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DBD 2.1.12: Memorial Stadium=Happiness

Screw it, I am turning this into today's DBD to create a safe haven in in response to the impending dooooooooom. When something goes horribly wrong, grab a stress ball and look at the beautiful pictures of our historic football stadium. Doom? What doom?

Before you hit the bottle in anticipation of Signing Day, check out our glorious home away from home:

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California Memorial Stadium on November 24, 1923: Stanfurd @ California.

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View from the Student Section on September 4, 2010: UC Davis @ California.

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West Bowl/Press Box. Rich people, old blues, and media will be sitting here. Perhaps they will make noise now?

Star-divide

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Our team and Cal Band will be running out of this area on September 1. :D

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South End Zone/East Bowl/Student Section. I will be sitting standing here. Also, annoying Stanfurdites and fusky fans will be sitting in the end zone area—can I throw things at them. Please?!?

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California Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2012: Nevada @ California

The opinions expressed in a FanPost are, in every way, reflective of the opinions of every California Golden Blogs Marshawnthusiast. Moreover, they are reflective of every employee of SBNation, including Tyler "Blez" Bleszinski.

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This does make me very happy.

by Flag Guy on Jan 31, 2012 6:03 PM PST reply actions  

Short but sweet

Thanks for the update!

"Some people watch adult videos on their computer - I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me going."- Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions head coach
California Golden Blogs

by Berkelium97 on Jan 31, 2012 6:13 PM PST reply actions  

Loves it!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Jan 31, 2012 7:24 PM PST reply actions  

Not only can you throw things at furd and fuskie fans,

I encourage it. (Not official spectator advice.)

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Jan 31, 2012 9:11 PM PST reply actions  

Not only do I encourage it.

You have to do it. (Official spectator advice.)

TROLL ON YOU BEARS. - atoms
even if it does snow, we’ve got plenty of laker championship banners to keep us warm! - raptorapocalypse

by cldpc on Jan 31, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

if everything comes out on this, could be bad for all schools involved. illegal stuff. way beyond recruiting for another school on cal’s dime. he apparently stole records and tried to use personal information of current players against the program. trouble is that privacy laws make that flat-out illegal.

It will be interesting to see whether Cal initiates something re: (redacted)’s unlawful activity, or whether fans have to press them to do something by discussing it publicly. Should be an uncomfortable situation for (redacted).

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 12:50 AM PST reply actions  

Sanctions at UO? Nah, hopefully UW gets the NCAA kiss of death soon . . . if (redacted) did commit these crimes, I hope he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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CALIFORNIA ANGELS . . . ANAHEIM DUCKS . . . CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1937 • 1947 • 1951 • 1957 • 1959 • 2002 • 2007

by AndyHogan14 on Feb 1, 2012 1:32 AM PST up reply actions  

No money was involved, the NCAA won’t care.

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 Feb 1, 2012 7:23 AM PST up reply actions  

If he shared academic records, it’s beyond the NCAA right?

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s breaking FERPA, which would bring the feds in…

by puresilence on Feb 1, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions  

If true, this makes me angry that Tosh would betray his players like that.

Tosh’s DERPA breaks FERPA.

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:34 AM PST up reply actions  

No, they care less when money is involved… they love when it’s not money.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Our crippling sanctions say otherwise.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

you made it easy for them. our one year bowl ban in 2002 says otherwise.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Where did these allegations come from? These could be serious if true, but if people are just hypothesizing we really shouldn’t be repeating them. Could be nothing more than rumor mongering. DON’T BE A MONGER.

Costs STILL assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 1, 2012 6:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Maybe a fishmonger. Fishes are delicishes.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 6:31 AM PST up reply actions  

We will permit fishmongering and cheesemongering. Those are good mongerings.

Costs STILL assessed against Twist

by CALumbus Bear on Feb 1, 2012 6:37 AM PST up reply actions  

The good ladies of Oregon, ASU, and UW are sads.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 6:40 AM PST up reply actions  

more than rumor.

innuendo mongering!!

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions  

See the bottom, Turkey. Serious stuff down there.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

yes, good good

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

hi

want to see wut grade turkey got in distillation 101?

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

NAILED IT

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN A

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Actually yes, we should be repeating them… a lot… it’s how people start looking into things… and I think there is definitely something to look into here.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions  

DOOOOOOOOOOM 2

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:11 AM PST up reply actions  

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey, you’re back!

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:07 AM PST up reply actions  

My job has prevented me from having barely any free time :(

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Because you’re busy or closely monitored?

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Because I’m busy. I was given more stores on my route and it’s keeping my busy. I’ve been working almost 12-hours a day the past two months.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Is good?

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:15 AM PST up reply actions  

It hasn’t been good, it has been wearing me out.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions  

sorry to hear, dude. hope it turns around.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions  

They’re suppose to hire someone else to take these extra stores off my hands. Hopefully it happens soon.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Sorry man. Sucks, but it does happen when you’re good at your job.

I’m sure your hard work won’t go unnoticed. Hang in there.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Thankfully the extra stores that were given too me have cool people running them. That has been nice that I don’t have to talk to asshole liquor store owners anymore.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:36 AM PST up reply actions  

In that case, Welcome Back! You’ve earned many inane jokes and (ir)relevant links. This time with 30% more header!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Who is this BuckeyeBear? He/She wasn’t here before.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions  

long time lurker, she’s truly one of us!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

A troll?

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Worse.

Another Ohioan.

[She’s cool, tho’. Not like CALumbus Bear at all.]

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions  

She isn’t a miserable Dodgers fan?

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions  

no, Buckeye fan, tho!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Still not as bad as a Dodgers fan.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions  

My #1 team is the Indians. My #2 team is the Giants.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Juuuuuuusssttt a bit outside.

Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"

by HeyAlumniGo on Feb 1, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

My #2 team is the Giants.

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING LOVE CONNECTION!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions  

My #1 team is the Indians

cgb truly has influenced you!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Hahahahahaha y’all should LOVE Cleveland- Indians AND Browns!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions  

giggles.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions  

No we shouldn’t

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

[joke about CGB being Indian]

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

I know. I’m still not a fan of Indians.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions  

:( :(

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

I still like you. That was more directed at Twist.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

RACIS!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Ah it’s good to be back in the DBD. You’re never really here until someone calls you a RACIS.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Yay GO BEARS!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

With or without lime?

by puresilence on Feb 1, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Exclusively with lime. I signed a contract.

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

:(

I still like you!

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

But you hate my people!

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

I hate everyone.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Good, good.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions  

But you already have your primary H2O option: vodka

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Bud Light Lime is better for pool parties

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

acceptable on a hot day.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I personally enjoy it more than any cheap beer.

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

OMG so racis

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

but what about the curry?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

alternatively...

My #1 team is the Indians. My #2 team is the Giants.

so you like 2 opposites?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Nah, the opposite of the indians would be like the Yankees.

by puresilence on Feb 1, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions  

stop linking to that article

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

agreed

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s okay, we’re American Indians.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

The Indians? You’re doing it wrong.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

WTF, don’t you know what Furd’s old nickname was?

by cjwethers on Feb 1, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Of course I do. Cleveland trumps all, though.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

My #1 team is the Indians

software or casino?

Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions  

SO RACIS!

Feather or dot is the raight terminology!!!

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Haha. Well played sir.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions  

being a dodger fan is awesome! ohio…not so much.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 8:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Wow, that’s two ways we disagree…SLAPFIGHT!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions  

how can she slap?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Me?

I’m not a raptor.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions  

You go!

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Rooting for a bankrupt team is fun.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:46 AM PST up reply actions  

bankrupt owner…team will be rich again…it’s not the dodgers were ever in danger of moving to st. petersberg.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Just wait until they move to Orange County. Then they’ll be called the other team playing in Orange County that uses Los Angeles in their name.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions  

whose balls are slapping where now?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

GOOD. MORNING.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

BED. BROKEN.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

SHOCKING

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Awwwww. (I didn’t actually lurk for very long. Maybe 2 days. I’m just very new!) If I’m new, can I still say welcome back?

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:37 AM PST up reply actions  

oh yeah wolverbear was the long time lurker. you’re no longer truly one of us!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s only fair that you pick the one with similar colors…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:39 AM PST up reply actions  

wolverbear is from a better state as well

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

pistons > cavaliers?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

False

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

She’s another one from Ohio! She’s fun and we’re like totally hitting it off.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Well that’s great you crazy kids. Too bad she’s in Ohio.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions  

i kno, rite? :(

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions  

A real weirdo and a credit to the site. I don’t know why so many alums move to Ohio though.

Hang in there and don’t let the Man work you too hard!

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m not so sure it’s moving to Ohio as it is being exiled to Ohio.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions  

All you need to know about BuckeyeBear in thirty seconds

Ohio State for grad school. Something about linguistics. Falls asleep at parties. Loves donuts. Does not wear pants or shower. Might be a traitor at the Cal-OSU game.

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I can’t believe she’d root for the Beavers.

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Doesn’t wear pants, eh? My kind of women.

You didn’t tell her anything about me?

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Dude, I JUST said we were hitting it off. … I mean, go for it!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions  

You don’t wear pants either? I definitely like you two girls more than CalBear and Scootie. They’re fancy and wear pants.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:34 AM PST up reply actions  

You know, atoms recently said that I am both reasonable and awesome. True Story.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Atoms never complimented me that way. Totes jealous.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Atoms has been making a play for sec119.

Dude has jumped the shark ever since becoming engaged.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I see how it is.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

To$h forced me to jump the Sark, or else he said I’d be clubbed like a baby seal!

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

So your recent ragey posts are only because of Tosh?

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe if I’d gotten that beer you promised….

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

You’re bragging about an endorsement… from atoms?

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions  

I like atoms!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions  

You might be the only one.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions  

She may be a dreamer, but she’s not the only one.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Yep, you’ve been corrupted already.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

rec’d for Imagine.

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, I think he’s taken.

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Then at least one other person likes Atoms. And a lot, if I may say.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

I feel getting Ms. Atoms to like me was a noteworthy accomplishment.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions  

p.s. forgot to buy you a congratulatory beer on Sunday, maybe I’ll try again someother time.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Aw, we’ll get together sometime I’m sure. Once that restraining order you filed the other day expires, perhaps.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Looks like we can add “good judgment” to the list along with reasonableness and awesomenses! :)

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

YAY!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Somebody has to wear the pants around here, after all.

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 Feb 1, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m not sure how to make a positive response without having it sound like I’m hitting on you and / or dissing AndBears. But I think there’s a whole range of awesome with the lady commenters here, pants or no pants.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

HR on line one. It’s for you.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Noooooooooooooooooooooo! I couldn’t have been any more positive and inclusive if I had tried, dammit.

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 Feb 1, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Good news! They want you to take over all the sensitivity training.

How soon can you put a seminar together?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, I should be able to crank something out in no time. Does the sensitivity budget extend to having a drinks budget so we can cry it all out?

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 Feb 1, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait. They’re different budgets?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Not so far as I’m concerned.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Best. Consultant. Evair.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions  

*BEG

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoa. I think begging costs extra.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions  

hell, we’ll bill it back to client dev.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe “consultant emeritus,” partly since I just manage these days, and partly because it will settle boomtho down.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions  

i’m too irate to settle!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Would you like a boat?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

we’re still cool, DCT. For now.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh 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.

by DC Trojan on Feb 1, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions  

she works in a lab of some sort and has a crazy admin who is inches away from wearing tin-foil hats.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Also, she’s a member of the ’09 gang! #09Gang

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

….youngin.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

The Less-Likely to Get a Hangover Club!

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Boooo!

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

BOOOO.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

I’d boo, but it makes my head ache.

Plus, the lights are kinda bright today.

/getoffmydamnlawneveryone

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Speaking of hangovers...

CGB HH this week?

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

tomorrow, cal basketball viewing!!

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

GOLD OUT

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

If tickets are gold out, how are we supposed to go?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

SAD TROMBONE SOUND GOES HERE

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

http://instantostrich.com/

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Haha, thinking that Cal could gell out two games in a row.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions  

i’m good with fri. thursday is Cal Men’s BBall vs Arizona (gold out) so I might go to that

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

works for me too, we should hold off on the suit up one tho for when scootie/rishi can make it.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

sure. I assume my work attire will be fine? I have mtg Friday with big-execs

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, this is not the suit up HH.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

well i guess feel free to suit up whenever you want (rishi always does)

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

So, CGB HH on Friday. Where? (Turkey haz opinion?)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

house of shields

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

from website
The House of Shields has been in existence since 1908. Following an extensive restoration over the summer and fall of 2010, H.O.S. is again open for business. In keeping with tradition, there is no clock on premises

is like vegas!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Stepping outside, only to discover you’ve been at the poker table for six hours and it’s now lunchtime
#onlyinvegas

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions  

ok cool

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

maybe I’ll drop by for like 15 min

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions  

+ 3 drinks.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 3:13 PM PST up reply actions  

you know as they say, bar, beers, buzzed

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Now tell us kids to get off your lawn.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

No, he’s setting up the slip and slide as we speak!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I don't have a lawn...

Get out of my lobby!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

ooooooo… you should do this for all of us (do not start with me)

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions  

That could be its own DBD!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Have you met my friend Rishi?

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Never, but I hear he’s pretty awesome.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

hmmm, not as good or pithy as i thought it would be.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I can’t do a 30 second review on myself!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Total pringle.

I hope someone washes their hands before using that keyboard again.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

you are DIRTY today. Kodiak, what has gotten into you? I’m not saying I don’t like it, I’m just wondering ;)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

He’s feeling the music in him. A 30-second intro to everyone would be a lot of fun! Also, it’s surprised my friends IRL how well y’all know me already…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

You are you, just on the internet.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

I might be more caffeinated than usual today. Didn’t have coffee for a few days due to an upset stomach, and it’s got me feeling a bit feistier than usual.

Unfortunately, the real me is sort of evil. I just try to behave most of the time.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions  

me toooooo! for both. over-stimulated somehow. /evil.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Use your evil for good!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

yay!

vibrates like a sawsall

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

sawzall, i thought?

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

it’s spelled ‘dildo’.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

that’s for later….after the caffine wears off a bit.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

oh probably.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

There are many new people who have come in. Treat them with disdain and rage!

In the Game of Trolls, you either troll or you die.
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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 8:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Which means...

MOOORE MONEY, right?!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions  

At this point, I’d rather take less stress and shorter hours, over more money.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, bro. Hope they bring in some help for you!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Welcome back to dooooooooooooom!

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 8:12 AM PST up reply actions  

You can take 49er16 out of dooooooom, but you can’t take the doooooooooom out of 49er16!

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s my doooooooom, and I’ll dooooom if I want too.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

avery’s awesome.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:34 AM PST up reply actions  

I hope the rest of the team can feed off his hatred and destroy UDub.
Nov 2, payback time. I hope the team has this date circled on the calendar.

Jorge Gutierrez is "The guy with the hair plays with the flair"

by HeyAlumniGo on Feb 1, 2012 5:37 AM PST up reply actions  

So. Awesome.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 6:32 AM PST up reply actions  

He also tweeted this one last night. Even if you’re not religious, the words apply:

“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.”

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 6:37 AM PST up reply actions  

So non-chalant!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:12 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

MARRY ME!

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Today can only be a good day with this DBD, right? GO BEARS!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 6:33 AM PST reply actions  

I got a beep from Kim / She can do it all night.

by LeonPowe on Feb 1, 2012 6:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Sadly, the closest most of us will get to putting an ass to sleep today will be failing to move while watching for signing news.

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 Feb 1, 2012 7:24 AM PST up reply actions  

The Goodbye E-mail

[Unspoken Job Skill: Wording a Goodbye Email That Won’t Make Co-Workers Cringe ]

The farewell email: It’s a chance for departing employees to have the last word at work—and for their colleagues to chuckle, gasp, roll their eyes or sigh wistfully, depending upon the message.

It can recap mission-critical accomplishments, thank pivotal colleagues, and even drop in a little zinger about the thin gruel served at staff meetings.

On the flip side, co-workers who are left behind comb cheerful text for signs of discontent. Colleagues gather in hallways to guess the circumstances behind the move. In a large corporate environment, sometimes a heartfelt farewell gets a response like, “Who the heck was that?”

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:29 AM PST reply actions  

When I was a youngster makin’ copies, a guy left a memorable resignation letter at the place where I was working.

“I’ve been poked, prodded and basically fucked up the ass by all of you. Fuck you all.”

oooooooookay then.

Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 7:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Still funny, because I’m twelve.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

yea, I probably shouldn’t be drinking either!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Call them “nutritional supplements.”

Totally unregulated, yo’.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

better idea

just don’t. Unless you want to give the universe a contact address for future networking, and I imagine that can be done more directly via faceypages and linkedbooks and whatnot nowadays.

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 Feb 1, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I think it really depends. For instance, one person who left Big Evil Bank now works at ETF Company. It’s nice to know that there’s a contact there in case the need arises.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:57 AM PST up reply actions  

I suppose so, but isn’t that going to happen more or less naturally anyway if you have any contact with the person or “hear it through the grapevine”?

So many of these emails tend to roam into bridge-burning territory or sappy sentiment territory (“I have loved working with each and every one of you and am so inspired to have been here bla bla bla”) I just think it’s not worth it in most cases. At least from the departee’s perspective; you identified a reason it might be helpful for the remaining employees/firm.

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree, for the most part. They’re stupid. This was the one time it was useful, since it’s somewhat related.

Also, sometimes it’s great for entertainment value. One tech guy left and sent out a standard “Great working with you guys” e-mail.

The other tech guy got pissed off and sent a super-long e-mail complaining about the departing tech guy, complete with photos and personal insults.

We all had a great laugh.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Its inherently awkward. Either you are breaking up with a team (its not you, its me) or you are getting fired (can we still be friends?).

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree, I agree.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I think it’s odd not to send some kind of an email. Mind you, this is coming from someone who has presided over a 75% reduction in team size over the last 7 months, comprised of people who had been working together for years.

Even if all you say is “I’ve decided to pursue another opportunity, stay in touch,” that’s enough. Most people won’t believe you anyway, but there’s a ritual to be observed.

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree, so maybe going with the plan version is best. I hope not to use this advice right away.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions  

what if you get hired as president of Rishi Evil Bank We Hate Puppies Co?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Does it have a good bonus structure?

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions  

unlimited puppies to hat??

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:34 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m in!

Good bye, people of Only Moderately Evil Bank! I’m off to Rishi Evil Bank We Hate Puppies Co. You were all great except for 2 of you. You know who you are…

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:36 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s performance based. The more puppies you hate, the more cash.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:35 AM PST up reply actions  

more if you hate husky pups, i hope

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:38 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s important work. MD or higher level stuff only.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions  

haha

Yes, none of those are reasons it’s good for the departing e’ee!

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, yes, but I'm only concerned about myself here.

If, God-willing, I do end up in b-school, I do not plan on sending out a departing e-mail

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

how big is your office?

people send them out all the time here… get em every other week or so.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

I think 40 or 50?

People don’t leave here all that often.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ve found it’s actually pretty effective to send out departing emails (both to people leaving and when leaving oneself) but, individually.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 8:39 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s smart.

I figured I’d literally walk around and say goodbye to people in person

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions  

that works too, if everybody is in the office. i didn’t always have that luxury.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Combine the two!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m not planning on leaving anytime soon!

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

“Dear Sir or Madam …., it was really great working with you.”

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

INDIAN SLAPFIGHT!!!!!

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I work for an odd company. Neither was Indian. The departing IT guy was black, the angry one was Asian.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I know, you’ve mentioned this before. I don’t like to let facts get in the way of my DBD commenting.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Now our two IT guys consist of one African man and one Hispanic man.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions  

SO SEXIS!!!!

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

There aren’t very many females in this industry, except as assistants. Honestly, there’s one executive assistant and, I think, one broker that are female.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions  

This is true for you industry in general. But I do think some if it might be the culture in your company, since your bosses told you in the interview that they would yell at you. A lot.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Brokers are notorious for yelling a lot.

I think I’ve only seen an assistant break down crying once.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Will there be yelling at Rishi Evil Bank We Hate Puppies Co?

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes, but only at puppies.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

I accept!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Okay, your first assignment

Destroy his self-esteem until he has to run to the men’s room to cry

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

He has a face of steel! I yell and he doesn’t even flinch! You’re a monster!

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

How much money would it take for you to strangle a puppy with your bare hands?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

No physical violence! Only emotional destruction. This is why I’m going to be the fun uncle!

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

Better than being the funny uncle.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

You and I both know that I can never be the funny uncle. Not that it’ll stop me from making jokes!

What’s brown and rhymes with Snoop?

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions  

old

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

But it makes me laugh!

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

ok. i laughed.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Or the drunkle

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

I definitely think you should… and be totally magnanimous no matter what went down.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

The Currency of Signing Day

As Colleges Labor to Land Five-Star Recruits, We Ask: Do Those Ratings Mean Anything?

The 54% failure rate of five-star players to be drafted is “quite high” and somewhat surprising, said Cary Caro, an assistant business professor at Xavier University in New Orleans who analyzes and has written about recruiting.

Caro said one possible reason is that college coaches typically seek players who will fit into specific offensive and defensive systems, while professional coaches are often looking for physical prototypes.

Even when players do everything well in college, they can still fall victim to the NFL’s brutal math. There are roughly 250 NFL draft selections annually, and thousands of college players vie for them. Of that group, only 32 will make it in the first round—and a lot of those decisions say more about what a particular team needs at that time than which available player had the most talent.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:31 AM PST reply actions  

I gotta give Silver credit for this but he's right

Some of Cal’s greatest players the past 10 years came out of the JUCO ranks.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I listened to Silver on the radio yesterday and really liked what he had to say about recruiting.

Also, he declared a Jihad on Washington.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Also, he declared a Jihad on Washington.

I can get behind that.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

His logic: Can’t fault the kids. Fault the sleazy university, the sleazy coach, the sleazy AD, the sleazy tactics.

Now if only we could turn this into a fantastic photoshop!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Facebook Picks Morgan Stanley to Lead IPO

[1]

Facebook Inc., the world’s largest social-networking service, chose Morgan Stanley to take the lead on its planned initial public offering, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

Facebook will file plans with regulators today to raise $5 billion, though the amount may increase, two people said. Morgan Stanley stands to earn a larger share of the fees collected by securities firms for arranging the IPO. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Barclays Plc (BARC) and Bank of America Corp. will help with the sale, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.

Getting picked for the IPO is a coup for Morgan Stanley and Michael Grimes, the global co-head of the bank’s technology investment banking unit. The securities firm won the biggest share of business underwriting U.S. initial offers by Internet companies last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Taking the lead on Facebook may catapult the New York-based bank to the top of the U.S. IPO league table for a third year running.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:32 AM PST reply actions  

Think of how expensive puts will be!

Think of Zynga (ZNGA). Trading at about 10.50 per share.

If you want to buy puts out five months to June (more like 4.5 months, but whatev) at a strike price of 10, you have to pay $1.80.

And that’s just Zynga!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:38 AM PST up reply actions  

YOUR FACE IS JUST ZYNGA

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m really curious to know how many people actually understood this. I’m guessing there is a lot of smile and nods going on.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

/raises hand

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

dude, you didn’t stretch first!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Does anyone know how to re-attach a dislocated shoulder?

Just asking for…a friend.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Thank you for being a friend?

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Okay, cool!

Here’s where ZNGA stock is trading right now

A put option is a contract you buy on ZNGA stock. It gives you the right to sell ZNGA stock at a pre-designated price, but it expires at some point in time. Each contract covers 100 shares. In this example, it expires the third Friday of June this year and has a strike price of $10 (currently about 50 cents below where it’s trading).

Here are where the options are trading right now. Scroll to the bottom to see puts.

These are trading at about 50 cents per share. If you buy one contract, you have to pay $50.

To break even, ZNGA needs to drop by $1 in the next five months, a fall of 9.5%. This is inherently risky since if it doesn’t, you lose that $50.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

anytime!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Thanks, buddy.

Much appreciated.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Possible wealth effects
Wealth managers working with Facebook employees say the IPO could easily mint 500 to 1,000 new millionaires — perhaps as much as one-third of the company — with many engineers who joined Facebook in its first few years in line to own $10 million or more in stock. Zuckerberg, who is thought to own almost one-quarter of the company, could end up worth well over $20 billion.
State officials recently declared they will need to adjust revenue projections upward for the 2012-13 fiscal year because of “the Facebook Effect.” “The best that any expert can offer is a somewhat informed guess,” Deputy Legislative Analyst Jason Sisney said in an email. “The range of error around any such guess is very, very large. The positive revenue effect for the state could be $300 million, $500 million, $1 billion, $1.5 billion, or something else. No one knows.”
One model analysts are looking at is Google. A state Department of Finance estimate of the capital gains tax impact of Google’s IPO, which raised $1.7 billion, was at least $142 million, and potentially more, in the two years after going public in 2004.

(Facebook IPO to spark valley economy)

by minesweeper on Feb 1, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions  

This is really interesting, and I hadn’t thought of that. Because the wealth being create is asset-valuation based (rather than just cash) the sudden millionaires would be paying into the state through capital gains, but not to local economies through sales tax. (Assuming they wouldn’t immediately cash out their stock, which they shouldn’t because the stock would tank). So it would create a lot of millionaires on paper, but not in spending.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Beat me to it

I know this is a concern for a friend of mine who wants to buy a condo out in SF. The new Facebook millionaires will start to buy condos, driving the prices up.

Also, I knew a handful of people at facebook. I wonder how many of them will now be paper millionaires.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions  

I know this is a concern for a friend of mine who wants to buy a condo out in SF. The new Facebook millionaires will start to buy condos, driving the prices up.

#firstworldproblems

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Damnit, all the bottle service tables at Vessel have been taken over by these fb millionaires!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions  

#rishiproblems

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions  

A lot of people got screwed by the state on this back in the late 90s early 2000s (cough, cough).

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions  

go on

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

OMG this looks nomz:

Baked Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 40 Minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients
9 ounces high-quality semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes

4 large eggs [Ed: Sadface]

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Lightly sweetened whipped cream, to taste (optional)

What To Do
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange four 1-cup ovenproof coffee cups, mugs or 8-ounce ramekins in a baking or roasting pan.

2. Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler set over barely simmering water. Whisk occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.

3. Stir eggs and sugar together in a mixing bowl, then set bowl over simmering water. Stir until warm to the touch.

4. Remove from heat. Beat egg mixture with an electric beater until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Gently fold egg mixture into chocolate mixture.

5. Spoon batter into cups. Add enough very hot water to baking pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake until the tops lose their glossy finish, 15-20 minutes. Carefully remove cups from pan.

6. Serve warm or at room temperature with a generous dollop of whipped cream, if desired. Puddings may be refrigerated for up to one day. To reheat, bring them to room temperature and then set in a 350-degree oven until warm, about 5 minutes.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:35 AM PST reply actions  

With only four ingredients, it couldn’t be easier to make. Cooking these simple kitchen staples results in three layers of differing texture: The top layer is slightly crispy; the middle, a warm, silken pudding and, at the bottom, you’ll find the most unctuous hot chocolate imaginable.

The key here is very good chocolate. Choose one you would like to eat instead of a decent baking bar. If whipped cream is to your fancy, sweeten it ever so sparingly with confectioners’ sugar. Spiking the cream with a splash of bourbon will surely not arouse complaint either. Serve these in small mugs for a trompe-l’oeil effect—at least one of your guests will unknowingly try to take a sip of dessert. A last course that’s both trick and treat.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:35 AM PST up reply actions  

1 ingredient dish

Take bag of frozen peas and dump into boiling water. Cook until thawed through. Drain peas and put into serving bowl. Enjoy!

I love the website that makes fun of Food Network shows…

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 7:38 AM PST up reply actions  

yes, I only recently discovered it and it kills me. I watch a fair amount of Food TV so it resonates. That is, when I actually have TV. Fuckin’ Uverse.

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 7:41 AM PST up reply actions  

Still? They’re plainly going for some sort of record.

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 Feb 1, 2012 7:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Seriously. Hasn’t this been going on for like a month?

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 7:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Going on 6 weeks actually. At least some progress has been made, they came out and drilled the home under my driveway yesterday so they can install the cable from the house to the box on the street.

Uverse: Sir, I don’t see how you can be upset with us about this. There is work needed that prevent sus from completing your installation at this time.

Fire Starkey: I’m not mad about that. What I’m angry about is that you came out, found the problem 2 days ago and didn’t tell us. My wife and I took a full day of work off between to be here waiting for your technician who was never going to show up.

Uverse: Oh. Well, that is understandable then.

Sigh

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

drilled the hole…not home…

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 7:56 AM PST up reply actions  

jeebus

sorry dude.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 7:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Epic tales of customer service!

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Hahahahahaha. He’s no jumbaco, that’s for sure.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

always relevant

and the words “I’m feeling lucky” on a Guy Fiery search page just make me nervous.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions  

You forgot the butter!

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions  

english peas!!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:41 AM PST up reply actions  

coffee for fatties!

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 7:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Without any of the alertness!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Looks fancy!

I’ve tried the “chocolate cake in a mug” recipes, and they’re not so good.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:38 AM PST up reply actions  

But this isn’t cake! There’s no flour or anything.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:39 AM PST up reply actions  

I know. I was trying to make a contrasting statement. That being said, there are also flourless chocolate cakes…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:41 AM PST up reply actions  

This is one version, although some variations use packaged-hot-chocolate-mix or cake mix.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I kinda like the idea of baked hot chocolate, though. The idea of there being gooey hot chocolate underneath a crispy chocolate layer at the top… mmmmm

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Was the sadface because you don’t eat eggs? (I forget.) If so, you could try substituting applesauce. It won’t be fluffy, but it will help as a binding agent.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I’ve used applesauce, tofu, etc; depends on the dish.

But because this one only has four ingredients, it may be a little tough to get the right consistency…

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh yeah, I’ve had a tofu mousse that was pretty good. Well if you try it, report back!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I have a friend who’s REALLY into baking. I’ll forward her this recipe and see if she’ll bite.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Would this work for vegan cupcakes?

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:12 AM PST up reply actions  

My baker friend recommends tofu in a food processor for that

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:13 AM PST up reply actions  

gotcha. okay!

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions  

translation

runny chocolate custard. Probably tasty, but still weird.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 7:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Why you gotta be such a hater?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:59 AM PST up reply actions  

That recipe doesn’t sound like it would work very well to me, and I don’t particularly enjoy runny custard. I am proud to advocate on behalf of runnycustardhatters.

If it works good for you, but I’d rather see you make hot chocolate from scratch in much less time and thereby enrich your life with more time for debauchery or designing of coffee marketing plans!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 8:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, then, this is relevant

The Hot Blonde in the Coffee Shop: A Lighter Roast

After years of convincing the nation’s coffee drinkers that dark-roasted brews are the classiest thing to fill a mug or takeout cup, Starbucks, Peet’s, and a new wave of high-end chains are rolling out the exact opposite: light-roasted coffee.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Starbucks was giving out samples a week or so ago. I tried it, takes good for what it is, but I still prefer the dark roast.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:13 AM PST up reply actions  

once AndBears went black…

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Tu n'es pas un robot vraiment!

Aht Aht Aht! Aht Aht Aht!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Sometimes, a robot is just a robot.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

…. Eurotrip?

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes!

Mi Scusi!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Mi Scusi!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

love that movie

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by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

So stupid, yet so funny! And still referenced to this day!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

yay!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

this isn’t where I parked my car….

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh, and here’s a fun fact…. YOU MADE OUT WITH YOUR SISTER

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

I enjoy the fact that guy now plays a badass sniper on Justified.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

rly?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Kinda like how that goofy guy from Felicity turned into a kick*ss army ranger in The Unit.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

except justified is quality tv while the unit was silly

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

The stuff with the wives was incredibly annoying.

Some of the earlier small unit tactical stuff was mindless fun.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions  

david palmer!!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, the mission stuff wasn’t awful.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Love that show and especially loving this season so far.

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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

i watch with bourbon in hand

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Atta boy

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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions  

Kristin Kreuk! btw, her career basically stopped after Smallville, didn’t it?

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions  

So pretty!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

I like her too!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

But she was in The Legend of Chun-Li….yeah, her career basically stopped. Sads.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

She had a min-arc on Chuck—-yeah, her career basically stopped. I still love her, though

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

I am totes subscribing to your newsletter.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I would watch.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

hmmm…maybe i should watch it.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 11:38 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

ya she’s super pretty.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

matt damon is my hero for that role

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Did you just google a black square? How modern art of you.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

i did!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Did you shoot that with a Leica?

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions  

no but it’s censored because i got some action in the alley behind the photo store…

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions  

So creepy

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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Friend of mine that works at SBUX got me some of the blonde roast and I don’t really care for it. But I like my coffee dark too.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

and strangely no one is making the ‘He likes ’em dark’ joke for you… coincidence?

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions  

was that offensive? i apologize if it was :(

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:18 AM PST up reply actions  

No, I’m just teasing :)

HI BOOMTHO.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Tease away. It won’t bother him.

’CUZ I HEAR HE LIKES ’EM DARK!

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

He lives in Alabama, that’s serious business.

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions  

For real. That kind of stuff will get you lynched in these parts.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions  

someone in the office got a sample of the Starbucks blonde roast, which I then brewed up. it was disgusting.

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

I liked it. Gentlemen prefer blonde roast.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Just because it makes a nice movie reference does not make it a true statement.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions  

But it does make it worth a DBD comment!

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions  

light roast = more caffeine

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

light roast = less taste

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions  

If I wanted just caffeine, I can take on of those 5-hour-super-power nonsense. As it is, I'm perky enough with dark roast.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

by taste, do you mean the burnt taste?

lighter roast can allow the fruity and complex flavors to be more apparent

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

you just have to actually brew it properly, none of the mr. coffee stuff

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

boutique coffee crafters are coming for you.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Blue Bottle doesn’t even make decaf coffee. They just say no.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

am i alone in thinking blue bottle and philz are somewhat overrated?

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think blue bottle is the next coming of jesus, but is better than SBUX. I have never heard of philz.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

ironic hipster comment

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Had Philz when we were up in the City a few weeks ago.

It was quite good.

Local cult following, I guess.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I asked for a small coffee at Philz and got a blank stare for a quick second before the barista explained what they have.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

coffee bar opened in my building. they’re on the ‘snooty’ side of the coffee spectrum and I actually can tell a difference. I’m not about to drop the $$ on is vs. free office coffee all the time but I can appreciate the point the artisan coffee makers have.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

oh, so THAT’s your building..

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

err, I mean ‘somewhat near my building’

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Whoa. I stayed right across the street from your building then.

Who knew?

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

i find that interesting, as there is no hotel there.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

haha, I was tihnking that too..

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

He’s part of the Occupy movement!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

Didn’t stay at a hotel. We crashed in the brother in law’s appt because they were out of the country.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I think you’re still thinking of the wrong building? I believe that area is all office buildings..

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

[Shhhh…Trolloling.]

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

One of my friends was raving about Stumptown Roasters but I tried it in Seattle and it was okay, but not nearly what she’d made it out to be.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions  

I thought it was pretty good – I was prepared to dislike it because of the oh-so-precious name card on the direct trade bag, but it didn’t have any sort of pretentious aftertaste.

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 Feb 1, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I hated it. But maybe that’s because I brushed my teeth right before I drank it.

Actually, I didn’t. It really was that bad.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions  

they’re good, but the effort/cost/return isn’t that much over other places

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

in my opinion, their big differentiator is that they don’t burn the coffee. SHOCKING I KNOW. gets the sbux regulars in a tizzy. i can make non-burnt coffee at home!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

We haz money, youngin’. We can spend it on coffee.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

i’m not impressed with their coffee is what i’m trying to say!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

We can spend money making coffee overpriced JUST BECAUSE WE CAN.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

haha touche. i wish i worked for slightly evil bank :( :(

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions  

drip or espresso?

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions  

drip is terrible across all their stores. their espresso drinks aren’t much better—I had a large latte and it was just basically all milk.

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, if i get sbux i do small latte with an extra shot and i tell them to go light on the milk, usually about to 75% full.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

also known as a cappuchino, right?

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

i duno, i thought the difference there was a higher foam/milk ratio?

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions  

a bit. try the cap, might be what you’re looking for.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

cap = milk foam. latte = steamed milk.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

that’s what i said!!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Stop drinking their Pike’s Place blend.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

sometimes that’s all they have. also, I never go to sbux unless there’s nothing else around. I’m a Peet’s fan myself.

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

Peet’s is pretty solid. That’s my large chain of choice. I also like Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, but there aren’t too many of those around here.

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by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions  

i like peet’s…but they’re all too far from place i’m normally at. so i usually end up at coffee bean or at the japanese market buying a canned coffee.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t like Philz. Blue Bottle is great though. And as I’ve mentioned before, Barefoot is best.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

i bought some stuff from the local market last weekend… four bottle espresso. REALLY FUCKING GOOD. highly recommend.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Four barrel?

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s a Blue Bottle + Four Barrel mix.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

yup, thanks. that’s what i meant.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

hhhahaha, barefoot != four barrel. I’ll try out Four Barrel sometime

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

i know barefoot != four barrel. i was chiming in!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

oh shoot, I was trying to mock you, not sec119 :P

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

SNARK FAIL!!!

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions  

The nice thing about Blue Bottle is that it’s really close to where I work. I’ve heard great things about Four Barrel, unfortunately it’s not as conveniently available.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, it was a happy coincidence that they had the beans at Canyon Market.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

I really enjoy blue bottle. I’m not much of a coffee snob, but I think theirs is some of the best I’ve ever had.

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by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions  

COFFEE!!!

Blue bottle makes whole bean decaf, although it doesn’t brew in-house.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

I can’t tolerate much coffee, so I make a watered down half-regular/half-decaf French Roast. It tastes awesome to me, and my stomach is happy.

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I do the same. I use half reg/half decaf French Roast + Aeropress.

Too much of the real stuff hurts my stomach. It also makes me feel immortal and twitchy.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Who wants to base Jump with me?! Anyone? WHEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s like I’m Future You 2.0!

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Or wait… may have mixed up me and you.

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Aren’t you Chinese?

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Not sure if serious…

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

:)

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions  

AEROPRESS

awesome? pros/cons? worth the $20? I hate cleaning out the French press at home..

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Buy Nespresso machine

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions  

TL:DR

I’d call it awesome. Totally worth the $20. There is the added cost of the filters, but even drinking coffee every day, I’m still on the original pack that came with it.

Pros: Tastes great. Depending on how many scoops of coffee you use, you can make an espresso-like rich coffee, or more of a standard coffee. I use my old coffee maker to heat the water that I pour in. Could also use the microwave, I guess, but the temperature after running it through the standard coffee-maker is just about right.
Clean-up is much, much easier than a french press. You basically take out the plunger, put it in the opposite side, and all the grounds + used filter go into the garbage. Too hard to call taste-wise between it and the french press. But, I have them both and never use the FP anymore because the Aero is so much easier to use.

Cons: In terms of amount of coffee used relative to cups of coffee made, it’s pricey. I get one cup of rich coffee per three scoops of grounds. (I like that near espresso-taste.)
If you’re a purist and looking for crema, you don’t get that. It’s more like the best drip coffee you ever got.
Other con is that if you want lots of coffee or a large cup, it’s not so good. You can only put so much water into the tube. More grounds = less room for coffee. I often have to put water in and wait a bit for it to drain through on its own. It’s for one-person service. If my wife or a guest wants a cup, I have to do the process twice.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

well-done, Future Me.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

rly?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions  

moar caffeine? mmmmm

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 11:39 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

It’s got twice as many eggs as cheesecake, I think it would set pretty solidly.

by Scootie on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions  

I want a real brownie.

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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

OMG SO RACIS

Why no pixies or sprites?

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Looks kinda like chocolate mousse.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Mousse isn’t crispy at the top, though, right?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

No, I meant hte recipe. If you took chocolate mousse, put it in a cup, and baked it, you’d have the recipe above.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

But then what gives it that texture? The three-tiered dessert is what appeals hella to me!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions  

I do not understand your question, and I probably do not know anyway. I am not much of a baker, what with all the ‘measuring’ that is required.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions  

baking = science, i thought you would be all over this!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Eerily…I too, do not bake much.

Because I don’t like taking the time to measure.

Cooking is relaxing when I get to go free-form. It’s more intuitive which makes it very different from my RL job which involves being precise all the time.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

oh, i love cooking and don’t like baking for that reason. i like to play around and experiment with my food!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

I love experimenting with baking. The trick is following recipes/protocols to get a sense of where you can improvise (the first part is where you take issue, I guess). Cooking is fine, but it doesn’t indulge my sweet tooth as much.

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

agree

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Pre-crippleness, I was doing more baking because it was something that Little K could do with me.

It was always a mess, but lots of fun when she would ask to measure/add the ingredients.

Plus, we’d just foist the results off on the grandparents, so no big if it doesn’t quite turn out right. [The baked goods, not the kid. I hope]

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

For christmas, in-laws got me a cupcake making kit so that Ragscub and I can make them together. She is still in the phaze where big spoon=edible batter so I’m not sure we’re there yet.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

What I did with Little K was mix everything else besides the eggs.

If she wanted to lick the spoon, no big deal. Then, when she was done with her measuring, mixing, eating, I’d add the eggs before baking.

We had a lot of fun with blueberry pumpkin muffins, banana cakes, and oatmeal cookies.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

my daughter is never done with the eating.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions  

LOL.

Yeah, there have been more than a few times where there was nothing to bake after PTB and Little K were done “licking the spoon.”

Keeps them busy though.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m sure you guys are being responsible parents and all, but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten sick from eating batter/dough. I mean, from bacteria. I definitely have gotten sick from eating too much batter, and I don’t think it takes all that much to do it.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

No problem with batter/dough without raw eggs.

I think Mrs. Kod would kill me if I fed ’em battter/dough with raw eggs.

When the kids are really young, I think they’re more susceptible to certain things. Our pediatrician even told us to be careful about cooked eggs until they were a little older.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Hmmm. Some people even drink raw eggs as part of shakes and stuff, right? It can’t be THAT dangerous.

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by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 5:59 PM PST up reply actions  

It’s the salmonella that gets you, although, it’s a lot rarer than it used to be.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Some people = Gaston

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

No one….dies like Gaston?
Gets sick like Gaston?

Vomits, and screams, and bleeds out like Gaston?

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Be our guest, be our guest, be our guest!

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions  

See our vest, see our vest, made from real gorilla chest!

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 7:14 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

See this sweater, there’s no better, than authentic Irish setter!

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 7:15 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

See my boat, see my boat, guess who I sold out for my boat…

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by HeyAlumniGo on Feb 1, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Even more dangerous than the salmonella would be the missus in full protect-mode over her brood.

If she asked not to put blueberries in the muffin because she thought they were little alien eggs, I would have gone along with it.

/sleep-deprived mommy is scary

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions  

I have fond memories of baking with my mum as a wee lad.

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

I think it’s a great and important way to get kids comfortable in the kitchen.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I think it’s a great and important way to get kids comfortable in the kitchen.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I think it’s a great and important way to get kids comfortable in the oven.

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by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 1, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

The microwave is just like a merry-go-round. [too rong?]

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

you’re clearly much better at baking than i am. i’m a pretty good cook but suck at baking, so experimenting would only hurt.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions  

I love baking so much more than I love cooking for many of the reasons previously mentioned (though I don’t have as much of a sweet tooth as TBB, I’d bet).

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, crap.

Like alcohol and tobacco, sugar is a toxic, addictive substance that should be highly regulated with taxes, laws on where and to whom it can be advertised, and even age-restricted sales, says a team of UCSF scientists.

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions  

childhood sucks without sugary cereals.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 9:20 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

This is true. A childhood without Cinnamon Toast Crunch is no childhood indeed.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions  

My children seem just fine, thanks.

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 Feb 1, 2012 9:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Just make sure none of the kids expose them to the magic of the taste you can see!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Once they’re out of my house, they’re on their own. In a good way.

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 Feb 2, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions  

No playing with your food until you’ve eaten your toys.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s more intuitive which makes it very different from my RL job which involves being precise all the time.

Future me, it looks like I will not change much as I grow older.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

I’d high-five you, but I’m still trying to get my shoulder re-attached.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Just slap it together, don’t waste your life measuring braces and teeth and stuff like Kodiak!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions  

HOW CAN SEC SLAP?

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

The top gets the most heat, so it crisps up. The center is somewhat insulated by the outside, so it remains gooey.

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions  

But mousse is consistently creamy, innit?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes, but it’s not usually baked.

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

icee

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s what I said!

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Also acceptable:

slurpee

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I like slurpees since 7-11 offers sugar-free

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Mmmmmmmmm

ISM Index of U.S. Manufacturing Increases

Manufacturing in the U.S. grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, a sign the industry will lead the U.S. expansion early this year.

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index climbed to 54.1, less than projected, from 53.1 in December, the Tempe, Arizona-based group’s report showed today. Figures greater than 50 signal expansion. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was 54.5. Orders and export demand picked up last month.

Factory production, led by inventory rebuilding at the end of 2011, is poised to keep expanding as the need to update equipment drives orders at companies like Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and demand for cars lifts sales at automakers. More growth in the industry will help cushion the world’s largest economy from a slowdown in Europe caused by the region’s debt crisis.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:41 AM PST reply actions  

Mmmmmmmmm Part II

U.S. Companies Added 170,000 Workers: ADP

Companies added 170,000 workers in January, reflecting job gains in services and at small businesses, according to a private report based on payrolls.

The increase was less than forecast and followed a revised 292,000 rise the prior month that was smaller than previously reported, the report from the Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Employer Services showed today. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of economists called for an advance of 182,000.

"The job market continues to grow at a moderate pace," Jonathan Basile, a senior economist at Credit Suisse in New York, said before the report. "We’re on a gradually improving path for the labor market."

More hiring is needed to spur consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the world’s largest economy. A Labor Department report in two days may show payrolls last month rose by 145,000 and the unemployment rate held at 8.5 percent, economists in a Bloomberg survey projected.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:42 AM PST reply actions  

and yet

interest will stay at rock-bottom for two years! Hmmm…

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 7:58 AM PST up reply actions  

See comments by Bill Gross below

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:00 AM PST up reply actions  

YES!!!!!!

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Where did Twist go? Will your post just go up tomorrow?

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by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:52 AM PST reply actions  

Ill have to unhide it for tomorrow. Im frustrated that this keeps happening. Its unclear to me whether I missed the editing of the fanpost to reflect the date or whether it was edited after I had put my DBD up. Not sure. I’m happy to hide mine, though.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, must have missed this when I put my DBD together. When did you edit it to include the date? I didnt see that before.

Either way, I hid my DBd, but am too lazy to put all the stories back in again. Perhaps somebody can help with that.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 7:52 AM PST reply actions  

Well, if it weren’t hidden… someone else could probably port them over, innit?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:54 AM PST up reply actions  

No, bc I dont think you can easily C+P links.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

BOOM, YOU JUST GOT TOLD

Gross: Low Rates Signaling Birth of Austerity

Bill Gross said the zero-bound interest rate policies embraced by central banks including the Federal Reserve may end up killing as opposed to creating credit and developed economies may suffer accordingly.

While recent actions by policy makers provide assurances that short and intermediate U.S. bond yields may not change for years, any potential for price appreciation is limited, Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond fund, wrote today in a monthly investment outlook released on Newport Beach, California-based Pacific Investment Management Co.’s website.

"Monetary and fiscal excesses carry with them explicit costs," Gross wrote. "My intent really is to alert you, the reader, to the significant costs that may be ahead for a global economy and financial marketplace still functioning under the assumption that cheap and abundant central bank credit is always a positive dynamic."

The Fed purchased $2.3 trillion of debt in two rounds of quantitative easing known as QE1 and QE2 as part of its efforts to support the world’s biggest economy. Policy makers last month said they plan to keep their benchmark interest rate near zero until at least the end of 2014. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said following the central bank’s Jan. 25 meeting that he’s considering another program of debt purchases if it appears the recovery isn’t progressing.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 7:55 AM PST reply actions  

NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Bill Gross is a VERY smart guy. I believe him.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Facebook Randomness

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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 7:56 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Facebook Randomness

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:13 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Hahahahaha BRB going for a run :(

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

go DC trojan!

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Just shy of 7k. Not bad.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions  

awesome dude!

i went to lunch and didn’t eat a brownie. so really, about the same.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions  

i just had a chocolate bar.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I went to get some odds and ends at the Whole Foods by my office, and getting past all the chocolate at the checkout required more discipline than usual…

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I would be shy of 7k too, cuzk 7k 8k 9k.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

That doesn’t make sense. It’s why would 10k be afraid of 7k because 10k fears he’s next

/twist

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice.

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 1:46 PM PST up reply actions  

lols.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

genuine LOL.

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 Feb 1, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions  

that one is awesome

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by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Jog for Jill

BERKELEY – On Sunday, March 11, spend the afternoon with the California Athletics family as Golden Bear student-athletes, staff, coaches and friends honor the late Jill Costello – a former coxswain on the Cal women’s crew who passed away from lung cancer on June 24, 2010 – in the third annual Jog for Jill.

Jill’s Legacy and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation will host the third annual 5K on the Berkeley campus, starting and ending at Lower Sproul Plaza.

"This event is so important to Jill because it raises money for research, calls attention to lung cancer and brings us closer and closer to achieving her goal of ultimately ending this terrible disease," former teammate Erica Bellis said. "Jill’s work and her story brought, and continues to bring, the most attention this disease has ever had. Jill did not just give a small push toward finding a cure for lung cancer, she gave a giant shove.

by WolverBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:00 AM PST reply actions  

You are the hero we need.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

WBB traveling to Arizona

BERKELEY – The California Golden Bears (15-6, 6-3 Pac-12) try to remain in second place in the Pac-12 as they head to Arizona to take on the Arizona Wildcats (13-8, 2-7 Pac-12) on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. MT (6 p.m. PT) in Tucson. The Bears close out the trip on Saturday, Feb. 4 when they face the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-5, 6-3 Pac-12) at 2 p.m. MT (1 p.m. PT) in Tempe. This will be the only regular-season meeting this year between the Bears and the Arizona teams. The Bears had a six-game win streak snapped in their 74-71 overtime loss against No. 4 Stanford. Though the Bears now have four losses this season to teams ranked in the top-25, the Bears have lost those four games by a combined nine points.

The Bears scored 71 points in the Stanford game, the second-most scored against the Cardinal this season with only the Tennessee Volunteer’s managing to score more (80).

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Scientists close to entering Vostok, Antarctica’s biggest subglacial lake

After drilling for two decades through more than two miles of antarctic ice, Russian scientists are on the verge of entering a vast, dark lake that hasn’t been touched by light for more than 20 million years.

Reaching Lake Vostok would represent the first direct contact with what scientists now know is a web of more than 200 subglacial lakes in Antarctica — some of which existed when the continent was connected to Australia and was much warmer. They stay liquid because of heat from the core of the planet.

"This is a huge moment for science and exploration, breaking through to this enormous lake that we didn’t even know existed until the 1990s," said John Priscu, a researcher at Montana State University who has long been involved in antarctic research, including a study of Vostok ice cores.

"If it goes well, a breakthrough opens up a whole new chapter in our understanding of our planet and possibly moons in our solar system and planets far beyond," he said. "If it doesn’t go well, it casts a pall over the whole effort to explore this wet underside of Antarctica."

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:02 AM PST reply actions  

This sounds a lot like the setup to a cheesy sci-fi movie.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 8:06 AM PST up reply actions  

You know what wasn’t cheesy? Journey To The Centre Of The Earth!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:07 AM PST up reply actions  

LOTS OF PRETTY JEWELS DOWN THERE

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions  

I love cheese!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I love how Farrell TOTALLY went for it in this. It got panned but I thought it was brilliant

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s where they buried the last krakken!

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

greatest terrible movie EVAIR.

Movie Scene (Untested Link)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s actually a video of Malinga dancing shirtless.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions  

damn you youtube for being blocked at work!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

f that noise

Cthulhu Fhtagn!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 8:06 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I’ve always appreciated your practice of putting headers on your article-plus-block-quote posts, Rishi.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, thank you!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Lookit this love connection!

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions  

they’re best friends again!

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

The world could learn a lesson from the DBD.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

PSoCYA?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

P… S… or Cover Your Ass? Well. I suppose that makes sense.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Men’s golf second by one stroke in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. – Cal (272-284-280 – 836, -16) battled host and eventual team champion Arizona (277-277-281 – 835, -17) throughout Tuesday’s third and final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate before eventually settling for second place one stroke behind the winners in a two-day, 54-hole event played at the par-71, 6,793-yard Arizona National Golf Club. Two seasons ago, Cal beat the Wildcats by a single stroke in the same event.

"This thing was close all the way, and I was really proud of how our guys were grinding," head coach Steve Desimone said.

After leading for much of the event’s first 36 holes on Monday, Cal fell behind Arizona late in the second round and began Tuesday’s action two shots behind the Wildcats. The four-under par 280 the Golden Bears fired on Tuesday was a shot better than the 281 Arizona posted and the second-best round of the day but fell just short.

"I don’t know if anyone had more than a two or three shot lead at any time on the back nine," Desimone said. "I believe we were pretty much chasing them all day. We didn’t make many putts and gave away too many shots. Eventually that catches up to you. We just didn’t get it done, simple as that."

by WolverBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:03 AM PST reply actions  

WolverBear, thanks!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

We can just reuse it againt omorrow.

The DBD is a renewable resource!

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by TwistNHook on Feb 1, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions  

sounds painful.

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by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions  

at least it’s on the way out

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Hurray! We’re trailblazers!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Portland!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 8:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I prefer notch DBD myself.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

We’re just a notch for you, huh?

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Sartorial joke.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

(I like this comment – reminded me of environmental economics)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

What is this I don't even

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:07 AM PST reply actions  

dude

he’s got a Cubs shirt on, clearly knows Obama is a WSox fan.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

behold the power of handheld devices

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

and possibly not knowing who he is…

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Women's Water Polo hosts Hawaii and heads to the furd
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BERKELEY -

Thur. Feb. 2 Hawaii, Spieker Aquatics Complex, Berkeley 4:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Feb. 4-5 at Stanford Invitational, Avery Stadium (Baker Pool), Stanford All Day

Bear Bites
In the toughest competition of the season, the No. 2-ranked Cal women’s water polo team (8-0) hosts No. 10 Hawaii (0-0) Thursday (Feb. 2, 4:30 p.m.) in its opening MPSF match before entering the eight-team Stanford Invitational, Feb. 4-5 at Avery Stadium. The Golden Bears will be competing in four matches in two days for the third weekend in a row and has a chance of facing No. 1-ranked Stanford Sunday. Cal plays No. 13 Michigan (10:50 a.m.) and No. 4 UCLA (6:30 p.m.) Saturday before again battling Hawaii Sunday at 8 a.m. If the Bears win their first three matches of the tournament they would likely face the top-ranked Cardinal in the championship match 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Last weekend at the Cal Speedo Invitational, Cal outscored its opponents, 64-19, with 17 different players scoring. Junior left-hander Breda Vosters leads the Bears in scoring with 10 goals in six matches, while senior Elizabeth McLaren and freshman Chris Baker have nine goals in eight matches. Freshman Tiera Schroeder was named the Jan. 23 KAP 7 MPSF Newcomer of the Week after three goals in her first collegiate matches at the Spartan Invitational.

About Hawaii and the Stanford Invitational
Hawaii opens its season at Cal, features first-year coach Maureen Cole Flanigan and top returning scorer junior Amarens Genee (32 goals), from a 18-9 (4-3 MPSF) squad in 2011. The Bears have a 25-8 all-time record against the Rainbow Wahines, going 1-1 last season with a 6-5 loss at the UCI Invitational and a 7-6 win in an MPSF match in Honolulu. The Stanford Invitational features eight teams, including the top five teams in the Collegiate Top 20 Poll. The invitational consists of No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Cal, No. 3 USC, No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 San Jose State, No. 10 Hawaii, No. 13 Michigan and No. 15 UC Davis. The tournament schedule and results can be viewed by clicking on the following link (2012 Stanford Invitational). Last season the Bears had a 2-2 record (fifth) at the Stanford Invitational, topping San Jose State (14-10) and Arizona State (12-8), but falling to Stanford (10-5) and UCLA (10-8) in the third place match.

by WolverBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:07 AM PST reply actions  

Soul Train founder Don Cornelius died
Dead of gunshot wound

Don Cornelius, the founder of the “Soul Train” television show, was found dead of a gunshot wound Wednesday, authorities said. He was 75.

Cornelius died of a gunshot wound at a house on Mulholland Drive, said Los Angeles police Officer Tenesha Dodine. Police responded to the call about 4 a.m. (7 a.m. ET), Dodine said.

An investigation was ongoing into whether the gunshot wound was self-inflicted, police said.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:33 AM PST reply actions  

Now this is my kind of science
Study finds women’s voices are unreliable signs of fertility.

Though some research suggests that women unconsciously advertise their fertility, a new study shows that their voices are misleading to would-be mates.

Just before ovulation, when women are at their most fertile, their voices become higher-pitched — but the same happens after ovulation, when they’re less fertile.

"Other species have very obvious indicators of fertility, like the sexual swellings of Barbary macaques," said Julia Fischer, a vocalization researcher at the German Primate Center in Göttingen, Germany. "We’d like to know if there is some comparable signal in humans."

Evolutionary biologists long assumed that women hide ovulation to encourage faithfulness in their partners. If they can encourage males to mate with them regularly, rather than allowing men to cherry-pick the best times, the pair’s bond will be stronger. Women and their offspring can continually benefit from food and protection the male may provide.

During the past decade, however, hidden female fertility has been increasingly questioned. Several studies have found that men seem to subconsciously detect it. Lap dancers earn higher tips just before ovulation, and women in relationships report their mates are more jealous and attentive to their whereabouts.

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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:44 AM PST reply actions  

The hips, however, don’t lie.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Breasts don’t like either. AMIRITE, Rishi?

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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions  

They don’t lie, but they definitely like!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions  

o

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
"Ah, fuck it!"-Lee Corso
WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

sexual swellings of … macaques

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions  

to hid this image, you have forced me to click on ‘Penis’. well-played, sir.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

also, the header is not long enough

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Must be an Indian header

#whydidimake thatjoke

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

i dunno, you wanna provide a bbc link for this as well?

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m gonna go back to staring at photos of Priyanka Chopra.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

That’ll make the header bigger, I’m sure.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

You’re saying PENIS is not long enough? Is it girthy enough?

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Girth is fine—he capitalized!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s one big baby

An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces — without the aid of surgery.

Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, measuring 23 ½ inches long. Fifteen months ago, his brother, Judah, arrived weighing 12 pounds and an ounce at birth.

Mercy officials say only a tenth of 1 percent of all newborns weigh more than 11 pounds at birth.

The boys’ mother, Kendall Stewardson, endured six hours of labor without an epidural injection. She says she and her husband, Joshua, wanted to avoid cesarean delivery because that wouldn’t have been good for her or Asher.

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
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by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:45 AM PST reply actions  

we miss your random links to stories

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Jamarcus Russell was 15 lbs, I think. Set some kind of record in Louisiana…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions  

His mother deserves to be researched or given an award

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Or a lifetime supply of ice packs. Geez.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions  

or hunted down by raider fans.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions  

Ouch.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

How the f*** did I forget to post this yesterday?

AskMen’s Top 99 Women of 2012

Scarlett? Sofia? Kim? Katy? Which sexy, confident, spectacular women captured our hearts this year? With the help of our loyal readers, we scoured the globe to find the Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2012 — from steamy Colombian nightclubs to the high fashion runways of Milan, from brains to busts to business sense.
The ladies of 2012 aren’t just the next pretty faces: They’re smart, strong women who offer the complete package. So, who moved up the ranks from last year? Who didn’t make the cut? Who burst onto the scene and demanded our attention? And, out of all of these, who claimed the No. 1 spot? Click to find out.

warning, may be semi nsfw?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:56 AM PST reply actions  

irish peasant face made it?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m too scared to click through the entire list at work.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

not not a lot of “better get this off the screen” pics though.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Maybe my workplace is too conservative then, but I think even the photo of chick # 99 would be too much.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

NUMBER 70!

It’s not often we see a beauty queen make the transition from glorified eye candy to pop sensation and screen-legend-in-the-making, but Priyanka Chopra is doing just that. The former Miss World has quickly established herself as one of the top actresses in a crowded Bollywood landscape and is often ranked among the most beautiful women in the world, thanks to her bee-stung lips, coffee-colored eyes and voluptuous, hourglass figure. Chopra will be exposing a new side of herself to Westerners when she releases an eagerly awaited English-language album later this year.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions  

who is this person

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Rishi’s dream girl

Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

doesn’t look like lasith malinga?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

GAWT

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

HIYOOOO

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions  

UMMMMMMM WOWWOWOW

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh my

Ssory Doc, I'm on the Twitters
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WESTPHAL FIRED!

by 49er16 on Feb 1, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

More hot chicks need to wear sarees like that.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

My oh my.....

I'd like to smell the Roses before I die.

by BTown85 on Feb 1, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

HOLY CRAP

Nice earrings!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions  

It really brings out her smile.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

[gets stoned by angry women in burqas]

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

She is very pretty.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

I read that post as “That bitch better never set foot in the USA or I’ll cut that ho.”

Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

“If you can’t beat ’em, then cut ’em.”

WAAAAAA?

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Ok Tonya…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Yea, I know. This got weird quick. I just didn’t feel like going “Those are some hot laydies! HEY LADIES!”

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

But bonus points for Beastie Boys reference!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions  

<3

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions  

CGB travelers

Anyone got any recs for nice hotels in Miami? I’m thinking of going there for a few days.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:16 AM PST reply actions  

What part of Miami and how many in your party?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Somehwere fun, maybe south beach. Two. I might spend a few days there hanging out with my bro, who is looking for a warm getaway.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Oh, W hotel for sure.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions  

thx

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Will you visit the beaches?

Beware of dolphins!

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions  

rape! rape! rape!

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Of course I’m visiting the beaches, I love cave-swimming. Anything I should watch out for?

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Did someone mention my name?

Yes… The W hotel!!! Love that place… great party scene. GREAT pool… You and I can talk offline and trust me when I say I can make this great for you.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Beat you to it!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions  

But I’ll hook-up 119 big time!

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

But he can’t pretend to be your spouse!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

you’re so naive.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Dude.

It’s obvious that sec119 would be his kid. Put them back to back and it’s like looking in a mirror!

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

speaking of, how about those new SPG benefits? When do you get your lifetime Plat card? :)

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

I am LIFETIME PLATINUM BABY!!!! 594 nights!

I am actually glad that have created a new 75 night level… Last two years I have had more than 100 nights PAID each year… So yeah for me!!!

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

This is pretty mind-boggling. Do they calculate based on dollars spent as opposed to nights stayed or something?

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:17 PM PST up reply actions  

thx.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

what’s your email, even if I’m not wearing a wig and sundress I’d like to pick your brain?

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions  

I have no idea what so ever the qualifier to this means…

email is ken_montgomery2001@yahoo.com

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions  

sec119 is weekend daddy?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions  

The DBD is a safe place fiatlux, you don’t have to pretend.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah. If anyone would know about wearing wigs, after all…

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions  

i still dont know what that mean…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions  

[I am interested in hearing your recommendations for Miami regardless of any Starwood hook-up, which would be difficult since I can’t pose as your wife.]

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Buy twenty tanks of air and live underwater!

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 1, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions  

What does haggis taste like?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Dirt and sheep stomach

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Mmmmm =/

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions  

pringles.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions  

Scottish Pringles.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions  

maybe in 30 years.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions  

AWESOMENESS ON A PLATE.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions  

One of my uncle’s friends actually claims to have invented vegetarian haggis… and not in the sense of “I did it in my kitchen,” it’s the family business.

Incidentally, their website has a recipe for making vegetarian haggis pakora – as they put it, combining two Scottish national dishes into one.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

The consider the pakora to be a scottish national dish?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I think DC is makin a funny.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions  

No, I’m being serious. An adopted dish, if you like.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

thnx juju!

transcripts of enrolled students were discussed, and that there are recruits prepared to file statements under penalty of perjury that Tosh used transcripts to suggest Cal was too hard, and that UW would be much easier.

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 9:39 AM PST reply actions  

WHOA WUT

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

WHAT.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

i heard he didn’t get jordan payton either, btw.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Did Payton decide what he wanted to wear today?

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions  

what priyanka chopra is wearing in the above image, unfortunately.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t think you can play xbox in prison

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions  

He’s a big guy, so he’s got that going for him

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions  

(great trolling bruh)

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions  

i think there’s some cerealsness to this

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions  

I do understand that transcripts of enrolled students were discussed, and that there are recruits prepared to file statements under penalty of perjury that Tosh used these transcripts to suggest Cal was too hard, and that UW would be much easier.

Using a student’s information without authorization by the student in this way is a violation of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. An administrator would be fired immediately for doing what Tosh did. It will be interesting to see what happens to a football coach who used the transcripts of students at a former school to recruit players to his new employer.

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

sorry, i never know when to take you seriously!!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

flagged for doubting the jesus of cgb

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

Breach of security. if he was an administrator, he’d be blacklisted.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Under normal circumstances there would be a criminal investigation and Sark and Tosh would be fired. But this is Cal Football World circumstances so now Tedford and coach M decommit from Cal and go to UW.

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 1, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t like that outcome.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions  

Am I wrong to hope that—IF THIS WERE TRUE—he be punished badly?

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions  

It’d be too much to hope for.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions  

BI thread got deleted, and moved to the insider section. But it’s too late to hide this now.

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, gorcey also hinted about something like this occurring but I didn’t know it was this despicable

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions  

iknorite?

shits fucked up and bullshit

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions  

looks like Redonk’s favorite SadFrog

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

those comics about guys farting and peeing are just the greatest

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

can’t stop laughing

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Woah those are awesome

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Sacramento: Stinkier than usual:

SACRAMENTO—
Love is officially in the air in the skunk world.

By the hundreds the black and white critters are leaving their rural homes and heading into Sacramento to find that perfect mate.

“They are everywhere,” says animal trapper Stephen Andert.

Andert, the owner of Creature Catchers, says a few hundred more skunks than normal or inside of city limits looking to hook up.

by Yes We Cannon on Feb 1, 2012 10:14 AM PST reply actions  

Will they fight the raccoon gangs?

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

They must have made a more precise stink-o-meter!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

no shit

they are all over the place.

more skunk road kill the past couple weeks than in forever.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

seen lurking outside CB81's house, trying to catch the eye of one of her cats

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I know you can relate

I just noticed a task in outlook called ‘z’. OOPS.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST reply actions  

This fall is going to be really irritating:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/31/florida-primary-the-most-negative-campaign-ever-says-media-group/?hpt=hp_c1

Of the 1,012 spots Newt Gingrich’s campaign ran, 95% were negative. Mitt Romney’s campaign ran 3,276 ads and 99% were negative.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:19 AM PST reply actions  

Only if you’re in a battleground state!

by puresilence on Feb 1, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

And they wonder why they can’t get anyone they like.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Americans for Leslie Knope!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey guys, I’m back! What’d I miss?! Did Shaq fax in his LOI yet?!

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 1, 2012 10:29 AM PST reply actions  

He did early enrollment with UC extension

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

ACtually … yes?

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions  

BOOM, HEADSHOT

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/self-guided-bulle/

The U.S. military has been after self-guided bullets for years. Now, government researchers have finally made it happen: a bullet that can navigate itself a full mile before successfully nailing its target.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM PST reply actions  

no biggie they just programmed aimbot into the bullet

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions  

yea too bad iraq just banned us from their servers :(

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions  

bunch of camping awp whores

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions  

awp + desert eagle = wuuuuuuuuuut

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

awp map!!! <3

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions  

lulz CGB COUNTERSTRIKE SERVER!!!

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions  

Y de aztec only map in rotation?

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions  

check the river!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions  

stop awping me from the box behind the suspension bridge!

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

’tis

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions  

I also like cs_office a lot

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t even remember. It’s been so long.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

OMG i liked that one too

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

me in

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions  

let’s go troll the NSD thread

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

ok, with cs pics? twist will get pissed that we are trollin a FP thread, i feel like this is a big step for our cgb troll careers

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Can I troll with PC pictures?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

which version of cs?

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

was thinking 1.6 or earlier since it’s CLASSIC

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions  

1.6!!! Apparently it’s the only way to play.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

what’s the alternative to 1.6? Source?

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah, or run a dedicated server for CGB’ers only to play on. i think it’s a pretty ugly hack to keep 1.5, as well.

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions  

i actually like 1.5 a lot more – i’d be down to play anyone whatever though. been a long time.

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I used to play Source because I don’t care if 1.6 is supposedly better.

I’d be down to play sometime. Source is easiest for me because I can just install it from Steam.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions  

1.6 is steam-available too. i played source for a bit but then went to school, switched to l4d2, skyrm, dota, what have you.

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Like this

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

WONDERFUL DBD!!!

Super time small nit re new Memorial… I wish we would have gone with all blue benches… just think they look better…

Otherwise I LOVE IT!!!

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 10:49 AM PST reply actions  

I’m afraid to go over there. I’ll wait for a TL;DR summary.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s pretty gloomy.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah…

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

me too! skimming away here …

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

No surprises so far.

Got the ones we thought’d we’d get.
Didn’t pull any of the hopefuls yet.

Still a handful undecided, will know more this evening.

Go on with your life and check back next week. Better yet, check back when spring ball starts.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

The Five Worst-Dressed Men of the Month: January 2012

Link

1. Corey Feldman in London.
This is only OK if you’re performing the lambada to “Hound Dog” on Dancing with the Stars. And even then it’s not really OK. (Also, let the record show that we have never seen an episode of Dancing with the Stars.)

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:28 AM PST reply actions  

There are at least 6 things wrong with that outfit…

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

she’s wearing too much.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 11:33 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

1) Pants are too long
2) Ugly square toe shoes
3) Both buttons are buttoned
4) wtf is up with that shirt
5) Black lining on pockets and collar look ugly as sin
6) Sunglasses make him look like a cyborg

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

I have question re:#3

For men, if your jacket has two buttons you only want to button one? That seems silly.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

You seem silly.

Yes, you only want to button the top one. It looks bad otherwise.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Pics or it didn’t happen. And pics of hot men in suits, if you would.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t see what’s wrong with that.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Why is there 2 buttons if I’m not supposed to use them?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

this.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

why do you have buttons on your jacket sleeve?

You just don’t… it just doesn’t look good…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions  

If you get functional buttons on your jacket sleeve (some bespoke suits have these; also, Tyrwhitt’s suits have them), then keep the last unbuttoned to show the fact that they’re functional!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions  

right… sort of pretentious, but then we’re sort of pretentious so it all makes sense…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Your crotch needs more mobility? buttons are for buttoning.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions  

I didn’t make the rule, I just follow it…

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

I accept that.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

Okay, the real reason is because suits are draped as such. If a suit is built to not button the bottom button, then that’s how it will look best, correct?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

okay, if that’s the way the suits are made, that makes sense.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions  

but we also insist you acknowledge it looks better! ADMIT IT!!!

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions  

PEER PRESSURE.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

That sounds reasonable.

I still don’t understand why there’s a button there if it’s made that way.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

aesthetics

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

They do make one button jackets.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Mostly for tuxedos, though.

One button suits are a little odd to wear to the office.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

For sure. It is definitely a more formal look.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

One day, I’ll get away with a bowtie in the office. One day.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

during your two week notice?

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

Not a bad plan!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

But I have no support for Bowtie Tuesday here!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

If your neck isn’t holding up your head, you would need something stronger than a bowtie, yes.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks, ywc

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

#09gang we all we need

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Just own it and do it yourself. That’s what I do.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 12:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I did that when I wore my seersucker to work!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Any kind of suit at all would be odd to wear to my office. People would wonder where I was interviewing.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

That’s why you set expectations from day one!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

That I’m the one guy at a tech startup that inexplicably wears a suit everyday?

Besides, a suit would get in the way while I’m playing ping-pong.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve played ping pong and guitar hero and all your zany startup games in my suit.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

I clearly need a better-fitting suit.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

No excuses!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

My point was that if you feel comfortable playing ping-pong in a suit, you clearly have a much better-fitting suit than I do. I did not realize they made them that comfortable.

Still think the tie would be distracting.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s when you unbotton the top button and slightly loosen the tie to show how laid back you are.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Subtle.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, I’ve slept in a tuxedo before, so pay no mind to me.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

“Slept”, or “passed out in a gutter”?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

If you are planning on interviewing somewhere in the future, and you’re in a “dress down” company, I suggest you make a habit of occasionally dressing up for no reason at all. Everybody will be all like “oh interview huh” and you’ll be a lot more casual about “nah, just got an event/ran out of casual clothes/felt like dressing up today”

Then when you really do have an interview, everybody will be all like “oh he just likes to dress up every once in a while”

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Alternative, dress up everyday and people will get used to it.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

but if no one dresses up, they’d be constantly uncomfortable around you.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Meh…they might just be uncomfortable for other reasons. Why not add another?

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Too much sexiness?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

That costs a lot of money in suits. Most of us only have 1-3 suits.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

WHAAA? What are you, a farmer?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions  

does farmville count?

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Only if you’ve spent at least $25 on crops

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

well then, no deal.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Why would I own more than one suit? How many weddings do I really have to go to, anyway?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

What about date night with AndBears? What about the opera? What about “I want to look nice” occasions? Dinner parties?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

AndBears will have to weigh in on this one, but I usually stick to nice shirt + tie for most of those occasions. I honestly don’t wear a suit more than a couple times a year, max.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Wear what you feel most comfortable in. If that’s a nice shirt and tie, then more power to you.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ll dress up for AndBears. But that’s about it.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay, I just removed you from my wedding invitation list.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

You’re getting married? Congrats!

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

All this Rishi wedding talk … !

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions  

It’ll only get worse when I actually find a girl desperate enough to get married to me!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

no custom order mail bride?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Can’t afford the capital gains tax on them.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

So this whole subthread was a test to see whether Rags was a suitable invitee to your wedding? Well played.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

And he lost!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice. Making notes for later.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I used to be like this, but I’ve been trying to wear jackets more. I think it goes hand in hand with going out more to places where it’s ok and even preferable to be wearing a jacket.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I can see that. If I found myself wearing a suit even once a month, I’d definitely start thinking about getting a couple more of them.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

ftr, I’m not exactly loaded with suits, but it’s nice to have a few choices.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, it’s nice to be a gentleman and give your date a jacket when it’s cold

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, that applies whether it’s a suit jacket or otherwise.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

But if you’re wearing just a shirt and tie, how you gonna give her a jacket? How, rags, how?!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Leghumping FTW

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Whether I dress up or dress down has no bearing on whether I prepare for inclement weather.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions  

You are so confused!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions  

Apparently.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions  

shirt/tie with no jacket screams high school homecoming dance. don’t do it.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:09 PM PST up reply actions  

but with a sweater…

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 9:20 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

this made me lol

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 2, 2012 12:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Many of their date nights are in fact high school homecoming dances.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions  

ORK ORK ORK?

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by Rishi on Feb 2, 2012 6:35 AM PST up reply actions  

Many of their date nights are, in fact, farming

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Nice reference to 30 Rock. LOVE IT

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions  

This isn’t bad advice, and sometimes I do like wearing a shirt with buttons and a collar to work (still paired with jeans, of course).

Honestly, though, at most of the companies I might interview at, I think I could wear a t-shirt to the interview, and not only would no one care, they might even think better of me for not trying to mask a lack of qualifications by looking fancy.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions  

This is not a problem I have, but in circumstances you are discussing it’s definitely possible to be overdressed. Or known as “the suit guy”.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

*awesome guy

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve met you IRL, so I know that you’re not actually Barney Stinson, but sometimes it’s hard to tell.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Remember

God made man.

But tailor made gentleman.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Actually I think feudalism made gentlemen.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Gentleman is a status you earn for yourself, not something you’re born into or something you take from others.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

rec’d

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

you would

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Maybe this isn’t a problem before, but in the dark dot com days it was. Especially for lawyers, who are already pariahs and seen as stiff in a client office.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Wear the suit, don’t let the suit wear you.

You can look as fun or as stiff as you want in a suit.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I dunno, I’ve been the only suit in the room before and I disagree. I told myself erring on the side of looking professional made up for it, but when the clients are saying “hey, why are you wearing a suit” that’s a hint.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay, to be fair, working at the client office is a different scenario. You’re adapting to a culture that’s not your own.

Most of my beliefs rely on having control over your surroundings.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I’ve been asked not to wear a tie before. West Coast is caaaaasual.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Whatever, I have a full suit, wing-tipped oxfords, a pocket square, and a tie clip. So eff that.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Watching Pitbull rocking out in a suit and tie definitely made wearing a suit seem like a lot of fun.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Partying with Rishi makes wearing a tux seem like a lot of fun!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

i agree with this.

also, generally dress for the job you want not the job you have.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions  

also, generally dress for the job you want not the job you have.

I probably shouldn’t come to work wearing a ‘Facebook’ t-shirt.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

That's dumb

Wear a facebook tie!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

maybe.

i wear sweatshirts and jeans and workboots most of the time, because the job i want is one of the ones that reports to me.

sigh

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

haha

exactly. If I look too capable, well, that might raise expectations too high!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:49 PM PST up reply actions  

so, SCUBA gear then?

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 1, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I could try wearing my Oakland A’s jersey, but no amount of wardrobe is going to help me learn to hit a major league curveball.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Haha. This for sure.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

What if you wore a suit that was not made of fabric, but instead made of the same wood that was used to make bats?

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 1, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I would look like an Ent.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions  

I going to go ahead and make everyone else google this joke.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn’t have to google that joke Rags. I get you.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

To continue the joke, I’d have to wait another few hours then
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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Who hasn’t seen LoTR on this site?

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

and hasn’t read it?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

i did not read it. but i did write 2 research papers on it.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

how? cliff notes?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

lots of citations.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Research paper…?

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

i was in school not too long ago.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

What did you research?

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

lord of the rings!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

GAHHHHHH. I mean… gahhhhhh. Please expand!!!

GAHHHHHHHHHHHH

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by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

:)

one paper… honestly can’t remember, it was HS. probably not that intensive research.

other paper was on LOTR and joseph’s campbell mythic hero journey, how LOTR reflected the journey, where they differed. something like that.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Haven’t seen it, havent’ read it.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

but it’s all britishy-celticy.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

waaaaaay ahead of you

I wanna be a hobo!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I wanna be a hobbit!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Because you’ve already got the hobo thing down, amirite?

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Clearly, I don’t have them.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

You’re learning!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Am I? Am I really?

(I sort of am, actually)

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

Now you’ll be ready for whenever you decide to get married!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

awkward…

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

At a wedding? How many people are really looking at what the dude is wearing?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I am! I judge everyone!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Now I have a feeling that Uncle Sam is judging me, and perhaps wants me to join something.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

took me a second and then i lol’d

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m a little slow…please explain so I can laugh at my own expense.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Like so

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

More importantly

I think when you look back at your wedding photographs, you want to look back at what you were wearing with fondness and comment on how you look.

You look back and see photos of yourself in a timeless black tuxedo that’s well-fitted… you’ll be happy.

See yourself in a wrinkled suit that’s baggy… well, you might cringe a little.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Rags looked good, no worries.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m sure he did, was making a general comment.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

errr …. you’ll look at your wife, not yourself, in those photos.

/you’ll understand when you’re less single

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--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

How sad.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

pqtm

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--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I know that the groom is less important than hobos at a wedding, but still!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait. I was in my wedding photos?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

We cropped you out.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions  

creeeeppppyyyyyy

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions  

Are we still talking about your self-absorption here?

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Why, yes, my calves do look jacked. Thanks for noticing.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 6:36 PM PST up reply actions  

hrmph, I bet those are implants.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:07 PM PST up reply actions  

ME-OW!

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Stop following me around, Drama!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:23 PM PST up reply actions  

My wife hated our wedding pictures so much she didn’t order any.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

And it’s your fault for buttoning all seven of your suit’s buttons!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions  

kilts have buttons?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

They don’t have zippers.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions  

They have buckles on the sides to cinch them into place.

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 Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Nope.

It looks terrible. I mean, feel free to let rags button all his buttons, but I want him to suceed in life.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

THIS.

Also, try sitting down with your bottom button buttoned.. it just doesn’t work.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Or keeping your hands in your pocket on a cold day!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

True. Always unbutton before you sit. Button when you stand again.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Boring!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

there are actually times it’s ok / preferred to leave top button buttoned when sitting.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

I keep my top button closed for interviews.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

exactly. it frames your tie better… just looks “neater”

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions  

okay, I admit it looks better.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

I WIN AGAIN!!!

i <3 you!

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

you, sir, are easy.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey, that’s what I plan on having on my tombstone!

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Not “don’t drink the water in Malawi?”

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions  

rec'd for

potentially dirty.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

(thank you for noticing)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

(i pretty much assume all your posts have dirty content, you were in the band)

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions  

That actually explains a lot about this site, I guess.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Explains a lot about YOUR site. ;)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I wasn’t in the band.

I haz no musical ability whatsoever.

In fact, I have negative musical-ocity-ful-ness.

I’m just a bad person.

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by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 6:59 PM PST up reply actions  

No instrument as a child? We are different after all.

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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Nah, I played the piano for…7-8ish years.

I just stunk at it. Didn’t get along with my teacher. He wanted to teach me music theory and I just wanted to learn how to play. Not so good.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Aww, Kod.

Defective doesn’t necessarily = bad. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions  

And a shocking lack of inappropriate posts and/or NSFW links!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions  

you NEVER button the bottom button… just one of those rules

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

On a three button, I highly recommend only buttoning the middle button.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I am completely with you.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

you complete me, i guess

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

You guess?!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

YAY GO BEARS

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

From Top to Bottom

On three button suit – Sometimes, Always, Never.

On two button – Sometimes, Never.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, that’s fair.

On a vest, you can get away with all buttons except the bottom button.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions  

Cardigan’s too. On a fly, button all the buttons.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions  

Yes, good you mentioned that, lest zoonews show a little too much here.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

That seems awkward. Why not the top two?

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by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 12:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Because that’s how suits are draped.

It really depends on your frame. If your shoulders aren’t too broad, then you can button the top two.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Button all your vest buttons if you want to look like a kid going to prom.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Easier to sneak into a prom that way…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

bring a flask!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

I just hide in the mascot costume.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:52 AM PST up reply actions  

It’s okay, if you were wearing a tuxedo, you didn’t open your jacket, so no one noticed.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

dude

that’s how it works. We only wear suits for chicks anyways, so I’d be more than happy to forgo them forever.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve been told now agree that it looks better. and we all want hot men, yes?

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions  

YES!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve worn suits in NY and DC in the summer and I can assure you they are most definitely hot men.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

ah, the joys of a 5 – 10 block walk when it’s 95 / 95 out!

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Or sitting in an unconditioned and stifling federal office…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, that story gave me sympathy sweats. I worked in a building one summer where they just turned the a/c off on Friday night and back on Monday morning – we would look for any excuse we could to come in late on Mondays because damn.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I will just never forget feeling the sweat going through my shirt and i COULD NOT take my suit jacket off otherwise it would be exposed.. and looking around the room and seeing everyone sweating… disgusting.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Now imagine that people had that every day in the pre-A/C era. Doesn’t really bear thinking about. My wife’s grandparents (the Jewish ones, not the tight-fisted Yankee ones) got a/c installed just about as soon as it was available for houses, and never looked back. When I first met them, the house was hovering around 60 on a 90-ish day.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions  

A/C is what made the development of the South possible.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn’t know what a “summer suit” was until I moved back east. And when summer came I realized I didn’t have any.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve always refused to buy any, mostly because I have an irrational aversion to tan suits, but perhaps it’s time to lighten 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.

by DC Trojan on Feb 1, 2012 9:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Let’s all wear black suits to a July wedding!

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--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Guess what they do in Japan? And yes, the only black suit I had was a nice heavy wool number. Classy sweat is classy at weddings.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 2, 2012 5:59 AM PST up reply actions  

I wear suits for myself!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m glad you have no interest in attracting females!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Doing things for myself is a much stronger motivating factor than girls.

I work out, dress well, etc to better myself.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

You know I’m just razzing you… is your workplace the kind where “business casual” means the same suit you would otherwise wear, just without a tie?

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Actually, most people here take their jackets off during the day. Some don’t even wear ties!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I assumed no jackets inside. But the no-tie guys are still wearing the same dress shirts they’d wear with their suits, no?

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

That is correct.

Occasionally, an intern will wear a dark red or black shirt and I’ll sneer at them.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions  

COUNTERPOINT

If there is a button we button it because it annoys some people and that’s funny.

WE ARE THE 0%

by zoonews on Feb 1, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Will your pro-button agenda never cease!

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--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh yeah, we heeded atomsareenough advice and went to EXPRESS FOR MEN last Friday and the dude there repeatedly called us “boss” which we FUCKING HATE and they only had button-fly on the clearance rack AWESOME and it was in our size HOLY SHIT and it was “Slouch” fit NAILED IT??? except no, slouch fit is not how we sluff around all day OH NO it is something made for weirdos who have bow legs who stand with their hands in their pockets with knees bent and also their legs are twisted like gnarled branches or something because the outer seam twisted around to be the inner seam by the time it reached our shoes WHAT THE FUCK or maybe that is why there made it to the clearance rack TROLLED HARD BY SLOUCH FIT, “BOSS”

WE ARE THE 0%

by zoonews on Feb 1, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

a long itme ago i had button fly jeans from Guess. I’ve seen them from Hollister before too.

/checks website

And prices have gone up since several years ago, booooooo.

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--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

I recently got some at Gap…

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Levi’s or GTFO!

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 1:51 PM PST up reply actions  

american classic!

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

GAP is also both USA and C-A-L (whoyourootingfor)

Sort of amazing, when you think about it, that the two iconic jeans retailers are not only both San Francisco but also both Cal…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:26 PM PST up reply actions  

W!

oops

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 Feb 1, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I need a new pair of jeans and Levi’s are at the top of the list.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 8:00 PM PST up reply actions  

$40

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Tumbled Rigid finish

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:26 PM PST up reply actions  

rigid is usually a prerequisite for finishing.

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 Feb 1, 2012 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m glad you’re willing to step up to the plate and make these jokes.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 9:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Someone had to. Stepping into the pun wingman position, as it were.

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 Feb 2, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

In a word, perfect.

by unclesam22 on Feb 2, 2012 7:15 AM PST up reply actions  

I’m very close to buying these and I almost never wear jeans. Attractive price point and good finish.

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by Rishi on Feb 2, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

:-/

I was so close to having given relevant fashion advice, too! Sorry, dude.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions  

A commenter can dream …

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Buttons are for buttoning.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Also needling.

WE ARE THE 0%

by zoonews on Feb 1, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

good substitutes for eyes.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

you live a noble life

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:25 PM PST up reply actions  

I feel like this is the outfit from the alternative-timeline in Back to the Future.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 11:32 AM PST reply actions  

I get it!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions  

LOL.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Honestly it took me a second.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Its okay that it took me a second, because Kodiak is proud of me. Or that’s what I’m assuming he means by LOL.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

He meant Lots Of Love, I’m sure.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Yea, I’m going with that. I’m gonna totes make kissy-faces at him if I ever meet him IRL.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 11:41 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, I was proud of you.

Now I’m worried about Rags going God O’ Thunder on my face.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

thor?

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions  

He’s gonna Mjölnir your face?

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s ok. I’ll bet AndBears can’t make un-ironic kissy-faces.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions  

aaaaah, you know me too well…

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions  

What?! He doesn't mean "Little Old Lady"?

And yes, I’m showing my age.

"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

by FiatSlug on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I don’t.

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 Feb 1, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions  

(the second character from the left is Flash)

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions  

(thank 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.

by DC Trojan on Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzold

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

that’s a large image to advertise a website.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

lol

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions  

haha he sent his LOI in to fUCLA

Inspiring and completing since1997 since2010!

by Fire Starkey on Feb 1, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions  

Not super new

Paris vs NYC

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST reply actions  

well then…i’m going with nyc fashion then.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Pier of Schemes
America’s Cup Construction Begins amid Growing Doubts
The sailing event — and its financial benefits — may be smaller than expected


But doubts are growing about the number of spectators who will actually come to the city this year and next to watch the races of experimental catamarans. Preliminary races held on 45-foot vessels in San Diego and elsewhere are failing to attract expected crowds or sponsors.[…]

Meanwhile, just three sailing teams have paid the $100,000 registration fee required to vie for the right to challenge Larry Ellison’s Oracle Racing team during the main races of 72-foot boats on the bay next year — far shy of the nine challengers that organizers expected to take part. The entry fee was reduced in late 2010 from $1.3 million per team in a bid to entice competitors.

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 Feb 1, 2012 12:26 PM PST reply actions  

Well, I still think it’ll be cool to watch the one boat do laps around SF Bay by itself.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions  

TheBuckeyeBear...is this true?

You’re Just Going To Have To Hold It
Do animals that hibernate get up to go to the bathroom?

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/01/snoring_dormouse_video_do_hibernating_animals_wake_up_to_go_to_the_bathroom_.html

Hibernating bears, on the other hand, can go the whole winter without going to the bathroom. While bears are not the most serious of hibernators—they don’t sleep as deeply or lower their body temperature as many degrees as most other hibernating mammals—few animals can hold it in like bears. Many bears pass more than half of every year in hibernation, neither eating nor drinking any water. Hibernating mothers can even suckle their young without leaving their den for a drink. They obtain their water by metabolizing fat reserves, which does produce waste. However, instead of urinating and defecating, hibernating bears recycle that waste. Urea waste, which can be poisonous at high levels, is broken down to build proteins and used to maintain muscle and organ tissues during the long sleep. (While a bear may lose weight during the winter, it may also become more muscular.) The specific processes by which bears convert urea into muscle are still somewhat mysterious to researchers.

Hibernating bears develop a "fecal plug" or "tappen" in their rectum. Outdoorsmen of the 19th and early 20th century expressed curiosity about the tappen, suspecting that it might be essential to the bear’s success in retaining its sustenance during hibernation (an 1865 nature book noted that, "the tappen is very seldom cast until the animal leaves its den. In the rare instances where such an event has happened, the Bear is said to have become miserably thin and weak"). But contemporary experts differ on whether the tappen is important for plugging the rectum or whether it’s simply an unfortunate side-effect of hibernation. Northern bears, which may hibernate for as long as seven months, form extra-large fecal plugs, but all bears eventually expel the tappen outside their den in the spring. (Scientists seem not to have determined whether this process might be uncomfortable for the bear.) The North American Bear Center notes that tappens have "a light odor that is not unpleasant."

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:00 PM PST reply actions  

When your only option is a row of porta-potties, you learn to hold it in.

by minesweeper on Feb 1, 2012 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoa!

I do often forget to pee during the day, but that’s probably not what you’re asking…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions  

You don’t drink enough water.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions  

This is true, what you say.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Go drink more water

We need you to be healthy for the summer DBDs

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions  

lol wtf is this?!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions  

bitch didn’t drink enough water.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions  

WATER POLICE

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions  

But then I’ll have to pee!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

usually a good thing when it’s not all yellow and smelly.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:16 PM PST up reply actions  

I know, I know :(

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions  

If I don’t drink a ton of water, my skin dries and cracks.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Are you a leather shoe?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Leather, yes. I’d rather not be a shoe, though.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

holy blinding colors, batman.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

the world is great on shrooms…

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Can you flavor them like skittles? Marshawn likes this

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

If I were there I would totally be willing to try acid.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Been

Apparently I went in a “warm” year – it was -22C. My friends went this year -35C. Ugh.

by LeonPowe on Feb 1, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions  

11 Weirdest Super Bowl XLVI Prop Bets (All of Which I Actually Made)

http://www.11points.com/Sports/11_Weirdest_Super_Bowl_XLVI_Prop_Bets_(All_of_Which_I_Actually_Made)

Who will Barack Obama pick to win the game?
New England Patriots – 5/6
New York Giants – 5/6

He was asked a few days ago and said he “couldn’t call it.” I’m assuming he meant “yet” and he’ll make a pick closer to game time. And I predict it will be New England. He’s got New York locked down without pandering; he needs to side with Massachusetts to stay competitive with Romney. It’s why I also see him picking the Red Sox to win the World Series and BYU to win in March Madness.

I bet $11 on Obama picking New England, to win $9.17. Gotta love those horrific payouts on prop bets, right?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:35 PM PST reply actions  

That’s a shitty matchup to guess Obama’s pick. If only it were like, Miami vs. New York, or like, Carolina vs. San Diego or something easy.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions  

My Daily Lie (The Oatmeal)

MORE! http://theoatmeal.com/blog/my_daily_lie

(Also, he gives you the template to make your own. I’m thinking a Tosh one is in great order)

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:38 PM PST reply actions  

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Word to the wise:

We know when the first time you flossed in the past six months is the night before the appointment.

We.

Know.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Is it all the blood gushing everywhere you put a pick?

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 Feb 1, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Yep. The gums don’t lie. The teeth may look clean, but it takes days to weeks of neglect for the gums to swell, then get inflamed, and then bleed easily.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I floss daily!

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I bet you roll the toothpaste tube up from the bottom too.

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 Feb 1, 2012 6:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Only when it starts getting low.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I feel so unclean if I don’t floss.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

same.

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 2, 2012 12:17 AM PST up reply actions  

Madonna Super Bowl Halftime Show To Feature Nicki Minaj And M.I.A.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-pearce-rotondi/madonna-super-bowl_b_1244984.html

The past year has clearly been a win for women in entertainment. It’s only fitting, then, that the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show belongs to none other than Madonna — along with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., according to Contact Music.

Madonna admitted to Anderson Cooper in an episode of his talk show that will air on Thursday, February 2, that the pressure’s fierce: “I have eight minutes to set up my stage, 12 minutes to put on the greatest show on Earth, and I have seven minutes to take it down.” While we have no doubts she will bring down the house, one big question looms: Will there be voguing?

gonna be hella annoying.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:40 PM PST reply actions  

’cept for the m.i.a. part.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

sigh

Bring Jay Z to the Super Bowl.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

sigh…at least they’re better than black eyed peas…

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Nicki Minaj? She’s awful.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

and an old wizened who.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

The Black Eye peas are to music what actual black eye peas are to music.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions  

hawtest red x ever

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

That’s 2 picture fails on your part on 2 different threads.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Is your work blocking it?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions  

i can’t see it either. pretty sure we block nothing.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

apparently raptor can’t see it either.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, that sucks. It’s really hot, though.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions  

post a link instead.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions  

we all appreciate hot.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

even hawt, too.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions  

nsfw?

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions  

that’s Fergie?!?!?! WOW

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions  

[no, but I decided I liked this chick more]

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions  

oh well then nicely done.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

And less is good too.

Sooooo glad her Granny doesn’t knit better.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

brightly colored strings are all you need in paradise.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions  

No way that’s her!

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions  

btw, i love how nsfw is a question here.

she is fucking hawt.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 2:11 PM PST up reply actions  

only good for making art in kindergarten?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, look

I can’t stand the music of the Black Eyed Peas, and I think they are an absolutely worthless band. But the halftime show was kind of entertaining despite the shitty songs. So it worked for that.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:21 PM PST up reply actions  

umm

I don’t mind the BEP and I hated that show. Fergie destroyed Sweet Child Of Mine

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 6:37 PM PST up reply actions  

i f’ing love I Gotta Feeling

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Mazeltof!

WE ARE THE 0%

by zoonews on Feb 3, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions  

well...damn...

‘At least 73’ die in Egypt football clashes
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1016345/‘at-least-73’-die-in-egypt-football-clashes?cc=5901

Ugly clashes at a football match in Port Said have left at least 73 people dead and more than 1,000 injured, according to Egyptian state television.



AP
Al Ahly players ran for safety as Al-Masry supporters invaded the pitch in Port Said
Al-Masry claimed a rare 3-1 victory at home to Al-Ahly but shocking scenes followed the final whistle, with hundreds of the winning team’s fans pouring onto the field wielding sticks and stones.

A security official claimed the supporters attacked players and opposition fans, cornering the travelling Al-Ahly faithful on the field and around the stadium and throwing stones and bottles at them.

A medic at a morgue in Port Said said some of the dead were security officers, though the causes of the deaths were not immediately known.

The two teams have a long history of bad blood, and clashes have erupted in recent years between their fans.

The players were later taken to the dressing room for protection, Al-Ahly striker Sayed Hamdi told state TV.

Soon after the violence, a match in the Cairo Stadium between the Al-Ismailiya and Zamalek was called off in mourning for the violence, but state TV showed sections of the Cairo stadium on fire.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 1:45 PM PST reply actions  

how long until they (or Ron Paul) blame America for this?

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions  

think they’ll blame the brits first for giving them soccer.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Unlikely – there’s a rich history, so to speak, of violence in Egyptian soccer. They have to get the army in the stadium to separate the Al-Ahly and Zamalek fans in the Cairo derby.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Thank you for over answering my bad joke.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, couldn’t help myself.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions  

why haven’t i played yet?

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions  

someone in berkeley is doing battleshots!

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

can you see that? i thought you couldn’t see imgur

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I host everything to imgur…

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:10 PM PST up reply actions  

is that the fed express? someone can’t see imgur right?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Those are remarkably clean pizza boxes.

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Note to self: playing battle shots may result in working in pizzeria.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 7:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I was thinking the exact same thing.

by unclesam22 on Feb 1, 2012 8:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay that looks pretty awesome.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions  

much better than goodbye shots

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

That is actually fucking brilliant.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions  

NICE. And, there’s no incentive to cheat. Or disincentive?

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:10 PM PST up reply actions  

“You shank mah battleshippy. And I luv you, man!!!”

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I seriously hope this is a team game, because I’d be out after one battleship.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 7:55 PM PST up reply actions  

I could handle a destroyer.

But a carrier or battleship would be dangerous.

A full game would probably mean organ failure.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 2, 2012 12:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Facebook files for IPO

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2012/01/facebook-files-for-ipo.html

Status update: Facebook has filed papers for what’s expected to be the largest initial public offering ever to come out of Silicon Valley and one of the largest in U.S. history.

Ending months of breathless speculation, the 8-year-old social networking company has submitted registration documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that set preliminary goal of $5 billion.

Facebook had discussed raising as much as $10 billion. Final pricing will not be set for months, and the size of the IPO probably will increase with investor demand.

The filing sets the stage for an IPO in May.

The important stats right off the bat: 845 million users; 483 million daily users; annual revenue of $3.7 billion; $1.8 billion in operating income and $1 billion net income.

Facebook selected Morgan Stanley as its lead bank to handle the IPO with assistance from four others. Morgan Stanley’s resume of recent Internet IPOs includes Groupon and Zynga. Investment banks will receive as much as $500 million in fees depending on the valuation.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 2:29 PM PST reply actions  

they had to begin with status update…

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Should I “like” this post?

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Feb 1, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Ticker: FB

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions  

shoot

is everyone on the other thread?

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:14 PM PST reply actions  

wachu wanna talk about?

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions  

oh, good point

not much right now. did you play Organ Trail? it was fun

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

i did :) everyone except my party leader died….

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 3:16 PM PST up reply actions  

the little bits of sunshine shinning throw the doom.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

i’ve both open…

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

Me, too!

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm doing work.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:17 PM PST up reply actions  

photoshopping lasith malinga’s head onto priyanka chopra’s body is not work!!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions  

ur dumb

I’m putting Priyanka Chopra’s face on Lasith Malinga’s body!

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions  

surprisingly, i am also doing work.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions  

not surprisingly, i’m busy with the internet.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 3:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m enjoying a honeycrisp apple and waiting for traffic to die down so I can head home.

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 Feb 1, 2012 3:19 PM PST up reply actions  

the last few weeks of DBDing have caught up with me and I’m expected to accomplish things for the pay I’m receiving. I need booze.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

I need booze.

friday.

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by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 6:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m having booze tonight. I’m not waiting!

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

okay, but if you’re still hungover by Friday, Turkey will be very disappointed in you.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah don’t worry, I won’t be drinking THAT much. I think. I dunno, I’m reconnecting with a friend from my high school years and her husband, who arbitrarily live a few blocks away from me.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions  

…. go on …

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:11 PM PST up reply actions  

no you go on.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 7:16 PM PST up reply actions  

So, you were hanging with your high school friend, and she asks you …

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
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by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 9:04 PM PST up reply actions  

“Have you met my husband? He loves sports!”
“No, cool, what did you think about NSD?”
“I don’t follow college sports, sorry.”
“Got any cute female single friends?”
“Well actually yes. Let’s set up a meetup!”
/true story

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 2, 2012 12:00 AM PST up reply actions  

And…?

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by Rishi on Feb 2, 2012 6:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Have fun. Save some shenanigans, that’s all I’m saying.

And you should remind your friend about that thing. You know that really funny thing, way back in the day. Oh, I guess you had to be there. But it was AWESOME.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 7:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm home now

a nice glass of shiraz with tzatziki, hummus, cucumber salad, and some of that Grace Bakery “Henry’s Harvest”, warmed nicely.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions  

delayed national-parks/sites question!

buddy is wrapping up an optometry rotation on 3/2. we’re gonna drive back from Phoenix to the Bay over the weekend and into Monday. recs for national-parks visits (I know it’s a very short amount of time to spend there)?

options:
- Montezuma National Monument
- Sedona
- Grand Canyon (is way far north)
- Joshua Tree
- Mojave

combos:
- montezuma, sedona, GC, home
- montezuma, sedona, JT, home
- montezuma, sedona, mojave, home
- ??

thanks!

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:26 PM PST reply actions  

Montezuma and Joshua Tree http://g.co/maps/fudh9
- Montezuma, GC, Joshua Tree http://g.co/maps/jh5f9
- Montezuma and Mojave http://g.co/maps/syxts
- Montezuma, GC, Mojave http://g.co/maps/qjkff
- Montezuma, GC http://g.co/maps/ad2sr

Sedona is on teh way from montezuma to GC

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Wow, I actually managed to sort of reply fail to myself…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions  

DRINK BECAUSE I HAVE INCLUDED A PHOTO OF A PLACE I HAVE GONE SO YOU CAN CLICK ON THIS TO COLLAPSE TH E POST

What are you asking exactly.

Yes to all of them. Are you spending four days driving?

I must insist that when you head back up to the Bay Area you take interior routs (99 or 65 / 63) and make sure to hit Sequoia and Kings Canyon (but at least Sequoia) which is simply spectacular… The General Sherman (and the rest) is really a site to behold and it amazes me how few Californians have seen it.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m basically asking, with our limited time, which ones should we try to see?

we’re driving Saturday-Monday; I’m gonna take Friday and Monday off from work. i’m hoping to see the first spring training A’s game on Friday in PHX. the driving will start sat morning.

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions  

for instance, obviously we can’t see both Mojave and JOshua Tree with our limited time. which one is better?

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

More photos so you can click on this to hide them!

Coming from Phoenix I would do Joshua Tree… You can actually just drive through… you get off the 10 and enter the park at Cottonwood Spring…

If you are feeling ambitious… leave REALLY early saturday morning so before you go there go South to the Imperial Sand Dunes… totally awesome… and you’ll go through Browley, home of Cal legend Mike Mohamed. The Sand Dunes are amazing and stunning…

ANd there is crazy roads…

I would exit Joshua Tree at 29 Palms…

From there I would take 60 or 62 (I forget) over to 395 and then take that to 58 (west) where you will go through Tehachapi and down into Bakersfield… You’ll be on 99 for just as few minutes then get off 99 and take 65 north and you will go through some great little towns, namely Exeter… but the payoff is you will be able to go right into Sequoia National Park…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions  

hwo about this itinerary?

http://g.co/maps/p4bwr

1. phx
2. montezuma castle
3. sedona
4. mojave
5. sequoia
6. home

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions  

I mean this is totally up to you…I think Joshua Tree is better than the Mojave and more manageable and, I think, you get more bang for your buck. If you are going to be in Phoenix, I would also highly recommend NOT taking 10 the whole way and instead taking 60… it’s a much nice driver and breaks the monotony quite well… but remember, I"m an it’s all about the journey guy…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions  

should we skip the AZ attractions entirely and just get our butts back to CA? I hear good things about montezuma and sedona

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Im just seeing these now and I think these are cool photos thanks for sharing

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions  

and thank you for recommending Sequoia and Kings Canyon. gonna try to squeeze Sequoia in on the way back!

by the federer express on Feb 1, 2012 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

I have been to none of these, you lucky bastard.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:31 PM PST up reply actions  

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Me + Washington Tree (1995ish)

Washington Tree 1996

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 1, 2012 9:14 PM PST up reply actions  

You haven’t aged a day, darlin’

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:09 PM PST up reply actions  

You know that tree?

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 2, 2012 12:21 AM PST up reply actions  

it was a casual relationship, long long ago.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 2, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions  

i’d like to think my fashion sense has improved.

#trollgang

by turkey on Feb 2, 2012 2:45 PM PST up reply actions  

you’d like to think that but ….

by fiatlux on Feb 4, 2012 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I think Montezuma, Sedona, JT might be nice.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I love Chicago

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:29 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

I blame Chris Brown.

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Coach Montgomery just called me!!!

Well, his recording did. I guess Marketing’s been busy…

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:33 PM PST reply actions  

A dream is a wish your heart makes.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions  

for some reason this sounds like a liz lemon quote.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:41 PM PST up reply actions  

That would be better than Cinderella!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions  

That is awesome. What did he say?

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I mean, I guess it’s awesome… he could have been telling everyone to fuck off…

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions  

“Why weren’t you at the stanfurd game, buckeyebear?”

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Duh, it was sold out!

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Just that there are 4 remaining games and we really need everyone to show up, &c.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah. I got that call. On my office emergency line.

Sent a PO’d email to Cal ATO for that stupid stunt.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:10 PM PST up reply actions  

How did your emergency line get on their list? I figured they had my number because I recently-ish bought tickets.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I gave my office # to the Cal ATO guy a while back to set up CGB night in case he needed to contact me.

Our emergency # is listed on the answering machine.

I can only assume the idjut tried calling and entered both #’s into their call list.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

really?? you’re THAT guy…

life view shattered.

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions  

What? I don’t mind calls to the regular #.

But, have some respect for a private # that isn’t supposed to be on a spam-call phone-list.

Try being on call 24-7. And whenever one of your phones rings after hours, it’s usually an emergency where you have to shift from home-mode back to work-mode. Ain’t fun getting solicitation calls on that phone, dude.

/hell yes, I’m cranky
//pet peeve is when someone takes your phone # or email that you gave them for a specific reason and puts it on a calling/mailing list WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 2, 2012 12:17 AM PST up reply actions  

I don’t care what it’s for or what line it’s on, I don’t want to talk to robots.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 2, 2012 6:01 AM PST up reply actions  

That too.

I’ll talk to them after Skynet takes over the world and not one second before!

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 2, 2012 6:59 AM PST up reply actions  

so how did they get your private unlisted # I wonder?

So are you saying you did some emergency dental work on Tedford!!! OMG!!!!

by fiatlux on Feb 2, 2012 7:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I gave my office # to the Cal ATO guy a while back to set up CGB night in case he needed to contact me.
Our emergency # is listed on the answering machine.
I can only assume the idjut tried calling and entered both #’s into their call list.
Old Toothwrangler
by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 2, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Isnt your emergency line your personal cell phone? Whenever I call your cell phone, I get a message that it is your emergency line or some such thing.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions  

OMG HE CALLED US TOO

We tried to invite him to dinner, but he didn’t respond :(
Before you ask, we are having spaghetti.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Garlic bread or no deal!

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 7:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Totes garlic bread.

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 7:57 PM PST up reply actions  

That dinner was two days ago, you totally missed out. AndBears hooks it up with the garlic bread!

California Golden Blogs: Ethnic food → pizza and chili → boboli → boobies.

by golden oso on Feb 3, 2012 10:01 PM PST up reply actions  

AndBears + TheBuckeyeBear + Monty = BFF

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Quit trying to take my garlic bread buckeyebear!

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions  

You can have the Chianti.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:16 PM PST up reply actions  

A certain Pac-12 AD absconded with all of it already.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 7:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Damnit, I bet it’s somehow on Tosh’s boat.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:17 PM PST up reply actions  

i was going to ask if 3some was part of your response

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions  

He’s a great coach and all, but I’m not ready to take the relationship to the next level. Can we start with dinner instead?

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Susan G. Komen pulling funding from Planned Parenthood

My Fbook and other internet community are blowing up about this. What say CGB?

The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women.

The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams.

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 3:44 PM PST reply actions  

sounds like susan g komen supports aborting abortions

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Deeply disappointed in Komen organization

An organization founded to raise money to find a cure for breast cancer should have the courage to stand up to bullies, l8ike Michelle Bachman and Cliff Stearns.

I can understand that they don’t want to associate with organizations who probably took improper or illegal actions. But the policy as stated in the article means that anyone with an agenda can influence or “force” Komen’s board to take action that isolates women on another critical health care issue.

Anti-choicers will not stop until they can tell everyone how they ought to live, think and speak. You can either stand up to fascism or you can acquiesce.

"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."

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by FiatSlug on Feb 1, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions  

MOAR

From a story on NPR, maybe coming from Komen’s new vice prez

But others say the pressure may have come from within the Komen organization itself. They point to the hiring last year of Karen Handel, a vice president who ran for governor in Georgia last year on a platform that included cutting state funds for Planned Parenthood.

Very disappointing

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions  

It’ll probably mean a financial hit for Komen as well. I wouldn’t want to donate to them now.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Interestingly, donations to Planned Parenthood have gone up since this announcement. Hope that trend continues! (I’ve never been a fan of Komen—too pink, too much overhead. And, I’m saying this as a breast cancer researcher.)

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m glad people have brains and a heart!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Are we back in Kansas?

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m glad people have breasts!

KEEP CALM
AND
Z ON

by Spazzy Mcgee on Feb 2, 2012 12:24 AM PST up reply actions  

pqtm

FUTBALL IZ SRS BUSINESS GUYZ // ONLY HAVE FUN WHEN ROZ BWL
--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 2, 2012 8:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Makes sense. Here’s another good article on the funding battle.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 7:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I hope someday to love tits as much as you do.

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

This ended poorly for Komen, but apparently their donations went through the roof, too. So, its sorta win win

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by TwistNHook on Feb 3, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Let's stop by Memorial Stadium

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Whoops, I walked too far

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions  

And now the sun is rising!

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Now it's daytime and I'm tired

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

nah…he’s gonna be an awesome fullback.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions  

He just ate the Campanile :(

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Tie some goats to the roof of Wurster, maybe he’ll head that way!

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions  

back to dbd topic....

has anyone seen plans of the interior of the statdium arrangements? like how are the new visitors locker rooms, etc.

Go Bears Go

by Rocksanddirt on Feb 1, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions  

back to dbd topic…

what is this i don’t even…..

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

SRSLY, I think that’s bannable

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions  

DON’T CLICK ME

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

i was hoping it was baguette mang!

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Look at the guy slumped over in front of Doe

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions  

i’m not clicking, per your earlier instructions.

"#caltrollgang" - RB

by boomtho on Feb 1, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions  

thought it’d be way better.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions  

too much guy in picture.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Too many critics

2011 World Cup Champions Team India

by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions  

too much guy, not enough wet t-shirt.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 6:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Hmm, her lips look weird in that photo.

"i, for one, welcome our new atomic overlords" - GoldBlooded

by atomsareenough on Feb 1, 2012 6:35 PM PST up reply actions  

1. ‘sexy rain’ is funny name for pic.

2. Her shirt must be made out of gore-tex.

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--Thoroughbred

by sec119 on Feb 1, 2012 7:12 PM PST up reply actions  

only in this case will I booooo gore-tex.

"Fuck DOOOOOM. We prefer BOOOOOM!!
- alpha1906

by golden oso on Feb 1, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions  

i am going to an indian wedding in march. should i buy a cal-colored nehru jacket outfit?
HALP, INDIANS!!!

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 4:29 PM PST up reply actions  

no

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by Rishi on Feb 1, 2012 4:30 PM PST up reply actions  

WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 4:30 PM PST up reply actions  

all white stormtrooper look.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions  

i make stormtrooper outfit?

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Feb 1, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions  

you won't stand out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7X9MQi7uOU

at an indian friend’s wedding, we all wore suits except the groomsmen/family who wore those jackets.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:36 PM PST up reply actions  

and the groomsmen wore all white….hence, stormtrooper comment.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I saw this with an alternate caption

Out there somewhere, there’s a nerd with two wishes left.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions  

HOORAY TREGGS!

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 4:50 PM PST reply actions  

I was gonna say. Happy for you guys that y’all kept him.

Nothing to worry about, it's not like I've learned to open doors or anything.

by RaptorApocalypse on Feb 1, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I LOVE!!!

“I am a man of my word!”

FUCK YOU TOSH!!!

(sorry)

by fiatlux on Feb 1, 2012 4:52 PM PST reply actions  

but really, fuck that guy.

by j.lee on Feb 1, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Absolutely fuck that guy.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes, fuck that guy.

#doomgang

by Redonkulous Bear on Feb 1, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions  

for Frank and other current spirit-type nerbs

I heard a radio spot on KNBR promoting the game, and though they mentioned that the U of Ahole game is “Gold Out”, they didn’t say anything about what it was. I understand they only have 30 seconds or whatever but maybe next year the radio spots could explain a bit more. Unless maybe the marketing plan assumes the radio commercial listeners aren’t that into it.

Maybe file it for next year, but I thought I’d share after hearing the spot.

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 5:36 PM PST reply actions  

HURRAY FORD GO BEARS!!!!

Okay so I don’t pay attention to recruiting news so I don’t know who anybody is, but I like seeing Bears happy in the NSD thread.

Brave as a troll with a heart rare and true!

by MR.F. on Feb 1, 2012 5:51 PM PST reply actions  

Are all those zillions of comments basically “yay”? No anti-semitism or anything that might be worth trolling?

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by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2012 6:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Most of it is actually “aw crap” and “fuck Tosh.”

Only a few yays when guys actually picked Cal.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Feb 1, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions  

YAYS!

Tony Gonzalez? University of California?

by ikoolykedat on Feb 1, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I want an all YAY post! Only happy! puppies and rainbows! (and wet t-shirts, if you’re into that kinda thing)

Cal: Bears with Books.

by AndBears on Feb 1, 2012 7:59 PM PST up reply actions  

HYPHY!

"Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you get got."

by TheBuckeyeBear on Feb 1, 2012 7:59 PM PST up reply actions  

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