive.
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yeah but i get his meaning, that in order to sell the team, which he has to do, he’s going to have to throw in the parking lots.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
random question: i’m assuming that ongoing income from parking lots (if he keeps them) would not be split with his wife, since it’s after the divorce?
"#caltrollgang" - RB
I don’t think the divorce agreement includes alimony. She gets $131 million though, so don’t feel too sorry for her.
neither of them could receive any proceeds from the sale of the Dodgers and still be stuck with all the debt and I wouldn’t feel sorry for either.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
i have no idea. i hat them both.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
oh my question being, he’s got an incentive to keep those parking lots as an ongoing revenue stream
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oh it’s possible, i have no idea though.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
hated that he was on the radio last year trying to get people to feel sorry for him by saying that he was living in a hotel...
this was the hotel…
To be fair he was sleeping in the fountain.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
The diamonds contain potassium benzoate.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
That’s good!
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
The sprinkles are poisonous…
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
agree. it would be borderline ridiculous. and given what happened with the bryan stow deal, would he be responsible for policing that? you can’t split the two apart without really fucking over the franchise value.
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by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
nobody but mccourt. the man knows how to make money off of parking lots.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
Man fuck that fucking scumbag piece of t0$h.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Aziz Ansari interviewed by TimeOut New York:
http://newyork.timeout.com/things-to-do/2485459/aziz-ansari?page=0,0&package=2503097
Even the interviewer is ignoring Gary Jerry!
One of the things that separates Parks and Rec from a lot of other sitcoms is that the humor isn’t rooted in mean-spiritedness—the characters seem to like each other.
People say that a lot about the show, and I think that tone is something that developed as we went along. It’s become the voice of the show. I like that it’s our thing, and it’s different.
Also, Aziz shares his fashion tips:
"If you like suits, there’s a place called Mr. Ned (137 Fifth Ave between 20th and 21st Sts; 212-924-5042, mrnednyc.com). They do custom clothes, and it’s not super expensive—it’s not $100 or anything, but you can get a [bespoke] suit. Also, Baby Armani has some cool stuff, if you’re a baby and you’re reading this issue."
The fandom around the show is also rabid. I’ve seen fan fiction, websites and memes devoted to Parks and Rec characters.
Yeah, it’s so flattering! We see all of that stuff. There was [an in-store promotion] at a Whole Foods in Oakland where they drew me in the bathrobe from the "treat yo self" episode ["Pawnee Rangers"]—and that was a really fun episode to do, because we were just hanging out at spas and stuff—but they drew that and [added the caption] TREAT YO SELF! BODY CARE TREATMENTS! [Laughs]
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OK, I have a problem.
It took me like ten seconds to remember that Aziz Ansari =/= Aziz Shittu.
"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
Ca Supreme Court to review bans on marijuana dealies:
Americans for Safe Access and other medical marijuana groups in California are applauding the California Supreme Court’s decision to review Pack v. Long Beach, and two other appellate cases that have led to dispensary bans in many cities and counties.
The Supreme Court’s review could take up to a year, watchers say. In the meantime, more dispensaries are likely to open in San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond. San Francisco had suspended dispensary permitting since November due to Pack. The San Francisco City Attorney’s office wrote in December that, "If the Supreme Court grants review, this court of appeal decision will have no effect during the pendency of the Supreme Court’s review."
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BuckeyBear, what is going on?
Marlo is sitting in my lap, her feet draped just over the edge of my knees. I hold her close, press my nose into her fine blonde hair while she takes a small mound of blue clay and tries to mold it into a circle. Her body is so tiny, so perfectly shaped for the space against my chest. I will wake up tomorrow and she will be gone, off living her life without me, joy and agony sweeping up against her because my back is no longer big enough to shield it all.
I reach down and hold her foot in my palm. I trace all five of her toes and stop on the smallest one. I draw outlines, fold them up and tuck them away so that at some point I can take them out, lay them flat and run my fingers along the memory.
Leta is busy gathering pillows to build a fort next to the back door. Pillows from the couch, from her bedroom, from the outdoor furniture we brought inside for the winter. Her arms and legs stretch like cross-country roads now, endless and winding and nothing like the stout, dimpled elbows I used to cradle in bed while we watched cartoons.
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DOOCE IS DIVORCING!!!!
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wtf is this?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, Heather Armstrong and her hubbie are splitting up. Dooce. Divorced!
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I’ve honestly never heard about any of this until this exact moment.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Some Twist thing that nobody’s ever heard of.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
She gets 2Mil+ hits a month! And her site is 80% female.
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She is one of the most popular, if not THE most popular, mommy blogger out there.
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You feel bad for BuckeyeBear?
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We only got 50k hits yesterday and we are 100% trolls
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
We should design bridge internet design and stuff like that!
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The internet is a giant bridge that you troll
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Confucius-esque
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Those who pay the troll toll are the ones at which we lol
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry for the delay
Yeah, people on the Community are pretty freaked out (although obviously not as affected by it as the Armstrong family), because they’ve gone through so much, and seem like they’ll make it. It’s hard to see them going through that pain, and it’ll be interesting to see how public it will be. (He posted at the same time, too, at blurbomat.com, but it’s not loading for me right now.)
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks! See, people. I wasn’t jkust making this all up. And BuckeyeBear is torn up about it.
Time to take sides. Who you with? Jon or Heather?!?!?!
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Team Marlo
Her nickname is Rambo!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
There’s also that Alabama fan who teabagged the passed-out LSU fan. Also pretty ballsy.
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 19, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
unclesam22!?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
juju is mad, he’ll probably have a polar bear eat him on his next ride
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
One Utah school district believes a cougar mascot would be insensitive to women.
The Canyons School District overrode the students top choice of a cougar mascot for their high school that is to be completed in 2013.
Would-be Corner Canyon High School students chose the Cougars as their mascot — a name principal Mary Bailey said carries an ugly connotation that is disrespectful to women.
In popular culture, the cougar is a sexually aggressive middle-aged woman who attracts younger men.
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Or, in its actual primary description, it’s another name for a mountain lion. this is beyond ridiculous. can we create a pop culture trend where “cardinal” is a pop culture word for “child pornographer”?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
It isn’t? WHAT??
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
get to work on this, guys.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
by cldpc on Jan 19, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s a good start. Can someone create a bot that tricks Google into linking these things together?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
We could all put it in our sigs… or just make sure to copy and paste it into every comment we write.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
The Stanfurd Cardinal is a child pornographer.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
but we should probably spell the name of the school “correctly” for maximum effect
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
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TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
don't forget
stanford cardinals pornography
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:43 AM PST up reply actions
If enough people search for it, it’ll start appearing in the suggestions a la “Craig James hooker”.
Not sure I want to search for that phrase though.
Or Santorum! that frothy rascal!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Oh you
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
The Stanfurd Cardinal killed five hookers at Palo Alto.
"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
Looks like the bailout worked??
GM sold the most cars last year
General Motors Co., saying today it sold 9.03 million vehicles worldwide last year, regained its spot as the world’s top-selling automaker as Toyota Motor Corp. struggled with floods, earthquakes and a tsunami.
GM’s deliveries rose 7.6 percent from 8.39 million in 2010, the company said on its website, topping an analyst’s estimate and exceeding the 9 million mark for the first time since 2007. Toyota, which ended GM’s 77-year reign as the world’s largest automaker in 2008, hasn’t reported full-year results. Toyota has estimated that 2011 calendar year sales will decrease 6 percent to 7.9 million.
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Well, technically it’s MailmanJr’s ham.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Ship Majesty’s Her
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
There are a lot of LIBERAL HEROES on the left side there.
I think they are tigheter with Hollywood money
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seriously, screw Boxer and Feinstein. 19 years in the SEnate and they pull this crap? time to go.
by the federer express on Jan 19, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
I dont know why people are so surprised.
HOLLYWOOOOOOOOOOD!
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hollywood
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
PS
WOOO Pete Stark!
But I already knew he was against because I’m on his mailing list.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
I dont know if my congresscritter has madea specific statement.
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I went to high school w Pete Stark’s wife. They met when she was a congressional page. He left his wife for here.
by fiatlux on Jan 19, 2012 9:00 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Pete Stark’s wife went to Arroyo?
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
I’m sure that one of the most common stories on Capitol Hill.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 19, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t understand why they didn’t want a threesome.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 19, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
Neither does Newt.
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"
Bill was all for it…
“Hell, the more the merrier….”
(said in my best Arkansas accent while winking my eye and giving a sort of thumbs up gesture…)
No no, it’s a fist, with the thumb on top pointing outward. And bite your bottom lip while you’re doing it.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 20, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
anybody need a pet sitter?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 19, 2012 4:59 PM PST reply actions
10 years since the fumble that apparently wasn't a fumble
Raiders-Patriots ‘Tuck Game’ turns 10
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/18/SPCE1MR5HJ.DTL
Today, Tom Brady should buy himself a cupcake, put a candle in it and blow.
It’s the 10th birthday of the enforcement of the “Tuck Rule,” or NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2, Note 2, and one could argue it changed Brady’s, the New England Patriots’ and the Oakland Raiders’ fates forever.
It was a snowy night in Foxborough … wait, do we really have to go over all the details? Surely every football fan remembers what happened Jan. 19, 2002, in the AFC divisional-playoff game. The Raiders were up 13-10 with less than two minutes left when Brady pump faked a throw, was hit by Oakland cornerback Charles Woodson and the ball came loose.
The Raiders recovered the ball and should have been on their way to the AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh. But someone pointed out the stupidest rule in the history of sports …
NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2, Note 2: When player is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional forward movement of his arm starts a forward pass – even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body.
The Tuck Rule made the play an incomplete pass, and New England’s Adam Vinatieri hit a 45-yard field goal to tie the game and another kick to win it overtime.
“We were robbed, and I still get sick thinking about it,” Woodson, now a Packer, said when the Raiders played Green Bay last month.
It gets worse.
Mike Pereira, then the NFL director of officiating, defended the call at the time. “I may agree that Brady was not trying to throw the ball” but “he never controlled it long enough to consider him a runner.”
Pereira is now an analyst for Fox and he admits that the Tuck Rule stinks and should be changed. “A pass should only be ruled incomplete if the ball comes loose in the actual act of passing the ball,” he said. “If it comes loose in the tucking motion, then it should be a fumble.”
No Raiders fans, Pereira’s home address is not in the book.
Flagged for triggering my PTSD.
F the Patriots for life.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
You’re despicable.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Today, he is respicable
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The SF Chronicle’s article today has a really lame title today
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
SF gonna do new subway. But is it a good idea?
San Francisco has received a key approval from federal officials to move forward on its 1.7-mile Central Subway, Mayor Ed Lee said Wednesday.
In Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting, where he met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Lee said the city has received a “letter of non prejudice” from the Department of Transportation that will allow the city to proceed with one of the largest phases of the $1.6 billion subway – to dig a tunnel under Stockton and Fourth streets, from the downtown Caltrain station to Chinatown.
Lee said the letter is “a good sign that the final grant agreement is on its way.”
The city has applied for a nearly $1 billion full-funding grant from the Federal Transit Administration that would provide the bulk of the funds for the project. Officials said they hope to secure the grant agreement, which is an actual commitment of funding, within the next several months.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/18/MNRD1MR391.DTL#ixzz1jxLxx7U5
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Can I drive my SUV in there?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
What is that, $500M per block? Dumb.
They need something to go to Fort Mason. THAT would fill a transit hole in SF.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 20, 2012 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
I think it’s about 20 blocks. I think I am about the only non-Chinese person in SF who thinks it’s a good idea, but that’s because I live on the 45 bus route and know what a nightmare it is to take. And they’re going to tunnel all the way to Washington Square, which means hopefully it will one day go that far, which is a bit of a public transport black hole (like Fort Mason).
Welcome, j.lee
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
ABT
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
trollz
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Redonk posted something similar earlier. And then we started talking about Glengarry Glen Ross and then he did a cool pchop about it.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Hey guys I heard Rick Perry dropped out of the prez. nomination
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Let's all laugh at j.lee's reply fail!
Everywhere I look, people are enjoying knives.
by MR.F. on Jan 19, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
z
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by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 19, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I’m stealing this idea.
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
cool.
do you live in Bellevue? I was just in belelvue visitng a friend and this apartment complex looks eerily similar.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jan 19, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
You didn’t know that your friend is royrules?
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by CalBandGreat on Jan 19, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
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