DBD 1.31.12 In which Jupiter's makes money and internet nerds find friends, beer.
by AndBears on Jan 30, 2012 10:05 PM PST
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There are many recaps of Sunday's glorious win, a rightful triumph of Cal over Stanfurd. But no one has recapped the meet-up before hand! What a terrible break-down in journalism.
First a motley crew of bear fans wandered in and found no less than 3 different places to congregate. Slowly, drawn to the sparkly diamond ring that called like a beacon to the hopeless lost, people started to circle around Mrs.Atoms who was sitting in the outer courtyard (and incidentally, Atoms was also there). Immediately discovering that 6.5 people is too much for the 4 person table, Ragnarok took the lead; which was mainly to say that 6.5 people was too much for the 4 person table. CBKWit tried to fade into the background, but that only works if you're a very lazy moderator on a moderately popular blog. The wandering began again, but this time in a group!
Passing by the bar we found Turkey and Sec119 who were taking a break from trying to convince themselves that the meet-up was supposed to be upstairs. I assume it went like this. "Oh, it definitely said to meet upstairs." "didn't you read somewhere we were supposed to be upstairs?" "We absolutely will have both the moral and the literal high-ground when everyone realizes it was supposed to be upstairs". The group, led by a very big Fiatlux and one very stubborn toddler, waved a jaunty hello and passed by to the big windows near the street.
The brave and thirsty souls, bravely commandeered most of the tables in the front room and really tried very hard to tell the waitress that they weren't going to be any trouble at all, Twistnhook's existence not-withstanding.
All in all there were about 25 people. There could have been more CGBers who were in the bar but didn't know how to approach us. Twist was doing his best to bridge the gap by very subtly yelling 'California Golden Blogs' whenever someone internet-y came in the door. It was a great mix of people breaking bread and making harmony: the young and old, the chemists and the curmudgeons, the bald and the haired... A good time was had by all, especially Bearstage who realized that Fiatlux was buying the first round.
At 5pm sharp, we had the check finished and everyone started their trudge up to Haas Pavilion. A small faction of rebels/slow drinkers stayed to continue chatting (CalNet was nice enough to split my late-arriving pilsner, darling woman that she is). Finally, on the way up to campus, Yes We Cannon tried desperately to get me to try a Jumbacco and I called him Yes We Cannon no less than 3 times instead of his real name.
At the game there was an annoying band and a dancing shrub. They did announce the CGB on the big board, but since no one was fast enough with the camera phone there's no photographic evidence of it. There is, however this tweet.
Go BEARS!
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Dear CGB,
How have you been? It’s been awhile. Rollonubears the kid is grown up now, and unfortunately I must inform you that my time as a devout Golden Bears fan is coming to an end, as I will be attending UNC next year. I thank everybody at CGB for making it so great to be a Cal fan, and I promise that I will always have the blue and gold in my heart.
Sincerely,
rollonubears
P.S. Honk
At least you're not going to UW
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by Berkelium97 on Jan 30, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Not so fast
There’s still time for UW to poach him.
Man crush on Aaron Rodgers, since 2003.
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Didn’t even apply. 4 essays for a safety school? Fuck that.
by rollonubears on Jan 31, 2012 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Go Tar Heels.
And thank god you aren’t going to UW.
Feels bad, man.
by Swamphunter on Jan 30, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
just remember
If God ain’t a Tar Heel, then how come the sky is Carolina blue?
Congrats and good luck!
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
The sky isn’t blue there, IIRC.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 5:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The sky isn’t that shade of blue anywhere.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
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Australia, New Zealand…
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 6:57 AM PST up reply actions
Sheeps!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:58 AM PST up reply actions
Congrats! You know, it’s possible to love more than one school…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:10 AM PST up reply actions
Only if you’re a soulless traitor
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
CALumbus Bear, there are rumors that you’ve been harboring soulless traitors in your domicile.
Old Toothwrangler
GUILTY AS CHARGED
costs assessed against Twist
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Whose domicile?
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Dr. Mrs. Calumbusbear's
once she reads this.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Not only that, his power got usurped. The president might now appoint him assistant to the donut intern.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
This made me laugh
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He did get into college!
(gives a $100 to Rishi)
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
great
Even rollonubears is switching his commitment from Cal now. :(
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah, good luck at UNC though, I’m sure it’ll be great :)
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
figures you’d choose a basketball school
#trollgang
by turkey on Jan 31, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Why do you have to stop liking Cal just bc you go to UNC?
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He doesn’t have to. I love both UNC BB and everything Cal. Here’s why he can as well:
- both are on different coasts.
- both are prestigious public schools and the most prestigious public school in their respective state
- both have douchy private school rivals
- both have private school rivals with pigmentally challenged basketball stars
- both have well respected basketball coaches
- both have a shade of blue as a primary school color
- both have very good CS departments
- both colleges baseball teams made it to the CWS while their private school rivals didn’t.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 31, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
‘furd isn’t pigmentally challenged anymore
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
well
The SCHOOL probably is overall, but the basketball team isn’t.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I guess I was thinking Todd Lichti, Casey Jacobson, the tall center,
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 31, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
furd bball…where any tall goofy white kid can find a home?
by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
(psst – that’s US now. The coach for all those tall goofy white kids is now our coach . . . and we have Thurman, Behrens, Kravish, Kamp)
truth
Also, not that it matters, I think Behrens is only half.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Half Goofy? What’s the other half, Pluto?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
OMG how dare you compare a Cal player to a dog!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Two dogs! Puppies are cute!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
FUCK THE HUSKIES
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Ok fine.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
MBB takes on Zonas:
BERKELEY – The Golden Bears (17-5, 7-2 Pac-12) can equal last season’s win total with a victory over the visiting Wildcats (14-8, 5-4) on Thursday. Cal showed no ill-effects from a road loss to Washington State as it took out rival Stanford, 69-59, on Sunday evening before a sold-out crowd of 11,877. It was Haas Pavilion’s first sellout since Feb. 27, 2010, when the Bears defeated Arizona State, 62-46, to win the Pac-10 regular-season title.
Cal opens the second half of its conference schedule with its only regular-season meeting against Arizona. Due to the Pac-12’s 18-game schedule, the Bears will only face the Wildcats and the Sun Devils, once, this season; both at home. It will be Cal’s only chance for revenge against an Arizona squad that claimed a pair of two-point victories, last year, to sweep the season series.
Arizona won, 73-71, in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 6, 2011; a game in which the Bears led by six points with eight minutes left on the clock. On Feb. 5, the Wildcats visited Berkeley and overcame a five-point hole with under a minute left to send the game to its first of three overtimes. Arizona held on for a 107-105 victory and went on to win the Pac-10’s regular-season crown before making a run to the NCAA’s national quarterfinals.
The Wildcats will have their work cut out for them as the Bears have dominated the opposition at Haas Pavilion, this year. Cal is 14-0 in home games and extended its streak to 17 straight, which dates back to a 76-72 win over UCLA on Feb. 20, 2011. The last time the Bears won as many consecutive home games was from Feb. 2, 2002 through Feb. 15, 2003. Cal is outscoring opponents by 20.5 points and grabbing 7.6 more rebounds than its visitors. The Bears also hold a considerable edge in shooting percentage with a .505 to .365 advantage.
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Yes.
Inexplicably, nobody put a single primary link in the DBD. By the time I got here at 1040ish, there werent any. So, I had to do it.
Since the main focus of the DBD is to ensure that people can come and get the Cla news that they need, I try to put the primary links near the top.
The secondary links (aka Bay Area sports etc etc) are not as important.
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I can get the CIA news that I need? Tell me more about Operation Dumbo Drop!
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 31, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Is that the main focus of the DBD? Thanks for the review! We’ll try harder next time.
Cal: Bears with Books.
The initial reason for the DBD is to collate all Cal stories into one easy to find area. Keeps the fanpost section cleared up of one story fanposts and allows for general discussion of those stories.
Since May of 2008 (when we started it) its grown to something quite a bit different, but Im an originalist. And I want people to know exactly where they can easily find all the Cal stories of the day
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I think you should make a DBD that explains the history of the DBD. I didn’t know this. I just thought it was good form to put all the Cal stories at the top.
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Maybe YOUR FACE should makea DBD explaining the history of the DBD!
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i don’t know why they insist on highlighting the fact that Stanfurd’s game was our first sellout in two years… just say it was a sellout… no reason to publicly call attention to the fact we hadn’t sold out in so long.
I’m amazed you haven’t blown a blood vessel yet!
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Mens tennis doing well:
BERKELEY – The 13th-ranked California men’s tennis team (3-0) secured its first bid into the ITA National Team Indoor Championships since 2004 with a 4-0 victory against No. 27 San Diego (2-1) on Monday, Jan. 30, at the Hellman Tennis Complex, in the 2012 ITA Kick-off Weekend event. The Golden Bears will advance to claim one of 16 spots in the indoor championships set for Feb. 17-20, at the Boar’s Head Tennis Club in Charlottesville, Va.
“Today, we came out and played a really good doubles point,” said head coach Peter Wright. “Yesterday, we weren’t firing on all cylinders, but today, we came out and played well at the outset, and I think the momentum carried over into the singles matches.”
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TUCSON, Ariz. – Cal (272-284 – 556, -12) sits in second place two shots behind host and leader Arizona (277-277 – 554, -14) after the first 36 holes of the Arizona Intercollegiate were played Monday at the par-71, 6,793-yard Arizona National Golf Club.
Three Cal golfers – Michael Kim (69-68 – 137, -5), JoĂ«l Stalter (67-71 – 138, -4) and Keelan Kilpatrick (66-73 – 139, -3) – are among the top seven places on the individual leader board heading into Tuesday’s third and final round that begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. MT/7 a.m. PT. Kim is in fourth place, while Stalter is fifth and Kilpatrick tied for seventh.
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Talking to baseballs Matt Flemer:
Senior Matt Flemer has been a motivating force for the California baseball program with his positive attitude and leadership. As a junior in 2011, Flemer was the Golden Bears’ closer and had the privilege of finishing two of the biggest games in Cal history: earning a save in the Bears’ 6-2 victory over Dallas Baptist to clinch the Santa Clara Super Regional, and earning a save in Cal’s 7-3 win over Texas A&M in the College World Series to give the Bears their first CWS victory in 31 years.
Calbears.com had a chance to talk with the talented right-hander as Cal prepares for the upcoming 2012 season beginning Feb. 17 versus Pacific at 1:30 p.m. at Evans Diamond. Fans can also get a preview this year’s team and help celebrate the 2011 squad’s achievements at the Fan Fest, Saturday, Feb. 11 at Evans Diamond. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. and an intersquad scrimmage will begin at 1 p.m.
Q: How has spring practice been going since you no longer have to worry about reinstatement, and with all you achieved at the College World Series?
A: Spring practice has been going well. Obviously were very excited to be playing this season after all the uncertainty at this point last year, but the goals are still the same. We have the same goals that we did last year, winning a conference title and going to Omaha. But now we know what it takes to get there and the work that needs to be done to accomplish these goals.
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Q+A with Womens Lacrosse:
BERKELEY – With the start of the 2012 Cal lacrosse season on the horizon, CalBears.com caught up with Megan Takacs last week to ask the junior about various topics including preseason, the new coaching staff and the New York Giants. Takacs earned All-MPSF First-Team honors in 2011 after leading Cal in points (48) and goals (16) and scoring 32 goals last year.
CalBears.com: How’s practice going?
Megan Takacs: It’s going well. This is our second week of school, and it’s going really well. Everyone came back in good shape. We had the run test right off the bat and that went super well. We just started lifting today, and we got sticks in our hands late last week. Everyone’s getting the hang of it. We’re already looking really clean. Everyone’s super excited to get back out there on the field, so it’s a good atmosphere at practice.
CalBears.com: What’s it like working with a brand new coaching staff?
MT: We loved our coaching staff last year, and this year we have three brand new coaches from different places. They stepped in and really right off the bat and have done an amazing job. With everything that happened last year, it was a really tough job to come into. It really has been an adjustment period for them. They’ve done an unbelievable job and provide great balance. Allison is more of the attacking coach, Emma’s more the midfield coach and Ginger the defensive coach. They bring real positive energy every day in practice and they make us want to work hard for them as players.
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hey man!!!
wow…. we’ll miss you dude!!!!
Best of luck at UNC!!
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Except we’re Kendrick Perkins in that video. :-/
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Nerd discovers exactly which day was Ice Cube’s "good day"
http://andreawoo.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/nerd-discover-exactly-which-day-was-ice-cubes-good-day/
CLUE 1:
"went to short dogs house,
they was watching Yo MTV
RAPS"
Yo MTV RAPS first aired:
Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single "today was a good day" released on:
Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3:
"The Lakers beat the Super
Sonics"
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics:
Nov 11 1988 114-103
Nov 30 1988 110-106
Apr 4 1989 115-97
Apr 23 1989 121-117
Jan 17 1990 100-90
Feb 28 1990 112-107
Mar 25 1990 116-94
Apr 17 1990 102-101
Jan 18 1991 105-96
Mar 24 1991 113-96
Apr 21 1991 103-100
Jan 20 1992 116-110
by j.lee on Jan 30, 2012 11:46 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
That is some fantastic research!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jan 31, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
ooooo touche!
"Remember the Maine! TO HELL WITH STANFORD!"
by CruzinBears on Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Ahh... but another nerd contends that it was a different day - and I concur!
http://lahatiel.tumblr.com/post/16698555997/ice-cubes-good-day-really-november-30-1988
Correction to Murk Avenue: Ice Cube’s ‘Good Day’ really was Nov. 30, 1988 →
It should actually be November 30th, 1988. I think I found some errors in Donovan Strain’s calculations about when Ice Cube’s "Good Day" occurred, and explain my own findings below.
I feel somewhat silly making this my first-ever Tumblr post on an account I’ve had open, forgotten and unused, for over a year, but I was so happy two days ago when I found all the links to his original post. I thought it was awesome, hilarious, and I was all set to celebrate on January 20th next year. But then I caught a link tonight (well, last night, by now) to another blog post about it, and saw a comment left about the beeper information being incorrect (eliminating two ‘88/’89 dates for being too early). I thought, "Hey, they’re right: I was already in high school then and beepers weren’t widespread yet, but they were around!" So I started doing some additional research and found that to be the first of three mistakes which, I believe, eliminate Donovan Strain’s proposed Jan. 20, 1992 date from consideration, and I posit November 30th, 1988 as the actual "Good Day" day instead:
This actually makes more sense.
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So much discord in the world of nerd-rap fans! Here is my favorite part though.
Thus, even if we assume a month or two before he actually cashed a check from the label, a couple months to get moving on a house hunt, a month or two of actual house-hunting, a month to close escrow, and a couple weeks to get settled in, we can also safely say that by Jan. 20, 1992, Ice Cube was no longer living with his mom, dropping Kim off somewhere after he’d fucked her.
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Only a year or so after they decided it was a thing...
Oakland drops Victory Court ballpark
The state take-back of redevelopment money has forced the city to abandon plans for a waterfront ballpark — the linchpin of efforts to keep the A’s in Oakland.
“We are no longer advocating for Victory Court,” Gregory Hunter, head of the soon-to-be-dissolved Oakland Redevelopment Agency, said Monday during a meeting of the Alameda County supervisors.
The city can no longer afford Victory Court without redevelopment dollars, Hunter said.
That means the focus is solely on revamping the O.co Coliseum complex with retail, restaurants, hotels and new sports facilities for the Raiders and Warriors.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
It’s too bad Oakland’s a shit hole and they couldn’t make it work there.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I’ll agree with half of that. I don’t think any of the politicians really wanted to deal with it, and I can’t really blame them after the Raiders mess. Of course, to the extent those politicians were at the table (or could have been had they attended) when the deal was negotiated…
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:22 AM PST up reply actions
iunno, I’d love for the A’s to stay, but Oakland has a lot of other problems to deal with, and I’m not convinced the politicians should have been chasing after the A’s, especially after the Raiders debacle (as you point out).
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
and the problem is the politicians should have focused their energy on making things good for the A’s and not the Raiders… A baseball team has a far larger economic impact than a football team.
in very simple terms… 81 games with 40K people creates far more jobs, tax revenue etc… than 12 (at most) games with 70K people.
There used to be, before the ruined the team and the Coliseum.
From 1987 – 1992 the A’s averaged 35K. At the time they had the second best attendance in the American League only behind the Blue Jays (thanks to the new Skydome).
/pours one out for Mr. Haas
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
I think no human being should pay one dime of tax money of any kind to support a stadium!
Blasted carpetbagger owners.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
i cant quite tell if you’re being serious, but i agree in large part with this. particularly football stadiums.
No, I’m totally serious. No pro stadiums. Ever. And no exclusion of interest on stadium-related bonds.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I don’t mind when the city chips in for infrastructure costs and improvements as San Francisco did for Pac Bell… that money has come back in spades to the City and has totally helped transform not only a neighborhood but other neighborhoods too… but the idea of using public money on, particularly, football stadiums just drives me nuts.
Minor league baseball has made a tidy business model of going from town to town shopping for stadiums too.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
….maybe Oakland can lure over the Rivercats?
/wishIwerejoking
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
Fuck you dude.
Go take a flying leap.
I don’t care if you don’t like Oakland, but don’t call it a shithole.
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I like this recap, AndBears. Makes the rest of us feel included :) Sounds like y’all had a good time!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
We were really loud and friendly. One thing I realized was that most of us had met each other already at least once or twice. Hooray … Internet?
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Oh, I forgot to mention
I’m about to post a BDD – Bear Daily Dump. That’s right, I’m starting a splinter movement.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Won’t I?
I’ve tipped my hand too early today, but soon…
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
…may the best dumpling win!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:29 AM PST up reply actions
please provide a link when available
I’ll include it in my future series, known as the Dump of Bears Daily.
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 6:58 AM PST up reply actions
Oh no, it’s the People’s Front of Judea!
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Does that have anything to do with the Elf Liberation Front?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:01 AM PST up reply actions
wait
If this comment is related to Free Armed Elven Resistance Youth, I will bow to your superior nerdery!
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"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:04 AM PST up reply actions
Sadly not. More like a failed Harry Potter reference.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:08 AM PST up reply actions
I got it! You’re a SPEW separatist!
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
You made a failed reference …. as a FREE ELF?!
/inb4Twist
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
by sec119 on Jan 31, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
What's a four letter word that inspires confidence when it comes to the Euro, even if it's meaningless?
European governments moved toward a confrontation over a second rescue package for Greece, just as a dimming fiscal outlook in Portugal opened a new front in the debt crisis.
Bargaining with Greece over a debt writedown and its economic management came as European Union leaders signed off on key planks of the strategy to end the financial crisis. They agreed to accelerate the setup of a full-time 500 billion-euro ($659 billion) rescue fund and endorsed a German-inspired deficit-control treaty. Stocks and the euro rose.
Euro leaders left a Brussels summit late yesterday with no accord over how to plug Greece’s widening budget hole and German Chancellor Angela Merkel voicing frustration with the Athens government’s failure to carry out an economic makeover.
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Angela Merkel should just start hitting Greek politicians with her handbag until they do as they’re told. Worked for Thatcher, and Merkel apparently carries a pretty large handbag.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Is that a euphemism for something?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:29 AM PST up reply actions
No, I actually mean a handbag.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Cross body, tote, or clutch?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:43 AM PST up reply actions
That’s what she should have done when George Bush gave her a backrub at the podium at the G7.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:00 AM PST up reply actions
helpful illustration
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:00 AM PST up reply actions
^I amend this to be “gold.”
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fiat currency ftw!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Farmers Making $100 Billion Don’t Need Subsidies to Grow
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Imagine an industry on a roll. Its income surpassed the $100 billion mark last year for the first time. On top of these riches, those in the business got an additional $25 billion or so in federal handouts.
The 1 percenters of Wall Street? Not even close. The beneficiaries are America’s farmers, or to be more accurate, the wealthy owners of very big farms.
Considering how flush the farming industry is these days, thanks to surging commodity prices, Congress should have no qualms about eliminating the most egregious agriculture policies and using the savings to chip away at the budget deficit.
Every five years, Congress writes a new farm bill — the next one must be adopted in 2013 — which means that Congress might start drafting new legislation soon.
A lot of the political horse-trading in this cycle involves the worst of the giveaways — the roughly $5 billion in direct payments — that go to a small slice of the largest agribusinesses, most of which produce a handful of commodity crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans. The owners receive these subsidies regardless of need or the health of the farming industry.
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by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 6:27 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
brb watering my rice fields in seasonal desert
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:01 AM PST up reply actions
tbf, California rice is delicious!
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by Yes We Cannon on Jan 31, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
And sweet, sweet subsidies. Mmmmmm unshorn lamb payments!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
My grandpa in law owns like half of southern Illinois and I think he killed it this year. Dude spends his days watching The Ocho in the morning, having beers at the country club from noon-4, then cocktails from 4-6, and wine at dinner until he crashes at about 7:30 pm to sleep it off. Lather, rinse, repeat.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
If it didn’t involve living in southern Illinois, I’d be down with that.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
No, he lives in Tampa
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--Coach Clark
I think I’d rather live in southern Illinois.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
yay for Schedule F!
deductible losses forever!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:15 AM PST up reply actions
Searching for Side Effects
Achy? Dizzy? Tired? Maybe a Prescription Is Making You Sick
A start-up company, AdverseEvents Inc., has streamlined the FDA’s often impenetrable database and made it easy to search the adverse-event reports for more than 4,500 drugs, free and online.
Another start-up, Clarimed LLC, has done the same for reports filed with the FDA on 130,000 medical devices, a far more complex group that runs the gamut from syringes to stents to tanning beds and diagnostic machines that could impact tens of thousands of lives.
Both companies, which launched in September, see their services as empowering patients, many of whom now comb Internet discussion boards for medical information. “If your doctor tells you to take a drug and it’s three times more likely to give you a heart attack than another drug, not having that information seems foolish,” says AdverseEvents President and co-founder Brian Overstreet.
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On the other hand, it could just encourage hypochondriacs to pester their doctors and malcontents to threaten lawsuits.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
This is true.
But I’m willing to err on the side of transparency.
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I agree. There was an article a couple of years ago in the Atlantic that changed the way I look at health insurance, written by a former CEO who was arguing that the whole structure of insurance was insane, and that a large part of the problem was the lack of transparency in pricing. He was arguing for a model that was more like having people set up HSAs for routine medical costs, with catastrophic event insurance, and direct spending subsidies for the poors. Made a whole lot more sense, frankly.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Hmm, that sounds like an interesting proposal. Lemme see if I can find it.
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I’ve traditionally been a believer in single-payer system, because I think that single provider systems are prone to over-management and under delivery, but fundamentally I’m more interested in the outcome than the method.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I kinda agree… but I think that societal interest in not having a breeding ground for diseases and infections means that routine care should be that which is provided by the government, with catastrophic-type coverage on top of that.
I think there are many things that are essentially not underwritable… children will get earaches and colds, for example, and I don’t know what the actuarial tables look like for that but it’s gotta be almost 1-1.
Also, I’m no supply-sider, but we’ve done almost nothing on that side of the equation. Hospitals and providers struggle with bankruptcy, I don’t know if any new medical schools have opened, and so on. Giving everyone a blank check to go to the doctor is great except for the part where there are no new facilities to provide that care.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:20 AM PST up reply actions
I’m certainly not going to oversimplify the situation and say that having people go and spend money is going to create a shangri-la of good health care with adequate supply. There’s a role for the government to underwrite / directly provide care to underserved areas / populations.
There’s more cost-efficient ways, surely, to provide the kind of basic care that you’re describing – like the nurse-practitioner model at CVS and whatnot. Part of the problem with insurance as it stands now is the overhead it brings – my kids’ pediatricians’ office has something like 8 – 10 staff to deal just with paperwork, but then they have something like 15,000 patients.
You could theoretically buy situational insurance as well… when you’ve got kids in the early years, they go a lot for routine checkups and so on, but it depends on the kid. We have friends who think they should get frequent-visit discounts for their kids, mine typically only need to go once a year for a checkup… to the extent that we were flummoxed when we had to take the older girl in for an x-ray the other week (bone chip from an errant basketball jamming her finger).
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Giants Wary of Indy's Wild Nightlife
New York’s Focused Players Embrace an Early Curfew in Light of Indianapolis’s Many Distractions.
Tom Coughlin’s credo is consistency and routine, so the Giants’ plan for this Super Bowl week—from their Monday arrival to their game-planning schedule—is almost identical to what they did at the Super Bowl four years ago. Almost save for the curfew. That’s earlier this time around. At the players’ behest. After all, they’re about to spend a week in temptation-filled Indianapolis.
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A different kind of Scout
You were pretty young. At what point did you first read the book?
That wasn’t until later. I think my daughter was about two years old before I read the book. In defense of myself, how many times have you gone to a film and then you read the book and it changes your whole outlook on it? So I had my whole little world up there in black and white and was totally happy with that and then a professor friend asked me to come to his English Lit class and I wanted to know that the heck I was going to talk to his class about.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
Did you know?
Dill was based on Truman Capote and Harper Lee helped Capote research ‘In Cold Blood.’
Also, Gregory Peck, Cal alum.
Ooh didn’t know that about Dill. GO BEARS!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:26 AM PST up reply actions
I have a friend who went to Boalt and named her firstborn Atticus.
I find no fault with this decision. ;]
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
My roommate at Cal was named Atticus.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
A girl from my high school
was named Scout because her parents loved the book so much.
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
by Joe Bandsmen on Jan 31, 2012 11:35 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
The NFL season ended when Kyle Williams lost the ball to a hangnail
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--Coach Clark
LOLOL that last one in the Giants’ column might be enough to make me root for New York, except Shane Vereen getting a ring balances it out.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Remember that you’re playing for the grimacing, joyless man in the sweatshirt, not the grimacing, joyless man in the jacket.
Indeed. Fuck the entire Bill Parcells coaching tree. Bunch of diseased fucks.
"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
Any comic book fans here?
Some info on Free Comic Book Day
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
Oh, those kinds of comic books
I thought this would somehow be related to Archie.
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There’s a comic book about Archie Campbell?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:02 AM PST up reply actions
Two individuals are sitting watching television. One declares that he is hungry, the other sharts himself. The end.
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atoms hacks yet another account!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
It's worse than that
I don’t need to hack people’s accounts; I’ve hacked their minds!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
bullywugs
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
is that a mammal? also, do non-mammals fart? do oceanic mammals fart?
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one is the feels bad man frog, the other iono wtf that thing is
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
It’s too damn hard to keep up with comics. I keep up every so often, mainly Marvel and the Batman family (asian Batgirl yum).
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Man Asian Batgirl's been done away with for a minute.
They turned her into a villain, made her Batgirl again, had her pass it on to Robin’s dead girlfriend… it’s been rough.
(Man comics are terrible. And I say this as a dude who is fond of superhero comic books, but superhero comic books are just terrible.)
"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
Huh? Stephanie Brown is dead?
Yeah comics are ridiculous….
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Well I mean she was dead,
but then she was like “lol j/k” and now she’s alive again. (Well OK technically she was never dead at all but it’s stupid and complicated. Read the Batman: War Games wikipedia if you want to see a good example of Doin It Wrong.)
"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 join your campaign and invite current comics to get off my lawn
Reboots. Retcons. Anti-heroes. Civil War. Shite.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
I haven't watched this video yet
But I suspect many of us will enjoy a video montage of movie characters flicking people off.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
Just picturing Tosh as the recipient of all those fingers.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
Also this
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:20 AM PST up reply actions
zedzedzedzedzedzedzedzedzedzed
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by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 6:43 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
What the?
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Ooooh keeping this for a bad day.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:52 AM PST up reply actions
A little context for this dance-off : that was the moment that the tree walked away a few steps, and then circled back to try to intimidate Oski. Oski did a pretty good job as a mascot with his pantomiming here, he does the “wtf?” palms up to the sky and right after this clip ends he put his hands on his stomach to mime a belly laugh.
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to further… the tree did one of those things where he walks away and then made a sudden move towards Oski to try to get him to flinch. Oski held like a champ!
Unlike this.
It’d be a smart idea. But would Manning really want to play across town from his brother and compete for attention?
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If they played in the same division, they’d find it fun.
Competing for media attention of the same city, though? Peyton is too nice an older bro for that
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Agreed, I’d love to work int he same city as my bro!
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While making millions of dollars… and by sheer dint of your job being able to date whomever you want no matter how goofy your actual appearance is…
why not?
He’s old. Jets are trying to collecting them all—like old action figures
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I think the question of whether it was a penalty is subordinate in this discussion to the issue of how much of a pansy he is.
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by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 7:05 AM PST up reply actions
way to go Dale!
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--Coach Clark
Precious facebook megabites!
"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
Adorable
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:10 AM PST up reply actions
The one taped to the wall, for sure.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:15 AM PST up reply actions
I bet she’s the one taped to the wall.
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 31, 2012 7:15 AM PST up reply actions
“OK, we’re going to put these candles on your sister’s head, and then you take the flaming brand and…. steady….steady”
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:45 AM PST up reply actions
What does this have to do with RB, is this pchop or for real?
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oh that’s awesome. can’t wait till a droid version comes out!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Bears With Kids
Disney Store is offering Buy One Get One Free on stuffed animals
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soccer news for Atoms
Everton brings one striker in, ships one out:
Everton agree deal for striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers
Everton striker Louis Saha in move to Tottenham Hotspur
I’m more puzzled by the fact that Stephen Pienaar, having left Everton for Spurs, has now gone to Queens Park Rangers. That makes tons of sense.
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Why on earth does Tottenham need Saha?
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by Fire Starkey on Jan 31, 2012 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
I have no idea. Maybe they wanted to have someone around who would make Modric feel more robust?
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I think Everton is super duper happy they were able to unload Saha’s wages
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I’m sure of that – and he’s out of contract at the end of the season, so this is the last chance to get any money for him.
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Now that you're down a forward
Care for a Chamakh or Arshavin? For you, it’ll be a discounted rate.
Will accept Starbucks gift cards as a form of payment
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I don't see how that solves the problem
Either way, it’s like having an empty space on the field.
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I’d like to see the loanee, Drenthe, get more playing time. Every time I’ve seen him play, he’s a crazy spark plug for your Toffee offense
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I’m really impressed. I understood he had a reputation as a hot-head, but no blow-ups yet. And Donovan is showing the value of pace on the wings… unfortunately, Drenthe is on loan, because I think Moyes and crew could coach him up…
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Are you saying that since he’s a loanee, there will be little effort into helping him further develop his skills? Unless Real Madrid slaps a high price tag for someone with no realistic chance of making the 1st team, could you see Everton making a permanent move for him?
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The latter – Everton just don’t have the money. They have every incentive to help on-loan players improve, it increases their chances of getting more of them downstream to help offset the lack of funds for permanent transfers.
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I really don’t understand the obsession with ‘Arry Redknapp. If anyone deserves major managerial kudos, it’s Moyes. He’s done a LOT with very little.
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I gather that there are a fair few Everton fans who are sick of Moyes and think they could get better -mostly because of his habit of playing people out of their usual position, and because he tends to set them up with one striker. I suspect both of those are down to personnel shortages – they don’t have a lot of room for error.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I’m not happy that Spurs got Saha. They definitely did not need him. A striker for sure, but not Saha.
Probably to protect themselves in the event that Adebayor leaves in the summer because of his ridiculous wage
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They failed in buying Remy from Marseilles during this window. Perhaps they’ll still attempt to bring him in during the summer.
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Oh no, so they do. [goes and hides behind the couch]
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Yeah, this isn’t going to go well.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Started off with a great run by Drenthe, a failed cross, but nice recovery and setup by Donovan.
USA USA USA USA!
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SUCK IT MAN CITY!
COME ON YOU BLUES! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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by DC Trojan on Jan 31, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd!!!!
Also, how much does the last two games help us stave off relegation?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Looking at the table, I think Everton will be fine. I just hope City can find their groove again and hold off United. Ugh. They’ve been playing so uninspired lately.
As meh as Everton has been, relegation would be a massive shock.
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It’s never happened to Everton before, right?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
They are one of 7 teams to have played in all 20 years of the Premiership. Their last trip down to the 2nd level of british soccer came in the early 50s
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The win against Fulham was in the FA Cup, so it doesn’t do anything for relegation, but it’s nice to progress in the competition.
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I have so much to learn.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, it’s not that big a deal.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I figure I’ll slowly pick things up here and there. I’m happy with my choice of team though :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Vaguely. I might have tl;dr’d it :-P
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
man, even i had forgotten about that one!
i had a lot of fun writing that, but it sure didn’t get much traction with the readers who didn’t immediately tl;dr it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
It was an interesting idea, but I don’t think it’d really catch on.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe he means Lando Mata.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
Well, at least someone is trying to get the MLS taken more seriously. It would be cool for the league to be on par with Seria A, EPL, and the like in terms of talent and local popularity.
That’s a fair point. But I’m pretty confident that a) MLS is going in the right direction either way and b) it’ll never be even with Serie A and the EPL on talent.
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There’s an argument to be made that as long as MLS is an insulated league and still includes remnants of sourcing players from the college game, it will never be as good as overseas… well, that and the money for players’ contracts. Frankly, the non-religious evangelical component (we will spread the word of soccer!) is both the strength and the weakness of the league.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
yeah…money’s a big thing. every once in a while, on the chat boards, you’ll see the question of “why doesn’t the mls sign guys from korea/japan? we’re america, we must be better…” and then they get all shocked that, well, they’re paid much better over there. unless you’re going to give them beckham money, it doesn’t make sense financially for those guys. and it’s hard to argue the mls is better on the field.
I would imagine the Asian guys would want a pretty significant pay raise too, to move to a completely foreign culture. I mean, how many Japanese guys come to play baseball every year . . . 2 or 3? Even with presumably better pay?
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There’s a Chinese player for the Whitecaps. He’s pretty good, but he’s not getting looks for the Chinese National team which might be the most LULZ team for a major nation anywhere.
I’ve always found that strange considering China’s desire and ability to dominate just about any other sport on the planet.
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Calrissian?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
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Jokes on you, there's a whole sub-thread on klezmer music in there somewhere.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
still not worth it
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Someone just handcuffed themselves to the City goalpost. Uh… what?
by puresilence on Jan 31, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like it was an Everton fan that did it…
by puresilence on Jan 31, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently some sort of political protest
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Allegedly a famous party crasher named Jimmy Jump
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn’t change the accuracy of j.lee’s comment!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
city fans known to do stupid things
like throwing balloons at their own goalkeep…that directly leads to a goal…
apparently, the section behind the goal had them, and just kept knocking them around like beachballs for a while a whole bunch of them ended up in front of the goal and, well, if watch the video, hart goes for a balloon and not the ball.
I think, for all that Arteta had creativity, Pienaar was more of an “engine” midfielder – worked hard, under-rated on the ball. I think he’s been as much missed as Arteta if not more.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
We love us some Arteta. When he’s not available for us, our possession % suffers. Also, his eyebrows are sexy.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
I was sorry to see Arteta go, but his salary was too high – I suspect (with no evidence) that it was set that way knowing he’d be sold off so he’d be able to get market rates from a big club.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
i had hoped united would’ve taken a crack at him…but not sure how’d he’d fit in unless they played a 4-3-3.
He’d be pretty decent as a holding MF for ya’ll. Has some creativity, but more importantly for the Gunners, he’s just smart with the ball. The main knock I have for him is his resale value at this point in his career.
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That second one put a Rancid song in my head randomly…
Destination unknown, Louis Louis Louis Louis Saha
Yeah, I’m weird.
Anyway, so… is Jelavic an upgrade in your estimation? I don’t know the EPL well enough to have any clue
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
United! United!
Man Utd v Stoke. (Utd up 1 38mins in through Hernandez)
Chelsea v Swansea (Swans 1 at the half.)
Spurs v Wigan (Spurs up 2 at the half)
United breaks guitars.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Hey DC...
Rumors of a USA-Scotland footy match in June or July in beautiful Jacksonville FL. If it comes to fruition…do you go?
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
SBNation is saying late May, possibly New York, Chicago, or Jacksonville. They think the Brazil friendly will be in the DC area, which might make NYC an option… in which case, I will probably go.
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yay
Go Peoples’ Republic of Scotland!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:23 AM PST up reply actions
Wooooooo!
What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an’ a that;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
A Man’s a Man for a’ that:
For a’ that, and a’ that,
Their tinsel show, an’ a’ that;
The honest man, tho’ e’er sae poor,
Is king o’ men for a’ that.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
'To Ma Own Beloved Mary. A poem on her 17th birthday'
Lend us a couple of bob till Thursday
I’m absolutely skint
But I’m expecting a postal order
And I can pay you back
As soon as it comes.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:43 AM PST up reply actions
Don't worry, my carnivorous friends, I did not forget about you
Super Bowl Eats: 8 Chili Recipes That Are Not Vegetarian
Turkey and Roasted Poblano Chili "
Chili for Burgers, Dogs or Fries "
All-American Chili "
Turkey Chili Soup with Hominy "
The Food Lab’s Chili "
Real Texas Chili con Carne "
Cheesy Chili Mac "
Beef and Dark Beer Chili "
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Waiting for the chili purists to say “There are no beans in chili!”
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This is their take on it:
If it contains beans, they should be tender, creamy, and intact
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I don’t htink purists would make a vegetarian chili anyway.
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My dental school roommate showed me a version with corn and carrots in it. Could be vegetarian or not. Adds a nice sweetness to contrast with the spice. Om nom!
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That’s stupid, of course there are.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
You Eat That?
In the last several years there has been an explosion of research on disgust. Disgust is one of the six basic emotions—along with joy, surprise, anger, sadness and fear—but it is the only one that has to be learned, which suggests something about its complexity.
Take cheese, considered by Westerners to be anything from a comfort food to a luxurious delicacy. A good taleggio, Gorgonzola or Brie might be described as sweaty or slimy. Cheese also has its fair share of aromatic obstacles and, depending on the circumstances, may be confused with vomit, stinky feet or a garbage spill. Many Asians regard all cheese, from processed American slices to Stilton, as utterly disgusting—the equivalent of cow excrement.
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Many Asians regard all cheese, from processed American slices to Stilton, as utterly disgusting—the equivalent of cow excrement.
I am NOT one of those Asians—in fact, I LOVE me some cheese. However, I don’t like to put cow excrement in my pie hole.
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how is palak paneer formed?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions
correct. I assume the twenty zillion south Asians don’t regard cheese as disgusting.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’d assume that statement excludes India/Pakistan. The Eastern Asians eat the cows way before they get a chance to produce milk for cheese
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The older generation in Taiwan tends to avoid beef, because the animals are much more precious for the work they do for the family.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
The newest generation might get 4G.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds like a good title for a hard-hitting CNN documentary! Hosted by Soledad Shankar O’Brien!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
With reporting from NPR’s Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Every time I fill out a form that asks for race I always pick “Asian”.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I very obviously checked another box on that form ;-)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
Ms. Atoms isn’t Asian?
Side story: My friend (white Kansan) rotated in a lab that is basically a PhD farm for Chinese students. They come to this lab, get their PhDs, and then go back to China to work for the adviser’s biotech company. Most of them speak very little English. So, my friend followed around this silent post-doc around until he turned and said, “Uh, I’m going to the bathroom. You don’t have to come.” She was excited to finally get assigned a task to do something in Excel, only to find that it was all in Chinese. Then one day, the post-doc started taking pictures of her, asking her shoe size, asking about her eyes…
The mystery wasn’t resolved before she switched labs. She could have been a mail order bride, though.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
Nope, not Asian.
I’m not sure I understand your story. Your friend was an unwitting fake mail order bride model?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
lol yeah
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
Did any of you read Sarah, Plain and Tall in elementary school?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
She was a mail-order bride, right? I’m not just remembering it wrong?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
What is this? We allow Asians to marry non-Asians now!?
My friend ALMOST was a mail order bride. We think. What else could explain it?
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe the guy was a perv and needed some photos for a spank book.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
He was Chinese! Not Japanese or German…
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
The Chinese just don’t match up in this aspect!
Germans and Japanese:
-tried to take over the world
-very efficient mass transit
-kinky!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
there’s more than a billion of y’all…gotta be havin lots of secs….takin over the world one person at a time.
Fun fact: many people think I’m Korean
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Hahaha no; it’s just that apparently, I look Korean (to both Koreans and to Taiwanese people).
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
Something about the face shape.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
BINGO
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Cover the spread!
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve had random Japanese tourists come up to me while in Korea to ask me stuff in Japanese ‘cause they thought I’m one of them…
all the Chinese you need to no
meiyou.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
Ok fair.
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by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
Boil milk, add some lime juice, drop into a cloth and let it drain until it’s the right consistency, then let solidify in fridge for a few hours.
Grab a bunch of spinach, tomato, cumin, garlic, salt, ghee (clarified butter), chillies, bay leaves, coriander, etc.
Toss all ingredients in a crockpot on high. Chop spinach.
Saute paneer in sauce.
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Sounds kinda like making (Greek) yogurt.
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Fascinating, it is pretty similar to cottage cheese which can also be made similarly to yogurt. The biggest difference is in the starter that you add.
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is
making Greek yogurt the Mediterranean version of the Norwegian hand grenade?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
haha that makes paneer making seem easy and not a complete mess of kitchen. i will make paneer precisely one weekend of the month, and that’s the weekend before the maid comes.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Maid? How one per… okay, I’m over those jokes.
I mean, you could always buy paneer from the store. Gopi paneer is probably my favourite of the store-bought varities.
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that’s what i do the rest of the time.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
they need do way instain tandoor
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
a tandoor is not necessary for cooling palak paneer. it’s generally a stovetop preparation. the naan that goes with it is a different story.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
thanks, atoms’ doppleganger
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by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
Also
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
5 Ways To Avoid Getting Fat This Winter
http://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt_700/713_winter-weight.html
People get fatter in winter — it seems like a natural law. Whether it’s because of all the feast-based holidays, the ton of comfort food needed to contend with the cold and dark, or the reduced amount of exercise, we all feel like we’ve put on about five pounds before spring shows its fat face. The fact is that we tend to overestimate how much weight we’ve gained.
A 2000 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that we probably only gain about a pound or two during the winter season. The trouble is that this extra weight accumulates through the years and can be a major contributor to obesity later in life. Granted, it’s only a pound, but winter doesn’t have to be a bulking phase.
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Isn’t it a little late for this?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t really celebrate the holidays, but most people do.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING
Starbucks to open in India; Coffee chain to open cafes in Mumbai and New Dehli later this year
Starbucks will make its eagerly awaited foray into India later this year, opening outlets under a deal announced Monday with Tata Global Beverages to tap into the country’s fast-growing taste for coffee.
Tata, part of steel-to-software conglomerate Tata Group, and Seattle-based Starbucks said they had entered into a 50:50 joint venture that will operate Starbucks cafes starting in New Delhi and Mumbai in August or September.
“India is a unique market which gives us huge opportunities,” Starbucks’ China and Asia Pacific president John Culver told reporters, saying they would not stop at India’s two main cities.
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee shop chain, has plans for at least 50 outlets by the end of 2012 as the group bets on lifestyle changes that are turning the tea-drinking country into a booming market for cafes.
(As a small aside, when I was in college, I wrote up a business plan for Starbucks’ expansion into India. A lot of it had to do with changing the culture.)
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Changing the company culture, or Indian culture?
That picture reminds me of cyberpunk megacorporations. Tata Starbucks Autocoffeeinformation Conglomerate!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:53 AM PST up reply actions
Indian culture. India’s a very big tea-drinking culture, so you’d essentially have to change the habits of the middle class from drinking a cup of chai in the morning to drinking a latte in the morning. It can be done, if Starbucks positions their brands correctly. I’d argue they’re better to position themselves as a “luxury coffeeshop”, as opposed to competiting with the established coffee chains like Cafe Coffee Day and Barista’s
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That’s an interesting approach, I’m kinda (but not totally) surprised there are Dunkin Donuts-type coffee operations there. As for ditching tea for coffee, I think that’s been happening in Ireland for a while.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions
It can definitely become a status symbol.
What would help Starbucks would be adapting well to the local culture. It’s why McDonald’s succeeded, while KFC disappeared.
Something simple, like actually serving coffee drinks based on South Indian coffee.
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Did they decide Colonel Sanders looks too much like Lord Mountbatten?
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
Yes.
Also, rumours unfortunately spread that KFC stood for “Krishna’s Fake Chicken”
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It’s the blessed meat substitute India has been waiting for!
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I’d say they should focus first on the high end chai market, develop a clientele, and then see if they can get people to start switching over to coffee. But what do I know, I’m not a business major.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
No one in India is going to pay for “high end chai”.
Mainly because everything comes from India itself — the tea leaves, the milk, the spices, etc.
So, no matter what they did, it would be nothing compared to the streetside chai you get at the railway station while Jamal is running around looking for Latika.
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haha, well, a big part of what people pay for is the experience though. If it’s a nice space that people want to be in, and it offered decent chai at good prices, plus other stuff that people might find interesting, I think that plus the American brand allure would bring people in. Obviously they would have coffee drinks as well, but I don’t see why they couldn’t have some tea based drinks specially formulated to appeal to Indians. McDonald’s has a different menu in India, in addition to some staple offerings, don’t they?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
decent chai at good prices,
If you can get better chai for 5 rupees, why would anyone pay 80 rupees for it just to sit indoors?
Having looked at the current coffee shops in India, you can have chai on the menu, but the focus MUST be on coffee in order to make it successful.
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Yeah, I guess it’s impossible to compete with a chaiwalla on the street. 80 rupees seems like a lot though, even for Starbucks.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
A latte at Cafe Coffee Day will set you back 7 rupees.
Starbucks can’t sell cheap drinks. That goes against their brand. Remember, even McDonald’s is a treat for the middle class in India.
Hence, focus should be on espresso and becoming a status symbol (e.g. “Oh, I drank a latte this morning, not boring chai like you”)
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Starbucks can sell theirs for 15-25 rupees and they’d still be way more expensive than any other competition. Doesn’t have to be 80.
But people are not going to start drinking lattes unless you get them in the door first and get them to develop the taste.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
atoms, I would recommend googling around, looking up the history of Cafe Coffee Day and Barista India, if you’re actually interested in strategy and branding in this scenario.
Otherwise, you’re just saying things.
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I actually kind of am! You should send me your paper :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Its like 50 Rs to the dollar now, right? So, that drink is like less than 10 cents?
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Philippe’s still had 9-cent coffee until this year! I bet Wall Drug still has 5-cent coffee…
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
That’s correct. However, it’s a little incorrect to think of it in such terms. Bear in mind that the average salary in India is significantly lower than the average salary in America. Thus those “ten cents” are worth more to the Indian than to the American.
This is also part of what’s known as Purchasing Power Parity.
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But who cares about other peoplE?
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Because Im very charming
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best chai i've ever had
was waiting in line for the temple at 4 am… i think i probably had 5 glasses in 10 minutes, which of course leads to the problem of finding a bathroom at 4 am
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We ate in an indian place in NZ during winter where they kept bringing full pots to the table, and I kept drinking… MAY CAUSE SLEEPLESSNESS
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Even I am powerless against 4 or 5 humongo English teapots full of chai!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Not to be confused with
(vintage)
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
Are they banning all the street vendors that sell pulled tea?
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NEVER! Few pleasures in life can compare to hot chai consumed out of a clay vessel.
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As I stated above, I don’t think Starbucks will directly compete with them or Barista’s. It would make more sense for Starbucks to differentiate themselves.
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I like how Indian coffee shops have those cell phone charging stations. Chargers available for the most popular phones, so you can just charge your phone while you sip some coffee!
SBUX doesn’t have that here :(
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They have those in LAX I think? Pretty sweet.
I believe my great money-making idea for cafes here would be coin/card operated outlets.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
I like the idea of providing them for free and inducing people to stay there.
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do both!
I guess, and I suppose I underestimate the markup on coffee.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
How about regulars who sign up for the natteringnabob’s rewards card get free use of chargers and everyone else has to pay?
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Only if they are purchased with nabobbucks™. Available in the lobby, only $10 per NB!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
Ugh, that’s what I got for my Christmas bonus. So worthless!
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Each nabobbuck is worth .0000000001 of a euro!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
What’s cafe coffee day?
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly what it sounds like (and what you can gather from context):
A coffee shop in India that serves espresso-based beverages.
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So good, in fact, that they expanded branches to friggin Vienna.
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Is there anything that Tata doesn’t do??
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Haha, I made some money on TTM a couple years ago.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
But they’re discounting Jaguars for SC alumni, so it’s all good.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Mr Tata can fix it for you, just as long as you don’t play football for us.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I wish Tata had bid for the Dodgers.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
that looks REALLY sweet…is there really a need for powdered sugar? It would be pretty NOM NOM without it, IMHO
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That looks like french toast. I mean it looks delicious, but not in a normal grilled cheese way.
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Haha art murmer
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
*murmur
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
I NEED MORE DBD ACTIVITY
to get my mind off of the Shaq hurt!
I can’t
don’t know how long I can last
mistake
could use somebody…
there’s only one thing I want
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shut the fuck up ikoolykedat no one cares about your fuck ass recruit shaq stop wasting precious sbnation jigabytes talking about him i swear i will knock you the fuck out
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
ikoolykedat went from being ‘in a relationship’ with GoldBlooded to ‘single’.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
GoldBlooded went from “in a relationship” to “in jail.”
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
That should be a status on FB
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
JUST GOT OUT DA CLINK HOLLA ATCHA BOY TIME TO GET CRUNK AND HIT SOME WOMEN
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
This is just like Texts from Bennett
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by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
iono…shit’s lonely in here. Did our mutiny yesterday break the CGB-DBD bond?
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Nooooooooooooooo!
I was on a conference call that actually required some attention. Now, however, I"m starting to think (since I’m working from home) that it might be time for a run… it’s beautiful outside today.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
by DC Trojan on Jan 31, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It is really nice out. Went for a run earlier this AM and it was great. Biden on his way somewhere as the helo was fired up at the Naval Observatory.
I’m unlikely to see anything more exotic than the occasional MILF in an SUV, but as long as they don’t run over me, that’s fine.
I’ve been taking it easy on the running lately because I had some kind of muscle issues around my knee, but if it’s like this again tomorrow I’m taking my chances and running again.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
It’s nice in Columbus, too! Sadly, I have been working…but there’s cake in my near future! One of my labmates passed candidacy.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
false. black bear.
it’s never nice in Columbus.
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I’m nice! In Columbus!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I am being lurker because I have performance review at 10am. I will let you know at 11 if I need to drink immediately, but overall, I think it will go pretty well.
Cal: Bears with Books.
We could offer to provide input, but I think that might not work to your advantage.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
okay then, true story time
I work at a bank, they do both business and consumer savings/lending/credit cards, all the things that banks do. For christmas, there didn’t seem to be any ‘bonuses’ going around, but bosses were generally taking their employees out for lunch. More personal recognition it seemed. My boss did this, took me and coworker out and we had a nice lunch.
Then before I left for break I get a gift box (coffee mug) and company branded-envelope. “oooh” I’m thinking, “perhaps I was wrong about the bonuses.” So I open the envelope and there is a company letter, appreciating my hard work, and something that looks like a check. It is not. It is 5000-credit card points, and I don’t even have a credit card with this company. (for exchange perspective, it’s enough to buy 2 DVDs on the cc-site)
I would have been very happy with the gift, but the envelope really annoyed me. WTF.
Cal: Bears with Books.
Okay, okay, we are in a funk. Think positive! Think happy! Go bears! Beat the review!
I read my manager’s comments and they are all good, all positive and looking forward to the upcoming year. Things are going to be good!
Cal: Bears with Books.
drink now = fun review!
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Sheesh.
You know you’re going to rock this review.
Might as well start celebrating now.
Old Toothwrangler
yeah, they’re not that expensive. like anything you can totally go high end but there really is no need for it.
#trollgang
that and the derbys that come with the razor are crap (in my opinion) so might as well try something good.
#trollgang
you can get some col. conk at the tobacco shop on market/2nd next to GNC. those aren’t bad and they’re cheap.
mitchell’s wool fat is great, if you don’t want to go online you can go to golden gate clothiers on bush and pay way too much for some.
this is a good site for ordering some samples to see what’s best for you:
http://sampleshop.blogspot.com/
#trollgang
Would you still recommend I buy the safety razor from AMZN?
I think I’ll buy the ocean kelp shaving cream. That sounds lovely!
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absolutely, the only thing I’d really buy from AoS is their shaving soap. Good stuff but a little expensive compared to what’s out there. 20% off makes it reasonable. I’d probably pick up a puck of sandalwood and grate it into a bowl if I wanted in on this deal. I just did a large order from West Coast Shaving so I’m good for about 5 years :)
#trollgang
Intense!
I did buy that sampler kit of theirs for $10. Makes a great travel kit (also XMas gifts)
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yup, I have a small tube of their shave cream but I really lean towards soaps and face lathering.
#trollgang
Wait, why is soap and lather better than lathering with shaving cream?
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I use the razor and brush and all so rarely that I look forward to it. Kinda relaxing!
What I don’t like doing is shining my shoes :(
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But you only wear one pair at a time!
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I see. Then I’ll definitely give the ocean kelp shaving cream a shot!
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Use unscented.
If you use one with a scent, your mouth tastes weird after. No, Im not eating it, but it gets on your lips.
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i’ve got a shitload of astras if you wanna sample that
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
Astras?
"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
and i use gasoline for shave gel.
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
Don't let me down DBDers!
Got a call I need to lead…be back in 30 mins!
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Everyone is mad because Tedford didn’t compartmentalize his recruiting. This is why the terrorists are always one step ahead!
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
the terrorists are always ahead because they always have a mole inside ctu, RB.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
y they mad tho? I mean we have been preaching “the terrorists will doom us all” for the past 2 -3 weeks. Y everyone so surprised?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
i’m still in the DBD for 1.31.2011.
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--Thoroughbred
Another asset for the russians to pilfer!
FFFFFFFF UUUUUUUU ALDRICH LUPOI!
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions
(Note, don’t click link if you are offended by attractive girls)
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Not me. My work day is sucking and am now thinking I need to watch more Bollywood films…..
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Sorry, I was distracted by the big… lungs on the woman in the last picture.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
my goooooodness. Flotation devices not needed
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jan 31, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
Thats actually DHOOM 2 that he linked to there. I did DHOOM one
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does anyone else think that Rishi stares at that every night, looking at the guy on the left and thinking “some day that will be me and I’ll get VIPed to Vegas pool parties for the rest of my life!”
I actually admire the guy on the right more! Just goes with his natural look, doesn’t care about shaving or styling his hair or smiling or anything.
And then he’s married to the chick in the middle, the former Ms. World.
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Rishi is going right, AndBears goes left.
Gotta admit, folks, I’m stuck staring at the middle.
Old Toothwrangler
On further review, I just noticed another young lady in the back.
I might be de-committing from middle.
Old Toothwrangler
Speaking of which, are we on Team Heidi or Team Seal?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Team Seal!
What would middle school/high school/college/retirement (CB81 only) have been like without Kiss From A Rose?
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I’m team Seal Team 6.
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
You’re either Team Seal or Team Sark at this point.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
….?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
you’re either with us or against us
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
would you say that i am the proton(s) to his atom?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
I thought it was the other way around.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
your nucleus is comprised of protons (and neutrons).
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--Thoroughbred
ha, that's not what I meant
I was saying that I thought everyone else had a little atoms inside them, not that others are inside me.
Thanks for the HS physics lesson though :)
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
or actually
It’s elementary, my dear sec119!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Are you hitting on me? I’m a married man and you are engaged, it’ll never work.
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--Thoroughbred
No… unless you’re suggesting that Holmes and Watson were lovers?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Please stop hitting on me, thank you.
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--Thoroughbred
I’ll agree to stop if you agree that I never started ;-)
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
I feel somewhat responsible. First chicken n’ waffles…then the driving range. And now they’re like static cling and toilet paper.
Old Toothwrangler
You’re totally half!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
Outlier?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
HEY GUYS HEY GUYS
So Sherlock and Watson were looking for a rare diamond, which billionaire, Suresh Raichand, was to use to propose to his girlfriend.
Unfortunately, the diamond had disappeared and to make matters worse, Raichand’s butler was dead..
After examining the case, Sherlock found the diamond and deduced that Raichand’s butler must have swallowed it.
Excited, Watson asked “Where did you find the diamond?”
Sherlock replied, “Alimentary, my dear Watson”
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were going camping. They pitched their tent under the stars and went to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: “Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see.” Watson replied: “I see millions and millions of stars.” Holmes said: “And what do you deduce from that?” Watson replied: “Well, if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have planets, it’s quite likely there are some planets like Earth out there. And if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life.” And Holmes said: “Watson, you idiot, it means that somebody stole our tent.”
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 31, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
Sherlock and Watson go for a hike one day time.
Watson stumbles on the roots of a tree and scrapes his knee. Holmes plucks a fruit from the tree and uses the rind to help disinfect his cut.
Watson asked “What is this miracle of nature?”
Sherlock replies, “It’s a lemon tree, my dear Watson”
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That one’s classic :)
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Nice move, throwing out the odd name of the billionaire as a red herring.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
I would just assume that finding myself with either of them would be a sign of a massive prank.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
I dunno about massive prank, but I’d certainly have a raging clue.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Since you're so patient, I'll leave you with two more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNk-ILg6iOk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU1CFaC4BmQ
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When they pose for that photo, do you think they’re actually walking/moving, or are they asked to pose on a set as if they’re mid-stride?
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--Thoroughbred
Move on green screen. Photographers take like 1000 photos, then they choose the best ones of each.
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The last essay of my NYU app was a more creative project, so I used six photos of me from my day to make it look better.
To snap those six photos, my friend took at least 100 different photos and the whole process took two-and-a-half hours (and most of those were taken in my office)
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Maybe he’s applying to Risky Business School!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
No pants no pants no pants!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Skirt?
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I hope you used a different tie knot and cufflinks for each shot. Otherwise, you’ll never get into business school.
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--Thoroughbred
How many of those photos were junk shots?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind preparing for either of those nice young ladies….
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I said preparing!
Also, not married yet.
Also, not dead yet.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Twist school of marriage says you can’t look at other women.
Or men, just to be safe.
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You…. are advocating that people emulate…. Twist.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
My statement was mocking Twist!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
THIS IS HOW WE DOOOOOOOOM IT
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
DOWNLOAD THE FILE TO THE INTERNETS BEFORE THE TERRORISTS CATCH YOU OR THE PRESIDENT OF ANOTHER COUNTRY WILL DIE!
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
CHLOE I NEED TO BE ACROSS LA IN 5 MINUTES NOWWWWWW SEND ME THE SECRET ROADS PLS
"#caltrollgang" - RB
CHLOE THE NIGERIANS HAVE ATTACKED THE WHITE HOUSE SEND ME THEIR EMAIL SO I CAN TRICK THEM INTO SCAMMING ME
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Fixed this from the ESPN article:
“He was the one guy I was close with on the staff,” Thompson said. “I knew he wouldn’t be coaching me, but just knowing he was there was big for me, until he leaves for the next paycheck/yacht. When he left, I immediately opened up my recruitment and decided to check out my options.”
Wonder how he’ll feel after Tosh leaves UDub in a year or two.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I was hoping to hide out in the DBD to avoid this sadness
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Well hav e a front page post go up at 1 PM, SO CHECK OUT THE GODDAMN FRONT PAGE FROM TIME TO TIME YOU HOMELESS HIPPIES
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Why, I can’t use that front page as bench liner or to stuff in my jacket for extra insulation.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
In brief
The girl at the top left was the image for “Sheltered College Freshman” (basically, the naive girl who thinks it’s nice that the frat boy made her drink taste better).
Then Reddit got obsessed with her because she’s cute and found the model’s other photos. There’s an entire subreddit dedicated to her.
Meanwhile, another meme made its way around with the bottom image that was “guilt-tripping mother” or something (“Don’t have time for me? That’s cool, I only spent 18 years on you”), showcasing redditors’ huge mommy issues.
Then this montage happened.
And that’s why I try to avoid becoming a part of the reddit community
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But royrules posts there?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
Fucking reddit, man.
"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
10/10! Great job! Here’s your bonus, 1,000 nabbobbucks!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
Finally! Finally! I’m so excited, thank you! 1,000 nabbo…. what can I do with this?
Cal: Bears with Books.
They can be exchanged for goods and services, assuming you accumulate enough and find a participating retailer!
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by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Which retailers are participating, out of curiosity?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Peyton Manning likely will never play football again, sources say
[1]
Peyton Manning’s football career is likely over, two sources close to the Indianapolis Colts quarterback with knowledge of his recovery from neck surgery told Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports.
Although the vertebrae in Manning’s neck have healed as expected, which allowed him to start throwing again back in December, the same can’t be said for the nerves in his arm, according to the sources. They say the velocity on his passes has not improved and possibly never will.
All of which, the sources say, indicates the four-time MVP will probably never play again.
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Cal QB coach!!!!!!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
“now, see Zach, what you want to do is just walk around, point at random shit and bark out random signals for 25 seconds. then, snap the ball with 2 seconds left. it’s so fun!!”
"#caltrollgang" - RB
“But see Zach we throw all that shit out the window if the o-line can’t protect you, then you break shit in your spine and will nevar evar throw a football again. Do they make nachos here?”
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I think there have been various reports like thiss all year. Regardless, I’ll be sad to see him go.
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--Thoroughbred
yeah..i’ve never been an Indy fan, but have always respected Peyton. He was an absolute QB stud and seemed classy
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Great. So, they suck for 1 year and get Luck and get back to winning again
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We ain't in a glass half full mood...
Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Declines
By Kathleen Madigan
U.S. consumer confidence in January gave back some of the huge gains posted in the previous two months, according to a report released Tuesday. Views on labor markets darkened.
The Conference Board, a private research group, said its index of consumer confidence retreated to 61.1 this month from a revised 64.8 in December, first reported as 64.5. The January index was far less than the 68.0 expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.
The fallback was concentrated in consumers’ view of the current economy. The present situation index, a gauge of consumers’ assessment of current economic conditions, dropped to 38.4 in January from a revised 46.5, originally reported as 46.7.
Consumer expectations for economic activity over the next six months slipped only slightly, to 76.2 in January from a revised 77.0, first reported as 76.4.
"Regarding the short-term outlook, consumers are more upbeat about employment, but less optimistic about business conditions and their income prospects. Recent increases in gasoline prices may have consumers feeling a little less confident this month," said Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center.
Perceptions about the job markets worsened this month. The survey showed 43.5% think jobs are "hard to get" up from 41.6% saying that in December, while only 6.1% think jobs are "plentiful" down from 6.6% in December.
The more-cautious results are in line with expectations among economists that nonfarm payrolls did not grow as robustly this month as they did in December. Economists expect only 125,000 jobs were added in January, less than the 200,000 created in December. The government’s job report is scheduled to be released Friday.
But consumers think the job situation will improve slightly over the next six months. The report shows 16.2% think there will be more jobs, up from 14.0% thinking that in December, and 19.5% expect fewer jobs, down from 20.2% in December. Households remain worried about future income, with only 13.8% thinking their incomes will increase over the next six months, down from 16.3% in December.
The report shows consumers, on average, expect inflation to be 5.5% twelve months from now, up from the 5.3% rate expected in December.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/01/31/consumer-confidence-unexpectedly-declines/?mod=e2tw
This is kinda interesting in that people are more positive on employment but less so on income. So maybe they’re expecting low-income jobs?
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Raises are hard to come by, yo.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
BEAKER BEAKER BEAKER
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by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Am I doing this rite?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM PST reply actions 6 recs
And now for dueling doom gifs
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
if you leave me now, you’ll take away the biggest part of me…
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
guys i talked to RB yesterday on an unofficial home visit and i told him to not commit to cgb cause i might be taking the new troll position at uwdawgpound
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jan 31, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Will they give us PBR streetgang so we can terrorize sea lions?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
This is great, post this on the front page thread
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no idea
but looks like….Lil Penny Voice: TY-RAH BANKS!
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
from teh INstagram page: Ciara. singer.
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
ahhhhhhhh
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by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Supposedly funny
Commentary on the Irish Jersey Shore (The Dublin Shore?)
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it be quiet today.
currently listening to Fitz and the Tantrums. swag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uomzZdjMCTs
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 11:40 AM PST reply actions
Which one of you is this? YOU ARE SPOILING MY DAY OF DOOOOOOOOOOOM
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM PST reply actions
would be awesome if shaq was trollin all of us right…
but that’d be too sunshine.
by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:12 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Pretty sure at 5 am tomorrow we are getting LOI from Arik Armistead, Aaron Rodgers, and Jim Brown.
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--Thoroughbred
lynch and djax coming back to finish their degrees!
by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:16 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
If we give the state of Washington to Canada does that mean UW becomes ineligible to play D1 sports?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Nope.
As per wikipedia:
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
by puresilence on Jan 31, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
let’s trade seattle for vancouver. vancouver’s better.
by j.lee on Jan 31, 2012 12:20 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
So basically dooooooooom?
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
She’s legit, works in the recruiting world. She’s making the more general point that shit is ‘cray’ as the kids would say and recruiting obsession leads to a land of doooooom :)
#trollgang
YES. THIS. stop projecting dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Cal: Bears with Books.
disagree.
good review, celebretory drinking.
and spelling.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jan 31, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
#DOOOOOOOOOOOOMinoes
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if i can’t project dooooooooo, i’m just gonna sign off and go home. because that’s a fucking ridiculous request.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
yo we are 2 for 2
Dozier and Walker are on deck
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
you’re totally channeling royrules today—-don’t quit fucking, bro
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
Keep on fucking!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
in the recruiting post, someone went f—- UW, and then someone else said, keep f—-ing.
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
to be fair, i was making bedroom eyes at sec199, but sec119 happened to walk by measuring some chemicals or something. i duno.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
what is going on here?!?!!
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Was my blue shirt too suggestive?
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
Do you still need this drink? Would you like to wait until a CGB HH where there might be shenanigans?
Cal: Bears with Books.
I thought you guys all decided to go on Friday?
And I can’t make Friday, but turkey and everyone else can?
I’M SO CONFUSED.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Was there maple syrup with that waffling?
"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
hmm, afraid I can’t do fri either—gotta be in san bruno by 7 for dinner
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
didn’t a certain somebody go to HS there?!
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
No, I was going to wait until I knew for sure you’d get them. I bet they don’t have a good shelf life.
Cal: Bears with Books.
how bout THursday HH?
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
I can't make this week
Am in Orlando, at a conference where DIck Cheney is hte keynote speaker. Imagine my delight.
Don’t let him take the special bus! He doesn’t deserve it!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
Remember, he's got congestive heart failure.
The man could croak in mid-sentence.
"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
moar liek
"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
oh wow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYMYv1zsAxE
So excited to watch this.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
DWI! Driving while intoxicated!
That’s ridiculous. I don’t know how to drive!
"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
Carrotblanca!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsS-PKENM8
"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
TWSS
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
thnx now back to moar DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
There is a chick on the internet?
PS If she is a AOPi who graduated in 2004, there is a chance I know her. Not biblically, though.
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Guessing by what turk said, I think I do know her. And although she dated one of my fraternity brothers, we were never anything more than mere friends.
In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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New Acura NSX
Here’s the commercial with Jerry Seinfeld and the new Acura NSX.
commercial
Pretty good looking car.
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
whoa, they’re bringing it back?
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yes and it looks really good. Might be my second favorite after the GT-R
Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"
by HeyAlumniGo on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Might even be more usable for “real world” driving.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Isn’t the GT-R pretty much the gold standard for supercars when it comes to daily “real world” driving?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
My understanding is that even with the adjustments to the suspension for the 2012 model, the ride could politely be defined as “firm” and the transmission is as loud as you’d expect given what it’s supposed to cope with. The “real world” part is that you’re sitting up in a “normal” position / height and can theoretically take 3 passengers with you.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
spoiler alert
1. LOFL at the new boat.
2. The ending — “Can we talk about something else?” — is pretty much CGB and recruiting.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
I’m gonna guess Laughing Out Fucking Loud
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
The Wurst...
Checking in from The Wurst in Healdsburg. One word… defuckinglicious!
by fiatlux on Jan 31, 2012 12:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions
pics or you are in Wurster Hall
#trollgang
by turkey on Jan 31, 2012 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Pics or you are hanging out with Michael Wuertz
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What time do LOI faxes start to come in? I will want to be at work and not in commute at the point.
TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse
apoplexy will set in and driving while that happens isn’t good?!
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
5am
But juju will knock out power, communications satellites, and landlines at 4:59AM
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Letters can’t be signed by a recruit before 7 a.m. (local time where the recruit is) on the first day of the signing period. This rule prevents coaches and recruits from being up at all hours, waiting at the fax machine. If a letter is submitted without a time of signature, the letter of intent is considered invalid.
http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/2011-02-02/history-national-letter-intent
Tony Gonzalez? University of California?
by ikoolykedat on Jan 31, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Gold Out
Join the event page and invite others to the event on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/events/240602662686627/) and use #GoldOutHaas on twitter to start spreading the word!
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
http://www.facebook.com/events/240602662686627/
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Also, just got back from Sundance on Sunday
Movies you should all see when they come out:
1. The Surrogate (John Hawkes will win a Best Actor Oscar next year for his performance in this)
2. Safety Not Guaranteed (very funny, at times touching)
3. The Imposter (possibly the best documentary I have ever seen—very bizarre, unique subject)
4. Excision (terrific, strange horror film)
5. Grabbers (funny, entertaining movie about aliens and drinking a lot of alcohol)
6. John Dies at the End ( VERY strange, but pretty funny and unique)
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
hheeaeeeeaaaaaaaddeeeeerrrrrrr
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 12:48 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
LOL owned so hard
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Things to do with a law degree
bank teller
But here’s a job, a real live job, that’s actually being offered to law students as we speak (or type). If you really want to know "what you can do with a law degree," take a freaking look….
This job was being pitched by the BYU Law career services office. Note how the header claims that the company is looking for 1Ls, 2Ls, or 3Ls.
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 PM PST reply actions
Spazzy is that you?
Not Coach Tosh Lupoi
As Sark always says, “Safeties are like PokĂ©mon – you gotta collect ’em all.”
8 minutes ago
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 1:01 PM PST reply actions
More Bill Simmons on the NBA (20 questions now)
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7523441/20-questions-part-1
1. If the 2011 Miami Heat played the 2012 Miami Heat, who would win?
We would be treated to a remarkably well-played basketball game for 45 minutes, followed by both teams getting tight and unleashing a barrage of turnovers, bricks and missed foul shots as the fans in attendance said things like, “Did 2012 LeBron just put three pounds of Botox in his face?” and, “Is that a skidmark in 2011 Chris Bosh’s shorts?” With the game tied in the final 10 seconds, 2012 LeBron would bowl over 2011 LeBron on an out-of-control drive into three guys, miss the first free throw, then make the second … but only after it hit every part of the rim. That would leave 2011 Miami enough time to set up one final shot: which, inexplicably, would go to Eddie House. Game over.
The good news for 2012 Miami: We could be headed for an ugly, disjointed postseason that becomes a war of attrition more than anything else (much like the NFL). You know, the kind of season when you want one of the most indestructible physical specimens in sports history (LeBron) on your side. Even if the Wade/LeBron partnership will never totally work — it’s been like watching two signature lead guitarists awkwardly jamming at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert since Day One — LeBron’s freakish consistency trumps just about anything else you’d want in a rushed postseason. During the last lockout-shortened season (1999), the Spurs prevailed because David Robinson and Tim Duncan gave them a decided physical advantage: Two athletic, durable bigs1 who delivered the same numbers every night as the condensed schedule wore down their opponents. If Wade’s body holds up — a big “if” — Miami would have a similar advantage. You would think.2
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Then I turned it into a fixie and sold it to a hipster
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
THAT WASN'T PART OF OUR DEAL BLACKHEART!!
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Who stole the tree?
Unconfirmed rumors that someone stole the tree after Sunday night. Anyone want to take the glory?
Cal: Bears with Books.
this was discussed postgame – a newman took it and was then ordered to return it by the StuD…who i chastized on fb
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
Seriously.
No wood-chipper?
No scandalous photos using the tree as a prop?
Kids these days.
Old Toothwrangler
Honestly, this is stuff that the university goes really strict on. It is no longer a youthful prank, but rather a serious violation of the policy against theft (and probably terrorism). They need to chill out.
Cal: Bears with Books.
laaaaaame
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
No, it’s asteroids that don’t concern me. I want that ship, not excuses.
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
by MR.F. on Jan 31, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m guessing band folks? newman= rookie? StuD = student director?
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I AM SO SMART, I AM SO SMART, S-M-R-T!
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, I saw “stud” and I thought “GoldBlooded”, but I knew you wouldn’t order someone to return the tree. I WAS CONFUSED!!!!!
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Let me translate for you from bando
anewmanfreshman in band took it and was then ordered to return it by theStuDStudent Director who conducted the band during the game. …who i chastized on fb because he’s a dooch-nozzle
Cal: Bears with Books.
you put the lotion on your skin or else you get the hose again
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
KEEP ON FUCKING
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jan 31, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
HAHA WE’RE ALL GOING TO WASHINGTON!
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
I see studs but where are the sex poodles?
Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!
by Fire Starkey on Jan 31, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
This is the only picture that can accurately capture my feelings of the recruiting news.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to think of ways to drown my sorrows.
Feels bad, man.
Tequila, unless your name is Joe Kapp.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
So, if anyone needs a new suit, there's a potentially fantastic deal out there...
But it comes with a bunch of caveats (at the bottom). Essentially, if you’re patient, you could get the following deal:
Made-To-Measure Suit, Shirt, and Tie… for $289 (no shipping)
So, for those of you that are unfamiliar with Indochino suits, they are actually custom-made for you. You select the exact style, then you take your measurements… and theoretically a suit shows up that fits you perfectly. At that point, they will reimburse up to $90 of tailoring to fix anything that gets lost in translation.
Now, if it works out, you’ve gotten an amazing deal. A made-to-measure Super-120s wool suit, shirt, and tie that fit perfectly for $290 is unbelievable. But, as you can imagine, this could take a lot of patience and may not work out perfectly.
I’ve been hestitating on posting this, but I do know there are some here that want nice suits on a budget, especially if new to the workforce… and at that point, it may be worth a shot.
Pictured: What a suit should look like, theoretically
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
CGB suit measuring HH. How friendly will the inseam measurements get at the drinks keep coming.
#trollgang
lol go to your tailor and have him or her measure you.
Don’t trust turkey to take your measurements. He’ll write the wrong numbers in the wrong units just to troll you.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Is it normal for a tailor to do the cough test, turkey said he could do that for me at HH?
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
No, I think Rishi got the shocker.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
I wouldn’t be surprised. I just think the price (once again, if it works out) is fantastic.
But I’ve never done this before.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Forgot to mention
You can use this on a tuxedo. Which means you’d have a tuxedo shirt, a black bow tie, and a custom-built tux for that price.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
I personally think tuxedos are a great investment if your friends are in or approaching marriage age.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
what if I gain 100 lbs in the next few months?
by the federer express on Jan 31, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, just had a surprise marriage announcement in the group as a reminder. Is the 289 with that 20% coupon for signing up?
Correct.
Looks like they let you customize small details, like having no flaps on the pockets and having buttons for suspenders built into your tux.
I got my tuxedo off the rack and then tailored it, but I do love it now. If I didn’t own one, I would probably do this.
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Looks like their black bow ties are on backorder
(Also, f*** pre-tied bowties)
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
Outsource Your Kid
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/30/outsource_your_kid
It’s that time of the year again: high-school seniors around the country are anxiously awaiting the news that will change their lives — early admission to the university of their choice. But while junior checks his email and the school’s website 15 times an hour, parents are checking their savings account statements. As the recession bites into American families’ incomes and makes the job search for recent graduates that much trickier, an increasing number of people are beginning to question the cost of attending colleges and universities in the United States.
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And consider that cost: Colorado College, for example, has an annual tuition of $39,900 — and once room, board, and supplies are factored in, that rises to a whopping $52,000 for non-Colorado based students. You have to pay top dollar for a top-ranked school, of course: Colorado College is No. 1 in the nation for being “marijuana friendly,” according to test-prep agency Princeton Review.
While Colorado College’s fees are at the upper end, it is hardly unique. The College Board suggests that more than two-fifths of full-time undergraduate college students attend a college that charges less than $9,000 per year for tuition and fees — but, at the other end, more than a quarter are in schools charging $36,000 or more. Some of those students get a scholarship, many get federal aid — but plenty don’t, or don’t get enough. Across the United States, college seniors who used loans to help fund their education owed an average of $25,250 upon graduation in 2010. So, perhaps it is not surprising that a Pew Research Center study suggests that 57 percent of Americans think college is of only fair or poor value for the money. And three quarters argue that college is too expensive for most Americans to afford.
There is a simple answer to such concerns: Shop around for a better deal. If junior is willing to travel a little bit further — to colleges overseas — the world offers some incredible bargains for quality tertiary education, with the option of free language and culture immersion thrown in. Tuition costs for foreign students at some of the best universities in Asia, Europe, and Africa can be as low as $4,000, well below half the median cost of college in the United States.
Of course, just because a Kia is cheaper than a Lexus doesn’t mean it’s necessarily better value. What matters is the cost to quality equation. But before assuming that U.S. college education must be of unbeatable excellence, it is worth mulling over a 2006 assessment of adult literacy which found that fewer than a third of four-year U.S. college graduates were fully capable of tasks like comparing viewpoints in two editorials; interpreting a table about blood pressure, age, and physical activity; or computing and comparing the cost per ounce of food items.
Global university rankings, like those from Shanghai University, Britain’s Times Higher Education Supplement, and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), are hardly free of controversy. And they are rarely centered on the student experience — instead, taking into account things like the number of Nobel prizes awarded to faculty or how many citations the average professor gets in journals that are read by a global readership of 43 (on a good day). Nonetheless, they provide one broad measure of university quality around the globe. And the rankings do suggest the United States remains top dog in terms of world-beating universities. Seven out of the top ten on the Times ranking are American schools, for example. All three rankings have at least two British universities among the top ten, however, and the QS ranking helpfully reports that these universities charge around $22,000 in annual tuition to foreign students — compared to domestic fees of around $38,000 for the top U.S. schools.
Across the United States, college seniors who used loans to help fund their education owed an average of $25,250 upon graduation in 2010.
Yikes.
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
seriously…i’ve seen how much cheaper an education aboard can be. my study aboard year at one of korea’s top privates cost me about $6k not counting housing.
A year at Cal = $20,000 for me. A semester in France would have been the same. I stayed home :(
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
Now I’ll always have Ohio!
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
They have bathtubs though, they’re not total savages.
Another difference: sewers as tourist destination, as opposed to everyday thoroughfare.
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
Bonus
Studio apartment in the sewers for TheBuckeyeBear!
"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906
Whoa, tell us more about these top privates.
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 31, 2012 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
Something = Dozier reaffirming his commitment. AHHHH THIS COMMENT SHOULD BE ON THE FRONT PAGE I NEED TO FLAG MYSELF OMG TMI.
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
from the guys at cougcenter, made me lol
I hope we get Dozier
but I would feel bad for the guys at CGBs. I like those guys over there. They are like the opposite of BN.
"#caltrollgang" - RB
Awwwwww
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
he commited to intramural football
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
our favorite Jeff E. Warren posted some thoughts about the whole Tosh-UW thing. It is an interesting perspective with some new information:
http://calfannotes.jeffwarren.com/2012/01/why-washington-had-to-decimate-cal.html
A teaser:
After losing to Baylor 67-56 in the Alamo Bowl, Washington Coach Steve Sarkisian fired his former Defensive Coordinator, Nick Holt, and other members of his staff. Immediately Coach Tedford alerted Sandy Barbour that UW might hire Justin Wilcox (then Defensive Coordinator at Tennessee and Cal’s former Linebackers Coach) as their new DC. Given the friendship that existed between Wilcox and Tosh Lupoi Coach Tedford speculated Wilcox would come after Lupoi. Barbour and Tedford discussed what resources they had to preemptively make a retention offer to Lupoi. Tedford made an upgraded offer to Lupoi on January 2nd; he accepted and assured Tedford that he was no longer interested in UW (the "bleed Blue and Gold" speech). Nevertheless, UW continued to pursue Lupoi, and Cal made a revised offer on January 10th. Once again this was accepted by Lupoi, and Tedford received assurance that the "recruitment" was over. Once again, UW persisted in their efforts. On January 15th Cal made a final revised offer – a significant increase and very competitive with the rest of the Pac 12 and most of the rest of the nation (excluding the SEC), although well short of what UW was offering ($550,000). Tedford learned that Lupoi was going to UW on January 16th.
#trollgang
The traditions of Telegraph Ave. Free Speech, Activism and dissent (though a turn off to some kids’ parents) are appealing to many youngsters because they see those terms as code for "lots of sex."
lololol
FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred
by that do you mean pussy juice cocktail and shitstained balls
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa…I’ll show you a good time when you come for the game, but I’m not sure what kind of good time you were expecting…
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
pringle
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
From the day that UW fired their defensive staff (December 30th), Sandy Barbour has been in touch with members of the San Francisco Grid Club and its leadership about raising the resources to retain Lupoi and subsequently Coach Kiesau. Based on assurances that private fundraising would supply the necessary resources, Coach Tedford was able to proceed and make preemptive and counter offers to vulnerable staff members.
So let’s give credit where credit is due. On December 30th 2011, Tedford identified a potential problem, alerted the AD and they (discussed what resources they had) to solve it with a pre-emptive raise on January 2nd.
Soon, I will have much more to add to this (regarding appropriateness, timing, accountability, and of course, Injurygate)—but that is for another day.
For the sake of brevity, know that Sandy has filed a grievance with Pac 12 Commissioner, Larry Scott. This will get us nowhere, but at least it is now on record.
With the new TV contract, Pac 12 Presidents and Athletic Directors must get together and re-write the rules of engagement for how we behave.
-JEW
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
CB81 refers to him by his initials, you know for less typing.
Twist pops in with ‘I approve of this casual anti-semitism’, you know because that’s how Twist rolls.
We all laugh.
J.E.W. freaks out and does not want to be associated with a site that hates Jews.
People try to explain what is going on.
He doesn’t seem to comprehend this and continues to demand deletion.
#trollgang
by turkey on Jan 31, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
We thought an important element to the story is that this occurred while he was blowharding about something but finding that several people here thought he was kinda full of shit so he took his ball and went home.
WE ARE THE 0%
This. It felt like he was annoyed that we didn’t immediately agree with everything he said, so when he found an excuse to assume that we’re all racist internet wackos he seized on that opportunity despite repeated attempts to explain everything.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I SAW NORCALNICK AT THE STANFURD BASKETBALL GAME AND HE WAS BOOING THEIR WHITE PLAYERS HE IS A RACIST
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
You don’t commit to a program because of it’s head coach and education you receive. You commit because you play Goldeneye with coaches that don’t coach your position. And Dr. Pepper.
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
WE HAD DOCTOR PEPPER WITH OUR PANDA EXPRESS FOR LUNCH TODAY
TRUE STORY
WE ARE THE 0%
by zoonews on Jan 31, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
damn all of you to heck
it’s EUROPEAN-AMERICAN! Our people haven’t struggled against freedom for centuries just so you can label us with a color!
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I actually wouldn’t be surprised if his version were mostly accurate.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Does he consider it anti-semitic if he uses his own initials?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
Should I have been more formal there, or more casual?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
At least it wasn’t Warren Jeffs.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
Your afternoon dose of doom
CJ ANDERSON DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
#doomgang
by Redonkulous Bear on Jan 31, 2012 3:44 PM PST reply actions
only one i'll post (hope he's OK)
CjAndersonRB9 C.J. Anderson
What do you do if your teammtes hate you wana kill you? And you have ppl ok with that?
"#caltrollgang" - RB
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM
Sitting in the I house all alone chillin
Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!
Brain-Dead Teen, Only Capable Of Rolling Eyes And Texting, To Be Euthanized
http://www.theonion.com/video/braindead-teen-only-capable-of-rolling-eyes-and-te,27225/
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 3:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I’m more than 5ft tall!
Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.
by RaptorApocalypse on Jan 31, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
Silly Canadians.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
Whoo! Inner child is super stoked.
http://kotaku.com/5880806/gundam-getting-a-japanese-theme-park
On April 19, a new theme park dedicated to Mobile Suit Gundam is opening in Japan called “Gundam Front”.
The small theme park will offer exhibits that allow visitors to experience the famed mecha.
Located at a shopping mall in Tokyo’s Odaiba, near the site of the giant Gundam, Gundam Front takes of 2,050 square meters of floor space. There are free exhibits as well as ones requiring an entrance fee.
Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaan’t you see that I’m much sweetah
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii’m your little sen-or-iter
I got tired of waiting because I found out there's only a fine line between biding one's time and wasting one's time.
welcome to my shop
let me cut your mop!
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
oh yeah, fiatlux
Your friend that we met down in San Diego, that I said looks like Ira Glass…. Well, Ira Glass is the fellow on the right in this photo. Am I right or what?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
The one who was at the first bar on the pub crawl?
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 31, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. Doesn’t he totally look like Ira?
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I can see it. Also, I meant to congratulate you on the engagement on Sunday! Instead I just used you to show Twist that he was making a cricket reference to the wrong Indian.
by Yes We Cannon on Jan 31, 2012 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, it’s okay. It was chaotic. I was stuck behind a table anyway. No worries. :) Thanks though.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
zedzedzedzedzedzedzedzedzedzedzed
2011 World Cup Champions Team India
by Rishi on Jan 31, 2012 4:28 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I always thought Carmen was pretty……………hawt……..
Apparently Waldo did, too.
I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.
Apparently the artist had Sofia Vergara in mind.
"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'm thinking more Rob Liefeld
http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html
"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
This hater needs to get a life, sheesh.
Geeez, you don’t like Rob Liefeld’s work – whoop-dee-freakin-do. He is far from the worst thing to happen to Marvel, so pipe down already. What a tool.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Ironically, this strikes me as an overreaction.
(Liefeld is certainly not the worst thing to happen to Marvel, but he does represent a certain ethos in comic book art that I personally hate the fuck out of.)
"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
guess more pictures of her could make the florida primary interesting...
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-florida-win-impact-romney-20120131,0,4047255.story
Mitt won…
Four years ago, Mitt Romney lost the Florida presidential primary to John McCain by just 5 percentage points. Exactly nine days later, Romney dropped out of the GOP race.
This time around, Romney is expected to win Florida, probably by substantially more than McCain did. But Romney’s defeated rivals aren’t going anywhere.
Newt Gingrich has vowed to press on to the Republican National Convention at the end of August. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are already campaigning in states that hold caucuses next month.
The sharp contrast between Romney’s 2008 pullout and his rivals’ determination to press ahead — into March, if not beyond — reflects the changing forces that have reshaped Republican presidential politics.
His opponents argue that the race needs to go on because Romney is a weak front-runner who has failed to rally every element of the party — especially its most conservative voters.
But a more prosaic set of factors may be more to the point: An overhaul of the nominating rules and a radically reshaped campaign-finance environment are making it impossible for Romney to prevail as quickly as McCain did last time. At the same time, it arguably makes it easier for his challengers to keep going.
yay
go everyone! California GOP primary in the octagon!
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
1996 Redux
Dole, Buchanan…meet Romney, Gingrich.
"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
Magic, with secret weapon, may be Dodger favorite
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/33714192/34643399
At least eight groups advanced to the second round of the big Frank McCourt Dodgers sweepstakes. Several of them look like powerhouses. But one of them looks like a winner of the Dodgers from here.
That would be the Magic Johnson-Stan Kasten group.
For one, that group has Magic Johnson. For another, that group very likely will have Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Soon-Shiong isn’t Magic in terms of jump shots, fame or even local cache. But in terms of moolah, Soon-Shiong blows everyone in L.A. away.
Soon-Shiong is reported to have $7.2 billion, and sources suggest to me he will very likely join the Magic-Kasten group. I mentioned this on twitter recently, and the Los Angeles Times, which has been all over this story, wrote soon after that Soon-Shoing is mulling over which group to join. That’s very likely the way Soon-Shiong or someone close to him wants it played. But he is a close friend of Magic’s, bought Magic’s 4.5 percent stake in the Lakers (and is believed pleased with that purchase) and is a basketball junkie. It’s possible he’s holding out like Bill Clinton’s buddy Ron Burkle, who appears to be waiting to see who’s leading before committing. But if the Magic-Kasten group is in it to the end, and they should be, expect Soon-Shiong to join them.
Poor Jon. The Toaster was the best.
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Ahhhhh
Magic’s partnering not with Stan Kroenke, but Stan Kasten. Dude, especially if Soon-Shiong is on board, I would be happy with this!
"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded
by atomsareenough on Jan 31, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
eight finalists?
I hope the blue-ribbon committee has been selected and begun important deliberations, like whether to print memos on one side of each page or front-and-back.
The above comment is not affiliated with the San Francisco Giants, is not based on a secret source of team information, and may contain personal opinion.
"I'll never forget San Francisco and all those beautiful moments."- Andres Torres
by natteringnabob on Jan 31, 2012 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
awwww Magic isn't a Laker's owner anymore??
Sadness :-(
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Does Canada want it? They’ll probably hand it off to Russia.
"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."
by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
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